Good morning lovelies & happy Sunday. It’s a bit of a snowy Sunday here, with a bit of snow on the ground which actually feels very festive. & they’re calling for more snow tomorrow! So maybe we’ll have a white Christmas — who knows. But it is giving me a flickering of holiday spirit, I won’t lie.
Today I’m excited because I got a bit of an early Christmas present c/o: Butter London. They sent me an amazing PR package containing two limited edition Pure Colour 21X shades for Winter: Branwen’s Pearls, & Frozen Loch. Two gorgeous Winter-y shades that are absolutely perfect for the winter season.
Hello lovelies & happy December! We’re already three days into December, & that’s kind of crazy. & it’s feeling festive with our first bit of winter-y now (although it’s a snow/rain mix) so I guess Christmas is really coming. So naturally it felt like time to create some kind of Christmas nail art look to share with you — & what’s more Christmasy than red & green.
I wanted to create a look that was festive but I wasn’t sure what to do. These started out as some simple red & green nails, & kind of transformed from there. I ended up adding in some hints of pink as well, & I just love the whole look! Definite Christmas vibes.
The polishes I used for this manicure are:
Base Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Cure
Top Coat: Sally Hansen InstaDri Top Coat (red bottle)
Butter London Pure Colour 21X Nail Lacquer Branwen’s Pearls *PR
Orly Color Blast Garnet Luxe Shimmer
China Glaze Emerald Fitzgerald
Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Wrapped in Love
Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Living In The Presents
NailStuff 11mm Mermaid Tail brush
How fun are these? Kind of gives a little bit of candy vibes — like ribbon candy, or a really fancy candy cane, or maybe just ribbon. The thought of adding like bows, to give the impression of ribbon, crossed my mind but I was scared I would ruin the whole look so maybe I can try again another time with added bows!
What do you think of these Christmas-y abstract stripes? Are you feeling the holiday vibes now & ready to rock some festive designs? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below, & if you’re currently wearing something festive on your nails I want to know! I need all the holiday nail art inspiration I can get!
Good morning darlings & happy Sunday! & happy December 1st! I hope you’re having a beautiful start to the month. & happy belated Thanksgiving to my American friends.
Today I’m so excited because Victoria at NailStuff.ca has once again released some new beauties as part of her NailStuff Essentials line. This time, we have 3 beautiful cream shades; White Dove, Raven & Cardinal. & I’m lucky enough to be able to share swatches of all three with you today!
Hello lovelies & happy Wednesday! We’re officially mid-week, which means we’re just days away from October… how crazy is that? Wasn’t it just January?
I’m super excited though, because October is one of my all time favourite months for nail art, so I’m excited to get started on all sorts of spooky season nails. In the meantime, though, I have a fun nail art look which is a recreation of a nail art look I did all the way back in 2014. You know me, I love a good nail art recreation.
The polishes I used for this manicure are:
Base Coat: Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Colour Grip Primer Base Coat
Top Coat: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Belle of the Ball
I’ve actually been planning on recreating this nail art look (which was originally inspired by perfectlynailedUK) for a while, but I was just waiting for the right moment. This colour scheme is very much an Autumn colour scheme. Also, I switched things up slightly for my recreation, but I think I’ve captured the overall essence of my original manicure quite well! & I love being able to look back on old designs & see how far my nails have come.
Leopard print is just such a fun design to wear, no matter the season. But the combination of gold & purple is perfect for this late September, pre-Halloween nail art season. & now that I’m (more or less) feeling back to myself, I’m excited to get back into all the fun nail art designs I love to wear this time of year! & plan for those spooky season manicures to come.
What do you think about this nail art recreation? Do you like how I updated this old design? Do you ever recreate nail art looks from the past to see how your nails have improved? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments below!
Good morning loves & happy Sunday. It’s kind of a dingy gross morning here on the East Coast, but the weather later this week is supposed to be absolutely beautiful so I’m going to try to not complain!
Today I’m sharing a swatch of a shade I’ve loved for years, & recently came back into my life: OPI I Cannoli Wear OPI. This shade was originally released as part of the OPI Fall/Winter 2015 Venice collection, which was originally where I fell in love with it. I used up my bottles of it a few years ago, & didn’t realize it was readily available until I stumbled across it a few days ago at a local Winners location.
2 coats + top coat
This is a beautiful greyed white that applies easily on the nail without ending up looking like you’re wearing white-out. It’s a creamy colour that benefits from a nice coat of top coat over top for some extra shine. I ended up wearing it alone for 2 days before adding some nail art to extend my wear another couple days.
I’m not going to like — when I first saw this shade at Winners I got really excited, but Tom Sandoval had kind of ruined white nail polish for me a bit (for those who don’t know what I’m taking out, or don’t watch Vanderpump Rules,here’s a funny Glamour article). But I’ve loved white nail polish as long as I can remember, & have specifically been longing for this one, so I wasn’t going to let this shade get away!
& I’m so glad, because I love everything about it. It’s just so perfect.
For anyone who might be looking for this shade, it’s listed as available on the OPI Website, as well as Beyond Polish. I also found an Amazon.ca listing for it as well.
It is also available in Gel Colour, for those who prefer gel.
What do you think of this beautiful white shade? Are you a fan of white nail polish? Let me know your favourite white nail polish down in the comments below!
Coffee & Nail Polish 