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Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art

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Go afternoon! Maybe it's time for a caffeine jolt?! Given that it is still 50 degrees in December, I still don't feel winter just yet. That being said, I wanted to do some art based off the autumn Starbucks cup for a while now. Turns out, it was difficult, haha! So here's my result.
Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art




I began with 2 coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.  Then I used a black creme and a striping brush to mock the images of the Starbucks cup! It was much harder to do on my shorties. I took similar polish colors in orange and yellow and added in the details.

I smoothed it over with a coat of top coat and then OPI Matte top coat!

Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art

Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art

Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art

Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art

Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art


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Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments

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Happy Chanukah! Tonight marks the first night of Chanukah, so to celebrate, I've decorated my nails in traditional Chanukah colors! Many celebrate Chanukah with what we call a "Chanukah bush." While it is not traditional, it's a spin on some Chanukah fun. I've adorned my nails with ornaments you may find on a Chanukah bush!

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments



To create my ornaments, I started with a base of Cupcake Polish Menorah-ty Opinion (I don't understand the name at all or the play on the word minority--I wish it were a bit more understanding of the culture and just called Menorah Lights). That aside, it is a beautiful blue holographic polish with silver flakes. 

Using KBshimmer Sun and Games and Different Dimension Big Bang, I painted on lines and dots. There's no rhyme or reason to the pattern. The more random the better. I wanted to paint gelt on my nails, but it usually looks like gold dots, so that's what I was thinking with that. This was ultra glittery so it needed two coats of top coat.


Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments

This is just my first look for Chanukah. It's always a little difficult to create Chanukah nails, so I like to represent the colors of the Israeli flag and the candle light that shines so bright. I'm off to fry some latkes!

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Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Presents!

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Chanukah is still going on and I've done a simple take on our presents! During the eight nights of Chanukah, it is now accepted to receive eight presents. There is Chanukah wrapping paper, but it's a clean look on my nails tonight!


Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gifts



I started with 3-4 coats of Rescue Beauty Electro Glacier. To say this formula was a pain is an understatement. I googled reviews and some say it's 1-2 coats. Yea right! The formula was thick but sheer and was difficult to level out. It's pretty, but wow, what a pain!

Rescue Beauty Electro Glacier

Rescue Beauty Electro Glacier


Then I simply drew on my gifts with Pure Ice Blue Midnight. All I did was a criss cross with the blue polish and a striper brush. Easy! Last, I added a silver bow using OPI The Gown Needs a Crown. Topped it all off with one coat of top coat.

 
Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gifts


Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gifts

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gifts

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gifts

I have so many more ideas for Chanukah nail art; I just wish my schedule didn't conflict so much!


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Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels

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Happy Friday! Before we enter the weekend, I wanted to show you the mani I just took off today after wearing for a few days! One of the most symbolic parts of Chanukah is the game of dreidel, which children play during the holiday! It's meant to be fun and we usually would play it with candy! Of Course I had to show one off!

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels

The look began with two coats of Cirque Colors Rococo, a gold toned holographic polish. Then using Cirque Colors Greenwich, Santorini, and Royal Hawaii, I drew on my driedels! Topped it off with one coat of top coat. On my right hand, I used Cirque Colors Eight Crazy Nights, which also represents Chanukah eight nights.

The symbols on my nails are the symbols of the dreidels! It means "A Great Miracle Happened There"; there is for Israel. 

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels
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Paint Box Polish NYE LE Duo Poppin Bottles and Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz + Fireworks Nail Art

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Good evening! My schedule is so busy that my blog has taken a backseat. This mostly stinks because I have SO many holiday ideas and just no time :( But I DO have this awesome LE duo to show you today from Paint Box Polish! It was released today and once it's sold out, it won't be restocked! You definitely want to grab this!

 
Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles and Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz






This duo is inspired by the glitz and glam of New Year's Eve! I always think of black and gold and champagne when I think of New Year's Eve. I also make chocolate dipped strawberries every year with my boyfriend for this day. So this duo is SO appropriate to ring in the New Year.

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles and Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz


 Before you begin your manicure, soak your hands in the Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz! I used to think mani fizzes were silly, but they have saved my cuticles after swatch sessions, when I forget to moisturize for a few days, or now that the cold weather is coming. I filled a bowl with warm water, drop the mani fizz in, and watch tv for 10-20 minutes. I occassionally rub the nourishing oils into my nails and cuticles too. I love the scent of this mani fizz; it's sweet and decadent but well balanced. There's even gold sugar on top!

