Top Nail Art of 2016 by Ehmkay Nails

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While you may see a lot of Top Nail Polish lists, I couldn't do that! There's no way I could pick a favorite from each brand, let alone 16! Instead, I'm picking out some of my more successful (in my opinion) nail arts. These are ones I enjoyed doing, loved looking at, and maybe I'll re-create them in 2017. Thank you so much for sticking around Ehmkay Nails for a fourth year, whether you're a new reader, or stuck with me from the beginning. I've always done this for fun and to share the newest nail polish colors and to challenge myself to try out new techniques. I hope to see you around in 2017!

Top Nail Art of 2016 by Ehmkay Nails

New Year's Eve Nail Art with KBShimmer Bling in the New Year

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This is my second to last post of 2016, so I'm happy it's one I love! When I first posted the KBShimmer Holiday 2016 collection, I knew I wanted to do a New Years Eve manicure. So I did! The polish is so complex that I left the art pretty simple. Eeee I love this polish!

New Year's Eve Nail Art with KBShimmer Bling in the New Year

Mensch on a Bench Nail Art

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I can't even with this nail art right now. There, I said it. I can't even. I'm so excited with how it came out! Tomorrow is the last night of Chanukah, but it's also New Year's Eve so we know that Chanukah will take a back seat! Someone created Mensch on a Bench so Jewish children could have a doll for the holidays. Well, my mom bought one last year and I'm kicking myself that I didn't steal it for the photos! I'm really excited how they came out!

Mensch on a Bench Nail Art

6 Harts Nourishing Hand & Body Lotion

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It's snowing! So because of the cold weather, I'm sharing the newest body product from 6 harts, a lemongrass lotion. I've been using this exclusively on my hands for about two weeks and it's been a life saver!

6 Harts Nourishing Hand & Body Lotion

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gradient

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Another post tonight! I hope you don't mind. I have another Chanukah look for the sixth night of Chanukah but this time it's a simple gradient, that more has Chanukah colors rather than a Chanukah look.
 

Chanukah Nail Art: Chanukah Gradient

Lipsticks and Nail Polish Mani Bombs, Lip Slough, and Cuticle Oil Review

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Good evening! I have a few more items to share with you from Lipsticks and Nail Polish before the year ends! She has tons of new products in her store, including new packaging, so I wanted to share with you so you can jump on some orders first thing in 2017!

Chanukah Stained Glass Nail Art with Cirque Colors

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I have another Chanukah look for the fourth night of Chanukah. If you didn't know, the holiday lasts 8 nights, and I have 4 looks for it! 50% is good! Well, tonight I was inspired by stained glass, so I tried to create it, sort of! It's not perfect but I think it's fun.

Chanukah Stained Glass Nail Art with Cirque Colors

Christmas Hot Cocoa Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish inspired by Grand Theft Auto

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Merry Christmas! I'm sure many won't be online today, but I really wanted to share my manicure that I'm wearing today since I actually painted it a few days ago. Although, as I type this, it's Christmas Eve and they have taken a beating with all my cooking, so I might slap on a plain old color for Christmas. Every year, the video game Grand Theft Auto releases Christmas updates. I don't play it but I love watching, and I created another look with inspiration from the game.

Christmas Hot Cocoa Nail Art with Zoya Nail Polish

Christmas Double Stamping Nail Art with Girly Bits Cosmetics

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I'm sharing one final look with the Born Pretty Celebration plate. I really got a lot of use out of it. You can see my Ugly Sweater Nail Art and my Snowflake Nail Art with the stamping plate. Now, I'm using it for the Christmas imagery, since it is Christmas Eve!

Christmas Double Stamping Nail Art with Girly Bits Cosmetics 

Christmas Tree Dotticure with Girly Bits December CotM

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Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas Eve! I figured since I have 8 nights of Chanukah, I'll share more of my Chanukah nail art after Christmas. Plus, you have just about a week to order these two beauties and you really need them. I showed you swatches yesterday and today, I'm showing you super simple nail art with this duo, and maybe it'll be another idea if you need something quick on your nails.  

Christmas Tree Dotticure with Girly Bits December CotM

Girly Bits Colors of the Month: Grandma Got Run Over by a John Deere and Xmas & O's

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It's the day before Christmas Eve AND Chanukah so I know everyone is hectic, but I needed to share the Girly Bits CotM duo since you have a week left to buy it and I promise with all my heart you need it! I really wanted to take pictures in the sun but of course, the sun wouldn't cooperate but these are STUNNING. 

