Glam Polish I Know You Want Me & MASH 40

Good morning beauties! Quick post today. Here's Glam Polish I Know You Want Me stamped using MASH 40 in Mundo de Unas Black. I haven't done leopard print in so long, but it's always a favorite image of mine! Also, I'm starting to only do one pose for my manis. I hope you guys don't mind. I always take a million photos of each pose just to get a good picture, but since I feel like I take forever just to get a mani posted, I figured it would be one less thing for me to worry about and speed up the process.

Essie Tart Deco & MASH 29

Good evening my polished pretties! Hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have probably mentioned this before, but a lot of my manis are done on one hand. However, when I am going to wear an actual full mani for at least one day it takes me FOREVER to decide on what to do! It's pretty bad lol. This was one of those, but I really liked the end result. I used Essie Tart Deco and stamped using MASH 29 in Essie Good as Gold. The glitter is China Glaze I'm Not Lion. Can you believe I have had I'm Not Lion for over a year and this is my first time using it. Yeah, I'm kind of horrible... so many untrieds =P How about you ladies, do you have polish commitment problems like me?

(Tart Deco is a bit darker IRL)

OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons & Konad Q1

Happy 2nd birthday to my blog! I'm having a giveaway for a $20 Born Pretty Store gift certificate. You could enter my giveaway here. I didn't have time to make a special blog birthday manicure, but here's one I did a few weeks ago that I've been saving for today. I used OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons and stamped using Konad Q1 in Konad Black. The black polish I used for my ring finger and to make the dots is OPI Black Onyx and I mattified it on my ring finger with MASH Matte Polish. 

China Glaze With Love & MASH 39

Happy Friday! I did 3 Valentine's Day themed manicures a couple weeks ago before school started--and I'm glad I did because otherwise I wouldn't have time to do any. Here's the first one. I used China Glaze With Love and stamped using MASH 39 in Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Silver Sweep. For the glitter gradient I used Essie Set in Stones.

Essie Jamaica Me Crazy & MASH 39

Hey beauties! Today I have a mani inspired by something I saw a couple of days ago in the movie The Last Samurai. Katsumoto's samurai sword was kept in a fuchsia cloth with gold fans on it and I had the perfect idea for a mani. I used Essie Jamaica Me Crazy and stamped using MASH 39 in Essie Good As Gold. I love getting inspired by random things! Where do you ladies find your inspiration?

---

Do you ladies remember the butterfly wing manicure I created last week? I entered it into a contest so if you liked it, please vote for me here--I'm entry #11--Natalie Niu.

Orly Frisky & Frolic Gradient & MASH 45

Hey beauties! Today I have a gradient with some stamping to show you. I haven't done a gradient in awhile and thought I'd do one today. I did the gradient using Orly Frisky & Orly Frolic and then stamped using MASH 45 in Konad White. I love the way gradients look with a full nail design stamped over it!

Guest Post for Blog Nailed It

Happy Friday! I did a guest post for the lovely Katy over at Blog Nailed It. To see what I used for this Koi fish nail art check out the post here.

Guest Post for Let Them Have Polish

Hey beauties! The lovely Cris from Let Them Have Polish asked me to do a guest post for her! She is one of my all time favorite bloggers so you can imagine when I read her message I was squealing like a little girl in happiness and excitement. I did this owl mani especially for her. To see my inspiration and what I used, it out here!

Black and Copper Tribal Print

Happy Sunday! Nursing school has been kicking my butt and I have been dying to paint my nails! This mani is the first full mani I wore in 3 weeks! I only got to wear it for a day, but at least I got a lot of compliments on it at work. I used OPI Black Onyx and stamped using MASH 41 (middle and ring) and MASH 43 (index and pinky) in Essie Penny Talk. I hated taking this off, I thought it looked pretty awesome.

Mermaid Nails

Happy Sunday beauties! I'm super busy right now with my school work so it's another short post today. Here are some mermaid nails using 2 coats of Orly Mermaid Tale over 2 coats of Zoya Ivanka stamped using Konad M34 and MASH 39 in Konad White. Too bad I'm not doing the 31 day nail challenge right now, I could've so used these for the day inspired by a color! I wanted to try the glue base coat on these, but I decided not to because I used Zoya Ivanka before the glitter. Has anyone tried using the glue base coat with some colored under wear before applying the glitter polish? I'm super curious if it works.

If Nautical Nonsense Be Something You Wish...

...SpongeBob SquarePants! Okay either you sang along or you think I'm a weirdo. I have some nautical nails for you lovelies today. I used Cheeky, Bundle Monster, and MASH plates to create it so I'll just get straight to it. 

Index: China Glaze Man Hunt stamped using MASH 46 in Konad White and then stamped using BM 206 in China Glaze Passion

Middle: China Glaze Hey Sailor stamped using CH 49 in China Glaze Passion

Ring: Zoya Purity stamped using CH 36 in Konad Red

Pinky: China Glaze Man Hunt stamped using CH 36 in China Glaze Passion

MASH Nails Matte Top Coat Review

Happy Saturday! Today I have a matte top coat from MASH Nails to show you. I haven't often used matte polish because it doesn't last as long as a shiny manicure for me, but this one faired very well! I tried it over my Hello Kitty mani and then also tried stamping over it in black for a subtle look. I wore each one for a whole day, was pretty rough on them, and had no chipping, only minimal tip wear. This matte topcoat makes any polish, even with a shiny topcoat, flat and gives it a slight sheen. Having a matte topcoat is way cheaper than buying a bunch of different matte polishes on their own, plus it's nice for anyone who wants a change from the common shiny topcoat or create an edgy monochrome look with stamping.

