There's a lot of catching up to do, so..

Essie Pink Diamond, Sinful Colors Soul Mate and L'oreal French Tip White; plate s9











Brucci Heidi's Glow and SH Urgent Orchid; plate s9























Sephora by OPI Iris I Was Thinner, Brucci Sweet Dreams Carol, L'oreal French Tip White; plate s9























Sephora by OPI Iris I Was Thinner, SH Xtreme Wear in Black Out; plate s9























Brucci Sweet Dreams Carol, L'oreal French Tip White; plate s9























WnW Metallica and Revlon Steel Her Heart, with SH Xtreme Wear in Black Out; plate m57

KOTD: Plaid Leopard

Essie Chinchilly, Sally Hansen Black Out and Wet n Wild Metallica; plates M60 and M57

Two weeks and several manicures later.

Due to coming down with the flu, I've neglected posting for the last two weeks. To make up for it, this is going to be a bulk post with lots of picture spam.

NYC Manhattan and Wet n Wild Metallica; plate M57




Wet n Wild Sunny Side Up, NYC Times Square Tangerine and Essie Alligator Purse, stamped with Sally Hansen Black Out; plate M60




Essie Alligator Purse and Sally Hansen Black Out; plate M51




Sinful Colors Shausha and Sally Hansen Black Out; plate M57



An unnamed L'oreal Jet-Set gold polish layered over NYC Canal Street, stamped with Sally Hansen Black Out; plate M57

KOTW: Autumnal

Since I haven't updated in a few days and have had two different manicures in that time, this post will be a Konad-of-the-Week.

I've been experimenting with plate M51 lately, in particular with the small flower design. When I first received this plate I figured I'd never have a use for it because of its size and my tendency to prefer designs that cover more area, but multiple stamps on each nail works just fine and has turned this design into a favourite.

Revlon Deeply Chili, stamped with Revlon Rose Zing and Piggy Polish The Right to Bare Feet



NYC Manhattan and Wet n Wild Metallica



I also tried 'frankening' (god I hate that word, but what else can you call it?) for the first time with NYC's Manhattan. It barely looked like the plum shade I was expecting when I first tried it, and instead dried closer to a dusty brown colour. I didn't mind that much, but it was still disappointing.
After adding a bit of white it became an absolutely beautiful plum that's still dark but light enough to look like purple, not brown, both in the bottle and on the nail. I'm much happier with it now, and considering I didn't have the heart to take it off just yet, it might even be one of my new favourites.

KOTD: Fluidity

Revlon Minted and Sally Hansen Star Creme; plate M51

KOTD: Bronze Tiger

Although the main reason I bought M57 was for the leopard print, I had no idea I'd like the tiger print as much as I do. I've already used it with a few different colour combinations, but my favourite is still the classic orange/black.

Color Club Wild and Willing, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out; plate M57

KOTD: Fuchsia Leopard

Although I love M60 and S9, I felt it was time to expand my Konad collection and find something new to play with. I ordered M51 and M57 last week, and my new plates finally came in today!

Sally Hansen HD in Byte, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Black Out; plate M57



Naturally my day-old manicure didn't stand a chance, and was quickly sacrificed for the sake of hot pink leopard print. This might be the most girly manicure I've had in a really long time, though it's a nice change from the edgier colours I've been choosing lately. It actually reminds me a lot of Lisa Frank, so let's just say I'm indulging my inner 10-year-old at the moment.