How do you feel about New Year’s Resolutions? Every year, January 1st comes around and I feel like I’m bombarded with social media messages urging me to make a New Year’s Resolution and if I don’t, undoubtedly I will feel guilty about it. So, like many others I usually attempt to make some mediocre ‘diet’ or ‘weight-loss’ related resolutions. Ultimately, I then fail to adhere…
January 10, 2021
Diet Related New Year’s Resolutions – Yay or Nay?
September 4, 2017
Sally Hansen X Crayola – Back To School Nails
Labour Day weekend is drawing to a close and children and parents are getting ready to go back to school tomorrow. It’s hard to believe that four years from now the little one in my tummy and I will be doing the same thing. I always love creating themed nails to mark a significant occasion, so today I painted some fun crayon nails. Back to…
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July 15, 2016
Your Guide to Finding the Perfect Sally Hansen Nail Polish
As a polish junkie and self proclaimed ‘nailphile’, I like to think that I’m fairly knowledgeable when it comes to nail polish. One of the things that I like to do when I discover a new brand, a new colour, or even a new finish, is imagine who would look best in the nail polish. For example: Is she a fashionista who loves sporting the newest trend?…
June 28, 2016
Reverse French Nail Art Tutorial (plus bonus!)
Yesterday you got a sneak peak of the awesome new innovation by Sally Hansen – Color Therapy! Today we’re taking our luxurious spa manicures one step further and creating nail art! I mean it’s one thing reviewing a polish collection for its pigmentation, staying power and application – but we want to know how easy it is to work with when creating nail art, right?…
June 26, 2016
Give Your Nails Spa Luxury with New Sally Hansen Color Therapy
Have you ever wished you had a nail polish that actually looked gorgeous AND improved the quality of your nails? Well look no further because, as we already know, oil-infused polishes are a hot trend right now! Come July, Sally Hansen is launching their own patented formula and I’m about to give you the low down on the secret sauce! The new Sally Hansen Color Therapy…
September 30, 2015
When You Can’t Choose One Colour….
Choose Them All! Do you ever have a bunch of nail polishes that you just can’t wait to try? Which one do you choose first? I decided to try them all at once and created some fun nail art. Using six polishes from two Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Fall Collections, I created a fun fall look inspired by a nail art book I saw a…
September 25, 2015
YSL Bleu – the ultimate ‘blue funk’ cure
When I’m feeling down, my husband always calls it a ‘blue funk’. He says “honey, get out of your blue funk”. I don’t know if it’s an English thing, or an weird old fashioned saying his mom taught him, but usually when he says that, I giggle, and that’s all I need to get out of my ‘blue funk’. Another funny thing I do when…
August 3, 2015
5 Drugstore Must Haves
I’ve been so busy with the OMD3 31 Day Nail Art challenge that I have a backlog of amazing beauty products to show you so stay tuned for a BEAUTY-FULL August (see what I did there?). I’ve talked a lot about the blush and nude trends this summer, and it doesn’t look like this trend is ending anytime soon so today’s post is focusing on these gorgeous, affordable…
April 27, 2015
Sally Hansen Ombré Nail Art
Sally Hansen has some really beautiful new polishes for spring and I wanted to show you a few of my favourites. above: left to right Sally Hansen 3D Gel Shine top coat, Miracle Gel in 280 Malibu Peach & Salon Manicure in 405 Hello Pretty Sally Hansen’s miracle gel is a gel nail polish that requires no light and promises to last up to 14…
April 21, 2015
Sally Hansen 18K Gold Nail Care
One of my new favourite products this spring is the Sally Hansen 18K Gold Nail Care Duo! (above): Sally Hansen 18K Gold Nail Care – 18K Gold Hardener and Cuticle Eraser Did you know that gold is one of the hottest ingredients in beauty, espcially skincare? Because of its remarkable ability to stimulate collagen, boost elasticity and increase firmness, gold is added to many beauty…
February 5, 2015
OPI Hawaii Swatch Comparison
The buzz is strong for the OPI Hawaii Collection among beauty lovers worldwide(you can see the full review and swatches HERE). The fresh and tropical colours have hit the “must-have” beauty list for many. Although the majority of the collection is to die for (there does seem to be some skeptism over the yellow glitter polish “Pineapples Have Peelings Too” , the question remains….do you have to…