Gelish Mani Sunday | A Little Parisian

For Christmas this year, I was SUPER stoked to find my soon-to-be sister-in-law got me MoYou London stamping plates!! As a result I spent a decent amount of time drawing out mani ideas, using the plates as inspiration. A couple of the images on the Pro Collection 07 plate really caught my eye and made me think of my finacée and her love of Paris.
Her poor cuticles took a beating in the cold, dry air while we were on vacation. I really want to buy some CND Solar Oil and have her try daily applications to see if that'll help them out. I definitely need more practice with stamping, and I think I need a larger stamper, but I feel like this was a good start. I want to try to incorporate a stamp or two in my manis over the next couple of months. There are just so many possibilities! I found I like curing a coat of Top IT Off over the polish before attempting stamping. I messed up the first few stamps, and with some non-acetone polish remover it was a breeze to take off the stamp and try again. I used my new striping tape technique for the tape I laid down on the pinky. So far, so good! Also, I got to use one of my new colors, Need A Tan - needed 3 coats for opacity, but I'm really happy with that color!

For the above manicure I did the following:

Thumb Nail:

1. • 3 coats Need A Tan, cure all coats
2. • 1 coat TIO, cure
3. • Wipe tacky layer. Stamp image using Konad Black polish
4. • Let dry. Finished with 1 coat of TIO, cure

Index Nail:

1. • 3 coats Need A Tan, cured all coats
2. • Create the half-moon smile line with Black Shadow, apply 2 coats, cure all coats
3. • Finished with 2 coats of Matte TIO, cure all coats

Middle Nail:

1. • 3 coats Need A Tan, cured all coats
2. • Wipe tacky layer. Hand paint cat design with 2 coats of Black Shadow, cure all coats
3. • Add dots of Structure and place studs, cure
4. • Finished with 2 coats of TIO, cure all coats

Ring Nail:

1. • 3 coats Need A Tan, cure all coats
2. • 1 coat TIO, cure
3. • Wipe tacky layer. Stamp image using Konad Black polish
4. • Let dry. Finished with 1 coat of Matte TIO, cure

Pinky Nail:

1. • 3 coats Need A Tan, cure all coats
2. • Wipe tacky layer. Lay down striping tape and press firmly into nail
3. • Apply one coat of Structure across entire nail, cure
4. • Finished with 1 coat of TIO, cure