Shine on with Konad art

Hi everyone,

This is how I made this Urban Decay – Shine On colour work for me. I added a Konad design (plate M57) and some handpainted dots on top of that.

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The thing you need to remember when doing a plate technique for nailarts is to use a nailpolishremover that has no oils in it to clean the nailplate, stamper and scraper in between stamps. Also letting the nailpolish dry COMPLETELY is very important and I personally find that letting the nailpolish dry without a topcoat before applying the nailart gives you a better application of the stamp.

This means you polish your nails the way you prefer to do it.
I do:

• a coat of Nail Tek Step one which primes the nail,
• Nubar Nail Foundation as a basecoat,
• the nailpolish colour you prefer [in the opacity you like, so if you need two coats for your desired opacity, do two coats] or no colour if that is the art you’re going for,
• let this dry properly for at least half a day depending on how many layers you put on

Now it’s time to set up an art station with:

• kitchenpaper, the nailpolish for your nailart, the nailplate with your chosen design, the scraper, the stamper, nailpolish remover and some cotton pads,

To put on the art I:

• clean everything with nailpolish remover,
• place the nailplate on a folded piece of kitchenpaper (this means you can swipe the excess nailpolish off the plate in one quick sweep),
• unscrew the top of the polish I want for my nailart and place it where I can reach it quickly but it’s not in the way,
• put some of the nailpolish on the desired art and place the brush back in the polish bottle but I don’t close this bottle,
• then with one swipe I scrape of the excess nailpolish (and swipe this from the plate end onto the kitchenpaper),
• I put the stamper on the polish and press it firmly without moving it horizontally,
• now it’s time to place it on the nail with a rolling motion, so you line out the art on one side of the nail and then firmly you roll it to the other side of the nail and then place the stamper on the side on the kitchenpaper,
• take some nailpolish remover on a cotton pad and clean all the polish that was left on the nailart of the nailplate and the scraper and the stamper,
• put the naildesign back on the kitchenpaper but move it a little from it’s old spot to have a clean surface to work on again,
• wait for everything to dry (it dries soooo quickly),
• now it’s time to put another layer of polish on the place again and scrape it off and then follow the steps you’ve taken with applying the nailart on the first nail,
• (I like you turn the art 180 degrees every other nail to have it look less fake and more handmade if the design isn’t symmetrical),
• repeat untill all the nails are done,
• I find that a bit of sticky tape removes the polish that you stamped on the finger better then nailpolishremover that can sometimes wreck your nailpolish if you’re not carefull,
• you can put several designs on top of one another, so don’t think you have to stick to one layer of art,
• you can if you like also add handmade art on top to make it look more handmade then it really is,
• let the nailart dry for at least 5 minutes (it feels dry but can streak still) before adding a topcoat (I prefer Poshe).

It looks like it will take ages, but these steps mean you have a perfect nailart application and you get quicker and quicker everythime.

What you see in these pictures is:

1. NailTek – step one,
2. Nubar – Foundation basecoat,
3. Urban Decay – Shine On nailpolish (2 coats)
4. Konad – leopard design (plate M57)
5. Konad – black stamping polish
6. Essence – tip painter in white
7. Poshe – Quickdrying topcoat