Good evening and happy Saturday! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend :) Mine's rather busy, with one day down and one to go lol. Today was my niece's second birthday party, then tomorrow is Mother's Day.
This week's 40gnai prompt was floral. I used the gorgeous ILNP Peace and Atlantis for my base, with stamping from UberChic 1-02 in MdU copper.
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Good evening!
I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday evening, and is looking forward to the weekend :) Me, I'm just glad the week is over; it was nothing but a comedy of errors lol.
So, on to today's mani. This week's theme for 40gnai was animals. In the wake of the death of an incredibly talented musician, I couldn't not honor him in some way, although I plan on doing so again in the very near future. So, I combined both things and ended up with this mani.
The two colors I used were Colors by Llarowe When Doves Cry and Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun. I don't Purple Rain..... yet, so went with Ghouls. The colors themselves were to honor Prince. The stamping was for 40gnai. It was from UberChic Furry Best Friends, stamped in MdU black.
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Good morning!
Last week's 40gnai prompt was kids' TV. I almost skipped out on this because I was drawing an absolute blank on it. We don't have kids, so I don't really pay attention to that sort of thing, and I don't have much in the of stamping plates for I used to watch as a child. I had to kind of wing it lol.
I settled on being inspired by Barbie Fairytopia and Tinkerbell, which were both either shows or direct-to-DVD movies. I didn't do everything I wanted to for this mani, but I ran out of time that night ad I was tired. The base color is ILNP Skyscraper, which is just gorgeous. All the stamping images are from Marianne Nails 11, 58, and 59, stamped in MdU.
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Good morning!
Sorry for the lateness of this post. I spent most of last week fighting off a cold that literally everyone around has had for the last two months. I thought I was safe, in that I hadn't gotten it. Well, with our last cold front, it finally did. Nowhere near as bad as everyone else, but it made me very tired.
Last week's prompt for 40gnai was spring. My mani turned out more Easter-y than spring, but I really like what I did. The base was a beautiful gradient of China Glaze colors-
White on White
Sweet Hook
Dance Baby
Lemon Fizz
Fairy Dust
The stamped images were from Winstonia A Very Bunny Day, stamped in MdU black. Everything was matted with Wet 'N Wild's matte topcoat.
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Good afternoon and happy Saturday!
I hope you're enjoying your weekend :) I have some cleaning planned and a bit of decluttering to do, and of course, nails. Nothing horribly exciting this weekend.
This week's 40GNAI prompt for everyone was three shades of green; my personal prompt was dots. I chose to do a reciprocal gradient type mani, and here's what I came up with. I created a beautiful gradient base with Zoya Neely, Wednesday, and Cecilia. I love how that turned out! I'm not to happy with the dots, they look a little sloppy to me -_- I used the full nail dot image on UberChic 1-03, stamped with MdU white, mint, and fiji.
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Good morning!
Sorry for the lateness of this post. I simply ran out of time over the last few days to post this mani, but here it is!
Last week's 40GNAI prompt was fashion. Normally, I would quail at the thought of this particular prompt; after all, I'm not exactly fashionable, but I do know what I like and have my own style. My inspiration for this mani was a dress that Dress Barn had posted on their FB within the last few weeks; it's actually something I would buy for myself, it's so pretty and feminine.
The base for my mani was done with the Saran Wrap technique, using OPI I Cannoli Wear OPI and Zoya Violet. The stamping was done with MdU pink and UberChic 1-03. First, the dress that was my inspiration.
And then the mani I came up with.
Oh, and I matted with Wet 'N Wild's matte topcoat.
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Good morning!
I've had an incredibly long few weeks, so this is gonna be a big post :P So let's get started! I've already shown yesterday's mani, so on to Thursday's. It was a simple mani, but I think it was pretty. Both colors are OPI colors, Worth a Pretty Penne and Crawfishin' for a Compliment.
