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Beach Manicure

Hi everyone! I just got home from a week on the beach with family and friends in Siesta Key, Florida. We had a great time, though the weather didn’t fully cooperate. We had a few storms and more rain and overcast skies than usual, but the temperatures were very...

Gelish All About Me Swatch

Gelish All About Me is a dark creamy purple.  It has some reddish undertones which gives it a bit of a vampy look.  I really like this and can see wearing it more in the fall and winter months.  I think it would look awesome with a layer of...

Gelish Little Princess Swatch

Gelish Little Princess is sort of a milky white color. The swatches below show three coats of Little Princess with no undies. You could apply one or two coats of this under (or over) a French tip. I kind of like it on its own too and I think...

Gelish Go Girl Swatch – Fade Alert

I’m working through my Gelish collection and trying to swatch every color – even the unfortunate few that fade.  This is Gelish Go Girl which is a bubble gum pink when it’s first applied.  After a day or two though it fades to more of a peachy color, which...

Gelish Ali Baba Sim Sala Bim

This is Gelish Ali Baba Sim Sala Bim from the Aurora FX Collection. This was one of the first Gelish polishes that I purchased. I ended up selling it and then buying it a second time because I missed it! When I first tried this color it seemed to...

Water & Hibiscus Flower Nail Art

I’ve been wanting to try this bubble nail art technique that I saw posted on Gelish Mini’s FB page. I was trying to come up with ideas for a fun vacation themed mani and this effect reminds me of water when done with blues.  This was my first time...

Beach Sunset Nails with NCLA Wraps

I’m counting down the days to my beach vacation… only 4 more days until I’m soaking up the sun on a white sand beach.  Ahhh!  I’m getting myself in beach mode with these “So L.A.” nail wraps that Nail Polish Canada sent me.  You can read my full review...