Chanukah Ugly Sweater Nail Art

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Every year, I try to come up with fun Chanukah nail art. Chanukah doesn't have as much imagery as Christmas, and I searched for a Chanukah plate and failed. Target and other stores released uglly sweaters for Chanukah last year and I loved it! I bought one and turned out, it lit up! Anyway, I wanted to pull out some old school polishes and create an ugly sweater look!

Chanukah Ugly Sweater Nail Art

Snowy Poinsettias with KBShimmer Holiday 2016

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I am back with more nail art! You know, some months I'm just so feeling it and this is one of those months where I'm all about the art! I think this is my tenth nail art this month and I have a bunch more to show you! Anywho, when I received the KBShimmer Holiday collection, I went back and forth on what I wanted to show you! Well, I loved my poinsettias so much last year, I wanted to do them again!

Snowy Poinsettias with KBShimmer Holiday 2016

Snow Flake Stamping with China Glaze Snow Way and Good Tide-ings

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It's officially winter and the longest day of the year so snow time! Today was also the last day of my semester. I got the last day of finals for my students, but it's not too bad since I don't give a test the last day. Anyway, that gives me a few weeks off to do lots of nail art and prep for January before I get busy again! So I mentioned in my swatches on China Glaze Seas and Greetings how much I loved Snow Way. Well there's snow way I wouldn't do a snow manicure with it! (Ok, let the one slide please 😂).

Snow Flake Stamping with China Glaze Snow Way and Good Tide-ings

Girly Bits Oh La La

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I just wanted to share an NOTD from a few weeks ago. Sometimes I wear just one color on my nails! Shocking! Well this polish is so stunning, I'm okay with that!

Girly Bits Oh La La

Ugly Sweater Nail Art with KBShimmer Chai-Huahua and Born Pretty Stamping Plate

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Good evening! Another late night post. Sorry about that! I woke up at 3:30 this morning to get a very special Christmas present for my boyfriend. He already knows since I did leave home at 4am, lol, and why would I randomly leave so early?! Anyway, I waited in the cold for 3.5 hours and then came back and slept, so I'm posting now! I received this awesome plate from Born Pretty Store, and I've actually done three manicures with it. Here's the first of three! I messed up on the prompts for the Winter Nail Art Challenge and did Christmas trees before ugly sweater, so I'm here in the nick of time to do my sweater art!

Snowy Fields and a Christmas Tree Nail Art

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Good evening! Today I have some nail art inspired by Kelsie's Nail Art, which I discovered through Kim at Ides of Polish. She finds the best nail art inspiration and when she showed me this, I knew I had to re-create it!

Snowy Fields and a Christmas Tree Nail Art

Christmas Trees with Zoya Holiday Enchanted Collection

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I am back with more holiday collection art. I told you, I just can't not get a collection and do art. It's always good to see how polishes work individually in swatches, but I personally love bringing them all together for art! When I think of Pixie Dusts, I think of ornaments and lights, so this is how it came together.

Christmas Trees with Zoya Holiday Enchanted Collection

California Christmas Nail Art with China Glaze Seas and Greetings

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Yesterday I showed you the entire China Glaze Seas and Greetings Collection. Well, I took inspiration from the collection's inspiration for some themed art! Southern California probably never gets snow, so they can't make snowmen. So, hello sandman (insert Metallica reference).

California Christmas Nail Art with China Glaze Seas and Greetings

China Glaze Seas and Greetings, Swatches and Review

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Take a seat and relax as I share with you the Holiday 2016 collection from China Glaze! This holiday collection is a total departure from what we know to be holiday collections, and I'm totally okay with that. It's inspired by California Christmas, as China Glaze is based out of California. These are beachy colors, yet, the names totally scream holiday and these actually do work for holiday art. This is a 12 piece collection, so grab your coffee and let's begin.

China Glaze Seas and Greetings, Swatches and Review

Morgan Taylor Wrapped in Glamour Gift Wrap Nail Art

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When I receive a collection of polish, it's almost impossible for me not to do art. The newest holiday collection from Morgan Taylor is called Wrapped in Glamour, so of course, I needed to do gifts on my nails! It is a fairly simple look, but really easy for anyone to do at any skill level.

Morgan Taylor Wrapped in Glamour Gift Wrap Nail Art 

Girly Bits Fairies Wear Boots

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Girly Bits has a Concert Series of nail polishes that she updates throughout the year. Fairies Wear Boots is one of the newest additions, inspired by Black Sabbath. It's truly an amazing polish, so it's definitely one not to miss. 

Girly Bits Fairies Wear Boots

Obsessed Mineral Cosmetics, Swatches and Review

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Obsessed Minerals is a brand I met with at Cosmoprof. I was entranced by their sparkly eyeshadows. They sent me home with a few items to try. I finally got around to trying them so here we go!

