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It's Pink October

So here we are again.  October is such a beautiful time of year. It's also been deemed "Breast Cancer Awareness" month.  Last year I tried to do a different pink manicure every day. It was a bit over the top and I decided to do something different.  This is still a pink manicure, just different. 

Since my nails are still a bit on the flimsy side after taking off the acrylics, I have been putting a coat of LED gel base and top coat. I did apply tips to  my thumb nails. They keep splitting about half of the way through the nail. That is just "no bueno."  Today I added a coat of sheer pink gel between those two coats. This make my nails stand up to the beating they take on a daily basis. 

The pink gel I used is Sensationail Babydoll Pink. It's the perfect French manicure pink. The gel polish is EZ Flow Tru Gel base and top coat. Before you do anything with the gel, you need to make sure you use a "primer" first. This isn't a traditional primer like the one you use for acrylic nails. It's EZ Flow Bond-It -On.  There isn't any acid in it. You simply put it on and let it dry. 

 I tried to get as close as I could with the camera so you could see the design.




After I finished the gel, I used Mundo de Unas Pink-01. For the design I used a Emily de Molly stamping plate EDM10.

I topped the design off with a coat of INM Out the Door fast drying top coat and the deed, she is done.

I like this design because it's intricate without being too much.  I hope you enjoy this look.

As per usual, I purchased all my supplies with my own money. I have included the links below if you are interested.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lee

EZ Flow gel I bought from ebay. The seller isn't selling any longer but you can still find the products.

Emily de Molly stamping plates - Beautyometry, http://www.beautometry.com/
Mundo de Unas Pink-01 stamping polish - http://www.mundodeunas.com/
INM Out the Door - RiteAid, https://www.riteaid.com/
Sensationail Babydoll Pink - WalMart, http://www.walmart.com/


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