Creepy or Cool?

MyOnLineShop was kind enough to send MJ II and MJ III plates recently...and while there were so many cool images that I couldn't wait to use, I decided to do a mani more on the creepy side....well, creepy if bugs freak you out, that is! When I seen the random ants, I immediately in my mind had a scene with ants at a picnic....this is what I came up with.

Started with a base of two coats of OPI Bride's Bouquet.

Stamped using CH3 with Konad red special polish.

Stamped tips using CH22.

Then stamped using black Konad special polish using MJ III. I thought my nails were cool, not creepy...but my friend, she wasn't a fan of these all...too many bugs for her liking! This mani freaked her out!

A pix in the sun....oh my!  My cuticles look so rough in these sun shots...that's why mainly there's shade ones in this post.

I randomly stamped a few of the images on MJ II and MJ III.....any I tried stamped well. 

MJ II and MJ III are available at MyOnlineShop as well as Fab Ur Nails. (For MyOnline Shop, go to the tab that says About and ordering information is there.) 

So, do you think this mani is creepy or cool?  I know one thing for sure....it's not your typical mani! 

Thanks for looking!

V-Day Mani Using Cheeky Plates

Just a quick mani I came up with so I could try out a couple of the polishes from the OPI Holland Collex as well as the Cheeky plates.



Not your typical Valentine's Day mani! lol! Certainly not a typical mani that I would do either! Base polishes used starting at thumb were Maybelline Zip Fly, Essence Vampire Love Into the Dark, OPI I Have A Herring Problem, OPI I Don't Give a Rotterdam!, and Orly Pixie Dust; all two coats.



Where's all the pretty silver sparkle in Zip Fly? Don't hardly see any on my nails! I think it all stuck to the side of the bottle!



Plates used were CH15 (thumb), CH15 (ring finger), CH29 (adorable couple on index), CH27 (kiss word on index), CH3 (heart on middle), CH16 (heart on index beside kiss) and then Big SdP B on pinky, stamped using Konad white special polish.


A couple pix of the Cheeky plates:




For comparison sake, Cheeky (bottom left) against BM (bottom right) against SdP image (upper design; grapes and leaves); while I haven't measured them, I eyeballed the images and I'd say the full size image is pretty close width wise to the second series of the BundleMonster plates, but not quite the same height, and not even close when compared to SdP, H, A or T series which are larger.



Not the smallest size of images I've seen, but I do wish they were larger like the A, T, H or SdP series. The plates have a paper backing...and are fairly thin and flexible...more than any other plates that I can recall. I'm only guessing this would be a problem if you didn't store them flat. Blue plastic protective covering comes off easily too! Always a plate plus!

I checked on Amazon and these plates are still sold out; if I do hear that they are available again, I'll post the link. Cheeky only ship within USA, which may pose a problem for international gals unless you're like me and willing to drive a distance to pick them up...or have a kind USA gal ship them to you!

Thanks for looking!

Edit: FYI, I've emailed Cheeky to see if/when they will be reselling these plates as I know there is some interest. I've also asked them to consider international shipping for all those stampers outside of USA...or those Canucks who can't drive to US (still can't believe I did that!!)! I'll update once I've heard back!

Edit: Cheeky did reply to my email. They indicated that they should be back in stock in approximatley one month. They will be available through Amazon US, UK, and DE; but unfortunately not Canada.