My Favorite Nail Arts of 2018!

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Like the past few years, I'm sharing some of my favorite art from the past year. I already shared all my Pusheen art so I'm excluding those from this post. It's so hard to narrow down art from each month. I love taking my time to look back at what I've done over the year. January seems so long ago!

My Favorite Nail Arts of 2018!

Stella Chroma Our Tree-dition, MK&AP Custom

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Hi all! Today I have a super special custom made for me by the lovely Pam at Stella Chroma. I very last minute approached her and asked if she would make me a special polish to commemorate a tradition that my darling and I have. Back in 2009, we went to the Rockefeller Tree for the first time together. Then we did it the next year. Well, this year marks TEN YEARS of us going to the tree! We unfortunately weren't able to get there before Christmas (well, we were there before but it hadn't been lit yet). We finally went this week. A few years ago, he called it our "tree-dition" and I loved that term! Hence, the nail polish name!

Stella Chroma Our Tree-dition, MK&AP Custom

Pusheen Calendar Series: A Round-Up of 2018

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I really enjoy taking a look back at my nail art as the year comes to an end. I feel like I was very swatch heavy this year, so I like to remind myself of the art I did do! So first, let's start off with 2018 Pusheens! Doing one  month is fun. Some looks I love, some I hate, but I always enjoy looking at them. SO take a look back at 2018 with me!

Pusheen Calendar Series: A Round-Up of 2018

Holiday 2018 Window Displays of New York City

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Greetings all! I wanted to do something a little different today, as I started this a few years ago sharing nail inspirations from window displays around New York City. If you don't know, major department stores go all out with epic holiday window displays! Last year, I shared with you the full displays of the 2017 New York City Holiday Windows. You can see that post HERE. I finally got to get photos of Saks Fifth Ave last night, plus I wanted to wait in case any of my readers were going themselves and wanted to be surprised. I believe most will be taken down by January 2, so you still have a chance!

New Year's Eve Nail Art: Fireworks Stamping

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I hope you're winding down from Christmas. I went to Lush and Bath and Body Works today and hit up some sales. I also grabbed lunch with a friend. Now I'm home because Christmas may be over but now we need to confront New Year's Eve that's just a few days away! I have this quick stamping look with another plate from Beauty Big Bang. Isn't it cute?!

New Year's Eve Nail Art: Fireworks Stamping

Starbucks Holly Nail Art for Christmas

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Merry Christmas! I had planned to post these yesterday but too many manis, not enough days! This is also my current manicure! Hopefully you can see my inspiration?! It's the Starbucks cup! When they debuted the cup after Thanksgiving, I immediately saved it and knew I would do a manicure with it! I love the muted colors, the simplicity, everything! So it's perfect for my manicure today for Christmas.

Starbucks Holly Nail Art for Christmas

Christmas Train Stamping

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I wasn't planning on posting this, but I did it, so why not?! I was totally obsessed with the train image on one of the plates I received from Beauty Big Bang. I had posted a gift wrap image with it a week or so ago.  Ok let's get to this quick NOTD because I'm off for my plans!

Christmas Train Stamping

Christmas Chalkboard Nail Art

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So recently, I discovered Irotoiro Nails on Instagram. I really love her sort of childlike doodles and chalkboard feels of her art! As I scrolled, I saved a bunch of her gorgeous art, and I was inspired by this particular one for today. Now I have a ton of manis for next holiday season I want to recreate!

Christmas Chalkboard Nail Art

Christmas Red Truck with Tree Nail Art

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I feel like the last 2 or so years, the red truck with a Christmas tree has been everywhere. I keep a list of manis to do and had this one on it from last year, so I'm getting around to it now. Of course, I've had a few bad days of nail art, lol, but I'm still sharing it.

Christmas Red Truck with Tree Nail Art

Pusheen Calendar Series: Pusheen Santa

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Hi all! Today is the last Pusheen mani of the year...and well, I don't like it haha. When I turned the calendar, I was like awww this is cute and wahhh I'm going to hate drawing it on my nails. I think that negativity went into the mani. I shouldn't end 2018 like this! BUT, I figured like always, I should share the manis I'm proud of and maybe the ones that might be fails. So enjoy my Pusheen fail?

Pusheen Calender Series: Pusheen Santa

Christmas Bear with Christmas Lights Stamping

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Can you handle more cute stamping?! This time it's a plate from Born Pretty along with a stamping polish! I'll be back with more images from this plate since there's some great wintry ones, but I got this plate just for this image. A bear encircled by strings? YES!!!

Christmas Bear with Christmas Lights Stamping

Cat Santa Stamping

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Cats and holidays are just the best. I can't decide if they are Santa cats or festive party cats, but I'll take it. I mentioned yesterday that Beauty Big Bang released a bunch of awesome holiday plates. I definitely chose this one because of this cat image. It's hilarious!

Cat Santa Stamping

Christmas Gifts Nail Art Stamping

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I got so many excellent plates for the holidays this year! I think like 6! So although I'll do some handpainted looks, I'll be sharing lots of gorgeous stamping plates! Even though you won't be able to get the plates for Christmas, there's lots of wintry images on the plates, so you can still grab them!

Christmas Gifts Nail Art Stamping

Zoya Gift Sets

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Zoya has a bunch of great gift sets available for the holidays. You still have time to grab these for gifts OR you could definitely treat yourself and grab these for yourself! Sometimes it's so easy to get one of these gift sets and call it a day. I am not the greatest with gift giving. I just don't have the talent like others, so these are awesome for that!

