Category: Blue Nails

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Blue Spring-y Stripes

Good morning lovelies & happy Tuesday!

I’m trying really hard to get back into the swing of posting again, & I’m hoping I can get back into a regular posting schedule. Today, I have a fun easy stripe design to share with you that was surprisingly easy to do!

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: China Glaze Fast Forward Top 
  • Quo Beauty Stormy Night
  • Quo Beauty Bluebell
  • OPI Nature Strong Emflowered
  • BKIND Sauble Beach
  • Color Club Art Club Striper Passion Flower
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

I tried my hardest to make my lines straight, which I definitely find hardest when I’m doing horizontal lines verse vertical lines! But I think this look turned out really perfect. & I absolutely love the combination of colours. The base (Quo Beauty Stormy Night) may be quite dark, but the lighter colours really pop against it! &

I got so many compliments when I wore these at work — which is always what I base my designs on. If people start complimenting them, I know it’s a good design.

What do you think about this colourful stripe design? Do you like my freehand stripes? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!

Have a happy Tuesday ♥️

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SWATCH SUNDAY — BKIND Sauble Beach

Hello lovelies & happy Sunday!

I know I’ve been very quiet in here lately; to be honest, I’ve been struggling a bit on what to do with this blog of mine. It’s been almost 10 years since my first blog post, & the nailsphere has changed a lot. But painting my nails has always brought me such happiness, & that is what I’m going to focus on.

So let’s start with a new to me brand for this weeks Swatch Sunday! I found this BKIND brand at my local Winners & as soon as I saw this beautiful blue I knew I needed it. This is BKIND Sauble Beach.

2 coats + top coat

How absolutely stunning is this beautiful cornflower blue? Two coats was all I needed for perfect opacity, & I added some top coat for a little extra shine. The formula was really smooth & easy to work with, if only a little thin. But after the first coat, you know exactly how much you need on your brush.

This is such a perfect colour for Spring! I’ve always been in love with blue nail polish, as we know, so I’m so happy to add this to my collection.

The brand also has some impressive stats: vegan, plant based & touts itself as being 21 free. They also have a very impressive selection of colours listed on their website! There were mostly neutral colours at my Winners, with a few blues & shimmers. I’m definitely hope they’ll have more coming in, because I’m really quite impressed with this brand after my first experience!

What do you think of BKIND Sauble Beach? Have you heard of this brand before — what did you think? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!

& let me know what kind of content you’d like to see me take on as Coffee & Nail Polish approaches its next decade!

Happy Sunday 🖤

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GLAM NAILS CHALLENGE MARCH — Butterflies 🦋

Hey beauties & happy Wednesday! I wish u could say it’s a beautiful Spring day… but March is really March-ing here in the East Coast & I hate it.

Today though, I have the next prompt for Glam Nails Challenge March which is butterflies! 🦋

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: China Glaze Fast Forward Top 
  • OPI Nature Strong Cactus What You Preach
  • Ardene Dreaming
  • Ardene La Luna
  • What’s Up Beauty Butterflies Stencils
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

For this look, I painted my nails with my base OPI Cactus What You Preach topped with Ardene dreaming. When that was dry, I then peeled out individual butterflies from my stencil & applied them to the nail where I wanted my butterflies. Quickly, I painted overtop with Ardene La Luna. When I removed the butterflies stickers, you could see the blue underneath, & I went into with my nail art brush & added little bodies & antenna so they’d really look like butterflies.

It wasn’t the easiest to peel off the butterfly stickers after painting over them, but I think this look turned out too cute! You can definitely tell they’re butterflies, & that’s all that matters.

What do you think about this fun butterfly design? You can see all the beautiful Glam Nails Challenge March designs on Instagram under the hashtag #glamnailschallengemarch — there are so many beautiful designs to see!

Have a beautiful Wednesday lovelies 🖤

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GLAM NAILS CHALLENGE MARCH — Pastel

Good morning lovelies & happy Monday. I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. This weekend was the beginning of March Break, which meant that work was pretty busy. It also means my kids are home all week during the day, which should make trying to get any nail art done a moot point haha.

But today we’re diving into the 3rd prompt for Glam Nails Challenge March, & this one was an easy one — pastel. Obviously, I had to do a pastel skittle look using a few Spring-y shades.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: China Glaze Fast Forward Top 
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Crying Out Cloud
  • Londontown USA Bell Flower
  • Essie Mint Candy Apple
  • Essie Chillato
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Sun Shower
  • Essie Expressie FX Iced Out

Oh I love a good skittle, & I’ve really been loving the pastels lately as well. This look is an easy way to do some “nail art” that isn’t really nail art but totally passed for it. Quick, easy, super cute; all the things I look for in a manicure, to be honest. & the addition of Essie Expressie FX Iced Out gives all the nails a nice cohesive look that pulls everything together. I know the glazed nail look is kind of on its way out, but I’m kind of obsessed with it.

I’ve never been one for following trends anyway.

What do you think of my pastel skittle look for Glam Nails Challenge March? Is it beginning to feel a bit like Spring where you are? We’ve had nothing but rain upon rain the last couple days… so yeah, definitely feeling like Spring haha.

Have a great Monday.

♥︎

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Purple & Turquoise Wavy Stripes

Hello lovelies & happy Wednesday! It’s a rainy Wednesday here, which is a tad disappointing. But I have some fun vibrant nails to share to shake things up a smidge because I’m so over Winter, & I want all the bright colour.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: China Glaze Fast Forward Top 
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Purple Craze
  • Essie Expressie FX Iced Out
  • Essie In the Cab-Ana
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

These were super simple to create. I started with my shimmery purple base, then just drew some wavy lines in a brighter, lighter shade overtop. So easy!

What do you think of these purple & turquoise wavy lines? It’s an easy look to do, but definitely catches the eye. I’m still trying to create fun nails, but lacking in inspiring (even after perusing Pinterest for far too long) but hopefully as the days get warmer, I’ll feel more like painting my nails & creating fun looks!

Enjoy your Wednesday loves! ♥︎