Floraphile
Classic French Manicure with Flora 1761
Products you'll need: Essential Primer, Sheer Camellia, Jasmine, Essential Finish 1. As always we start with a coat of Essential Primer to strengthen and protect our nails. 2. Then 1-2 coats of Sheer Camellia as a semi-sheer pink base. 3. Next we do a thin line of Jasmine along the free edge of the nail-- you can use a striper brush for this or just hold the bottle brush across the edge as you rotate your finger from right to left and it will stripe across. (You may want a second coat of Jasmine on the edge to really even...
The Flora 1761 Origin Story: Part Three
So where were we? Oh right, the Danish woman wandering in the field… It made me consider how over-stimulated we are today. How we maybe see colors TOO much, even when we don't want to. Incredible colors that we perceive as garish or ugly because they present themselves in unpleasing ways-- oddly printed carpets in a hotel hallway, commercial neon signs, chipped, old paint in a parking garage. Even the sheer volume of images we consume on social media, while maybe aesthetically beautiful, have oversaturated our brains and desensitized us to the true beauty of the colors we see. ...
The Flora 1761 Origin Story: Part Two
The Flora 1761 Origin Story: Part One
DIY Spring Nail Art
Whether you are a nail art pro or are just learning the basics, here are a few of our favorite designs for Spring to inspire your next manicure. Unsure of the right color combinations? Have questions about which shades to add to your collection? We're here to help! Email or chat anytime and we'll get back to you ASAP with personal recommendations. Happy Spring! Xx. Christine P.S. What do ALL of these gorgeous, long-lasting manicures have in common? The ESSENTIAL DUO.