OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries with stamping

Time for a girly manicure! Ate Berries in the Canaries proved to be very challenging at capturing colour accurately. In reality this is a blue based dusty fuschia creme. And while my pictures portray it as hot pink or even neon pink in some lights, this is not actually the case. Nevertheless it's still a lovely colour and very vibrant. The formula is easy to apply and I really do enjoy using OPI brushes.

Base colour: OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries

Nail plate: QA16
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

Color Club Positively Posh with stamping

Today I have a Color Club polish called Positively Posh from the Untamed Luxury collection. Now while I love the colour - I do not love the application. In fact, dare I say it - it's among the worst I have used (sorry Color Club!) The formula was so jelly like and runny that I flooded my cuticles too many times to count. Clean up was a nightmare. Anyway once I got the application and clean up over with I really enjoyed this mid chocolate colour with purple undertones.

This shows three coats. Then to top it off my stamping was a disaster and I had to photograph my right hand instead so please excuse the wonky shots and bad cuticles! lol

So the highlight of my day was purchasing a bottle of China Glaze 2030 for $14 including shipping from our own Trademe (NZ equivalent of Ebay) SCORE!!

Base colour: Color Club Positively Posh

Nail plate: QA 16
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

Essie Foot Loose with stamping

I just can't go past a vibrant purple/pink and Essie's Foot Loose definitely checks that box! Foot Loose is a gorgeous blue based creme. I struggled a bit with the brush with this polish - it is tiny! I guess that could just be in comparision to an OPI brush which huge in my opinion. The formula is gel like and opaque in two coats - well nearly one actually. I have to do two coats for good measure - it doesn't seem right to do just one!

I didn't get a photo of it on it's own, but this is my favourite way to stamp - a metallic polish stamped over a creme base.

Anyway here's how I wore it . . .

Base colour: Essie Foot Loose

Nail plate: QA 16
Stamp colour: China Glaze Harmony
Topped with Essie Good to Go

China Glaze Life Preserver with stamping

How I do love a dusty orange! China Glaze Life Preserver is from the Anchors Away collection. It is a muted burnt orange creme - perfect for summer! This shows two coats but I think 3 would probably have been better. The formula is thick but easy to apply and dries quickly.

Base colour: China Glaze Life Preserver

Nail plate: QA16
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Seche Vite

Essie Limited Addiction with new stamping plate

Todays polish is a gorgeous, racy, garnet red creme from Essie called Limited Addition. It's an amazing formula that goes on like butter and is opaque in two coats.

Base colour: Essie Limited Addition

Nail plate: QA16
Stamp colour: China Glaze Hi-Tek
Topped with Essie Good to Go

I've been dying to try out these new plates I got from Ebay - this one is called QA16 and I bought it from samuelwsk333. I'm unsure who makes them but they do sell individually.