Sally's Beauty Supply - Finger Paints Kaleidoscope Collection - 5 flakie top coats

I spotted this display at my local Sally's Beauty Suppy over a week ago and didn't think much of it, then I saw a swatch of them and knew I had to go back and give them a second look. Surprisingly the display was still full, I guess flakies aren't as coveted as they once were. I picked up one of the five different shades, I picked up Abstract Attraction it was the only one that looked appealing to me since I do have a lot of flakie polishes already. I'll have a swatch of Abstact Attraction soon!

Finger Paints Kaleidoscope Collection 

Colorful Dream, Vivid Reflection, Symmetrical Symphony, Abstract Attraction, Psychedelic Hue

Hiatus Over!

So after a two year break I could not stay away any longer! My love of nail polish is just too strong. 

When I was a few months pregnant I had a complete aversion to nail polish, it was the craziest thing. For two years I did not look at a single blog, look at a nail display in stores, or even wear polish! Crazy right, for some so involved and was so in love with polish. I was so overwhelmed by all the polish I had around me it kinda turned me off, it was so excessive how much polish I had. My "collection" (I kinda hate using that word) or stash of polish has been dramatically paired down to polishes I really really really love now. 

So I've been back stalking my favourite blogs and my old hang outs (aka Sally's/drug stores/nail supply stores/eBay) for over a month now. After seeing the OPI Gwen Stefani polishes I got the itch again. I really had time to think about if I wanted to be back or not, and didn't want to come back unless I was whole heartedly in it. 

My son who is going to be two (Where does time go?!) this Spring is so much more I independent now and I have so much time to myself again. It was a crazy start, he was born 2.5 months early and spent 6 weeks in the hospital. He's the cutest thing ever in my very biased opinion ;)

I've missed a lot! And a lot of which I'm a little glad I missed! Ummm fuzzy nails? That was a thing? When I stepped out shattered (ugh) nails were popular and there were only a few really neat indie brands worth noting. I have some catching up to do! 

I'm so happy to be back! Be patient with me as I figure some things out, I know when you click on an old link they don't work, so I have some work to do, figuring out how to get this thing out of hibernation might take a bit! 

Kiko???

I have some vacation time coming up, so my boyfriend and I are heading to Italy. We'll be away for 10 days and I'm excited to see the sights and get my shop on in another country! I've travel quite a bit but never to Italy, so I was intrigued to find out about their nail polishes of course. This brand kept coming up, its Kiko Makeup Milano. The nail polishes look like they range from 1.50 - 3.90 euros. They seem to have quite a range of colours and even a magnetic line. Looks like a promising brand to check out. I saw that they have a Sephora not far from our hotel, and of course I'm all too excited to see what their drug stores carry. 

Taking luxury to the next level...

I admittedly love high end nail polishes. Often I feel a (very very) slight tinge of guilt after spending so much on nail polish, but seeing this makes me feel a bit better!  Fashionphile has a listing for a set of two Louis Vuitton nail polishes for $595 US! It has relatively little information on the set, it does not say exactly how old the set is or where it was purchased. My guess is it was maybe fashion show swag? If it was something on the regular market at one time, I would think more of these and more information would be available. The polishes are 11mL each, quite simply named 'Red' and 'Beige' and come in iconic brown Louis Vuitton box. Beautiful... a bit out of my price range though.

Nail Rock - Designer Nail Wraps

I was searching around ebeauty.ca today I these totally caught my eye. They are Nail Rock nail wraps, They come in 18 different cool designs and are $10 CAD each. I've tried a new nail wraps in the past and had some pretty good experiences with them. This brand claims that they will last 7 days on finger nails and up to 8 weeks on toe nails. What I love about nail wraps is there is no drying time and they don't chip, the downfall to them is after being exposed to water for a lengthy time they will start to peel. There is a video on the ebeauty.ca if your interested in these wraps. My favourite by far was the metallic striped ones above. Soooo pretty!