Color Pop

Good morning, loves! Hope you're having a bright and cheery week!

Speaking of bright, it's getting to be that time of year where all I want is bright pops of vibrant color to help tempt spring to come my way. Yeah I know it's still technically February and we have a few more weeks before it's officially here but this happens to me ever year. I anxiously await it's arrival as colors of the rainbow float through my dreams.

The stores are all decked out in color. And I have to admit that even though I'm looking forward to ditching my dark winter clothes, I'm a bit timid to go full on head to toe neon this time of year. Well honestly I'd probably never go full on head to toe neon but you get what I mean.

I'd rather ease on into the trend with my manis. I already ditched my old winter standby Wicked last week and started sporting one of my other go to faves, Essie Lollipop. And I have to tell you, it instantly brightened up things.

And I have a few more shades on the radar that I'll be picking up in the near future. Here are a few I'm lusting after.

Chanel Le Vernis - May
Butter London - Disco Biscuit
Essie Olé Caliente

Butter London - Slapper
MAC - Toco Toucan
Butter London - Pool Blue

Essie - Tour de Finance
Nicole by OPI - That's Totally Red-ical!
Essie - Orange, It's Obvious

What are your favorite nail shades these days? Any new shades that you have your eye on this season?

Have a wonderful day, sweets!

xoxo

Images: 1, 2, 3, 4 All images edited by The Alternative Wife

The Art of Nails

Good morning lovelies. Hope you're having a fabulous week!

Today I'd like to talk a little bit about nails. From your comments over the past few weeks, I can tell that a lot of you are obsessed with nails these days. And you're not alone. I'm right there with you. Us and pretty much everyone else it seems.

I've been monitoring nail trends since I first started working in the beauty industry {I won't count the years because then I'll feel real old, but trust be it's been a loooong time:)} and this is, by far, one of the most exciting times I've seen in the nail arena.

Sure there was Vamp {which was released my first year working in the beauty industry. Hint, hint :)}, Minx, and a few other things that made women excited over the years, most notably limited edition shades especially those released by Chanel, but we're really all over the place now.

Glitter and metallic, ombré nails nails executed two ways...each finger a different color in progression from light to dark or ombré on an individual nail from root to tip, glitter accents... glitter French tip, reverse French and glitter ring finger, matte, matte/shiny blends, crackle, nail strips, and my latest obsession magnetic nail polish. There's a lot going on, no?

A little bit about magnetic nail polish. I know it's been available in Europe for a while now but the states are finally getting a taste of it. Nails Inc. recently launched in Sephora US it is beyond fabulous! The nail color is infused with metallic particles and after applying the second coat you hold the magnetic bottle cap over your nail to create at really cool 3D looks. You can play for hours, I promise! Too much fun especially for a beauty junkie like me. :)

So what about you all? Any particular nail trends that you're playing with these days? Have any of you tried magnetic nail polish before? If so, 'd love to hear how you like it.

Enjoy the day, sweets!

xoxo

Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 All edited by The Alternative Wife