January 5th, 2010

KOTD: Hello Kitty Kitty!

Meow! :D

I want to make a MAC’s Love Lace collection inspired manicure soon so I thought “Hmm.. what about MAC collection inspired manicures in general?”. The first collection that came to my mind was last years Hello Kitty collection because I just loved the black packaging with white and pink graphics.

Luckily I got my paws on the Fauxnad image plate with the Hello Kitty head and bow shaped rhinestones so I could realize this idea of the Hello Kitty manicure today. :)

First I was unsure about if I want to use a shimmery or creme black nail polish as a base or a grey or silver nail polish for the darker stamping. But then based on the MAC packaging for the collection I skipped the shimmer and sticked to the cremes.


 

In crappy, crappy daylight that caused a blurry picture :(

KOTD: Hello Kitty Kitty!

base color: p2 – eternal (210), one coat
darker swirls: Konad m69 with MAC – On The Prowl
bright swirls: Konad m69 with Konad – Special Nail Polish white
Hello Kitty head: Fauxnad A02 with Konad – Special Nail Polish white
white/clear bow shaped rhinestones
pink round rhinestones

 

KOTD: Hello Kitty Kitty!

 

In halogen lighting

KOTD: Hello Kitty Kitty!

 

KOTD: Hello Kitty Kitty!

I love how this turned out. It was the right decision to use cremes instead of shimmery nail or special polishes. However I was really unpleased with the black nail polish I used as a base color. I love all my other p2 nail polishes but this one is gloopy horror! :(

The pink round rhinestones and the white/clear bow shaped rhinestones are included in my giveaway.

What do you think about the idea to make more MAC collection inspired konadicures? Now that I got my paws on the Light Affair nail polish I can make the Love Lace inspired manicure that I have in my head soon but I am thinking about which other collections would be a great inspiration for future manicures. :)

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42 Responses to “KOTD: Hello Kitty Kitty!”

Missy said on January 5th, 2010 at 20:30

I loooooooooooooove this! :D So cute!

the-swatchaholic said on January 5th, 2010 at 20:47

Thank you Missy! :)

I haven’t gotten my hands on the two glitters from the OPI Alice In Wonderland collection yet but I want to order them soon. I am replying here because the Giveaway comments are for entries of the Giveaway only and I don’t want to disturb the entries. :)

Deniz said on January 5th, 2010 at 23:16

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Was soll ich jetzt sagen?…

Kate & Zena said on January 6th, 2010 at 01:51

This is so cute! I love the Hello Kitty fauxnad!

Kate & Zena said on January 6th, 2010 at 01:56

Ack, my comment disappeared! The HK manicure is very cute. I love this manicure. I wish I were patient enough for Konad but I’m not.

Deniz said on January 6th, 2010 at 03:09

you really, really inspire me. this one is a work of art. and I was thinking about chucking on the prowl in the garbage bin, the consistency of mine is horrible. who could know it would stamp this well? the color combination is simply amazing. are those pink stones from the ebay wheel?

rijaH said on January 6th, 2010 at 03:12

Wauw thats really cute :D Your so good ;D You keep amazing me girl! Would love to see more mac konads ;D

the-swatchaholic said on January 6th, 2010 at 09:34

Aww you are all making me blush! Thank you so much! :)

On The Prowl is great for Konad, Deniz! With Konad you don’t get the bottle color on the nails because its not as opaque as a Konad special polish but over black its stunning and it should work great on a white base too! :)
Yes the rhinestones are from the big rhinestone wheel. I just love their size! They are smaller than 2mm and I prefer them over 2mm rhinestones. :)

rijaH I can’t wait to make more MAC inspired Konads! :D

PurpleCrownPrincess said on January 6th, 2010 at 09:58

Holy Moly Macaroni! This looks amazing! How do you do this? I must learn

Solveig said on January 6th, 2010 at 10:00

Ooooh, totally cute! :D

Shannon said on January 6th, 2010 at 10:53

I love this creation that you have made. Its very artistic and unique. By far the best Konad design that I have based upon a theme. Keep up the good work! :P

the-swatchaholic said on January 6th, 2010 at 13:25

Thank you everyone! :)

Landa said on January 6th, 2010 at 18:29

Oh this is too cute.

Polish Hoarder said on January 6th, 2010 at 21:29

Oh my gosh. I love every Konad that you do! You are so creative!! I’m jealous of your skills ;)

the-swatchaholic said on January 6th, 2010 at 23:01

Thank you girls! :)

*blushes badly* @ Polish Hoarder ♥ :)

Zel said on January 7th, 2010 at 20:31

This is amazing! I’m tempted to try doing these myself! But I’m so horrible at painting my nails lol.

