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Springy Floral Skittle (using new Madam Glam polishes🌸)

*contains PR/Gifted Product

Hello lovelies, & happy Friday!

I swear that this isn’t just a floral blog now, but I’ll be honest — I’m really loving doing all sorts of floral designs right now. So it’s what I have to share with you! I did these nails a few weeks ago, before I had another nail break, & I think they turned out so pretty.

I used all of the beautiful Madam Glam nail polishes I was gifted as they are all stunning Spring shades.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Madam Glam Base Coat *
  • Top Coat: Madam Glam Top Coat *
  • Madam Glam Purple Rain *
  • Madam Glam Pastel Love *
  • Madam Glam Spring Breeze *
  • Madam Glam Minty Green *
  • Madam Glam Warm Up *
  • Madam Glam Mimi Pink *
  • Madam Glam Birds Fairy *
  • Madam Glam Sweet Sunshine *
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

*gifted/PR

I’m obsessed with how beautiful these Spring-y shades are. Madam Glam also has the whole collection as a bundle available on their website! I’ve been really impressed with the formula on these nail polishes — so smooth, which you really want when applying pastels.

Also these little accent flowers make me so happy.

What do you think about my pastel floral skittle? Do you love these shades for Spring? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!

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Summoning Spring with Vintage Roses 🌹

Hello loves & happy Wednesday!

Hard to believe how quickly this month is going & it’s been so, so hard personally. But we are inching closer to Spring & Spring weather & I’m so ready for beautiful days & sunshine & all my cute Spring dresses. So in the meantime, while we wait for warmer days, how about some more floral.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Top Coat: Essie Speed Setter 
  • Base Coat: Essie Hard to Resist Advanced
  • Essie Home By 8 *
  • Essie Nail Art Studio Mystic Marine *
  • Ellen Tracey Hot Pink (no name)
  • Ellen Tracey Dusty Pink (no name)
  • Essie The Girls Are Out!
  • Essie Muchi Muchi *
  • Essie Off Tropic
  • Madam Glam Art Pen in green *
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush
  • NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio 


    *pr/gifted

I really like this combination. I think it looks so pretty, romantic & vintage looking. It actually reminds me of a design I did early in this blogs life which was totally unintentional, but I nice throwback — even if those ones were “Fall floral” & these ones are giving me a Spring vibe.

Let’s be honest — it doesn’t matter the season, floral is always a good idea.

What do you think of this look? I’m not sure what designs I’m really craving as we approach Spring; I’ve been feeling very uninspired. I’d love to know what designs or colours you’d like to see coming up! I’m always open to suggestions.

Enjoy your Wednesday

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SWATCH SUNDAY — China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle 🌊

Hello my loves & happy Sunday. I wouldn’t exactly call it a beautiful Sunday here on the East Coast, but I have hope that Spring is just right around the corner (& Summer after that). &, unfortunately I had a bad break at work on my ring finger yesterday so I’m back to rocking some shorties.

But let’s cheer up these short nails with something beautiful & bright. & what is more beautiful & right than this classic China Glaze shade! This is China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle.

3 coats (I know…) + Top Coat

This beautiful vibrant turquoise was originally released as part of the Sensational collection circa 2013, & then became part of the permanent core collection (which means you can still buy it anywhere you buy China Glaze.) I feel like I’ve always heard people refer to Too Yacht To Handle as one of China Glaze’s Cult favourites, along with shades like Ruby Slippers, For Audrey & Flip Flop Fantasy.

The formula on this guy was a little patchy. The age of my bottle is unknown, as it was gifted to me years ago, so it still has that skinny China Glaze brush they used to have in their bottles — which definitely didn’t help with application. But a little top coat fixes everything.

Ah, it’s just so bright & beautiful. Honestly, this has been a particularly dark week in my personal life so a little bright light is just what I need. & my love for China Glaze nail polish will never die. They’ve always had some of my favourite polishes, especially when it comes to the warmer months.

& thankfully, this shade is still a part of the permanent collection which means if you’re looking for a beautiful bright polish you can always had this beauty to your life.

What do you think of China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle? Does this shade made you think of tropical waters & somewhere warm? Let me know what you think down in the comments!

Happy Sunday

♥︎

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Pink & Purple Stained Glass Nails

Hello lovelies & happy Friday.

I won’t lie — this has been an incredibly difficult week personally. But I’m pushing through, because if one thing painting my nails (& blogging) does, is it helps my mental health. & pretty nails always make me happy.

Today’s look was a quick stained glass look I did the other night featuring Essie. I’ve been wearing a lot of the Essie in my stash lately! They just have such a beautiful variety of colours to choose from.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Top Coat: Essie Speed Setter
  • Base Coat: Essie Hard to Resist Advanced
  • Essie Flowerista
  • Essie Swoon in the Lagoon
  • Essie Expressie Choreo Queen *pr
  • Quo by Orly Striper in black
  • Small dotting tool (to fill in) NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio

I think these turned out so pretty. I love these colours together. Pink & purple are always my favourite colours to combine. & I think this is such a pretty Spring-y combination — that isn’t floral. Don’t get me wrong, I love floral (& I have a ton of floral to come!)

What do you think about this geometric look? Would you wear a design like this? Let me know in tbe comments below what you think.

🖤

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Pink Holo Half Moons 🌙

Hello lovelies & happy Wednesday.

Trying to post all the designs I did during my hiatus from posting, & I thought this was a fun & easy design. You know I adore half moons, & I love how this one turned out.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Essie Hard to Resist Advanced
  • Top Coat: Essence Colour Shield Top Coat
  • Wrenn Polish Ruby Slippers
  • Essie No More Film
  • Essie Leggy Legend
  • NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio (smallest size)
  • Paper Hole Reinforcements

Half moons are such an easy look. I added my little gold dots to make it a bit more exciting, & I really like how they turned out. Mostly I’ve been leaning into the Spring shades in my collection, but every so often I reach for something darker.

What do you think about these half moons? Do you like this combination of colours?

Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below. I always love to hear what you think!