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Tribal Print Gradient Nails

I know I say this every time I do my nails, but these have to be one of my favourite gradients I’ve ever done. Seriously–just look! It turned out so pretty. I’d never claim to be a gradient expert, but damn if I don’t feel proud of how these turned out! & what does better with a gradient than a little stamping? I don’t think I’ve done any stamping since before the Lil Bubs was born, & I didn’t realize how much I missed it. 

For this manicure, I used:

  • Base Coat: Perfect Formula Pink Gel Coat
  • Top Coat: Cutex Quick Dry Top Coat
  • Essie Lounge Lover
  • China Glaze Glow With The Flow
  • China Glaze Plur-ple
  • Essie Butler Please
  • Yves Saint Laurent Noir Brilliant
  • Born Pretty Store Peel Off Liquid Tape
  • Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate (QA66)
  • Latex Free Make Up Sponge

Why don’t I stamp more often, seriously? Well mostly because I only have the same few stamping plates. But hopefully I can change that soon because it just makes for sure an intricate manicure. I would never freehand this design (at least not without a lot of crankiness & frustration!) 

For my gradient, I started off with a basic sponged gradient & then went back over the gradient dry brushing my colours for a bit of a rustic look. It lead to an interesting blend that I really, really like. 

What do you think of this mani? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! 💜

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Q&A

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone! 🍁🍂 I hope all who celebrate are enjoying whatever goodies they had on the menu, and if you’re not celebrating I’m sending pumpkin pie vibes your way! (We’re enjoying our gluten-free pumpkin pie as we speak!) I’m a little late getting up my Q&A but better late than ever!  I was excited that quite a few people asked questions so I hope you’ll enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed answering!

  1. @vasso.nails—Where are you from? Halifax Nova Scotia Canada.
  2. @jazzynailedit—What do you like more, coffee or nail polish? This is actually such a tough question but I think I’ll have to go with nail polish! If I had to, I think I could definitely stop drinking coffee. But I don’t think I could go without painting my nails! 
  3. @magickismight—Do you do your nails every night? you just post so many and I’m so curious! I don’t think I’d have the patience. Yep! Working in retail usually means I end up with chips in my polish by the end of the day, and I can’t stand chipped polish! So unless I’m really exhausted or not feeling well, I almost always do them before bed.  
  4. @polished_yogi—When did you get started with doing your nails? And what’s your favorite/least favorite designs? I’ve always loved polish. My first “nail art” was probably attempting mimicking french manicures because I loved the look of arcylic french manicures that Kaley Cuoco wore on 8 Simple Rules! I would constantly redo them every day because they would chip and it made me so mad! I started playing around with other nail art occasionally in 2010 when I started discovering nail art and other people who loved nail polish (although back then I had a very modest collection of only about 50-60 polishes!) My favourite designs to do are definitely chevron moons or polka dots! And my least…. hmmm… I’m not sure what I like least! Do naked nails count? 😉
  5. @the_virago—Not a question but a comment – I’m glad I’m not the only one who broke a nail and had to file them back.  I know the feeling. I always feel like I’m the only person on Instagram who ever has a bad break! I wish I knew the black magic secrets to keep them strong forever!
  6. @liz9245—Do you do your nail art on both your hands? Absolutely! My cinderella hand isn’t always perfect but I always paint her the same! 
  7. @heidiholman18—Can you post a picture of the collection of nail polish you have? I don’t have any recent pictures of my whole collection (because it’s split between two rooms in our house) but I do have a couple pictures of the part in our bedroom.                                                                                                                                                                                                     FullSizeRender IMG_5668                           
  8. @thekapriegirl—What is your favorite perfume? I wish I had one! I’m pretty allergic to most scents so I don’t wear perfume ever! I did used to love Clinique Happy when I was a teenager though–I had a little bottle of it when I was 12-13 and I used to wear it on occasion. 

Thank you everyone who asked me questions, it was really fun to be able to do this short little Q&A! And if anyone else has any questions for me you can always ask me in the comments!

❤

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Ask Me Anything

  
I’ve seen a few other ladies do this on Instagram so I thought it would be a fun idea to do a little Q&A!

 Feel free to ask me anything about nail art, nail polish or even life in general! You can pose your questions here, on Instagram, through my Facebook, or even via my email coffeeandnailpolish (@) gmail.com! 

I plan on posting my questions and answers come Monday (Canadian Thanksgiving)!  So if there was ever anything you wanted to ask me, this is your chance! 

💗

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My wedding nails! 

So I had a fairly exciting weekend–the Mr and I got married!  Obviously when we started talking wedding I couldn’t help but trying to figure out my wedding mani. I knew I wanted blue incorporated, and I knew I wanted floral. In the end they ended very different from what I had originally intended to do, but I simply loved them!

   
 
The polishes I used for this mani were:

  • China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-ke
  • Maybelline Color Show Crystal Disguise 
  • OPI I Cannoli Wear OPI 
  • Essie Jiggle Hi, Jiggle Lo
  • OPI My Favourite Ornament 
  • Essie Big Spender
  • Icing Poppin’ Cherry
  • Sally Hansen Tickled Pink
  • Yves Saint Laurent 46 Poivre Noir
  • Sally Hansen I Love Nail Art pen in Green. 
  • Seche Vite

I also wore Sally Hansen original formula Pacific Blue on my toes which peeked out from my wedding shoes. 

And for those curiously what I wore with my pretty wedding nails, here are a couple casual shots from the day. 

  

  
   
 

 Have a beautiful week my loves! 💗💗💗

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Something Blue floral inspired by @25_sweetpea 

So you might have noticed an abundance of floral recently, even though Fall is quickly approaching. Well that’s because I’ve been on the search for the perfect bridal manicure. That’s right… I’m getting married! A week from today! 

   

I’ve bfinally figured out what I’m doing on my nails (with a week to go). I’ve been searching for the perfect floral mani to wear day of, and thanks to my girl @26_sweetpea I found it! She posted this beautiful mani last week, and as soon as I saw it I knew! 

 
 The other night I did a wedding mani test run using Essie Bikini So Teeny and China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le , which are my two all time favourite blues. I was having trouble deciding which one I wanted to wear.  I’ve figured it out now (and you’ll have to wait to see what I go with!) but I wanted to share the close up of this mani. 

Polishes I used for my right hand were: 

  • Essie Bikini So Teeny
  • Sinful Colors Easy Going
  • QUO by ORLY Striper in White
  • Sally Hansen Mauve Over
  • ACO by Ardene Mermaid 
  • OPI Mod About You 
  • Essie Jiggle Hi, Jiggle Lo 
  • Sally Hansen I Love Nail Art pen in green. 
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Kiwi Bikini 
  •  OPI You’re So Outta Lime! 
  • Seche Vite 

  
So what do toy think of this floral design? What would you dream wedding manicure look like? 💐

Also is anyone else as excited about the pumpkin spice latte returning as I am?! 🎃 it’s that time of year again and I LOVE it! ☕️