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I spent literal years wanting a stamping plate featuring mermaid scales because I loved the look of mermaid scale mani's, but it took me ages to get one. Now, luckily, I have a few different options, but this really basic one from the Pueen Nail Party 03 Stamping Plate* is definitely a favorite and one that I will often reach for when I want a classic mermaid scales mani. For this one, I wanted to go for a really soft, low contrast look, which is opposite of my usual technique, and I think it turned out really beautifully. 

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As soon as I saw this stamping image on the Pueen 72 Stamping Plate from the 24B Stamping Plate Collection, I immediately wanted it on my nails. It's such an amazing image and the size of it (it fills a whole small round plate) makes it super versatile and easy to use to create a full mani with each nail looking the same. Normally when I think florals, I lean towards pink and purple, but for this one something in my was just screaming for orange and yellow... so I went with it!

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Did I end up having to do today's mani twice because the first time went great until it went absolutely off the rails? Yep! Was it worth it in the end? Also yep! I've had the neon pigment powders that I used for this mani in my collection for over a year now, but this is the first time I've actually used them and while I think there is probably a bit of a learning curve, I am also super into them and have a lot of ideas of other mani's I might wanna do with them.

But for now, let's get to this mani, shall we?

I was in a bit of a mood when I sat down to do today's mani, but what better way to clear up the gloom than to put together some super bright, fun summer nails? I decided to just go all in with neon base polishes and some layered stamping from a Clear Jelly Stamper plate that I'd had my eye on for quite a while and finally snagged from a friend of mine who was destashing a lot of her plates. 

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This week's #CBBxManiMonday is yet another one of those mani's for which this is my second attempt. It just happens sometimes that I try something and I initially really like it, but then as I think about it, it becomes clear that I actually want to do the same thing but different. And I realize that this probably sounds really neurotic of me... but what can you do? Anyway, without further ado, let's get into the nails, shall we? 

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After last week's faux watermarble design, I decided that I wanted to do another one this week using completely different techniques to get a totally different look. One thing I love about faux watermarble stamping is that you can do a million different things with the base to give yourself a million different designs. Also, it's been a while since I had done a smoosh, which is one of my favorite base techniques for stamping, so I grabbed for my favorite pastel neons and went for it. 

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