Category: Spring

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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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Instagram Nail Art Collab — Clover 🍀

Good morning lovelies & happy Friday! I hope everyone had a lovely week. I’m definitely excited for the weekend to be here. Today I’m excited because I finally was able to join in another of the Instagram nail art collaborations hosted by @essieyall & @petitenaillover. I always love taking part in these collaborations — it’s so much fun teaming up with a great group of artists, & seeing everyone’s take on the same prompt.

This month’s prompt is clover. So I decided to go with a fun scattered clover look over a semi-naked base.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: China Glaze Fast Forward Top 
  • Essie Expressie FX Iced Out
  • Essie Off Tropic
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Electri-Lime
  • NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

My clovers didn’t exactly turn out how I imagined (I wish they had) but I still really love how they look. The green also really pops against the shimmery naked base, which was what I wanted. It’s a fun St Patrick’s Day look to wear, which is perfect for this month.

What do you think about this fun clover design? If you want to check out all the fun nail art looks created for this month’s prompt, check out the hashtag #clovernailartmanicollab on Instagram.

Have a beautiful Friday!

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GLAM NAILS CHALLENGE MARCH — Lines

Good morning lovelies & happy Monday! It’s officially the first week of March, & I decided to jump into Glam Nails Challenge March for this month, as I loved the prompts listed. I’m just feeling like I need to be inspired to do some fun, Spring-y nails.

The first prompt for this month is lines. Obviously, I went with a classic stripe design for my line inspired look, in a rainbow of pastel Spring-y colours. It matches perfectly with the warmer temperatures & sunshine we’ve had the last few days.

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
  • Sally Hansen MG Sweet Pea
  • Sally Hansen MG Sun Shower
  • Color Club Art Club Striper Passion Flower
  • Color Club Art Club Striper Pink Pastel
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

This look was simple & easy to do. The colour combination is definitely giving the Spring vibes & inspiration that I was looking for. It’s been a while since I was feeling good about doing my nails, or really feeling inspired to do anything more than just a simple solid colour, but with warmer days ahead I’m feeling good about it again. & I always like when I have a whole month where I don’t have to think too much about what designs I’m going to have to do.

What do you think about my lines design for the first prompt of Glam Nails Challenge March? Do you like the Spring-y colour combination that I chose? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!

♥︎

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SWATCH SUNDAY — Essie Muchi, Muchi

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Hello lovelies & happy first Sunday of March. We have 17 days until it’s officially Spring, & I cannot wait for warmer days. So let’s channel some Spring vibes with a classic Essie shade: Muchi, Muchi.

3 coats + top coat

Okay, first thing first: three coats for this application, which is not ideal, but the formula is very thin so you need it to build it to escape a patchy, uneven application. I also found I needed top coat to really smooth it out which is a shame. But, the colour is really pale so that kind of comes with the territory.

But the colour is beautiful! This is giving really beautiful Spring vibes, & I’m all about it.

Look at that beautiful pink. The finish is so smooth — it took some work, but the end result is absolutely beautiful. We actually had some lovely Spring-like weather yesterday, so much so I got to wear one of my favourite Spring dresses! I could definitely get used to that. Thankfully, this week is looking pretty good temperature wise, so maybe we’re coming out on the other side of Winter. A girl can dream!

What do you think of Essie Muchi, Muchi? Do you have this classic Essie shade in your collection? What colours are you feeling drawn towards for the impending Spring-like days? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!

Happy Sunday ♥︎