Boo!

 With Halloween around the corner, it's time to start sharing some Halloween nails!  Starting with these cute ghosts!

Started with a base of Morgan Taylor Tiki Tiki Laranga, over Cupcake White Pop.

Topped with a coat of BeesKnees Rumpeld ckskin.  No, that is not a typo.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped thumb, index and pinky with image from HK-11 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief, then did layered stamping with images from CjS H-74 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief and Blanc Slate.

Add words on thumb with image from Marianne Nails n117 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Finished with a final cot of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

I Saw The Constellations...

It's #MusicManiMonday and these nails are inspired by Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip.  I was ironically in Bobcaygeon a couple weeks ago.  Out for a drive to pick up my favourite jam, Strawberry Rhubarb, at McLean Berry Farm near Buckhorn, and this song came to mind when I drove through town.  

Started with two coats of Bee's Knees When Things Look Glum, Vote 31.  This is my high tech way of showing 2 coats.

Two coats weren't giving me the coverage I was going for, so I did three.

Still kinda patchy, but I knew I was using an image that would cover a lot of the base. Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from KADS Immaturity 032 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

KADS Immaturity 032

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

Inspired by Alan Dyer and the Amazing Sky.  I hope I can learn to take a picture like this some day!

On another note, I miss Gord Downie and can't believe it has been 9 years since he passed.  I remember his farewell tour like it was yesterday.  I wasn't the biggest Hip fan, but he was an icon for sure and he is missed.  His music lives on. 

Thanks for looking!

Sparkly Blue Nails

I wore this combination a couple months ago and I have to say, this was one of those times that I think the nails looked better before stamping.  They still turned out good but the polish base colour, with the sparkles was just *chef's kiss!

Started with a base of two coats of Essie Push Play, no top coat.

Topped with Bees Knees Lacquer The Crone, one light coat, no topcoat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  I have to say this is absolutely stunning, even if the pictures do not do it justice!  Love the look of this; my nails sparkled so much; I could wear this combination on repeat!

Stamped with image from Creative Shop 11 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.  This covered more of the base polish than I wanted but the nails were still pretty.

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

 Thanks for looking!

Sweater Weather

Brrr, it is so cold outside!  We are under really cool temperatures again so bundle up if you you are having these freezing temperatures too! I did these cute sweater nails that are perfect for this time of year.  I have to admit that these aren't my normal type of nails that I wear; they didn't quite turn out as I expected but change is OK too and I've certainly done worse! Here's what I came up with! 

Started with a base of Bees Knees Then Do Not Spend Your Life Exhausted (HHC February 2024). 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

KADS Christmas 041

CjS C-69.

Stamped all nails except the thumb with image from KADS Christmas 041 using MdU 43, then shadow stamped with MdU 121.  The original plan was just a single stamped image with MdU 43 which is a cream colour; however, it didn't show up that much on the taupe base, which is why darker stamping was placed on top.  I think this gives the knitted fleck look though so was happy how they turned out, but disappointed that the stamping covered more of the base than I wanted, as the base polish had that natural sweater fleck that I was looking for it already.  Then stamped the thumb using image from CjS C-69 using a lot of polishes:  the base of the bear is MdU 43,the tree stump is MdU 121, the trees are Moyra SP14, the sweater is What's Up Nails Avadaco Toast, the sweater outline is Painted Polish Stamped in Clay, the eyes are Painted Polish Midnight Mischief, the cheeks are CjS 079. Whew!

Added snowflakes on the thumb using same KADS plate, using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, then finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stay warm and thanks for looking!

XOXO

I've been so into snowflake mani's that I hadn't even given Valentine's Day nails a thought until I seen a few being posted on IG.  So I decided to do a Valentine's Day mani and hope to share more over the next few weeks.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Bee's Knees I Want To Peel You Like A Potato, no topcoat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Apipila Super Placa B using MdU 68, with accent nail of UC Love & Marriage 04, shadow stamped using MdU 68 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

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

 Thanks for looking!

Happy Halloween!

Another skittle Halloween mani!

Started with a base of skittles; starting at thumb and going clockwise:  Nine Zero Eight Spotted Forestter, Diffeent Dimension Never Forget Where You Came From, Zoya Tilda topped with Nevermind Polish Without You topped with Familiar Polish Bespecked, OPI In My Back Pocket topped with Bees Knees ....Come Back and OPI Black Onyx.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Maniology M032

Sugar Bubbles SB030.

Stamped using images from Sugar Bubbles SB 030 (ring), Delaney Halloween A001 (thumb and middle), Lina Spooklicious!03 (index), and Maniology M032 (pinky) using MdU 13 and 39 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Midnight Mischief.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!  (Late, sorry but I had these in draft and didn't realize they didn't post!)

I've been trying to do more themed nails and did these Chinese New Year nails over the weekend.  It's Year of the Ox!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of three coats JReine Goldschlanger with accent nails of two coats Laquistry Chinese New Year.  

Lacquistry Chinese New Year.  I remember when this came out, how hard it was to get a bottle but I finally snagged one at a restock.  And then never used it until now.  Why do we do that?  As I knowwww I'm not the only one.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

After making stamper decals using image from Delaney Asiatique 001, applied them to the index and ring finger using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Midnight Mischief.  Shadow stamped pinky using Maniology m044 using same polishes.  Stamped middle finger using MoYou London Zodiac 14 (numbers), Maniology M083 (words on middle) and MoYou London Zodiac 14 (thumb).

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I did my hand slightly different; stamped Lesly LS-51 using PP Blanc Slate on a layered base of ees Knees Every 27 Years on a base of Sally Hansen CSM Red My Lips.  This was appropriate at the time as I did these nails on February 13th.

 Thanks for looking!