Prince inspired stamping

These were my Prince inspired purple rain nails.
I have a gradient using Dance Legend 324 and Essie Lilacism.  Stamped with Mundo de Unas Violet.  Plate is MoYou London princess collection 09.

Girly Bits neon water marble

Hi everyone,
Sorry for yet another prolonged absence. Life, what can you do?

Anyway, I am back with an attempt at a water marble. Don't judge the skills. I know they are lacking. I still like the outcome though.

For this water marble, I used Girly Bits Hooperchondriac, Thump Your Melons, and Hip Hoop Hurray. That would be green, orange, and purple! Had no issues using these polishes for water marbling. Any issues you see are my skills and not the polish. These photos were quickly taken on my phone after some clean up. You'll notice that more clean up is still needed which is making for fingers look a bit dirty. Sorry about that.

If you are looking for neon nail polish I really encourage you to check out the line that Girly Bits Cosmetics just released. I admit that I have already used them for quite a few mani's and pedi's. You can find the collection HERE.

Thanks for checking this post out. Hope you enjoyed!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Go Seahawks Super Bowl Nails

Well, as you may have guessed, I'll be cheering for the Seahawks today. This was a tough call. I am a Patriots fan too. My prediction is that it will be a close game. Anyway, enjoy the nails!

Products used:
Glam Polish Tinkerbell
OPI I saw you saw we saw Warsaw
Rica Whiteout
China Glaze Pelican Grey

*nothing to disclose*

HPB Presents Smoke Nail Art

Hobby Polish Bloggers (HPB) presents New To You, our theme for January.

My "new to me" is smokey nail art. I saw this done by Chalkboard Nails and thought it would be something possible for me to try. My nail art skills are fairly limited!  You can see the tutorial HERE.

My black base is Formula X Dark Matter and the smoke was made using Essie Absolutely Shore.  This was easy enough to do. I actually wore this as a full mani on both hands. I'm curious to try this using different colours to see if it still has the same effect.
Make sure to check out the rest of the posts below!
*nothing to disclose*

An InLinkz Link-up

Remembrance Day Poppy Nail Art

Lest We Forgot
For all in the military, past and present.

Polishes used:  OPI My Vampire is Buff,  Barielle Pin Up,  Sally Hansen Insta-dri Fright Night and I-rush Luck.

Thank you for the visit!

Dexter Inspired Blood Spatter Manicure

Well, hello everyone! Welcome to my entry for the Nail Polish Canada Halloween nail art challenge. We were invited to share our grotesque nails. Not that you have to, but I thought I would try. Please note that I am aware that the polish is on my fingers. I purposely left it there as I thought it looked more realistic that way.

This mani is inspired by the TV show Dexter. He loved to splatter blood on paper. And I was a big fan of the show. (until the final episode, don't even get me started)

Products used were Zoya Purity, Revlon Fire, and China Glaze Velvet Bow. And of course, some straws! I need to point out that my husband walked in while I was doing this. I think he thinks that I have now completely lost it. Although he did point out that it really did look like blood to him. I guess that is a complement!

Sorry for all the picks. The sun came out and I couldn't help myself. Quite happy with how these turned out. I admit, I am not the most creative, so when a mani turns out like I had hoped, I get pretty excited.
If you are interested in participating in this challenge, please visit Nail Polish Canada. The link will take you right to the contest page.
Thank you for the visit. I hope you liked it.

My First Nimbus Manicure

Welcome all!  Today I have my first attempt at a Nimbus manicure. This technique came from the Nailasaurus. You can view her tutorial HERE. This technique is fairly straight forward and doesn't take a long time to do.

I started with a white base. Colours used are MckFresh Nail Attire Do Ba Dee Goo Goo, OPI Amazon Amazoff, Rica Prim & Proper, and Barry M Sugar Apple.
My only complaint was the bubbles I ended up with. I'll need to work on that!

I really loved this, and I will defininetly be doing more of them. There are some parts of this manicure that didn't quite turn out that well, but live and learn. I'm sure my next try will be better.
Thanks for this visit. Hope you liked it!

Teal Gradient with Julep Lissa and Donna

The Crumpet's Nail Tarts 52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge has begun!

The challenge for this week is two colour gradient plus teal. You can use one of the prompts or both. So I went for straight up teal. These are two untrieds from my collection, so it was a nice was to incorporate that in as well. I also tried a new technique. Obviously, that didn't turn out so well. I still liked the colours though!

Thanks for the visit and make sure to check out everyone else that is participating!!  

An InLinkz Link-up

Autumn Leaves Stamping MoYou London Mother Nature 07

I've finally done a fall manicure. The weather has changed, so I thought it was time.

My base is Girly Bits King of the Lab. I then dry brushed on a bit of Cirque Lichen and stamped with Rica Mother Earth using MoYou plate Mother Nature 07.

Some of the stamping got lost over the darker green areas. Live and learn, I guess. I was still pretty happy with how it turned out.

Here are links to stores:  Girly Bits | Rica | Cirque | MoYou

*products purchased by me*

Stamping with MoYou Tropical plates and Rica Polishes

Summer is winding down but I am determined to drag it out on my nails. The brighter the better! Today I went with some bright stamping.

My base is A England Iseult. It is a fabulous pale pink with a subtle shimmer. Index and pinky fingers are stamped with MoYou Tropical plate 12 using Rica stamping polish in Summer Mint. The flamingo's are Tropical plate 06 using Rica polish in Pinky Promise. No issues to report with the plates or polishes.

I really liked the way these turned out. They got a lot of notice, that's for sure! My summer will be going out in a bang. At least on my nails ;) I do need to mention that Pinky Promise is being discontinued due to issues with availabiliy of a pigment. Some international stockists still have it in stock. Act quickly!

RICA | MOYOU

Thank you for visiting. Hope to see you back soon.

*all products purchased by me*

Tie Dye Nail Art with OPI Neons

This was such a fail. Thought I would share anyway. It was quite hot the day I did this. I think the polish was drying too quickly. Oh well. Live and learn, right?
The white base is Zoya Purity. The neons are OPI You Are So Outta Lime, Push & Pur-pull, Down To The Core-al.

Even though it didn't turn out the best, I think it still looks like tie dye! And I love any excuse to break out the neons! Thanks all for the visit. Hope to see you back soon.

Pueen Encore SE04B Stamping

Today I have some random stamping using Pueen Encore plate SE04B. I just wanted to see how well it stamped, so I chose different areas of the plate to use. My base is Barielle My City Apartment.  I've included some photos of that for you too!

I used Mundo de Unas Iris as the stamping polish. Using different parts of the plate, I didn't come across any areas that the stamp wouldn't pick up. Any smearing in the photos is from applying top coat, not the image plate itself. 

So far I've been very happy with this plate set and have no hesitations in recommending it to other stampers. I'm really loving these bigger plates that you can choose your own image.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you back soon!

Gradient with Picture Polish Amethyst and Eerie

Happy Monday folks!

Today a have a lovely gradient to share with you. This was created using Picture Polish Amethyst and Eerie. Both are collaboration shades. Amethyst by Dream Wanders and Eerie by Very Emily.  Enjoy!

I was really happy with the way these turned out. They've gotten a lot of compliments already and it's only been a day.
For more details about Picture Polish and a list of international stockists, please visit their SITE. Thank you for the visit, and I hope to see you back soon.