The one with all the Nails Inc.

I now interrupt the regular 31 Day Challenge posts for an important announcement... 

Nails Inc. polishes are now at Sephora.

I went shopping and got a few too many... 

Top row, l-r: Electric Lane Holographic Top Coat, Chelsea Square, Buckingham Street, Old Park Lane, Connaught Square

Bottom row, l-r: Bloomsbury Square, Warwick Way, Piccadilly Circus, Belgrave Place, Wellington Square, Franklin's Row

Nails Inc. polishes are only being sold at select Sephora locations. I traveled to the Toronto Eaton Centre flagship store to get these. A new Forever 21 also opened there, and I picked up this amazing dress for only $27.80:

Belted Brushstroke Dress

So I think that's enough shopping for me for a long time*! 

I decided to stop my Friday Favourite posts. Instead, I will use Pinterest. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard that lets you organize any photos that you come across on the web. I have created a few Pin boards (My Style, Classroom Ideas, Bake Me, and more). The one that you will be most interested in is Nail Art. 

Pinterest is great because it links photos back to the place where you found them. I love looking through members boards for inspiration and ideas! It is so much easier than saving photos to my hard drive, and they are accessible from any computer. Amazing. I think that you might need an invite in order to join. If you would like one, comment below with your e-mail address and I will send it to you :)


Thanks for reading!
Hayley

*likely not

Friday Favourites Round 6

 Supa Nails Zulu Pop - I am digging this tribal-look manicure trend. I admire the skill it takes to make all those thin lines! This is a look that I absolutely want to try out myself :)  

Keep Calm and Pain Nails' Feather Mani - wow, I think these are real feathers! I'm assuming you layer a base colour, top coat, feather, and a final top coat to seal it in... I want to try this!

Canadian Nail Fanatic's Flower Mani - I linked CNF the last time that she used this stamp. I will probably basically love any time that she uses this plate. LOL. Although I'm not a fan of the new OPI shade Lily I Love You, I like how it is used in this mani to give the navy creme a galaxy feel. Beautiful.  

Dizzy Nails' Wallis Crackified - Lauren put Tarnished Gold Crackle from China Glaze over London Butter Wallis to create this look. I am more into subtle contrasts when it comes to crackle polishes, so naturally I love this :)

Haute Laacquer's Murder Scene Mani - wooww, this girl has SKILL with a brush!!! I love crime scene thriller TV shows... Dexter, CSI, Criminal Minds, the list goes on. I studied Forensic Science in my undergrad, too... Naturally, I love these nails. :)

Emerald Sparkled Vintage Roses - This is the nicest flower manicure that I've seen in a long time! The roses are crisp and big, and the colour choice is great too :) love it!

Friday Favourites Round 5

Also Known As' Turquoise and Silver Shatter manicure - I stared at this picture for *too* long trying to figure it out, before finally reading the text (and noticing that the bottle is a crackle... duh) and realizing that the finger designs alternate! Hah! I can be  little slow, let me be. lol. I think this is very cool and I can't wait to try it out!

Enamel Girl's Midnight Mani - These are nail stickers from Sally's! Wow! How awesome does this look?! I want to try them out, even though it looks like there is a bumpy texture that would drive me nuts... it's so dazzling!

Getcha Nails Did's Love, Beverly Hills xx - I'm not totally crazy about this Essie colour, but I LOVE this photo! Haha, something about Dr. Pepper... yum! The colours match perfectly!

Chit Cat Nails' Katy Perry inspired mani - Katy is awesome for inspiration, and I love this look that Marta created based on one of Katy's outfits! Something about the one thick line on each nail adds an extra oomph - well done!

Emily's Bananarama Nails - How FUN is this? The cute bananas remind me of Andy Warhol's art, but are apparently based on another manicurist's nail art (whose link I cannot access right now)

Eat. Sleep. Polish's Braille Nails - I love the colour combos that Victoria came up with for each nail, and the dotting is well-done considering she just got her first dotting tools! Victoria is a relatively new blogger too - be sure to check out her blog!

Another Bottle of Polish's Fingerpaints Water Marble - You have to click on this link and check out all 10 fingernails... I love the floral-looking petals that were created using the water marble technique! I am impressed, this is gorgeous :)

Through the Wormhole's Modrian Manicure - As an art history geek, I love this nail art! I like that it is in blues instead of Modrian's typical primary trio... this is Lex's personalized touch and I am digging it!

