Aren't These Fun??

These fun and bright nails are perfect for summer!  

Started with a base of Dior Blop and Yves St. Laurent Gris Underground, two coats, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Lina Make Your Mark 02 using MdU 35 and Mdu 73.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with MoYou Pro 14 using MdU 52. 

Moyou Pro 14. 

Decided that this was a little plain, so added dots in different sizes using dotting tool and MdU 52. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Floral Stripes

It's been a hot minute since I posted last.  Sorry, but sometimes life and work get busy and blogging suffers.  But I have a free evening and I hope to draft a few posts including this one!

UberChic 29-02.

Started with a base of two coats of Olive Ave Polish Skylight, no top coat.

Topped accent nails with Polished for Days Esperance.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped lines with image from Lina Feeling Shapely! 01 using MdU 80 and flowers from UberChic 29-02 using MdU 80 and 15.  

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

As if these weren't busy enough, I decided to add a few dots for some interest using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  

 Which version do you like best?  I think I prefer with the dots.  More whimsical!

Thanks for looking!

Birthday Nails!

My granddaughter turned three in December and at the time, I was in the midst of all the holiday nails, so didn't get around to sharing them.  Until now!  Her birthday party theme was dinosaurs and she thought they were awesome; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Orly On a Whim (thumb), KBShimmer In Yacht Water (index and ring) and KBShimmer Chick Me Out (middle).

Topped thumb with topped with KBShimmer Something to Taco About, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  

I used a lot of plates for this mani including many that I had never used before, so please be patient while I share them!

What's Up Nails B055.

MoYou London Jurassic Park 04

EDK Jurassic Age

MdU Jurassic Park

Manitude Basics x Alphabet

Made a stamper decal from What's Up Nails B055 and words from MdU Jurassic Park using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  I'm prettyyyy sure the decal fill in was with KBShimmer Something to Taco About, but may be wrong.  Before stamping the ring finger, I added a little sponged gradient with Orly Midnight Oasis, then stamped with EDK Jurassic Age using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  Stamped pinky and thumb with images from EdK Jurassic Age as well (footprint on the thumb and dinosaur on the pinky).  The pinky and index both have landscape stamped before the dinosaur both using MoYou London Jurassic Park 04, and was also used for the dinosaur on the index as well using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief and Stamped in Clay.  The landscape was stamped with CjS 083 and 218.  Happy Birthday on thumb was from SBS 28 and heart, star and smiley face on thumb was from Maniology X Carole Annette M415 using What's Up Bargain-villea.  The number 3 was stamped from plate Manitude Basics x Alphabet and the letters for the name were stamped individually using Manitude Books & Crannies.  

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

Also added a coat of Essie Matte About You, which made the middle nail really pop!

These were really time consuming; I think they took me three hours in total from picking plates and polishes, to doing all the different steps, but worth it when I seen the smile on her face when she seen them.  It was also great to use a bunch of plates that I hadn't used before.

Thanks for looking!

 

Blue and Daisy Nails

As I mentioned a post or two ago, I have lots of nails to share but there isn't much variety that isn't blue or a daisy nail.  So surprise, surprise...here's a blue daisy nail!  But like I mentioned in the post, these daisy nails are what I like to wear on my nails, so I do them often, although I do try to change up how they look if I'm so inspired so they aren't so repetitive.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of OPI Tile Art To Warm Your Heart (thumb), OPI Duomo Days, Isola Nights (index and pinky) and Glam Polish Who Is The Most Hansomest....Me! over a coat of Cupcake White Pop, no top coat.

Topped the index and pinky with Garden Path Always Dark.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped lines with MdU 68 using image from Lilic's A08.

Added daisies from CjS-346 using MdU 68 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Decided to shadow stamp some of the daisies on the middle and ring finger using Painted Polish Deux 2.0.  Unfortunately, I didn't line up the shadow very well, but I wasn't mad about it; I think this gives the images lots of colour and interest.

Added floral centers using Painted Polish Stamped in Starfruit.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!  To me, lilies always remind me the most of Easter, so I made sure when I did these nails that I did them.  It was late so I thought that layered stamping would be best, but, as you can see, I didn't line them up the best.  I'm going to blame the late hour lol. 

Started with a base of two coats of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Knowledge is Flower, no top coat.

Topped with Phoenix Polish Boy Toy (PPU Dec 2022), no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using CjS-109 with Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Midnight Mischief and shadow stamped accent nail with images from MoYou London Festive 77 with the butterfly from MoYou London Festive 58.

MoYou London Festive 77.

CjS-109

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Have a wonderful Easter and thanks for looking!