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Animal Prints

Today's post is not so much about one manicure but about the mood I've been in lately, and that is the mood for animal prints. Over the last few days I've had zebras and leopards and giraffes on my nails so for today I'm showing you one of each. Also I should disclaimer this post by saying sorry if the photos aren't great they were all taken on my phone.
The first mani is zebra print. This is done with Konad plate m57. I used 2 coats of China Glaze Pink Voltage (my favorite neon!), stamped with Finger Paints Black Expressionism and then for a bit of glitter used Sally Hansen HD LCD.


For the leopard print I used the same plate (Konad m57). I put 3 layers of Sally Hansen HD Spectrum then stamped with Essie Sexy Divide. Sexy Divide is actually a purple color but in the photos (and to a lesser degree in person) the spots look blue. It was still pretty but I wish the spots would have turned out more purple, perhaps if I hadn't used such a strong glittery base.


The final print I have is a giraffe print, I was really excited about this one because I got some new image plates for Christmas and this was on one of them. Since giraffe is a more abstract print I went for neutral colors that way it was obvious what I was going for. I used Mash plate Mash-20. I put 2 coats of OPI DS Classic as the base, I'm not a big fan of neutrals but this is a lovely gold with a holographic shimmer so its not too boring for me. Then I stamped with Sinful Colors Rich in Heart.

~Nailed by Jen~
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Pink Zebra

Today's mani is something I've been thinking about doing for a long time. First because I love animal prints lately, zebra especially, and I love pink and second because the pattern and colors I used match my iphone cover perfectly and little things like that make me happy! For colors I used 2 coats OPI Alpine Snow, it was opaque and smooth with one coat but I just like to use 2, then I used a coat of SV for quick dry. I stamped with ORLY Oh Cabana Boy using Konad plate M57, then put one final layer of Seche Vite.

2 Coats Alpine Snow, stamped with ORLY Oh Cabana Boy
 I love stamping my nails, once you get the hang of it it doesn't take very long and always looks nice. My nails are in terrible shape right now, partially because I started biting them again (bad me!) so they are short and partially because my winter skin is dry and my cuticles look awful. Despite the bad shape my nails are in I got so many compliments on this mani when I wore it Christmas shopping! It completely made my day and of course I felt the need to explain the stamping process to everyone who mentioned my nails! I definitely recommend it to anyone who has never tried it, the stamps are fairly inexpensive on Amazon and its so simple!

In florescent light, with working nights and the limited wintertime daylight its hard to get good lighting for pics.
~Nailed by Jen~