Sailing Away!

I'm on a cruise right now, soaking up the sun, lounging by the pool, snorkeling and swimming in the ocean and enjoying all the buffets!  Cruise calories don't count!  Actually, the last few cruises I've been on, I actually lost weight!  I think from all the walking, getting in over 20,000 steps a day, eating all the fruits, etc.  Anyway, the next few posts are going to be fun in the sun and water mani's that I didn't do specifically for this vacation, but rather, random mani's here and there that I've done over the years and not year shared but are appropriate for the theme.  Thanks for looking!

Lina Born to Sail 01

Started with a base of two coats of Glisten & Glow You've Been Hazed (A Box Indied April 2014), no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with lines from Lina Born to Sail 01 using MdU 68, 73 and Hit The Bottle Blutonium.  

Did layered stamping using Lina Born to Sail 01 plate, using Funky Fingers Guesso.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

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You Are Getting Sleepy, Very Sleepy!

These nails are mesmerizing!  They are also the second oldest nails on my camera roll that haven't been shared yet, dating back to June 28, 2018!  Wow!  I know they are older nails as I don't do this pose any more.  I don't remember consciously deciding to change it, I just know over time it has changed.  I won't say evolved as that implies that it's better and I can't say that is the case lol!  Although I suppose this pose is better for the new rectangle images on IG now!

Started with a base of two coats of Different Dimension Kiss Me Under The Light of a Thousand Stars, no top coat.  It's no secret this is one of my favourite polishes.  I have several backups and use it often when I just can't pick which polish to use!

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using an image from Apipila Super Placa M using Funky Fingers Dark Knight, no top coat.  (This might be Pueen 59; not sure though.)

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

I have around 300 manis in draft and probably the same number still to upload from my camera; however, it is getting harder and harder to post manis that aren't blue or daisies lol, and I do try to change things up when I'm not sharing holiday or themed nails.  I haven't been regularly doing my nails the last two or so years since my nail issues started so a lot of what is being posted is from the archives.  So I hope you enjoy the shared ones, even though I may be sharing a string of blue or daisy ones!

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Aloha!

I think I've shared enough winter nails for the season, although I do have a few more nails that I haven't shared and they might show up between now and spring!  But I'm thinking of warmer weather, so am going to share a few tropical or nautical nails over the next little while.  Starting with this one! I love the look of these nails; it's hard to believe that I did them almost  5 (!) years ago!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a stamper smoosh base using Fancy Gloss Neon Yellow, Neon Green, and Neon Blue.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

MoYou Tropical Collection-17

Stamped using MoYou London Collection-17 using Funky Fingers Dark Knight.  

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

 

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Nails to Match My Sweater

I've had issues with my nails for almost a year now so since May 2022, I've been mainly sharing mani's that I've had in archives.  While I'm sad about my nails, if there's anything positive about this, is that I've been able to share so many mani's from archives or still on my camera roll.  I have soooo many as , except for the last year, I probably do my nails 5-7x a week, but only share 1-3x a week, so that's a lot of nails that haven't been shared.  There has been a few mani here and there that I've worn recently and shared with a fake nail or short but for the most part, they are all archived mani's.  I'm still doing my nails (mainly polishing, not much stamping) but haven't been sharing them when they are really short or in the growing out stage but I might as I've taken pictures in case I ever wanted to do them again when my nails grow out.  Some day lol.  In the meanwhile, this is almost the oldest mani saved on my camera roll and am sharing now.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Quo by Orly Mega Silver, Zoya Julie and Zoya Aurora, three coats each.

This was the inspiration for this mani; it was the sweater I was wearing at the time.

Topped with a base of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with image from Delaney Linges & Traits using FunkyFingers Gesso.

Sweater view.

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

Sweater view.

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Easing into Fall

Yet another floral mani but this as some fall vibes!

Started with a Pahlish mystery; two coats, no top coat.  I know a lot of times, the mysteries can turn into part of the regular collection; I'm not sure if this one did, but if anyone knows, please let me know cause I'd love to have it!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped the floral images from Apipila Peliculas B using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, with accent nails using Creative Shop 84 with mix of MdU 5 and Funky Fingers Gesso.  Used MdU 5 for the floral centers.

Creative Shop 84.

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

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Happy Canada Day!!

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians!  I had a really hectic week and just did these yesterday but they'll be on my nails all weekend!

Started with a base of two coats each of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, OPI My Wish List Is You with an accent of Different Dimension Kiss Me Under The Light of a Thousand Stars.

Added a light coat of Funky Fingers Olaf on thumb for some interest and topped all with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Stamped all fingers using Clear Jelly Stamper CjS LC-08 using Konad red special polish and MdU 1.  Accent is CNF 001 with Fig Tree Stamps.

 Topped all with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.  It was a little hot and humid yesterday so even though I waited a bit to top coat, I still had a little smear.  I had to use the Konad and MdU stamping polishes as everything else dried too quickly!  Normally I would have done a bit of touch up with the stamps that didn't stamp that well but I did these in cottage country and only had a minimum amount of supplies with me.  But still was happy how they turned out!

Whatever you are doing this long weekend (and hopefully it is a long weekend for you!), please be safe regardless if you are on the water, driving, make sure you wear a hat and sunscreen and overall, enjoy your day and think of  what a great country we live in!

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Pink Smooshy Floral

It looks all nice and warm outside today but it is still chilly!  Hopefully spring will arrive soon!  If only the weather was as hot as these nails!  lol.  Here's to wishing for some warmer weather soon!

Started with a smooshy stamper base using Nubar Amazon Coral, Strawberry, Caribbean Coral and FunkyFingers Gesso.  I just was thinking over the weekend that smooshy stamper method is probably one of my favourite ways to create a base for nail art.  You get some interesting base designs for not much effort.  Except cleanup!  I guess it is the next best thing for those who can't water marble (like me!)

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Konad The Most Popular Pattern with floral accents using Marianne Nails XXL 7 using FunkyFingers Gesso.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I did Ms. Cindy just a little different; still like how she turned out though!

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Digit-al Dozen Does Books; Day 3

Today's mani shows my most liked genre of books; romance.  I do a fair amount of reading and I would have to say that my most read genre by far is romance.  Favourite authors are Nora Roberts, Fern Michaels, Lesley Pearce and Maeve Binchy; if you are familiar with them, then you have read the romance lol.  If I have a preference, it's a novel set in a past century because I like to read about how people lived way back when.  I also really enjoyed the Earth's Children series by Jean M. Auel's again because it is set in prehistoric times and I found it fascinating how people lived.  Not lived, survived.  The Earth's Children series isn't romance related but I did enjoy the series.  So here's to some romantic reading!  

Started with a base of three coats of Nubar Grape with accent of two coats of Girly Bits Stayin' Alive.

Topped a couple of the nails with FunkyFingers Unicorn Dust for some layering interest.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using BundleMonster BM-XL201 on all nails except ring which is BP-L13 using FunkyFingers Gesso.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I also took a picture of the mani outside; you can see the layering a bit better.  I mean, look at the thumb?  Not bad for a $1.67 polish!!!

Here's the other ladies day 3 mani's!

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