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[americanclassic]

It's pretty time-consuming--after each nail you have to wipe down the plate, scraper, and stamper. but it's fairly easy, so long as the design is forgiving and won't look weird slightly off-center. The hardest part about stamping is making sure your stamp is totally centered.

Like others said, Konad are by far the best. I tried a set by Bundle Monster, but a bunch of the plates were impossible to stamp (and half of mine were defective, with bumps where there shouldn't be). The "Cheeky" brand ones I tried were for the most part, almost on-par with Konad /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. Both brands can be found on amazon. As for stamping polishes, I haven't tried anything but Konad; especially for colors like white, you definitely need Konad. 

Just a head's up--don't use razor blade scrapers! They work really well, but they scratch up your plates.

Originally Posted by audiophilekate /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Is it easy to do nail stamping?  It seems cool, but I'm worried about the possibility of having my occasionally shaky hands mess up my entire awesome manicure.

 

[audiophilekate]

Originally Posted by beautymadn3ss /img/forum/go_quote.gif

/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> hwich(like Stewie) color did you get?

HAHA!  I love Family Guy!  I'm getting the one with the rose pattern that comes with the Boscia products.  I've had the Boscia brightening stuff on my shopping list for almost a year.  I read a review from someone who had purchased both a Mia and a Plus and it said that they were pretty much the same thing.  The Plus I wanted to get is the orange pattern.  I'm pretty sure it's a limited edition Sephora exclusive.  I was also looking at the Wild Waves pattern Mia 2 on the Clarisonic site, but I wanted the points more than the pretty pattern...

 

[JuliaGhostx3]

Just went to Sephora to buy some brush cleaner. ^_^ /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[madeupMegan]

To go with my new polish obsession (thanks MUT!) today I bought:

Revlon Whimsical

Revlon Multi care Base+Top coat (needed this since my nails were getting stained)

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Lacey Lilac - such a spring colour!

Quo by Orly Pretty in Pink

They are all sooo pretty! Makes me sad I painted my nails this morning (OPI Niagara Falls for OPI - totally against the norm for me, but I'm loving it) because I want to try them all out!

To all the Canadian MUT members - Shoppers has Revlon nail polish on sale ($3.99 for regular), Essie for $9, SH Hard as Nails was $2.99, plus there was a display of Nicole by OPI for $5 and Quo by Orly for $4.99. All pretty good deals in Canada!

 

[katlyne]

Originally Posted by madeupMegan /img/forum/go_quote.gif

To go with my new polish obsession (thanks MUT!) today I bought:

Revlon Whimsical

Revlon Multi care Base+Top coat (needed this since my nails were getting stained)

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Lacey Lilac - such a spring colour!

Quo by Orly Pretty in Pink

They are all sooo pretty! Makes me sad I painted my nails this morning (OPI Niagara Falls for OPI - totally against the norm for me, but I'm loving it) because I want to try them all out!

To all the Canadian MUT members - Shoppers has Revlon nail polish on sale ($3.99 for regular), Essie for $9, SH Hard as Nails was $2.99, plus there was a display of Nicole by OPI for $5 and Quo by Orly for $4.99. All pretty good deals in Canada!

oh. lol. I was like $9 for some essie??? what. das kinda crazy :/ but then you said canada and it made sense.

 

[madeupMegan]

It wasn't a good enough deal to tempt me, but Essie is usually about $11 in Canada. How much in the States?

 

[katlyne]

Originally Posted by madeupMegan /img/forum/go_quote.gif

It wasn't a good enough deal to tempt me, but Essie is usually about $11 in Canada. How much in the States?

$8 at a drugstore, $7.75 at walmart. you can get it on clearance for $2-$4 at drugstores sometimes /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[americanclassic]

Check your area for a discount nail store; there's a shop about ~an hour away from where I live, but there's a giant mall down there too. Once every few months I head over there /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. The store is tiny but they have a pretty big selection; most brands are 1/2 off, so Essie is like $4. For anyone in the Bay Area, the store is "US Nail Supply".

 

[viccckyhoang]

OMG, I havent been there in a loooong time!

Check your area for a discount nail store; there's a shop about ~an hour away from where I live, but there's a giant mall down there too. Once every few months I head over there /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. The store is tiny but they have a pretty big selection; most brands are 1/2 off, so Essie is like $4. For anyone in the Bay Area, the store is "US Nail Supply".

 

[Dots]

To go with my new polish obsession (thanks MUT!) today I bought: Revlon Whimsical Revlon Multi care Base+Top coat (needed this since my nails were getting stained) Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Lacey Lilac - such a spring colour! Quo by Orly Pretty in Pink They are all sooo pretty! Makes me sad I painted my nails this morning (OPI Niagara Falls for OPI - totally against the norm for me, but I'm loving it) because I want to try them all out! To all the Canadian MUT members - Shoppers has Revlon nail polish on sale ($3.99 for regular), Essie for $9, SH Hard as Nails was $2.99, plus there was a display of Nicole by OPI for $5 and Quo by Orly for $4.99. All pretty good deals in Canada!

Love Revlon Whimsical. It's so cute and just, well...whimsical. It looks great on!!!

 

[smiletorismile]

I got the Zoya Pixiedust polish is Vespa (and even though I haven't tried it yet I'm already considering getting the red and the black one)

You Da Balm Lip Balm Sampler set from Beauty Army. I had a $6 off coupon and I've been dying to try these.

