Funky French Flakes!

Did you get your bottle of Cirque Coronation at the recent flash release?  I was able to snag a bottle and my order recently arrived but I was more anxious to wear this lemming than Coronation!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Cirque Storm King, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with an image from Ejiubas EJB-03 using FunkyFingers Gesso.

Went for a funky french look by sponging Girly Bits White Rabbit at the tips.  It was hard to get the thin scattered look I was going for as White Rabbit is crock full of glitter but I did try to sponge it on lightly as I could!

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I really like the simplicity of this look!  

Hope you're having a great day and thanks for looking!

Pumpkins!

This was a pretty simple, yet cute, funky french I did a few nights ago!

Started with a base of two coats of Pahlish Ghost in My Lungs, with an accent of Girly Bits Funky Town.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Did a funky french using an image from Konad Square 17 with UberChic Halloween 02 on accent.  Used Mdu 53 for pumpkins and MdU 2 for pumpkin face.

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I did Ms. Cindy a little different and for those who are all matchy matchy with their polish and stamping polish like me, Revlon Alluring Amber is a perfect match with the MdU 53!

Thanks for looking!

Ho Ho Ho!

When I was looking through my holiday plate images over the weekend, I came across a string of Ho Ho Ho's and thought they might be cute for a funky french; this is what I came up with!

Decided I wanted to go with a natural nail look; started with two coats of  L'Oreal Wishful Pinking.  While I topped with top coat, I can't recall if this pix is with it or without.

Using a new glitter application method discovered recently thanks to Simply Nailogical, which is putting the glitter on a latex free sponge and then applying it so the glitter gets absorbed into the sponge and glitter only goes on the nail versus the clear base, applied NYX Silver glitter at tips.  

Using same sponge method, applied Elevation Polish SBP: Flurries.  In hindsight, I should have went with less is more as this is a little chunkier than I would have liked.

Top coated with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. Really loving the look of this, with and without the added Elevation Polish glitter.  It would be a great base for so many mani's...or even just like this!

Stamped using BFF Natal using red Konad special polish.

BFF Natal

Top coated again.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get a great pix of the Ho Ho Ho part really well; it is one of those mani's that looks so much better in real life.  I tried a pix with flash but it still wasn't the best.

None the less, I liked how this turned out! 

Thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does Floral; Day 5

I seen a stunning mani over at Sassy Shelly's blog a month or ago here and as soon as I seen it, I knew I had to do something like it as I adored it so much!!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of NYC Love Letters; this is two coats, no topcoat.  Very, very sheer but I knew I would be stamping on top of it (and not sure even if I did 8 coats it would be opaque!) But two coats gave lots of shimmer interest for the stamping that was to come!

Stamped using Apipila P.2 using FUN black stamping polish.

The pix below, the stamping isn't that visible but the shimmer is gorgeous underneath.

A closer look at Apipila P.2.

Top coated using KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Another pix of shimmer!  

After 5 or so minutes, added french tips using scotch tape as guides; same FUN black stamping polish was used. Top coated to finish.

Here's the other Digit-al Dozen Day 5 floral manis! The mani's this week have been off the charts as usual....the ladies in the group have so much talent; I hope you had a chance to check them out during the week!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for looking!

Mardi Gras Nails

I did this mani exactly a year ago today.....I think it's appropriate for Mardi Gras so thought I would (finally) share it now!

Started with a base of Essie No More Film; this is one coat, no topcoat.



Did a funky french using Darling Diva Polish Seriously Serious, no topcoat.



Bottle pix of Darling Diva Seriously Serious.



Stamped using white Konad special polish using T47.



Added a few dots to the flower centres to accent using China Glaze Running in Circles.



Topped with SV to finish.



Thanks for looking!

Mistletoe Tips!

Believe it or not, this mani has been sitting in archives for almost a year! These are the nails I was wearing on Boxing Day last year, just never got around to sharing on the blog.   I personally love these kind of funky french mani's but they don't always seem to be terribly popular when I blog about them.  None the less, I love how these turned out!

Started with a base of two coats of OPI Bride's Bouquet (no pix as I've shared many times before).  Added a light coat of NYX Silver Glitter at the tips.



Added Essence Nail Art Twins Julia over the silver glitter for more interest.



Stamped using Fauxnad E03 using Sally Hansen Jumpin' Jade.



Apparently fishing out glitter is nothing new to me, as last year I fished out glitter from Lush Lacquer Ho Ho Holidays for the berry accents.






Bottle shot of Lush Lacquer Ho Ho Holidays.



Topped with SV to finish.



Hope you are having a fantastic weekend....and although I know it's a busy time of year, please be sure to check back soon for some exciting giveaway news!

Thanks for looking!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mani

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; as a woman as well as someone who has been involved with a close family member dealing with breast cancer over the last year, I would be remiss in not doing at least one mani in support of the awareness cause; here's what I came up with!



Started with a base of two coats of piCture poLish Electric Dream; this pix has no topcoat.  For those who like a shiny finish, it would need topcoat as it does dry on the matte side.  I didn't topcoat as I knew I was doing some layering.  Still stunning, though!  (I also love how this polish perfectly compliments my blog wallpaper!)



My original plan for the mani was a funky french tip with the Bundle Monster ribbon at the tips using BM-324, so added FingerPaints Frosty Night at the tips.



Topped with a little Quo By Orly Spirit.



But I decided to do some different stamp designs so only used the tip image from BM324 on the thumb and did it midway for something out of the ordinary...for me any way!  Other images used were from plates BM317 (middle), BM303 (index) and BM321 on ring.  For the pinky, images from BM317 and BM303 were isolated and separately stamped; all using white Konad special polish.  (I have no idea what I was thinking putting those lips on my ring finger lol!)




Topped with SV to finish.



Just before I took the mani off, I put a layer of Essie Matte About You.




A couple days after I did this mani, my husband surprised me with the OPI Pink of Hearts 2013 duo that he had picked up at a breast cancer awareness fundraiser which was a nice surprise as never buys me polishes! Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in another mani using them before the end of the month!

Thanks for looking!