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!

Thanks for looking!

Weekend Brights!

Good morning....it still is morning, I believe!  Hopefully you've been enjoying your weekend!  These have been on my nails since Thursday night and I did the base polish on Wednesday.  Loving the brightness of the base which is perfect for summer!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Picture Polish Pinkie which I absolutely love!  I love everything about this polish; the colour with just a hint of the added holographic which is one of my favourite types of bases and I don't know what it is but I can pretty much apply these polishes with no clean up...I'm guessing its the combination of the formula and the brush.  I was thinking I wish I could buy like 1000 of the brushes with a few caps and just use it every time I polish my nails.  I wonder if that's a thing.  Or just me thinking it should be!  I loved this base so much that I even wore it without stamping for 24 hours which doesn't happen very often!  FYI, I got this at Harlow and Co. as she just did a Picture Polish restock about a week ago and I jumped on it!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Eventually I did stamp on it!  Used an image from UberChic Chevron 02 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

UberChic Chevron 2.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Added double stamped floral images using UberChic 28-01 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief and Blanc Slate (and a good clear stamper lol).  I haven't had very good luck with stamping these types of designs and while not perfect, they turned out better than I thought they would. Overall, I was happy how they looked.  Even better, I was also able to stamp Ms. Cindy with the same designs.

UberChic 28-01

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

This design has so many possibilities; I can see myself doing it over and over again in a whole bunch of different colours!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend; thanks for looking!

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!

Blue Bubbles!

I hope you are enjoying the (mainly) blue mani's in support of April is Autism Awareness month.  I still have a few blue mani's to share; this being one of my favourite manis that I've done lately!  One of those pretty simple nails that I do when I don't have much time yet they turn out pretty cool!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Gelixir 157, no top coat. 

Pretty but I've been trying to change things up a bit with my new found love of layering.  So added a coat of Nfu 50.

Close up.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from UberChic UC 7-01 using MdU 91.  These are perfect stamping images; provides lots of interest yet enough of a void to let the beauty of the polish base shine through!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

More Blue Nails!

Here's a mani I've had in archives for a long time; I did these back on June 23, 2015!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of one coat of Elevation Polish Bohai Sea.  Such a pretty colour!

Stamped using an image from UberChic UC1-03 using FunkyFingers Gesso.

Added a couple of accent studs for interest.

Finished with a coat of topcoat to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Winter Snow Nails!

I did these nails before Christmas but wasn't in a terrible rush to share them as I thought they could be used over the winter as they don't look toooo Christmas-y.  I'm sharing today given the snow we received last night!  This is what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Zoya Shawn.

Added a coat of Indigo Bananas Low-Key on a couple of the nails.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped stripes using UberChic Holiday Jingle with the rest of the fingers being Sugar Bubbles SBS 08 (the middle finger is stamped multiple times with the snowflakes from the image on the ring finger plus I added a couple more of the bigger snowflakes on the ring finger).  Used MdU 1.  Added China Glaze Party Hearty at the tip of the ring finger for colour and interest.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

The snow we got last night isn't expected to last thanks to the mild temperatures that are forecasted tomorrow and over the weekend.  But I can still see snowflakes on my nails as it seems like I've been doing lots of snowflake manis lately.

Thanks for looking!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

On this Christmas Eve, I want to take the opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas!  I hope you have a fantastic holiday and safe travels if you will be out and about during the holiday season!

Started with a base of two coats each of Colors by Llarowe Santa Baby and Last Harvest with accent of three coats of KBShimmer Holly Back Girl.

 
Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped all nails with image from UberChic UC Holiday Jingle using MdU 1 except accent which was Lina Can't Wait for Xmas! 02 using MdU 37.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!  Merry Christmas!!!