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Happy 10th Birthday Coffee & Nail Polish! ✨🌈

Hello my loves & happy Friday. Not just any Friday — we are celebrating the birthday of this little nail blog of mine. 10 years of fun nail art, pretty polish & my love of combining the two. & it’s been quite the journey since my very first blog post! We’ve seen new jobs, weddings, babies, a pandemic, & a whole lot of nail shape changes!

& if you’ve been here since the beginning — thank you!

I thought to mark this occasion I needed some pretty floral (my go to favourite since the beginning) featuring my all time favourite nail shade: red.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: China Glaze Fast Forward Top 
  • Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Cherry Delightful
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Heather Hustle
  • OPI Sickeningly Sweet
  • OPI Nature Strong Emflowered
  • OPI Nature Strong Make My Daisy
  • Essie Muchi Muchi
  • Essie Willow in the Wind
  • Essie Off Tropic
  • BKIND Sauble Beach
  • NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

Obviously I had to do some floral to celebrate this next decade of Coffee & Nail Polish. My favourite back then, my favourite now! & I’m particularly in love with how these turned out over this beautiful red from Sally Hansen.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart everyone who has joined this nail journey with me. It means so much to see the likes, the comments, the love. It means so much & I hope you stick around to see what the next ten years brings.

🌸💗

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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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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 ♥︎

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Pretty Spring Dotticure 🌸

Good morning & happy March 1st.

It’s an absolutely frigid March 1st here on the East Coast of Canada. I am basically an icicle right now. So let’s try the encourage some warmer, Spring weather with some Spring vibes on our nails I’m always feeling a dotticure, so I decided that a pinky/purple one was just what I needed.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: China Glaze Fast Forward Top 
  • Essie Muchi, Muchi
  • Sally Hansen I ❤️ Nail Art Pen in Purple

Another super easy dainty dotticure using my I ❤️ Nail Art Pen in Purple. The dark purple over the soft pink is such a romantic combination. I think when we get a bit closer to Easter, I’m going to do a skittle version of this design in Easter-y colours. I’m also thinking I’m going to take on Glam Nails Challenge March this month, as the prompts look awesome for this month, & just what I need to pull me out of my nail art blahs.

What do you think of this teeny tiny dotticure? Do you like this colour combination? My little girl was so in love with my polka dots, she got me to do the same design on her nails (but with the opposite colour scheme.)

Have a beautiful Friday! ♥︎