Playing with water decals

I got this pack of water decals from amazon.com and I "used" them once but failed horribly. But I am not one to give up so I tried them again and Omg they are so cute and so easy.

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I started with a coat of Silver Sweep and let that dry which didn't take long since it was a quick dry polish. Honestly I would recommend using a quick drying polish, using a quick dry top coat and waiting 5 to 10 minutes or painting them the day before just to make sure your nails are 100% dry. Your nail polish will not fully dry with the decal over it.  

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So once my polish was dry I cut out the decals I wanted to use and removed the plastic film before setting them in a bowl of room temp water for 20 seconds, I then dipped my index finger in the water and slid the decal off the paper then patted it on to my nail. Once I was done I added a coat of Shine on crazy diamond and topped them off with a final coat of top coat then I was done. If you would like a video or pictures showing the decal application process then please let me know. 

Well that's all for now folks I will talk to you all next time.

Ttfn,

xoxo Stephanie   

My nail maintenance

I only do nail maintenance about once a month I should probably do more but sometimes I just forget.

This is what I use:

Sally Hansen Instant cuticle remover
Nail polish remover
Nail file 180 grit
4 sided buffing block
Palmer's cocoa and Shea butter

And my holy grail base coat Orly nail armor

First I remove my nail polish then I use the cuticle remover. After washing my hands I reshape my nails and buff them and wash my hands once more. Then I use the coco and Shea butter on my nails and the skin around them. I rub that in and let it sit in a bit then I add two coats of my base coat on the nail, the free edge and the back of the nail.

After reshaping, buffing and two coats of nail armor

Well that's all for now folks I will talk to you all later.

Ttfn,

xoxo Stephanie

Harley Quinn nails

Harley Quinn has always been one of my favorite Batman characters so it was only logical that I do a manicure inspired by her.

This is what I came up with:

I used red, black and white nail polish. For the white collar I used a double sided dotting tool . So the red would show up on the black I put down white first. 

I think they came out ok there are some things that I will do differently next time I try this manicure out.

So what do you all think of it? Would you rock this manicure? If so I would love to see it.

That's all for now folks I will talk to you soon,

xoxo Stephanie