Friday, April 10, 2009

KONI OF THE DAY

Well, I have my daily koni for you all!! LOL, it seems as though I can't just paint my nails anymore, I have got to stamp them with something :)

HERE IS WHAT I USED:





The first thing I did was paint two coats of China Glaze - Flying Dragon over my nails. Then I used Super Star - Rising Star Razzberry and "drew" a diagonal line and painted the lower half of my nail. It took about three coats. I then topped it off with a coat of Seche. I wanted these to be really dry before I started stamping since so many coats of NP were used. I liked this design on it's own and almost (I said *almost*) didn't stamp them.

After allowing about 15 minutes or so dry time, I was ready to start stamping. I used Konad SP in black and KP # M57.










I had some tip shrinkage, but after all the coats of NP I applied, I pretty much expected it. I'm really pleased with how these turned out. I really like the purple and pink together too.
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19 comments:

  1. clockworkApril 10, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    I love this, I wish my nails had this mani right now! going to bookmark this so I can remember to try this when finally giving in to konad purchasing. :)

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  2. CrysApril 10, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    I loooove that!

    I can't wait to get my Konad..I already have a nail polish problem. lol. This is just gonna take it to the next level!

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  3. BrookeApril 10, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    CLOCKWORK - Give in already!! lol You are fighting a loosing battle girl :)

    CRYS - THank you! This is another really great plate! I hope you ordered this one too!

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  4. AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Great combination of colours!!I'm preparing my Konad order thanks to you and I'm so happy!!

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  5. AlexlyndraApril 10, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    This mani is kickass (:D)! I love pink and purple together and with leopard prints.. OHMYGOSH!

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  6. Jamie D.April 10, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    That is *so* fun and funky! I love it!

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  7. BrookeApril 10, 2009 at 3:22 PM

    KATIE - Thank you! Oh good!! I can't wait to see what you do with your konad :)

    ALEXLYNDRA - Thank you, I really like these colors together too :)

    JAMIE - Thanks :)

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  8. KajsaApril 10, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    So cool!

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  9. MaryApril 10, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    That is so cool! Great color combo, too. Love the glitter in the purple and pink.

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  10. Violet LeBeauxApril 10, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    You should totally get a commission from Konad with all the advertising you give them XD
    This is so cool, this plate is on my "to get" list!

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  11. aquaracerApril 11, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    OMG!! This gotta be my fave out of the bunch konis you've done. i've always loved purple and pink combo and to top it off with this design?? it's perfection!! WOOT! GREAT JOB!

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  12. AmabileApril 11, 2009 at 2:08 AM

    Again, great job! Combination with colors and pattern is perfect.

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  13. PerlaApril 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM

    That is absolutely beautiful. I love everything about it: the two colors and the design. I have to remember to try this in the future.

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  14. IngeApril 11, 2009 at 3:52 AM

    I love it. You are so creative (and not lazy like a certain other nail blogger lol).

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  15. AnonymousApril 11, 2009 at 7:03 AM

    Rawr!
    I never thought of the diagonal/Konad combination- this one looks great!

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  16. contests and suchApril 11, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    very cute and original!
    I'm Lovin IT!

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  17. TuliApril 11, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    This design is amazing !! the colors are great and the konadicure is so unique ! great job :-)

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  18. Penny @ Zularis NaturalsApril 11, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    Arrgghh...trying to resist the call of the Konad but your making it hard to do! Love the two tone leopard print mani. Just wondering if the CG Flying Dragon is close to their new Summer Days color Grape Juice? Don't know if you have both colors but if you do I'm curious if they are close enough to pass on adding yet another color to my list. Thanks!

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  19. BrookeApril 13, 2009 at 3:38 PM

    KAJSA - Thank you!

    MARY - Thank you. I thought the glitter looked really cool too. And the fact that both colors had sort of the same glitter, it made them look like they were from the same collection or something.


    VIOLET - You should get this plate! It is one of my most used one!

    AQUARACER - Thank you so much. I think this is one of my faves too :)

    AMABILE - Thank you :)

    PERLA - Thank you! It really turned out pretty.

    PIXIE - TY! I have no clue what blogger you speak of :)

    GLITTER - Thanks! Coming from you, that means something :)

    NESSA - You sound like mcdonalds! lol Thank you :)

    TULI - Thank you much :)

    PENNY - NO!! Those two colors are completely different! Flying Dragon is a darker shade of purple with blue/purple and pink glitter. Grape Juice is a lighter, sheerer purple and it has a glass flecked shimmer to it. I will do some comparison pics tonight for you.

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