Valentines Day Ombre Nails

I love simple fun holiday nail looks and thought this one was pretty easy to recreate for Valentines Day, so I've attached some pictures to show you how I made this ombre nail look. 

I decided to stick with mostly pinks and arrange them from lightest to darkest.

You could easily adjust this to create a "red" ombre look for something a bit more dramatic.

I wanted the lightest colour on my pinky and the darkest on my thumbs. I enjoy this look best with short nails, so I filed them to my preferred length. 

I sorted out a number of polishes, arranged them in different orders until I was happy with these:

1st I started with "Hubby for Dessert"

2nd was "Sweet Hook"

3rd I used an older Sephora polish in
"No need for a bikini"

4th was "Miami Nice" by Essie

And lastly I used "Cherry Pie" which is more red than pink

The final look 

I'll be rocking these nails the week leading up to Valentines Day. It's fun to have bright girly coloured nails this time of year, gives you hope that Spring is near!

Tag me on Instagram if you attempt something like this. I'd love to see your Valentines Day nails!

Xo, Erin 

Here and there ...

It's been awhile...

and I promise to do better,

so please forgive me :)

 I hope the holidays treated you well and that you were ready to face 2016 with fresh visions and feelings.

I'm continuing to work on me and have been practicing some fun little habits/hobbies. I took up knitting... and I freaking love it. I told myself no matter what, have fun and try... and after 3 classes I've made three dish cloths, one cup cozy and a scarf. It's taking up my reading time but that's okay.

I've also been following these simple steps:

I think the best part of this "5 step" regime is that I don't look at my phone first thing when I wake up. I focus a little time on me, my day and my past. It's a refreshing start to my day and adds to my clarity. Give it a try for a week and report back to me !!!

Over the holidays we had a nice time back home and enjoyed seeing family and friends. 

Oliver sitting pretty for anyone with treats... work it boy!

We came back with a loaded car filled with great gifts. My brother Conner has started a little venture with his friend and is making furniture from repurposed wood. Here is a table he made us and gave it a distressed look by adding a coat of grey paint. 

Fits PERFECTLY with our up cycled chair !!!

I've heard lots of great things about the Vasanti cosmetics line and the first thing I picked up from them is this beautifully pigmented eyeshadow in the colour Tokyo. I've been wearing it for weeks now and really appreciate that it does not crease on my eyelids. Because it is a pink/mauve/purple shade I find it suits my hazel eyes but think you pair it with any colour. 

Exciting tip: you can wear it as a blush too !

So there is a brief snidbit on where I've been and what I've been up to as of late. I've filmed some YouTube videos, so in the next week or so they will be coming up. 

I also have an easy Valentines manicure blog going up on Thursday, so stay tuned.

Oh and the boy cut his hair!!!

Looking fresh in 2016!