Tag: Fall Nail Art

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Chic Autumn Maroon Dotticure 🤎🍁

Hey beauties & happy Friday the 13th. A spooky day to some, but I’ve always considered it a lucky day for me.

However — we’re currently dump from an incoming Nor’Easter! Thankfully, our part of the province isn’t being beat down with snow, but it’s a great reminder that it’s on the way! Winter is definitely coming.

But I’m really trying to embrace some Autumn vibes before it’s time for holiday nails. & a quick dotticure always is a good option!

The polishes I used for this manicure are:

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Hardener
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Essie Good To Go
  • Sinful Colours Quick Bliss Black Cherry
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mauve Over
  • NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool (small)

I like this colour combination a lot. The cream finish of dots offer a nice, albeit subtle, contrast to the spark & shine of Black Cherry. It’s a great combo, & such as classic combination. Maybe someone will argue that it’s a little uninspired, but sometimes those are the best manicures to wear.

What do you think of this maroon dotticure? Do you enjoy this look? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments before.

& if you have any nail art suggestions, help a girl out! I feel like I’m constantly staring endlessly at Pinterest trying to inspire myself, & not getting anywhere. Maybe I should just jump straight into Holiday/Christmas designs — especially since snow is not that far away.

Enjoy your Friday!

♥︎

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Drippy Glitter Blood Nails ✨🩸

Hello lovelies & happy Friday. & Happy Halloween Eve! Can you believe that Halloween is just 1 day away? This month has sped by, & holiday items are already starting to sneak into stores. Even though I had to see my favourite holiday almost be over, there is a small part of me so excited for the Christmas season. This will be our first time (ever) living right downtown at Christmas time, & I can’t wait to see the city come alive for it!

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. It’s still spooky season for a couple more days, & naturally I need to sneak in one more spooky design!

If you’ve been here a while, I love a drippy blood look for Halloween. & it occurred to me… I’ve never done a negative space base for this look.

The polishes I used for this manicure are:

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Hardener
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Essie Good To Go
  • Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Society Ruler
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Red It Twice
  • NailStuff 7mm Mermaid Tail Liner Brush

Sometimes I get nervous about using a negative space base, because I’m a little self conscious about my yellowed nails. I know it’s a result of painting my nails… a lot. But sometimes I wish they were more pink & less yellow.

However, I think this look is so fun! I’ve always loved a drippy blood manicure for Halloween, & this one is perfect. & I feel like my free handing has got so much more natural & really looks like it could be blood dripping down my nails… glittery, sparkly blood.

What do you think of this design? Would you wear this look? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below.

& happy Halloween! 🎃 👻

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Stamper Skeleton Nails 💀

Hello lovelies & happy Friday! I hope everyone is having a lovely week, & obviously excited about the weekend.

We are now half way through October — somehow! — & that’s just insane to me. The kids costumes are figured out, but I’m still trying to decide what I want to be for the big night! When it comes to Halloween, I’m definitely a last minute costume kind of girl. But, thankfully, I always have something on my nails.

I just found my stamping kit items in a box, so I was excited because I love my Color Club skeleton stamping plate. Quick but cute nails, especially without much time.

The polishes I used for this manicure are:

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Base Coat
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
  • Essie Gel Couture Tailored by Twilight topped with Quo Beauty Midnight Magic
  • Morgan Taylor Dreaming of Gleaming
  • Color Club Skull Stamping Plate
  • NailStuff Scraper & Stamper Set

As you can see, I might have been in a bit of a rush so my silver got a bit smeared when I applied top coat, but that’s kind of a vibe — right? Not my best job, but I still have 1/2 a month left of October to redeem myself. & I really liked to silver over purple, so I had to share.

& from far-ish away, you can barely tell I mucked them up with top coat!

What do you think about this skull & cross bones design? Do you think they’re a fun Halloween look? Let me know what you think, & what Halloween nail art look you think I should attempt. I’ve been thinking about doing cute pastel ghosts, so I think that’s going to be coming up soon!

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Hand-painted Jack O Lanterns 🎃✨

Hello lovelies & happy Tuesday.

I know my posting schedule is all over the place, but between life, family, sickness & work, I’m just trying to make sure this blog gets my attention — even if it’s not on the same schedule I have been posting! Especially this month, my favourite month. I have been busy busy busy on Pinterest saving a lot of Halloween nail art ideas, & then enviably spending a lot of time narrowing down which one I want to do first.

Naturally, I decided to start with pumpkins. I’m a basic bitch who loves her pumpkin spice, so it just felt very fitting.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Base Coat 
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
  • OPI I Sing In Color
  • Essie Sparkle On Top
  • Essie Handmade With Love
  • Essie Fall for NYC
  • Essie Willow in the Wind
  • OPI Barefoot in Barcelona
  • Essie Cliffhanger
  • NailStuff Essentials Raven
  • NailStuff 7mm Liner Brush

I created my base with Sparkle on Top over I Sing In Color, & then sat back & tried to think what would look best over top. But pumpkins/jack-o-lanterns just felt like the obvious choice. I painted my pumpkins first, & then decided a few of them needed faces, so added them after the fact.

What do you think of these Halloween jack-o-lanterns? Do you like this handprinted design? I’d love to know what you think about this look & if you would wear this design on your nails!

To me, it’s the perfect look for spooky season!

♥︎

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Onyx Drag Marble Gemstone Nails

Hello loves & happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a lovely start to their week so far. Somehow I blinked, & we’re already half way through the week… & through September. It’s crazy how quickly time is passing.

Today I’ve got a great dry marble look to share with you! I’ll never be able to perfect water marbling…. but a dry/drag marble I can do! & I really like how these turned out because I really have been leaning into the darker nail pallet lately.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Essie Hard To Resist Strengthner
  • Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Essie Speed Setter
  • NailStuff Essentials Raven
  • Essie Get Your Groove On
  • Essie Dive Bar
  • Small dotting tool (also from NailStuff)

Close up really shows off the three distinct colour I used for this look. It looks like a dark & beautiful gemstone, & I really love it. Super easy to do (at least for me) & I love how unique every design like this turns out. & personally, I feel like the clean up with this kind of look is always super minimal, as opposed to trying to water marble.

You maybe not know this… but I hate messy manicures which require any kind of clean up. It’s probably why I haven’t attempted a gradient in years. I just can’t be bothered to sit there & clean up the mess I made, & all my cuticle barriers have definitely dried up. So give me a fun, & somewhat complicated design, without needing to spend an hour cleaning up around my cuticles.

What do you think of this drag marble look? Would you wear this design? What are your thoughts on drag marbles? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below… I would love to know what you think!

Enjoy your day lovelies!

♥︎