Holt Renfrew Manicures

This Saturday we got to spend the day with the lovely Holt Renfrew folks and do manicures all day! It was great. We feel so lucky to be able to surround ourselves with Deborah Lippmann's amazing products and play all day long!

Plus, we were so excited to be able to experiment with her new polishes - mirrored chromes, flakies, and magnetic polishes!

These amazing mirrored chrome polishes are unbelievable - "Swagga Like Us" (a bronzey-gold with green-ish orange-ish accents), "Sugar Daddy" (a shimmer light gold) and "Private Dancer" (an incredible purple chrome.

These flakies are to die for! The pink one is called "Sweet Dreams" and the deep blue is called "Ray of Light".

Here, we opted to use Ray of Light and Sweet Dreams on her ring finger...love this accent nail manicure! It's all about the flakies, ladies!

This one is keeping it simple with Sweet Dreams...gotta love this amped up version of a bright fuchsia manicure.

Look who came to visit us! Cooper - the sweetest puppy who took a nap in his owner's purse while she got a manicure...I mean!

...and her owner got adorable accent watermelons on top of Sweet Dreams...the flakes made the watermelon look juicy! Perfect.

Look at how gorgeous Mermaid's Dream is...definitely dreamy and perfect for summer days.

I did a quick rose manicure on top of my shellac (review post to come on that soon) in between clients. Cute!

Look at how cute these pink roses look on top of Sugar Daddy...off to do some spring gardening! (Don't ruin your nails!)

It's Raining Men is such a great bright red...perfect for a fancy event or summertime sexiness. 

Look at how neat the wavy magnetic polish looks...this one is Berry Metal (amethyst wave).

The always classic fuchsia Between The Sheets...such a great statement pink!

Sugar Daddy looks great on its own!

Doing the manicures was such a blast...plus, we got to play with some makeup too! We tried Bobbi Brown's eyeshadows...I tried "Bluebell" (I had to buy it!) and Kristina tried out "Ultra Violet". We were having too much fun!

Bluebell

Ultra Violet

I was also lucky enough that my Mum and little sister came to visit!

Overall, we had an absolutely great time (as usual). So much fun, in fact, that I will be back next Saturday (the 12th) to do manicures again!

See you all again soon!

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May 5th: Spring Date with Holt Renfrew!

Spring is here and, ladies, its time to embrace all of this season's colours and patterns by amping up your best accessory...your fingernails. The gloves are off and it's time to show 'em off! Next Saturday, May 5th, we will be setting up shop at Ottawa's Holt Renfrew location to fulfill all of your manicure dreams! Just like back in February, we will be teaming up with Deborah Lippmann nail products (our fave) to paint your nails all day long. Check out all the manicures we did last time here. 

Some of the amazing Deborah Lippmann polishes we get to choose from

All you need to bring are your nails - maybe even bring a friend, a sister, daughter, or your Mum (what an adorable Mother's Day activity...it's coming up on the 13th!). 


Here is the lowdown:
- If you want a manicure, you must book in advance
- We are not charging for manicures! Instead, with the purchase of any 2 Deborah Lippmann products, you will get a free Beauty School Dropouts manicure

So, all you have to do is call the Deborah Lippmann counter at Holt Renfrew (613-238-2200 Ext. 2265) to book a manicure and, when you come in on Saturday, pick out two of Lippmann's amazing products! (Win-win!)

Hurry up and book your spot before they fill up!

For more information and to book a manicure, call the Deborah Lippmann counter at Holt Renfrew at 613-238-2200 Ext. 2265.

We can't wait to do your nails!

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Pucker Up at Holt Renfrew with Deborah Lippmann

We had an absolute blast at Holt Renfrew this weekend! We were there as part of Holt's Pucker Up event. We teamed up with Deborah Lippmann products to offer custom hand-painted nail art with Valentine's Day in mind. With the purchase of two Deborah Lippmann polishes, customers received a free Beauty School Dropouts manicure! (booked in advance)

We were so thrilled to have the opportunity to play with Lippmann polishes all day long - two nail addicts couldn't have had asked for more perfect a day! With access to all of the amazing glitters and polishes, the possibilities were endless!

The Lippmann spread:

Pucker Up!

One of our manicure stations:

Ready to go!

We also put out a Valentine's Day inspiration board for manicure ideas:

Check out some of the manicures we came up with!

We used Daytripper as the base and I Love the Nightlife glitter on the tips for this adorable version of our Fairy Nails.

For this pink version of fairy nails, we used Shape of My Heart as the base and the awesome gold glitter Shake Your Groove Thing:

We were so excited when the Lana del Rey manicure was requested! We used Naked as the base, My Old Flame on the tips, and Nefertiti as the gold outline.

These sultry Fairy Nails combined Lady is a Tramp as the base and Good Girls Gone Bad on the tips.

We added tiny hearts along the tips of the nails, French manicure style, using Naked as the base and Between the Sheets for the hearts - love this one!

For this heart tips manicure, we used Girls Just Want to Have Fun, a bright coral, and Amazing Grace for the tiny hearts.

We ended up calling this manicure Rain Storm (not Valentine themed but awesome nonethless!). We used Stormy Weather as the base and Today Was a Fairytale glitter on the tips.

For these fairy nails, we used Between the Sheets and Boom Boom Pow on the tips. Love it!

We kept this manicure simple - adding kisses on the ring ringers. We used Naked as the base and Between the Sheets for the kiss mark. We also added a tiny shine accent using Amazing Grace.

We used Naked again for the base on this manicure (our most popular polish of the day - it sold out!), Between the Sheets for the tiny hearts and for part of the rose. We also added accents using Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Some Enchanted Evening, and Fade to Black.

This version of the Kisses manicure has Fade to Black as the base and It's Raining Men for the kisses. Sexy!                                                

This style also looks great with a bright fuchsia base! Here, we used Between the Sheets and Fade to Black.

For this bright red kisses manicure, we used It's Raining Men and Amazing Grace. Adorable and perfect for Valentine's Day!

And, lastly, we did a neat version of Fairy Nails using Dark Side of the Moon and Some Enchanted Evening. A perfect understated version of a Valentine's Day manicure!

Overall, we had an absolutely amazing time meeting new people and doing their nails! The team at Holt Renfrew was incredible and we can't wait to do this again - have a great Valentine's Day!

- Emilie & Kristina Pin It