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Showing posts with label fall/winter 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall/winter 2011. Show all posts

Friday, 3 February 2012

Valentine's Day: Polka Dot Manicure

Polka dots are back, beautiful people! This simplistic pattern gives a girly touch to your nails, perfectly suited for Valentine's Day. Mmm hmm, the day that many of us girls rush to get ready to look the best we can for a fun day out with friends or significant others. Polka dots nails are flirty and feminine, and it shows that you put a little extra effort to dress up ;) And, it's one of the easiest nail art to do!

Tip: Start with dotting the middle dot. That will provide bearing so your dots won't look lopsided.
Alternative colour combinations:
Pink with gold dots; black with white dots; red with black dots; blue with gold dots; dusty rose with white dots; turquoise with white dots and a list of endless possibilities ;) it's all up to your creativity! Mix around with matte and glossy finishes, dark and light colours, metallic and solid colours.
Go with more romantic or feminine colours like pinks, golds, white, beigh, nudes, creams, or reds if it's for Valentine's Day <3

My dotting tool was the rounded end of a sewing pin. You can use a toothpick, a pen which has ran out of ink, rounded end of a bobby pin or any object with a small rounded tip.
 

Polishes used:
Background: Essense Cut Off The Beigh
Dots: Revlon Vixen



Saturday, 21 January 2012

Tutorial: Half Moon Manicure

Gray is the current IT-colour for the fall/winter season! Spotted on runways, all the way to hit shows like 90210, this elegant colour is back! If gray is too dull a colour for you, pump it up with a metallic colour as shown in this half moon manicure technique ;)
Steps:
1. Paint whole nail the base colour (gold). Leave to dry.
2. Place reinforcement tape/ round labeling sticker on bottom 1/3 of the nail securely. Paint the other colour (gray) on the exposed 2/3 of the nail.
3. Allow some time for it to dry partially. SLOWLY remove the tape.
4. Seal in with top coat.

Tips: 
A solid color paired with a shimmery/metallic color works best. Two solid colors work well too.
Possible combinations: turquoise & a nude color; liquid silver & black; deep red & beigh; sea green & gold

Polishes used:
Gray: self-mixed frankenpolish
Gold: Faceshop GL111
Base coat and top coat by Faceshop

Sorry about the poor lighting and smudges around the skin. Trust me when I say it looks way better under the sun ;)