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Spooky Season Holo Skull & Crossbones ☠️🖤

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Hello lovelies & happy Friday. I hope everyone’s had a great week so far.

The weekend is almost here & it’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada so I expect to be in a full food coma by Sunday night. I thought it would be fun, though, so start my Spooky Season nails with a fun little skull & cross bones design.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

How fun as these?! Again, I got to use another one of those beautiful Essie shades I was recently gifted which is very exciting. Sadly, I wore these on a day when it was cloudy & rainy so the fun holo effect was not showing up very well.

What do you think of this fun holo skull look? Just a little dip into the Halloween nails to come. ☠️ You know me, Halloween is my favourite season for nail art, so I’m excited to share lots of fun designs with you.

Enjoy your Friday!

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GLAM NAILS CHALLENGE SEPTEMBER (2024) — Fox 🦊

Good morning lovelies, & happy Monday! I hope you had a beautiful weekend, & got to enjoy something fun. Today, I’m continuing with my Glam Nails Challenge September posts, & the next prompt is Fox. 🦊

Now, animal designs have never felt like my strong suit, but the more I wore this look, the more the design grew on me. & considering I went into these unsure what I was even really doing, I must say I’m happy with the end result.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Essie First Base 
  • Base Coat: LA Colors Mega Grow Treatment 
  • Top Coat: Essie Speed Setter
  • Matte Top Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Matte Top Coat
  • Claire’s Evil Queen (over Hard Candy Scam)
  • Avon Black Crackle
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Pump-kid
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Get Mod!
  • Essie Cocktails & Coconuts
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Ghouls Night Out
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush
  • NailStuff.ca dotting tool from Dotting Tool Trio

I was feeling a little self conscious about these nails when I wore them to work, but I got two compliments on them so that definitely made me feel a bit better!

Like I said, animal themed nails are not my strong suit, but doing this challenge is all about challenging myself to get out of my comfort zone. So, I can’t let myself get scared by nail art I’m not used to. I’m really proud of my little foxes, even if they’re not “perfect”.

What do you think of this design for this prompt of Glam Nails Challenge September? Do you like my little fox? What nail designs do you find the most intimidating? Let me know down in the comments below!

Are you following along with the other nail art designs for this month’s Glam Nails Challenge September? Don’t forget, you can check out #glamnailschallengesept24 on Instagram, & see all the other beautiful designs being shared!

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GLAM NAILS CHALLENGE AUGUST (2024) — Sun 🌞

Good morning lovelies & happy Monday! I hope everyone is having a beautiful start to their day — can you believe this is the last Monday of August?! September is so close, it’s kind of crazy.

Today we have our second last prompt for Glam Nails Challenge August, which is sun 🌞. I decided once again to do my own interpretation, which I think turned out so beautifully!

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: Essie First Base 
  • Top Coat: Essie Speed Setter
  • Claire’s 72640 (dark burgundy)
  • Essie Mani Thanks!
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush
  • NailStuff.ca dotting tool from Dotting Tool Trio

I went a little out of the box with these suns, but I think you can still get the idea of what they’re supposed to be! I think they’re really cool & interesting, & I really love how they turned out.

This has been such a fun challenge to do this month, & I’m really glad I got back into my nail art groove. I think I needed something like this to stretch my creative muscles, & I’m excited to finish it strong on Wednesday!

What do you think about this sun design? Do you see the vibe I was going for? Have you enjoyed these prompts this month as much as I have? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!

& hop on over to Instagram to see all the other beautiful designs using the hashtag #glamnailschallengeaug24.

Have a happy Monday!

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Purple Drag Marble 💜✨

Hello beauties & happy Monday! I hope you’re having the most wonderful start to your week. It’s a beautiful sunny Monday here, with potential to get warm-ish, which has me feeling quite happy.

Today I’m showing off a pretty purple drag marble I did recently. I’ve been really into my purple polishes lately, so I’ve found myself reaching for them quite frequently. All the shades in today look are also OPI purples from my stash.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: Seche Vive
  • OPI Infinite Shine Mariachi Makes My Day
  • OPI Infinite Shine Sickeningly Sweet
  • OPI Infinite Shine Sound of Vibrance
  • Small dotting tool — NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio

Oh man, the thing I love most about a drag marble design is that not only is every manicure unique, every nail ends up being unique! & I always have a favourite. For this design, I think my ring finger & thumb turned out my most favourite on this hand. But I just really love the combination of these 3 colours — it turned out so beautiful.

What do you think about this pretty purple drag marble? Have you ever dried a drag marble before? I definitely find using a quick dry top coat helps make it easier to do, because sometimes I can end up with pretty thick polish.

Happy Monday 🖤

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Fun Pastel Abstract Nails

Hello lovelies & happy Thursday!

I hope you’re having the most wonderful week so far. It’s surprisingly chilly today, albeit sunny, so I’ll try to enjoy that. Today I have a fun nail art look I created on a whim, that I couldn’t wait to share. Abstract nails are such an easy nail art look to do, because there is no “right” or “wrong” way to do them. You just basically get to throw some polish on your nails, & you end up with something fun! I love manicures like that.

The polishes I used for this manicure are: 

  • Base Coat: China Glaze Calcium Gel Fortifer
  • Top Coat: Seche Vive
  • Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Tutu At The Ballet
  • Essie Muchi Muchi
  • OPI Infinite Shine Sickeningly Sweet
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Gloss-Sea
  • Sally Hansen InstaDri Ghouls Night Out
  • Quo Beauty Stormy Night
  • Nailstuff.ca Mermaid Tail 7mm liner brush

How much fun! I’m not sure what kind of art I was going for, but these kind of remind me of like early 90s TV opening. A fun look to wear.

What do you think about these fun abstract nails? Would you wear this look? Let me know what abstract design you enjoy the most? Share all your thoughts down in the comments below!