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Hello everyone! This is the second installment of my monthly favorites. I made a video, which you can view here , but I have made a list of everything that is in the video and where I got it. I hope you all had a lovely holiday. I’ll see you on New Year’s! BYYEEE Dan and Phil Advent Calendar (danandphilshop.com) Sally Hansen Insta-Dri “Jet Set Jade” (#180) (Kroger) Favorite Christmas Nail Designs - Christmas Tree Nails - Reindeer Nails Christmas Earrings (Walmart and Claire’s) Werther’s Original Caramel Hard Candies (Walgreen's) Michael Kors Lip Gloss (gift) 100% Pure Mascara (gift) Coffee Mugs (gift)

  Hello everyone! First of all, I hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas or whatever holiday you may celebrate; spend time with family and spread joy with the gifts you give. I know I said I’d post twice before Christmas, but I have been busy and I just didn’t have time. I hope that’s ok. Anyway, this last nail design has the potential to be two, but I put them together to make the ultimate Santa nails! Here’s what you’ll need. The polishes I used for this design were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shades in “Rapid Red” (#280) and “Sand Storm” (#113), Xtreme Wear shades in “White On” (#300) and “Black Out” (#28), and Essie’s “Good as Gold” (#941). I also used a nail dotter. The first part of this design is Santa’s belt. I started with a red base on my thumb and let that dry. Then I painted a white stripe vertically down the middle of my nail. Next, I added a black, horizontal line in the middle of my nail. Finally, using a gold polish I painted the square belt buckle. Add a top

Hello everyone! Christmas is fast approaching and I couldn’t avoid doing a snowman nail design. I also got some cute polishes from my friends for Christmas and I know I have some more in my stocking, so make sure you check my nail polish inventory sometime after Christmas. Anyway, here’s what you’ll need. The polishes I used for this design were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shades in “Blue-Away” (#425), “Pronto Purple” (#360), and “Man-go Team!” (#30), Xtreme Wear shades in “Black Out” (#28) and “White On” (#300), Revlon’s “Stunning” (#340), and Blackheart Beauty’s Sky Blue Polish from Hot Topic. A nail dotter and sponge would also be useful. Since this is a gradient design, you want to start with a white base coat and let that dry. Next, paint a stripe of the darker blue on the sponge, followed by a stripe of light blue right under it, and finally a stripe of white. Pat the sponge onto your nail with the dark blue by your cuticle. You may have to do this two or three times t

 Hello everyone! My 5 th Christmas nail design, if you couldn’t tell by the title, is reindeer! I really like this design; it’s one of my favorites along with the Christmas trees. Here’s what you’ll need. The polishes I used for this design were Sally Hansen’s Miracle Gel shade in “Game of Chromes” (#510), Xtreme Wear shades in “Black Out” (#28) and “White On” (#300), Insta-Dri shade in “Wined Up” (#350), and Essie’s “Mink Muffs” (#624). You will also need a nail dotter. I started with a gold base coat and the top coat that goes along with the Miracle Gel polishes. After that dried, I used the medium brown color to make a semi-circle covering 1/3 of my nail with 2 ear shapes at the top. Using the same brown I drew antlers. Since the brush that comes with Essie polishes isn’t too thick I can use that brush for the antlers; no extra brushes needed. Next, using a dotter, I added two white dots for eyes and two smaller black dots for pupils. To complete the look, I added a larg

Hello everyone! Sorry this is up so late, but I got so into wrapping presents that I completely forgot. I was also out at Kroger for a while because it’s recently been remodeled and now there is a bunch of organic stuff. Anyway, I’m getting off topic; here is what you will need for this design. The polishes I used were Essie's “Good as Gold” (#941) and Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shades in “Wined Up” (#350), “Jet Set Jade” (#180), and “Silver Sweep” (#230). You may also need a skinny nail art brush. I started with a gold base and let that dry. On each nail I alternated between red and green “ribbon”, which is just a vertical line down the nail and a horizontal one across the nail. For the bow, I used the silver polish and my skinny nail art brush to draw a bow shape. Add a clear coat and you’re done!  I hope you like this design. I used all metallic colors, which was a complete accident, but quite festive anyway. I have to edit a video, but I don’t know if I’ll get it

 Hello everyone! The 3 rd nail design of the month is Christmas trees! This is my favorite so far. Here’s what you’ll need. The colors I used were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shades in “Jade Jump” (#450) and “Jet Set Jade” (#180), Essie “Good as Gold” (#941), and Wet n Wild “Sparked” (#435G). You’ll also need some painter’s tape and a nail dotter. I started with a light green base. Then I used two strips of tape to make a triangle going halfway up my nail. I used dark green for the tree and waited ten seconds before removing the tape (that's important ok). For the star, I used a dotter; you can just make dots and connect them. Finally, I used pink glitter for the ornaments/lights on the tree. Protect your design with a top coat! I hope you like this design! I got my inspiration from Pinterest (of course). I still have 5 designs left for December, so make sure you come back. BYYEEE

