Hello lovelies,

It's time for a nail art challenge! I'm part of a Facebook group called PAINT ALL THE NAILS and this month's challenge is double stamping. I admit to cheating a bit because I've filled flowers with gold polish as stamped decals, not just pure stamping. But I'm pretty happy with the result so let's have a look at the manicure ;)

How to achieve this look:

1. Apply a coat of base coat on clean dry nails
2. Paint the nails with two coats of grey polish, I've used 'Ard As Nails Slated
3. Then using B. Loves Polish Colour Alike stamping polish in B. a Twilight and chevron pattern from B.01 ♥ geometry is perfect ♥ stamping plate, stamp on the charcoal chevrons
4. Next create the stamping decals, gold roses framed with white. Stamp roses from B.02 ♥ flower power ♥ plate with white Essence stamping polish onto B. Loves plates XL stamper and leave it to dry a minute.
5. Then fill in the roses with gold B. Loves Polish Colour Alike stamping polish in B. a Golden Queen
6. Once it dries paint a layer of topcoat over the decal and let it dry again. I've used Seche Vite top coat
7. Once the decal is dry, peel it off the stamper and lightly press it on the nail freshly painted with topcoat
8. Apply another layer of topcoat over the whole nails and decals
9. Cut off the excess pieces of the decal with scissors and then clean up the rest with brush and acetone

I've also played with matte topcoat (Cuccio Matte Topcoat) and the matte version looks great, so I want to share it with you as well:

As always, if you recreate this look then please let me know by tagging @lucysstash or you can include #lucysstash so I can see your creation. I love seeing your nailart!

Hope you've enjoyed today's post and manicure and please check out manicures from other bloggers:

Hello lovelies,

Whilst I'm preparing some bigger post for you, I want to share with you this older nail art manicure I did on my rounded nails at the time.

I have been playing with SpaRitual Autumn polishes from the Pause collection, namely Artisan and Modern Craftsman. I've decided to create stamping decals and a chic geometric design.

I have applied two coats of Artisan and then I had to create the decals. I have stamped the geometric pattern on a stamper and filled some parts with small brush and Modern Craftsman. Then I topcoated the decal and once it was dry I peeled it off and applied to the wet nail. The gold polish I've used for stamping is Hit The Bottle To have and to Gold, the stamping plate Pueen 103 from the 24M - Make Your Day set and stamper and scraper from B. Loves Plates.

Where to buy:

Sparitual: SpaRitual UK / SpaRitual US

Hit The Bottle: US & Canada, UK, Australia

Pueen stamping set: Pueen US

B. Loves Plates products: B. Loves Plates website

This manicure is from about a month and a half ago when I freshly filed nails on one of my hands into round shape...so don't worry, I didn't change my nail shape completely ;) What do you think about the manicure?

Have a lovely day! Lucie

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