 

[BrittaniS]

I just did a huge purchase from Cult Nails ($84) and Rainbow Honey ($110) to say that I am addicted to polish right now is an understatement!

 

[Olivia Bercik]

Recent purchases UD eyeliner vault, Kat Von D lock-it foundation, Tarte Amazonian clay blush in , Frisky, glisten, Dollface.. UD Naked foundation, tarte clearance kit on Sephora.. mac blush in pinch me,Urban Decay 15th anniversary palette, and various other drug store foundations and lip products to try out.............................. Now I think I won't be spending anything for quiet a while. 

 

[darthfia]

Urban Decay primer potion.

Love it!

 

[Flowerfish]

I bought a bunch of new stuff the past few weeks.

From Sephora I got:

A set of Josie Maran products including the argan oil, whipped argan oil body butter, lip gloss, argan balm, and argan powder.

Tarte EmphasEYES eyeliner to use when my current one runs out.

Tarte shadow quad (I had wanted this forever but finally took the plunge when it went on sale).

Too Faced pressed powder.

I don't feel so guilty about this stuff since I got the powder just in time before my mineral veil ran out and the argan products will be good for me and I don't already have too many comparable products to them.  I also got some freebies; the Stila VIB trio with a mascara and two lip glazes and a Too Faced duo with a travel sized lip primer and lip gloss.  I haven't used any of the freebies yet and already used to have the Too Faced lip primer that I'm not a fan of, but it's OK and will be good to have on hand (but I much prefer MAC's prep and prime).

At Ulta I got:

Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in the shade Birthday Suit.

Benefit Cream Shadow Brush

Eos lip balm in Summer Fruit.  I currently have the mint one but have a feeling a fruity one might be more moisturizing.

NYX lip gloss - clear

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Sparkle Nude. (THESE ARE MY FIRST EVER NYX PRODUCTS!!)

This order also came with a few free benefit stuff including a travel sized Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW foundation and a free makeup bag.

Then I got a 20% off coupon in the mail for Ulta that was good on everything, including prestige cosmetics so I got:

Pop Portfolio Eye shadow pallet by Pop Beauty.  I have never used this brand before but I swatched some of the colors in store and it looked good.  The lower rows of colors are super perfect for me.  This also came with a free Pop lip crayon.

Revlon lip butter in Sorbet.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Sweetheart (got this after hearing people rave about it on here).

Body Shop Shea Body Mist

Smashbox BB Cream, I use this as more of a foundation because it works really well for me and has SPF 35.

Oh and...

On the Benefit website they had a deal going with their Thrrob blush (that I thought had been discontinued) with Hoola bronzer.  So I snagged that as well as another Creaseless cream shadow in Bikini-Tini which I am absolutely loving!

 

[smiletorismile]

I got a couple things recently

From Stila.com

-Countless Color Pigment in Acoustic.

-Smudge Stick in Tourquoise. I loved the swatch that I saw of this and I needed it.

From ELF. I have a bad obsession with ELF. And everything was 1/2 off so it was worth it.

-47 Piece Beauty Clutch

-Ultimate Eye Set in Beautiful Browns

-3 Piece Hypershine Lip Gloss Set

-5 Piece Shimmer Eyeliner Set

-4 Piece Shimmer Gloss Set

All of that was only $14!

 

[viccckyhoang]

Sephora:

• Tarte Set of 2 SmolderEyes Amazonian Clay Waterproof Eyeliners
• Tarte TEN Natural Cheek Stain
• Tarte The Stand Outs LE Best Seller Kits

Ulta:

• Lorac Porfection Baked Perfecting Powder
• Show Your True Color 4 Piece Collection (will be buying on the 28th)
• Tarte Maracuja Oil (will be buying on the 28th)
• Too Faced Natural Face Palette (will be buying on the 29th)

Dermstore/Blush:

• Cargo Best of Cargo Kit 
• Essie in Good as Gold
• Lorac Palette
• Stila Cosmetics Countless Color Pigment in Indie
• Stila Cosmetics Stay All Day Liquid Lip Color in Aria -- for MissGlammyGirl (LEXY!!!)

Urban Decay:

• 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil VAULT

I need to go on a no buy -.- haha

 

[katlyne]

Originally Posted by viccckyhoang /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Sephora:

• Tarte Set of 2 SmolderEyes Amazonian Clay Waterproof Eyeliners
• Tarte TEN Natural Cheek Stain
• Tarte The Stand Outs LE Best Seller Kits

Ulta:

• Lorac Porfection Baked Perfecting Powder
• Show Your True Color 4 Piece Collection (will be buying on the 28th)
• Tarte Maracuja Oil (will be buying on the 28th)
• Too Faced Natural Face Palette (will be buying on the 29th)

Dermstore/Blush:

• Cargo Best of Cargo Kit 
• Essie in Good as Gold
• Lorac Palette
• Stila Cosmetics Countless Color Pigment in Indie
• Stila Cosmetics Stay All Day Liquid Lip Color in Aria -- for MissGlammyGirl (LEXY!!!)

Urban Decay:

• 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil VAULT

I need to go on a no buy -.- haha

you bought the vault 0.0 I thought you were joking.....

 

[CheshireCookie]

Originally Posted by katlyne /img/forum/go_quote.gif

you bought the vault 0.0 I thought you were joking.....

lol...I'm in shock too! LUCKY!

 

[audiophilekate]

Squee! It arrived 4 hours early!