Hello loves & happy Wednesday. I hope everyone’s had a fantastic start to their week so far. To say I’ve been enjoying the Fall weather & chill in the air would be an understatement.
I’m also enjoying all the deep, dark Autumn polishes. This is the time of year where my nail art creativity thrives. I want to do all the designs! Today’s one is a simple look, but chic & classic.
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
Quo by Orly Trust Fund over Berry Cobbler
Morgan Taylor Just Tutu Much
NailStuff.ca dotting tool
Oh I love a good dotticure. They’re just so classic. & I’ve been in a real red polish era lately.
Red nail polish will always be my favourite.
What do you think about this classic red dotticure? Do you love the simplicity & chicness of this design? Let me know what you think, & if you’d also wear this design!
Hello lovelies & happy Wednesday! It’s another chilly wet Winter day, & the January vibes are just not it. Have I mentioned I’m not a fan of Winter?
But I have just the thing to cheer myself up… new (sparkly) nails! There is nothing that I love more than some sparkle when I’m feeling down, & I recently pulled out a glitter topper I had almost forgotten I owed. The end result was another perfect glitter placement design.
I’m never going to get tired of these!
The polishes I used for this manicure are:
Base Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Cure
Top Coat: Seche Vive Gel Like Top Coat
Orly Color Blast Garnet Luxe Shimmer
Sinful Colors Twilight Twinkles
Small dotting tool
I know this isn’t a super complicated look — still trying to ease myself back into nail art inspiration — but I love how these look. They’re just fun, & pretty, & I never get tired of red nail polish. I also feel like these would be so pretty for February & Valentine’s Day nails!
What do you think about these red shattered glitter nails? Do you love? Also — as always, if you can think of any glitters similar to these in different colours, let me know. I used to have a holographic silver one by Color Club that dried up that I’m desperate to replace!
Hello lovelies & happy Monday. Well, as happy as a Monday can be in November. They’re calling for snow today on my side of the country, but not sure if it’s going to amount of anything. But… can it be Summer again? I miss Summer.
Today I have a really pretty nail art look to share with you, leaning into these late Autumn vibes. 🍁🍂 The colour scheme is pure Fall, & I really enjoy how it turned out!
The polishes I used for this manicure are:
Base Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Cure
Top Coat: Sally Hansen InstaDri Top Coat (red bottle)
ORLY Buried Alive
Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Terra Coppa
Essie Frock ‘n Roll
Essie Nail Art Studio Cosmic Chrome
Wide Nail Art Brush
So I tried a bit of a different technique for this marbling, with a wider nail art brush (like the side of a clean up brush) versus the skinny dotting tool I usually use, & I like the effect it gave me. Kind of reminds me more of a real stone. Sometimes I find with a dotting tool I end up muddling my marble a bit, but this way didn’t do that which I really like!
& the colours compliment each other so well. I love the bronze-y golden look of it all together. It’s definitely giving Autumn vibes.
What do you think of this golden drag marble design? Do you like the kind of wider marble effect versus my usual drag marble designs?
Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below!
Hello lovelies & happy Monday! & Happy Labour Day! We’re jumping right into the Autumn nail art designs with this month’s Glam Nails Challenge September.
I was debating whether or not I was going to do another month, but then my first design I did happened to be a plaid design — which is the first prompt of this month, so I was like… let’s just do this! I had so much fun last month while feeling challenged creatively, I think I want to give it another go. & this month definitely has some great prompts as well!
The polishes I used for this manicure are:
Base Coat: Essie First Base
Top Coat: Essie Speed Setter
Matte Top Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Matte Top Coat
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Just In Wine
Essie East Hamptons Cottage
Essie Mani Thanks!
Quo by Orly Nail Art Striper Black
Quo by Orly Nail Art Striper Red
NailStuff.ca 16mm Striper Brush
Does anyone else just immediately want to pull all the plaid out of their closet as soon as the mornings start feeling slightly cooler? I definitely do. I also want to paint plaid on my nails, because it just feels fitting. Pair these with a pair of over the knee socks, & the Autumn vibes are strong. I also feel like this is an easier, simpler design to do — albeit you do need a bit of a steadier hand for straight lines. But with a long striper brush, it does simplify the design a bit.
Definitely a design I recommend any beginner nail artist to try, & just trust the process. If you look at a plaid material, the pattern isn’t perfect so don’t worry about trying to make yours perfect. Sometimes the messier the better it turns out!
What do you think of this design? Are you excited for this month’s Glam Nails Challenge? Like I said, I was feeling inspired so I wanted to keep the good nail art going! & I feel like this is going to inspire some really beautiful nail art designs this month!
If you’re curious about the prompts to come, here is a little sneak peak of the prompts for this month.
& don’t forget to follow along with the above hashtag to see everyone’s gorgeous designs they post! Also,@glamnailschallenge reposts a lot of the beautiful designs on her page, so you can get a little snippet there as well!
Hello lovelies& happy Sunday! It’s another cloudy rainy Sunday here so I decided to cheer myself up with a little holographic sparkle for this week’s Swatch Sunday post.
This is OPI Designer Series DS Classic
2 coats + top coat
This gorgeous gold holographic polish was released as part of OPI’s now discontinued Designer Series collection of nail polishes which were more extravagant than their core line — think lots of glitter, especially holographic! The polishes looked like jewels on your nails, which I’m guessing was the idea. I have a few of their shades from this collection — including DS Extravagance which I was gifted for my birthday in the beginning of my nail polish journey.
DS Classic was a shade I sought out, & actually had my local Chatters specifically order in for me because I needed it so badly.
Look at that freaking sparkle. I used my flash to really capture justhow much this glitter sparkles on your nails. It’s absolutely gorgeous. & I’m so glad I added it to my collection all those years ago, because I still wear it very regularly.
What do you think of OPI Designer Series DS Classic? Do you own any of the Designer Series shades in your stash? Let me know your thoughts down in the comments below!
Coffee & Nail Polish 