I was supposed to do a water marble for Wednesday, but it just didn't happen. I had my base all ready to go, sat down to do the marble, annnnd nothing lol. At least my base was awesome. I tracked down, and found in a destash, ILNP A.C. Slater. It is such a beautiful holo.
Tuesday's mani was for two IG challenges, the prompts being animal you love and hearts. The base was Colors by Llarowe Sir Purr, from the Football Fever collection (not that I care about football in the least, but I happened to love three of the colors in this collection). The stamped images were all from DRK A3, in MdU lilac.
Monday was a rather uninspired mani for a different IG challenge. I think if I had used either a different base or a darker stamping color, it would have looked better. The base color was Zoya Penny, which is a pretty color. The teddy bear came from Winstonia 207, stamped in MdU brown.
I do love my Valentine's mani, which covers just about all the challenges I had that day, lol. I created a gradient with Zoya Dow and ILNP Champagne Blush. I stamped a heart on the thumb and ring fingers in MdU copper, with the heart from UberChic 1-03.
Saturday's mani is already posted for last week's 40 Great Nail Art Ideas post, so on to Friday's. That was an IG challenge mani, and the prompt was sealed with a kiss. My base colors were Colors by Llarowe When Doves Cry and Pirates of Penzance. The kisses were from Sugar Bubbles 002, stamped in MdU red.
Last Thursday's mani was simple. Just KBShimmer's Rust No One. This appeared more orange on me than in the bottle, which looked more red.
For #watermarblepracticewed's prompt that week, hearts, I combined it with another IG prompt, color you love. This what I came up with. I used OPI Angel With a Leadfoot, My Pal Joey, and Rich Girls and Po-Boys. This was my first attempt at a heart water marble.
Tuesday was a gradient with Zoya April and Lake over Purity, then matted with Zoya's matte topcoat.
And finally, that Monday's PAA Mani Monday mani. This was combined with two other IG challenges, and here is the results. Base colors were Colores de Carol Beso and Jasper. Stamped images were from Handy 31 and 32, stamped in MdU red and white.
Good afternoon!
Here is this week's 40 Great Nail Art Ideas offering. Everyone had the prompt of red, but my personal nail art prompt was circles. Y'all know how I love my geometric patterns :)
I went for a negative space type of look, using Zoya Cala as my base. The circles were from Pet'la plat Geomatrix, stamped in MdU red.
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Good morning!
I know, I know, I'm late in posting, but I've been feeling rather blah the last few days. Anyways, here it is.
The prompt was, of course, love :) I got the idea for mine from a t shirt I bought at Macy's a few weeks ago. It's white with different shades of blue hearts. I was really surprised to find one with blue hearts; usually, it's red.
My base colors were two of the holos from Colors by Llarowe's Football Fever collection, Thunder Shake and KP. I don't care for football, but I loved a few of the colors in this collection, so I had to get them. I stamped over them with a heart image from UberChic 1-03, in MdU navy and blue.
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Good morning! Are you ready for the weekend? I know I am, even though I have a lot to do.
I have for this week's 40GNAI, and tomorrow I have a huge post to do because I've been so busy. This week's prompt was turquoise or aqua, and my nail art prompt was chevrons. The base is ILNP Washing Ashore, sadly no longer available, but I came across it in a destash sale. I didn't even know it existed! The stamping is from Vivid Lacquer 010, stamped in MdU copper. I just love turquoise and copper together :)
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Good morning and happy Saturday!
Woohoo, it's the weekend! It's been a long and weird week for me, so I'm enjoying not having to go anywhere today, or do much of anything other than what I need to :)
So, this week's prompt for 40gnai is films. I chose to do a Grease themed mani for this. The base is Zoya Kitridge (which I need to get another bottle of, I love this pink so much!). All the images are from Mo You London Back to the 50's 01 plate, stamped in MdU black.
I want to take a second and plug a new product I got a week and a half. It's the crystal stamper from Messy Mansion, you can get it here. This stamper had totally upped my stamping game; I have never had images this straight before! Plus, this one is a marshmallow stamper; the originals were firm, like the Konad stampers. It's more spendy, but depending on where you are, you'll get it much faster than ordering from China. You're also supporting a small business, which I'm totally cool with :)
Anyways, here's my mani!
