Classic

Still sharing archived mani's including this classic one from 2019!  

Started with a base of two coats of Fancy Gloss Beyond the Sea, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lina Feeling Shaely 02 using MdU 1 with accent nail from MoYou London Pro XL 2.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Added a coat of  matte top coat for a matte look.  I think I prefer this finish best.

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Neon Nails!

A bright stamper smooshy!  I did this mani way back in 2019 and didn't have any plans on sharing it as bad clean up, poor cuticles but then I was looking at it not too long ago and thought it actually was kinda cool so thought why not?  And here we are.  Here's what I came up with!

Did a stamper smooshy using Fancy Gloss Neon Yellow, Neon Orange, Neon Green and Neon Pink.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

    Stamped using an image from Moyra Visualtiy 37 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

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

 Thanks for looking!

I Got the blues....

...on my nails, that is!  I did these nails back in February 2021 and it just seems like yesterday.  

Started with a base of Great Lakes Lacquers Time is a Face on the Water and Toronto #13.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Infinity Nails 06 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Daisies!

This is a spin on a look that I've shared before using these daisy images and I think this might be my favourite so far!

Started with a base of Different Dimension The Carousel Never Stops Turning (Hella Handmade Customs November 2021) with accent of Essie Transcend the Trend.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped lines using BP-L09 and daisies from Lina 4 Seasons-Spring 02 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Added dots using Painted Polish Stamped in Starfruit, Mdu 78 and Different Dimension The Carousel Never Stops Turning.

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

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Zigzags!

Bee vibes but with no buzzzz!

Started with a stamper smooshy base on a white basecoat.

These were the polishes used for the stamper smooshy:  Sally Hansen Lickety-Split Lime, CND Gypsy, OPI Need Sunglasses and OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using an image from UberChic UC Got Chevron? 2.

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

 Thanks for looking!

An Example of the Migrating Dots

Last post, I mentioned about the migrating dots when applying top coat.  Low and behold, I found a mani that you can see what I'm talking about.  

Started with a base of three coat of Dollish Polish Righteous Dude (Polish Pickup February 2021).

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lina 4 Sseasons-Spring 02 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Added dots using MdU 52.  I think if I was going to do this design again, I'd do reverse stamping for the floral centers as that is a really nice border on the centers.

Then added a few more dots using Painted Polish Stamped in Starfruit.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top after a coat of Apipila no smear top coat.  Here's where the dots moved.  See the dot in the large flower on the middle finger?  Centered in top picture; dragged below.  Same with the large flower on the index and the small flower near the tip on the index.  It moved!  Even the large flower on the thumb near the cuticle; it moved in the picture below.  Strange, but true, but what can you do.

I'm more careful when doing dots now; wait lots of time for the polish to dry so this weird anomoly doesn't happen.  

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Simple Nails

I don't wear green very often until I'm sharing St. Patrick's Day nails, or as an accent nail for a holiday, but was looking for something a little different one day and came up with these!

Started with a base of two coats of Ceram Sea, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of Polished for Days Fire Rainbow (PPU August 2020 and one of my favourite toppers!)

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Topo.

Stamped using an image from Lily Anna 13 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped using KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  Here's where things go wrong.  Top coat smear is in full effect here.  This mani was from July 2021 and sometimes you get top coat smear even if you wait a few minutes to top coat and even if you (think you are) floating your top coat.  Thankfully, there's a few products out there that help out with top coat smear.  My favourite is the Apipilia one, which I've been using for a while so I don't have issue with this anymore.  The only thing that sometimes happens is issues with dots; sometimes they migrate a little and haven't figured out why but I've been letting them dry a bit longer so try to combat the issue  But otherwise, no issues at all.

If you're looking for Apipila no smear top coat, the only place I've seen it lately is Hella

Handmade Creations.  And a further tip; watch size and price.  Sometimes, the smaller size (I think 7.5ml?) is sold but its for close to the same price at the 15 ml, so just watch.  I haven't seen the smaller size for sale the last few offerings but did got a shock once when I ordered it to see the bottles were smaller so be cautious.  I'm sure it was on the listing wherever it was that I had bought them but I never knew a smaller size existed and no one sells half size bottles at these buys so ya, I was surprised so watch the listing if you are looking to buy.  I have a lifetime supply (I hope) but I always buy a couple bottles whenever I see it as I have a fear of it no longer being available and my fear that I'll have none.  I do have Nfu water based, Picture Polish and Moyra ones, maybe a couple others, but I like the Apipilia as I know it works well for me.

Thanks for looking!

Another Welcome Spring Mani!

Another spring mani; this one I did last year but didn't get around to sharing.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Beatnik, two coats, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of Polished for Days Fire Rainbow.  This is one of my favourite toppers and I just got a back up bottle of it which is awesome.  I don't get many backups but so happy I was able to secure one.  Please excuse all the pictures; just Fire Rainbow is just so gorgeous!

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Beauty Big Bang XL-03 with accent nail of Lina 4 Seasons-Spring 02 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

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

Thanks for looking!