Bornprettystore Nail Stamping

Today I have a bunch of manis to show you!

I was sick for a month and have been really behind on my blogging. Thankfully, I'm much better now and my energy has come back. I am back with lots of pretty pictures to share with you. 

Lots of nail stamping!

Zoya Matte Velvet

Zoya has brought back their popular Matte Velvet line! As soon as they were released, I called Ulta to make sure it was in stock and bought 3 of the 6 colors. I'm hoping for a sale or promotion so I can order the rest from this collection. 
The Zoya matte velvet nail polishes are not meant to be long lasting like regular nail polish. You'll get tip wear and chipping much quicker than usual.

Zoya Savita
Zoya Harlow
Zoya Veruschka

Black & White

I recently had a horrible experience with the Pueen Encore plates. My husband surprised me with a set back in July and I was so excited for them. People were raving about these gorgeous plates. They were beautiful; however, my images would not pick up. I thought it might be user error so I read the reviews on Amazon. It seemed like others were having the same problem. I tried all different types of scrapers, stampers, nail polishes, stamping polishes, pressure and basically everything I could think of but nothing worked. Some images would pick up bits and pieces but some wouldn't pick up anything.

Black & White

Aruba Blue

Essie Aruba Blue is one of my all time favorite blue nail polishes. It is a stunning sapphire blue that looks amazing on anyone. It applies nicely and is opaque after 2 coats. I love Aruba Blue when it's glossy but I get crazy over it when it's matte. 

Essie : Aruba Blue

Knees Up

I've been doing a lot of cute florals lately but it's time do something sexier.

First, let's talk about this gorgeous red. It is Butter London's Knees Up. The color is a sexy metallic red that reminds me a lot of Christmas foil wrapping. The formula is awesome. You could definitely get away with 1 coat. It glides on very nicely. 

2 coats of Butter London Knees Up

Cover Girl Outlast Timeless Rubies

I have been wanting to matte my nails for the longest time but couldn't figure out how to work it into my nail art. 

Today I did a quick paint job and wasn't a big fan of how this color looked on me. So I thought to myself, hey! I could matte it! Matte top coat looks so incredible over glitters, metallics, and foils.  

Here's an older post of how it looks shiny. Timeless Rubies is a dark pink color with bronze and pink glitter. The color is somewhere between bronze raspberry.

This is 2 coats of Cover Girl Outlast Timeless Rubies and Nicole O.P.I Matte Top Coat. 

Purple

A few weeks ago, I bought 3 pretty purple nail polish and I have been dying to try them out. 

Pinky has 3 coats of Essie Sexy Divide with Essie Play Date polka dots.
Ring finger has 3 coats of Essie Play Date with Essie Sexy Divide and O.P.I Liquid Sand Can't Let Go flowers.
Middle and index fingers each have 3 coats of O.P.I Liquid Sand Can't Let Go, no top coat.
Thumb has 3 coats of Essie Sexy Divide with Nicole O.P.I matte top coat.  

O.P.I Liquid Sand : Can't Let Go

Clouds or Scallops?

Some people call it clouds. Some call it scallops. Here is the original cloud mani tutorial. Here is the video that inspired me today. 

Pinky, middle, and index fingers each have 2 coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Gunmetal. I gave it a matte look with Nicole O.P.I matte top coat. The little clouds were created with a dotting tool using Maybelline Color Show Audacious Asphalt. 
Ring and thumb each have 2 coats of Cover Girl Outlast Constant Candy. Clouds/scallops were created using Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away! and Maybelline Color Show Audacious Asphalt. 

Nicole O.P.I Top Coat

Purple Matte Glossy Tips

This is a super easy manicure. 

I applied 2 coats of Nicole O.P.I Show You Care and 1 coat of Essie Good To Go top coat. This helped my nails dry quicker. After the nails dried, I taped off the tips and applied Nicole O.P.I matte top coat. I removed the tape while nails were still wet. 

I didn't add another top coat with the matte top coat. 

Nicole O.P.I : Show You Care
Nicole O.P.I : Matte Top Coat

Blue & Silver

I bought some new polish today and could not wait to try it out. 
My Essie First Base base coat has not been doing too well with all the red polish I used recently. My nails are heavily stained. 
For this manicure, I used Orly Bonder, which is part of the new polishes I bought.
Pinky, ring, & thumb has 2 coats of Aruba Blue from Essie. 1 Coat of Essie Good to Go top coat. 1 Coat of Nicole O.P.I matte top coat. 
Pinky tips are Always A Silver Lining from Nicole O.P.I using striping brush (no top coat). 
Ring and thumb's polka dots are Always A Silver Lining from Nicole O.P.I using dotting tool (no top coat).
Middle and index has 3 coats of Always A Silver Lining from Nicole O.P.I. Taped off and applied Aruba Blue from Essie and Nicole O.P.I matte top coat. 

Blue & Silver