You Are Getting Sleepy....Very Sleepy....!!!

I did these nails one night just before New Years after retrieving a much loved bottle of DS Shimmer from DD's bedroom.  She had borrowed it the night before as she wanted some silver holographic nails but being the teenager that she is, neglected to put it back where she found it.  Yes, I let my DD use whatever polish she wants as long as its put back; that's all I ask.  After I retrieved it, I thought that I haven't worn some holographic nails myself in a while so sat down and this is what I came up with!

Started with a base of three coats of OPI DS Shimmer.  

This pose and lighting, you can see the holo a little bit better although VNL still a bit visible.

Stamped with an image from Color Club Illusion using FunkyFingers Dark Knight.  Can you see all those rainbows underneath the design?  Swwwoooonnnnnnn!

Color Club Illusion

Topped with a coat of Sally Hansen Diamond Flash tc to finish.

These nails probably took me about 15-20 minutes to do from taking off the old polish to the final shot of completed nails.  I only took 18 pictures in total of this mani which also included plate shots so not a whole lot of choice but hopefully these are good enough to share!

Enjoy you week; thanks for looking!

DS Original and Infinity 37

This is a mani I did as part of Digit-al Dozen does Vintage Challenge but discovered via googling that OPI DS Original isn't as old as I thought.  It is older in terms of polishes being released compared to today but not 'vintage' as in the definition of what constitutes vintage being 20 years or older so didn't use it.  (I do have some truly 'vintage' polishes; older Cutex and Sally Hansen polishes; however, when looking for polishes to use for the challenge, the ones I could find, I wasn't keen on wearing and the one Cutex polish in particular I was looking for, I couldn't find it.  Murphy's Law is that I found it last night of course; too late for DD Vintage Challenge!)  So didn't share this one at that time, but am now! Here's what I came up with.

Top coated.

Started with a base of three coats of OPI DS Original, no topcoat.  

After waiting a bit for it to dry, stamped using Infinity 37** using Mundo de Unas #14 stamping polish.



I was intrigued how matte this stamped....and loved the effect!



Picture overload!




A closer look at Infinity 37




I few other pix that intrigued me!



Simple things obviously amuse me!


More pix just because I can't get enough!










I was so fascinated that this stamping polish was so matte with the holo underneath!  So cool! I do have an odd need to topcoat all mani's though so added a coat of SV.  While still cool, I like the look of the matte stamping better!







Have a great weekend; thanks for looking!

**product provided for review. Post was live five minutes before I edited to add because I forgot!  See disclosure policy for more information!

Creating Orange Holo Out of Necessity!

Some of you may have seen Kellie Gonzo's recent post here where she posted a fabulous orange holo, Fancy Gloss Orange Fizz.  I love holo polishes and don't have anything like this in my stash, so I immediately went to the Fancy Gloss store and tried to to buy a bottle....only to find out that there is no shipping to Canada.  Not to let this deter me, I sent an email and asked anyway if they should ship to Canada as I've had pretty good luck with those who say they won't ship internationally on their site say they will when contacted.  I got a response back right away....unfortunately, it was still a no go and I'm out of luck.  Booo!  So I decided to create my own layering combination for an orange holo for a Halloween mani; here's what I came up with!



Started with a base of two coats of Barry M Gelly Mango, no topcoat.



Added a thin layer of OPI DS Shimmer.  While not an exact match to Orange Fizz, I think I came up with a pretty good alternative....if anything, I think my layering combination seems to be a little bit more holo.  While I still love the how Orange Fizz looks, this will simply have to do simply because I can't get a bottle shipped to me up here in Canada!  I also think with a little tweeking and a less holo topcoat, I can come up with something more like it; Barry M seems to be the perfect base, it's just adjusting the holo topcoat.



Anyway, because this is a perfect base for a Halloween mani, decided to stamp some Halloween images on top using Fun charcoal stamping polish.  Images used are Cheeky Jumbo 6, Happy Holidays (thumb), Big SdP K (index), FUN 4 (middle), and Chez Halloween 001 (ring and pinky).



Topped with SV to finish.



Here's a closer look at a couple of the plates used.

FUN 4








Cheeky Jumbo 6, Happy Holidays













Have you ever created your own polish or did a layering combination when you couldn't snag your lemming? Which one?  I'd love to know!

Hope you're having a fantastic weekend; thanks for looking!

Wood Grain Look Using FUN 6

Another quick mani that I did not too long ago when pressed for time but wanted a change. Did the usual; pick a holographic polish, stamp using a full size image and voila, new nails in no time flat!

Started with a base of two coats of OPI DS Classic, no topcoat.

Stamped using FUN 6 with FUN black stamping polish.  This black stamping polish was opaque and cleanup was a breeze!  I have a mental note to order more the next time new plates are released.....it's my new favourite black stamping polish!

Topped with SV.

While this pix is a little blurry, you can see a little holographic glitter shine through.

A pix the next day in the sun.

Here's a look at the images on FUN 6 by FAB UR NAILS.

(This was another mani destined for The Hangnail Series lol!)

Hope you had a great weekend....a long weekend for those of us who are off on the Civic Holiday!

Thanks for looking!