Girly Bits All the Wayans back in the 90s & Boo Boo Butter

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So today I have an untried that I've been looking at since June. Judge me haha. When I went to Indie Expo Canada, I received Boo Boo Butter as a press gift and I was able to grab a mystery polish with purchase. Low and behold, I got a Polish Pickup color from May 2018. This is one I totally forgot to buy (I usually get overwhelmed during PPU and just forget to check out LOL). So unfortunately, this polish isn't available but Girly Bits has an amazing array of holo shimmers with flakes, so this is a great representation of what she offers.

Girly Bits All the Wayans back in the 90s & Boo Boo Butter

Starbucks Bear Christmas Nail Art

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I can't even with my nail art today! I was ahead of grading this past Monday and decided to treat myself to some time to myself to do some nail art. And oh my, I did! My local Starbucks had this adorable polar bear on their chalkboard wall. It was so so cute. So I snapped a photo. My darling said you're going to do that polar bear, snow globe and all, on your nails?! OH YES, OH YES I WILL. And I did!

Starbucks Bear Christmas Nail Art

 

Alter Ego December CoTM & Snow Soap

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Happy Wednesday. I can't believe December is basically halfway through. It's like, just slow down! I'm also basically done with my semester. I give a final to my students tomorrowand I am so going to miss them! I have one more final next week and all done. It will give me time to catch up on some nail art before next semester starts. I have two new offerings from Alter Ego and if these don't give you winter vibes, then I don't know what winter is to you!

Alter Ego December CoTM & Snow Soap

Christmas Gift Wrap Nails

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I had a stroke of genius over the last few months and I've been writing down so many holiday manicures to do but man, it's not going to fit into my schedule. For example, the manicure I did today is sooooo cute, I won't take it off for a few days! Anyway, I received 3 new Christmas/winter plates and a stamping polish from Beauty Big Bang and I'm starting with one of the plates and the polish!

Christmas Gift Wrap Nails

Alter Ego Top This, Toppers Collection

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I feel like it's time for the flakies to shine. They've come back for their moment! Alter Ego has released a new collection of five toppers. I actually already previewed one in last week's Chanukah Dreidel nail art! This collection is a nice variety of colors so let's check out all those shifts!

Alter Ego Top This, Toppers Collection

Hanukkah Dreidel Nail Art, Take Two!

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Tonight is the last night of Hanukkah! I did this manicure on Sunday December 2 for the first night. I just took pictures of it today, Sunday, December 9th. I shared the initial manicure HERE. Well, I went to take it off and my dreidel nails were still looking perfect! My gradient nails though were a chippy mess LOL. So I decided to get extra mileage and just change up my outside nails. I did the same exact color palette and I think it came out cute. I can't believe I wore the same manicure for all of Hanukkah!

Hanukkah Dreidel Nail Art, Take Two!

Jessica Phenom Glam Wear Holiday 2018 Trio

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More Jessica! This time, it's the holiday trio from Jessica Phenom. Phenom is another line of nail polishes that have a gel-like system. The polishes are supposed to last 10 days with their base and top coat, but no light is needed. I haven't worn a nail polish for over 7 days in years and 7 days is rare. These do last on me, but I can't confirm 10 days. Now, let's get back to Glam Wear! This collection is a different finish from their regular line. These shimmers are more vibrant with a bit of shift, so let's check them out.

Jessica Phenom Glam Wear Holiday 2018 Trio

Holiday Mint Swirls with Girly Bits

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I'm not sure what makes those round peppermints represent the holiday. I totally see them year round at restaurants but I guess the minty flavor reminds people of candy canes and then the holidays! So I had it in my head to do green and red versions with the Girly Bits December CotM. And good news, through today, the duo is on sale for $30 CAD!

Holiday Mint Swirls with Girly Bits

Jessica Cosmetics Holiday Glam 2018 Trio

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Oh hey there! Happy Hump Day! I'm back with more holiday collections and this time, this is a nice little trio from Jessica Cosmetics. These include three rich shimmers that are reflective. They are sparkly without being glittery, so that definitely fits with the holiday glam theme of this trio!

Jessica Cosmetics Holiday Glam 2018 Trio

Hanukkah Dreidel Nail Art with Morgan Taylor

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Hi all! Happy Chanukah (or Hanukkah, which is the Americanized way of spelling). If you didn't know, it began Sunday night and I was rocking these nails. I actually did them and then not even an hour later was making latkes. Can you believe I didn't ruin them!? I was super excited that Morgan Taylor's new Forever Fabulous collection had some blues and silvers. There's always reds and greens for Christmas, but yay for other colors!

Hanukkah Dreidel Nail Art with Morgan Taylor

Girly Bits December CotM: Sleigh My Name, Sleigh My Name & All I Want Fir Christmas Is You

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Oh hey, Happy December! I'm kicking off the month with Girly Bits December 2018 Colors of the Month! She went with classic Christmas colors. Of course, if you don't celebrate Christmas, this is still a gorgeous red and green! I'm glad I got these up today, because there's a discount on the duo until December 10, but these will be available through January 1!

Girly Bits December CotM: Sleigh My Name, Sleigh My Name & All I Want Fir Christmas Is You