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles and Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz
Poppin Bottles: 2-3 coats. The polish was opaque in 2 coats but I felt like I wanted extra bling and added a third coat. When I unwrapped this polish, my boyfriend said WHOA. When I told him it was for New Year's, he said it was perfect! Poppin Bottles reminds me of the glitter and bling I always wear. Even the confetti I throw in the air. It's a silver, pewter, and copper microglitter with gorgeous gold flakies. I love this polish. It's unbelievable in person. The formula was a perfect thickness for this type of polish and it leveled out perfectly while providing great coverage. The pewter shade is SO unique! I have a ton of photos in different lighting, and matte, and artwork!
Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, sun

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, sun

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, blurred in sun

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, artificial lighting

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, artificial lighting

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, shade

The gold flakes are really obvious in person but because the polish is so bling, it's hard to see. You can easily see it when it is matted. I also love the way it looks matte!

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, sun and middle nail matted

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, sun and middle nail matted

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles, artificial lighting and middle nail matted

No New Years Eve is complete without fireworks! I had to add some black and gold fireworks onto Poppin Bottles! I'm so ready to party!

Fireworks Nail Art with Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles

Fireworks Nail Art with Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles

Paint Box Polish LE Duo for New Year's Eve: Poppin Bottles and Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz are available NOW. Once the duo sells out, it won't be restocked. The duo retails for $11.50 (what a deal!) . Use EHMKAY for 15% off your order! New holiday manicure fizzes for the winter are posted too! Stay up to date and purchase Paint Box Polish by clicking on the links below:

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Tropical Christmas: Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba with Cirque Summer Soiree

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Living in the Northeast, I love the change of seasons. Although it's unseasonable warm right now, I got to thinking, "how do people in warmer states like Florida and California celebrate the holiday?" I certainly wouldn't want to wear darker colors. So I'm showing off a festive manicure that is appropriate for those in tropical climates!


Tropical Christmas: Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba with Cirque Summer Soiree


Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba: 2-3 coats plus top coat. The polish basically covered in 2 coats but I added a third coat to level the polish. It's a beautiful sky green creme polish. It's got a nice formula and was super crisp. This was my first Bonita and I am really impressed. At $2.49, this is a steal!


Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba

Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba

Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba

Instead of adding dark red, I chose to use Cirque Colors Summer Soiree which is a mix of pink and red glitter. Isn't this totally tropical? Yet the color combo does yell festive Christmas!


Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba with Cirque Summer Soiree

Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba with Cirque Summer Soiree



You can find Bonita polishes at their shop where polishes retail for $2.49. More info can be found on Facebook and  Instagram. Head to the top of their website for all social media links! This brand is also cruelty free which is always a plus in my book!

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(Truly) Ugly Sweater Nail Art with FABY Faby's Red

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Good morning! Tis the season for ugly sweater parties, right?! Except, lies! All those ugly sweaters are actually pretty cute. Same with ugly sweater nails. I like them and I would wear those sweaters. In fact, I had my own Chanukah ugly sweater this year. It lit up and it was hilarious. So today, I wanted to show off a beautiful red polish with some hideous accessories!

(Truly) Ugly Sweater Nail Art with FABY Faby's Red



You might be asking about FABY. This is a brand that has been around for a while, but they are based out of Italy. The brand is making its way to distributing in the US and right now you can purchase the brand on their website. They are cruelty-free and 5-free as well.

FABY is a professional brand and it does retail on the higher end. Although I do not have a wear test, I have heard from other bloggers that the top coat is divine and holds up really well with endless shine.

FABY Faby's Red: 2 coats plus FABY fast dry top coat. This is their classic cherry red color. Formula was nice in two coats but it does dry a little dull and needs to be top coated. It dried REALLY fast which was useful for nail art. Be careful with removal as I did get red cuticles.

 FABY Faby's Red

 FABY Faby's Red

 FABY Faby's Red

Then it was time to get ugly! I put top coat on the top and bottom on my nails; it doesn't matter if it's straight. You sewed this ugly sweater so it isn't perfect. Then I dipped my nail, one by one, into green flocking powder.

After, I took loose glitters and placed them on my nails. It's cluttered, it's ugly, they stick out. It's what makes my sweater truly ugly!

