Complete with an animal hair.

Complete with an animal hair.  😂

So this is what I do when I have no time for doing anything that requires skill:  Slap some stickers down.  I'm not really a Hello Kitty fan at all, but I had these decals for some reason.  Probably a little freebie that came with some other stuff I ordered.  Thought I might as well use them since I have them.

This color was given to me by Nancy sometime last year.  I thought it looked great with the HK decals.  😃

Research polish;
unknown brand stickers

What do you do when...

What do you do when you don't ACTUALLY have time to fancy your nails?  Slap some decals on there, duh!

These are little owl decals I made.  I did NOT design them - just liked the images I found online and used them.  The pinky didn't go on as nicely, but it doesn't look bad in real life.  How nice of the macro setting to catch every imperfection.  😛

Posting this and then getting ready for bed.

Posting this and then getting ready for bed.  This is what helped keep me awake all night.  😂😂😂  It wasn't hard - just a little time-consuming.

Fun with striping tape!  Woohoo!

Research polishes;
Tape from BornPretty;

Taping technique

I have been up for the last few hours doing my nails.

I have been up for the last few hours doing my nails.  These are not them.  😂😂😂  These are the ones I did before the ones I just did.  It's a unicorn!

Research polishes;
Winstonia plate W117;
Glitter Gradient and Stamping techniques

I really wanted to do something wayyy cool and fancy...

I really wanted to do something wayyy cool and fancy, but I have not had the time.  So, Saran Wrap mani it was!  I used a bluish-gray and a lavenderish-pink over an off white base.  Striping tape and a random stud I found on the table somehow brought it all together.  Yay for a messy nail table!  😂

Tape and Embellishment by BornPretty;
Plastic Wrap technique

I layered...

I layered a purplish glitter over a dark blue glitter and came up with the blurple color.  I think that would have been a great base for galaxy nails, but I was wayyy too lazy for all that.  Simple stamping was good enough.

Also, threw down some holographic silver on the ring finger.  Just can't have it all matching too much.  😛

I don't feel like I entirely have my shiz together right now so my nails have taken a back seat.  I still like to do them when I can make time, though.  🙂

Research polishes;
Cheeky plate CH51;
Mash plate Mash-27;
Stamping technique

For all you cat people out there. 😉

For all you cat people out there.  😉

Research polish;
unbranded plate QA40;
Embellishments by BornPretty;
Stamping technique

For anyone who's interested in nail stuff...

For anyone who's interested in nail stuff (Nancy, Morgan), these are some of the stamping plates I've got so far.

I have a folder full.  Don't judge me.  They are cheap, some have been gifts, and I can re-use them forever.  😛

Bundle Monster set BM-301 - BM-325

Red Angel set RA-110 - RA-121

Mash set Mash-26 - Mash-50

Cheeky set CH30 - CH55

Winstonia set W101 - W120

I'm sorry, but this is NOT a comprehensive list.  I have a few random Konad's, some without a name, some weird ones I bought from ebay...  It would be hard to name them all.  But, the sets listed all work pretty well so if you're just starting out I would definitely recommend any of those.  Red Angel would be the bottom of the list, but that's because their full-nail designs are pretty small.  That's kind of a bummer.  😐

Most of these sets can be found on Amazon so just go on there and see which one has more images / designs that you like and then go for it.  Sometimes the photos are really too small to see well - so in that case look it up on YouTube.  People make videos showing the plates and usually do a short demo on how it works / how well the plates work so that would be really helpful.

Once you get your plates all you really need to purchase is a good stamper.  You can use an old gift card or whatever as a scraper and since it's plastic it won't scratch up your plates.  I hate with a passion the metal scrapers.  😳

Anyway, let me know if you have any questions!  If I've done a manicure with an image in particular that you like let me know and I'll look up which plate it's on for you.  🙂

So the Anniston Wal-Mart...

So the Anniston Wal-Mart is re-vamping their cosmetics isle.  HOW EXCITING!  They are expanding their polish area and it's all very nice and well-lit with LED's.  😃😃😃

Also, they now carry dog nail polish.  😃

Also, I discovered a Riteway Beauty Supply near my house last week.  It was closed when I stopped last weekend, but it was open today.  They have some OLD ASS goodies in there.  Very exciting!  😃

This is what I'm wearing today!

This is what I'm wearing today!  I did everything to them.  😂  Was in the mood for purple for whatever reason.  🙂

Research polishes;
Embellishment and Tape by BornPretty;
unbranded plate A51;
unbranded Waterslide Decal BLE322;
Stamping and Taping techniques