Friday, June 11, 2010

Nail Stickers - Take 2

last week was not a good polish week for me. in that post, i babbled on about my Broadway's Fashion Diva stickers & how they came off after only a day of wear. i didnt know whether to blame the stickers or the new Orly Top 2 Bottom top/basecoat that i had tried for the first time. so two nights ago [which was...Wednesday night] i retried the stickers but this time, i used my trusty ol' Poshe Nail Strengthening Basecoat & Poshe Super-fast Drying topcoat.

i also killed 2 birds with 1 stone with this; i was able to try my stickers again & try another new polish, Orly's Lola. Lola was super *bleh* to me when i put it on...but the more i looked at it, the more i began to like it. the pictures down below are 2 coats of Lola. Lola is a pretty, vibrant hot raspberry pink.

here is a picture from Thursday morning;

*please dont mind my super ugly ring finger..the stickers are EXTRA sticky & once they touch a spot, they STICK! if you try to peel it off, it peels the polish off too. so..thats why my ring finger has an ugly design.. -__-

there was a BIT of lifting of the stickers -- which happened last time. but when i layed my 2nd coat of topcoat on, the sticker seemed to level back down?..

here's my nails from Thursday night -- after a day of work;

ergh..the sun was gone by the time i took this picture so i had to use flash..so the polish isnt accurately colored.

besides for minor tipwear..nothing changed. the stickers didnt fall off -- like how they did last time. so i decided to keep this mani on for another day.

here's a picture of my nails that i just took a few hours ago after i got off work;

ergh. the sun was going down. non-accurate color picture..again. -__- uhm..the stickers were slowly starting to peel off. just tiny bits. but that was it.


so isnt this the weirdest thing?! last time i used the stickers, they didnt even last me a day. this time, they lasted me 2 full days. so..i CANT blame the stickers?..right? i have to retry my Top 2 Bottom top/basecoat again soon. we'll figure this out - - eventually - - i hope.. ;)

anyway, please wish me luck for this weekend! im gunna be playing in a volleyball tournament -- all day Saturday & Sunday. theres supposed to be thunderstorm for both days yet its gunna be in the 80's. [icky Michigan weather. grr.] so hopefully the weather wont be as sucky as its said to be...and hopefully we do good! ;)

enjoy your weekend!,
<3KATRINA

14 comments:

  1. have fun with the volleyball ! :)
    & i hope the weather won't be too crazy, haha.

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  2. I don't see an icky ring finger. ;) They all look darn right CUTE!!!

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  3. thanks Eva! i hope not either! haha

    aw, you're too sweet, Kimberly ! =]

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  4. those look amazing! i love sticker art...but no many how many layer of top coats that I put on, the sticker will eventually peel off. that really sucks! : ( but it looks really nice at the beginning! haha! : )

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  5. good luck with volley ball =)
    and ur sticker nails soo cute..

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  6. Really cool looking.
    Hey have you entered my giveaway yet? :)
    http://susies1955.blogspot.com/2010/06/please-enter-my-giveaway-o.html
    Susie

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  7. I also love to use nail stickers for its easy to use specially when Im on the go.. love it its so pretty!!

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  8. Here's wishing you clear skys and great volleyball moves!

    I love the stickers and the designs you came up with. I've been getting into stickers lately too, I would love to try these, where did you get them again?

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  9. It turned out great! I don't see an icky finger.

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  10. Waow, you're nails age gorgeous (:
    Where did you get the stickers from? And good luck in the volleyball toruni xD

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  11. priincess - thanks! and its true...stickers will always fall off in the end..bummer! at least they're cute for a while! haha ;)

    ipehishere; thanks so much! ;)

    camy, thanks :)

    susie, thanks!

    thriszha, thanks! and youre right! nail stickers are great when time is limited! ;)

    LWTT, thanks so much :) and i got those stickers from Walgreens. ;)

    Enamel Girl, aw, thanks! ;)

    Yen Jannette, thanks so much! ;) and i got those stickers from Walgreens.

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  12. how much were the stickers? I like that they are 3dish.

    I always say that I'm not a great fan of super bright rich warm colored polishes....like reds, oranges, corals, but then when I wear them I end up really liking them. very odd.

    Did you put a top coat on first then stick the stickers on then put another top coat on top of that? I wonder if the stickers would stay better on if you did basecoat, polish, sticker top coat versus basecoat, polish, topcoat, sticker, top coat.

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  13. shortnails, the stickers were probably.. $4? it wasnt too bad. but i did basecoat, polish, sticker, topcoat. i didnt do a topcoat in between. maybe i'll try the other way another time. haha

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