Bright Summer Smooshy Nails!

This is a perfect summer mani for the beautiful sunny weather we've been having lately!  It's hard to believe summer is winding down and before we know it, kids will be going back to school and leaves will be turning colour.  Well, more than they are; I've already noticed leaves changing here and there.  Anyway, let's enjoy the warm summer while we can! Here's what I came up with!

Started with a stamper smooshy base of Fancy Gloss Neon Green, Neon Yellow and Neon Yellow Orange, no top coat (or base coat; this is right on Duri Rejovicate base).  I had planned on doing a sponged gradient but it got late by the time I started my nails (these pictures were taken at 1:13 am!) and I thought it would take too long so this was the next best thing.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from UberChic UC Radiate Love using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

UberChic UC Radiate Love 

The little strand of polish in the flower center on the index finger really was bugging me so I removed it with a brush and acetone but not as neatly as I would have liked so the image isn't as crisp as on the other nails.  Not obvious IRL but it is on these close ups. I also had a little polish smear on a couple nails so will have to try to remember to let the stamping polish dry a bit more before top coating.  Or float it better!

Enjoy these last days of summer while you can!  Well, at least for the next month or so before fall officially arrives!

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Bright Hibiscus Nails

These were the nails I was sporting last weekend at Indie Expo Canada 2019!  I did them on Friday night and ended up wearing them until Monday night because I either had no time to change them or was too tired!  I love how bright and vibrant they were!  It was too bad we had so much rain last weekend but at least my nails were bright!  Here's what I came up with!

I didn't start these nails until around 1 am so while I initially wanted to do a gradient, I decided to do something quick so went with a stamper smooshy base of Fancy Gloss Neon Yellow, Neon Pink, Neon Orange and Neon Orange-Yellow.  The great thing about these neons is that no base polish is needed so I stamp these directly on my clear base coat.  And this is one stamper smoosh and it did all the nails (probably because I use too much polish) but because the polish is so opaque, I don't have to layer and layer to cover thin spots.  This method is quick for me so I use it when I want an interesting base but no time.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Stamped using an image from UberChic UC 7-01 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

 Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

If you attended Indie Expo Canada 2019, I hope you had a fantastic time!  It was wonderful to see polish friends from past events and meet new ones!  And shop.  Like, weren't we all there for that?  Let's just say from the crowds and haul pix that it's pretty clear that indie polish is still thriving in Canada!  

If you weren't able to attend and want to live vicariously through me, my IEC 2019 posts will be shared over the next couple weeks!  

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does Patterns: Day 1

It's Digit-al Dozen week; our prompt this week is patterns!  For Day 1, I decided to use a bunch of images that were all in a pattern; hopefully you can still see it on my short nails but it is more evident on the stamping plate!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a smooshy stamper base using Fancy Gloss Ocean Breeze, Blue Skies, Neon Blue and Striking Blue.

  

These were the polishes used!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lina Born to Sail 01 and Lina Born to Sail 02 using FunkyFingers Gesso.

Lina Born to Sail 02.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Here's the other ladies day 1 mani's!

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Digit-al Dozen Does Vacation; Day 5

These nails are going to do double duty today; for day 5 of Digit-al Dozen vacation challenge as well as GlamNailsChallenge tropical flowers prompt.  For vacation, these nails represent one of my bucket list items of visiting Hawaii!  There aren't too many places left to visit on my bucket list but Hawaii is definitely one of them!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a stamper smooshy base using Fancy Gloss Neon Yellow, Neon Green, Neon Blue and Tiffany.  No polish base coat; just on clear nails!  I also brush stroked in a few places that were a little dark to me for more interest.  Also, this was one smooshy and it did all five nails!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from MoYou London Tropical Collection-17.

MoYou London Tropical Collection-17

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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I love how this turned out; now I want to try it in all the bright colours!  Thanks for looking!

Colourful Smooshy!

This is a mani I did a little over a year ago and haven't shared yet.  Too bad I didn't see it in the archives earlier to post as part of the Digit-al Dozen colours challenge; it would have been appropriate for sure!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a smooshy stamper base of KBShimmer Race Against Slime, Let's Be Frank, All The Bright Moves, Beach Please and Girly Bits I've Got High Hoops.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Infinity 116 using FunkyFingers Dark Night.

Top coated with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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Digit-al Dozen Does Colours; Day 3

I'm a little late with sharing these nails but have had a couple wild and crazy days!  So this is a perfect time to share these wild and crazy nails for day 3 of the Digit-al Dozen colours challenge!  Here's what I came up with!

I wanted some bright and colourful nails so picked out these Potion Polishes:  High Roller, Lava Lamp, Punch Buggy, Celebration, On the List and V.I.P. Pass.

Did a stamper smooshy base.  I was surprised based on the colours that I had picked that the base wasn't brighter, but with smooshy stamper art, you take it as it falls lol.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Apipila Super Placa A using FunkyFingers Dark Knight.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

While I really loved how this turned out, I also thought it would be the perfect mani to matte. So the next day, topped with a coat of My Indie Polish My Perfect Matte.  I love how it turned out too; I couldn't decide which I liked better!

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

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Digit-al Dozen Does Colours; Day 1

It's day 1 of Digit-al Dozen week and our theme this month is colours!  Or colors, depending on how you spell it!  I don't think I have ever done a mani so fitting of a theme; this was actually a base that I had done for an Easter mani that I had in mind, but I couldn't find a negative space Easter egg image that I liked for it.  So it was spun into another mani.  I didn't do it specifically for this challenge but when I seen the colour theme was upcoming, I saved sharing it until now!  Here's what I came up with!

After applying a coat of OPI MBSW, started with a smooshy stamper base of KBShimmer Beach Please, All the Bright Moves and Great Lakes Lacquer The Fashion Artist.  It looks like way more polishes than this but this they either smooshed into different colours or I didn't note the rest.  

Applied KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from BM-XL456 using FunkyFingers Dark Knight.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Here's the other ladies Day 1 colour mani's!

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Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!  

Started with a stamper smooshy base using all Morgan Taylor polishes:  Strike A Posie, Pop-Arazzi Pose, Pretty As A Pink-Ture and Lip Service.  I was able to do all nails with the polish from one smoosh which made them pretty even looking after applying the base of the lightest polish.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Lina Feeling Shapely! 02 (pinky), Lina Let's Doodle 01 (index), Lina Born to Said 01 (ring) and Lesly Butterflies (thumb and middle) using FunkyFingers Gesso.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  This is sooo pretty to me just as it is!  

Lesly Butterflies.

Stamped words on index using image from UberChic UC mini: Mother's Day a few times with different pinks but they weren't dark enough to show the words up but they were a good enough base to stamp over with white, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

UberChic mini: Mother's Day.

Have a good day if you are celebrating in one form or another!  Or even if you're not, this may give you inspiration for another mani anyway!

Thanks for looking!