ILNP Pool Party

Hey everyone! Hope you had a nice weekend. It was kinda rainy and cloudy here so we mostly stayed in, but I'm excited to see in the forecast that it's going to start warming up a bit.

Since tomorrow is the first day of March I thought I'd grab a bright, pretty polish that I haven't worn yet from an ILNP order I placed a few months ago. Pool Party is described as a vivid blue jelly with an intense pink center. It has some gorgeous holo color shifting sparkle and an iridescent shimmer - seriously stunning in the sun! I can't wait to wear this in the summer.

That's all for this short and sweet post. Hope you have a great week!

xoxo,

   Brooke

Cool Toned Skittle Mani

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a nice weekend. It was a bit warmer on Saturday (in the 40s) so we took a walk and it felt really good to get some sun and fresh air. I've enjoyed the snow but I'm definitely getting ready for warmer weather.

I just wanted to share a quick skittle mani with you. This has become my favorite go to look when I'm feeling indecisive, which is pretty much always haha. I love that I get to use a bunch of colors and it always looks cute. Today I grabbed a few cool toned OPI creme polishes. 

From left to right: Things I've Seen in Abet-green, Kanpai OPI!, Don't Bossa Nova Me Around, Good Girls Gone Plaid

Have a great week and stay warm!

xoxo,

   Brooke

Nails Inc. Relationship Status: Blushing Nail Polish Set

Hey everyone! Long time no see. I took a bit of a break from blogging, but I'm back and finally on a new MacBook Air! My 10+ year old MacBook Pro was barely hanging on and it made it difficult to blog. Hoping to get back to posting more often.

Today I'm sharing a set of nail polish I recently ordered from Sephora. Valentine's Day is coming up and although I don't really care much about it, I do love the colors. Give me pinks and reds any day. I saw this pretty set from Nails Inc. and the price was so good I couldn't pass it up!

The Relationship Status: Blushing Nail Polish Set retails for $22 and comes with four full size polishes.

Victoria Embankment - light pink

Dover Street - rouge pink

St. Christopher's Place - neon pink

The Strand - berry 

I used two coats of each polish to achieve full opacity. My favorite thing about Nails Inc. polishes, aside from the amazing formula, is the wide brush. It hugs my nail perfectly and I only need a couple of quick strokes to cover the whole nail. These colors work together perfectly to create an ombré look, but I know I'll be wearing each color individually as well.

Have a great week and stay safe during the winter storm!

xoxo,

   Brooke

Nailtopia Blue-tiful Daze Holiday Kit

Hey everyone! Hope you had a safe and nice Thanksgiving. We stayed home and had a little Thanksgiving for the two of us. I made a mini charcuterie board for lunch (yum!) and then for dinner we had sweet potato casserole, cornbread stuffing, and chicken marsala since we don't like turkey. I've definitely enjoyed having the four day weekend to recover from a super busy couple weeks at work.

Today I'm sharing with you a cute little holiday nail polish kit from Nailtopia, which would make a great gift this season. There are two kits available in red and blue, and you can find them both at Ulta for $14.99 ($25 value!) I received the Blue-tiful Daze Holiday Kit from Nailtopia Beauty as a member of their Nailtopia Maven Program.

The Blue-tiful Daze Holiday Kit includes three 0.17 oz mini nail polishes:

• Hula Girl - sky blue creme
• Blue-tiful Daze - blue and silver glitter
• Ride the Wave - royal blue shimmer

The kit itself is encased in a BIODEGRADABLE, reusable bag made 100% from recycled materials! Perfect for storing lip balm, gloss, concealer, and other little items for on the go. The new white caps on the bottle are also recyclable. These polishes are 100% vegan, cruelty free, non-toxic, and all free.

Another really cool thing I want to note is that Blue-tiful Daze is the first ever biodegradable, bio-sourced glitter, which is derived from cotton. These glitter particles dissipate naturally back into nature to reduce waste, whereas most nail lacquer glitters contain tiny bits of plastic that never fully break down. This glitter also requires NO extra soaking to remove!

All three polishes were easy to apply - even the glitter was opaque in two coats! It's nice to see a company come out with a nail polish set that those of us who celebrate Hanukkah can use :)

Hope you have a great week!

xoxo,

   Brooke

Nailtopia Smokey Road Glow

Hey everyone! Hope you had a fun and safe Halloween weekend. We're not really into Halloween, but we grabbed some BOGO candy at CVS and then watched the most recent Purge movie (pretty good!)

Today I'm sharing a Nailtopia duo called Smokey Road Glow. I received this product from Nailtopia Beauty as a member of their Nailtopia Maven Program. This duo retails for $10 and you can find it at Ulta or on Nailtopia's website.

Smokey Road Glow is a "2 Bottles, 3 Looks" kit, which means you can create 3 looks with the two polishes. Smokey Road is a beautiful grayish purple creme and Hampton Glow is a sparkly champagne - I used two coats of each. When you apply Hampton Glow on top of Smokey Road, it creates this gorgeous sparkly silvery purple color. I think the combo of both is my favorite, but the colors each look nice on their own!

Have a great week and stay safe!

xoxo,

   Brooke

Nailtopia Blank Slate

Hey everyone! Hope you had a nice weekend. We really enjoyed the cooler weather, and I’m getting excited for fall.

I have the perfect nail color to share for the transition into this season! I recently received the color Blank Slate from Nailtopia Beauty as a member of their Nailtopia Maven program. This color is described as a blue-toned grey creme, but I really feel it’s a true grey. The self-leveling formula was very easy to work with, and I really liked the brush. I'm definitely looking forward to trying more colors from this brand.

Have a great week!

xoxo,

   Brooke

Negative Space Chevron Nails

Hey everyone! How was your weekend? 

I've been wanting to try some negative space nail art, so to make it easy I used some single chevron nail vinyls. Mine are pretty old, but here's a link to similar vinyls.

I started with my clear base coat, and once that dried I firmly pressed the vinyls onto the lower half of my nails. I used two Olive & June colors from their summer collection for this look. I have a blog post with swatches of the whole collection, and I do think a lot of the colors go nicely together for a design like this.

On the bottom half, I used two coats of Fierce & Loving, described as a fresh lilac. On the top half I used three coats of Honest & True, a pale blue creme. I gave my nails a couple minutes to dry and then carefully peeled the vinyls off, leaving behind the negative space in between the two colors. After a couple more minutes I applied the Olive & June top coat.  I love how these came out! I'd really like to try this look with a curved vinyl as well. What colors would you pick?

Have a greet week!

xoxo,
   Brooke