Kiss | Gel Dress Nails with Peel-Off Removal

I was raving about the latest from Kiss a few weeks ago on Instagram when I was given the opportunity to try out the Gel Dress Nails with peel-off removal! That’s right. You heard me. PEEL-OFF REMOVAL. I have not had a chance to try gel polish yet as I dread the removal process at home even though I know all I need is a good acetone bath.

Gel Dress Nails are the only gel strips currently on the market with instant peel-off removal. They can last up to 2 weeks when used in conjunction with the Kiss Double Up Top Gel and cured with an LED lamp. 

All About Cuticle Oil!

I use cuticle oil RELIGIOUSLY especially now that the air has gotten so dry. There are quite a number of different cuticle oils out there so I thought I’d share with everyone my top 5 favourites and why I love them so!

I have the complete 411 over at The Prom Show so head on over and check it out!

#BusyGirlNails | Week 4–”Blue is for Cookie”

I felt like going back to my trusty old paint brushes for this week’s #busygirlnails and decided to finally try my hand at some Cookie Monster nails! There are some incredibly amazing versions of this manicure out there, but since I’m not that great at drawing, I stuck with just the top half of Cookie Monster and some chocolate chip cookies.

For my ring finger, I started off with a base colour of OPI-My Boyfriend Scales Walls and used acrylic paint for Cookie Monster. For my other nails, I used a base colour of China Glaze-Kinetic Candy and Essie-Brooch the Subject and Julep-Olivia to create the chocolate chip cookies.

I also could not forget the sound Cookie Monster makes when he’s enjoying his “habit” so “NOM NOM” had to go on my thumb! Next week is already the last week of the #busygirlnails challenge and the theme is “Valentine’s Day” so let’s see what mushy pink and red design I come up with ;-)

Swatch It Up | Rainbow Honey Ephemeral with the the Unreleased Papillon!

I am a Rainbow Honey polish junkie. I have almost every polish created and don’t plan on stopping! My favourites so far have got be: The Kraken and Lumine Hall! And there are so many more beautifully, heart-stopping, reach into your wallet colours to choose from! Today I have Ephemeral and Papillon (soon to be released in March 2014!) to share with you! Ephemeral is a frosty, light pink with a blue and purple shimmer. I don’t normally like frosty polishes, but the iridescent shimmer adds so much more depth to this polish that I fell in love within the first few coats. I then layered it with two coats of Papillon which, if you remember you French, means “butterfly”! Hence, the pink butterfly-shaped glitter distributed throughout!

Outdoors in the shade

Goodbye to Dry Skin with Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula!

I don’t know about you guys, but my skin has been SO THIRSTY this winter that I am constantly looking for the thickest, most hydrating moisturizers I can get my hands on! I’ve even been using exfoliators with shea butter in them in combination with body butters that pretty much resemble lard for that extra boost of hydration! Thank goodness for what I’ve been calling the “Palmer’s Triad” in my house!

#BusyGirlNails | Week 3–Glitter Half Moons

This week of #busygirlnails is GLITTER! Muahaha, where do I begin? I went back and forth over what to do – from a straight glitter bomb to some form of “art”. I was honestly torn, but eventually decided on doing some nude/glitter half moons. For my glitter I used two coats of the AMAZINGLY SPARKLY Formula X for Sephora – Freaky Like Freud followed by two coats of Butter London – Crumpet. Freakly Like Freud was quite gritty and I could have filed off the excess glittery bits that hung off the edge of my nail.

Stay tuned next week for “Blue” – my favourite colour!!!