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Hello all:

It's been a beautiful day in my neck of the woods. It was 74 degrees today. Perfect day to be relaxing on the porch. And me with a cold. My great aunt had a screened porch. She died along time ago. I was 7. It doesn't look the same now but I am proud to say is is on The Historical Register.

My mother loved this house. And she loved Auntie. The History lesson is over. But I know my brother and sisters won't forget this house.



I found this post for pink and gray nails on Bloglovin. Here's the link.  http://frame.bloglovin.com/?post=4817501097&blog=4629175. I didn't want to use her picture without permission. 


After you check out her link, this is what mine look like. 
I used a base coat as always. Whichever you choose is fine. My goal, when I try to recreate looks, is to use what I have at home. Some colors are spot on. other are close enough to the original. On my pinkie, pointer and thumb I used Color Club She's Sooo Glam. I always have a  hard time with light colored polishes. They never seem to go on smoothly. Anyway, three thin coats did the trick. For the Gray, I used L.A. Girl Color Pop Storm.

With a latex free makeup sponge, I sponged three coats of polish on my ring and middle finger. If you are not familiar with stamping, you need a makeup sponge. You can buy them anywhere. I happened to buy mine at Wal-Mart.





Here's what it should look like when the polish is on it. I always cut mine into smaller pieces. I've had the same package for a year.They are wedge shaped. You paint on two of three coats of nail polish and stamp your heart out.

To stamp, I used Konad Black and White Stamping Polish. The plate I used was Pueen SE02B.
To finish, I used L.A. Girl Gel Shine Top Coat.

Here's a closeup of my finished product. I hope you enjoy this post. As always, I purchased all the above mentioned products myself. 


Thanks for stopping by.

Lee

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  1. This turned out nicely!! So glad you got inspiration from the look!

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