Season’s Greetings!

The holiday season is upon us and I hope that you please slow down, take it all in and enjoy it with you and yours and really, enjoy the season!

Started with a base of Orly Monroe's Red and Colores de Carol Sleigh What?! on Cupcake white blur.

Topped the red Orly with Saucy Sauce Reindeer Games.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with images from MoYou London Noel 21 on all fingers except thumb using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, CjS 218.  Thumb image is from Bunny Nails HD-F.

Shadow stamped the thumb using MdU 9, then added berries with same polish on all mistletoe.  Lastly, isolated a mistletoe from the full nail image and added to the thumb with same colours.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Let it Snow!

We got a bit of snow when we woke up Sunday morning. I was singing 'let it snow' to my granddaughter when we were standing at the patio door taking it all in and when I sat down and did my nails last night, I knew that would be the theme of my nails, also for #Music Mani Monday; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of KBShimmer In Yacht Water, then added extra coat on ring finger with two coats of Swamp Gloss Lizard Stone Hairs, PPU March 2025) no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Journails: Christmas Time

Did a gradient on the accent nails using KBShimmer In Yatch Water, Orly Off the Grid and Morgan Taylor Baby It's Bold Outside.  Had a few issues with the gradient at the tips as you can see it was thin.

But it actually got worse; when I put on the top coat and went to take a pix, I put a nick in the accent nails, so I just took a brush and brushed the colours to cover.  Then stamped the rest of the nails using Painted Polish Blanc Slate with an image from Beauty Big Bang XL-030.

Stamped accent nails with image from Journails Christmas Time, after shrinking it a bit, then added snowflake from the other image at the top left.  I don't know why I spent so much time doing the gradient when you couldn't see it much after the stamped image was on it!

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Sweater Nails

It was bad enough that we got so much snow this past week, but to make matters worse, we are in a deep freeze now.  Not as cold as places like Yukon, Calgary, Saskatchewan, but it's cold enough, and bitterly cold with the wind.   Good time to share sweater nails; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of three coats of Femme Fatale Waves of (Hella Handmade Creations June 2024), no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with Delaney Hiver 004 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, with an accent nail of Nicole Diary-281.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking -- and stay warm out there!

Snow...Go Away!

So here in Southern Ontario, this weekend past, we had as much snow as we had all of last year.  Needless to say, we got quite a bit; however, it pales in comparison to the amount of snow that has fallen in the snow belt this winter in other parts of Ontario.  I stayed in (couldn't go anyplace anyway, as it took over 24 hours for the plow to go down our street, although I think it may have been passable with effort anyway) and did some needed decluttering, baking and other things around the house for the long weekend.  Then had to deal with all the things that snow brought workwise and have been busy most of this week dealing with those issues.  But the snow we had won't be going away anytime soon so it's a good time to share more snow nails, including this one.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Sally Hansen Draw Blue In, two coats, no top coat.

Topped accent nails with Rogue Lacquer Knowledge Reclaimed (PPU August 2023).

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped plaid with image from Creative Shop 182 Basic using MdU 91, and accent nails using Lina 4 Seasons-Winter 02 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Stamped isolated snowflakes on accent nails using same Lina 4 Seasons-Winter 02 plate using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I know I've shared this look before but I can't help it; it is one of my favourite looks and it will likely be shared again at some point lol.

Thanks for looking!

Snowflakes!

Yet another snowflake mani but this time, it is on this STUN-NING base!  Not that they aren't all stunning, but this one is just a little extra, to me anyway.  So, so pretty; I can't wait to wear it again!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Sassy Sauce I'm in Heaven (Little Box of Horrors April 2024) on Polished for Days Peach Soft Focus, no top coat.

Stamped using Creative Shop 112, with accent nails of Creative Shop 23S using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Almost Invisible Flakes!

 I had a vision of what I wanted this to look like and while these nails turned out OK, it wasn't as good as what I had envisioned.  But that's OK: the great thing about using regular polish is that it can easily come off and you can have new designs on your nails in no time!  Even though I wasn't thrilled how these turned out, I still share my fails as they may serve as inspiration for someone else.  Here's what I came up with!  Also,, I do apologize; this was when my nails weren't the best; I was still doing my nails but they aren't the prettiest!

Started with a base of Cupcake Polish White Pop, topped with a coat of Mooncat Curiosity's Prey, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Nicole Diary L32 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

Guess What? More Blue Snowflakes!

A few of my favourite things:  blue, layering, flakies, snowflakes nails!  

Started with a base of two coats of Glisten & Glow Turtlenecks & Touchdowns, no top coat.

Topped with Nailed It Dragon Dance, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

KADS Christmas 015

Stamped using an image from KADS Christmas 015 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

Snowflakes!

I'm having a hard time finding snowflake or winter nails that aren't blue or a shade of purple that looks almost blue, and came across these.  I did them three years ago but they seemed like a fail at the time which is why they haven't been shared.  Maybe not so much of a fail as such, but maybe there's others that I liked better, but no matter, they haven't been shared until now and it's only because my feed would be full of blue or purple snowflake nails otherwise.  And who knows, they still may be full of blue or purple snowflake nails anyway as thats clearly what I like to wear on my nails!  

Started with a base of three coats of Different Dimension Fantasy, no top coat. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with image from Nicole Diary-201 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!