Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians!

Started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, and L'Oreal Rouge Amour, no top coat.

Topped index with Starrily Ruby and ring finger with Ninja Polish Candy Cane Floam, with the pinky and thumb topped with Painted Polish Seeing Stripes.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Stamped pinky with MdU Canada, ring, thumb and index with CjS H-113, middle with CNF Fig Tree Stamps 001 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Konad red.  Flag on the middle is CjS-257. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

FIFA 2026

The 2026 World Cup of soccer started last week, with the opening ceremonies taking place in Los Angeles and Toronto, which is also a host city for matches.  So I decided to do FIFA 2026 nails for the occasion!

Started with base polishes of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls with accent nails of Orly Double Diamond on Cupcake White Pop. Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  

Stamped using images from MoYou London What The Plate Collection-04 (pinky, middle and player on thumb and shrunken on index) using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  Stamped goal with image from MdU AZ Sports 3 Soccer 1 and words on ring using Maniology m306, again with Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Added image from CjS-91 above words on the ring, after double stamping it to reverse the image.

MoYou London What the Plate Collection-04

MdU AZ Sports 3 Soccer 1

Maniology M306

Added starts and diamond bursts from MoYou London What the Plate-04 using MdU 4, 11, 69 (mixed with white), and 80, along with Konad red.  I was aiming for these accent colours being the FIFA colours.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I did Ms. Cindy slightly different with full size soccer images from MoYou London What the Plate-04.

As today is #MusicManiMonday, this mani is inspired by the FIFA 2026 anthem song Dai Dai by Shakira and Burna Boy.  

Thanks for looking and good luck to your team!

 

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

Christmas is just around the corner; where did the time go?  And before we know it, 2026 will be here.  Like, really, where did the time go?  There is no time like the present to wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2026!

Started with a base of two coats of ILNP Christmas Cookies, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from CjS C-25 using Konad Red and CjS 218 on all fingers, except the thumb, which is Dixie Plates Christmas 2017 using MdU 11, Konad Red and CjS 218.

Dixie Plates Christmas 2017.

CjS C-25.

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

We Wish You A Merry Christmas, for #Music Mani Monday!

 Thanks for looking!

Best Autumn Ever!

I'm not sure if it has been the best autumn every but I thought I should share some more fall nails before the snow falls, which, if the forecast is correct, is suppose to be in the morning.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of CND Denim Patch, no top coat.  I love this shade of blue!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Lina 4 Seasons-Autumn 03 on all nails except for ring, which is CjS LC-57, using MdU 54, 66, 107 and Konad red special stamping polish.

I contemplated adding dots, or small leaves, or something but decided to leave it as is.  So topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 While I type this post, the skies are clear and  it's very peaceful; however, if the forecast is right, we are in for a whole lot of snow tomorrow.  Please be extra safe as it seems that everyone forgets what it's like to drive in the snow each year, especially the first snow!

Thanks for looking!

Hello Fall!

Fall officially arrived on September 22nd and I've been doing fall mani's ever since!  This was the first one I did for the season; here's what I came up with!

Started with a skittle of fall colours; starting at thumb and going clockwise:  Painted Polish Go Big or Gourd Home, OPI Ochre the Moon, Orly Yam It Up, Orly Caught Off Gourd and CND Willow Talk.  Two coats, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from WH-03 on ring; the rest are from Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-318.  Stamping polishes are MdU 13, 53, 66, 106, Konad Red Special Polish and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  The shadow stamping on the ring was a major fail, but I think the first colour is a nice accent base none the less!

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

JAWS for Shark Week!

I watched the 50 year anniversary documentary on Jaws, which was really interesting!  Lots of background on what went into the making of it with great interviews with Steven Spielberg, Emily Blunt, George Lucas, and so many others.  Around the same time, I seen all the commercials for Shark Week, which started yesterday, so I thought it would be a great time to do a Jaws theme mani.  I also decided that I was going to do a new series to basically challenge myself to do some more interesting manis as I need some mani inspiration!  So I'm going to do Music Mani Monday's, and pair music with the mani.  For this first Music Mani Monday mani, who can forget the famous Jaws music!  Da-dum. Da-dum. Da-dum da-dum da-dum da-dum daaaaaaaa.  If you want to see the nails with the music, check them out on my IG page!

Started with a base of Sally Hansen Did I Blue That? and Lakur Silver Birch.  I know the coverage wasn't the best but I knew I'd be doing a gradient and hoped it would cover it.  Which wasn't the best but I'll know for next time!

UberChic Seas the Day

MdU Jaws

MoYou London Jaws Collection-01

KADS Ocean 009

MrFox LB018

Did a sponged gradient using Sally Hansen Did I Blue That?, Sally Hansen Dockside Dreaming and Sally Hansen Draw Blue in, no top coat.  I forgot that I was taking pix to share this mani as occasionally I paint my nails just to wear them plain and haven't been taking pix, so there's some stamping here but I'll share plate info below with the rest of them.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Used Kads Ocean 009 (pinky), UberChic Seas the Day (thumb), Mr. Fox LB018 (middle fin and on index), MdU Jaws (ring) and MoYou London Jaws Collection-01 (words on middle).  Stamping polishes are red Konad special polish and Painted Polish  Midnight Mischief.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Thanks for looking!