Sunday, December 10, 2017

Holiday Stamping Nail Art

I decided to stamp over Salty Anon to create a festive holiday look.

xoxoJen's swatch of Bee's Knees: Salty Anon stamped

The red stamping polish is Foana from EDK, and I used a design from the Uber Chic Lovely Leaves plate.

xoxoJen's swatch of Bee's Knees: Salty Anon stamped

After stamping, I added dots of snow with a dotting tool and Funky Fingers Gesso.

xoxoJen's swatch of Bee's Knees: Salty Anon stamped

I hope your holidays are Merry and Bright! Let me know in the comments what you'll be wearing on your nails this season!

Monday, December 4, 2017

Bee's Knees: Salty Anon

Along with my recent purchase from Bee's Knees of FU** Cancer, I received a free gift of Salty Anon. This is a prototype, from what I understand, and was named as a sort of tongue in cheek response to the Acetone Alley facebook group's anonymous post.

xoxoJen's swatch of Bee's Knees: Salty Anon

The teal base and green shimmer and flake are a brilliant combination!
I love the soft brush in the Bee's Knees bottles, it makes application a breeze! Very little clean up.

xoxoJen's swatch of Bee's Knees: Salty Anon

Speaking of application, I wore two coats but might have been able to get away with one.

xoxoJen's swatch of Bee's Knees: Salty Anon

I topped this with KBShimmer's Clearly On Top fast dry topcoat for a glossy shine and carefree mani right before bed last night.
What is your favorite Bee's Knees polish?



Sunday, December 3, 2017

Different Dimension and Girly Bits Nail Art

I just recently received a new Lina Plate, Lovely Leaves, and was immediately inspired to stamp my current mani of Different Dimension Lett's Not Mintion It.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam stamping art

To stamp, I began by applying dots of Stump Up the Jam and Walnuts About You to my plate over the tree design. I mixed them with the scraper on the plate to get a two-toned tree look. The Girly Bits fall collection is amazing for stamping, so glad I have them!

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam stamping art

To create a cherry blossom tree, I dotted a variety of pinks from MDU over the dots design on the same plate.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam stamping art

I layered the pink dots over the stamped trees and topcoated with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam stamping art

After that, I decided to top it with Shift Happens, one of my favorite toppers from Girly Bits. I even ordered another bottle during her recent sale. :)

xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam stamping art
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam stamping art
xoxoJen's swatch of Girly Bits Stump Up the Jam stamping art

I really love how it looks with the topper! It adds a coppery and sometimes pink or golden looking shimmer to the overall look. I really enjoyed wearing cherry blossom trees on my nails, they make me happy! They also remind me of New York and the short time I got to visit. What is your favorite nail design to wear?