GOT: Red

Red was the challenge for today and I used Barry M's Passion Fruit which I got in June 2013.

Base Polish: Barry M - Passion Fruit
Stamping Polish: MoYou Special Nail Polish - Black
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster - 402

Review: XXL Squishy Stamper

I like to stamp my nails, its relatively easy and can look really effective. When my nails are short they are easy to stamp, but when they get longer it is more difficult and I end up missing the top corners. My nails have quite a strong C curve. This makes stamping more difficult, also I press down quite hard when I stamp which can be damaging to my natural nail.

So this is where the XL Squishy stamper comes in, it is larger than a normal stamper and it is very squishy which means it lets the image easily go around the C curve of my nails and it is gentle enough to stamp the length of my nails without breaking them.

When I first got my squishy XL stamper I thought it was a waste of money as I couldn't get it to pick up any images. I found that swiping some pure acetone over it removed the layer of substance which was causing me problems, other than this one time I don't recommend using acetone on it as it will degrade the surface. The stickiness of the stamper also means it likes to attract lint stamping this on a lint roller cleans it.

The squishy stamper end constantly falls out of the plastic holder, I jammed it in there with a tissue and that also really helped it to stay in and work properly.

  

You can stretch images to fit longer nails with this stamper too.

These nails are the result of the first time working with the stamper once it is cleaned with the acetone;

Barry M - Passion Fruit

W7 - Black

Bundle Monster 314

Not my best stamping but I am sure I can improve.

I got my XXL stamper from eBay for £1.52 inc P&P

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Red, Green and Yellow #4

This is the fifth month of the Tri-Colour Challenge Again I don't think I need to explain the details. If you need more of an explanation then click here. If you want to join in, then click here. I did some stamping today:

Konad M21

These are the three polishes I chose for this month's challenge; Barry M - Passion Fruit, Color Club - Twiggie and Color Club - Almost Famous.

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Red, Green and Yellow #3

This is the fifth month of the Tri-Colour Challenge Again I don't think I need to explain the details. If you need more of an explanation then click here. I attempted a little something with striping tape today:

These are the three polishes I chose for this month's challenge; Barry M - Passion Fruit, Color Club - Twiggie and Color Club - Almost Famous.

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Red, Green and Yellow #2

This is the fifth month of the Tri-Colour Challenge Again I don't think I need to explain the details. If you need more of an explanation then click here. Tried a bit of traffic light french tipped action for today's challenge:

These are the three polishes I chose for this month's challenge; Barry M - Passion Fruit, Color Club - Twiggie and Color Club - Almost Famous.

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Red, Green and Yellow #1

This is the fifth month of the Tri-Colour Challenge Again I don't think I need to explain the details. If you need more of an explanation then click here. I tried my hand at something along the ikat lines but it isn't quite that:

I also used a black gel pen for these nails

These are the three polishes I chose for this month's challenge; Barry M - Passion Fruit, Color Club - Twiggie and Color Club - Almost Famous.

Swatch: Barry M - Passion Fruit

This is another offering from Barry M's Summer 2013 Gelly Hi Shine Collection.

Colour: Red with a hint of pink
Finish: Cremé
Opacity: Two Coats, although very opaque in one coat
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 10ml