Femme Fatale Isle of Cythera Captain America Manicure

Another Femme Fatale polish in the Birth of Venus Collection is Isle of Cythera. Isle of Cythera is also a holographic polish! I knew I had to use that one in something fun and when I saw the star in the circle in Messy Mansion MM15 I knew it would make a great manicure.

I first polished all nails with Femme Fatale Isle of Cythera and then painted the accent nail with Esmaltes da Kelly Hipapa. I stamped the star in the circle image from MM15 with the Creative Shop Galaxy Stamper using Isle of Cythera.

Then top coated everything with Seche Vive top coat. It is the newest Seche product and is a top coat that is gel-like but dries on its own. I find that it has the same glassy goodness of Seche Vite but you don't need to float the top coat in order to avoid smearing the stamping.

Have you used Seche Vive yet? What's your favorite top coat for stamping?

**Right now you can get a great deal on the Creative Shop Galaxy Stampers and refills at Beautometry.com!!**
Stamper sets are $5 (regularly $12) and refill heads are $4.50 (regularly $10.00)Just click here.

Epiphany Gradient Manicure Featuring A England and Messy Mansion MM01 Stamping Plate

I've always wanted to do one of these manicures with the gradient twilight look in the background. What better time than the Epiphany (The Feast of the Three Kings).

Check out the video tutorial I created for this look :)




Have you ever done one of these manicures?

Swatch: Femme Fatale Isle of Cythera, a Holo that Stamps!!

We just recently launched the Femme Fatale Birth of Venus collection which is inspired by the painting with the same title. There are some linear holographics in this collection and I just couldn't wait to try them out!

This is Isle of Cythera which is a teal linear holo that also looks really beautiful without sun. It has a foiled appearance with sparkles in it plus super holo in the sun (and with regular indoor lighting as well).

I noticed this was pretty opaque, so I tried it for stamping. IT WORKS!!

For the accent nail I used Esmaltes da Kelly Hipapa and stamped using the MoYou Rectangular stamper and Messy Mansion plate MM15.

Do you have any holos that stamp?

7 Days of St Patrick's Day Nail Challenge: Day 4: Gold Stamping with Hit the Bottle

Continuing with the 7 Days of St. Patrick's Day Nail art challenge I found on Facebook, I decided to go for some gold stamping :)

I started with a base of Arcane Lacquer Reflective Property, which is a Beautometry.com store exclusive, and as an accent nail used A England Briarwood. The 2 colors go very well together.

I then stamped with el Corazon red stamping polish one of the crosses on the Messy Mansion plate MM54.

Messy Mansion MM54 Stamping Plate

Last, I stamped with various Hit the Bottle golds the full nail pattern. I think it turned out really cool and is like a gradient of golds with the stamping being a different one on each nail. How many different gold stamping polishes do you have?

Closeup to see how good the stamping turned out, look at those details!

7 Days of St Patrick's Day Nail Challenge: Day 1: The Dancing Leprechaun

For St. Patrick's Day, I decided to join a challenge to produce 7 days of St Patrick's Day nails. I thought this would be fun and festive!

I decided to start with a base of Kleancolor Bikini Green, which is a great neon green color. It took about 3 coats to make it opaque enough but looks great.

I then stamped using Hit the Bottle As Black as Night and Hit the Bottle Be Cider-self stamping polishes from Beautometry.com. I stamped the images from Messy Mansion plate MM04, which has a lot of fun St. Patrick's Day images on it.

What do you think? I love it! I used FUN Lacquer King on the accent nail and rally like that extra holographic sparkle it added to the shamrocks.

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Watermarble and Shamrock Stamping with MM04

 

 

I decided to combine stamping, watermarble, and the leadlight technique for this manicure.

 

 

I started with Sally Hansen XTreme Wear Green With Envy on all nails. I then created a watermarble decal with Sally Hansen XTreme Wear Green With Envy, Marine Scene, and Ivy League for my thumbs.

I then stamped using Messy Mansion MM04 stamping plate the 4 leaf clover in a French design across 3 of my nails with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Marine Scene.

Then, I stamped the ornate Shamrock from MM04 with Funky Fingers Black Knight. I colored that in with Bic Mark-It markers and then topped everything off with Seche Vite.

 

Have you tried coloring stamps in with markers?

Facebook 800 Like Giveaway!!

Wow! That was quick. Already up to 800 Facebook likes. You know what that means? Another giveaway. And, due to popular demand (via Facebook responses), the prize will be a Messy Mansion nail stamping plate. These plates are from Australia and newly in on the site.

I'm running this Giveaway through Rafflecopter as always :)

Rules:

1.You must be 18 and older
2.This is for US only
3.All entries will be verified and if not done fully or correctly they will be deleted without warning
4.The winners have 48 hours to respond otherwise I will choose another winner


a Rafflecopter giveaway

St. Valentine's Day Nails with the Lead Light Technique

I just had to play with the new plates, so I used Messy Mansion MM03 to create another St. Valentine's Day manicure. I also used the opportunity to try the Lead Light technique again. What new techniques have you been trying?

MM03

I started with AEngland Perceval on all nails. Isn't that a gorgeous royal red color? I just love it!

A-England Perceval

I then stamped the heart ornaments with Konad White and colored them in with L'Oreal jelly polishes. I used Bananarama Love (yellow), bubble trouble (pink), and lilac coolers (purple).

 

 

                           
                                  











What do you think? It smeared the white a bit, so that's certainly something I need to work on for the next time. Have you tried lead light yet?

Messy Mansion Stamping Plates are Here!!!

Beautometry.com is now carrying Messy Mansion stamping plates from Australia. They are currently in-stock and ready to ship :)

You can check out the selection here.


Here's a few plates, aren't they awesome?