Hey everyone! This is my second time doing candy cane nails for the holiday season. This time I decided to do it on alternating nails because 1.) I had to do this mid school week and 2.) It makes the design pop. Anyway, here’s what you need. The colors I used were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shade in “Wined Up” (#350), Xtreme Wear shade in “White On” (#300), and Revlon’s “Stunning” (#340). You will also need tape (preferably painter’s tape) and scissors.  I started with a white base on the nails I was doing the stripes on and waited for it to dry. Then I applied three strips of tape horizontally on my nail. You may need more or less depending on how big your nail is or how thick you want the stripes to be. Next, I applied the red overtop of the tape, waited 10 seconds, and removed the tape carefully. I fixed any mistakes with a dotter and then applied a glitter coat over top. The nails with no stripes were plain red. Simple as that! Hope you guys liked this design. 6 more t

 Hey everyone! December has begun and that means festive nail designs in preparation for the holidays. To start it off I have a penguin nail design for you guys! The colors I used for this design were Sally Hansen’s Xtreme Wear shades in “Black Out” (#28) and “White On” (#300) and Sally Hansen’s Triple Shine shade in “Play Koi” (#240). You will also need a dotting tool for this design.  I started off with a black base on all my nails. Then, using the white polish, I covered 2/3rds of my nail, rounding off the top; this represents the white penguin body. Finally, I used the dotting tool to make black eyes and an orange beak. I also added orange feet by the tips of my nails for an extra touch. Finish it off with a top coat (tip: wait till the polish is fully dry even though I am impatient and never do and it smears) to protect the design.  Hope you liked my penguin nails! The link I got my inspiration from will be below. I have 7 more holiday designs to go, so I’ll see you

 Hey everyone! I have a new video up on my channel for my November Favorites. Everything that I mentioned in the video is listed below including where I got them. Hope you enjoy! -Sally Hansen Insta-Dri shade in “Sand Storm” (Walmart) -Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear shade in “Black Out” (Kroger) -Sally Hansen Triple Shine shade in “Pearly Whites” (Walmart) -Revlon “Stunning” (some drugstore I’m not sure) -Candle in the scent Soothing Vanilla (Walmart) -Neon tetra fish (Feeder’s Supply) -Love’s Berry Sweet perfume (Amazon) -Cream colored blanket (Big Lots) -Friendship necklace (Claire’s) -Bamboo Plant (Lowes) -Cat hat (Walmart I think) -Leggings with pleather sides (Kohl’s) -Hogwarts sweats (Hot Topic) That’s it. BYYEEE

 Hello everyone! Today is Thanksgiving and I figured I should do a festive nail design since I skipped the whole month of November on my blog last year. I decided to go for the classic turkey. The colors I used were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shades in “Sand Storm” (#113) and “Lightening” (#280), Triple Shine shade in “Taheati” (#620), Xtreme Wear shades in “White On” (#300) and “Black Out” (#28), Essie “Mink Muffs” (#624), and a random Markwins International polish I stole from my mom’s bathroom because I couldn’t find my red polish anywhere.  I started with the tan base color on all my nails. For the thumb I took dark brown to make the turkey’s body using a nail art brush. The body is just a semi-circle with a small circle above it. I then used a dotter to add two white circles for eyes and a smaller dotter for the black pupils. I used a thin nail art brush for the orange beak. The multi-colored feathers where added behind the turkey’s body to represent its tail. For the

Hey everyone! Sally Hansen has been doing #NailArtNov on Instagram and the 18 th was glitter. I decided to go with a subtle glitter design and take a Pinterest look (which I’ve always wanted to do). Before I start, yes, I do have a wound on my pinky finger; I cut it on a sharp piece of metal under a desk (school is so safe). Anyway, here’s how I did this look. The colors I used for this design were Sally Hansen’s Xtreme Wear shade in “Black Out” (#28), Triple Shine shade in “Pearly Whites” (#300), Wet n wild shade in “Tough Girl” (#34206), and Candie’s shade “Concrete Jungle” (#2191). I started with the lighter gray, since two stripes of that color show. Then I painted, free hand of course, a black stripe, covering the tip of my nail, and a dark gray stripe in the middle of my nail. Over top of the first light gray stripe I added a coat of glitter. Finally, I added a top coat for protection and it was done! Not that hard, right? I had pinned this look a long time ago

 Hello everyone! This week I did a simple design as requested by one of my best friends. I did a bright blue with black tips. The colors I used for this tutorial were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shade in “Brisk Blue” (#430) and Xtreme wear shade in “Black Out” (#28). For the tips I used PERFECT Tips by nailene. To do this design all you need to do is apply your blue base coat and wait for it to dry completely. Next, apply the French tip stickers by the tops of each nail, adjusting the thickness to your liking, and paint the black polish on. Wait about 10 seconds before removing the stickers so the polish will have a chance to set. Add a top coat and you’re done! That’s all for this week, but I have some big stuff coming up in the near future, so look forward to that. BYYEEE  

