Saturday, 20 August 2011

Futuristic Konad!

I'd be surprised if you hadn't noticed by now, but my nails have been pretty short for a while. Well, whenever I say that I always get people telling me my nails are still long, but I mean short by my own standards! Haha. Anyway, I decided it was about time to dust off the old Konad, which only ever comes out when my nails are stumpy.



I don't think I'd ever used this particular Konad design until this manicure. It's from plate M64, and I like it more than I thought I would. I wasn't quite sure about it on the plate, but once I gave it a go on the nails I actually really liked it! I also made a conscious effort to stamp the image a different way round on each nail so it didn't look too uniform.

Naturally this manicure didn't last long, since the base colour is that infernal GOSH Holographic. Beautiful polish, atrocious wear time! I did the stamping with Illamasqua's Scorn, which I've discovered isn't super good for stamping. Whilst Scorn is a perfectly opaque matte black when painting the nails, it comes out quite weak and sheer with stamping.



So yeah, I thought this was pretty awesome and futuristic-looking. You like?
at 07:00

14 comments:

  1. Daniella20 August 2011 at 07:24

    I love this, at first glance I thought it was a set of nail wraps, it looks so well executed!

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  2. Bailey20 August 2011 at 07:27

    I love it! The colour play of the holo mixed with the black looks really interesting.

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  3. Libby's Pink Vanity20 August 2011 at 07:42

    It looks so perfect, like one of the Sally Hansen tape on sets. I wonder if you shared it with them they'd make it.

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  4. beautygeeek, Lola20 August 2011 at 09:00

    these look amazing…i agree, i thought they were nail wraps x

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  5. Lauren Baker20 August 2011 at 13:11

    Amazing! I wish I could be bothered to do something interesting with my nails like that, haha. x

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  6. binia20 August 2011 at 14:27

    I love it! I'm so tempted to splash out on a Konad set, but I just know then I'd be changing my nails every day instead of every FEW days like I do now!

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  7. Anonymous20 August 2011 at 14:33

    Prettyyy!! Perfect for this seasons metallic trend!

    Great idea Leanne :D
    Love,
    Emily


    http://www.thestyleexplorer.blogspot.com/

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  8. Cassidy Lee20 August 2011 at 15:39

    Really like it!

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  9. Nicole - Top To Toe20 August 2011 at 16:01

    Gorgeous, it is one of those plates that looks better on the nail than you imagine.

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  10. Saz20 August 2011 at 17:04

    Looks amazing!

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  11. liloo20 August 2011 at 22:43

    This is what I call amazingballziness. I love this!!

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  12. Summer21 August 2011 at 10:02

    This is sooo cool! <3 I love the pattern on the holographic polish, it really is futuristic! Cute blog by the way :)

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  13. Marie21 August 2011 at 18:58

    Love that design. I have the same problem...when ever I tell someone my nails are short they always say that they are still long because I always let them grow longer than most people!

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  14. Leanne Cornelius21 August 2011 at 21:39

    This is gorgeous, the holographic looks amazing as a base xx

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