Obsessed Mineral Cosmetics, Swatches and Review

Morgan Taylor Holiday Gift Set Gift Guide

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If you're looking for a holiday gift for a nail polish lover or just a stocking stuffer for the holidays, small kits are the way to go. You either get minis of colors or cute sets with gifts. Morgan Taylor released a bunch for the holidays and I'm going to show you four of them.

Morgan Taylor Holiday Gift Set Gift Guide

Girly Bits Codename: Duchess Collection, Swatches and Review

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I showed you my nail art the other day with the Girly Bits Duchess Collection. It wore really well on me! I love when I get a chance to wear my manis for a while. The polishes are so high quality, so let's check out this Archer-inspired collection. I actually watched the show for like the first 4 seasons, and I catch it at night sometimes. I know these names well though, and it definitely gave me a giggle!

Girly Bits Codename: Duchess Collection, Swatches and Review

Paint Box Polish Christmas Candy Swirly Mints Nail Art

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I love reaching for my Paint Box Polishes! This month's Indie Spotlight focuses on Paint Box Polishes and I knew I wanted to do festive nail art! It just so happens that the theme for the Winter Nail Art Challenge was candy. This was totally a coincidence! So two birds, one stone!

Paint Box Polish Christmas Candy Swirly Mints Nail Art

Morgan Taylor Wrapped in Glamour Holiday Gift Set, Swatches and Review

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Holidays are in full gear even if you can't believe it. I feel like I'll be posting New Year's Eve nail art pretty soon! I received a few gift sets from Morgan Taylor that are perfect for small holiday gifts for a Secret Santa or any polish lover. Today I'm showing you the Wrapped in Glamour mini set and next week, I'll share a Holiday Gift Guide. Let's check out these four merry colors!

Morgan Taylor Wrapped in Glamour Holiday Gift Set, Swatches and Review

Girly Bits Codename Duchess Collection Holiday Lights Christmas Nail Art

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Good evening! I'm back with more nail art! I'm actually proud of how much art I've done in December and I can't wait to show it to you! I actually did these December 1 and wore them for 5 days! And then, I really it coordinated with the Winter Nail Art challenge prompt, which is lights! This is the latest collection from Girly Bits, based on Archer. As soon as I saw them together, I thought, lights!

Girly Bits Codename Duchess Collection Holiday Lights Christmas Nail Art

Orly Sunset Strip Collection for Holiday 2016, Partial Review

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Hiya! I showed you my simple snowflake nail art the other day HERE, and as promised, here are the individual swatches. The Sunset Strip collection comprises of 6 colors. I am missing the purple (Celebrity Spotting), green (Invite Only), and red (Sunset Bvld). But the three I do have are gorgeous, so let's check them out. 

Orly Sunset Strip Collection for Holiday 2016, Partial Review

Zoya Enchanted Holiday 2016 Collection Swatches and Review

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Good morning! I am so excited for this collection! Pixies are back full force and the two shimmers are awesome, so let's get to this! I have some fun art coming up soon with this collection too so stay tuned!

Zoya Enchanted Holiday 2016 Collection Swatches and Review

Orly Sunset Strip Holiday 2016 Snowflakes Nail Art

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Hello December! I've got a head filled with festive manicures and nail art. I hope I have enough time to do them all! NYC hasn't really seen snow yet. For like five minutes before Thanksgiving, we had snow, but nothing stuck. To kick off the Winter Nail Art Challenge, we are doing a snow theme! I recently received part of the new Sunset Strip Holiday collection from Orly and figured this was the perfect time to show off the colors. Don't worry, you'll see swatches soon!

Orly Sunset Strip Holiday 2016 Snowflakes Nail Art

Alter Ego Olympic Winner and Olympic Contender, Swatches and Review

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Alter Ego has been making polishes for years! Cynthia has been creating polishes and soaps and she recently reformulated all of her polishes! Today, I'm sharing two polishes that have been reformulated. What's even better is that Alter Ego is having a Cyber Monday sale for 40% off, so you don't want to miss this!

Alter Ego Olympic Winner and Olympic Contender

The Painted Nail Purple-Pink Shimmer

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I'll be up front and say I don't even think this polish is available right now. Sorry. I'm not even sure this line is even made anymore since I think The Painted Nail now exclusively sells gel. But it was in a press sample bag I received, therefore, I'm showing it to you. 

Crowstoes Her Goose Got Cooked over Pretty Serious Seasonal Sunset

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Are you recovering still from a busy and hectic Thanksgiving? I am! So I pulled out some super oldie polishes, and I'm bringing back a Thanksgiving-inspired glitter bomb! I love heading into my stash and pulling out polishes that were from the early beginnings on indies!

