Recent Snapshots : Winter 2013-2014

Hey all! Today I have a little bit of a picture spam post to share. These are just a few odds and ends that's I've collected over this winter and that I haven't shared with you all. It's mostly a lot of food pictures, a few selfies and a few pictures from my trip to NYC! Hope you all enjoy ♥

Loved this look! 

Pork sandwiches from Les 3 Brasseurs, nom ♥

I love Japanese fried chicken, it's incredible ♥

One of the best sushi I've had in Quebec City so far! It's from Hosaka Ya sushi

My guilty pleasure! Bubble bath, with herbal tea, a candle, Vampire Diairies and of course my feline partner in crime!

Yep, I bought an Hello Kitty humidifier! Loving it :)

Favorite nail look I did this season. I love this polish in Dulce de Leche especially ♥

I love Sapporo!

Takoyaki, my favorite Japanese snack

Amazing miso ramen we had in NYC

I miss my Christmas tree already and I cannot wait to get it back up next year

Power outage! Time to break out the candles! 

Cute little monster ♥

The room we stayed in at the Algonquin hotel in NYC. Small, but cozy! Would return :)

Love the views in NYC. I cannot wait to go back there!

My fave picture from myself in NYC. Is it sad that it's from the back of my head? :P

a view from the FAO Schwarz toy store in NYC. I love this place, I could spend hours there! One of my favorite places in NYC ♥

Cannot wait to see this skyline again ♥

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That's all for this quick little picture post! I hope that you all enjoyed it! Let me know if you'd like to see more posts like this in the future!

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12 Days of Christmas : Favorite Nail Polish Shades For Winter

 Hey everyone! For today's 12 Days of Christmas post, I wanted to share my favorite nail polish shades for winter. To me, it's often the most exciting time of the year since Christmas is my favorite holiday. Therefore, I like to celebrate the festive season with fun glittery nails and Christmas inspired colors. Here are the nail polishes in my collection that I tend to gravitate most during winter.

Glitter 

Perfect for Holiday and New Years Parties ♥

Blue Mosaic - Revlon

Queen of Beauty - Sinful Colors

Sparked - Wet n Wild

Wear Something Spar-Kylie - Nicole by OPI

The Gold & The Beautiful - Wet n Wild

Diamonds Top Coat - Sally Hansen

Shimmer and Cream Finish

Dulce de Leche - OPI

Iced Spice - Revlon

Frankly Scarlet - Revlon

I Love You Cherry Much - Nicole by OPI

Green Up Your Act - Nicole by OPI

Carribbean Frost - Wet n Wild

Frostbite - China Glaze

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That's all for my favorite nail polish shades for winter! I hope you enjoyed this and that it gave ideas for nail polishes for the holidays! What are your favorite nail polishes during winter time? Let me know in the comments!

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Fall Series : Favorite Nail Polish Shades for Autumn

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing another post from my Fall Series! This one is about my favorite polish shades for autumn! If you followed my blog over the summer, I also did one of these for my favorite summer polish shades. 

Fall is my favorite season of the year so I'm particularly excited about these! It's mostly dark shades of red, blue and purple as you can see! I don't have a true red polish in my collection anymore (I can't believe I hadn't noticed until now) and I plan on getting a new one soon, but if I did, I would have included it into this selection.

Favorite Polishes for Fall

Nail Swatches

Revlon polishes : Star Attraction, Royal and Vixen

Star Attraction, Vixen, Royal 

Sinful Colors Polishes : Midnight Blue, Let's Talk, Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl (jelly finish), Let's Talk, Midnight Blue

- L'Oréal After Hours (this one stains quite a bit, use with a top coat or get blue tinged nails after)

- Sally Hansen Oxblood

- Wet n Wild : Burgundy Frost and Hannah Pinktana (this one dries semi matte)

Oxblood, Burgundy Frost, After Hours, Hannah Pinktana

That's all for my favorite nail polishes for Fall. What colors do you like to wear when the weather grows colder? What are you favorite polishes? Let me know in the comments! I'm always looking for new nail polish shades to try out!

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Favorite Nail polish shades for summer

Hey all :) Today I wanted to share my favorite polish shades for summer with you guys! These are polishes I've been wearing non stop since the weather has been nice out here in Quebec City. They're perfect for spring and summer in my opinion.

As you can see, I'm mostly into blues/turquoises and pinks/corals this summer :) I'd love to find a nice pastel yellow though, let me know in the comments if you have any recommendations!

First up is Tender Teal by Sally Hansen. It's a beautiful teal glittery nail polish. It requires at least two coats to be opaque. In the bottle, it has a pretty purple shift, but it's doesn't show up on the nails.

