Before & After: Hot Kimbers

Hello!

It's time for the next theme in the Mish Mash challenge! This week's theme is: Hot! Which is what the weather is right now, so this is an easy one for me to get behind. :)

I started with a base of the absolutely gorgeous Julep Tatiana, a dark orange with lighter orange flecks; I received this in my Julep box this month, and while I will be showing you the polishes I got shortly, I couldn't wait to use this one:

Julep Tatiana, artificial light

Next I stamped some flames from my Pueen Love Elements set using Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Lightning;  I then added a layer of Lucky 13 Lacquers Special Hell, a nearly-transparent red jelly with square red glitter:

I'm burning up...

Burnin' up for your love...

I put the glitter over the stamping rather than the other way around, so that the glitters would look like little embers falling from the fire as it pops and flares. :) What do you think--is it hot? I know one thing, it would be a great manicure to wear with a devil costume this Halloween. :)

Thanks for stopping by, and please check out all the other gorgeous hot manicures below! Hugs and loves,
M.

Before & After: Michelle's Shindig

Hello!!

It's week 2 of our stamping theme in my Nail Challenge Collaborative, so today I have some more stamping for you. :)

I started this manicure with one of my favorite reds, Maya For Michelle. It's a pretty red creme with a subtle shimmer of magenta:

Maya For Michelle, indirect sun

Maya For Michelle, indirect sun

Next, I put a coat of another beautiful Maya polish, Shindig; this is a glitter topper with silver squares, off-white squares that look like mother of pearl, along with tiny silver hair glitters and micro glitters:

Maya For Michelle + Shindig

Maya For Michelle + Shindig

Finally I stamped with Barry M Silver Foil using cheeky plate GA29:

Michelle's Shindig

To me this looks like a shower of confetti and streamers, like the sort you let go at a party or at New Year's. It has lots of movement and a lot going on, so probably not for everyday wear, although an accent stamp over the rest would be nice. :)

Thanks for stopping by! Please check out the other stamping manicures linked below. :)

Love,
M.