More Coraline Konad Set II - This Time She's Mad!

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I've been having some fun with my Coraline II set from WowSoCool, which incidentally, you can order now for 20% off with code "nailphile" (and free shipping over $20 still applies). The code is good for all but the already-discounted Build You Own Kits. I got the Coraline II, and added a black and a white Konad Special Nail Polish to my order.

This time, I decided to go with a little self-expression with my manicure. I'm cranky with someone today, but overall pretty chipper, so I made the mani just a little bit cranky!

I started with a base nail polish of Color Club Limelight, which took four coats to be opaque and even. However, armed with my Diamont, that was no problem, and I was stamping away before I knew it.

For the stamping, I used Konad plates CO3 (tips), CO4 (yellow faces), and CO6 (hot pink cranky face), then I topped it with another coat of Diamont (note the lack of smudging or bleeding of the Konad polish!). All of the plated used are from Set II. For the stamps, I used Konad Special Nail Polish for all, Blue Pearl, Yellow, and Psyche Pink. I'm going through the Blue Pearl and Psyche Pink like nobody's business - these two are really excellent Konad Special Nail Polish colors!

Here's my second Coraline Set II Konadicure in the sun.

So that's my next Coraline creation for you.

I heard from the winner of the Claire's giveaway, and I can only do one more giveaway this month (the application I use for it limits me to two a month) I'll have to get input from you, Dear Reader. You see, I have two things to give away! I figured I'd put up a two-day poll on the top right to see which I should give away next. The first choice is a full set of Orly Tiki Time polishes (the four colors, which I recently showed to you), which would be open to US readers only (because of shipping costs). The other option would be an old classic I don't think I've shown to you, but should tomorrow since it'll be in the vote: OPI's Vampire State Building. VSB is impossible to find, and for one bottle , I'll ship worldwide, so our international friends can join in the fun. Let me know which you'd like me to send to you next, and that's what I'll do.

That's all for now, Dear Reader. Who knows - I might have more Coraline fun for you later! Whether I do or not, until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Coraline Konad Set II

Good morning, Dear Reader!

My WowSoCool order arrived last night, and all I could say was ,"Wow, so cool!!!" I got the Coraline Set II I've been coveting since the beginning of time, and a couple more Konad Special Nail Polishes (just black & white). I should have taken a picture of the Coraline set for you, but I was so excited I tore right into it!

This morning I played with it. I started out with a base of two coats of Nubar Oh Baby Pink, partly because it's one of my favorite pinks, partly because with Diamont I can stamp it in three minutes (I tested that time with a Zoya, but Zoyas just plain take longer to dry). The I got to play with the Coraline Konad!

I chose a tip pattern, on of many, from plate CO6, and a fun little accent from plate CO3. I did the tips in the blue polish and the accent in Psyche Pink. One extra cool thing about this set is it comes with full-sized versions of those polishes - I'm over halfway through the minis Set I had. Better yet, the bottles are ornate! Take a peek at Psyche Pink.

I love ornate bottles!

Then here's the Coraline Konadicure I did with them.

Fun, huh? I'd wager I'll be playing with this set for a good part of the day today.

Then there's yesterday's KOTD, which I didn't show you. Yesterday I played with a scented Revlon. I was stressed and having my nails smell like candy helped! I used Pretty in Papaya, and did my tips with a polka dot pattern from a plate I cannot remember the number of. Here she is.

You may have noticed my last two posts don't have the clickable to full sized pictures. That's temporary - it take a lot of code to do that, and I've been to tired to do them when I have a few the last two days. I promise I'll resume the usual pics in the next post.

Also, I have the winner of the Claire's Magic to post - it was Nessa of Contests and Such. I'm just waiting for her to confirm her address, and it's hers.

That's all for now, Dear Reader. Until next time, love and nail polish to you!

Subway Surfing with Coraline

Good afternoon, Dear Reader!

I bet you thought I forgot about you today, it's so late in the day without a post.  Never!  How could I ever forget you?

I finally got around to doing my nails today - I've been one busy nailphile lately!  I decided to try a mani that I had in my head when I first saw the Coraline Kit I at wowsocool's site.  What I had in mind was a gunmetal grey with the hot Psyche Pink stamp from plate CO1 ("O" being the letter, not the number, for the record), using the button & crossbones pattern on the nailbed and something else on the tips.  I was too overwhelmed my how cool the plates were yesterday to settle on the details, but managed to pick a mani today!

For the gunmetal, and largely for the name of this post, I selected Carolyn New York's Subway Surfing.  This is three coats over a base topped with one coat of SpaRitual Tout de Suite.

 

 

Then I waited a few minutes and used the Psyche Pink, also adding a small flower pattern to my tips.  Much to my glee, the pink is bold enough to show up on the deep grey.

 

 

That's Subway Surfing with Coraline, Dear Reader!  Pretty fun, I think.

Here's your daily reminder, which you're getting through March 31:

I'm going to keep reminding you of this for the next month, Dear Reader, just so no one misses out.  feel free to skip this paragraph if you're a regular!  Don't forget that Nubar loves you, too!  Until March 31st, they have a coupon code that's good for 20% off orders of $50 or more on www.bynubar.com, and they have free shipping over $75 (after the coupon).  The code is nlphle2050, and it's here just in time for the release of their Coral and Cleopatra Collections, which just recently became available.  Have a good haul and enjoy a good break on the price! 

That's all for today.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!

Coraline & Cotton Candy - What Could Be Better???

Good morning, Dear Reader!

I had the happiest mail day yesterday!  

First off, as I'm sure you figured out from the title, my Coraline Kit I showed up!  Whoo hoo!  If you don't know what I'm talking about, here it is - I preordered from wowsocool, my Konad place.   In it is a two-sided stamper, which I'm actually interested in trying; minis of Yellow, Psyche Pink, and Blue Pearl (the one I used today), all of which are colors I do not have and are seriously hot; a metal stamper, which I never mastered (I use the plastic one); and TWO OF THE COOLEST PLATES EVER!!!  I ended up just picking two patterns that would fit on my nails - I was overwhelmed with the possibilities!  If you click the link to wowsocool and then click on the images of the plates (CO1 and CO5, and incidentally, "O" is the letter, not the number) you'll see what I mean - it shows you the detail of them.  There are a bunch of images that will work across tips and a ton that will work on the nail bed, so my mind was just running.

So that was the Konad part.  The polish part - Barielles!  My Barielle Shades order showed up!  I got the new summer colors based on Scrangie's pics, which are spot-on.  They're online now, although I'd wager they'll show up in CVSs like the Winter colors did.  I really wanted to use the Blue Pearl Konad polish, so I picked one of the Summer Shades that I thought it would look good on, and selected Cotton Candy.  It's a really good mid-tone pink with a subtle-but-not-secret shimmer.  Very girly, and just perfect for my first Coraline mani!  Here she is.

 

 

That's the tale of yesterday's mail and today's Konadicure, Dear Reader!  I'm just as pleased as I can be with it!

I'm going to keep reminding you of this for the next month, Dear Reader, just so no one misses out.  Feel free to skip this paragraph if you're a regular...  Don't forget that Nubar loves you, too!  Until March 31st, they have a coupon code that's good for 20% off orders of $50 or more on www.bynubar.com, and they have free shipping over $75 (after the coupon).  The code is nlphle2050, and it's here just in time for the release of their Coral and Cleopatra Collections, which just recently became available.  For international shipping, just contact Nubar's customer service through the link on their site for a shipping quote and they'll see what they can do for you.  Have a good haul and enjoy a good break on the price! 

That's it for today, Dear Reader.  Until tomorrow, love and nail polish to you!