Growing up in the UK, I am partial to a relaxing bath or even just using part of a bath bomb for a foot soak during at-home pedicures. MELA Bath is a local indie maker I have been meaning to try forever but ‘someone’ told me I needed to use up some of my growing […]
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CANVAS Lacquer Throwing Shade Thermal Polish Swatches & Review
Oh how I wanted to love Throwing Shade by CANVAS Lacquer. It is my first CANVAS polish. In the run up to Indie Expo Canada, I had checked out swatches of polishes from all of the makers. I set my heart on a different blue from CANVAS then saw this thermal polish posted and changed […]
Fiendish Fancies Sleep Eludes Me Canada Day Manicure
I was lucky enough to get a mini bottle of Fiendish Fancies Sleep Eludes Me at the press preview at Indie Expo Canada. I knew I had to keep it for a Canada Day manicure. The name of this polish was so perfect as Lara and I had mentioned earlier that morning that we got no […]
My Indie Expo Canada Haul
I will be reviewing these over the coming weeks so no swatches today, but I thought i would show you what I came home from Indie Expo Canada. With Izzy’s vet bills and Daisy to get spayed, my budget was tight and I was torn about going but I ended up volunteering. Cynthia of Alter […]
Cuter Cuticles Squattermelon Mani Bombs
It will come as no surprise that Cuter Cuticles was on my list of tables to stop by at Indie Expo Canada. Sammy had two limited edition scents I wanted to try (Union and Kensington) plus her new Squattermelon (square-watermelon) mani bombs. Between the swatches leading up to Indie Expo Canada and all of the […]
I Went To Indie Expo Canada!
You probably already know this since I have not stopped talking about it for the last week or so. Indie Expo Canada was held at the Hyatt Regency in Toronto and was the first of what is hopefully many Indie Expo Canada dates to come. I was lucky enough to be part of the official […]
Fiendish Fancies I Want My Cake 2nd Anniversary Polish Swatches & Review
I had quite the list of polishes to check out at Indie Expo Canada but Fiendish Fancies I Want My Cake was one that I had preordered to pick up at the show. Released this weekend for Fiendish Fancies’ second anniversary, I Want My Cake is based on the 80’s movie Creepshow. The Father’s Day […]
Polish from a Picture: Izzy by Paint It Pretty Polish
As some of you will know, we recently lost our sweet female cat, Izzy just a week or so before her fourth birthday. She had been sick for a while and improving when we found her collapsed one morning and said goodbye later the same day. I asked around about getting a custom polish in […]
Moroccan Lantern Stencil Nails – Avon & Kayla Ray Vinyls
If you are not a member of The Maple Lounge on facebook, you should be. We celebrate Canadian indie brands and get exclusive discounts and offers. Recently, Kayla Ray Vinyls offered a discount and I picked up a pack of stencils, some unicorn decals and a pile of extra decals that came as part of […]