Galaxy Nails

I know a lot of people will have their eyes to the sky today for the April 8th solar eclipse and while I don't have eclipse nails to share, I do have galaxy nails that will have to do.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Sally Hansen CSM Dark Hue-Mor, two coats, no top coat.  And not very clean up by the looks of it.

Maniology MXM 121

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Sponged Lemming Lacquer I Blue Bubbles When You Were Not Near and Pahlish Out of the Woods until I got the galaxy look I was going for.

Stamped images from Maniology MXM 121 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Added a few more stamped images from same plate using Painted Polish Thirty & Flirty.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer to finish.

Added a coat of Essie Matte About You so the flakies pop!

Thanks for looking and be safe if you're watching the eclipse today!

 

More Snowflakes!

I know the calendar says April 4th but when I looked out my window just before starting a blog post, I seen about an inch of snow on the ground.  So that means reason for me to post another snowflake mani before the it melts, which will probably be by morning.  So here is yet another snowflake mani that I did this past winter but hadn't shared yet.

Started with a base of Essie Ride the Soundwave, then topped with a coat of Scofflaw Heisenberg.

Then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Kads Christmas 026

Shadow stamped using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and 2.0 using MdU AZ Winter 2 for words on ring, and Kads Christmas 026 for the rest. This is the best shadow stamping I have every done; I can only thank the large magnifying light that I got as a gift at Christmas time.  What a game changer!

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Easter!!

Hopefully everyone had a good Easter weekend!  Here's the final set of Easter nails that I have to share this year!

MdU AZ Easter

MdU AZ Easter 2

Started with skittles; starting at thumb and going clockwise:  Essie Take The Lead, Zoya Kay, China Glaze Holy Sugar!, Zoya Lena and Zoya Tilda, no top coat.

Topped with Penelope Luz Scocery, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Decided to do some tone on tone stamping:  used MdU AZ Easter for words and index image and MdU AZ Easter 2 for the rest; I shrank some images and also double stamped some images to get image opaque.  Stamping polishes used were CjS 165, CjS 212, CjS 218, Painted Polish Stamped in Royalty and MdU 11.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

The Easter Bunny is Coming To Town!

Here's another quick Easter nail art!

Started with a base of flakie skittles; starting at thumb and going clockwise, used Pahlish Notorious RBG, Girly Bits I Beg Your Garden, Pahlish Boo Berry Ice Cream Sample Batch, Pahlish Flutterfly and Girly Bits Peep Calm and Polish On.  All over a coat of Cupcake White Pop.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

MdU AZ Easter Gnomes 1

Stamped all nails using image from MdU AZ Easter Gnomes 1 using shrinking/enlargening stamper and shrunk a few of the images to fit on the nail better.  Used Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Using words from CjS H-87 and MdU AZ Easter Gnomes 1, added words to the thumb, then topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Easter Time!

It's Easter time and I'm going to share a few Easter mani's over this next few days, starting with this one!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Zoya Shannon, no top coat.  My index finger is growing out a bit; enough that I'm sharing nails even though they are less than perfect!

Added a coat of Pahlish Witches Brew Sample Batch on accent nails, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped most nails using image from Creative Shop 182 Basic using MdU 52, and words on index nails from MoYou London Festive Collection-76 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Added cute bunnies in different sizes and locations on nails using shrinking/enlargening stamper from image from Nicole Diary 042 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Also added a few little itty, bitty flowers from same image.  I had shadow stamped the ring finger and it didn't turn out the best, so removed it and tried again with MdU 52 as the base.

Dotted the itty, bitty flowers using Zoya Shannon and shadow stamped the words on the ring finger more successfully.  I think this stamping is more balanced versus if the green was the predominant colour for the words.

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

 Thanks for looking!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Started with a base of green skittles.  Polished used starting with the thumb and going clockwise:  Paradox Polish May The Force Be With You (PPU Feb 2023), ring and index is Painted Polish Gilded Clover, OPI Envy the Adventure and Zoya Tilda, all two coats, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamping plates used are MoYou Carebear Unlock TheManic 07 on thumb using MdU 80, then stated using MdU Irish 2 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, and the shamrock from MoYou Unlock the Manic 07.  Index is CjS H-50 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and MdU 80.  Middle is from MoYou Festive 75, using MdU 31 mixed with Painted Polish Blanc Slate,  MdU 11 and Painted Polish Sweet Potato mixed, MdU 93, MdU 80, CND Gold Chrome and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  Ring finger is UC mini:  St. Patrick's Day, MoYou Festive 75 using MdU 11, 15, 68 and Painted Polish Stamped in Taro.  Pinky is Maniology m188 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate with dots from OPI Envy the Adventure.  Added some loose gold leaf for the gold in the pot of gold.

Maniology M188

MoYou London Carebears Unlock The Magic-07

Topped using Painted Polish Blanc Slate to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Still Sharing Snowflakes!

I thought it might be a little late to share a snowflake mani but I did see them yesterday when I was out and about doing errands so am going to share them!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with three coats of Zoya Skipper, no top coat.

Added a very light coat of Pahlish Phantasm Test Batch on a couple of nails to accent them.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

UberChic Pretty In Plaid 4

Stamped accent nails using image from UberChic Pretty in Plaid 4 using Painted Polish Stamped in Periwinkle.

Added lines, not very well, using same plate and Painted Polish Deux 2.0.

I don't think the lines lining up that well matter too much once the nails were stamped with the snowflakes from UberChic Let It Snow using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.  The images were shrunk using a size reducing stamper.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!