Hearts!

This was an experimental velvet mani and while it's not my best work, I don't think it was my worst.  It gave me good feel for how to do a tinted base on top of a velvet magnetic mani anyway and I will take what I learned this time and apply it to the next one, and hopefully it will turn out better!  Here's what I came up with!  

Started with a base of Polished for Days white soft focus, then added three coats of Cirque Chemistry, magnitized with a 30 lb. magnet.

I knew I was going to put a tint over it as I don't have a red magnetic polish, so topped with Essie Blush Stroke, which wasn't as red as I was looking for, but I at least was happy that you could see the velvet affect underneath.

Topped with a coat of Cirque Lucky Jelly, which was the red I was going for, or at least red enough, yet you could still see magnetic affect underneath.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Nicole Diary-S23 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.  This was a good image to use as you seen the Valentine themed image, yet seen the velvet nails underneath.

Nicole Diary S-23.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 If I was to do this again, I would try it with a darker base as it took a lot of coats for the silver polish to be opaque enough, so likely a black maybe?  Or look for a more opaque silver magnetic as I have all kinds of ideas with topping jelly polishes over a velvet nail.

Thanks for looking!

Spooky Season Starts!

Halloween is just around the corner and I have a few Halloween mani's to share, starting with this one!  Here's what I came up with!

Starting with a base of Cirque Hatch on a coat of white pop blur base, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Sugar Bubbles SB 074

VZ H15

Stamped with different webs; MoYou Halloween 10 (thumb), MdU VZ H15 (index), MoYou London Halloween 20 (middle), SB 074 (ring) and MdU VZ H15 (pinky) using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Double stamped with Halloween themed images; MoYou London Halloween 10 (thumb) using MdU 11 and 13, CjS H-55 (index) using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief and MdU 11, MoYou London Halloween 10 (middle) using MdU 11 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate, MoYou London Halloween 20 (ring) using MdU 11 and MdU 52 and MdU AZ Spooky 6 (pinky) using MdU 9 and MdU 11.  Then topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for living!

Fall Leaves!

We have more seasonal daytime temperatures now and the nights are really dipping, so there will be lots of fall colour soon.  My favourite time of year; can't wait to see more leaves changing!  Here's another fall mani that I did not too long ago!

Polishes used, starting at the thumb and going clockwise:  Painted Polish Cobra Clarity, Girly Bits Butternut Leave Me Alone, Etheral Lacquer Viper, Chance Nail Lacquer 303, and Cirque Urbanized.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-318

Stamped using Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-318 using MdU 9, 13, 106 and 107, outlined in Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  Accent nail is Lina 4 Seasons Autumn 03 with same polishes.

I thought the thumb looked a little bare when the leaves on all leaves were outlined but not on the thumb, so handpainted an outlined them with polish and brush, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

Love Is…

I was searching through my Valentine's Day plates and seen the Love Is couple and thought they might make a cute Valentine's Day mani; here's what I came up with!

 Candy Skull R-020

Started with a coat of Cirque Hatch over a coat of Cupcake Polish White Pop, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from UberChic Love & Marriage 03 with accent nail of Candy Skull R-020 using Moyra SP. 02 and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief. The ring finger image was shrunk using the Moyra super sizing stamper.

Stamped words on thumb using same UberChic plate and added a heart at the cuticule and filled them in on the accent nail.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

The next morning, I remembered that the phrase for the cartoon couple is Love Is so added the extra word on the thumb using same UberChix plate.  I also had something unusual happen; on both black stamping images, the stamping polish smeared even though I used my regular go to Apipila non smear top coat before I added the KB tc, and I've never had that happen before so I need to figure out why as I use it to prevent smears and it didn't seem to work this time.  Never had it happen before so weird.  I hope I can figure it out. It wasn't noticeable on the nail, just in the pix, but annoying still the same.

Here's the cute cartoon couple.  Do you recognize it now?

Thanks for looking!

Dots!

Another mani that I adored, this is so much a CNF mani: blue (of course), colourful (usually), holographic (yes please!), dots (so often!) and busy.  Busy might be my middle name!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Cirque Hudson with accent nails of Red Eyed Lacquer Not Today Red Barron (Hella Handmade Creations September 2022).  I love this polish and as so glad I was able to get a couple backup bottles!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on top.

Stamped using Hit The Bottle Vintage Grunge 01 using MdU 91, with accent nails of DRK XL Designer 01 using same stamping polish.

Used Picture Polish Stamped in Starfruit for floral centers, then decided to add it and Painted Polish Stamped in Greenery 2.0 for colour interest and filler.

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

 Thanks for looking!

Daisies!

I know that I do these daisy mani's way too often but I like them and have found a few different ways to incorporate them into different looking daisy mani's, so here is yet another one!

Started with a base of two coats of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Go Figures, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of Cirque Blaze Glaze, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lina Make Your Mark 02 using Painted Polish Stamped in Slate.

Added daisies using Lina 4 Seasons-Spring 02 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Added dots using Painted Polish Stamped in Starfruit.

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

My nails aren't the best shape here but it doens't stop me from doing them as it will need to take more than shorties and hangnails from stopping me doing my nails!

Thanks for looking!