Top Nail Arts of 2015 by Ehmkay Nails!

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Happy New Year's Eve! Tomorrow marks a new year and before that, I wanted to share some of my personal favorite nail arts that I have done this year! Sometimes, my favorites get overlooked, by myself too, over the course of a year, and looking back and being proud of your accomplishments (in nail art and ANYTHING) is always important!

Top Nail Arts of 2015 by Ehmkay Nails!

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping

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It's the final countdown! Hopefully, I can post my manicure for tonight (when I do! I really wait until the last minute) but I wanted to share at least one more New Year's Eve manicure with you, especially if you like to stamp!

Happy New Year's Eve Nail Art Stamping

Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

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Unless you have no soul, you love the minions! They are adorable, endearing, and just totally likeable. Well, I've got awesome nail decals and I've decided to play around with them. I feel like the minions on my manicure; I haven't seen snow yet this season!

Minions Nail Art: Seeing Snow for the First Time

New Year's Eve Nails: KBShimmer Sun & Games with Black Stars

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I'm back with another easy black and gold design to inspire ideas for New Year's Eve. Today is something much simpler with no skill required so let's get to it! 

New Year's Eve Nails: KBShimmer Sun & Games with Black Stars

New Year's Eve Nails: Gold Bows to Wrap Up the Year!

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New Years Eve is upon us and while it isn't my favorite "holiday," I cannot deny how much I love black and gold together! Here's one of three gold and black manicures I will show you. Don't judge my cheesiness in the title--but it's true! Now is the time we reflect on our year, wrap it up, and welcome the next year!

New Year's Eve Nails: Gold Ribbons to Wrap Up the Year!

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

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Good morning! Although Christmas is over, I'm still feeling pretty festive! The window displays, wreathes, and trees are all up through the first week of January, so the spirit is still around! I stopped by the Bryant Park Holiday Shops again today and did some browsing and had cranberry cider. Mmmm! Today I'm showing you a festive look to emphasize all the beautiful trees around NYC!

Christmas Tree Nail Jewelry and Easy Festive Nail Art

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

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How about a brand I've never tried before?! Contrary Polish, the queen of shimmer polish, really blew my mind with this polish. Let's get to the photos!

Contrary Polish Gift Wrap

Zoya Holiday Matte Velvets Winter 2015 + HUGE Comparison Post!

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Hello all! Today I have a huge post for you! The Zoya Holiday Matte Velvets are a collection of six beautiful matte polishes! Well, I have an obsession with this finish so I have done a comprehensive post of comparisons including the Zoya Mattes for 2014, 2009, and other brands of matte polishes! So grab some water and sit back for this giant post!

Zoya Holiday Matte Velvets Winter 2015

Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

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Merry Christmas Eve! Whether or not you celebrate the holiday, you still probably have the day off tomorrow so enjoy spending time with family and friends! I've done another festive manicure to continue the holiday spirit. 

Christmas Poinsettia Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

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Happy Christmas Eve Eve! I have some cutesy winter nail art to show you today! Even though it is record highs in NYC, totally killing the mood of the holidays, I'm trying to be festive!

Holiday Penguins with Candy Canes Nail Art with Cirque Colors Hatched

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping with Cirque Colors Josephine and Hit Polish Victorian Christmas

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The holidays are coming! Are you done shopping? I admit, I did minimal shopping this year. I had too many deadlines and taught 3 courses, and was so overloaded. I guess that's what tomorrow is for. 0_o. Anyway, I have a beautiful Victorian Christmas inspired look for you today so let's get to it!

Victorian Christmas Nail Art Stamping

(Truly) Ugly Sweater Nail Art with FABY Faby's Red

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Good morning! Tis the season for ugly sweater parties, right?! Except, lies! All those ugly sweaters are actually pretty cute. Same with ugly sweater nails. I like them and I would wear those sweaters. In fact, I had my own Chanukah ugly sweater this year. It lit up and it was hilarious. So today, I wanted to show off a beautiful red polish with some hideous accessories!

(Truly) Ugly Sweater Nail Art with FABY Faby's Red

Tropical Christmas: Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba with Cirque Summer Soiree

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Living in the Northeast, I love the change of seasons. Although it's unseasonable warm right now, I got to thinking, "how do people in warmer states like Florida and California celebrate the holiday?" I certainly wouldn't want to wear darker colors. So I'm showing off a festive manicure that is appropriate for those in tropical climates!

Tropical Christmas: Bonita Colors Cocktails in Aruba with Cirque Summer Soiree

Paint Box Polish NYE LE Duo Poppin Bottles and Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz + Fireworks Nail Art

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Good evening! My schedule is so busy that my blog has taken a backseat. This mostly stinks because I have SO many holiday ideas and just no time :( But I DO have this awesome LE duo to show you today from Paint Box Polish! It was released today and once it's sold out, it won't be restocked! You definitely want to grab this!

 

Paint Box Polish Poppin Bottles and Strawberries and Champagne mani fizz

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels

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Happy Friday! Before we enter the weekend, I wanted to show you the mani I just took off today after wearing for a few days! One of the most symbolic parts of Chanukah is the game of dreidel, which children play during the holiday! It's meant to be fun and we usually would play it with candy! Of Course I had to show one off!

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Dreidels

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Presents!

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Chanukah is still going on and I've done a simple take on our presents! During the eight nights of Chanukah, it is now accepted to receive eight presents. There is Chanukah wrapping paper, but it's a clean look on my nails tonight!

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gifts

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments

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Happy Chanukah! Tonight marks the first night of Chanukah, so to celebrate, I've decorated my nails in traditional Chanukah colors! Many celebrate Chanukah with what we call a "Chanukah bush." While it is not traditional, it's a spin on some Chanukah fun. I've adorned my nails with ornaments you may find on a Chanukah bush!

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Ornaments

Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art

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Go afternoon! Maybe it's time for a caffeine jolt?! Given that it is still 50 degrees in December, I still don't feel winter just yet. That being said, I wanted to do some art based off the autumn Starbucks cup for a while now. Turns out, it was difficult, haha! So here's my result.

Starbucks Autumn Cup Nail Art