faded floral manicure

the blog and i are not friends at the moment.

i took it upon myself to completely change up my skincare routine over the last 72 hours (for the sake of research, of course) and i think the new product that i added to the routine yesterday morning COMPLETELY FREAKED THINGS OUT. my face resembles that of a newborn at the peak of baby acne. (got that visual in your head? it is. not. pretty.) it’s covered in tiny raised bumps from hairline to chin and they are super itchy.

:(

while i attempt to calm things down and identify the culprit, i’m going to use my time hiding from society wisely and master some nail art. i loved this tutorial from last week on the beauty department and water color florals are probably my favorite seasonal spring trend. the best part is that this particular technique is far less about precision than most other nail art projects (a big win for those of us with unsteady hands!). plus it’s the prettiest one i’ve seen.

i’m using essie marshmallow and watermelon fingers / seafoam swirl / orange solar from the kate spade travel nail polish set to get the look.

what do you think?

ps – make sure to enter my thank you giveaway! there is so much beauty booty up for grabs.