Review of CICI&SISI Jumbo Series 2 Stamping Plates

Hi Lovelies! Last week I showed you the CICI&SISI Series 1 stamping plates and now I would like to continue by showing you the 2nd series. The CICI&SISI brand currently has four series of six plates each plus a few single plates. I've only have the first two sets and the rest are firmly on my never ending wish list.

Dreamy Scrolls

Hi There! I'm getting ready to write my review for the 2nd series of CICI & SISI plates, so I thought I would take the time to sneak in one more manicure featuring a plate from that set. I wore this manicure back in October and absolutely loved it. It features one of my favorite thermals from the winter Polished by KPT collection. This thermal switches colors so easily and I adore both the warm and cold states. A touch of golden scrolls was all that I needed for this elegant look...

Review of CICI&SISI Jumbo Series 1 Stamping Plates

Hi Lovelies! Although a day late, I'm still in keeping with the New Year's resolution to show my stamping plate collection on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Today I would like to review the CICI&SISI Jumbo Series 1 stamping plates. There are now 4 series plus a few single plates available from the CICI&SISI brand. I only own the first two series, the second of which I will show you next weekend...

Teal Swirls...

Hi everyone! Today's out of the archives manicure is one of my favorites that I didn't get a chance to share with you before. This was a look that I created while playing around with the Nicole by OPI 2014 shades. There are so many pretties in that release, but as usual, I gravitated toward the teal...

Emerald Butterflies...

Hi Everyone! Today I have another manicure from the archives to share with you. I created this while playing around with the shades from the Nicole by OPI 2014 releases at the beginning of this year. I just adore this teal duochrome shade and it seemed the right spot for some butterflies to land...

Roughled Turquoise...

Hi Everyone! Today I would like to show you a manicure which I consider a bit of a happy accident. I had been wearing the Nicole by OPI On What Grounds? for a few days after swatching it and as I often do, I decided to play around with nail art before removing it. It always gives me the freedom to try various things without the fear that I need to make it perfect. Most often I end up with a different design on each nail. The ones that turn out well get stored somewhere in my brain to try out later and the whole mess usually gets promptly removed. This time however, I liked the idea enough to try it out  right away, despite the visible (at least to me) nail growth. I think this looks a bit like marble or turquoise...

Safari Skittlette...

I realize my post title might be a bit misleading. This manicure really doesn't conjure up images of a safari, but hear me out. I was swatching the beautiful Color Club Safari Garden collection and I kept getting sidetracked on Instagram because I'm addicted to it (ps. come say hi to me @wackylaki). I came across this skittlette manicure and decided to try it out with the Color Club Safari Garden shades I had in front of me, hence the name Safari Skittlette.

I often admire skittlette manicures, but I'm a big chicken when it comes to trying out my own. Semi-copying someone else seemed like good baby steps. I'm not sure how I feel about it though, so tell me what you think...

Nicole by OPI Nautical Doodle

Hi Everyone! I must confess that I'm a pretty bad swatcher. Whenever I swatch a collection, I get sidetracked and start dreaming up nail art ideas. I make no apologies though since I love bringing such spur of the moment ideas to life. This is one of the manicures that I created while swatching the new Nicole by OPI 2014 shades which I showed you yesterday...

Sunday Stamping and El Corazon Rainbow...

I decided to take part in this week's Sunday Stamping challenge in the group Adventures in Stamping partly as an excuse to play with my new CICI&SISI stamping plates and to show you this beautiful El Corazon lacquer. The theme for this challenge is to stamp using a plate whose number ends in 2, which left the manicure options wide open. I chose a relatively simple pattern to create this luxurious tufted look...