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SWATCH SUNDAY — Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 90s Collection (& new Miracle Gel Top Coats)

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Hello lovelies & happy Sunday! I hope you’re ready, because I have quite the swatch heavy post ready for you today. As I’ve previously mentioned, I was gifted part of the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 90s collection, & I’m really excited to share these shades with you!

As a child of the 90s, this collection hits me right in the nostalgia. So I was pumped to be able to share these shades with you. The actual collection contains 8 funky 90s inspired shades, & I have 5 of them to share today! I was also lucky enough to receive two of the new Sally Hansen Miracle Gel special effects top coats, to add a little extra sparkle to your manicure.

These limited edition 90s shades can be found wherever you buy Sally Hansen. I’ve found them at my local Shoppers Drug Mart & Walmart stores — both in special edition displays.

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Barbiecore Chevron Moons 💗🌙

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Hello lovelies & happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a lovely week. It’s (almost) the weekend!

I’m super pumped because I am going to see Barbie tonight for a Bachelorette thing — my first time to the movies since I was pregnant with my now six year old! I’m so excited for this movie, so naturally I had to do some Barbie pink nails for the occasion. & I knew that the new pink shades in the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 90s collection were the perfect choices for my vibrant Barbie look!

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Colour Grip Primer Base Coat 
  • Top Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Glossy Top Coat
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Glazed Top Coat (over my base coat)
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Nostalchick
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Beet Me At The Mall
  • TheBaseCoat Stacked Chevron vinyls

I truly think that chevron moon designs (like this) still remain one of my all time favourite nail art looks! & it’s been so long since I did one, which is kind of crazy.

But if there was ever a perfect Barbie nail art look, this one might be it. & I’m very excited to show off this nail art look when sipping my Diet Coke at the movies tonight!

What do you think of my Barbiecore chevron moons? Are you excited for the Barbie movie? Will you be painting your nails special to see it in theatres? Let me know in the comments below!

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Olive & June Summer Stripes

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Hello beauties & happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a lovely start to their day so far. It’s rainy but warm here in Halifax, so typical Summer weather for us. Today I’m showing off another fun design I did using some recently gifted nail polish from Olive & June.

I was feeling a stripe-y beach towel inspired look, & I thought the Summer collection from Olive & June would be perfect for that! For this look, I started my stripes over my bare nails & drew on the stripes for each colour individually. It was definitely time consuming, but I think the end result turned out perfect!

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Colour Grip Primer
  • Top Coat: Olive & June Long Lasting Top Coat
  • Olive & June Not A Cloud
  • Olive & June House of O&J
  • Olive & June Flowerpot
  • Olive & June How Do You Spell Bougainvillea?
  • Olive & June Bocce Ball
  • Olive & June Starshower
  • NailStuff.ca Mermaid Tail Brush Trio (I used the 11mm size)

I think this manicure really shows off how concessive this whole collection is. The colours really do all compliment each other, & I quite enjoy them! Like I said, this design was pretty time consuming to get right, but I think in the end is came together perfectly.

I also tried to sneak in some Starshower but it was much harder to draw stripes off! Next time, I would probably use it as my base shade, & draw my stripes over top with a little bit of naked sparkle peeking out from underneath.

What do you think of this stripe design? Do you like this combination of colours? Let me know what you think down in the comments below!

happy Wednesday! ♥︎

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Neon Colour Blocking (Featuring Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 90s collection)

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Good morning lovelies & happy Monday! Sorry for the lack of a post yesterday — it was a very busy week last week! I decided instead of rushing to get a Swatch Sunday post done, to use my Saturday night for some fun self care & I did something I’ve been wanting to do forever: I re-dyed my hair purple! It was a bit of a lengthy process (we needed to bleach!) so I knew I couldn’t get both done. So I picked my hair.

I’m back today, though, & sharing a design using some of the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 90s shades I received last week.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Colour Grip Primer Base Coat
  • Top Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Glossy Top Coat
  • Sally Hansen MG 90s Did I Blue That?
  • Sally Hansen MG 90s Nostalchick
  • Sally Hansen MG 90s Toadally Buggin’

Does the colour combination & colour blocking on this look remind anyone else of those 90s colour block bathing suits — the ones with the big zipper down the front? I definitely had one or two I wore as a kid.

I just thought this design would be so fun to wear, & the bright colours would look so good together, & I’m glad I was right! Give me all the Summer shades. I’m very much about the Summer vibes right now.

What do you think about this bright neon colour block look? Do you like these Sally Hansen Miracle Gel 90s inspired polishes. I have a bunch of free time this week so I should be able to get Swatches done of these new shades for this coming Sunday!

Have a fantastic start to your week lovelies! & enjoy the sunshine if it’s shining where you are. ☀️

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All thoughts are honest & my own.

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Mediterranean Inspired Tile Nails (Featuring Olive & June)

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Hello lovelies & happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far. The sun is finally peaking out, & I’m excited for another break from the rain. We’ve definitely been having a very rainy Summer so far. It has me dreaming of vacation. Maybe it’s the fact we’ve been binge watching Below Deck: Sailing Yacht, but I definitely have been wishing I could take a trip somewhere Mediterranean.

So obviously when I received those beautiful new Olive & June shades, I knew I wanted to try & create something inspired by Mediterranean tiles. The colours were perfect for a Summer vacation on my nails — even if the farthest I’ll be traveling this Summer is to another province.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Londontown KUR Nail Hardener & Base Coat 
  • Top Coat: Olive & June Long Lasting Top Coat
  • Olive & June Not A Cloud
  • Olive & June House of O&J
  • Olive & June Flowerpot
  • Olive & June How Do You Spell Bougainvillea?
  • Olive & June Bocce Ball
  • What’s Up Nails Moroccan Stencils
  • Large Dotting Tool (NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio)

How freaking fun are these? I wasn’t sure how the colours were going to go together until I started, but I really like how they look! When I applied the top coat, it blended the polishes together in an interesting way that made it look a bit faded — which helped with the over all aesthetic I was going for. I really, really love it. I may not be traveling on a super yacht, but at least my nails can give me those vibes.

Also this was definitely the first idea that popped in my head the second I saw this collection.

What do you think of these nails? Are they giving you vacation vibes? Are you a fan of these shades together? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!

Products featured in this post were provided in exchanged for content.  All thoughts are honest & my own.