butter London Peel-Off Glitter Collection | Live Swatches and Review

Hi everyone!

Today I have a swatch and review for the butter London Peel-Off Glitter Collection.

I love using glitter in my nail art, but I have to admit.... Scrubbing off glitter with acetone and trying to get every speck of glitter off my nails and cuticles after a nail art design is a bit of a hassle. When butter London reached out to me about this collection, I was so excited! It sounded like the perfect solution for me.

Keep on reading to hear what I thought of these polishes and to see my swatch photos/my live swatch video!

My 20th Birthday Nails | NailsByErin

Hi everyone!

Today is my 20th birthday, and you know what that means! If you've been following me for a while, you might remember that I do my nails for my birthday every year in some of my favorite nail art styles and polishes.

Here's what I'm wearing on my nails today... Keep reading for more details on this mani:

Minnie and Mickey Mouse Nails | 2018 Edition

Hi everyone!

Today I have some very fun and exciting nails for all of you. I have been dying to get these up on my blog and YouTube channel! 😄

If you have been following my blog for a while, then you might remember me doing Disney nails in 2014 and 2015. I finally got back to Disney World this week and I re-did my 2015 Disney manicure for the trip.

Of course, I had to take this obligatory picture of them in front of the castle.

Pink and Gold X Nails

Hello everyone!

Since I really enjoyed re-doing my blue quatrefoil nails last week, I decided to recreate another one of my favorite manis! This one is an oldie but a goodie: my pink and gold X nails from when I did a mani swap with Julie from @ wannaknowasecret! (Her username is now @ julie_awouters). 

When I first did this mani, I used individual straight nail vinyls to create the X shape since I didn't have my beloved right angle vinyls yet (can you believe it?!)

Check out my original version from over 2 years ago here! It's awesome to see my improvement over the years.

Keep on reading to see how I created this design!

My 19th Birthday Nails

Hello everyone! 😊

Today (August 16th) is my birthday! I turn 19 this year. I always do my nails in some of my favorite styles for my birthday every year, so here is what I decided to do for my 19th!

Keep reading for more details about this mani!

Rose Gold Marble Nails

Hello everyone!

Today I have a really simple but pretty design to share with all of you. I have been dying to use my bottle of Cirque "Halcyon" ever since I bought it. (I totally fell in love with it when I saw it online. I don't have any other polishes like this!!) So, I thought I would do an easy marble design with this beautiful rose gold glitter, especially since you all liked my marble nails so much last time. You can check out my other marble nails here.

I still don't think I've really nailed the marble effect technique.... Sometimes I am happy with how the marble looks, and other times I'm not. I guess it's just going to take some practice!

Keep reading to see how I created this design!

St. Patrick's Day Chevron Nails

Hi everyone!

One of my favorite holidays is this week: St. Patrick's Day! I decided to do some fun nails for it, using some of my favorite nail art styles :)

Keep reading for more details about how I created this mani!

Also, be to sure to follow my blog on Bloglovin' and to follow me on Instagram, @nails_by_erin

Zoya "Merida" Swatch & Review | #SwatchSunday

Hello everyone!

I apologize for my short little break! I start my first year in college in just a week, and have been tied up with last minute shopping and other preparations.

Today I have #SwatchSunday post for you all; one that I have really been looking forward to! I recently got a bottle of Zoya "Merida" from their new Urban Grunges Collection. I absolutely knew that I had to have this polish (not just because it is a sparkly deep green) but because Merida is my favorite princess. I have long, curly, red hair just like her, so I always say that she's my twin :)

Ok, enough back story! Here's my review.

My 18th Birthday Nails!

Hello everyone!

Today, August 16th, is my 18th birthday! :)

Every year, I do my nails for my birthday in a typical "Erin" style. Lately, my style has been much more simple, and with cute pastel colors. For this year's birthday mani, I decided to incorporate chevrons (my fave), glitter, and one of my all-time favorite polishes: Floss Gloss "Lavish".

LLP #BestieTwinNails: Matte Daisy Nails

Hello everyone!

Today's nail art is Bestie Twin Nails (Bestie Quadruplet Nails...?) with Carmen (@ineedamani), Jess (@frecklepusnails), and Sonia (@badgirlnails) at Live Love Polish. Yesterday I took a trip to their new office, and we decided to have matching nails!

Pink Nautical Nails | Mani Recreation!

Hello everyone!

I have been feeling a little uninspired lately, so I went back through my old manis to see if there was anything that could give me any ideas. And I came across my old pink nautical nails from July of 2013!

I remembered how much I loved this design, and I knew that I had to recreate it.

Mix & Match 4th of July Nails

Hello everyone!