(Truly) Ugly Sweater Nail Art with FABY Faby's Red

(Truly) Ugly Sweater Nail Art with FABY Faby's Red

(Truly) Ugly Sweater Nail Art with FABY Faby's Red


You can purchase FABY HERE. Check out their Facebook and Instagram for more information. If you also look at my post from Cosmoprof, you can see nail wheel swatches and photos of their other collections.

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Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas

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The holidays are coming! Are you done shopping? I admit, I did minimal shopping this year. I had too many deadlines and taught 3 courses, and was so overloaded. I guess that's what tomorrow is for. 0_o. Anyway, I have a beautiful Victorian Christmas inspired look for you today so let's get to it!

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping



I started with a base of two coats of Cirque Colors Josephine. This is a pine green holographic and it is the perfect shade of green for me! It's not too dark that it's black, and obviously not too light. I love it!

Cirque Colors Josephine

Cirque Colors Josephine

Then I added one coat of my favorite Christmas glitter, Hit Polish Victorian Christmas. It's definitely red and green for Christmas, but it's more jewel tones and totally beautiful. The addition of copper and off-white satin glitters make it perfection.

Hit Polish Victorian Christmas over Cirque Colors Josephine

Hit Polish Victorian Christmas over Cirque Colors Josephine

Lastly, I stamped with a gold polish, Color Club 24 Below. It's been my go-to gold stamping polish this season! It is from the Frostbite collection for Winter 2015. I stamped using the Girly Bits stamping plate, and so far, my impression is great!

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas

Of course, I had to matte it!

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas


I love subdued and sophisticated art like this. It's perfectly festive, but the red and green remind me of a classic brocade. 

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Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

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Happy Christmas Eve Eve! I have some cutesy winter nail art to show you today! Even though it is record highs in NYC, totally killing the mood of the holidays, I'm trying to be festive!

Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched




There's a store called Sur La Table that I love. It's basically a Williams Sonoma type store and I really can't get enough of those stores! I was browsing their new winter items when I saw this adorable mug with a penguin holding a candy cane. Since I have WAY too many mugs, I decided just to take a picture of it and paint it on my nails!


Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched


I started with a base of Cirque Colors Hatched, which is an off white polish with grey flecks. No penguin is perfectly white and I decided to do a penguin like the ones in Happy Feet. Then I took a black creme polish and painted the widow's peak of the penguin and his arms. Lastly, I added the eyes, nose, and candy cane.

The candy cane does take practice since it is small but it was surprisingly easy! Topped it with one coat of top coat!


Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

I wore this for FIVE days (see how busy I am?! BLAH) and it barely chipped!

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Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

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Merry Christmas Eve! Whether or not you celebrate the holiday, you still probably have the day off tomorrow so enjoy spending time with family and friends! I've done another festive manicure to continue the holiday spirit. 


Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

I guess I'm feeling classy this holiday season. I loved this manicure so much, I did both my hands and left it on for a few days!

I started with a base of Zoya Sue, which is part of the Holiday Matte Velvets. I'll be posting a HUGE post on those along with tons of comparisons on Saturday, so stay tuned. Sue is the perfect champagne colored polish!

First, I "sketched" on my poinsettias with a red and green creme, to give a base for the textured polishes. Using Pixie Dust polishes, I took Chyna and Chita and painted over the sketch. I added centers to the poinsettias with Solange. All of these polishes are currently available!


Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

I added top coat out of curiosity but  I like the textured look of Chyna and Chita when it isn't top coated. But equally beautiful!


Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

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Zoya Holiday Matte Velvets Winter 2015 + HUGE Comparison Post!

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Hello all! Today I have a huge post for you! The Zoya Holiday Matte Velvets are a collection of six beautiful matte polishes! Well, I have an obsession with this finish so I have done a comprehensive post of comparisons including the Zoya Mattes for 2014, 2009, and other brands of matte polishes! So grab some water and sit back for this giant post!

Zoya Holiday Matte Velvets Winter 2015




First, let me say that the finish on these absolutely differ from the previous Zoya mattes. These have less shimmer in the polish. They are certainly shimmery, but once I get to the comparisons, you will see the lack of silver shimmer in the new batch.

Aspen: 3 coats. Because of the shimmer in this and Sue, the amount that gets on your cuticles after removal is insane. Be careful or you'll be swimming in shimmer for a while.