Tish said on January 8th, 2010 at 16:53

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGosh this is soooo pretty!!!

the-swatchaholic said on January 8th, 2010 at 17:40

Thank you Zel and Tish! :)

I love it so much that I am still wearing it. Also I have no tipwear yet which makes me love the black creme nail polish again even if its gloopy. :)

MinderMutsig (Kirsten) said on January 8th, 2010 at 17:58

I love it! Very cute!

Madame B Fatale said on January 9th, 2010 at 12:10

Gosh this is gorgeous!!!

Lucy said on January 11th, 2010 at 19:55

I love this manicure. I own the Hello Kitty makeup and nail polish from MAC. That’s about it from anything Hello Kitty. I just think it’s such a cute design. I love your designs on your nails. Love the swirls and the combination of colors.

Nicole O. said on January 12th, 2010 at 00:50

OMGAH, I LOVE this!!!!! I love Hello Kitty so much! This turned out great. Do you know if any retailers sell Konad plates?? I’ve never tried them, & seeing your nails makes me want to try them even more!

the-swatchaholic said on January 12th, 2010 at 11:04

Thank you all! :)

Nicole O. I buy Konad image plates on http://www.ocnailart.com/. With the code “sparkled” or “Scrangie” you get 30% off your order and I think now free international shipping starts at $20 after discount and from the 14th or 15th it starts from $40 after discount. Free shipping should start lower on US shipping. :)

The image plate (non Konad) with the Hello Kitty head is from ebay.

Yaya said on January 12th, 2010 at 21:38

this is amazing! you are awesome my dear!

Tee said on January 12th, 2010 at 22:00

I really really love this! Its so cute! This makes me really want to go out and get a Konad kit.

the-swatchaholic said on January 13th, 2010 at 10:08

Thank you so much Yaya and Tee! :)

Amber (Phresh Mentality_ said on January 15th, 2010 at 15:58

loooove this!!

Danica said on January 15th, 2010 at 17:35

That is so cute. I never like doing all that work, because I take it off the next day. My polish never lasts more than about 32 hours max.

the-swatchaholic said on January 29th, 2010 at 00:32

Thank you Amber and Danica! :)

Dominique said on January 29th, 2010 at 09:28

This is so cute!! But….what does “fauxnad” stand for? Please let me know, so I can have a hello kitty stamp!

the-swatchaholic said on January 29th, 2010 at 11:32

Thank you Dominique! :)

Fauxnad stands for image plates that are not from Konad. “Faux” for non-Konad and the “nad” from Konad.

I got this image plate on ebay but the non-Konad image plates are not called fauxnad there. They are just called stamp or stamping image plates. :)
This is the set with the Hello Kitty motif I bought: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300342296866

miss patel said on February 3rd, 2010 at 20:53

oh god, love the hello kitty one. I use this theme so often on my website

http://www.pinkz80.com/

Will definitely try this one.

mrsrexy said on February 12th, 2010 at 06:54

I love this design. Where did you get the rhinestones? I have been searching for them and can’t locate them. They are sooooo cute!!

the-swatchaholic said on February 12th, 2010 at 08:55

Thank you, mrsrexy!
I found both the round and bow shapes rhinestones on ebay. They bow shaped rhinestones are sold as a 5000 pcs set :o but I wanted them so badly that I bought them anyway. You can find them if you search for “bow rhinestones nail art” on ebay. :)

mrsrexy said on February 14th, 2010 at 06:04

Thx for the reply. I seen them there but I thought 5000! Thats a whole lotta rhinestones! But price isn’t too bad considering 5000 stones. But I love the bow sooo much I might just get them. I was lucky to get hello kitty fauxnad plate just before Christmas-it was the first one I tried out!

Keep up the fantastic work-I admire your manicures!

mrsrexy said on February 14th, 2010 at 06:09

BTW, while I was faithful to Konad topcoat, I got tired of it smearing the polish, even if it did a thin coat or didn’t brush over image a second time and I finally tried using Seche Vite quick dry topcoat, which hasn’t smeared yet for me. Plus it is an amazing polish topcoat too!

Leonie said on May 24th, 2010 at 18:27

That`s soooo cute!!

Paige said on May 24th, 2010 at 20:20

love this! it’s gorgeous <3xoxo

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