Golden Leaves

This was one of my favourite fall manis that I did last year but I didn't have time to share it so wanted to make sure I got it shared this year before going onto Thanksgiving and Halloween nails.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Orly Lovella, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Did layered stamping with image from UberChic UC Lovely Leaves 5 with accent nail using CjS-86 using MdU 9, 11, 13, 66 and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  Added few more dots on accent nail using dotter.

Shadow stamped words on accent nail.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

As with the case of a lot of manis, I liked how this turned out, in fact, it was one of my favourite fall mani's, but if you've been here a while, you know I like busy nails.  So added random dots for interest and colour using MdU 66.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

Abstract Fall Leaves

There's still lots of fall leaves out and about; however, with the rain and heavy winds that we had this weekend, I think they won't be around too much longer.  I wanted to do something a little different than the traditional fall nails that I usually post so did these abstract fall nails; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Sally Hansen Colour Therapy Chai for Life, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Dixie Plates Abbey's Abstracts

Nicole Diary 247

Stamped solid abstract images using images from Dixie Plates Abby's Abstracts using MdU 32, 114 and 122.  Then stamped using abstract leaf images from Nicole Diary 247 using Midnight Mischief.

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

Thanks for looking!

Sweater Weather!

It's time for some cooler temperature nails; I've been wearing sweaters at least part of the day for at least a month now so I thought it would only make sense to share a sweater mani as it is sweater weather!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a sponged gradient base of Painted Polish Beachy Keen, Venice Beach Babe and Pardon My French Roast 2.0.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief using Messy Mansion MM40 and UberChic Hello Fall & Pumpkin Spice.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Fall Vibe Nails

Hmmm.  For some reason, I thought I had posted  this already.  I think it was because I did other nails with a similar design.  Maybe.  Anyway, it's giving me fall fibes so I am sharing now!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of OPI My Vampire Is Buff, then topped with Anchor & Heart Pale Man (Sept 2018 PPU), no top coat.  

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  Different lighting.  Makes it look so different.

Stamped using image from Decor Unas DU 14 using Painted Polish Stamped in Sweet Potato.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Season's Greetings!

The holiday season is in full swing and before we know it, it will be December 26th and we'll be contemplating what we are going to be doing for New Year's!  I'm actually going to have a pretty low key Christmas; however, the weekend after will be quite busy as we have having family get togethers both days.  Anyway, I was looking through all the holiday nail art plates and came across the cutest gingerbread man plate on the thumb so decided to do nails based around gmen!  Here's what I came up with!

This was my test hand; the thumb turned out better placement wise so thought I'd share is too!

Started with a base of three coats of Scofflaw Ugly Renaissance Baby Paintings, no top coat.  This was part of April 2019 Polish Pickup.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Wistonia Have a Merry X'mas!(thumb) and B. Loves B.10 on the rest using MdU 22.

Wistonia Have a Merry X'mas!

Added seasonal greetings on thumb using Maniology M036 and holly using Marianne Nails n.118 using Konad red and MdU 37.  Also added dots here, there and everywhere using same two stamping polishes.

Decided didn't have enough dots so added more using CND Bicycle Yellow.  That isn't really why I added more lol, it was to brighten up the nails a bit!  This pix isn't the best; I had a really hard time with glare on the stamping as you can see on the pix above so tried some different lighting.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.  Funny hand post to try to get the words on the thumb visible!

These almost made me want to make some gmen cookies.  Almost.  

Hope you're have a good weekend; thanks for looking!

Dotty for Fall!

Here's another fall mani; I love how neutral it looks with even muted pops of colour; really different from the rest of the fall nails I've shared so far.  I was pretty happy too because every polish used for this mani is regular nail polish; nice to see that you don't always have to use 'stamping polishes' to create cool nails.  (Nail pictures have been taken in shade and sun; they are interchanged in the post in case you wonder why the polishes/skin tone is slightly different.)  Here's what I came up with!

 

Started with a base of Sally Hansen Insta-dri Sand Storm; two coats, no top coat. 

Stamped using UberChic Lovely Leaves.  The thumb is KleanColor Fashionista with Sally Hansen Insta-dri polishes Lightning, Lickety-Split Lime, Snappy Sorbet and an unnamed red.  The rest of the fingers stamped with KleanColor Military Green and Fashionista.  Shown topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I didn't mind this but you know me; busy nails is my middle name!  So added dots using same Sally Hansen Insta-dri polishes; also added some more leaf dots to the thumb.  Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I like the dot version slightly better than the muted neutrals but all in all, really liked how both of them turned out!

I still haven't seen any leaves turning colour yet; but I expect it will happen in the next few weeks!  

Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Fall, Y'All!

This post is scheduled to go live a couple minutes after the official arrival of fall.  I've resisted doing fall nails as we have had such hot weather but now that fall is officially here, I guess the time has come to start doing them!  I still have spring and summer nails to share never mind fall so I'm not sure how many fall mani's will be shared but I do have a few!  This is a mani that I recycled and wore for a few days; I did the base and wore it one day and while I was wearing it I was thinking that I had have wished I had have stamped spider webs versus the pattern that I did.  Then I thought that the first stamped image just lends itself to double stamping and thought some Halloween images would be good.  But really want to do a spider web base first so so went with leaves...that plus fall is before Halloween so I still have time to do Halloween nails! And who says there's no thought into doing nails; sometimes it take me longer to plan the mani then to do the nails themselves...in fact, most of the time, that is how it is!   Anyway, here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Color Club Lunar Logic, a $3.99 Winners find.  Shown with no topcoat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with MJ XLV using KleanColor Metallic Black.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thought with the speckled base of the Color Club and the hint of silver in the stamping that this would look good matte; topped with My Indie Polish My Perfect Matte.

The next day, added turning leaves using an image from Lina 4 Seasons-Autumn 02.  Stamping polishes used starting at thumb and going clockwise:  MdU 11, Mdu 9, Mdu 59, Mdu 53 and Mdu 66.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thought this would look better matte again, so added another coat of My Indie Polish My Perfect Matte.

I loved how this turned out; one of my favourite mani's in quite some time!

Happy Fall Y'all!  Enjoy the cooler temperatures, pumpkin all the things, sweaters, apple cider and all the other fall related items!

Thanks for looking!