✽ Holiday Nails ✽

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Pacifica Nail Polish in Red Red Wine + Chanel Nail Polish in 607 Delight

There is no better time to go all out with beautiful nail colors than during the holidays! Today, I thought I'd share one of my favorite nail combinations for the holidays - deep gorgeous red + sparkly gold! My favorite gold nail polish for this look is 607 Delight by Chanel. Although Chanel nail polishes are typically out of my price range, I've tried quite a few sparkly gold nail polishes in my time and all of them have either flaked off too quickly or have not been concentrated enough. I love this polish from Chanel because it only takes a couple of swipes of nail polish for the beautiful gold to shine through! What are your favorite nail looks for the holiday season? I'd love to try some of your ideas! 

Candy Corn Nails ☺

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Red: Forever 21 Love & Beauty / Gold: Chanel in 607 Delight / Orange: Love my Nails in Orange Blosson

Even though Halloween isn't my favorite holiday, I still love the excuse to be all festive and love decorating my home and outfits to match the holidays! For my nails this week, I went with the subtly Halloween inspired theme of candy corn :) 

I took a very simple red and orange stripe down each nail but decided to mix it up with a little sparkly gold at the end - instead of yellow. While it's harder to tell that it's candy corn-inspired with the gold, I think the color brings in a little bit of the golden-y colors of fall! As you might have already noticed, my more complicated design is on my left hand because - hey! I'm right-handed! Over the years, I've learned that it's futile to try to do fancy designs with my weaker hand, so I always do an easier variation instead. This has not only saved me tons of frustration but also gives my nails a little bit of variety between the two sides - which I think makes it even cooler :) 

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Fall Beauty Favorites!

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I have to admit, fall is not always my favorite time of the year when it comes to foods and smells - pretty much anything fall scented is a no-go in my book. Cinnamon? Nope. Sweet Potatoes? Nope. Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Triple Nope (Sorry!). What I do love about fall, however, is all of the beauty trends that come back as a result of the chilly weather - so, here are some of my favorite fall beauty themes!

Dark Matte Lips

I could not decide what to call this section - brown lips sounded boring but chocolate lips sounded weird…so the best thing my writer's block could come up with was dark matte lips! In autumn, my favorite dark lip colors are dark maroons and matte browns! They feel like such autumnal colors and look so so cozy paired with a big fluffy scarf or oversized sweater. My current favorites are Colour Pop's lippie stix in Grunge and Bichette, and Pacifica's Power of Love Natural Lipstick in Tender Heart.

Peach Cheeks

One beauty mistake I often find myself making is accidentally mixing darker lip colors with way too pink cheeps - aka, the unintentional clown look. Usually my coffee has yet to kick in when I do my make-up, so I try to go for peach blushes so I don't have to think too much in the mornings! Peach blushes are the best of both worlds because they're neutral enough not to conflict with bold lips but still bright enough to help give a healthy flush to the cheeks! Plus, if it means I can think a little bit less at 6 in the morning then I am all for it :) My current favorite peach blush is the Cargo Cosmetics Powder Blush in Big Easy.

Neutral Eyeshadows

Since a dark lip color is usually the focus of my fall make-up, I like to even things out with neutral tone shadows. Neutral shadows are easy to apply and hard to mess up but still manage to give the eyes a little autumn-y feel to complement dark lips! My favorite shades to combine are from the Too Faced Natural Matte Shadow Collection. It's a beautiful palette with shades of browns and nudes that you can really mix and match as you please! 

With all of these favorites combined - you get a very matte autumn-y look that I absolutely love and have been wearing almost every day! Not only is it easy to wear, it's also quite natural looking and can go well with just about any outfit. Now, if only I liked pumpkin spice lattes to complement my fall favorites….I'll just have to drink my peppermint hot chocolates instead :) What are your favorite beauty and make-up items for fall?