Team Canada Jr's Win Gold!

If you follow hockey at all, you'll know that the gold medal game for the World Jr. Hockey Tournament was on Sunday, with Canada winning the gold medal in a come-from-behind win over Russia with a score of 4-3!  I decided to do a mani that night to celebrate the win; this is what I came up with!

Started with a base of skittles using Scofflaw Just Another Candy Cane Polish Christmas 2013 on top of a quick base coat of Sally Hansen CSM Greyfetti, Sally Hansen CSM Cherry Delight and OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Used a whole bunch of stamping plates for this one!  BM-XL157 (hockey sticks on thumb, image on pinky and lower image on ring finger), CjS-91 (middle), UC mini:  Soccer Love (medal on thumb), Apipila Super Placa G (index), Canadian Nail Fanatic 002 with Fig Tree Stamps (upper image on ring finger), and CjS-LC 08 (Canada words on sweater on middle, Canada on thumb and small accent maple leafs added in next picture).  Mainly used Konad red, and MdU 1 and 2.  The gold on the thumb is Hit The Bottle To Have and To Gold.

Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-91.

UberChic mini:  Soccer Love





BM-XL157





Added small maple leafs as filler and accent on a few nails.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Way to go, Team Canada!  Hopefully even if Canada wasn't the team you were cheering for, at least you could use this mani for inspiration for your favourite team!

Thanks for looking!

CbL Yes, I'm Loonie Too IEC 2018 Limited Edition

This stunner is an IEC 2018 limited edition from Colors by llarowe, CbL Yes, I'm Loonie Too.  Loving the play on words, us Canucks know it's in reference to our $1 coin affectionately coined the loonie. Or at least let's hope it is anyway lol!  I did gradient tone on tone stamping on it; here's what I came up with!  

Cbl Yes, I'm Loonie Too is a gorgeous turquoise based, scattered holo with green to red to gold shimmer with lilac flash and prismatic holographic flakies. Application was easy, there were no removal issues and I didn't experience any nail or skin staining.

Started with a base of two coats of CbL Yes, I'm Loonie Too, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with an image from Apipila Super Placa G using MdU 5, 6 and FunkyFingers Gesso.

I have to apologize for a couple things here; one, this is one of the first mani's I was trying all the different lighting and backgrounds with new camera so there is a lot of variation of poses, etc. all over the place.  This is also right after I cut down my middle nail that had two cracks in it as one crack had hit the free edge and I didn't want it to snag and tear; I don't think this was when it was at it's shortest but I know it doesn't match but didn't want to cut down the rest lol.  I am still growing out this nail; what a long six months or so it's been!  Thanks for tolerating the pictures but I still do my nails when they are good or bad; that's the nail fanatic in me!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

This was an IEC 2018 CbL limited edition; it is still in stock at Hypnotic Polish here as well as at Rainbow Connection here.  Colors by Llarowe products are available here and at various stock lists; see site for more details.

Have a great weekend; thanks for looking!

Polished for Days Antarctica

I hope you've been enjoying all these blue polishes!  I still have lots to share so I hope you aren't tired of them yet....at least until the end of the month!  

This is one of those mani's that I absolutely love the base but wrecked it with the stamping.  Really too bad but I'm going to share it anyway; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Polished for Days Antarctica no top coat.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with an image from Apipila Super Placa G using MdU 3, Jolifin Stamping Polish Caribbean Sea and FunkyFingers Gesso.  Unfortunately, I didn't scrape well and gradient the polishes well, plus they are all stamped in different stages of gradient, not my best stamping by any means.  :(

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

The good thing about nail fails is its easy enough to change and I always take away the experience of what went wrong so I hopefully don't do it again!

Thanks for looking!

Happy Canada Day!!!

 HAPPY 150 CANADA!!!!

Happy Canada Day!!! 

I've been swamped at work with all kinds of emergencies so haven't been able to do as many Canada Day mani's as I had hoped (or even other posts for that matter!), but did these nails on Thursday night and they will be on all weekend long during all the Canada Day festivities I'm attending!

For these Canada Day nails, I started with two coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales, then stamped using Apipila Super Placa G on all fingers except accent, which is CJS LC-08 using red Konad stamping polish.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking and have a fantastic Canada Day!!!!

Picture Polish Forget Me Not

This is a rare polish in my collection.  Why is it rare, you ask, when a quick check to Harlow & Co and Nail Polish Canada both say it is in stock?  Well, it is only one of only maybe half a dozen (if even) polishes I own that show a fill line.  I know......the horror!  I usually only wear a polish once or twice and the majority of my stash is untried but this one, I think has been used at least 4 times!  I love the bright hue of it; I also have a lot of clothes in this shade so have reached for it a few times when I want to be all matchy-matchy! It's also no secret these holo flecks by piCture pOlish are faves of mine either and they are great for a quick, easy mani!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of piCture pOlish Forget Me Not, no top coat.

Added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Funky Fingers Gesso using an image from Apipila Super Placa G.

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!