In an effort to get into a cozy fall mood, I searched for a little fall fashion inspiration and fell a little in love with the brown and white color palette Instagrammer Mary Lawless Lee wears so effortlessly. I decided to give it a try on my nails first and must say that it is …
A few weeks ago I did a fun pastel nail art manicure on my nails and just loved the little pops of pastel color I’d see while my hands were busy doing their thing… it just made me smile. It had been so long since I’d painted my nails that having ANY color on my …
My nails have grown SO LONG during this quarantine and it’s kind of amazing! I mean, okay, they’re not THAT LONG comparatively speaking, but for MY little nails, this is something! Usually by the time they get this long they start breaking but I’ve been lucky so far, so I decided now was as good …
When we opened Dogwood a few months ago I realized my hands might be center of attention – ahem- unless maybe I wear a very low cleavage-enhancing top 😉 BUT mostly, my hands are pouring drinks and delivering food and gesticulating wildly as I speak to customers and friends… and I want them to look …
I can’t help but notice all the super soft pink nails fluttering around on fingertips lately. In mattes and glosses and a little nail art to top it off, shades of light pink look good on every skin tone. However, when I try baby pink polishes, they either finish too sheer or too bubble gum …
I wanted to do a take on a classic French Manicure but add a twist. There are two reasons behind this: First, French Tips are a bit difficult to manage on your own, and are generally saved for nails which are much longer than mine. Second, though they’re a classic neutral, they can also look …
It was the pretty floral nail art and faux finger tattoos in the photos above that captured my attention and led me to this super talented nail artist, Lady Crappo… and then I couldn’t stop scrolling through her photos of her nail designs. I’d love to have just chosen a few to feature, but there …
I was working with a brand on a beauty campaign for a quick social media nail art video when they decided to cancel the campaign altogether… so I decided, since my little video was already done, and since it’s still technically the holidays, I may as well share it here with you. Watch my Simple …
Okay, so I haven’t done a nail art manicure in AGES… and it’s because I rarely actually am into nail art too much anymore and I stick to basic black or classic red at all times. But I was inspired to do a little fleshy pink manicure with black outlines and it was a major …
Adorable and 100% addicting, Two Dots is a new puzzle game available for free download for iOS and Android… and I just cannot stop playing! The super cute and friendly illustrations along with the muted, but poppy colors and music, make it engaging and visually stimulating all at the same time. It feels like a …
I don’t really rock nail art manicures too often anymore but simply stick with a few coats of my favorite classic red on my nails… pretty much at all times. However, when I added tiny crystal triangle studs to my deep purple manicure for my Halloween tablescape, I couldn’t help thinking how much better it …
October is by far my favorite month because HALLOWEEN, of course, but it’s also Breast Cancer Awareness month, so I couldn’t NOT mention it in some form or another because it’s important to all of us and we all know someone affected by this terrible disease {and we all hope that it never comes after …
OPI is one of my favorite nail lacquer brands, so I was super excited to try out new OPI Infinite Shine and get to work on a playful nail art manicure. Available in 36 beautiful shades with clever OPI names, of course, Infinite Shine boasts hi-def gel shine without the light… and I have to …
I’m not sure what it is but every time I paint my nails any color but classic red lately, I want it off the very next day. It’s strange because I’ve never really been drawn to red nails other than maybe around the holidays, but now it’s all I want to wear. I did this …
Just recently I had a moment where I was kind of heading toward being totally over nail art… and then minutes later had this idea for a Christmas manicure, so there’s that. I’m kind of just loving simple classic colors on my nails without the distraction of all the frills, but that could change of …