Wow Wow Nails' Green Delicious - this is a very cute twist on a french manicure mixed with some foodie nail art! The apples are actually Konad stamps, believe it or not. I think this was made by Nina at Wow Wow... I met her a few months ago when I visited the shop in Toronto... she was very nice and helpful. Also of note - I got both of my China Glaze OMG polishes from Wow Wow Nails! It's hit or miss whether or not they have them in, but the shop is good enough for me to keep visiting and checking :)  

Friday Favourites Round 4

Das Experiment's Picture Polish Sparkle - These swatches make me want this colour! My nails aren't nearly as nice as this blogger's though. I agree with her opinion that the polish looks great paired with light denim. Very pretty. 

Fashion Polish's Coney Island and Glitter in the Air -  I have to add American Apparel's Coney Island to my wishlist! It looks great paired with GITA, and reminds me of cotton candy :) As usualy, Sam's photos are stunning.

Sweet Sugar's Striping Tape Manicure -  Another Bella and Edward pairing that really pops! I wish that Essence polishes were available in Canada. Or if they are, I'm totally missing them! 

Nightly Nails' Revlon Just Tinted - These are great swatches of the new Revlon line. These colours look so juicy, I can't wait to try mine out.   

Lex's Intergalactic Nails - Incredible nail art, his girl has talent. Tutorial here.

Chit Chat Nails Stranger Tides - I like the earthy look of this manicure, it's really cute and subtle

Canadian Nail Fanatic's Maya Flowers - What a great stamped manicure! I love the base colour, I love the image plate, and the yellow dots are a playful and fun contrast against the coral. Pretty and feminine. 

MaD Manis' Dandelions - I hate dandelions, but I love dandelion imagry (hah!) This nail art is skillfully done, and I love how the image travels across all of the nails. 

Friday Favourites Round 3

I've missed a few Fridays, but I haven't stopped collecting my favourite posts! Here are some of YOUR amazing posts that inspire my passion for nail polish!(also, I hate how Blogger has formatted this post - if it bothers you as much as it bothers me, I'm sorry, I've tried and I can't fix it!)

Liquid Jelly's Once a Cheetah, Always a Cheetah - I have passed by the $OPI Safari Luxe collection a zillion times and never wanted anything from it, but this post makes me want to get OACAAC! It looks so pretty on Liz's nails, and her photography really captured the glow. Beautiful. 

Rebecca Likes Nails' Gradient Zebra - Speaking of Safaris...! Rebecca's nail art is so well done, it looks amazing. I love that she has used relatively inexpensive polishes (Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear) to create this awesome Zebra print mani. Plus the tutorial is very detailed and helpful. Wow! 

Diana's Green and Glitter Nails - It's the colour that really attracts me to this design. I love the mint base paired with the green Konad accents. I have the fishnet (lace?) image plate, I am excited to try this design out.  I also find it amazing that the glitter topcoat is called Edward, and that it has a pair called Bella. LOL.

Fashion Polish's Essie Lapis of Luxury with Effects - Adding the Golden Rose scale effect (aka FLAKIE!) to an already beautiful colour and then mattifying it - WOW. I could wear this every day for the rest of my life, it's THAT pretty. 













Emily's Twist on the Traditional Leopard Print - I have seen lots of leopard print manis, and a lot of them are non-traditional, and I pretty much love all of them. This one catches my eye especially because it is monochromatic - black, white and grey. The unexpected glitter accents are so pretty :)

Kayla's Cherry Blossoms - This is flawless. Just stunning. <3 I want this now. 



















Let Them Have Polish's Mermaid's Tears - Another fishnet/lace design (I see a trend in my favourites this week), Cristina took the name of the polish literally when designing her manicure - Mermaid's Tears! Duh, why didn't I think of this?! The sponging effect paired with a clever use of the newly-named fishnet/lace/fishSCALE image plate, and a few clear rhinestones - voila. Very cool.

Nicely Varnished's Time for Summer! - This nail art it so awesome! I rarely see such bright neons put together in such a nice way. Very summery indeed.












