No Bad Days: Daily Affirmations for a Joyful Life, by Inès Duhard with illustrations by Jolane Jly
Red Wheel, 1590035852, 96 pages, 39 cards, December 2025

Looking for a deck with some good vibes? Cue No Bad Days Oracle: Affirmations for a Joyful Life by Inès Duhard with illustrations by Jolane Jly. This fun deck brings to life the mantra “peace, love and happiness”, offering readers a chance to relax and connect with a positive message. The concept is simple, the artwork is beautiful, and I have greatly been enjoying my daily pull!

While the guidebook messages are overall short and sweet, each entry has an action-oriented exercise—something you can do to shift your energy and tap into the essence of the card. These small actions range from a breathing exercise to removing negativity from your vocab, these prompts encourage readers to enjoy their success, hype themselves up, and find empowerment in their daily life. Essentially, this deck is your ultimate wing-woman.

My favorite thing about the deck is the visually uplifting design of the cards. Illustrator Jly’s artwork is colorful, playful, and engaging, making it an inviting deck to work with. There’s no visual symbolism to decode, leaving readers to simply delight in the dynamic designs. This is so REFRESHING, especially for those of us who work with more system-heavy oracles, such as tarot. I appreciate the lack of tension, mystery, or shadow and how Jly presents positive states of mind you can immediately step into by looking at the visuals!

Many of the cards feature bold backgrounds (checkerboards, radiating strips, wavy patterns) that gives creative moment to the deck. The rounded edges in the imagery make for a gentle feeling, while the minimal shading makes for a clean, graphic look. All the figures are inclusive, expressive, and filled with vitality, embodying positivity in their postures. Plus, the color palette makes things pop: high-saturation pastels with warm brights (bubblegum pink, sky blue, sunshine yellow) give a deliriously joyful psychedelic feel. Jly really captures the emotionally-uplifting nature of the deck in her artwork!

As for reading the cards, the deck is divided into three themes: freedom (orange cards) representing the past/your roots and foundation; emergence (pink cards) representing the present and your current state of mind; and achievements (blue cards) representing the future and what you’re moving towards. Duhard offers a three-card spread based on the themes, as well as guidance on a one-card draw.

Truthfully, many times when I pull from this deck, I don’t focus on the theme, as I’m just trying to get a quick and easy message without over-thinking it. But when I have taken the time to divide the cards by theme and do the three-card draw, it’s been really insightful—the format gives more perspective to layer for those who enjoy more nuanced readings.

Each card entry includes a message, mantra, and exercise. The messages are always upbeat, focusing on the energy of the card and the value of cultivating it in your life. All the mantras are straight forward and easy to remember if you choose to use it throughout the course of the day or longer. And the exercises are quite a variety. For instance, the Travel card suggests a solo-trip somewhere, whereas Acceptance teaches readers to create an energetic bubble of protection around themselves. These different exercises keep things enliven, reminder readers of their agency and power to make a change.

This is the type of deck I’d definitely give to my girl friends as a present, especially if they were newer to reading oracle decks. As someone who loves all things esoteric and magical, there’s something so inspiring about this deck. It brings gratitude, goodness, and empowerment without coming off as too “high-vibe”. I find it very grounding, providing the little dose of emotional support that shifts the tone of the day into something positive.

Overall,  No Bad Days succeeds at what it sets out to do: create a gentle, visually appealing, action-based affirmation practice. The airy lightness of the support it offers is uplifting, leaving readers to take the dose of positivity and bring it further out into the world. It’s a gentle entry point to deeper exploration, especially for those who thrive in an optimistic mindset (hello me, Sagittarius Moon). This deck is the joy-core we need: bright, friendly, and emotionally safe. I absolutely love it!