NAIL ART TUTORIAL: LUCK OF THE IRISH
St.Patrick’s Day is basically just a party holiday right? While you’re drinking all of that green beer and singing Home For a Rest don’t forget to show some holiday love to your tips with a St.Patrick’s Day mani! Step 1: Begin by applying a base coat, we recently started using Essie – First Base & we’re in … Continue reading
TRENDING TIPS REPORT: EMERALD CITY
Seriously, we have not been this excited about a collection of fall colours in a while and so, our fall Trending Tips Reports continue today on Polish You Pretty. One shade that we cannot wait to have enter our lives is this rich emerald green – how beautiful is it? We have been seeing many … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PAINT SPLATTER
Julep Week continues on PYP, Day #2 brings us paint splatters (& not the messy kind)! We’ve dabbled in different kinds of splatter patterns in the past (see: here, here & here) but wanted to try a controlled bright pop of colour splatter. We know a lot of darker Fall/Winter tutorials will soon start & we … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: OLYMPIC SPIRIT
We’re not too sure about you guys, but we have full out Olympic fever! We wanted to create a design for the Olympics that was a little different than the ones that we’re out there & something that could be done again once the games are over. Insert Olympic colours + stripes! Step 1: After … Continue reading
TRENDING TIPS REPORT: RETURN TO TIFFANY
I think we can all agree that polish has come a long way since the classic ‘For Audrey’ was introduced to us by the wonderful China Glaze. Although this shade is timeless and will be one that we constantly wear and replenish (especially over the summer months) there are now more shades to discover that … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: ZOYA – BEACH & SURF
It almost snowed here today in Canada (barf), so it only seems appropriate to share one of the most anticipated summer collections – Zoya Beach & Surf. This mega collection features 6 creamy bold shades = beach & 6 shimmer foil shades = surf. Both collections compliment each other creating one massive must-have 12 piece … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: LCN – COLOR ME UP
LCN is a European company that brings the secrets of German research across the pond to North America. Currently, LCN is the world’s 3rd leading manufacturer of cosmetic nail products (impressive!). We fell in love with LCN back when we saw a few sites posting the UNREAL Croco Effect top coat (stay tuned…) & couldn’t … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: PRITI NYC – AFTER THE SNOW PRE-SPRING 2012
We always love lines that break away from the norm – introducing Priti NYC and their Pre-Spring 2012 collection: After The Snow. This collection was anything but average in comparison to others. While other brands were bringing the brights & pastels, Priti NYC went with a muted neutral palette, jammed packed with subtle shimmers – … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: MAKE MY DAY
If you are not familiar with Make My Day, firstly – what rock are you living under? Secondly – you need to jump on board! Not only do they do some seriously eye-catching nail art, but we recently found out they make their own polish (double win)! Hailing from Argentina, this company does it all & constantly … Continue reading
TRENDING TIPS REPORT: COLOUR WHEEL WONDERFUL
If we learned anything from elementary school art class (other than how to trace your hand and turn it into a turkey) it was that if you mixed two primary colours the result would be an even better secondary colour. Now that we’ve all grown up and stopped tracing our hands we’ve learned that primary … Continue reading
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