Shell Skittles

Another beach themed mani that I did recently; this time I liked the matte version just a smidgen better than the shiny, but for those who aren't a fan of matte, please scroll down and you'll see it too!  Here's what I came up with!

When I was looking for a polish or polishes to use for this mani, I pulled a couple KBShimmer blue ones.  Then I thought hmm, I like this finish, I wonder if I have enough to do skittles!  I didn't quite have enough to do all blue but the thumb is close enough and adds a little interest, so starting at thumb and going clockwise, used KBShimmer Polishes Hashtag You're It!, We Make Your Dreams Come Blue, Better Lake Than Ever, Rock This Way, and No Wave!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using B. Loves B.11 Summer Paradise using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Topped with matte from Glisten & Glow the next day.  

Thanks for looking!

A Classic Combination!

A couple posts ago, I said that one of my favourite colour combinations is green and pink.  I think blue and white are classic colour combinations and summer is another great time for this colour scheme!  I did these nails last summer right after IEC 2019 when I got this polish; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of The Nail Bazaar Greek Getaway, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from MoYou Festive-08 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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Take Me To The Beach!

I pulled a bunch of summer themed plates and have been doing a lot of beach inspired mani's including this one.  Hopefully I don't get into a theme trap like I have been doing lately with a whole bunch of leaves in the fall, snowflakes in the winter, daisies in the spring...but I guess we'll see!  But just in case, be prepared to see lots of beach mani's like this one; here's what I came up with!

Started with a stamper smooshy base using Pahlish Cascades, China Glaze Capacity to See Beyond, Essie Style Cartel, Essie Viva Antigua! and FunkyFingers Gesso.

 Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from UberChic UC Beach Plates (thumb and middle), What's Up Nails A019 (index), SugarBubbles SB 051 (pinky) and CreativeShop 84 (ring) using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

 

What's Up Nails A019.

Shadow stamped with Painted Polish Deux 2.0 using same images.  Stamped some a little too tight, some a little too loose; one of these days I'll get it right!

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Hope you're having a fantastic week and thanks for looking!

Daisies!

I love this daisy image and never get tired of doing my nails with it even thought I use it so often!  I'm sorry if you're tired of seeing it though!  But I love how versatile it is and it never lets me down! Especially when I can't find an image to stamp on my nails and want a quick mani change but don't feel like looking for an image to stamp on my nails; it is my go to for sure!  This is one of the many looks I've done with this daisy image; here's what I came up with!

Another one of my favourite things to do is wear dark colours when my nails are short.  So decided on this stunning navy polish, Morgan Taylor Baby It's Cold Outside, two coats.

Topped with Fancy Gloss Peacock Feathers.  Another favourite thing to do; layer!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Flakies!!

Stamped using image from Lina 4 Seasons-Spring 02 using MdU 52 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Dotted daisies using the same polishes.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I took this pix the next day is overcast skies but you can see the flakies a little better in Fancy Gloss Peacock Parade, so thought I'd share!  I love the look of the green flakies and the navy polish!

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Beaches!

Who else is looking forward to warmer weather and lazy days at the beach?  Or maybe even a little vacation when the weather turns cooler to an exotic location where you can look at the amazing hues in the ocean water.  These days will return; beach days probably sooner than flying to your favourite resort or seaside little town where the water is tantalizing!  I'm looking forward to getting out onto the water once our weather turns a little warmer, that's for sure! I did these nails with this in mind; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Elevation Polish The Med 2 with accent nails of Ulta Mint Condition.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Topped accent nails using Elevation Polish Yeti's Oceanside Vacation.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped nails using MdU 76 using Lina 4 Seasons-Summer 01.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I was going to leave the nails as they are above but thought that some cool water images would look cool on top of this base.  Stamped using images from Sugar Bubbles SB 065 on all nails except thumb, which is Moyra 66 Exotique using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Bursts of Blue!

While I love how this turned out, I feel badly because you can't see the beauty of the base that much.  What I mean is that while you can see the colour, the double stamping covers a lot of the flakies and I love flakies and feel badly that I covered them up so much here!  After I finished this, I thought, man, I had better use this polish again and not stamp so much on top of it!  Anyway, here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Moon Shine Mani Rise of Azshara, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  Please excuse middle nail; applied too much polish!

Stamped using image from EYNails n. 2 using Painted Polish Stamped in Cinderelly.

Then added another image from TU-042 using Painted Polish Deux 2.0.  (My notes said Painted Polish Stamped in Deux 2.0 hahaha.  If you have a lot of the Painted Polish stamped polishes, you'll get this!) 

TU-042

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

Butterflies!

Continuing with sharing spring nails, as it is that time of year, I'm sharing these butterfly nails.  I know, butterflies usually show up in the summer, but we can dream of warmer weather, can't we?  For these, I went with a little tone on tone stamping, then added dots for a pop of colour!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base three coats of Painted Polish Keepin' It Krill, no top coat.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with an image from Fab Ur Nails FUN 6 using MdU 49, 68 and 78.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Added a few dots using Painted Polish Stamped in Taro.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!