Friday, January 15, 2010

Swirly French Tips.

I am leaving for a weekend trip to San Fransisco ( had so much fun there in October!)  This time I'm taking the hubbs.

But I had to do a real conservative mani, here it is real quick....cuz i need to pack!




 Here is the VERY cool plate I finally used for the first time.  It is a new FAVE!


I wish I had time to do the VERY SIMPLE tutorial...or at the very least take a pic with something OTHER than my iphone!  But here it is, Have a wonderful weekend!

'till your next fix.....


17 comments:

Perles & Paillettes said...

As this plate is in my wishlist, I'm very happy to see a design made with it ^^
It's really pretty :)

Unknown said...

Hello from Finland,

I bought that plate as my first plate and result really wasn't as nice as yours! :D

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Anonymous said...

I wish i had such long nails to do that mani.
Looks great!

Unknown said...

Have fun!
You look stunning with this mani!

nihrida said...

Great one! Love this pattern

Susie said...

Really nice. :)
Susie

pascale said...

je l'ai aussi cette plaque et je l'aime beaucoup
ta french est parfaite

Anonymous said...

When you get back, would you mind doing the hearts one for us all to see? That looks like it'd be a fab Valentine's mani

yardsticks 4 lunatics said...

I love doing the patterned tips as a "faux french"....they look like lace, and yours is beautiful! (they are so easy, too!) :)

Unknown said...

Could you share some tips on doing French manicures with Konad? I have this plate too, but I have not found the trick to lining it up correctly so the arc fits on the right spot on your nail. I have so many visions of cool French manicures with this plate alone, but I need some help!

Paige said...

That is so pretty!!

konADDICT said...

Ayuu- totally thought of you when I posted this. I never really had a terrible interest in this plate, but did it because I hadn't even started packing for my trip (the following morning) and needed so
ething easy & fast.
Yardstick- agreed, it's easy- as in, fast, once you get the hangof the line up.
Susan- I too had trouble with the line up when I started using plate m19. In fact I wrote it off for most konadis, opting to free hand yips. But, if you practice it gets easier. I usually have my fingers bent, tips facing me ( the hand being stamped.) If you are right handed, when doing the left hand, roll the stamp with your right hand. Like wise, when stamping your dominant hand ( in my case, my right), rather than rolling the STAMP onto the finger..... Hold the stamp stationary in the left hand, then roll your right hand ONTO the stamp. In other words, always move the dominant hand- it has more control.
Ange, yeah I actually have a coule valentines konadies to post at the end of the month. But I will use that one too. Id like to see if it surprises me.

Unknown said...

I like it!!

Tabula Rasa said...

I like this concept of conservative yet fancy tips. Thanks too for all the effort you've put into your previous tutorials for us.

Camy said...

very beautiful and elegant!

konADDICT said...

tabula rasa (by the way that always reminds me of my theory classes in anthropology)...

hey, thanks just for saying so. It really means a lot to me when people take the time to say such kind thank you's. So glad you noticed!

HeavenNRJ said...

Simply beautiful! I got this plate. Can't wait to play with it.:) But first I have to try some basic designs because I'm a beginner. :)

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