Happy Star Wars Day!

May the fourth be with you!!!

I did these Star Wars nails quickly last night for today, May 4th!  It was fun doing a themed mani as I haven't worked on too many lately (or so it seems, but I guess Easter wasn't that long ago!).  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Avon Cosmic Eclipse, two coats, no top coat.

Topped with one coat of Cuticula Daydreamer, no top coat.

I couldn't remember if Cuticula Daydreamer was a QD TC or not, so added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  This was quite a few quotes by now, so I watched a bit of 90 Day Fiance for a bit, maybe half an hour and then went back to the mani.

Created (what I hoped looked like) a galaxy by sponging Zoya Perrie and Mira.

Here's a few plates that I pulled for Star Wars nails; some I used, others I didn't.  

Star Wars 2

SP-024

SP-023  

I tried a couple images on these plates to use but they didn't transfer well; normally, I would have tried a bit more with different stampers, polishes, etc. but I didn't have a whole lot of time to do my nails so just moved on.  But I will revisit attempting to use them.

Stamped images from MJ XLII on middle and index using MdU 1, 57 and 105.  Stamped image from ZZ Star Wars on ring using Hit the Bottle To Have and to Gold, ZZ Star Wars 2 on pinky using Hit the Bottle Copper (after sponging on a little white) and stamped the galaxy on the thumb as well.

My faves are Yoda and Chewbacca!

Stamped words on thumb using CNF 002 with Fig Tree Stamps using Hit the Bottle To Have and To Gold and MdU 1, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Hope you have a great Star Wars day!!!

Back to School Time!!!

Today is the first day of school for kids in my area!  I know, all parents are singing, "It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!!"  I can't believe that it's the last year of school for my youngest child! How time has flied! Only 10 more months of having to get up early and then I've done my parental duty of seeing all three kids off to school for the last 18 or so years! Wahooo!!!!   This is what I came up with for back to school nails!

Started with a base of skittles; polishes used starting at thumb and going clockwise are Nars Ethno Run Left, Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, Zoya Tilda and Zoya Robyn.  All are two coats except the NOPI which was thin and streaky and needed a third for coverage and Zoya Tilda which was good for coverage but I nicked the tip and just filled it, then added another coat to level.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I had made a bunch of stamper decals using images from plates and acrylic paints.  

Applied stamper decals.  Images are from Moyra-16 Memories16 (thumb), MJ JR-2 (index), Creative Shop 12 (middle), Cheeky Top of the Class Jumbo 4 (ring) and FAB UR NAILS FUN-WON (pinky).

Creative Shop 12

 Applied top coat.

Decided to add a few more images; added words on middle from Infinity Nails 76, then added 'learn' from MJ XL II on ring and 'play' from FAB UR NAILS FUN-WON on ring.  Added a few dots on the dress on the pinky.

Decided to add a few dots for filler using same colours of base.

 Top coated with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I hope your morning was uneventful if it was your kids first day back!  Ours went well; got up on time, no hiccups and the bus even picked up DS2 on time....last year, the bus forgot him the first day of school so we are already ahead of the game!

Thanks for looking!

Coral is Perfect for Summer!

**sent for review

We finally have some warmer weather and beautiful, sunny days....let's hope it lasts!!  One of my favourite colours to wear during the summer; especially when it is sunny out, is coral.  I find myself reaching for it often!  This is a mani I did last month and was going to share for the Digit-al Dozen geometric theme, but thought it wasn't geometric enough so am sharing it now!

Started with a base of two coats of Julie G Miami Beach.

Added a very thin coat of Shimmer Polish Alice. **

Shimmer Polish Alice has a variety of shapes and sizes of glitter, including holographic as you can see from the pix below, in a clear base.  Perfect for adding some glitter interest to any base!  I added one very thin coat of Shimmer Alice and it had a good amount of glitter; of course, several coats would increase the glitter, but I just wanted a little interest on top of the base.

Stamped using Funky Fingers Gesso using an image from MJ XLII.  (Great image to allow base polishes to be visible underneath!)

Added accent image using UberChic 1-03.

Took some of Shimmer Alice and added it to the flower centre.

Top coated with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

MJ XLII

Thanks for looking!

**polish sent for review; see disclosure policy for information.