Another Snowflake Mani!

And here we are back to blue or purple snowflake nails  This is my go to look of winter and I really can't keep on doing nails that somewhat look like this.  Makes for a boring online feed but really what I like putting on my nails.  

Started with a base of Bluebird Lacquer Winter is so Chill (December 2023 PPU), with a little extra at the tips.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with an image from Beauty Big Bang XL-094 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

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

 I could wear these E V E R Y  D A Y, all winter long!  Love 'em!  

Thanks for looking!

Snowflakes!

I'm having a hard time finding snowflake or winter nails that aren't blue or a shade of purple that looks almost blue, and came across these.  I did them three years ago but they seemed like a fail at the time which is why they haven't been shared.  Maybe not so much of a fail as such, but maybe there's others that I liked better, but no matter, they haven't been shared until now and it's only because my feed would be full of blue or purple snowflake nails otherwise.  And who knows, they still may be full of blue or purple snowflake nails anyway as thats clearly what I like to wear on my nails!  

Started with a base of three coats of Different Dimension Fantasy, no top coat. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with image from Nicole Diary-201 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

More Snowflakes!

I seem to have a penchant for doing blue nails and snowflakes so unfortunately, you'll have to suffer through a few more of them over the course of the winter including this one!

Started with a base of two coats of BCB Lacquers Azarath Metrion Zinthose! HHC May 2023 plus extra at the tips.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using UberChic UC Let It Snow using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

Let It Snow!

Snow is in the forecast today so I thought I could share a snowflake mani.  I did these last year (snow many snowflakes nails; snow time to share them).  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Easy Paris Cosmetics 037, no top coat.  I bought this polish and a few others when I was in Portugel on holiday.  They were very inexpensive, just one euro or a little over $2 CAD with exchange and you don't see that price often nowadays for any polish!  They really aren't unique but I was happy to have bought them as I likely won't be in Europe again and it was cool to have bought something not available here (at least, that I know of lol).

Topped accent nails with Nailed It Dragon Dance, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped images from Creative Shop 182 Basic (thumb, index and pinky), UberChic UC Let It Snow (middle) and UC It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (ring) using MdU 68.

Shadow stamped the middle and ring finger using same plates, then added snowflakes on thumb, index and pinky from UC Let It Snow using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.  The shadow stamping wasn't that much on point on the ring finger but sometimes that how it goes.  

UberChic UC Let It Snow .  If you are looking for a plate with a lot of different snowflake images, this is it!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!  I did these nails for Canadian Thanksgiving this year in October; however, life was busy and I wasn't able to post them then, so am posting them today for US Thanksgiving.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Essie Lace Me Up, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Dixie Plates Autumn 03.

Stamped using Clear Jelly Stamper CjS LC-56 (pinky and index), CjS LC-57 (pumpkin and flower on thumb), Dixie Plates Autumn 03 (middle and ring), UberChic UC mini: Hello Fall and Pumpkin Spice (words on thumb) using MdU 52, 53 and 50.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Happy Thanksgiving if you are celebrating today!

Brush Gradient or Ombre Nails?

I seen a few manis on IG that dot polish on the nails and with a gradient bush, do brush strokes down to create a gradient and although I don't have a gradient brush, I thought if I did faint enough brush strokes, it would work.  It didn't turn out as nice as other manis that I've seen but it's not the worst I've ever done so here's how it turned out.  

Here is the start of the nails; on the pinky, you can see the assortment of colours, then you take a brush and pull the polishes down.  In the one mani that I saved, there was an assortment of nail dots dabbed on the nail and then a brush used to drag the polish verticially down the nail.  The tag said ombre nails, but I'm not sure this is the correct name for the method.  Used China Glaze Blue Raspberry Ice, Zoya Darcy and Josie, China Glaze Tan-Burr-ine, and Orly Hot Pursuit.

It turns out like this!  This isn't as successful as other mani's that I've seen and since I did these nails, I ordered a graident bush and will try using it next time as I used a fan brush.  The middle finger was really the only successful one but I went with it anyway.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Finger Angel V17

Stamped image from Finger Angel-V17 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

Here's some screenshots from the mani that I was inspired by.  

The IG account is @monika_szurmiej_nail_educator and she tags it as ombre nails but again, not sure this is the correct method as there are no manis like it when you look through the tags.  I even used translator and couldn't find anything.  If anyone knows, please share with me!

Thanks for looking!