Failed Flower Monday

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I had a TON of fun! I went out on Friday with Brooke and a few other friends to get dinner and sing karaoke! I am not a singer by any means, but we got up on stage and sang screamed Love Shack. It was a blast! On Saturday, Brooke and I did a little shopping at Old Navy (get it $2 tank tops!) and got pedicures (I highly recommend My Chihuahua Bites, by the way!), and laid out by the pool! We also picked up these Pandora Bracelets and got matching best friend charms. They are so cute! The charm is two dangling butterflies that connect together and pull apart to make two individual charms. I love my best friend!!

On Sunday, we took a trip to the city to shop at some nail supply stores! The Pride Parade as well as the Taste of Chicago were taking place, so the city was INSANE! But I managed to find a few goodies! Here is what's in store:

Now, not all of this is mine! Some of this is for swaps/sales, and some is for my 200 follower giveaway! I can't believe I am at that point already! You guys are truly amazing!! Thank you! :)

Now, onto the failed flower mani. In the facebook group I am a part of, every Monday we do different "themes". This week was floral. I started with a base coat of OPIs "Play the Peonies". It wasn't the best application (probably my fault), but I knew I was going to stamp over it, so I just let it be.

Then I stamped with Orly's Passion Fruit and Purple Crush using a flower image in one of the Bundle Monster plates. It did not come out how I imagined in my my head, but it was late and I was tired so I just left it. I then used China Glaze's "For Audrey" to stamp a different image on top, but that was an epic fail. The color wasn't pigmented enough so it just looks blah. Oh well, lesson learned! 

Have a great day, everyone! :)

Pink Wednesday! + BM Stamp & Nfu Oh 61!

Here we are, another Wednesday in the books! Next Wednesday, it will be June! I can't believe how fast time is going by! Today, I have a Golden Rose color for you. These have numbers, not names, and this one is 108. It's a rosey pink color, and is holographic.... although none of my pics do it justice! Maybe if it didn't constantly rain and storm here I could get better pictures, but alas, all I have are indoor shots. 

In other news, I decided to stamp with Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in the color "Black Out", over my Nfu Oh 61. I used the Bundle Monster plate from the first collection that has the zebra stripe (Sorry, I can't remember the plate number!). I ended up putting some Seche Vite over top, so the holo is dulled, and I couldn't get a sunny picture this morning because it is storming the MOTHER LOAD outside. Anyway, here is a recap of the lovely Nfu Oh 61 from yesterday:

Oooooohhhhh look how pretty!!!!

And now with added stamp:

I like this, I just wish I could have captured a bit more of the holo from underneath! Thanks for stopping by! :)

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink!

Hello to all of you in polish land! Today is Pink Wednesday, and I think I have my first successful stamped manicure for you! I started with Essie's Watermelon. It's a red/pink creme color that's pretty opaque in one coat, but as usual, I did two. It's a pretty vivid, in yo face color, which I like, but I decided to try my hand at stamping with a bundle monster plate (BM19). I am still getting the hang of it, but I think this time has been my best yet! I stamped with Essie's Chastity, which is a lighter, pale pink. It's a really pretty color and I like how to the two work together. The polish worked pretty well for stamping, too. So, here ya go! (Please excuse the dry cuticles!)

Essie Watermelon

Thanks for reading!