Here is my Hello Kitty mani with a regular shiny topcoat...

...and here it is with MASH nails matte topcoat. 

Regular black polish with MASH matte topcoat.

Matte stamped in MASH Black stamping polish using MASH 41. 

I didn't use any topcoat on this after stamping because it will make everything shiny and the image will fade away.

This polish was really easy to use and it works right away. If you decide to use it over a stamped image like what I did over Hello Kitty, make sure you use a regular topcoat first. I tried doing a new stamping mani with the MASH matte topcoat and the image smeared like crazy. 

MASH Matte Top Coat is available at www.mashnails.com for $7.99 and right now there's free shipping (for a limited time).

***This product was sent for review***

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 28: Inspired by a Flag

Happy Thursday! Today's theme is inspired by a flag. I was going to do an American flag one, but with 4th of  July coming up, I thought I'd hold off on that and do something else. I chose to do the black and white checkered flag of NASCAR. I used Zoya Purity and stamped using MASH 38 in Konad Black. I didn't stamp all the way up with the stamp because honestly, I was not looking forward to cleaning up black Konad polish off of my cuticles.Topcoating this was scary, but luckily I got no smearing.

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern

Good morning! Today's theme is inspired by a pattern. I also have had this one planned out for a lonnng time. When I first saw the new MASH plates, this was the first image that caught my attention and I knew I would do picnic nails using it and a new polish I had just bought. For this picnic table cloth look I used Zoya Purity, stamped using MASH 50 in Konad Red, and added a coat of Nubar Black Polka Dots to look like little ants. I got the ants idea from Sarah at Chalkboard Nails. I think these are so adorable!

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 24: Inspired by a Book

Happy Sunday lacquerheads! Today's theme was such a tough one for me--inspired by a book. I RARELY read. I was so close to doing children's books like so many who have done the challenge before me or even copping out by painting my nails different shades of gray (for the book Fifty Shades of Gray). After surfing the web and going through my plates for some inspiration, I finally landed on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll. Here's what I used:

• Index: Zoya Purity stamped using BM 311 in Konad Red, then stamped using BM 302 in MASH Black 
• Middle: China Glaze Starboard stamped using MASH 32 in China Glaze Passion
• Ring: China Glaze Happy Go Lucky stamped using Konad M65 in Konad White, then stamped using BM 302 in Konad Red and Konad Green
• Pinky: China Glaze Dance Baby stamped using MASH 46 in Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Lively Lilac. 

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 17: Glitter

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there! (Not really sure if any dads will even see this lol) Anyways, today's theme is glitter and to most of you it's probably really easy, but it was kind of hard for me! I usually avoid glitter because of the painstaking removal. I know I can use methods to make it easy, but easy removal to me is not having to use any special methods! I decided to use one of my untrieds today and surprise, it's a glitter. I used 2 coats of China Glaze High Hopes and used one coat of China Glaze Bad Kitty. I stamped using MASH 43 in Konad White. I love this image because hibiscus flowers remind me of Hawaii and I LOVE Hawaii. Also, it's my first time participating in Stamping Sundays for the Adventures in Stamping FB group I'm in because today also happened to be glitter!

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 12: Stripes

Good afternoon beauties! We FINALLY have internet at our new place! I just set it up... oh about a second ago lol. Today's theme is stripes and I really wanted to recreate this mani from MakeupWithdrawal, but with moving I really would not have any time to do it since it would be more time consuming. I'll have to save it for another day. For stripes today I decided to do a gradient using China Glaze Sweet Hook and China Glaze Aquadelic and then stamp using MASH 40 in Konad White.

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 11: Polka Dots

Happy Monday! So I ran out of manis that I did before moving so this one I just did this morning. My nail stuff is all in boxes and I had to find a new spot to take pictures. I feel like none of my pictures were coming out good today so bear with me as I get adjusted to my new place and doing my nails. I tried doing a mani for tomorrow also and I'm not happy with it, but I'm so busy I may just have to post it =/ Anyways here's the mani for today's polka dots theme. I used a base of Zoya Purity and then sponged on China Glaze Hey Sailor, Happy Go Lucky, and Starboard. I stamped using Konad M60 in MASH Nail Art Polish in Black. It's my first time using the new MASH stamping polish. It was really easy to clean up, but my image has some bald spots and I'm not sure if that was the polish or me.

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 5: Blue

Happy Tuesday! Today's theme is blue so I decided to go with a mermaid's tail look. I think it came out pretty awesome! I used a base of Zoya Wednesday and sponged on random spots of Zoya Zuza, Zoya Meg, and China Glaze Blue Iguana. I stamped using MASH 39 in Konad White.

Here's the base before stamping. I would totally wear this on its own!

31 Day Nail Challenge--Day 4: Green

Hey readers! So far I'm doing pretty good with keeping up with the 31 day nail challenge, but I'm moving this weekend so hopefully I will still be able to post everyday. Today is day 4 so green nails it is! I used China Glaze Gaga for Green and stamped using MASH 40 in Konad White. I added dots using Konad Yellow.