Nail Art Society - Gold Flake Kit

Discalimer: I am a "Renowned Artist" for Nail Art Society. I have provided my affiliate link in this post. 

It's time for another nail art kit from Nail Art Society! Today, I'm going to show you what subscribers received (or will be soon) for the September 2013 kit which is called the "Gold Flake Kit." Instead of referring to kits by the month, they will have a name from now on. 

Check out everything that comes with this kit! I was thrilled to get the Jessica (Cinnamon Kiss) polish. I have been wanting to try this brand for a while and this shade was on my wish list. Let's take a closer look at the goodies. 

The kit came in this beautiful black velvet bag. It made me feel like I was getting something extra special and luxurious. It really worked with the gold theme. 

Jessica Nail Polish - Cinnamon Kiss

Cala 3D Nail Decorations (stickers)

Below are the stickers out of their packaging. They have a glittery texture to them and are nice a sturdy.

Silver and gold nail art foil. I recommend using tweezers with the foil. They are very delicate and require a gentle touch.

Adoro Rhinestones

This is the look I came up with using Jessica Cinnamon Kiss, Cala 3D stickers, gold foil, gold studs (from my personal supplies), and gold striping tape (from my personal supplies).

The scalloped edge of the foil was created by placing the bat sticker upside down along the edge of the gold foil. 

Jessica Cinnamon Kiss had a wonderful formula. It had a creamy formula that was opaque within two coats. It was nice and smooth, self leveled well, and dried quickly. I was very pleased with it and look forward to trying more polishes from this brand. 

Nail Art Society kits are $11.95 plus shipping and handling. In addition to the kit, you will receive a card that has pictures of manis using the kit supplies from the Nail Art Society's "Renowned Artists" (formerly Gurus). I think this is an excellent deal. You can sign up, here (my affiliate link). That is my personal affiliate link, I do not receive compensation if you sign up.

Being a "Renowned Artist" for Nail Art Society, I have had a sneak peek into the next kit. It is going to be my favorite kit so far. You seriously won't want to miss it. Here's a little hint! To get the "I <3 Studs" kit you need to subscribe by October 15. 

Here is a giveaway opportunity!

Come back this weekend to see another sneak peek into the "I <3 Studs" kit!

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-Mira

*The products in this post were provided to me from Nail Art Society for my honest review. I am a "Renowned Artist" for Nail Art Society. This post contains affiliate links, I do receive compensation if you sign up to Nail Art Society. Please read my disclaimer on my disclaimer page for more information. 

Day 2 - Orange Nails

I was dreading this day because I never wear orange polish! I only have one in my stash (OPI's In my Back Pocket) that I bought for Halloween designs. Then I realized, Halloween! Today is Halloween! How perfect is that? I did use a Konad Stamp with special black polish (that's what it's called) to make it a little more festive. Hope you like it!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Spider Webs with a Twist

I finally moved everything over to the new blog. Yay! As you can see, I'm still in a Halloweeny mood. =)

Here's my latest manicure:

I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. I was going to do spiders but decided against it at the last minute. I just couldn't bring myself to put spiders on my nails. Spiders absolutely freak me out! I know I know, it's just nail art. I had to put something in the webs so I put in rhinestones. Makes sense right? No? I've never used rhinestones before so I wasn't sure how I'd like it. I sense a new obsession. Good thing there are a ton of rhinestones in the wheel I ordered!

For the base color I used China Glaze - Concrete Catwalk. I love love love this color. It's a dark grey creme polish with a blue tone which is what I love about it. It applied very smoothly and was completely opaque in two coats. You could probably get away with one thick coat.

The spider image came from Bundle Monster plate #13 which was stamped with Zoya's Snow White. The lines in the image are very delicate. I think the Konad Special Polish was too thick for this image, I had a hard time transferring it. Has anyone used this image with that polish? I'm curious if that's what the problem was.

The rhinestones came from this wheel: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BF1M10

I used Seche Vite for my top coat this time.

Last but not least, my inspiration for this design: http://www.scrangie.com/2011/10/silver-spiders-halloween-manicure.html

Thanks for reading!

Haunted Village

Hi Everyone! I tried sponging today for the first time. It was a lot of fun but extremely messy. I also thought it would be fun to throw in a white haunted house but I think it looks unfinished. I got this idea from a lot of nail tutorials and pictures that are floating around right now. I think the one that inspired me the most was from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRq2a2joFvc  I can't believe she free handed her nails, they are amazing. I do not freehand. I used nail stamping plates to get my images. =)

This is what I used:

China Glaze - Urban-Night (Metro Collection) This was my base color and you can't see it. I used it to make my other colors more opaque.

China Glaze - Grape Juice (Summer Days Collection) I sponged on this color first. I'm also holding the bottle in the pictures. I consider this a must have.

China Glaze - Recycle (ECollection) I used this to sponge on the ground.

OPI - Skull & Glossbones (Pirates of the Caribbean Collection) I also sponged on this color for the lighter parts of my sky.

China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky (Up & Away Collection) I used my dotting tool to put in the windows lights and other details. I learned that a toothpick or a detail brush (mine is coming any day now) would work better for something so small. <=)

Konad Special Polish in Black and White for stamping with Bundle Monster Plates #213 & #224.

I've been using Poshe Top Coat lately and really like it. If you ever spot it (I got mine at Ulta) pick it up. It dries within minutes.

Thanks for reading!

Practice Makes Perfect?

 I sure hope so! I tried two different candy corn manicures and hated the results. I'm going to return the yellow and orange polishes I found and get stripers (not strippers) in those colors. I think I will be able to handle those better. =) This is what I tried today. I had such a different idea in my mind but I just couldn't execute it. This blog isn't to show how skilled I am because I'm just learning (this is my second nail art design). I hope you'll be patient with me! I'm planning on doing some swatches of the Halloween polishes I chose this season. I'm also going to try my candy corn mani again and try a spooky drip design.

I used China Glaze - It's Alive (green) from the Haunting collection and Zoya - Trixie (silver) with a dotting tool. The black image was stamped with Black Special Polish (yes, it's called special lol) with plate BM-223. I like how the stamping turned out but wish my dots were more even.

Remember, I paint my nails in bed so my surface isn't very steady. That's my excuse. Ha!

Thanks for reading! Let me know if you have any questions about nail stamping. It's pretty awesome!

Cartoon Frankenstein

Welcome to my very first blog post on Pamper with Polish! I am so excited to start this new adventure. This is my first attempt at nail art. I'm happy with it as it is my first try. I'm also learning how my camera works to make the best pics for my blog!! I'm open to critiques (be gentle please) and tips on how to improve my art! I saw this idea on a blog and I can't remember the name. If it's you, let me know so I can give you proper credit! If you know who it is, let me know! 

Ready for the Frankies? Here we go!

Here we go!

""Ahhhh! We're upside down, this can't be good!"

""Hmmmphhhhffff" 

"Finally!"

"Not again, come on! Take the picture!"

I tried to make a different expression for each Franky to give variety. I also, as you may have already noticed, put a coat of CG Fairy Dust over their hair. I know, what your thinking. I just couldn't help myself. I must have glitter somewhere on my nails!! 

OPI Envy for BC, Essie Sew Psyched, Black Striper for hair and scars, Zoya Snow White for eyes with dotting tool, Nicole Razzle Dazzle for the eyeballs w/ dotting tool, China Glaze Fairy Dust for the hair (no reason for that), and Seche Vite Top Coat. All done. Weee!

I hope you enjoyed.

Have you done any Halloween styled nails yet? I'd love to see them!!