Zoya Aspen

Zoya Aspen
 Aspen with top coat:


Zoya Aspen with top coat
Aspen compared to Revlon Powder Puff on my ring. Powder Puff has a blue shimmer and is less white than Aspen. Aspen is way better, hands down.

Aspen compared to Revlon Powder Puff


Sue: 2-3 coats. I could have been good with two, but I wanted three for depth. This polish is beautiful. I love the champagne color and when you top coat it, there's gorgeous iridescent rainbow shimmer in it also!



Zoya Sue

Zoya Sue

Sue with top coat:

Zoya Sue with top coat

Zoya Sue with top coat


Yves: 2 coats. This is a deep navy blue matte. Be careful of staining when you remove. It's a little dark for my skin tone, but I love it shiny on my nails. Weird how that works.



Zoya Yves

Zoya Yves
 Yves with top coat:
Zoya Yves with top coat

Yves with Pure Ice Blue Midnight on ring: These are obviously very different tones of blue and Blue Midnight has much more silver shimmer.
 
Yves with Pure Ice Blue Midnight
 
Iris: 3 coats. This one was a bit patchy with the formula and needed the three coats to even out. It's a deep eggplant plum matte. Another one that I prefer shiny.


Zoya Iris

Zoya Iris

Iris with top coat: The purple shimmer is really beautiful in this.



Zoya Iris with top coat

Zoya Iris with top coat

Iris on index and pinky. Harlow 2009 on middle nail. Harlow 2014 on ring. I will forever love the original Harlow.
 
Iris on index and pinky. Harlow 2009. Harlow 2014.

Iris on index and pinky. Harlow 2009. Harlow 2014.


Honor: 2 coats. I have so many green mattes like this. I will always love them. Unlike Yves and Iris, this isn't so dark. It's a great balance of pine green and bright.


Zoya Honor

Zoya Honor

Honor with top coat. It's super beautiful shiny!

Zoya Honor with top coat

Honor on index. Verushka 2014 middle. Verushka 2009 on ring. Revlon Emerald City on pinky. For this battle of the green mattes, I feel Honor wins. It is the most matte. The Revlon is a tad darker. And both Verushkas look less matte!
 
Zoya Honor with Zoya Verushka 2009 and 2014, and Revlon Emerald City

Zoya Honor with Zoya Verushka 2009 and 2014, and Revlon Emerald City

Amal: 2 coats. This one is a stunner. It's amazing. I seriously love this shade of red in matte and it totally sparkles. This is coming from someone who hates to wear red nail polish alone. It's gorgeous.

Zoya Amal

Zoya Amal

Amal  with top coat. Fire on my nails. It's stunning.
 
Zoya Amal with top coat

Zoya Amal with top coat

Amal on index. Posh 2014 on middle. Posh 2009 on ring. Revlon Ruby Ribbon on pinky. None of the colors are the same. Amal and both Posh versions are gorgeous. The Revlon looks pretty crappy compared to the perfection of Zoya.
 
Amal. Posh 2014. Posh 2009. Revlon Ruby Ribbon

Amal. Posh 2014. Posh 2009. Revlon Ruby Ribbon

My favorites are Amal and Sue. But really, this collection is beautiful and clearly very different from the previous mattes, so I say the entire collection is worth being picked up. I have no other mattes like them and they are equally beautiful matte and shiny.

The Zoya Holiday Matte Velvet Collection is available HERE on their web site. The collection retails for $10 each or you can grab the entire sampler for $60. Make sure to like Zoya on Facebook so you are always up to date with new collections.

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Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

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How about a brand I've never tried before?! Contrary Polish, the queen of shimmer polish, really blew my mind with this polish. Let's get to the photos!

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap


Before the Llarowe shop had closed from selling other brands, I had received a package of brands sold in her shop, and one was this Contrary Polish! Well I kept thinking I had posted it and whoops! Although Llarowe doesn't carry brands beyond CbL anymore, this polish is still available through Contrary, and it's definitely worth checking out!

Gift Wrap: 3 coats. This is a deep plum purple with intense blue shimmer. Contrary Polish is known for shimmers and I can see why! It's not shy at all. It's really beautiful both in the sun and the shade. The formula was great as well.

