Holly

I like how reverse stamping looks, but I don't always like how long it takes to create the images.

For this manicure I used I Love Nail Polish Juliette as my base.  I created the holly decals using the holly and ivy image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 using Mundo de Unas 1 White, Zoya Hunter, and China Glaze Ruby Pumps.

Snowmageddon

Is your hometown currently suffering from this arctic blast?  Are you buried under an atypical amount of snow?  I was last week, and what better way to celebrate than with snowflake nails.

For this manicure I used OPI Can't Find My Czechbook as my base, topped with Essie Shine of the Times and Essie Matte About You top coat.  I then next stamped the snowflake image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 using Mundo de Unas 1 White.

Christmas Sweater Nails

Christmas sweater nails are my favorite nail art design to do in the winter.  They're seasonally appropriate even after Christmas is passed as winter sweater nails.

For this manicure I used Zoya Kristen as my base then stamped the sweater image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 on top using Mundo de Unas 1 White.

Holiday Presents

Every day is a present, just like my manicure today.

For this manicure I used Zoya Blaze as my base then stamped the present image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 on top using Mundo de Unas 1 White.

There is still no sun in the Pacific Northwest, so please enjoy this bonus taken with flash on photo.  The scattered holographic effect of Zoya Blaze is so pretty in the right lighting!

Candy Canes

These candy cane nails are a simple but fun Christmas nail art manicure.  For this manicure I used two coats of Zoya Purity as my base, then stamped the candy cane image from MoYou London's Festive Collection plate 03 on top using Mundo de Unas 32 Reddish.  

Pour Me Another Cup

If your Monday is anything like mine, it's starting with a very large cup of coffee.  Or if your weekend was anything like mine, it was spent getting caught up on the lives of the residents in Star's Hollow with the new Gilmore Girls.  In any event, coffee is life and should be celebrated with coffee themed nail art.

For this manicure I used Zoya Emilia and stamped coffee images from MoYou London's The Cookbook Collection plate 04 using Mundo de Unas 19 Bronze.

Holidays Lights

Happy flashback Friday!  This is a manicure from two years ago which I never shared here on the blog.  For this manicure I used OPI My Vampire is Buff as my base, stamped the light image from MoYou London plate Festive Collection - 03, then filled in the lights using Zoya Chita, Zoya Carter, and Zoya Sunshine.  

Ocean Trip

I recently went to the Oregon coast and created these nails in celebration.  I used Mo-You London Doodles Collection plate 07 to create all the sea creatures and fishies.  The gradient was created using Zoya Ryan, Zoya Talia, Zoya Cecilia, and Zoya Wednesday.  I used Mundo de Unas 1 White as my stamping polish.

Put a Bird on it

When I see birds on things, I can't help but think of this episode of Portlandia.


Using this episode as inspiration, that's exactly what I did with this manicure: put a bird on it, spruce it up, and make it pretty.

For this manicure I used two coats of Essie Naughty Nautical stamped with MoYou plate Kitty Collection II using Konad Special polish in Black. Naughty Nautical has a good formula, very unlike most of the Essies I have in my collection so I was very pleased with it.