Hello everyone! So, you may not know this about me, but I have a huge obsession with candles. I have bought a lot of candles throughout this year and I just wanted to show them to you. If you find candles at all exciting here they are. First of all, I keep all the candles that I am not using for the season in this box. I got this box for Christmas (obviously lol) last year, I think, and it had a lot of goodies in it before I emptied it out. Honestly, I think I need a bigger box because I buy so many candles on a regular basis now. Every time I go to the store during the holidays or season changes, they will have huge boxes in the aisles with seasonal, mini candles, and without fail I buy at least two lol. The scents from left to right are sweet pea, cranberry pear, hazelnut cream, apple pumpkin, cinnamon pecan swirl, creamy vanilla swirl, and fresh melon slice.  The bigger candles that I have are key lime pie, soothing vanilla, and mandarin vanilla. I haven’t used the ma

Hey everyone! Sorry this is up a little late, but I had a lot to do today. Either way, here I am with another matte nail design. The colors I used for this design were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri shades in “Wined Up” (#350) and “Sand Storm” (#113) and Sally Hansen’s Big Matte Top Coat. I started with a neutral base which, now that I think about it, I should have done the red first, but whatever lol. I painted the red over top leaving a tan triangle by the cuticles. Finally, I painted over the whole nail with the matte top coat. This design is easy and perfect for fall. I free handed it, hence why only the thumb is good lol, but you do whatever you want (you do you as Tyler Oakley would say).  That is all for now, but I might do a post on Wednesday if I feel like it. Until then BYYEEE

Surprise!!! I know I said I was taking a break this week (which I am with my nails), but I still made a video for you guys. It is a compilation of all 4 Halloween nails I did this month. Please show it some love and check out the other videos on my channel . BYYEEE

Hello everyone! This week I created spooky spider webs on my nails and I’m going to show you how it’s done. The colors I used for this tutorial were Revlon’s Top Speed “Black Star” (#880), “Stunning” (#340), and Sally Hansen’s Xtreme Wear in “White On” (#300). You will also need a skinny nail art brush and a dotter. I started with my black base color. I chose this Revlon polish because it is not as harsh of a color; it looks a bit more shimmery and fun. On my index and pinky fingers, I made spider webs by painting diagonal lines coming from the top right of my nail and then drawing curved lines between them. On my ring finger I added a spider using a dotter to make the body and a nail art brush to make the legs and wed coming from it. I drew the string coming from the spider in my perspective, but it’d be best if you connected the string to your cuticle (do it right basically lol). Finally, I used glitter over the remaining nails and a top coat on all my nails. This is m

Hey everyone! My third Halloween nail design (inspired from Pinterest) is pumpkin nails! There may be a lot of polishes involved, but it’s actually pretty easy. It doesn't have to be just a Halloween design; you can use it for the whole fall season. The colors I used were Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri in shades “Sand Storm” (#113) and “Lickety-Split Lime” (#29), Triple Shine shades in “Taheati” (#620) and “Play Koi” (#240), and Essie’s “Mink Muffs” (#624). I started with a tan, neutral base on all my nails. Then I used my lighter shade of orange to make a semi-circle by the tips of my nails and filled it in. I used my dark brown to make a short, thick line on the top of the semi-circle for the pumpkin stem and added a green line next to the stem for the vine. Finally, I used the darker orange to make the indentations on the pumpkin and to create depth. Add a top coat to seal it in and you've got pumpkin nails! Thanks for reading my post. I have one Halloween tutorial

Hello everyone! This is my second Halloween nail design; two to go. These black cat nails were inspired by several Pinterest designs, which I basically mushed together. The colors I used for this design were Sally Hansen's Triple Shine in "Play Koi" (#240), Xtreme wear "Black Out" (#28), and Pumpkin Nail Enamel by Blue Cross Beauty Products. I also used painter's tape and a small nail art brush. I started by painting an orange base on all my nails. After that dried, I drew a spooky black cat shape on a piece of painter's tape and cut it out. I placed the outline on my nail and painted black over top. I made sure to wait 10 seconds before I removed the tape to make sure the polish didn't spread. I did 2 cats on each hand, added 1 moon on each hand, and put glitter over the remaining nails. I sealed everything in with a top coat. I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial. Make sure to come back next Sunday for Halloween tutorial #3. BYYEEE

Hey everyone! So, like the basic white girl I am, I love pumpkin spiced lattes. However, buying them every day can really drain your bank account (or in this case my allowance hehe). Today I have decided to teach you how to make an easy, quick pumpkin spiced latte. Naturally, I found this recipe from Pinterest, but I tweaked it a bit. Here’s what you’ll need: ¾ cup milk (I used 2% because that’s what was in the fridge) 2 tsp. white granulated sugar 2 tbsp. pumpkin puree ¼ tsp. vanilla extract A palm full of pumpkin spice ½ cup hot coffee Whip cream (for an extra touch, but it’s optional) Start off with combining your milk, sugar, pumpkin, vanilla, and pumpkin spice. You’ll want to blend this mixture until it is frothy. I used a hand mixer, but you can use a blender if you want. Next, you want to heat up the pumpkin mixture you just made. The original recipe said to heat it in a sauce pan, which I did the first time, but I was too lazy this time an