Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget.

It's Remembrance Day here in Canada; the day we honour those who fought for our freedoms and those who continue to serve so we can continue with the freedoms we enjoy today.  

This is the 12th year that I'll be sharing Remembrance Day nails; I try to do at least one mani every year as the day holds great meaning to me.  I think of what my grandfather must have gone through fighting in WWII and am thankful that he made it home.  Quite frankly, I wouldn't be here if he didn't as my father was born after he returned being one of those families who had pre and post war babies, with my dad being a post war baby.  But I am more thankful that him and others risked their lives or unfortunately lost their life so we can have the freedoms we experience today.  Our world could be a whole lot different if they hadn't fought for our freedoms so we thank them and remember them as well as those who continue to serve.  We should be thanking them everyday, not just one day a year, quite frankly.

Started with a base of two coats of Different Dimension Everything I Brew, I Brew It For You.  First, I thought this was gray, only to discover when I found the gray from this collection after I finished these nails, that in fact, this is a pale blue.  Second, I had to laugh when I read the name; all I could think of was the Bryan Adams song as it was one of the significant dance songs with my husband at our wedding so many years ago and it made me think of that.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with images from Clear Jelly Stamper CJS H-026 using Konad Red and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  I thought this was going to be the final mani but decided to do a little more.

After making stamper decals using Wistonia W-04 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief and filling in with Colors By Llarowe Sweet Beginnings, applied sticky base coat, then applied the decals on the nails directly from the stamper.

I added a bit of the CbL on the middle finger to had a glint of holo on those poppies and touched up the words on the middle finger (wished my lettering skills with a brush were better!), then topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Lest We Forget.

Autumn is Calling

We are in the tail end of fall here now; the overnight temps are low, the leaves are almost all off the trees and frost is present most mornings.  Hopefully I'll get the rest of my fall mani's posted before fall is over!  Here's another one; not in the typical fall colours but I liked how it turned out anyway.

Started with a base of Essie Up Up and Away Message with Bossy Double Nail Lacquer BS122, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using UberChic Lovely Leaves 5 using MdU 0, 66 and 107.  (The words on the thumb are a different plate but didn't make note of it.)

UberChic Lovely Leaves 3

Added dots using MdU 73.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Also added a matte top coat as well.

Thanks for looking!

Fall is in the Air!

This was the first fall mani that I did on my nails this year and for some reason, it's one of the last fall mani's I'm sharing this fall.

Started with a base of skittles; China Glaze Kalahari Kiss, Essie You Know the Espadrille, Essie Kaf-tan, Color Club Je Nas Sais Quoi, and OPI Have Your Panettone and Eat It Too.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lantern & Wren Say, It's Fall (ring and pumpkins on middle), Maniology m022 (pinky and index), Creative Shop 25S (thumb) and Clear Jelly Stamper CjS LS-57 (flower on middle and accents) using MdU 9, 59, 66, 106 and 107 and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Creative Shop 25S

Lantern & Wren Say, It's Fall

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Also topped it with matte top coat later.

Thanks for looking!

Jack O'Lanterns!

Every year, I seem to do some type of pumpkin face nails, and this year, I did another one.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of OPI In My Back Pocket, two coats, no top coat.

Topped with Fancy Gloss Orange Pop.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Moyra 90, Dragonfruits using MdU 107.

Then stamped again using Delaney Halloween A001 using MdU 11.

Shadow stamped using same Delaney plate, using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Different lighting.

Natural daylight.

Shade.

The next day, added a coat of Essie Matte About You.

 I loved how these looked; I wore them for several days which doesn't happen too often and got a lot of compliments on them!  They were very Halloweeny!

Thanks for looking!

Trick or Treat!

Trick or Treat!  Tonight is when all the ghosts and goblins are out trick or treating!  Or some; I guess we'll have to see how many actually go out this year.  I've bought for the same number as in preCovid days but will have to see how much I have left over.  

Started with a base of Painted Polish Mystery Crelly Douze with accent nails of OPI Black Onyx and OPI Orange You Stylish.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Bunny Nails HD-G (pinky), Sugar Bubbles SB037 (middle; had to shrink the images, then transfer to a clear stamper then shadow stamp it; didn't too badly as it was a bit of work to do this!), Delaney Halloween A001 (thumb), Clear Jelly Stamper CjS H-37 (thumb), UberChic UC Halloween 05 (ring) and Lina Spooklicious! 02 (index) using MdU 107, Painted Polish Stamped in Starfruit and Midnight Mischief.

SugarBubbles SB 037

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Trick or Treat

It's All Hallow's Eve and tomorrow night, the trick or treater's will be out!  Let's get ready!

Another skittle base; starting at thumb and going clockwise;  Painted Polish 2020, Painted Polish Lime So Lucky, Lollipop Lacquer Skit To the Sweet Shop (PPU rewind 2021), Polish M Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Painted Polish Slime Time.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Delaney Halloween 006 (index), Lantern & Wren Haunted Halloween (ring and web on pinky), MoYou Festive 16 (thumb), UberChic UC Halloween 01 (middle) and Delaney Halloween 001 (random bats).  Used MdU 11, 13, 39, Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Midnight Mischief.  Did some stamper decals and some shadow stamping here.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking.

Happy Halloween!

Another skittle Halloween mani!

Started with a base of skittles; starting at thumb and going clockwise:  Nine Zero Eight Spotted Forestter, Diffeent Dimension Never Forget Where You Came From, Zoya Tilda topped with Nevermind Polish Without You topped with Familiar Polish Bespecked, OPI In My Back Pocket topped with Bees Knees ....Come Back and OPI Black Onyx.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Maniology M032

Sugar Bubbles SB030.

Stamped using images from Sugar Bubbles SB 030 (ring), Delaney Halloween A001 (thumb and middle), Lina Spooklicious!03 (index), and Maniology M032 (pinky) using MdU 13 and 39 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate and Midnight Mischief.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!