Happy 4th of July! What better way to celebrate than to put some red, white, and blue on your nails? I decided to create this mix & match patriotic mani to wear for the occasion. (I am so proud of myself for actually doing a holiday manicure in time for the holiday, haha)

I wanted to add a fun twist to the usual stars and stripes mani, so I did two accent nails with the Star Swirl Nail Vinyls from Snail Vinyls and (surprise, surprise) Starrily "Ultima" on my index and ring fingers. I think the result is a really fun and cute 4th of July design!

My Prom Nails! :)

Hello everyone,

So a few weeks ago, I had my Senior Prom! And if you noticed that I haven't posted in a week and a half, it's because I've been so busy with prom, going for a weekend away, and finishing up my Senior Year! Only a week and a half until I graduate from high school :)

For my Senior Prom, I really wanted a dress that was different. I always tend to gravitate towards blues, white, and nude colors. Never anything really out there. But since I have red hair, green is always a great color for me. I decided that I wanted my Senior Prom dress to be emerald green! After searching through tons of stores, I found this Jovani one in the perfect color. I really love it!

To match my dress, I painted my nails with Salon Perfect "Escape to Neverland" with a Starrily "Ultima" glitter gradient on the tips of my nails to tie in the sparkly beading on the bodice. The green polish looks lighter than the dress in this lighting, but in person the color was almost a perfect match!

I thought that it might be fun to share my prom nails with you all, and I hope you enjoyed this quick little post! :)

Love,

My Social Media Links:

Instagram: @nails_by_erin

Twitter: @nails_by_erin

YouTube: NailsByErin

Pinterest: Erin @nails_by_erin (thenailsbyerin)

Bellashoot: @nailsbyerin

Preen.Me: NailsByErin
Beautylish: NailsByErin

Bloglovin': Erin @nails_by_erin

Nailpolis: Erin

Pastel Galaxy Nails

Hello everyone! 

Today I have a very cute mani to share with all of you! After doing a blob gradient in my previous nail design, I realized how much the colors looked like a colorful galaxy. And it dawned on me that I have never done pastel galaxy nails! So here they are :)

Neon Gradient X Nails

Hello everyone!

Today I have a very colorful, neon nail design. It's perfect for the warm, bright summer weather we're having right now :)

I really wanted to do a design with the gorgeous new polishes from Salon Perfect's Neon Pop! Collection that they very kindly sent me. There are so many of those polishes, so I didn't use all of them, but I chose three of my favorites from it. I really love this color combo! :)

Mauve Quatrefoil Nails

Hi everyone!

Today I have a very simple nail design that is just completely my style. You might remember something similar to this: my blue and silver quatrefoil nails from last year. Obviously I love this mani :)

I recently got a few new nail polishes from LiveLovePolish.com, and one of the polishes I purchased was Cirque Colors "Deco", a gorgeous grayed-purple/mauve creme. You can read my full review of this polish here.

I decided to recreate one of my favorite designs with this color, and I love the result!

Gradient Heart Nails

Hello everyone!

I have great news! My college application process is coming to a close and that means that (*fingers crossed*) I will have more nail art time. Yay! :)

I recently received some adorable Valentine's Day nail vinyls from Snail Vinyls. I absolutely loved the heart nail stencils, so I decided to do this simple gradient heart design!

Glitter Snowflake Nails

Hello everyone!

Long time, no see! I know that some of you have been missing my nail art and I apologize for my long absence.

For those of you who don't know, I started my senior year in high school this year, which means my life has been taken over by college applications/preparations. On top of that, I am planning to be an art major, which means any extra time I have is spend on art pieces to create my portfolio.

With all of the time I have had to spend on my portfolio and college aps, my nail art was pushed to the back-burner. I have only worn plain colors on my nails for weeks... Sometimes even nothing at all!

But I have a quick winter-y nail design for all of you, which is perfect for Christmas and through the rest of winter.

Pink Leopard Nails | #BestieTwinNails with Carmen @ineedamani

Hello everyone!

Sorry for my absence for the past week! I was on vacation and kind of took a break from nails, and took some time to enjoy the summer and to hang out with my friends. But I am back with these matte pink leopard Bestie Twin Nails with the lovely Carmen from @ineedamani!

 

My 17th Birthday Nails

Hello everyone!

Today, August 16th, is my 17th birthday! I wanted to sincerely thank you all because last year around my birthday, I had 34,000 Instagram followers. Now, I'm nearing 72,000! It's amazing to see how this little account of mine has grown over the years.

One of my all-time favorite manis that I've ever done is my blue and silver quatrefoil design using the Moroccan Vinyls from Snail Vinyls, so I decided to recreate it for my birthday!

I didn't get a chance to get a nice picture of this design, so here's a old-style iPhone photo of this mani :) Haha throwback to when all my photos were like this.... This mani did not turn out perfect because I did them late at night in a rush but I just like having a little something to celebrate on my nails :)