Too Soon?

I knew when I sat down to do my nails last night that it was calling for rain and because I've been wearing lots of neons and brights lately, I decided to wear something a little toned down.  I was looking through my IEC 2019 haul and seen these polishes and thought they would make a cool skittle fall mani.  This is what I came up with!

Started with a skittle base of Bees Knees Lacquer Bucking Bronco, Alter Ego Uncommonly Me, Bees Knees Lacquer Hell Knight, Alter Ego Happy I'm Not Like The Others and Alter Ego Being Myself.  All the Alter Ego polishes are two coats; the Bees Knees are three. 

 Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped on some fall leaves using image from Lina 4 Seasons-Autumn 01 using MdU 9, 11, 32, 51 and 66 (and not all them necessarily on each nail).

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  

The Bees Knees have this pretty delicate shimmer in them so I decided to apply a matte top coat to highlight it; applied one coat of Glisten & Glow matte.

We had a late start to summer and I believe I heard it's forecasting for a warm fall so oodles of time so don't worry that I'll be sharing fall manis now.  I still have lots of summer looks to share before the leaves really change and the wind blows colder!  Just a nice change from the brights and neons that I've been wearing lately!

Thanks for looking!

Last of the Fall Nails!

I guess it's technically still fall as winter doesn't officially arrive until December 21st, but everyone has been posting snowflakes and Christmas nails already, I thought that sharing fall mani's was over.  But I did see my fellow Digit-al Dozen nail pal Copycat Claws posting fall nails yesterday and again today so I guess I'm not the only one still had fall nails to share!  I just had so many ideas and did wayyy more fall mani's than usual.  Oh well.  Let's hope it continues and that I will think of lots of ideas for Christmas mani's!  Here's what I came up with....and I promise not to share fall mani's until next year (that may be January 2019 but next year anyway)!

Started with a base of one coat each of Girly Bits Another Brick in the Fall with accent of Girly Bits It's Near Leaf Fall.  

I've been trying to do more layering lately so topped with one coat of Bee's Knees Thorns All.  I'm not sure how well these pictures translate really how stunning this combination was. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I could not stop staring at my nails!

Stamped using image from Delaney Automne 002 for leaves with accent of Delaney Automne 001 for words on accent using MdU 11, 53 and 66.

The image and stamping polishes!

This isn't the best 'glamour shot' pose for blogging (or the best I can do anyway as by no means do I do glamour shots) but you see the stamping better.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

This was my favourite fall mani this year; don't ask me why I didn't share it sooner!  Too many other fall nails to share and no time I guess!

Enjoy the last of the fall weather and stay tuned for holiday and winter themed nails!  Well, not every post but I do have a few to share!

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!

Still Sharing Fall Mani's!

Sorry for the brief hiatus but life has gotten in the way of doing blog posts!  Unfortunately, I didn't get many Halloween mani's posted but man, did I do a lot of fall mani's!  This is another fall themed one and I have a few more to post; it's a good thing winter hasn't arrived here yet which still gives me time to still post fall nails!  Here's one I recently came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Moon Shine Mani Southern Belle, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of Native War Paints Special Effects Gold Coast, Polish Con 2016.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using an image from Moyra 55-Fall using MdU 9, 13, 106 and Painted Polish Stamped in Moss.

These are the polishes used along with the image.

Moyra 55-Fall

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Decided to add a matte top coat so added one coat of My Indie Polish My Perfect Matte.

Thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does TV Shows; Day 2

It's Digit-al Dozen week and our theme this month is TV shows!  I don't really watch a lot of tv lately as I get home from work around 8 pm, have something to eat, clean up the kitchen and do rest of my evening chores then try to sit down and do my nails around 10:30 to 11 pm and then head to bed.  I might snag pieces of whatever the hubs is watching here and there and anything we are watching it mainly some sort of reality tv; my faves are anything to do with Alaska (which I do hope to share too!)  But I can remember as a kid watching Gunsmoke and Bonanza with my grandpa so decided to do western nails.  Here's what I came up with!

I had these polishes on my desk from doing fall mani's and thought they would be be appropriate; did a base of two coats of CND Vagabond, then dry brushed using Girly Bits One of a Kind Green, Butternut Leave Me Alone and Another Brick in the Fall.  Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from MdU Wild West (thumb, ring and index) and YF 241 (middle and pinky).  Finished with another coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  The very first pix is shown with a coat of My Indie Polish My Perfect Matte, which is how I'm wearing it as I think it looks more rustic with the matte.  The shiny version is OK, too!

MdU Wild West

YF 141

Here's the other ladies day 2 mani's!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for looking!

