Hearts!

When I sat down to do these nails, I didn't necessarily have Valentine's Day nails in mind; all I knew is I wanted to use the black flakies topper.  But as I had VDay plates beside me, I thought, I can turn this into a VDay mani and so be was; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of brights; starting at thumb and going clockwise:  Fancy Gloss Imperial, Color Club Blaze, Color Club Peace Out Purple, Color Club Chelsea Girl and Fancy Gloss Mojito.  I didn't realize Mojito was a thermal until I had it on my right hand and it kept on turning neon yellow!  It still worked with this colour scheme and thankfully, my pinky didn't transition (cold hands all the time!)

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Topped with Magic Touch by Penelope Luz Los Muertos, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from UberChic Love & Marriage 03 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Except I wasn't finished; I noticed some of the hearts, you could see base polish through, so handpainted them to opaque then topped again with top coat.

I also thought this would be a great time to do a matte top coat; really liked how this turned out too.

I think of all the black flakes that I have and I'm thinking, I can stamp this look with an image, why do I buy polishes?  But I do; thankfully, this wasn't that difficult to remove as I didn't put a peel off base on first.  

Also, I love this look with the Color Club Blaze (index) and I do want to do a full mani just with it just as shown.  Maybe next year!

Thanks for looking!

 

It's Love Time!

With the arrival of February 1st, I'm going to be sharing Valentine's Day mani's for the next little while, starting with this one!  This is one of the most typical Valentine's Day mani's that I'll be sharing; the rest are more non-traditional, that's for sure.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of pink skittles; starting at thumb and going clockwise, polishes used are:  WingDustCollections Beach Bum, Different Dimension April Showers Bring May Showers, Potion Polish The Glen Fairy, Pahlish Skyward and Painted Polish OK, Bloomer, no top coat.  Coats vary from 2-4 coats, with the WingDust needing the most, mainly to get some of those big glitters out!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using assortment of images using Painted Polish Blanc Slate: UberChic Love and Marriage 03 (middle), Bunny Nails HD-B (index and ring), Lina All About Love 02 (thumb) and Lina All About Love 01 (pinky), no topcoat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Swooning over that WingDust on the thumb; those extra coats were worth it!!

Thanks for looking!

 

Smoosh Valentine's!

Good Morning!  This is my first ever stamper smoosh mani; it was pretty easy to do and I've done a couple since as it makes for an interesting base for nail art!  Here's what I came up with!

After applying Girly Bits Border Patrol, did the smoosh mani using CND Taffy Pink, Sally Hansen CSM Red My Lips, Seche Love Affair, Orly Polo Princess and FunkyFingers Gesso.  

Removed the Border Patrol.

Applied coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using UberChic Love & Marriage-02 (thumb), UberChic Love & Marriage-03 (index, ring and pinky) and UberChic UC 7-03 (middle) using Funky Fingers Dark Knight.

UberChic Love & Marriage-02

UberChic UC 7-03

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend; thanks for looking!

Loads of Valentine Hearts!

These are probably the least favourite of the Valentine's Day nails I did this year; I guess they are OK, just not my favourite.  I was trying to do something with a black base for Digit-al Dozen them coming up on Monday, but did a few others I like better so will share them instead!

Started with a base of two coats of ILNP Varsity Jacket with accent of Polished for Days Hoodie Weather.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from UberChic Love & Marriage-03 using Mdu 1, FAB red and Esmaltes de Kelly Flufi.  For the small hearts, used the same image and double stamped the image.  

UberChic Love & Marriage-03

This is Ms. Cindy (aka, the test hand); I actually triple stamped the thumb but didn't like how some of the images overlapped which is why I ended up doing two above.

Finished with  coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Hope you're having a good weekend; 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!