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Favorite Nail Arts of 2024
Contains Press SamplesHappy 2025! As I enter into the new year, I want to reflect back on 2024! I knew this year would be intense for me with my doctorate. It has definitely taken over my life. You...
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Happy New Year! First Manicure of 2025
Press SampleSo I’ll shock you (or not). I went into 2025 with nothing on my nails! Right before new years, I got sick again. Ugh I was sick five times in 2024 so my 2025 goal is to somehow boost my...
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Zoya Luxe Noir, Swatches and Review
Press SampleI am making my way through my swatch pile and although I swatched these, I never shared them. I also just realized that Zoya did not actually release a holiday collection, which is so...
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Winter ❄️ Nail Art
Press SampleI feel like there isn’t much time to do winter nail art because I usually do holiday nail art in December and really people move onto Valentine’s Day right away. I wanted to squeeze in one...
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Stella Chroma Twisted in Bedsheets, February 2024 Polish Pickup
Press Sample Stella Chroma is back at Polish Pickup for 2025! She took a little break but she is coming back with a stunning color that is that wish for spring and warmer weather. So let's get to the...
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KBShimmer Night Light, February 2024 Polish Pickup
Press SampleKBShimmer is here as the Fables and Folklore Polish Pickup arrives on February 7th. This polish is magnetic, multichrome, and shimmery, so let's check it out. KBShimmer Spring Blooms Hand...
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Valentine’s Day Ombre Dotticure
Press SampleIt has been forever since I have done a dotticure. What inspired the initial manicure is that I wanted a dark base. My nails have been so uneven and breaking that I have some shorter nails...
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KBShimmer A Real Ore Deal, March 2025 Polish Pickup
Press SampleTrue life: I am tired. I had the worst nail break and it left me completely unmotivated to do my nails. I wore a bunch of plain colors as it grew out and these photos were taken 28 days...
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St. Patrick’s Day Green and Gold Nail Art
Press Sample Hello from the girl whose nails just will not grow. No matter what I do, my nails continue to break and so I finally gave up and started some swatch of some older polishes, despite my...
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KBShimmer After Party, April 2025 Polish Pickup
Press SamplePolish Pickup for April is Celebrate! Let's celebrate all the things! Let's celebrate that as of this week, I am no longer a doctoral student but a doctoral candidate! Yay! You become that...
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Bumblesoaps Bath and Body Products
Press SampleHello all! I'm switching things up a bit! When I started this blog, I used to add in bath and beauty posts. Of course, things evolve and I focus mostly on nail art but not because I don't...
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Zoya Yuki, January 2025 Color of the Month
Press SampleSo I wore these nail polishes to a baptism that was on January 11. Yup here I am two and a half months later finally posting them. I have no excuse and I am totally bummed out that these...
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Neon Day Glow Nail Art
Press SampleSo I am backtracking and finally posting manicures I did quite a bit ago. I did this art and then swatched and then my nails broke...again. EXHAUSTED. Whyyyyy? But let's get to the art,...
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Zoya Kismet, February 2025 Color of the Month
Press SampleI am back with the February quad from Zoya. I hope to post March soon so I am all caught up and then hopefully for April (which I just got an email about)...I will actually post it in...
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Stella Chroma Crystal Visions, Spring 2025
Press Sample I wouldn’t be me if I was swatching a collection over a month after it came out. Actually, that’s not very typical of me but between my nail break and getting the flu and the progression...
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Zoya Cricket, March Color of the Month
Press Sample Continuing my game of catch up, I am posting the Zoya March quad. As of this post, Cricket is actually still available and the April color is out now (mine should be arriving by Monday),...
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Spring Tulips Floral Nail Art
Press SampleDespite my 700 nail breaks (aren’t you sick of hearing them lol?), I decided to start doing some nail art that was on my Pinterest. Like so many nail arts on Pinterest, I could not locate...
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KBShimmer Lei One on Me, May 2025 Polish Pickup
Press SampleHello all! Polish Pickup resumes in one week so I thought I would actually post a polish ON TIME haha. Actually, I am usually good about Polish Pickup because it has such limited...
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Zoya Bunny, April 2025 Color of the Month
Press SampleIn my quest to catch up with the Zoya colors of the month, I put the first four months this month. LOL. And just when I thought I would get this to you in time (hey, it's still April), this...
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Memorial Day Nail Art
Press SampleHi everybody. I took an unexpected break mostly because my nails have been bumming me out. I don’t know what’s going on, but despite moisturizing and using cuticle oil, my nails simply do...
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13th Blogging Anniversary: Summer Neon Nail Art
Press Sample Hello everyone! I am indeed still here but with a new title! So let me introduce, Dr. Ehmkay Nails. That’s right, during the first week of June I successfully defended my doctoral...
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Zoya Starlette, May 2025 Color of the Month
Press SampleI will say that Zoya actually shipped this polish out April 30th. But then it took a cross-state tour of New Jersey for almost 2 weeks! UGH! Then life got in the way and I did not get a...
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KBShimmer Set for Life, June 2025 Polish Pickup
Press SampleDespite my chaos, I always posted Polish Pickup on time due to its limited availability. I really messed up on this one, but I still wanted to post it so people could search it if they...
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Fourth of July Nails
Press SampleHello everyone! At the very last minute, I decided to go to Jamaica for a week. Like literally booked at three days before I left. I landed at 9 o’clock at night and went to work the next...
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Pastel Skittle Nail Art
Press SampleI started writing this post in the first week of May about a manicure I wore in April. Lol. It is now July. So revising this post haha! This was a fun skittle manicure I wore way too long...
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