Beach kitty nail art with stamping decals of cute cats playing on a sandy beach and catching some rays. Plus a bonus lighthouse.
'V' is for Vacation

Beach Kitties

It kinda feels like I’m heading into summer nail art a little early since today’s cat nail art is set on the beach and the new MxM box is Pool Party themed. It’s fine. Can’t let my cats fall too far behind the birds, right? I painted this nail art last year and just didn’t have the time to get the sharing part of it done so I was quite happy to find it fit the new @AZNailArtChallenge prompt: Vacation! It feels like vacation nail art is always focused on the tropics and beaches anyway, even though that tends not to be my kind of vacation. Think more…books. Lots and lots of books.

Or maybe that’s just my perception after covid. 😓

Beach kitty nail art with stamping decals of cute cats playing on a sandy beach and catching some rays. Plus a bonus lighthouse.
Beach Kitties
Beach kitty nail art with stamping decals of cute cats playing on a sandy beach and catching some rays. Plus a bonus lighthouse.
Beach Kitties

Nail art products used

Base Polishes:
China Glaze’s “Classic Camel“, Maniology’s “Glass“, and Saki Cosmetics’ Ice Type Damage
Stamping Polish:
Born Pretty’s “Orange Autumn” (press sample)
Advanced Stamping Polishes:
KADS’ “33 Khaki” and “36 Warm Grey“; Jenna Hipp’s “Jenna and the Giant Peach“; OPI’s “Never a Dulles Moment“; and Smacker’s “Wickedly Stylish
Freehand Painting:
Born Pretty’s “Orange Autumn” (press sample), China Glaze’s “Classic Camel“, Maniology’s “Glass“, and Smacker’s “Wickedly Stylish
Stamping Plates:
Born Pretty Animal-L006 (beach kitties), hehe 81 (water pattern), and Maniology BM-506 (lighthouse)

Items in italics are debuting on the blog for the first time.

I used a nail blurring polish underneath all this because Saki Cosmetic’s “Ice Type Damage” is not a fully opaque crelly and I didn’t want visible nail line. Only…I should have thought that through more because I was just going to cover the tips with beach “sand” anyway. All in all saddening for me since I bought “Ice Type Damage” because it has an almost milk glass yet blue look to it and the blurring polish pretty much ruined that. Still lovely, just really need to try again sometime soon. And get back to loving visible nail lines. Hiding them is an option, not a requirement.

I ended up having to freehand quite a bit to get the opacity I wanted everywhere, but it all turned out mostly okay in the end. I particularly love how the rich teal of Maniology’s “Glass” helped to make a beautiful sliver of ocean for the cats to play by. And, of course, the cats themselves are so cute I can only love this nail art despite its flaws. I really like the images on Born Pretty Animal-L006. All cats; all the time!

Beach kitty nail art with stamping decals of cute cats playing on a sandy beach and catching some rays. Plus a bonus lighthouse.
Beach Kitties

@AZNailArtChallenge – ‘V’ is for Vacation

#AZNailArtChallenge - 'V' is for Vacation collage
#AZNailArtChallenge – ‘V’ is for Vacation collage

Final photos

Beach kitty nail art with stamping decals of cute cats playing on a sandy beach and catching some rays. Plus a bonus lighthouse.
Beach Kitties
Beach kitty nail art with stamping decals of cute cats playing on a sandy beach and catching some rays. Plus a bonus lighthouse.
Beach Kitties

Until next time, friends! 🙋‍♀️

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