Once Bitten's Snakeskin Nails - I love where the inspiration for this manicure came from - an actual snakeskin manicure that cost over $300. Once Bitten made her faux snakeskin design for much less moola by carefully blending colours and stamping. Very creative and well-done!

Gotham Polish's Milky Glitter Mani -  A Friday Favourite post wouldn't be complete without a link to Gotham Polish! I love this girl's photos and unique perspective of NYC. I love her sense of humor. AND I LOVE THIS MANICURE! I am calling it Milky glitter, because that's what it reminds me of (Amy, I hope you don't mind!) The bright and bold glitter of Milani Gems takes on a whole new pastel look. Win! 

Friday Favourites Round 2

I apologize for acting MIA for the past few days, I am in a bit of a slump with my nails. I removed 3 manis in a row yesterday. I couldn't settle on something I was happy with! And then today at school I was working on a hallway mural all day, my hands and nails got really damaged as a result :/ I cleaned them up and moisturized a lot afterwards, and I'm looking forward to some great NOTDs coming up! Here is what I came across and loved this week, take a look :)


Ivana's Ruffian Manicure - I love this look. It's very sophisticated and classy, plus purple and gold look great together!


Ivana's Mattified Houston We Have a Purple with Prancer - Ivana gets 2 nods this week, because I just discovered her blog! HWHAP looks great with a matte finish (reminder to self - try this!) and the hexagonal red glitters look like they're magically hovering on the nail. Pretty!


The Nail Buff's Block Orange with Flower Accent - Orange is usually NOT my colour, but I couldn't help but love this look. The deep almost-blood orange is nicely contrasted with a cute white flower. Great look!


The Nail Addict's Peafowl Nail Art- success! This full set of multi-coloured nail stampings is so skillfully done, amazing!! 


Brooke's Lightbox Tutorial - I didn't know that making your own lightbox could be this easy, thanks for the tutorial Brooke!


Jane's Lightening Bolt French Tutorial - What I love about all of Jane's tutorials the most is how easy-to-follow they are. This girl has a real eye for design, in both the layout of her blog and the funky nail art designs she comes up with. I will be following this tutorial really soon!


Amy's Forever 21 Times Square Review -  This post made me LOL for real. Do you get the Toy Story reference? ;) Also, I wish I had started to read Gotham Polish before visiting NYC earlier this year! doh!

Gotham Polish

Stilletto Mani by Nails for Fun -  I wish that I could read the language of this blog's author so I could learn some of her secrets! This manicure is SEXY. No other word for it! Check it out!!!

Friday Favourites

Up until now, I didn’t really have a way to remember my favourite manicures from fellow bloggers. I have saved a few JPEG here and there for future inspiration, but those photos, unfortunately, I don’t know who to give credit to because I didn’t think to at the time!

So here is a new feature that I’m calling Friday Favourites (you get the Canadian/British spelling, no favorite for you Americans, sorry!) I will link to a handful of manicures that I have encountered on various blogs over the past week that have really stood out for me. They may be from old posts or new, stay tuned to find out!

Let Them Have Polish’s Shattered Zoya Sooki – very True Blood-esque, and I can’t help but say Sooook-ay, a la Bill Compton, haha

Chit Chat Nails’ Pink Wednesday Print – I’m drooling over Essie Watermelon here, and the ring finger accent is just gorgeous!

Scandalously Polished’s Yellow Brick Road – I’ve seen this colour around quite a bit and it never did anything for me… BUT these photos make it look so BRIGHT! JUICY! SUMMERY! FUN!

Nihrida’s Clayton My Hero and Irreplaceable comparison – Very unexpected colour from Clayton My Hero, I love it! And after her comparison, Nihrida layers the colours with very nice results.

Let Them Have Polish’s American Eagle colours – I didn’t know that AE sold nail polish, now apparently they do!  It’s too bad that they are unnamed. I love the stamping design that Cristina did on what she calls “Coral Bits”

Liquid Jelly’s Treasure on Sunset Beach – I love this because I’m quite certain that I have all of the colours to recreate the look! I love the extra shimmer and I know that it will look great with a tan.

Fashion Polish’s Something Blue – I keep coming back to this post, that’s the blue I’ve been looking for! Also, I think that I have royal wedding fever