Happy New Year!

It's New Year's Eve...and in just a few short hours, it will be a new year...a new decade even....as we welcome 2020!  These are the nails that I'll be wearing to ring in the New Year!

After doing one coat of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, did a sponged gradient of Color Club Peace Out Purple (which is really pink!), Mrs. Robinson and Island Vibes, no top coat.  This was easily one of the easiest gradients I have ever done! 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  All I could think of at this point was I hope I don't wreck it with the stamping!

First, I shadow stamped the thumb with image from Maniology M037 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Midnight Mischief.  Then stamped image from MoYou Festive 39 on thumb, SugarBubbles SBS18 on index, Maniology m02 on middle and ring and Powder Perfect Celebration 1 on pinky all using Painted Polish Blanc Slate. 

Maniology M037.  This is the plate that I used to shadow stamp the thumb stars before I stamped the words.  I cannot believe that I actually lined up those little dots not too badly or the shadow stamping!

Shadow stamped using same images using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I hope you have a safe New Year's Eve and all the best to you as we welcome the new year and decade...the Roarin' 20's!

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Jewel Toned Sweater Nails

These are too pretty to be ugly sweater nails, at least to me!  I love how bright they were; perfect for those blah winter days when I was wearing them!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Painted Polish skittles; starting at thumb and going clockwise:  Belle of the Ball, Seeing Stars, Party Fowl, Seeing Stripes and Grinch Green.  Can't say how many coats as some where just a couple; others were 3-4 plus some dabbing, etc. etc.

Creative Shop 112.

Stamped using Painted Polish Blanc Slate using image from Creative Shop 112.  Even with a clear stamper, I still mess up the placement!

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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Still Sharing Christmas Mani's!

Today is a relaxing day just lounging around the house, eating leftover turkey sandwiches and watching movies most of the day!  I thought I'd share the nails that I was wearing on Christmas day and still wearing today...they might even be my favourite of the season this year although those cute reindeer nails that I shared yesterday are hard to beat! Here's what I came up with!

I wish I could water marble; in my mind, I had a wonderful green, red and white water marble in my head that I wanted as the base.  But I have no water marble skills, so did the next best thing; stamper smooshy base.  It turned out like a hot mess and was a PITA to clean up even though I used latex but even though it is kinda the ugliest smooshy base you ever did see, it was a great base in hindsight for the stamping!  This is OPI Envy the Adventure, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and Color Club Catwalk.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with images from What's Up Nails B003 (index, thumb and pinky), Messy Mansion MM30 (middle) and Lina Can't Wait for Xmas! 02 (ring) using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.   I have to say, I love the ring finger; I thought it would be a cool mani if all nails were stamped with it but there's always next year!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!  I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!  

Started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, with accents of CbL Last Harvest and O Canada.

Topped thumb with a thin coat of KBShimmer Holly Back Girl.  Also topped the holos with OPI DS Shimmer for some more holo!  Then coated all with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Did a sponged gradient on two nails using OPI Envy the Adventure and Color Club Catwalk.

Stamped the holo accent nails with image from Delaney Lignes & Traits with Painted Polish Blanc Slate, the gradient nails with Dixie Plates Christmas 2018 with Painted Polish Midnight Mischief and the thumb with Marianne Nails n.127 using Konad red.

Dixie Plates Christmas 2018

Marianne Nails n. 127

Added a couple dots on the reindeer using same polishes that were used in the gradient.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Merry Christmas!!!

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Happy Christmas Eve!

It's Christmas Eve!  I'm spending a low key evening, mainly waiting for Santa to put the gifts under the tree and fill the stockings!  Uhum, guess who is Santa? lol.  I did these nails a couple nights ago; they are kind out of my wheelhouse but I had a thought about trying the Hit the Bottle jelly polishes and thought I would give it a try!  First time using the Hit the Bottles jellies but they worked out really well and are really pigmented; I could see myself reaching for them on a regular basis, that's for sure!  I love how vibrant they are against the black! 

Started with a base of two coats of OPI Black Onyx (no pix, as have shared before).  Stamped with images from Marianne Nails n.118 (index and middle), UberChic Christmas-01 (ring), UberChic Merry Christmas (words on thumb), W232 (wreath on thumb), and Delaney Noel A001 (pinky) using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

UberChic Merry Christmas

I'm not entirely sure if you are suppose to top coat first or just paint on top of the white base but I just waited a good amount of time to make sure the white stamping polish was dry, then applied Hit the Bottle polishes in Fireball, Shamrock and Bumble Bee.  I love how pigmented they are; they are a bright pop of colour against the dark base!

Top coated with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Have a wonderful Christmas Eve and thanks for looking!

Season's Greetings!

The holiday season is in full swing and before we know it, it will be December 26th and we'll be contemplating what we are going to be doing for New Year's!  I'm actually going to have a pretty low key Christmas; however, the weekend after will be quite busy as we have having family get togethers both days.  Anyway, I was looking through all the holiday nail art plates and came across the cutest gingerbread man plate on the thumb so decided to do nails based around gmen!  Here's what I came up with!

This was my test hand; the thumb turned out better placement wise so thought I'd share is too!

Started with a base of three coats of Scofflaw Ugly Renaissance Baby Paintings, no top coat.  This was part of April 2019 Polish Pickup.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Wistonia Have a Merry X'mas!(thumb) and B. Loves B.10 on the rest using MdU 22.

Wistonia Have a Merry X'mas!

Added seasonal greetings on thumb using Maniology M036 and holly using Marianne Nails n.118 using Konad red and MdU 37.  Also added dots here, there and everywhere using same two stamping polishes.

Decided didn't have enough dots so added more using CND Bicycle Yellow.  That isn't really why I added more lol, it was to brighten up the nails a bit!  This pix isn't the best; I had a really hard time with glare on the stamping as you can see on the pix above so tried some different lighting.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.  Funny hand post to try to get the words on the thumb visible!

These almost made me want to make some gmen cookies.  Almost.  

Hope you're have a good weekend; thanks for looking!

Mistletoes!

Going through my draft posts to pick one to post, I realize i don't have a lot of holiday type of mani's to share yet this year!  I've only done a few, although it does seem like I've done my share fair of snowflake and ugly sweater mani's!  I had better remedy this soon in the next few days!  But this is a holiday mani I did do not too long ago that I am sharing now.  It kinda has a vintage vibe, don't you think?  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Cadillacquer Odette, three coats, no top coat.  A perfect base to do any Christmas or snow nail art!

Topped with  KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Lina 4 Seasons-Winter 03 using MdU 48. 

Added dots using Moyra sp.02.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

  

 Thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does Accent Nails; Day 5

Here's my day 5 Digit-al Dozen accent nail challenge mani!  I think here, the concept was cool but my hands were kinda dry so not the best pix but hopefully you can overlook that!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a smooshy stamper base of Fancy Gloss Blue Skies and Pink Dreams over a quick coat of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

Added a coat of Essie Let It Snow.

Topped again with Polish 'M Dragon Fire.

Then topped with Polished for Days Supernova.  I was going for that unicorn look!

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from EjB-03 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Here's the other ladies day 5 mani's!

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