Today's mani was inspired by a Facebook ad. This is not something I ever actually thought that I would say, but it's true. I saw this ad for some clothing site that had these dresses with skull ice cream cones all over it and immediately I knew that I wanted to recreate my own version of the design and I already had just the plate in my collection to do it. I was a little bit worried that it wasn't going to come together the way that I wanted, but I'm actually pretty much madly in love with the results. 

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Ever since the first year I started doing Halloween nails here on the blog, which feels like it should be so many fewer years than it actually is, I've done some version of the same mani. At this point, there's something just so nostalgic about it that I always like to start out the year with it. Last year I did a pretty classic black and orange version of this design, so this year I decided to go in a bit of a different direction with a bright thermal base and white stamping for a more playful design. 

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I have to admit, with next week marking the beginning of October, since apparently September decided to go full on speed round this year, my brain is already fully entrenched in Halloween nail art, so for my last mani before the marathon of Halloween nails I decided to keep it really, really simple. Honestly, I'm actually finding that my taste in nails is actually starting to simmer down a bit and I'm enjoying simpler designs more and more recently, so it's not entirely a surprise that I wanted to do something simple and pretty. 

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How is it already the last week of September? Very sincerely, I can't believe we're already almost to Halloween nail art time, but I always resist posting any Halloween themed nails until October hits, so I'm still sticking with a fall theme. For this week's #CBBxManiMonday, I was in the mood for what has sort of become a classic for me - some abstract dry brushing with layered leafy stamping. 

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One thing that is eternally true about me is that I LOVE a seasonal skittle mani. It's one of those styles of nail art that has all of the versatility in the world to allow you to customize and really drive home  a seasonal vibe. For this year's fall skittle, I decided to go really minimal with some simple white stamping and a color story that I definitely think feels very, very fall. 

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My collection of dodads and whatsits for nail art is quite random, I must admit, but I actually don't often stray outside of my usual so those things tend to get a bit ignored. Recently, I've been trying to find ways to use those items a little more often. For this mani, that meant pulling out a couple of metallic foils and using them to add some texture and interest to the base. 

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I'm currently neck deep in that feeling where it's definitely fall in my head, but the weather is annoyingly and distinctly summery. Anyone else working with that? Anyway, the weather can't stop me when it comes to having transitioned into fall nails, so I'm going hard. Doesn't hurt that our #CBBxManiMonday theme for this month is fall either, does it? 

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Hey all! It's been a while since I've done an adult toy review here on the blog, but I'm super excited to show a new goodie from LELO that I - and my partner - have been testing out over here and it's a GOOD one. I've always been overall really impressed with all of the gadgets from LELO that I've tested out, but the LELO Dot Cruise* ranks pretty high up there, particularly as a toy to be with or on someone else, if you get my meaning!

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I am entirely unashamed to admit that the color story for today's mani came from what was in my coffee mug when I sat down to do it. I quit drinking coffee about 4 months ago and I've been alternating between being a London Fog girlie and a Matcha Latte girlie and I just happened to be drinking the latter during this mani and something about the color just inspired me so I went for it. This mani is a bit of a recreation of one I did some time ago, but I changed up the color story and some of the details and I love the way it turned out. 

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I think my brain transitioned into fall vibes around the same time that every store started bringing out their Halloween displays. By which I mean, it was August 1. Honestly, I am not a fan of summer in general, as much as I love playing with fun summery nail designs, so I am thrilled to be transitioning into fall weather (even though it's going to be full on hot as balls here, today....) But I digress. I had this idea to put together what I loving call a Blobby Tip design featuring a bright summery color along with it's darker, more fall appropriate counterpart and I'm super stoked about how it turned out in the end.

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