Colourful Bursts!

I'm not sure if this is really cool or a hot mess!  It's somewhat of a fail to me as it wasn't what I had planned in my mind but sometimes those manis are better than planned but in this case, I'm not so sure.  I know part of the fail in my mind about this mani is I was looking for a brighter pop of colour and these seem more muted than what I had in my mind.  

Started with a whole lot of Dam Polishes; Yowza Yellow, Blaming Blue, Ouchie Orange, Rock em Red and Pow! Pow! Purple.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Topped with Darling Diva The One That You Love, or a little bit more glitter. (In hindsight, this topper may have dulled some of the bright colours.)

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I had planned on using an image from Moyra 115 but thought it would cover too much of the base so went with FUN 25 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Moyra 115-Happliy Ever After

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  May you have a skip in your step, find a pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow and enjoy green beer today!  And watch out for those mischievous leprechauns!  

I had pulled a lot of green polishes from my stash and at some point, I knew I couldn't wear them all but wanted to wear some of them at least.  So I picked a few favourites that I hadn't had a chance to wear in some time (or ever, as in the case of at least one!) and decided on a green skittle base.  The polishes used, starting at thumb and going clockwise, are Darling Diva Do or Do Not, There is No Try, Darling Diva On the White Cliffs of Dover Sat a Poet, Painted Polish Shamrock Your World, Scofflaw Drop Dead Fred and Lilypad Lacquer Frogs Alive.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped images from UberChic mini:  St. Patrick's Day 2 (pinky and index), Messy Mansion MM04 (ring) and MoYou Festive 21 (middle and thumb) using MdU 37 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Shadow stamped the ring finger using same MM04 with MdU 37, then added a whollllleeee lot of mini shamrocks on the middle and a few on the thumb using MoYou Festive 21.  Every. single. one. of those mini shamrocks on the middle finger were individually stamped.  Thank you, clear jelly stamper! 

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Enjoy your day and thanks for looking!  

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  May you find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and then celebrate with a glass of green beer!  

Started with a base of Essence The Green & The Grunge and Paint Polish Celtic Crelly, no top coat.

Added a thin, light coat of Darling Diva GTO on top of the Essence.

Topped with KBShimmer.

Stamped using UC Mini: St. Patrick;s Day (thumb), MoYou Festive Collection-21 (ring) using Mdu 7 and Bunny Nails HD-B (index, middle and pinky) using FunkyFingers Gesso.

UberChic Mini:  St. Patrick's Day

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Not Your Usual Valentine's Day Nails!

With Valentine's Day around the corner, I guess I had better start sharing some Valentine's Day nails!  I always try to think outside of the box for holiday nails and these are not your typical Valentine nails but I love how they turned out!

Started with a base of two coats of Darling Diva Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try, shown with no top coat. I picked this up on sale for $6 at the Darling Diva shop and if you are a green lover...and a flakie lover....this beauty is still in stock!  St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and I see a St. Pat's mani with it in my future!  Just saying....

Added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from UberChic Love & Marriage-03 (middle) and Bunny Nails HD-B (all the rest) using MdU 46 and Moyra SP05.  I wished the Moyra stamping polish stamped a little bit more consistently versus teal and darker blue, but what can you do!

Decided to double stamp the index and ring finger using same image from Bunny Nails HD-B and Moyra SP05.

Topped with KBShimmer Cleary on Top to finish.

But wait!  I wasn't finished!  I decided a few added dots were in order; added using same polishes to the pinky and the thumb.

I think this is a cool change from the more traditional Valentine's Day nails...but I have those to share too over the next couple weeks!

Thanks for looking!

Cute Halloween Pumpkins!

Aren't these pumpkin nails adorable? I love these super cute pumpkin faces!  

Started with a base of two coats of Darling Diva Polish Cast A Spell with an accent of FunkyFingers Dark Knight.  Shown with no top coat.  

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using MdU 13 using an image from Star Nails 49.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Star Nails 49

Added cute jack o lantern faces using an image from Chez Halloween 002 using FunkyFingers Dark Knight.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Hope you're having a good Halloween; thanks for looking!

Darling Diva Without You

Raise your hand if you're tired of my fall nails???  I'm guessing people on IG are tired of them as followers have dropped like leaves over the last few days lol.  Oh well, can't please everyone and I'm loving the fall nails and that's all that matters!  I still have a few more fall nails to share but to change it up a little, I thought I'd share nails that I did after I got back from Polish Con with one of my newly purchased Darling Diva polishes.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Darling Diva Without You, no top coat.

Added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top before stamping.

I'm trying to use some different stamping polishes as I know I use black or white 90% of the time for quick stamping.  So after searching through my stamping polishes, decided to go with Esmaltes da Kelly Elliott as I thought it would compliment the every so faint blue/mintish tinge to the polish.  Used an image from MoYou Kaleidoscope 03.

Added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

My test hand with a few different images trying to decide which one to go with lol!

Thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does Nail Heroes; Day 1

It's Digit-al Dozen week!  This month's challenge is nail heroes; and you might recognize my Day 1 nail hero by all these dots on my mani today!  Yes, if you follow The Crumpet, you will have seen her big, bold dots and this is my tribute mani to her!  Thanks so much Debbie, for all that you have done in the nail community. Not only is she our fearless leader for the Digit-al Dozen, but I have bought more polishes than I care to admit from her swatches!  She also was the founder of Adventures in Stamping, an online facebook group and is also the founder another challenge group that I belong to, being Crumpet Tarts which is currently running the 40 Great Nail Art Ides.  What I have always admired about Debbie is her no nonsense, no holds barred on whatever the topic or polish it may be.  I also admire her writing skills; she can make me want a polish I didn't even know I had an interest in with her descriptive writing!  I also enjoy her non nail posts and her new blog which is more personal.  Thank you Debbie for allowing me into your inner circle of Digit-al Dozen members and thinking that I warrant a position in the ranks!  I know that Debbie has a lot on her plate personally and is at a nail blogging crossroads and as I commented on her blog, I hope it is just see you later versus goodbye!

Started with a base of two coats of The Fox & The Owl by CANVAS lacquer**, shown here with no top coat.   The Fox & The Owl is warm chocolate brown with gold holographic shimmer, red microshimmer, and a sprinkling of different sized red holographic hexes as described on their Etsy shop.  There were no application issues and even with the glitter and shimmer, the polish was smooth and shiny.  The Fox & The Owl other CANVAS lacquer polishes are available here via their Etsy shop. CANVAS lacquer ships from Toronto, Ontario, Canada to select countries. 

Bottle shot of The Fox & The Owl by CANVAS lacquer.  In my mind, I kept on comparing this to chocolate covered cherries with the chocolate brown of the polish being the chocolate, encompassing the cherries which is the red glitter and the gold glitter and shimmer being the glaze that always oozed out when you took that bite!

Topped with a coat of Girly Bits What A Rush QD TC.

Started to add dots all with a dotter; the largest dots are piCture pOlish Beige, the holo ones are Darling Diva Champagne Wishes & Holo Kisses.

Added more dots using Love, Angeline Classical Citrine.

Finally, added a few small dots using CND Desert Suede.

Once I thought the dots were dry, maybe 10 minutes, finished with a coat of Girly Bits What A Rush QD TC.

I sure hope we all see The Crumpet's nails around for a long, long time, but if not, I will think of her every time I do these funky dots!

Here's the other ladies Day 1 nails!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for looking!

**polish provided for review; please see disclosure policy