New Year's Nails!

It's New Year's Eve so I thought I'd share these New Year's nails that I did not too long ago.  

 Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Milani 3D Holographic 510, no top coat. I chose this colour as I wanted a gold that would really pop with a negative space image, which I knew I wanted to do.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from UberChic Christmas-02 with an accent nail of MoYou Festive-039 sing Midnight Mischief.  I had planned on using a negative space fireworks image but couldn't find it so did snowflakes instead.  Of course, I found the negative space fireworks image the next day.  Whomp, whomp, whommmpppp.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

New Year's Eve is going to be another quiet affair this year but it won't be that much different than any other year.  Whatever you happen to do, be safe during these trying times!

Thanks for looking!

Christmas Snowflakes!

I'm sharing these nails as I still have Christmas themed nails to share even though Christmas is over.  They are too much like Christmas to wait for January even though they are snowflakes.  I did these nails when I was doing Christmas nails but couldn't find images I wanted to use but really liked the snowflake images on this plate so decided to use them.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats each of Colors by llarowe Red Corvette and Cupcake Leaf Me Alone.  These are perfect Christmas colours and go together so well!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Beauty Big Bang XL-94 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Beauty Big Bang XL-94.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays!  

I've been pretty low key all holiday season; my area has been under lockdown since early December so just spent time at home with my family.  Didn't even do much shopping other than a few stocking stuffers.  Got caught up on some sleep, some overdue housework and decluttering that I've been meaning to do for a while.  It was a nice break after working so many hours leading up to the holidays.  

Started with a base of Painted Polish Winter's Dawn, Painted Polish Smarty Pants, Painted Polish Frosty & Flirty and Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Beatnik.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Maniology MXM 044.

Stamped using images from What's Up Nails B003 (ring and index), Maniology MXM 044 (thumb), Marianne Nails n.30 (middle and pinky) using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and MdU 112.

Added a few dots on a couple nails.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Hope you had a wonderful holiday season!

Thanks for looking!

Season's Greetings!

Still trying to get all my holiday nails shared before the season is over.  So sorry to spam you with all the holiday nails now but it's either that, or they wait until next year!  Some will probably wait anyway!  

Started with a base of three coats of Fancy Gloss Pistachio Chip.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Moyra 57 Winter is Here using MdU 98 with an accent nail of Bunny Nails HD-F using MdU 9.

Moyra 57 Winter is Here

Added some dots using MdU 9 on all nails except ring; stamped it with Mdu 98 on it with same Moyra image.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!  

The base is KBShimmer He Slimed Me, KBShimmer Chilly Pepper and OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, no top coat.

Topped OPI MBSW with Colores de Carol Let's Get Lit.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Creative Shop 160 (ring), Infinity 29 and MoYou Festive 06 (thumb), Moyra 71 Frozen (middle), Moyra 36 Winter is Coming (index) and UberChic Christmas 02 (pinky).  I did these nails around 2 am so my shadow stamping wasn't that tight on the thumb but hey, it was late and I wasn't up to doing them again.  I'm surprised I layer stamped so well on the ring and pinky fingers lol.  I feel thought that the stamping covered too much of the topper though so I think next time I used this topper, I'd stamp smaller images.  Used MdU 9, 52 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate for stamping polishes.

Decided to add a bit of colour and interest, so added a few random dots here and there with same stamping polishes and also CND Gold Chrome.

Creative Shop 160

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 All the best to you this holiday season!

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!

It's Christmas Eve!  This means that Santa Claus is busy at the North Pole today in preparation of trekking around the world later tonight!  He couldn't do this without the help of Mrs. Claus and the elves, not to mention Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer guiding his sleigh tonight!

Started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls with accents of KBShimmer Holly Back Girl

Applied stamper decals from images UberChic Christmas-01 (index), Wistonia The North Pole (pinky) and Delaney Noel 005, the did layered stamping on middle and ring finger using Clear Jelly Stampeer CJS C-34.  Used Konad red, Painted Polish Midnight Mischief, Painted Polish Blanc Slate, MdU 84, Mdu 88 and another with no label, as well as a few different regular polishes for the stamper decals that I didn't make mark down.

Delaney Noel 5

My thumb had a bad reaction to the topcoat and smear from one end of the nail to the other, so don't have any pictures of the mani with topcoat.  Except these four fingers. But what I noticed after putting on a water based topcoat that Santa's beard kinda turned yellow!  I think it was the face stamping coming through the white.  Regardless, Santa cannot have a yellow beard!

So I decided to add KBShimmer White Here, White Now on the beard and then on Santa and Mrs. Claus's fur lining and then restamped the holly and mistletoe again.  For the thumb, removed the smeared stamping and base polish, then put on OPI Envy The Adventure topped with Painted Polish Grinch Green (mainly as I happen to have them sitting on my nail station from doing other mani's) and then stamped it with an image from Beauty Big Bang XL-030 (mainly as I happen to have it sitting there on my mani station to use for another mani) using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

While I was sad to see the stamping smear (and think the North Pole decal was more mani appropriate), I was glad I was able to save it and still follow the theme as it was late and I did not have time to make another stamper decal!

Beauty Big Bang XL-030

Topped everything off with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  Yes, I know the topcoat shouldn't go on the KB texture polish but I knew I'd be snagging my hair, clothes, bedding etc. until I took this mani off and it would drive me crazy.

Thanks for looking!  Enjoy these next few days regardless how you happen to be spending them.  While we would normally travel to see family, we are staying put this year and having a quiet Christmas as home with those members that live in home so as to follow COVID guidelines in place.  It will seem strange for sure not being with family but we hope all our staying at home this year will mean we will all be around to get together next year and the year after and so on and its a small sacrifice to make for the safety of all.  

All the best to you this holiday season!

Let's Get Festive!

Good morning!  Another holiday mani quickly now that Christmas isn't that far away!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of OPI Envy the Adventure, then topped with Painted Polish Grinch Green, OPI Red topped with Painted Polish Seeing Stripes and Cupcake VNL Blur topped with two coats of KBShimmer Baking Spirits Bright, all no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with images from UC Jingle All The Way (thumb), Ejiubas EJB-03 (thumb) using Konad red and MdU 37, UC It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (pinky and middle) using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Delaney Noel A001 (ring and index) using MdU 37.

Added a few red dots using Konad red.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!