Happy Thanksgiving! Plus Digit-al Dozen Does TV Shows; Day 1

Happy Thanksgiving!  I'm sorry for posting so late but I didn't have time to do my post in advance and didn't expect to spend so much time driving today!  I am thankful to have enjoyed two turkey dinners with family and friends over the weekend and tonight, am enjoying turkey dinner leftovers.  I hope you enjoyed your weekend and have many things in your life to be thankful for!  I'm thankful for many things and thankful if you by chance happen to read this post given blogging is on the downward spiral haha!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a stamper smooshy base of SpaRitual Kindness (which is also solo on the thumb), Turtle Tootsies Tailgating Makes Me Drive Slower!, Sally Hansen CSM Butterscotch and Yummy Yam, Girly Bits Butternut Leave Me Alone and Another Brick in the Fall. Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I made stamper decals using some of the same smooshy base polishes as well as MdU 8, 9, 53, 59 and 106. Images used are Creative Shop 91 (thumb), Delany Automne 003 (index), UberChic UC Mini:  Give Thanks Thanksgiving Special (middle and pinky) and Lina 4 Seasons-Autumn 02 (ring).

I thought the words on the ring finger were too faint plus black is on every other finger so shadow stamped (not very well though) using MdU 2.

Topped everything off with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

It's also Digit-al Dozen challenge week; this week our challenge is TV Shows.  So these nails are also going to double duty and one of my favourite TV shows of the past being Married With Children and to tie it into today, the A Bundy Thanksgiving episode!  Oh that show cracked me up so often and I can remember just how different it was and out there compared to anything else being aired at the time.  Here's the youtube link if you care to watch it!

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

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for looking!

How Many Fall Mani's Is Too Much???

It's beginning to look like fall in our area!  The cooler nights have taken their toll on the trees and colour is starting to pop up here and there and if you're a nature lover like me, it's a great time to soak it all in! It's a long weekend here in Canada; a perfect time to go for long drives to take in the beautiful scenery,which I will be doing this weekend!

Speaking of fall, here's another quick post of fall leaves!  I'm really surprised how many different ways I've managed to do fall leaves but I did notice that I've been pretty much using the same stamping polishes for all them but it can't be help it, these Mdu's just lend themselves to use this time of year

Started with a base of two coats of Bee's Knees Greylings, no top coat.  Yes.  That shine is with no top coat!

Topped with a thin coat of Bee's Knees Whisper Darkness Between The Stars.  Love this look and am really loving all my recent layering!

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using B. Loves Plates B.04 Leaves of Happiness using MdU 59, 66 and 106.

B. Loves Plates B.04 Leaves of Happiness

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Have a great weekend and hopefully a great long weekend too!  Safe travels if you're going to be out and about checking out all the fall has to offer!

Thanks for looking!

Yet More Fall Leaves!

I've been having a lot of fun with fall mani's this year; I've posted 4 fall mani's already and have maybeeee another six mani's that I haven't posted yet.  At the rate I'm going, I'll still be sharing fall nails in the new year, so I'm going to try to speed up the posting of them if my time permits.  Other than that, I'll still be sharing fall nails in January, or February or next fall, who knows!  Anyway, this is my absolute favourite fall mani that I've done this year although, I do have to say that overall, I'm pretty happy how all my fall nails have turned out.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats OPI Fearlessly Alice, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of Girly Bits Unicornucopia which was one of the the Girly Bits August 2018 PotM.

For those who keep track of these things, OPI Fearlessly Alice did stain my nails ever so slightly; I wish I had have thought of the possibility before I did my nails so I could have added an extra coat of base; there were no application or removal issues with GirlyBits Unicornucopia.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using an image from Lina 4 Seasons-Autumn 02 using MdU 11, 53, 59 and 66.

Eeep, I can do a thing!  I've never done this before although other bloggers have been doing it for ages but my resistance to technology puts me behind on some things including this.  But thanks to a simple app on my phone, I can highlight what images I've used for easy reference (that is should anyone care lol).  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

The base is one that begs for matte top coat to be added as it accentuates the flakies and glitter when matte top coated so finished with a coat of My Indie Polish My Perfect Matte.  Look at those flakies!

If you are wondering why I chose to wear undies with the stunning Girly Bits Unicornucopia, it is because 1) I've been layering more often just to see the outcome and 2) when I tested it layered as shown here or two coats on its own, it was a brighter/lighter base with the undies which I think complimented the stamping better, at least for the look I was going for.  It was pretty nice without undies and on it's own too, this is just how I chose to share it!

Thanks for looking!