Category: Accent Nails

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Moroccan Tile Accent nails inspired by @PolishPeach

Today I have another manicure inspired by one of the amazing nail artists on Instagram! This time, I took inspiration from @polishpeach and the stunning Moroccan Tile manicure she did a couple weeks ago (she also has a tutorial on her page for anyone who also wants to recreate it!)

  
First off, how cute is my new reusable Valentine’s Day cup from Starbucks! The hubby bought it for me the other day. I just love it! Also look how well it goes with my manicure! 

The polishes I used for this manicure were:

  • Essie Big Spender
  • OPI I Canolli Wear OPI 
  • OPI Miss You-nerverse
  • Large and tiny dotting tools (I purchased mine from Amazon)
  • Smallest size nail art brush (purchased from Born Pretty) 
  • Essie Good to Go top coat. 

 
 I didn’t have any Moroccan tile nail vinyls left to use, so I dotted the pattern myself. When I was first dotting my pattern, I was scared it wasn’t going to come together, but once the white lines and blue dots went down it looked perfect! And I really love how it turned out, and I’m going to have to try it out again in different colour combo! 

  
Have a great day lovely! I have the day off today to do some nail stuff (like a blog post showing off my favourite polishes for Valentines Day!) and prepare for the impending blizzard heading out way. Is it Spring yet? 

💗☕️

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Bestie Twin Valentines Day nails with @mynailpolish_addiction

 Happy Monday…and February 1st! You know what that means…. Time to start the Valentines Day manicures! Starting off with some bestie twin nails I did with my my girlie @mynailpolish_addiction. It’s become our tradition to do bestie twin nails every holiday, and so I was super excited for us to come together for Valentines Day Nails.  
 This time, we created manicures based on this napkin I saw last year and really wanted to recreate!   When I showed Jessica she was totally up for the challenge and both manis turned out so awesome! 

 
The polishes I used for this manicure were:

  • OPI My Chiuhuha Bites
  • OPI I Canolli Wear OPI 
  • Deborah Lippmann Between the Sheets. 
  • Sally Hansen I Love Nail Art pens in white, red & pink. 
  • Essie Good to Go 
  • Born Pretty small nail art brush. 

 
So what do you think of this manicure? Are you a fan of Valentines Day? Personally, I’m strictly in it for the nail art possibilities. Plus any chance to wear red or pink on my nails is a good thing in my books! 

Have a great Monday! 💗

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Monthly mani favourites! 

  

Manicures from top left:

  1. Aztec Inspired Chevron Moons
  2. Matte Chevron Moons
  3. Blingy Accent Nails
  4. Another Go at Abstract Accent Nails
  5. Matte Swirl Accent Nails
  6. Matte Mermaid Nails

Can you believe it? The end of the month is already upon us! Crazy. It definitely was not easy picking just  6 manicures for my monthly mani favourites… January saw some pretty fun nail art! (And a whole lot of Matte top coat 😍)

 I’m just in love with all the manicures I’ve done so far this year, and I can’t wait to get into some Valentines Day manicures. 

Which of the above manicures was your favourite? Let me know in the comments below! 

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I just can’t get enough… Chevron nails. 

 Anyone else remember the days of freehanding my chevrons that were sort of lopsided (but don’t get me wrong–I’m still super proud I even did them!) 

Thank goodness for nail vinyls–they make nail art so crazy easy. I’ve been playing around with then a lot lately and found Kiss Products Design Perfection Tip Guides at Wal-Mart for something like $1.99. I love trying new products so I decided to pick them up. They come with 4 different styles per sheet–moon, chevron, zig zag and French manicure. I’ve used the chevrons a couple times, but this was my first time trying out the zig zag vinyls. 

  
The products I used for this manicure were:

  • Essie Brides No Grooms
  • Essie Tuck it in My Tux
  • Essie Shine of the Times
  • China Glaze Sleeping Under the Stars
  • Essie Good to Go
  • Kiss Products Design Perfection Tip Guides
  • Sally Hansen I Love Nail Art Studs

 
I’m super sad Shine of the Times didn’t really show up. If I had been thinking I would have used it over both Tuck it in My Tux and Sleeping Under the Stars. Also how cute are these little studs from Sally Hansen?! Picked up their nail art studs set on sale at Shoppers and I’ve been having fun playing with them. They’re just so itty bitty. 

 

What in the nail polish/nail art world are you currently obsessed with? Let me know in the comments below! 💙💗

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Another Go at Abstract Accent Nails 

Does anyone remember this manicure from August 2014? Back from the days of my old Blackberry and less than stellar photo quality.  I thought it would be fun–since I’m struggling for inspiration lately–to give an old mani a redo! And since I loved these accents nails so much the first time, it seemed like the perfect choice. 
  
The polishes I used for this mani were:

  • Essence Break Through
  • Essie After School Boy Blazer 
  • OPI I Canolli Wear OPI
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Babe Blue
  • China Glaze Dune Our Thing 
  • Born Pretty Rhinestones (item #21586)
  • Essie Good to Go top coat. 

 
So what do you think of this mani? Which one do you prefer–this manicure or the original? One thing for sure is that my photo quality has definitely improved! 😆 

Have a great day loves! I’m off to enjoy the rest of my day with plenty of coffee and a little writing! ☕️📝