Summer gradient with stamping

Hello lovelies! 
 
Ugh I've been so bad at posting recently. I've been sooooo tired after being so busy I just haven't had the energy. Plus I hate taking photos when it's drizzly and grey outside. I like seeing my manis in the sunshine! 
 
Anyway! I did this pretty gradient using China Glaze - Sunshine Pop, China Glaze - Lighthouse, Cult Nails - Seduction and Essie - Bossa Nova. I loveeeeddd the way this gradient turned out. It all went balls up when I stamped on it though. This image was from the DRK B plate which unfortunately doesn't seem to work for me. I think the images are too deep or something. Which is a bummer. If you step back from the computer and view this from afar it looks okay, but once you see it close up you realise how rubbish and smudged the design went. Wahhh. So this is a partial fail. Boo.
 
I still liked it though! :)
 
 










I'm getting better at gradients. I may try another one soon!

Also - there are about 8 hours left to enter my Giveaway! I'm so excited about this! I can't wait to see who wins! EEP!

What do you think? Have you ever ruined a really good base mani with rubbish stamping?

Thanks for looking.

Aimee x

Hot Looks skittles gradient with stamping!

Hi there. These pictures are really wierd. It's so dark and grey outside, there's no light at all, and all the pictures I took looked super dark and horrible, so I've been experimenting. Please forgive the strangness. I WILL get to grips with my camera one day! I liked my gradient experiment so much that I decided to do a full gradient skittle manicure WITH glitter AND stamping! Phew!




This is the best natural light I could get. Come back sun! We miss you!

For these I used:
Miss Sporty Base Coat
Barry M - Matt White.
Collection 2000 Hot Looks - Siren
Collection 2000 Hot Looks - Lemon Soda
Collection 2000 Hot Looks - BMX Bandit
Collection 2000 Hot Looks - Fruit Loop
Collection 2000 Hot Looks - Mint Mojo
E.L.F - Twinkle
Konad Special Stamping Polish - Black
Bundle Monster Plate No. 10

These Hot Looks polishes are actually pretty good quality for the price (£1.99 each!) but as you can see, Seche Vite didn't like it all that much and it has shrunk a little, which is especially evident at the tips. I think this is kind of cute and spring-ish (which might be a little optimistic!). I wish I'd maybe used a lighter blue. These nails didn't last long because my new a-england polishes arrived this morning and I simply MUST use them! I cannot wait! Have you tried a-England? They are AMAZING!

Aimee.