Blue Lagoon

These nails remind me of the tranquil blue waters of the Caribbean.  Even thought it's summer here in Canada and we have warm weather, warm water and even stunning blue waters in some lakes, I still long to swim in the Caribbean, especially snorkeling while looking at the vibrant fish and hoping to see turtles! 

Started with a base of OPI NFTease Me, two coats over a base of Cupcake White Pop, no top coat.

Topped with one thin coat Ribbits Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark.  I love the vibrant blue flakies!  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Stamped with image from Hit the Bottle To Boldly Go 01 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Added dots for interest and filler with OPI My Pal Joey and MoYou Dream Holiday.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  

 Thanks for looking!

Round and Round

It's #MusicManiMonday and here's another circle mani.  Circles are round; the tribute song is Round and Round by Ratt.  I can remember this song playing on Good Rockin' Tonite when which was hosted by Terry David Mulligan back in the day.  I watched it faithfully every Friday night for a lot of years.  I'm sure this ages me but such is life; it happened lol. 

Started with a base of two coats of OPI Music is My Muse.  Such a nice colour but not a great formula.  

Had to topcoat is to cover the patches, so topped with Fancy Gloss Let's Be Friends (PPU April 2021). 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Sugar Bubbles SB 021

Stamped with image from Sugar Bubbles SB 021 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Decided to add matte top coat.  Those flakies POP!

Sunlight outside and the flakies be popping still!

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Sand Dial

The image on these nails reminds me of sand dials.  The only sand dial that I've used is with a few games as times.  These sand dials are a good image as they are interesting, yet allow the base to shine through.  What I love in a stamping image!  And for a polish, nothing better than blue and flakies.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Different Dimension If You Don't Like Something, Change it.  POTM April 2019.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Stamped with image from Moyra 118 - Dream On, using MdU 112

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I really miss Different Dimension; I hope Missi is doing well.  I was thinking not too long ago that someone should do a 'Where Are they Now' segment on all the brands that are no longer active.  Girly Bits, llarowe, CrowsToes, Contrary Polish, Cult Nails, Daring Digits, Darling Diva, Ellagee, Nvrmind, Indigo Bananas, just to name a few.  I'm sure there's more; I'm not buying as much polish nowadays as I did 5 or 7 years ago and try to stay off social media so not to be tempted, but I'm hoping that they are all doing OK.  

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Squiggles

I did these nails a long time ago; over 7 years and unfortunately, didn't make note of which polishes were used, or I deleted the note by accident.  I do know some of the items used, just not everything.  I'm going to share them anyway just for funsies lol.  

I don't recall which base polish is used and can't place the bottle to know, but any rich, deep purple like Morgan Taylor Anime-Zing Color or Powers of Persuasion would work.  I know it is topped with Kleancolor Chunky Purple Holo, which was making the rounds around that time. I'm not sure why it's called 'Chunky Purple Holo'.  It's not chunky, purple, or holo.  

Top coated.  I know I did this on while at my weekend place and didn't have all my nail supplies so I had visited the local drugstore and picked up what I could find.  Odd I didn't have top coat, yet had stamping plates and polishes lol .  Priorities!

I did a stamped gradient using white, pink and purple stamping polishes; I don't have the notes and don't want to mislead anyone.  The plate is Sugar Bubbles SB 040, which I do recognize as a favourite to use as it is an interesting image, yet lets the base polishes shine through!  Top coated again.

This picture was taken in shaded natural light to let the glitter in the Kleancolor shine.

Sunlight.  Pretty sure I wasn't using no smear top coat then lol.

Thanks for looking.  And don't worry; I don't do many of these type of posts as I have so many notes of polishes and plates used for mani's, even older than this.  I don't know what happened.  I suppose I could have not shared, but I thought the mani too cool not to share.  

The Chains!

Raise your hand if you have an Amazon playlist? ✋ I don't know how popular they are but I know for me, I really appreciate having it because there is nothing better than having all your favourite songs in one place, that you can play on repeat!  Love it!  It's on frequent play when I'm doing my nails.  And do you know what my number 1 spot song is?   Drumrolllll:  The Chains by Fleetwood Mac.  Love it!  So these nails for #MusicManiMonday are inspired by my #1 spot song on my playlist.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Zoya Maren, no top coat.

While stun-ning, one of my favourite things to do is layer polishes, so added a coat of Glam Polish Part of Your World, no top coat.  Stun-ning-er lol!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with image from Infinity 157 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Topped with another coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

The next day, added a coat of Essie Matte About You to show off the flakies.

Outdoor, overcast skies makes flakies POP, so here are a couple pix outside to show them off!

 Do you prefer glossy or matte?  Please let me know in the comments!

Thanks for looking!

Lovely Lilac Daisies!

I haven't had nails this long in so long; I look at them and they don't even look like my nails!  I find that I can't wear long nails anymore; they get in the way of doing too many things, even though longer nails give an awesome stamping art canvas!

Started with a base of two coats of Stella Chroma Recreational Chemistry, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

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

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Added floral dots using Painted Polish Stamped in Taro.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

PSA

This is your public service announcement that if you aren't using a water based top coat after you stamp and before your final coat of of quick dry topcoat, that this is what happens to your stamping.  

I've been doing my nails forever....like I think I'm on my 12th year of nail stamping or so and no matter how I float my topcoat, I will still occasionally get get stamping smear, but it doesn't happen that often now as I always do a coat of Apipila No Smudge Top Coat after I stamp and before applying the quick dry top coat.  No, this isn't a sponsored post, it is just me helping you to avoid stamping smear in the future.  I also have Hit the Bottle Aqua Base and a few others, but my preferred one is Apipila.  I've bought it when it was available through Girly Bits, and with Polish Pickup, and Hella Handmade Creations and  Little Box of Horrors, although I think it might only be available now through LBOH, as I haven't bought it for a while as I already have a lifetime supply, I love it so.  Go get it and try it if you have stamping smear issues.  

Started with a base of Glam Polishes:  It's Now or Never, Remember the Monsters?, Someday My Prince Will Come, Crash! and It Sucks To Be Me, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Stamped using Painted Polish Blanc Slate using image from Creative Shop 5S. 

Creative Shop 5S. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

This mani is from November 2020 and I bought my first bottle of Apipila No Smudge Top Coat from PPU on January 1, 2021 and haven't looked back.  I haven't bought it since 2024 and that was with LBOH when I bought 4 bottles, mainly because I had bought several bottles any time I was purchasing from a stocklist or PPU/LBOH, even if it was a couple bottles.  

 

Thanks for looking!