Honey Bee!

This weeks mani for #MusicManiMonday.  Honey Bee nails inspired by Blake Shelton's song Honey Bee!  I heard this song while on a drive with my husband and had to suffer through listening to a local country music station and this was one of the songs that came on.  Cute little ditty of a song; one of the better ones that I heard that day.  Not my genre of music but there are a few country songs that I like.  And it stuck with me so I did nails later that night with honey bees on them.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Orly Caught Off Gourd, no top coat.

Added a coat of KBShimmer Raking It In on thumb for interest.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

AN Abejita from MdU.

MouTeen-189

Maniology MXM103

Images used Manioloy CYO X Maniology M093 (thumb, honey on index and buzz on ring), Maniology MXM103 (drip on index), MouTeen-189 (middle and ring) and AN Abejita by MdU (pinky, and flower on ring).  Some of these images like the word buzz and the flower on the ring were added after this picture.

Added words on flower on the ring.

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 These were done when my nails were in recovery.  Not the prettiest, but as I've said, it didn't stop me from doing my nails.  I still think they turned out cool and it shows that cool nail art can be done on short nails too!

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Simple Nails

I love when simple nails turn out so good!  This is how I can change my nails up on a near daily basis.  With a great base created from layering a couple polishes, then simply stamped with an image that is interesting and allows the beauty of the base to shine through.  

Started with a base of two coats of OPI Dream Come True.  Such a stunner!

Layered with one coat of Penelope Luz Nymphs, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with an image from Infinity 158 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.  This would have also looks great on the OPI polish as well.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Not sure what happened to the layout of the finished nails, but hopefully you can see how pretty they turned out.

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Yet Another Snowflake Mani

I know.  Yet another snowflake mani.  I can't help it.  I have so many to share and the snow keeps on falling so it is seasonably appropriate.  So please tolerate another snowflake mani.  And be prepared for more to come!  Unless it doesn't snow again until spring and it all melts in the next day or so.  

Started with a base of two coats of China Glaze Bahamian Escape, no top coat.  One of my favourite blue polishes!

Topped accent nails with Poetry Cowgirl Polish Dusk In the Pines, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped lines with image from Hit The Botle Vintage Grunge 1 using CjS 165, and snowflakes from Lina 4 Seasons-Winter 02 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Stamped a few more snowflakes on the accent nails from same Lina plate.

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

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Winter Wonderland!

I hope spring is right around the corner.  I think we've had enough snow and the only flakes I want to see until April are the ones on my nails.  Can't get enough of sharing snowflake nails including these ones.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Bluebird Polish Winter Is So Chill (PPU December 2023).  How appropriate for winter, snowflake nails!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Creative Shop 153 on all nails, and MdU AZ Winter 2, which are the words on the ring finger.  All using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Stamped a couple snowflakes on the ring finger from the same Creative Shop 153 by isolating the snowflake and stamping it alone.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!  No matter if you celebrate with the one you love, or it's just another day, have a great one no matter what you do.  To me, it's just another day with the one I love lol.  We are past our celebrating days and it will be a quiet day at home just like any other day.  The past few years, we've also given the same VDay cards to each other as we don't see the sense of spending money unnecessarily or going out to eat when we can enjoy what we have at home.  That might be a downer to some, but that's how it is after 33 years.

Started with a base of skittles:  Bluebird Making Pour Decisions (thumb), KBShimmer Before & Aster (index), Zoya Lena (middle), Morgan Taylor Powers of Persuassion (ring) and Pahlish The Archer (pinky), no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

MdU VP SV 3

Born Pretty Valentine's Day

Stamped using images from Beauty Big Bang XL-047 (thumb), MdU VP SV 3 (pinky),  PY-J033 (shrunken on middle and ring), Born Pretty Valentine's Day-L001 (index) and random hearts throughout using Nicole Diary-S23, using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Painted Polish Stamped in Periwinkle.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Have a wonderful Valentine's no matter what you do!

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Loads of Hearts!

There's not much more traditional for Valentine's day as a red and white nail and so many hearts!

Started with a base of Rogue Until The Last Petal Falls (HHCMarch 2023) over Orly Monroe's Red, with accent nail of Zoya Yuki over Cupcake White Pop.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from OM-H03 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, with Moyra 74 Romantique on accent, using Moyra SP 906.

OM-H03

Moyra 74-Romantique

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

This is Ms. Cindy; same base polishes but did a simple accent nail with image from Apipilia Love.

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Another Valentine Mani!

 Sweet Valentine hearts!

Started with a base of three coats of China Glaze Totally Taffy, no top coat.

Topped accent nails with Pahlish Witches Batch sample batch, two coats.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped lines using Creative Shop182 Basic using Moyra SP19, with accent of hearts from KADS Festival 018 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, with ring accent stamping with image from  MdU Love.

Layered more hearts on the accent nails using images from KADS Festival 018.

KADS Festival 018

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!