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Good evening! Happy Friday!
This week's 40 Great Nail Art Ideas prompt was 3 shades of purple. My presonal prompt was camo print. Here's what I came up with :)
The base is a Saran Wrap mani of Zoya April and Leah. The camo print is from Vivd Lacquer 010 and stamped in MdU velvet. I added a coat of Zoya's Satin Seal topcoat.
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Good evening!
Wow, where has the month gone?! I can't believe we're already more than halfway through January! Busy, busy, busy!
So, I have some manis to show you, let's get started. Today's mani was simple, but soooo beautiful. It was ILNP Greatness and Glory. So much shifty goodness in this mani!
Yesterday's PAA Mani Monday prompts were mermaid mani and/old shimmer; I did both. My base was Zoya Estelle, stamped with Mundo de Unas gold and Messy Mansion 21.
I skipped on on Sunday's Stamping Sunday challenge, I wasn't feeling it, so I did a gradient with some of the new Zoya Whispers. Base was Purity, gradient was Lake, Ireland, and Cala.
Thursday, I did up a mani using the last polish/plate I bought last year. It was for a group I'm in. The last polish I bought of last year was OPI Center of the You-niverse, the last plate was Cheeky CH40.
For last Wednesday's #watermarblepracticewed, the prompt was horizontal stripes. This didn't turn out quite how I imagined, but I still liked it. The base was Zoya Ziv, the water marble was Wet 'N Wild Black Creme and Nail Envy.
Last Tuesday, I did another multichrome/flakie combo, this one being ILNP Phoenix and Undenied.
Last Monday's PAA Mani Monday prompt I chose was most used polish. My most used polish, that I haven't replaced yet, is OPI Blue my Mind. I matted that with OPI's matte topcoat.
That previous Sunday, I skipped out on that Stamping Sunday, too, and instead did a prompt for an IG challenge. The prompt was favorite animal. My base was DIFFERENT dimension Heavenly Waters, which is beautiful. I stamped kitties and butterflies over it from DRK A3 in Mundo de Unas sky blue.
Good evening!
I have this week's 40 Great Nail Art Ideas prompt, things that fly. My mani s supposed to be butterfly wings, it is actually, but the lighting didn't show it. There was no way I could get a better photo.
The base is ILNP Time in a Bottle. The butterfly wings are from Mo You London kitty collection 12, stamped in MdU black.
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Good morning!
I know I'm late in posting this, but I had a busy weekend and just didn't have the time to, so here it is this morning! This (last) week's prompt was a pale blue base, and my nail art prompt was Aztec designs. My pale blue base was OPI's I Vant to be A-Lone Star. I kinda struggled to find Aztec designs in my stamping plate collection, but I think I did all right. The images came from Bundle Monster 406 and 603, and Winstonia 308, all stamped in MdU dark grey.
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Good morning and happy New Year to everyone!
Yay for little sleep! It's gonna be a long day x.x I've got plenty of manis to show you, so let's get to them! First up is yesterday's mani. It was very simple, and I wish I could have gotten a better photo of it, but it was just so gloomy yesterday, and indoor with a flash didn't cut it. I used Morgan Taylor Mint Chocolate Chip and Daydream, topped with Matte's a Wrap.
Mint Chocolate Chip is prolly one of the prettiest mint greens I own. There's no hint of blue, like with many mint greens and a few I own. It's very clean with no dustiness.
For #watermarblepracticewed this week, the prompt was starburst. I started with a base of OPI's Starry Eyed for Dear Daniel, which is pretty much the only other color I wanted from the Hello Kitty collection (which is currently available just about everywhere now). In the bottle, it looked like full on glitter, like the Burlesque glitters, but it's not, and it was easy to apply. I got it mostly because I like the color, not so much because it's glitter lol. For the water marble, I used Wet 'N Wild Black Creme and Nail Envy.