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap


Gift Wrap retails for $10 for full size or $5 for mini. For more information of Contrary Polish, head to their shop, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

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Good morning! Although Christmas is over, I'm still feeling pretty festive! The window displays, wreathes, and trees are all up through the first week of January, so the spirit is still around! I stopped by the Bryant Park Holiday Shops again today and did some browsing and had cranberry cider. Mmmm! Today I'm showing you a festive look to emphasize all the beautiful trees around NYC!

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art





Before I get to the details below, it is important to recognize the ship time from Lady Queen Beauty. This item was shipped November 23 and received December 26. While it may be too late to order something NOW for the holidays, always give yourself lots of time to get your items. You can definitely order now for next year!

The tree stud comes in a protective covering. It's actually really pretty with shiny enamel for the tree and crystals for ornaments. It fit well on my nail too! 

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

I used China Glaze Going in Circles on my outer nails to accent the middle nail. With Cirque Colors Ginza, I added dots to mimic the ornaments on the studs. On the middle nail, I did three coats of Cirque Colors In the Mood for Love, which is a red microglitter. I added top coat then placed the stud into the wet top coat. This is definitely a 3D look, so an accent nail is all you need!

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

Head to www.ladyqueen.com to check out the different nail art studs and other items. This particular stud is 63-9. Please note this listing is for ONE tree, so you need to order two for two accent nails. Below is a link to the studs:

http://www.ladyqueen.com/1pc-merry-christmas-tree-deer-xmas-bowknot-candle-3d-mini-nail-art-decoration-halloween-skull-spider-nail-art-crafts-nail-studs-na0432.html

And what's better is you can get 15% off your order with the codeFKLC15. They offer free shipping worldwide! Head to their Facebook page and Instagram to see more items as well.




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New Year's Eve Nails: Gold Bows to Wrap Up the Year!

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New Years Eve is upon us and while it isn't my favorite "holiday," I cannot deny how much I love black and gold together! Here's one of three gold and black manicures I will show you. Don't judge my cheesiness in the title--but it's true! Now is the time we reflect on our year, wrap it up, and welcome the next year!


New Year's Eve Nails: Gold Ribbons to Wrap Up the Year!




The nail art studs arrive in a wheel, in a plastic cover. There is a total of 24 bows, so you certainly could wear a full mani with them. Personally, I prefer these as accents since they are large. They are totally reuseable too!


To create my look with the gold ribbons, I began with a base of a black creme. Then I used Sephora by OPI 24K Gold Flake Top coat over the black creme. It's simple but lush! I applied top coat and then, with tweezers, applied my bows! Although they are large, they stuck on well. As always, I never depend on these type of studs to last more than a night, but that's enough for me!

New Year's Eve Nails: Gold Ribbons to Wrap Up the Year!

New Year's Eve Nails: Gold Ribbons to Wrap Up the Year!

New Year's Eve Nails: Gold Ribbons to Wrap Up the Year!

Head to www.ladyqueen.com to grab these bow studs or any other nail art studs as they have a huge selection.. This set comes with 24 bows and they can be reused. Below is a link to the bows:

http://www.ladyqueen.com/golden-bowknot-nails-wheel-3d-nail-art-tips-shinning-sequin-slice-nail-decorations-set-na0632.html

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New Year's Eve Nails: KBShimmer Sun & Games with Black Stars

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I'm back with another easy black and gold design to inspire ideas for New Year's Eve. Today is something much simpler with no skill required so let's get to it! 

New Year's Eve Nails" KBShimmer Sun & Games with Black Stars

I started with a base of 3 coats of Kb Shimmer Sun & Games which is a holographic gold microglitter. Seriously, this polish packs a punch, so you can even stop there and have a gorgeous bling New Year's Eve manicure!

As I added the third coat of Sun & Games, I placed black holographic star glitters on my nails. One side is holographic and one side is plain black. I alternated them for an easy and fun look. I topped it off with two coats of top coat to even it out!

New Year's Eve Nails" KBShimmer Sun & Games with Black Stars

New Year's Eve Nails" KBShimmer Sun & Games with Black Stars

New Year's Eve Nails" KBShimmer Sun & Games with Black Stars


Are you ready for New Year's Eve? I'm not at all, but at least I'll have fun nails!


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Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

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Unless you have no soul, you love the minions! They are adorable, endearing, and just totally likeable. Well, I've got awesome nail decals and I've decided to play around with them. I feel like the minions on my manicure; I haven't seen snow yet this season!


Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time



The stars of this manicure are the minions. These minion water decals are from Lady Queen. When I ordered them, I thought they may be knock offs or low quality, but it's a pack of 20 and wow, I love them!

Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

Before adding the minions, I began with 3 coats of Rescue Beauty Lounge Ethereal. I bought this and three others during the 75% off liquidation sale. I hadn't bought RBLs in a long time and I am reminded why. Beautiful colors, terrible formulas. I'm happy with the color, but it doesn't level well at all. Then I used a blue polish from Island Girl and stamped on star snowflakes and added snowflake stickers.

I cut out the minions I wanted to use, removed the plastic cover, and soaked the minions for about 10 seconds in a cup. Then with tweezers, I added the minions on to my nails. I topped it with one coat of Girly Bits Glitter Glaze and I'm happy to say that there was no tearing of the decals. Look at how perfect they look!

Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time


Kevin is inspecting the snow, while Stuart and Bob are confused by it. Snow!


Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

Head to www.ladyqueen.com to grab these decals. There are actually a few sets of minions decals and I feel the need to purchase the others. This set is BLE1855. There are tons of other water decals as well.  Find the minions decals HERE:
http://www.ladyqueen.com/11-styles-yellow-minions-cartoon-nail-art-water-transfers-sticker-decal-nails-wraps-stylish-for-uv-gel-polish-tips-ble1852-1862-na0761.html
 
And what's better is you can get 15% off your order with the codeFKLC15. They offer free shipping worldwide but it does take 4-6 weeks. Head to their Facebook page and Instagram to see more items as well.


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Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping

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It's the final countdown! Hopefully, I can post my manicure for tonight (when I do! I really wait until the last minute) but I wanted to share at least one more New Year's Eve manicure with you, especially if you like to stamp!

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping





I began with a basic black creme base. After that dried for a few minutes, I stamped with Uber Chic 1-02 with a stamp that said "happy." Honestly, I never thought I would use that stamp, and it just hit me!

I've been using Color Club 24 Below to stamp when I need gold polish. It was seriously not pretty on its own, but I've been impressed with the stamping!

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping


Then I added "New Year" on my middle nails, matted it down, and was done! I kind of like this non-bling version!

What is on your nails?! I would love to know!

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Top Nail Arts of 2015 by Ehmkay Nails!

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Happy New Year's Eve! Tomorrow marks a new year and before that, I wanted to share some of my personal favorite nail arts that I have done this year! Sometimes, my favorites get overlooked, by myself too, over the course of a year, and looking back and being proud of your accomplishments (in nail art and ANYTHING) is always important!

Top Nail Arts of 2015 by Ehmkay Nails!





Before you look at the nail art, I just want to thank you for sticking around and reading my blog! I am not always consistent because of life (this isn't my job! Just a fun hobby) but yet, you do come and hopefully, enjoy my art. While most bloggers are doing top whatever lists of indies and mainstreams, it's those polishes that I use to create art. Links to each post is in the title after the number in case you want more details!

1. Wintry Birch Trees: I love the simplistic but ethereal look of this nail art. So simple yet elegant. I already want to recreate them!
 

2. Hot Cocoa Nails: Finding inspiration from a car theft video game? WHY NOT? Obsessed with the mixture of hot cocoa and polka dots.



3. Neon Watermelons: These aren't your average watermelons! I like taking polish collections and creating somewhat abstract art.



4. Neon Easter Egg Dots: This actually came out with a kawaii type look. Again, not much talent needed here, but I loved the combination of colors!



5. Galaxy Dotticure with Constellations: I am really proud of this one. Inspired by Elspeth McClean, I went all out with this manicure. The nail art was even featured in Nail It! Magazine!


6. Orange Neon Ombre Stripes: I love using polished from one brand. Orly does neons right, and apparently I purchase a lot of oranges from them! These kind of look like zebra stripes too!


7. Whimsical Lollipop Flowers: I joined the Nail Challenge Collaborative this month and have been loving it for inspiration for nail art! The theme was flowers, and this was a result.



8. Graffiti Brush Nail Art: This was actually featured on Hello Giggles! More no talent needed art, and sometimes that is the best art!



9. Cherry Blossoms: Who knew dots could make cherry blossoms?! I happened to go to a Botanical Garden too that week and it was perfect!


