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MoYou London Illusion Plate - Pastel Stamping Nail Art

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May is turning out to be the month of nail mails! And a month of splurging too, but lets not talk about that. I was part of a group haul Veeral of  Angel Nail Studio  hosted a while back, and some major lemming squashing happened :) I got my first MoYou London plates, and they are soooo good. I'm always looking for stamping polishes in lighter colours, so I snagged a white stamping polish by El Corazon as well.   Obviously, I had to come up with a pretty pastel gradient for the background :) Pardon the wonky placement please, I don't own a clear jelly stamper :(  I love how the warm colors blended together. This is definitely one of my favorite gradients I've done so far. Next step, Diagonal gradients! The image is from MoYou London Illusion plate 05, probably my favorite from this collection. I find it easier to work with such concentric-esq images, they go so well over a gradient and make your mani stand out.  The white polish used for...

Spring Nail art - Dotted Daisy Flowers

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The season of soft pastels and all things flowery is here! I love seeing floral manis all around, but I can't do one to save my life. I've grown to love those soft daisy manis that pretty much everyone with an ounce of talent is doing, so here's my recreation of them.  I couldn't get those petite petals right, so I improvised (read cheated) and made them dotted! And of course I needed an holo accent :) Purple base is Purple Nail Swag by Stay Quirky with yellow flowers dotted by a lovely yellow called Passion Fruit also by Stay Quirky. Accent is Bombay Lights by Faces India, topped with Revlon's Holographic Pearls. A closer look! Are you feeling spring vibes yet?