After having a time last weekend at Generation Beauty in Toronto, I've decided to share the love with all of you by hosting not one, but five giveaways!

NAILS . BEST IN BLACK

Nail Art Level: can't even paint my nails without painting the cuticles too, lol.

BEAUTYAmy MckissockDecember 3, 2015nails, nail art, nail design, nail polish, essence, beauty, gel nails, the gel polish, black, minimal

NAILS . ABSTRACT WHITE + NUDE

Call it what you want – abstract, minimal, cow-esque (lol) – this white and nude manicure is pretty killer. The design occurred as a by-product of a soon-to-be-camo manicure, which was set to feature steel grey, black, and eggplant, alongside the white. However, after applying the white polish to the nude base the effect was so abstract, minimal and angelic that I couldn't dare apply anything else. And the beautiful thing about this design is that it's so easy to recreate!

BEAUTYAmy MckissockOctober 12, 2015nails, nail polish, essence, sweet as candy, notd, the gel polish, abstract, minimal, beauty

NAILS . ESSENCE . THE GEL POLISH DOTTICURE

Art is hard. A sentiment that remains true even when referring to nail art. So, after straying from brushes, stamping kits, and dotting tools for a whopping 8 months, I figured I'd reintroduce myself the simple way, with the dotticure. The dotticure is about as self-explanatory as it can get – it's a manicure design made up of various dots. Here I've used four shades from the Essence The Gel Polish Collection, a secret cult favourite amongst beauty bloggers.

BEAUTYAmy MckissockSeptember 21, 2015beauty, nails, nail art, nail design, notd, mani monday, dotticure, essence, the gel polish, nail polish