Good morning lovelies & happy Monday! It’s a beautiful day, feeling ever so Autumn-like, so I feel like today’s manicure is the perfect match. We’re onto the next prompt of Glam Nails Challenge September, which is Autumn leaves. 🍁🍂
How cute did these turn out? My stamping did show up a little bit lighter than I was hoping, but I do love how pretty this colour combination is! Also I’ve been having so much fun digging through all my polishes of Autumn’s past & pulling out some forgotten favourites — like these beauties from Essie.
What do you think about this design? Are you enjoying the prompts so far this month? I know I certainly am enjoying all the Fall-themed prompts, & I’m excited to share more!
Don’t forget, you can check out #glamnailschallengesept24 on Instagram, & see all the other beautiful designs being shared!
Good morning lovelies & happy Sunday! It’s a surprisingly sunny day considering it was full on torrential rain yesterday. today, I dug deep into my stash to pull out a favourite Fall nail Polish to share with you for this week’s Swatch Sunday — this is China Glaze Sleeping Under the Stars from the Fall 2015 The Great Outdoors collection.
1 coat (!) + top coat
This beautiful dark navy blue really comes alive in the sunshine to show off the beautiful shimmer scattered throughout. But, sadly, it is much more hidden than it appears in the bottle which is a bummer.
Nonetheless, this shade is still an Autumn favourite & you can definitely amp up with the shimmer with a fun topper like Essie Shine of the Times or Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Moonlight top coat. Plus the fact it only requires one smooth coat really makes it a shade I love.
For those curious, this beauty is still available on the China Glaze website, so I’m guess maybe it’s transitioned into the core collection — although I haven’t checked to see in person if it’s available where they usually sell China Glaze, but it does seem to be available at quite a few online retailers.
What do you think about China Glaze Sleeping Under the Stars? Do you have the Autumn beauty in your collection? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below.
Hello lovelies & happy Wednesday! Can you believe we’re already mid-week for our first week of September. I promise, the allure of Autumn will not be all I focus on… although with these cute nail art prompts for this month, it might be hard! Today though, we have the second prompt of Glam Nails Challenge September & it is pumpkins! Now, with the exception of my beloved pumpkin spice, I tend to relate pumpkins more with October but I did a little Pinterest perusing, & came up with a cute pumpkin look that isn’t too Halloween-y.
The polishes I used for this manicure are:
Base Coat: Essie First Base
Top Coat: Essie Speed Setter
China Glaze Instant Chemistry
Color Club Poppin’ Bottles
‘Ard As Nails Not Your Mama’s Pumpkin Spice
Essie Souq Up the Sun
Essie Cliffhanger
Claire’s Matte Nail Polish 75192 (shimmery emerald green)
When I say I’m obsessed with these — I’m freaking obsessed with these! & I think the fact that my nails are a smidge shorter now actually makes this manicure look better! But these just turned out so cute, & I love the little pumpkins, & I love the shimmer & sparkle. I love everything! Considering I went into this manicure prompt not 100% sure what I was going to end up with, I’m so, so in love with the final result.
The cutest little pumpkins ever!
What do you think of my little glittery Autumn pumpkins? Do you like what I did with this prompt? Would you wear a design like this on your nails? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!
& I always love knowing what you’re wearing on your nails right now too!
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 beauties & happy September first! Can you believe it? We are into the ‘ber months, which means this year is officially 2/3 of the way over. That is crazy. But, I can’t be too upset because this is truly my favourite time of year so I’m going to embrace every chilly morning & sweater moment I can!
Today I’m starting off this new month with what I feel like is a very Autumn appropriate nail polish pick for this season change: Colour Club Sidewalk Psychic.
2 coats + top coat
This beautiful burnt orange holographic is another stunner from Color Club’s hologprahic line which I’m a huge fan of. It’s a liner holo, so you get that beautiful rainbow all over the nail. It was originally released as part of the 2015 Halo Hues collection, but I scored my bottle at Winners — as I do with a lot of my Color Club shades.
The colour feels absolutely perfect for Fall, because it does have that “leaves changing on the tree” kind of vibe. It’s a bit of a rusty colour, which is perfect for September & Autumn. It, like most Color Club holos, stamps beautifully & opaquely, so it would be perfect for a stamped leaves manicure!
We don’t have a lot of places around here which still sell Color Club consistently, but I did find it available on Harlow & Co, so she is still available for purchase it looks like if you wanted to get your hands on this pretty polish!
What do you think of Color Club Sidewalk Psychic? Are you a fan of this orange-y holographic shade? Let me know all your thoughts down in the comments below!
Coffee & Nail Polish 