10. Neon Matte Stripes: Again, I like looking for inspiration in what I own. I love this tank top and had to mimic it!



11. Harley Quinn:   This is one of my most pinned nail arts! It's fairly simple but it was well loved!


12. Neon Gradient with Stamping and Studs: These nails were loud and awesome. It's what I wore for my first day to teach the Fall 2015 semester too.


13. Squiggly Necklace Inspiration: One of my favorite necklaces recreated into nail art. Who knew random squiggle lines could be so cool?


14. Jessica Cosmetics La Vie Boheme Dotticure: I love dots. It's a theme. My favorite collection of the year together for a autumnal rainbow dotticure.



15. Witch Hats: A recreation of nails from 3 years ago, I was obsessed with this easy and fun Halloween look.



16. Wood Grain Nails inspired by JORD. Wood grain nails made for a simple look.



17. Fuzzy Ghosts. What?! A nice mix of a classic Halloween motif taken up a notch.



18. Gumball Nails: I loved my Halloween costume! Had to match it.


19. Multicolored Floral Dotticure: Inspired by another blogger, dots can be turned into anything. Seriously, I'm realizing how much I love dots!


20. 24K Gold and White Monochrome Nails: I loved the monochrome prompt from NCC and these nails were super fancy and delicate.


21. 35th Anniversary Nails: Had to celebrate my parent's anniversary with some jade and coral sparks!


 22. OPI Fall Flake Gradient: Simple, striking, bling. Just wow.



23. Sponged Leopard Print: My first time doing leopard print and I am totally hooked. I love love love love these nails.



24. Starbucks Fall Cup: Again, more inspiration from things around me. I just loved this Starbucks Fall design.



25. Chanukah Ornaments: Sparkly Chanukah ornaments. Can't beat that.


26. Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes: These are adorable. The only skill needed is for candy canes and you can leave them out!



27. Christmas Poinsettias: This manicure was totally by mistake and then I rocked it for Christmas. Classic and chic.



28. New Year's Eve Bows:For some reason, this manicure really wrapped up my new year!



Phew! It was really fun looking back at every month.Of course, I have done way more art than this, but I had to limit myself! I hope you enjoyed my art this year and will continue to next year! Don't forget to follow me at the links below so you can see what I have in store for next year!

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Welcome to 2016 Nail Art

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Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful New Year's Eve last night. Did you make any resolutions? If so, I hope you excel at them! I don't really make resolutions but I do have general goals, but they aren't new year specific. Well, let's see how my nails looked when I rang in the new year!

Welcome to 2016 Nail Art



I always try to be overly complicated for NYE manicures but I was fairly simple this year!

I started with a black creme and placed one coat of Barry M Rockstar over it. It's an awesome iridescent glitter. Then with gold nail polish, I drew out 2016 on my four nails! Lastly, I added yellow-gold rhinestones in the year. I topped it with two coats of top coat. It's simply but fun! I still have it on and probably will for a few days :)

Welcome to 2016 Nail Art

Welcome to 2016 Nail Art

Welcome to 2016 Nail Art

Welcome to 2016 Nail Art

Welcome to 2016 Nail Art


Cheers to a refreshing beginning to your new year!

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Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag with Girly Bits Water Marble Stamping Plate

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Late night post here! I have so many deadlines for my job that my nails have had the same color on for a few days. Luckily, it's this manicure and it's awesome so I don't mind! I wore this polish back in September, so pretty much, this is a record of two wears in a few months!

Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag with Girly Bits Water Marble Stamping Plate



You know when you wear a polish and you just get excited to wear it again before it's even off your nails? That's Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag.

I did post full swatches of this glorious polish HERE when I first wore it. I said it then that I couldn't wait to wear it again and stamp on it. It is truly a beautiful polish and I have gotten so many compliments wearing it the last few days. I hope Carrie of Darling Diva releases similar polishes to it again!

Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag

Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag

Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag

I was able to grab the Girly Bit stamping plate from a friend who bought two on mistake. I decided to play with the water marble stamp. I'm still new at stamping, so I messed up a bit, but hey, that makes the water marble more authentic (or that's what I will tell myself). I didn't want to use a stamp that would cover up too much of the beauty that is this Darling Diva Polish!

Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag with Girly Bits Water Marble Stamping Plate

Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag with Girly Bits Water Marble Stamping Plate

Darling Diva Tie-Dyed Ho Bag with Girly Bits Water Marble Stamping Plate

Darling Diva Polish is available HERE. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for news on collections and sales.
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