Monday, April 13, 2009

An Easter miracle...

Note: This was supposed to come out on Easter Sunday, but I had major camera problems that weren't resolved until this morning. I think it may be time for an upgrade...

While people may grumble about the commercialization of holidays in general, especially Christmas, I like the message of Easter. No matter what religion (or lack of) you subscribe to, I feel like everyone can relate to new beginnings and second chances. Today, I got out early from work, I got to attend Easter Mass AND I had my first fast food meal (McD's double cheeseburger meal with some chicken nuggets, what!) in 40 days...things couldn't get any better!


I finally made peace with my Konad. I tried Brooke's tip which suggested using an old credit card instead of the tradition Konad scraper. FINALLY, I had crisp Konad transfers!

It gives me great pleasure to say this: Konad and I are going to be okay.

The base color is Nina Ultra Pro In A Tiff. I am VERY impressed by this color. Unlike China Glaze's For Audrey (visual comparison to follow in a future post!), In A Tiff exhibits a very subtle white shimmer. While For Audrey requires three coats due to streaks, In A Tiff is opaque in TWO COATS! After my fiasco with the Claire's pastels, I'm still a little wary of pastels, so I was excited to see In A Tiff's application.


I used Konad plate m57 and China Glaze Awaken for the animal print. A couple of my nails were a bit imperfect, so I used China Glaze Wireless Holographic top coat to help deflect from the ragged edges from my Konad stamping. I found that this reminded me of a Victoria's Secret bra of mine...

7 comments:

Brooke said...

Congrats on the konading!! It looks great and I love the color combo!

I am going to have to get me that In A Tiff!

Velvet said...

This konad is gorgeous! I also have and love the color "in a tiff"! Looks great on you!

Mary said...

In a Tiff is my favorite Nina polish. Your nails look beautiful, you're mastering the Konad!

Lucy said...

Ver pretty! Love the design and color. Congrats on your Konad! Hope when I buy one, mine will come out goo.

The Asian Girl said...

Brooke--Thanks a lot!!! If I had never taken your tip, I'd still be Konad-depressed! That color rocks!

Velvet--It's a great color, isn't it? :)

Mary--It's my first Nina polish...I'm still taking baby steps, though :P

Lucy--Thank you! It's a great time to get a Konad now, with so many places giving great discounts!

Deez Nailz - Canadas most fabulous hand model said...

That color is amazing..... so pretty!
Unique, choice for the Konad, very unexpected

The Asian Girl said...

Deez Nails--Those CG Romantique shades are perfect for the Konad; I tried to use CG OMG but In A Tiff was way too light to show off the holo.

 
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