Crowstoes Her Goose Got Cooked over Pretty Serious Seasonal Sunset

Colors by Llarowe Fool's Gold, December Polish of the Month

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Hi all! Today I'm sharing with you the Colors by Llarowe December Polish of the Month. With Black Friday deals today, you want to make sure you leave some polish budget aside for this beauty coming out in just a few days!

Colors by Llarowe Fool's Gold, December Polish of the Month

Gilmore Girls Nail Art for the Ultimate Coffee Lover

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All right guys, let's get to some real talk. Gilmore Girls will be releasing their new season this Friday on Netflix. I have been a HUGE fan of the show, watching it from day 1 when it first aired on WB. I mourned its ending when the CW took over the channel, and had no idea what was good tv, deciding to end Gilmore Girls for reruns on America's Next Top Model (insert eye roll so hard you fall off your chair). I am so excited to see the original creator finally getting to end the show the way she wanted to. So I couldn't let this monumental event pass by without a coffee manicure ode to my favorite show!

Gilmore Girls Nail Art for the Ultimate Coffee Lover

Thanksgiving Nail Art: Hand Turkeys with Zoya Nail Polish

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What's a Thanksgiving season without one turkey manicure? Instead of a realistic turkey, I went with hand turkeys! Remember as a kid, you used to outline your hand, stick feathers on each finger, and bring it home as a turkey drawing?! Well, I've done the same on my nails!

Thanksgiving Nail Art: Hand Turkeys with Zoya Nail Polish

Paint Box Polish Snowy Evening and Sanguine Stars Black Friday Duo + Black Friday Sales!

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Good morning! As we approach Black Friday, we have to keep our wallets ready for the amount of nail polish sales! Paint Box Polish is releasing a holiday duo AND you can get it for 29% off WITH free shipping! Yup, keep reading because these are gorgeous!

Paint Box Polish Snowy Evening and Sanguine Stars Black Friday Duo

Zoya Nail Polish Black Friday Sale!!

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Just a quickie post, in case you haven't heard, but here are the details to Zoya's Black Friday sale, which might be the most epic sale EVER. 

Is your shopping cart filled with products you've been dying to get, but you've been waiting for the perfect deal? Well, this is it! For one day only - get 70% off your entire purchase at www.zoya.com!

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Offer valid exclusively on 11/25/16 through 11:59pm EST for Consumer Accounts in the USA.

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Lipsticks and Nail Polish Foodie Bath Bombs + Black Friday Sales

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Hello all! I showed you a few Halloween products from Lipsticks and Nail Polish HERE, and now I'm sharing three foodie inspired products! If food scents bother you, stick around because these aren't as sweet as you think! Plus, these are so cute as gift extras and there's an awesome Black Friday sale coming up!

Lipsticks and Nail Polish Foodie Bath Bombs

Moyra Ornaments Stamping Plate: Swatches and Review

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Today I'm showing you the Moyra Ornaments stamping plate. This is my first time trying out Moyra but I had always heard good things about their plates.

Moyra Ornaments Stamping Plate: Swatches and Review

Thanksgiving Nail Art: Cirque Colors Autumn Holo Dots

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I have certainly slacked on Thanksgiving nail art. Frankly, I can't believe it's next week. As a teacher, Thanksgiving is the end of the semester for me. So wow, time is going by quickly! I wanted to do some fun dots. I'm still hating my short nails and dots make everything better.

Thanksgiving Nail Art: Cirque Colors Autumn Holo Dots

Impala Radiance and Sunshine Glitter Swatches

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I've shown some Impala polishes on my blog before and today, I'm sharing two glitters from their new glitter collection that was from this past summer. They are pretty basic in terms of coloring, but it might be great for someone who wants a little sparkle.

Impala Radiance and Sunshine Glitter Swatches

Bone China Nail Art with OPI

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So today is my parent's wedding anniversary! Last year, I did jade and coral nail art for their 35th anniversary so I decided to do art again for their anniversary this year! 36th anniversary is Bone China. I know what Bone China is, but google helped me to decide on a lacy neutral design. 36 years married is a wonderful accomplishment, so I'm always happy to celebrate with them!

Bone China Nail Art with OPI

Flannel Nail Art with China Glaze Rebel Collection

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Say hello to my new shorties. I had been patching a tear for months on one of my nails and my nails finally said NO MORE, START AFRESH. So I did. And then, I even further filed them in a frenzy after this post, so I hope you don't mind. It's only temporary but man, is it weird to feel my fingertips HAHA. I've been sharing some older swatches I held on to but now, it's my current nails. Ok, on to the polish!

Flannel Nail Art with China Glaze Rebel Collection