Next, we have Turquoise Moonlight from Quo by Orly. It's a eye-catching turquoise glitter. Very easy to apply, opaque in one single coat. Sorry about the pinky sticking out, I don't know what's up with that :P ahah

Finally, the last polish in the blues family is Pacific Blue by Sally Hansen. It's a beautiful medium blue with a creme finish. Also opaque in one coat. The brush is very thick making it quick and easy to apply. 

Tender Teal, Turquoise Moonlight, Pacific Blue

For the pink/coral family we have three Revlon polishes : Strawberry Electric, Electric Pink and Make Mine Mango. Strawberry Electric is a shimmery hot pink color with a slight blue tinge. Electric pink is more of a slightly pink coral color with a creme finish. Finally, Make mine Mango is a true coral color, also with a creme finish. All of these are opaque in two coats.

 Lastly, we have Timbleberry by Sinful colors which I would describe as a neon coral color. It's opaque in one coat. It's probably my favorite toe nail color for the summer time. I imagine it would look great with a tan (I can't say for sure because I don't tan very much :P)

 Make Mine Mango, Electric Pink, Strawberry Electric, Timbleberry

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 That's it for my favorite summer polishes for 2013! Let me know in the comments what colors are your favorite shades for summer, I always love trying new polishes!

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NOTD : Easy Spring Nail art - Pastel Gradient with Leopard Print!

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing my current manicure because in my opinion it's super exciting! I ordered some nail art plates recently on DealExtreme (check out my haul), so I couldn't wait to try out the printed nail look!

Since Spring is around the corner, I went for pastels and I added with leopard (or is it cheetah?) print on top! Super easy and really cool looking ♥

I cannot get over these nails, I'm so happy with them!

What do you think of these nails? Let me know in the comments :D

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Easy Nail Art Tutorial : Galaxy Nails

I've seen a few pictures of Galaxy Nails recently and I must say, I think they look amazing! When I learned that they were made with the sponging technique, I had to jump on the band wagon and make my own. I'll show you how I achieved these cute galaxy nails. It's super easy and even nail art beginners can make this design easily. The proof is that I'm satisfied with mine and I'm usually no good when it comes to painting my nails :P

First off, here are the tools you will need to achieve the Galaxy Nails :

I forgot to add the pale pink polish I used in this picture

• Nail polish remover for touch ups (I'm using 100% acetone, which is quite drying for the cuticles, but works great for precise cleanups around the edges. If you choose this method, make sure you have either a cuticle cream or at least a good hand cream to apply afterwards)
• 7 nail polishes : 1 black, 1 grey, 1 purple, 1 navy blue, 1 pale pink, 1 glittery top coat, 1 glitter polish.
• Top Coat
• Cosmetic sponge (it has to be porous, if it's dense it won't work properly)
• Small rounded brush for clean ups (you can also use cotton buds)
• Cuticle cream or moisturizing hand lotion

1) Start with a black base :

Kind of looks messy at this point because I didn't bother to clean up neatly yet

2) On the flat side of the cosmetic sponge, place a small amount of purple polish in the shape of a circle. Using a paper towel, sponge off the excess polish until only a small amount of polish comes off at a time. We want the colors to be subtle and blend in with the background. Start sponging the color on the nails. Don't do the whole nail,  choose a small section and sponge the color lightly. Change the position and shape of your sponging for each nail.

I used one corner for each color. That's how my sponge looked like at the end of the manicure.

As you can see the purple is quite subtle.

3) Repeat the process with the three other colors. The colors can overlap. Leave a portion of the nail black to create more depth. Wait for a minute or so in between each color to allow the polish to dry. This shouldn't take very long since the polish is applied in very thin layers by the sponging technique.

First add the blue (sorry this looks messy)

Then add the grey

Finally add the pink

4) Cover the nails with a glittery top coat. This will help the look come together  It should look like stars in the sky.

The picture is a little blurry because my camera had a hard time focusing on the nails after I applied the glitter.

5) Add the glittery polish. I chose a blue glitter with large round glitter pieces and small glitter. You could choose a silver one also. Don't place this all over the nail. Only apply it to portions of the nail and vary the placement from one nail to another. Try to avoid placing too many large glitter pieces so to not overwhelm the design.

6) Add a clear top coat to protect the design from chipping.

7) Clean up the edges with a small brush or with cotton buds.

And you're done! Pretty easy right? I'm quite pleased with the results. My camera doesn't do the design justice, it is much nicer in real life :)

That's it for this super easy nail art tutorial! Let me know if you'd like to see more of these and tell me if you try these galaxy nails, I'd love to see yours ♥