Yesterday was also a prompt for an IG challenge I've been taking part in, so I did that Tuesday. The prompt was winter berries. I really like what I came up with. The base is I Cannoli Wear OPI; I just love this color! The branches are stamped and are from Marianne Nails 58, stamped in MdU brown. The berries are just dots of OPI Bogota Blackberry.
PAA Mani Monday's prompt choices were sweater weather and/or new year, new color, an untried. I combined both in the beautiful ILNP Sweater Weather that I got for my birthday. Sweater Weather reminds of the holos that Zoya currently has, except that SW's holo is finer and almost linear.
Sunday was another prompt for that IG, this prompt being snow and ice, which was so appropriate for the weather we had. I think winter is finally here lol. It was just so sloppy and miserable on Sunday. The base was a gradient of KBShimmer Lo and be Bold and DIFFERENT dimension Heavenly Waters. The snow and snowflakes are from Chez Delaney Xmas 001 and UberChic 1-03, stamped in MdU silver white. Heavenly Waters is a holo, but you can't see it because, again, lighting =\
Last week's #watermarblepracticewed prompt was, like everything else, was New Year's. I used KBShimmer Pt Young Thing for my base, and Color Club Beyond and Nail Envy for the marble. This was the first time I've marbled with a holo, and I like the result. I did have to work a little faster, since holos tend to dry faster. I may need to dry some other holos for water marbling :)
Last Tuesday was one of the final 30DoCC prompts of the year. It was icicles. I decided to use a Pixie Dust as the base this time, Zoya Cosmo. The icicles were from Messy Mansion 27, stamped in MdU white.
Last Monday's PAA Mani Monday prompts were silver/gold only and/or negative space. This is what I came up. Both colors are Zoyas, the gold being Kerry, the silver Trixie. The Happy New Year image was from Infinity Nails 79, stamped in MdU silver and gold.
And finally, last Sunday, it was prompts for 30DoCC and the IG challenge. Prompts were gifts/presents. Instead of gifts, I did gift wrapping, because you can't have gifts without gift wrap! The base was OPI Rose to the Ovation. The image was from Sugar Bubbles Special 02, stamped in MdU white.
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Good afternoon!
I know I'm a little late in posting last week's 40 Great, but, well, busy lol. BUT here it is!
The base was DIFFERENT dimension 50K, created for her hitting 50K followers on IG. I stamped images from Mundo de Unas Christmas 2, Handy N1, Sugar Bubbles Special 02, and Chez Delaney Xmas 001 in MdU silver.
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Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Good morning and happy Sunday!
Things have been rather crazy and stressful since Thanksgiving; I'll have a post up tomorrow with my other manis, but for today, here is yesterday's 40gnai prompt.
My mani was inspired by one done up by Narmai. The base color is Zoya Blu. Glitter gradient was done using Morgan Taylor Fame Game (China Glaze Glistening Snow dupe!!!). My snowflakes were stamped, not freehanded like hers lol, using Infinity Nails 79 and MdU white.
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Good evening!
Got a quick little post for y'all, with this week's 40 Great Nail Art Ideas prompt :) My art prompt, to go with the glitter or flakie topper, was simply just accents, so I combined it with a challenge I'm taking part in on IG. It's #clairestelle8dec if you want to take a peek.
My base was OPI Give me Space, which is gorgeous by the way. This may be my next pedicure color lol. Over that, I added a coat of KBShimmer Dark Matter. My accents were snowflakes, for the other challenge, which were from Chez Delaney Xmas 001, stamped in MdU light blue.
I'm kinda in love with this mani. It turned out sooooo beautiful.
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Good morning!
So, here's this week's 40GNAI prompt. The color prompt was grey and color, grey being fitting because it is very grey this morning. My nail art prompt was zig zags. Here is what I cam up with.....
Base color is Zoya Tris, which looks more green than grey in my pic, but I promise you it is grey. The zig zags are from Vivid Lacquer 010, stamped in MdU fiji.
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