N.A.C. Week 5 - Blue Nails
Hey guys,
Sorry I'm one day late posting this! But I was so tired last night.
But anyways let's get started!
What you need:
- base coat
- top coat
- navy blue nail polish
- white nail polish
- white acrylic paint
- red sparkly nail polish
- water
- stripper brush
- dotting
Always prep nails before painting them.
I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next paint the nails a navy blue color, I did 2-3 coats.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#948 first mate'
Now using the stripper brush & the white acrylic paint, we're going to draw something like mountains on the tips of the nails, as shown below.
Fill in the tips with either white nail polish or the white acrylic paint.
I'm using ESSIE 'blanc'. I did 2 coats of this.
Next were going to be using the dotting tool & red sparkly nail polish to make the hearts.
Make 2 dots horizontally, & drag the 2 dots to the bottom of the center, like so.
Do 3 hearts on each of the nails. I'm using SALLY HANSEN 'red carpet'.
Let dry & top coat, I'm using SECHE VITE 'dry fast top coat'.
& we're done! Hope you guys enjoyed this easy tutorial, see you guys next week for N.A.C. Week 6 - Violet Nails! I'll try to post up my hauls from these 2 weeks!
N.A.C. Week 4 - Green Nails
Hey guys,
Sorry bout the late post! Just been so busy.
So l'll be doing 2 N.A.C. this week, green & blue. This one will be on the green nails that was suppose to be for last week. I did a gradient/ombre look for this one. Lets get started!
What you need:
- base coat
- top coat
- light green polish
- medium green polish
- dark green polish
- lagoon blueish green polish
- sponge
Always prep the nails with a base coat. I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next using a dark green nail polish, paint all the nails with one coat.
Let dry and do another coat. I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#665 gussied up green'.
Now using the sponge, I'm going to use a tone that's a bit lighter then then green tone and apply that to the sponge then lightly patting that on my nail.
Make sure you leave some of the dark green showing.
I'm using two types of nail polish for this BARIELLE SHADES '#5145 green opal'
& CHINA GLAZE '#954 cha cha cha'.
Once that's done drying were gonna use the light green polish.
Apply the polish to the sponge & gently pat on your nails.
Leave some space in between the medium green polish.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#720 paper chasing' & '#719 entourage'.
Time for the lagoon blue. Apply on sponge and apply on bottom of nails.
Im using NUBAR '#G172 cotton candy' & NYX 'be jeweled'.
You can finish with a top coat or do some random designs like I did.
I used black acrylic paint for this & top coated with SECHE VITA 'dry fast top coat'.
Tune in on Thursday for N.A.C. Week 5 - Blue nails! Also some haul post coming up!
N.A.C. Week 3 - Yellow Nails
Hey guys!
It's time for this week N.A.C. - Yellow Nails! Since Easter is just around the corner I thought I do a cute design for this holiday. Let's get started!
Things you need:
- Base coat
- Top coat
- Yellow nail polish
- Clear sparkly nail polish
- White acrylic paint
- Black acrylic paint
- Light pink acrylic paint
- Dotting tool (or toothpick, pen, etc)
- Stripper brush
- Water
- Small dish to put paint on
- Paper towels
Okay first prep the nails with a base coat.
I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next I'm going to use 2 types of yellow nail polish, since I don't have the tone of nail polish I want. First I'm going to paint one coat of a vibrant yellow.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#870 happy go lucky'. Let that dry.
Now I'm going to apply a pastel yellow polish on top.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#871 lemon fizz'. Apply a second coat once dry.
Easter isn't complete without a little bit of sparkles!
Apply a coat of clear sparkles over top.
I'm using NICOLE BY OPI 'here kim's the sun'.
After that is dry we're going to start drawing the bunny. On your thumb & ring finger, using the white acrylic paint start drawing a half circle on the tip of the nails like so.
This will be it's head. Fill in.
Now time for the ears. We're going to use the dotting tool for this.
