The Halloween collection from China Glaze is out and it is FAB! Six deep, shimmery and vampy shades (including a matte!) that will help you ease into fall perfectly. :)

Hello lovelies, another exciting unboxing post to share with you today! My Indie Polish had a Labour Day sale a while ago where you could get a mystery box with 10 polishes for $50 plus shipping... If you know me you know I LOVE a good mystery box, so of course I had to pick it up!

One of the things I love about Tanya and her brand are that they always try to do what they can to make the customer happy. When it comes to mystery boxes, did you know that when they can they try to look at your past orders to make sure you don't get duplicates you already have? That's amazing! I've never heard of a brand going that above-and-beyond for their customers, and it is definitely appreciated. :)

On top of that the polishes are always fab, and I already have a few new favourites from this box! Check out what I got below, and let me know your favourites!

Sorry for not getting anything out for you yesterday - it turns out my internet was down, so even though I could edit these pics I couldn't upload them. :(  But better late than never, and I have the post ready to share with you today. Tomorrow we should get back on track with the usual Mon-Wed-Fri schedule!

So today I have swatches of one of the gorgeous polishes I got at Indie Expo Canada this year (check out my review of the event here!). This was one of the polishes in my VIP Bag and it's my first polish from Alter Ego!

When I sat down to write this post I knew I wanted to share with you that nail school has been going great and I am so so happy I'm doing it! The people are amazing, the instructor is really supportive, and I'm both learning new skills and brushing up on ones I knew already.

We have spent a lot of time working on a few general things so far: theory, sanitation and practical nail skills. We've been practicing on classmates for all but one mani so far, and my lovely classmates/models have been kind enough to let me document my work in photos to share with you. :)

Two things I like a lot: subscription boxes, and tea. The Dollar Tea Club gives me both of those things, with the bonus of having a price tag of $1 for 3 different tea samples and 5 filters! Okay, okay. With shipping it comes out to $4. But that is still an amazing price!

Enough about the price though, let's get on to the tea! I got three very different samples and I'm curious to know what you think of them. :)

I have an amazing (and huge) post to share with you today - swatches of all 12 shades in the Color Club Mood Changing Nail Lacquer series! These were graciously sent to me by Trade Secrets to share with you, and I have to say for never having swatched thermals before I think I did a pretty good job!

There is definitely a polish in here for everyone: bold and bright, soft and subtle, cool and calm... A combo for every mood. :)

To make these polishes transition to their cool states I had to dip my fingers into cold water, so just so you know that's why a bunch of the pictures have water drops all over them. I hope no one minds!

My last look for this month's DD week is my favourite! Fimo shapes are one of those things I have literally had for years and never used. Seriously: 5 years. I have had these for FIVE YEARS. And finally, I have found a way to use them that really works! :)

This lovely bouquet of flowers is the last way I am celebrating our birthday - check it out and let me know what you think!

I have to say, these are my least favourite nails this week. It was one of those times when the image in my head just didn't translate onto my nails. :/

It was supposed to be a pond mani (the confetti was done over three separate layers) with confetti falling all over, and a freehanded party hat on the accent nail. I think part of my problem was making the confetti too big, and a few times I didn't let the layers dry long enough so when I used the sharpie it would dig into the polish a little bit. Bah!

My next look for DD's 5th Birthday is some freehanded balloons - originally I thought about doing a bunch of different colours but when it came time to do it I decided to go with a more elegant gold and silver theme!

Happy Birthday Digit-al Dozen, part two! This is my second look for our theme this month, and while I was going for some fireworks I'm not quite sure I was successful... But you can ignore that, because the fact I did my stamping over a thermal makes up for it, right?! RIGHT?! Haha.

Guess what?! The Digit-al Dozen has been around for FIVE WHOLE YEARS now! Whaaaat! I remember seeing it around when I started blogging (also 5 years ago!) and being so inspired by the ladies that were involved and the nail art they turned out...  And look at me! Now I'm one of them! :D It comes full circle!

Today I'm sharing the first of five celebration looks for our Fifth Birthday week - first up I did some pennant banners because they always look so cheery and celebratory to me!

MoYou London has teamed up with AMIT GREENBERG, a Brooklyn-based artist and illlustrator who created 8 new playful and surreal nail art stamping plates! These plates are Limited Edition so if they grab your attention be sure to pick them up sooner rather than later!

Well hello! So you may or may not remember that over the past few years I've been working my way (*cough*) thorough the online Nail Tech program through The Academy of Nail Design / TAOND. (You can see all my past posts here if you need a refresher!)

How has that been going? Well, not the best if I'm honest. Despite my best efforts at making a plan, staying accountable, and getting it done, I haven't worked on it since July 2016. It is now September 2017. Hahah...

Hello loves, I'm back with another nail art look to share with you!

As you may have noticed I'm not doing the 31 Day Challenge this year, but that doesn't mean I'm not still going to have nail art to share with you! I'm away for a bit of the month so getting 31 full looks done and edited and posted just seemed like too much for me this year. But I've enjoyed seeing what the rest of you have put together, so far!

China Glaze has released a look at their fall shades for 2017 and they're dark and rich and everything we need this season! And I've heard they've already been seen in the shops, so if you fall in love with any of them (hello, Glamcore!) get your butt out there and find them!

Hello loves! I am away visiting family, so I apologize for only getting two posts up this week! I have the press release for the fall China Glaze collection in my mail box, so I'll try to get that up tomorrow to give you something else to look through. :) In the meantime, here's a nail art look I did last week that I wanted to share with you!