Mother's Day Bouquet!

Here's a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day!

Started with a base of two coats of Pahlish Love is Love, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lina 4 Seasons-Summer 02 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Added floral centers using OPI Lima Tell You About This Colour! 

Then topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Pahlish Love is Love is stunning and how appropriate is that name for Mother's Day?  Hope you had a good one if you celebrate!

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Fishy's

I went snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean on one of my cruises and I hadn't snorkeled in about 20 years but it's just like riding a bike.  Unlike 20 years ago when I last snorkeled, I was able to take some underwater pictures of fish with one of those waterproof pouches for your phone camera.  I didn't trust it with my latest version of phone so took an older phone but as luck would have it, I didn't have to worry as it never leaked.  However, the fish pix weren't as good as the colourful fish and coral I seen 20 years ago; I remember seeing a sting ray 20 years ago and was hyperventilating while it was near me, hoping it didn't come too close, but I hope I go snorkeling again and my current bucket list item is to see a turtle.  Keeping my fingers crossed! 

I did a stamper smooshy base for this mani; here are the polishes that were used.  

CjS-128

Polishes are OPI Charge It to Their Room, OPI I'm Yacht Leaving, OPI Destinies to be a Legend, Essie Aruba Blue, Morgan Taylor Take Me to Your Tribe, Sally Hansen Blinding Blue, Quo Happy-Go-Lucky, and Essence Walk on Air.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped nails with UberChic Mini:  Nautical using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, with an accent nail of CjS-128 using MdU 11, Mdu 107 and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

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

I was even able to Ms. Cindy in the same design and it didn't turn out half bad, so thought I'd share it too!

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Tropical Flowers

One of the cool things about vacationing in the tropics is the oh so pretty tropical flowers and I always stop and take lots of pictures of them when I see them.  This is an ode to the tropical florals that I see while on vacation. 

Started with a base of OPI Living on the Bula-vard and Essie Love-all Game, no top coat.

Layered with Fancy Gloss Ethiopian Opal, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lina 4 Seasons-Summer 02 and UberChic UC Beach Please, using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.  Had a little bit of stamping smear on the middle finger; this is why I now use Apipila Smudge Free top coat before top coating.

I also used Essie Matte About You as thought it would be nice to see the flakes of the Fancy Gloss and it didn't disappoint.

 

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Green Tropical Nails

Palm trees as part of revisiting past vacations!

Started with a base of two coats of Girly Bits Je Ne Sais Quoi, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using an image from MoYou London Tropical 29 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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Whale Tail

One of my favourite things  is go when in the right water and time of year is to go whale watching.  I'm lucky that I've seen whales several times while on holiday, up in Alaska and down in Hawaii, and it was seeing them that inspired these nails.  Here's what I came up with!!!

Started with a coat of Essie In the Cab-ana, no top coat.

Topped accents nails using KBShimmer Chill Out (reflective), no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped accent nails using image from Apipila P62 with MdU 91.

Stamped the middle and ring using same Apipilia P62 plate, using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Shadow stamped the tails using CjS 165.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 While I'm happy I've seen whales, my next hope is that I can see a whale breach; it's on my bucket list!

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Waves

I love to watch the waves in the ocean and take a lot of pictures of the waves coming in, rolling and then crashing to the beach.  Really, anything to do with water, I'm in.  I did a day trip to specifically to Nazare (IYKYK) when I did a European cruise a few years ago as I really wanted to see the 50, 60, 70 or even 80+ feet high waves and although they were large, they weren't the monster waves I was looking for but we still seen lots of waves and the coast line was still stunning.  Apparently they were the really big waves the day before we visited but it is one of those things onthat you have to be at the right place at the right time.  I do hope to return someone and see them.  In the meanwhile, these waves will have to do!

Started with a base of Morgan Taylor Powers of Persuasion, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of Stella Chroma Ghost, PPU September 2022.  Layering Ghost was the right call; it added a lot of umph to the base!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with image from Marianne Nails n. 53 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, Moyra SP 19, and Painted Polish Stamped in Periwinkle, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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