On the last stop of my mini nail care series, I thought I'd just share with you some of my favorite polish colors and brands that you see on my regularly on my blog and Instagram, as well as colors that have made it into photos this week. Some of my favorite gel polish colors It's no secret I love a great, classic red polish, and that's what I wear at least 70% of the time. But I also love to switch it up to the ... Read more »
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Nail care mini series: Couture Gel Nail Polish kit review
Today is day five of my mini series on nail care. I'm in Dublin right now, but today you'll get a very special review to cap off my series this week! I have been using my Sephora Gelshine kit for about two years, but I recently had the immense pleasure of being sent a new gel nail polish kit to review, courtesy of Couture Gel Nail Polish. New fun nail things to play with? Yes, please! Couture is a woman-owned ... Read more »
Nail care mini series: my 6 steps for happy nails
Today is day four in my mini series of nail care. Really, this is probably the shortest post in the whole series, but with some important tips! I get asked a lot what do I do to keep my nails looking good. Both using gel polish, and just in general. Some people who use gel polish regularly complain about peeling, but I haven't found this to be an issue. It can happen to me on occasion when I let my nails get really ... Read more »
Nail care mini series: how I apply and remove gel polish
Today is day three of my mini series on nail care. And I'm going to show you how to use a gel polish kit at home! There are lots of places you can buy gel polish and kits to get you started (I've even seen gel polish at Target). When I started using it a couple of years ago there weren't quite as many options readily available that I knew about, although you could still buy the individual supplies at places like like ... Read more »
Nail care mini series: why I love gel polish
Today is day two of my nail care mini series. Hoorah! I'm going to talk a little bit about why I love using gel nail polish. For the vintage gal who loves to look polished but don't want to fuss with her nails several times a week, gel nail polish is for you! I converted to using gel nail polish a couple of years ago. I seriously haven't looked back since! It's been kind of my little nail miracle for my previously ... Read more »
Mini series intro: a week of nail love from a vintage gal
In the last couple of years, I've gotten a lot of compliments on my nails. I am not one to keep a beauty secret, especially since I spent most of my life with nails that were decidedly not enviable! Any chance I get, I tell people that I use gel nail polish, and I do it myself at home! I personally think it's kind of the ideal solution for the vintage gal (or any gal!) who wants to keep her nails up but with minimum ... Read more »