Use the biggest doting tool you have. On your ring finger put 2 dots above the head.
One near the head & one slightly higher then the first dot.
On the thumb just do 2 dots above the head that is equal distance.
Next we're going to use our stripper brush & connect the dots to the head. Make sure you curve your lines a bit when you're connecting. Fill in the ears. Let the paint dry & do a couple more coats.
One the paint is dry, we're going to be using a smaller dotting tool & black acrylic paint. Make 2 dots on the head for it's eyes.
Wait a bit for that to dry & use the white acrylic paint to make dots on the outer corner of the eyes.
Now using the light pink acrylic paint (mix white w/ pink if you don't have a light pink), we're going to use the small dotting tool again & make 2 dots on the side of the face for the blush. So cute!
Using the same dotting tool, start the dot on the bottom of the ears & drag it up. Do that for the thumb only. On the ring finger, do the opposite. So start at the top of the ears, & drag it downwards as you follow the curve of the ears.
Finally done the bunnies!
Now for the rest of nails, we're going to do an Easter egg pattern.
There is no right way of doing this pattern go crazy, but I use white acrylic paint for dots then the light pink for the different lines.
Once it's dry top coat & you're done! I'm using SECHE VITA 'dry fast top coat'.
More simple then meets the eye. Hope you guys enjoyed this & try it out! Happy Easter everyone!
Next week is N.A.C. - Green Nails!
N.A.C. Week 2 - Orange Nails
Hey guys, its time for the N.A.C. week 2 -Orange nails.
The design I did for this week is cute & simple.
You can defiantly change up the colors for this.
What you need:
- base coat
- top coat
- orange nail polish
- white nail polish
- grey acrylic paint (or black & white acrylic paint)
- dotting tool (or toothpick, pen, etc.)
- stripper brush
- small dish to put paint on
- water
- paper towels
Okay first off start by painting your nails with a base coat. I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next paint only the thumb & ring finger white. I'm using ESSIE 'blanc'.
While you're waiting for that to dry, paint the pointer, middle, & pinky orange.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE 'papaya punch'.
Apply a second coat to all the nails when it's dry.
Now on the thumb & ring finger, paint diagonal from the corner or the end of the nail to the middle with the orange nail polish.
Do the same thing to the middle, pointer, & pinky but using the white nail polish.
Apply a second coat if needed once dried.
We're gonna use our dotting tool to make polka dots on our diagonal that we just painted.
Using the opposite colors, I'm doing 4 dots, then 3 dots then 2 dots.
It should look like this after all the polka dots are applied.
Almost done! Next we're going to use grey acrylic paint, or mixing white & black acrylic paint together to make the cute little bow.
First start off with making a clean straight diagonal line with the stripper brush on all the nails.
Next make an 'X' in the middle of the diagonal line. Do this to all the nails.
Lastly connect the top corners to the bottom, like so & fill in. Wasn't that easy? You can also put a dot in the middle or leave it, its up to you.
Let the paint dry & top coat. I'm using SECHE VITE 'dry fast top coat'.
Hope you guys try this design with different color combinations!
Come back next week for the N.A.C. Week 3 - Yellow nails!
Labels: bows, Canada, diy, Nail Art, Nail art challenge, nail design, nail polish, orange
Haul: Rexall & SuperStore
Hey guys, I know my last blog post was on a haul, but my lovely boyfriend gave me a little shopping spree on beauty products for valentine`s day & I didn't get a chance to use it till now. So yay for another haul! I wanted to check Rexall out first, just cause they have a couple things on sale there that I wanted.
First few things I headed for was the REVLON'S 'lip butters'. I always wanted to try them out cause I heard so much great things about them.
I got 2 lip butters & 2 REVLON'S 'super lustrous lipstick'.
The first lip butter is a pretty pink, called '#080 strawberry shortcake'.
Next I got a peachy nude color in '#065 creamsicle'.
