Konad nail stamping

When I was researching gothic lolita, I read through an article which mentioned nail stamping so I looked it up and the main brand in charge of the trend is Korean brand KONAD. The best way to explain it is you have a metal disc with an image engraved into it, you put some nail polish on the plate, scrape away the excess and use a stamper to transfer the image to your nail.

Here's a picture of the instructions on the back!

I bought this set about two weeks ago which comes with their image plate M3, two small nail polishes for stamping, a topcoat and the stamper/scraper set.

It looked really intriguing and I was itching to try it, although a friend I met recently did mention it wasn't as easy as they made it look and offered to lend me her set, though I saw her rarely so I thought, I'll buy it if I come across it. One of the websites I came across, Cosmetic Cupcake happened to be a Sydneysider and mentioned that Konad could be either purchased online from the US or through Konad Australia's eBay, there was also a store which had closed down, boohoo T_T.

A little while ago I noticed a new store in the place where they sued to sell Konad. Next to it was a small sign saying the old store had moved into the plaza just a few steps away... could it be???

After walking in, I noticed there were several clothing and beauty stores which I glanced in, I finally found the right one and saw a small display with Konad items but alas, "back in 5 mins"! I know, I know, the lady probably just ran to the bathroom or to get a snack but I actually wasn't in the shopping mood so I thought, I know it's here so I'll come another time!

The next time I came, the lady inside gave me a quick demo on how to use Konad and she said they only had one set left, and I could add another plate for $10 but I said I would think on it because I couldn't decide on the plates. In the end, when I went back yet again, I just bought the basic set XD

The results!

Her demo:

First time trying Konad:

 You can see some images have a lot of excess nail polish, I didn't clean the plate before re-using the image!

Cleaning:

Some good tips I came across for the cleaning process:

http://www.rina-alcantara.com/2010/08/personal-tips-on-using-konad-stamping.html

and also:

Newsprint Nails

Decided to make newsprint nails! I was looking up something and came across the world of youtube nail tutorials! This is relatively simple to do!

1. Base coat and colour
2. Cut little strips of newsprint
3. Apply to nails with some form of alcohol, You can just dab it on the paper, use a paintbrush, dip the paper in the alcohol.
4. Add a topcoat!


Just check it out on youtube, there are a few tutorials :)

The colours I used are from faceshop Blue: BL603 and Lavender PP401. Just look out for the plain nail polish bottle with light colours!

And there in the background I'm watching the 2011 version of Hunter X Hunter =D!!!