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Mani Monday: OPI Be a Dahlia Won’t You?

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OPI Be a Dahlia Won't You

Hi guys! With Valentine’s Day just one day away I felt compelled to wear a festive pink manicure this week. So today, I’ve dug out OPI Be a Dahlia Won’t You? from their 2011 Nice Stems Collection. It is a sparkly fuchsia shade that just can’t help but catch your eye. I had thought about doing nail art for Valentine’s Day like I did with my Christmas manicures but I just didn’t have the energy to think of something. But, a nice classic pink manicure is always festive and Valentine’s Day appropriate in my books!  Continue reading →

Mani Monday: OPI DS Mystery

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OPI DS Mystery

Hi guys! It’s Mani Monday again and today I have OPI DS Mystery to share with you. I was inspired to dig out this polish after I saw it in a haul over on Helpless Whilst Drying! I’ve had this shade in my collection for a number of years now and it had been neglected. While it is a beautiful polish, I do remember why it has been neglected for so long. Is it just me or do the OPI DS polishes have terrible wear time? Normally I start off my posts with “this week I’m wearing *insert polish here*” but I can’t even say that as I’m typing this with bare nails. It lasted only a day or two before I had major tip wear and then lots of chipping. Continue reading →

Mani Monday: Revlon Facets of Fuchsia

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Revlon Facets of Fuchsia

Hi guys! Welcome to the first Mani Monday of 2017, kicking off the year I’ve got Revlon Facets of Fuchsia on my nails. This was a limited edition shade from Revlon that I picked up a few bottles of. It was love at first sight and I needed to make sure I had backups! Even so, I haven’t worn this polish in quite some time so I thought it was the perfect time to dig it out. Revlon Facets of Fuchsia is a glitter polish (fuchsia glitter pieces, who’d guess?) suspended in a black jelly base. My preferred way of wearing it is layered over a black cream polish to add opacity. Revlon Facets of Fuchsia is actually a dupe of Deborah Lippmann’s Bad Romance which appears to also be discontinued.

Products Used:

OPI Chip Skip
OPI Nail Envy Maintenance (1 coat)
OPI Black Onyx (1 coat)
Revlon Facets of Fuchsia (1 coat)
Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat (1 coat) Continue reading →

Mani Monday: OPI Glacier Bay Blues & Comet in the Sky

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OPI Glacier Bay Blues

Hi guys! Today’s manicure features OPI Glacier Bay Blues. A long discontinued polish that holds a special place in my collection. This polish is so old in fact it’s the old OPI formula and has the old smaller brush. I purchased this polish about 4 or 5 years ago, already discontinued at that time. I had been searching for it as I had seen it on tv and fell in love with the blue shade. The picture doesn’t pick it up but there are flashes of teal in it as well. OPI Glacier Bay Blues is from the 2004 Canadian Collection.

Products Used:

OPI Chip Skip
OPI Nail Envy (original)
OPI Glacier Bay Blues (2 coats)
OPI Comet in the Sky (2 coats, ring fingers only)
Glisten & Glow HK Girl Fast Drying Top Coat Continue reading →

Mani Monday: Santa Suit Accents

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Holiday Manicure Santa Suit Accents

Hi guys! I have my third and final Christmas manicure for you today and it features some Santa suit accents! I’ve seen this manicure all over Pinterest and I couldn’t wait to try it out for myself. I can’t believe this is my last Mani Monday before Christmas. But, I’m excited to get back to doing some every day manicures and nail art. The accent nails were not super time consuming so you could give each nail a Santa suit if you are so inclined.

Products Used:

OPI Chip Skip
OPI Nail Envy in Maintenance
OPI I’m Not Really a Waitress (2 coats)
OPI Alpine Snow (ring fingers only)
OPI Black Onyx (ring fingers only)
OPI Goldeneye (ring fingers only) Continue reading →

Mani Monday: Candy Cane Accent

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Christmas Manicure Candy Cane Accent Nail

Hi guys! It’s that time of the week again and I’ve got another festive manicure for you today. In the attempting to be festive spirit, I’ve done a candy cane accent nail. This was quite easy to achieve and I really like the simplicity of it, but yet, it looks impressive (or at least I think so).

Products Used:

OPI Chip Skip
OPI Nail Envy Maintenance (1 coat)
OPI Haven’t the Foggiest (2 coats)
OPI Chick Flick Cherry (1 coat – accent nail, stripes)
OPI Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It (1 coat – accent nail, centre stripe)
OPI Don’t Mess With OPI (1 coat – accent nail, stripes)
Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat (1 coat before stripes, 1  additional coat after stripes on accent nails) Continue reading →

Mani Monday: Christmas Tree Manicure

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christmas tree manicure

Hi guys! I’m trying really hard to get into the festive, Christmas spirit this year. So much so that I did this Christmas tree manicure to try to lift my spirits. While I do enjoy Christmas, I find this time of the year way too busy. Considering how much of an introvert I am this time of the year makes me a bit anxious. But, my tree is up, my nails are festive and I’m looking forward to giving thoughtful gifts to the people I care about. So, lets take a look at how I did this Christmas tree manicure! Continue reading →

Mani Monday: Let it Snow!

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girly-bits-january-morning

Hi guys! Today’s manicure is inspired by the snow that fell this weekend. I’m not on board with it being here, but it made me want to pull out Girly Bits January Morning which looks like sparkly fresh snow! To top it off, Girly Bits is a fantastic Canadian indie brand! Now… if the snow that arrived over the weekend feels like melting, I’d be okay with that. Continue reading →

Mani Monday: Simple Halloween Manicure

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Simple Halloween Manicure

Hi guys! Given that Halloween is ONE week away, I thought it would be fun to get into the spirit and share a simple Halloween manicure! I love split manicures like this because they look great but are so quick and easy to achieve. So, to achieve this simple Halloween manicure, I did a split manicure with the classic festive combination of orange and black.

Products Used:

OPI Chip Skip
OPI Nail Envy Maintenance
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Orange Zest (1 coat)
OPI Metallic 4 Life (1 coat)
Glisten & Glow HK Girl Fast Drying Top Coat Continue reading →