The lipsticks I got in the super lustrous line are '#025 sky line pink',
which is a pearly light pink color.
& the last one is '#405 silver city pink', which is a light pink shimmer color.
The packaging is so cute on the lip butters that I want more, haha.
All the REVLON'S lipsticks were $4.99 on sale.
Next I wanted to try out some new blush. I didn't even start to wear blush till this year actually thanks to my friend kimmy, who suggested I should try some blush to brighten up my face. She taught me how to put it & bam I was hooked. I only own 1 blush, so I do really need more variety. I got 2 blushes from RIMMEL, since they were on sale. Yay for sales!
First one I got is a medium rosey color in '003 pink rose'.
Second is '102 santa rose', its more lighter than the first blush & probably my favorite between the two. These blushes are $3.96 on sale.
The next thing I got my boyfriend actually pointed out. I was busy looking at some things & he's like this make-up is on sale over here if you want to take a look, & knowing me I did look. Most of the things were almost gone, sad panda. But I did end up getting one thing, it's from the brand NYC. NYC is already a cheap brand to begin with, but I heard their eye shadows were pretty pigmented, so I wanted to get one & see for myself.
I got an eye shadow quad in more of neutral colors.
This one is in '#819A lexington luxury'. This was $2.46 on sale.
Lastly I couldn't walk out the store without looking at nail polish! & I ended up getting 5 bottles. I got 3 from SALLY HANSEN, 1 from ESSIE, & 1 from NICOLE BY OPI.
The ones from SALLY HANSEN, are from their line 'smooth & perfect color care'. The colors I picked are a pastel color, which I thought it be good for spring & Easter. I also really liked the shape of the bottle, it just looks so clean.
The first polish I got is a pastel purple called '#05 whisper'
Second polish is a pastel blue called '#06 air'
& lastly a pearl pink called '#02 linen'. These were $3.96 on sale. I want more from this line, the colors are so pretty & it makes your nails look so clean.
The one I got from ESSIE, is dark greeny gray with some gold shimmer to it. I thought it was just a dark gray at the store when I picked it up but when I looked at it closely it was more green. I don't mind it though, makes a good color for army print.
This nail polish is in 'armed & ready' & was $4.97 on sale. Too bad there weren't some more of ESSIE'S stuff on sale, oh well next time.
The last nail polish I got is from NICOLE BY OPI, from the line 'Selena Gomez'. I couldn't resist this line at all, the polishes are packed with sparkles & glitter, & which girl doesn't like sparkles & glitter?!
The color I ended up getting is called '#NI G02 mi fantasia'. Sadly this one wasn't on sale & it ended up being $10.99. Oh well, still a pretty polish.
That was my trip to Rexall, time for Superstore. I didn't really buy much from Superstore, since it was insanely busy. The first thing I picked up is from PHYSICANS FORMULA. I really like natural colors, & didn't feel like paying $50 for the naked pallet from urban decay, well not yet at least.
The packaging on this is absolutely adorable, I love the lace & the cute little bow. They have 3 different kinds of the shimmer strips eye shadow. This one is '#7871C classic nude' & was a bit pricey but I've been eyeing for awhile now. Ended up being $15.79, hopefully it's pigmented.
Next I saw MAYBELLINE'S COLOR TATTOO 24HRS on sale & grab a few. I also heard great things about these eye shadows & again I grab more neutral colors, haha.
First one is in the color '#55 inked in pink'. Its a pearly pink metallic, I would have to say.
Next eye shadow is in '#35 tough as taupe'. I love taupe colors, & I'm still searching to find the perfect taupe color.
Last eye shadow is probably my favorite among the 3. It's a light pearly color in '#70 barely branded'. I can't wait to use these! They were about $5.96 each on sale.
Last product is from MAYBELLINE again. I kinda needed eye liner & saw this new one by MAYBELLINE & decided to give it a go. This is MAYBELLINE MASTER DUO 2-IN-1 GLOSSY LIQUID LINER, in 'black lacquer'.
The 2-in-1 is so you can either draw a thick line or a thin line, pretty handy huh? Hopefully it'll turn out better on my eyes than on the swatches I did.
This was regular price at $10.99.
Well that was my haul, hope you guys enjoyed.
Come back soon for N.A.C. week 2 - Orange nails!
Labels: Canada, drugstore, eye shadow, Haul, makeup, nail polish, rexall, shopping, superstore
N.A.C. Week 5 - Blue Nails
Hey guys,
Sorry I'm one day late posting this! But I was so tired last night.
But anyways let's get started!
What you need:
- base coat
- top coat
- navy blue nail polish
- white nail polish
- white acrylic paint
- red sparkly nail polish
- water
- stripper brush
- dotting
Always prep nails before painting them.
I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next paint the nails a navy blue color, I did 2-3 coats.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#948 first mate'
Now using the stripper brush & the white acrylic paint, we're going to draw something like mountains on the tips of the nails, as shown below.
Fill in the tips with either white nail polish or the white acrylic paint.
I'm using ESSIE 'blanc'. I did 2 coats of this.
Next were going to be using the dotting tool & red sparkly nail polish to make the hearts.
Make 2 dots horizontally, & drag the 2 dots to the bottom of the center, like so.
Do 3 hearts on each of the nails. I'm using SALLY HANSEN 'red carpet'.
Let dry & top coat, I'm using SECHE VITE 'dry fast top coat'.
& we're done! Hope you guys enjoyed this easy tutorial, see you guys next week for N.A.C. Week 6 - Violet Nails! I'll try to post up my hauls from these 2 weeks!
N.A.C. Week 4 - Green Nails
Hey guys,
Sorry bout the late post! Just been so busy.
So l'll be doing 2 N.A.C. this week, green & blue. This one will be on the green nails that was suppose to be for last week. I did a gradient/ombre look for this one. Lets get started!
What you need:
- base coat
- top coat
- light green polish
- medium green polish
- dark green polish
- lagoon blueish green polish
- sponge
Always prep the nails with a base coat. I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next using a dark green nail polish, paint all the nails with one coat.
Let dry and do another coat. I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#665 gussied up green'.
Now using the sponge, I'm going to use a tone that's a bit lighter then then green tone and apply that to the sponge then lightly patting that on my nail.
Make sure you leave some of the dark green showing.
I'm using two types of nail polish for this BARIELLE SHADES '#5145 green opal'
& CHINA GLAZE '#954 cha cha cha'.
Once that's done drying were gonna use the light green polish.
Apply the polish to the sponge & gently pat on your nails.
Leave some space in between the medium green polish.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#720 paper chasing' & '#719 entourage'.
Time for the lagoon blue. Apply on sponge and apply on bottom of nails.
Im using NUBAR '#G172 cotton candy' & NYX 'be jeweled'.
You can finish with a top coat or do some random designs like I did.
I used black acrylic paint for this & top coated with SECHE VITA 'dry fast top coat'.
Tune in on Thursday for N.A.C. Week 5 - Blue nails! Also some haul post coming up!
N.A.C. Week 3 - Yellow Nails
Hey guys!
It's time for this week N.A.C. - Yellow Nails! Since Easter is just around the corner I thought I do a cute design for this holiday. Let's get started!
Things you need:
- Base coat
- Top coat
- Yellow nail polish
- Clear sparkly nail polish
- White acrylic paint
- Black acrylic paint
- Light pink acrylic paint
- Dotting tool (or toothpick, pen, etc)
- Stripper brush
- Water
- Small dish to put paint on
- Paper towels
Okay first prep the nails with a base coat.
I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next I'm going to use 2 types of yellow nail polish, since I don't have the tone of nail polish I want. First I'm going to paint one coat of a vibrant yellow.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#870 happy go lucky'. Let that dry.
Now I'm going to apply a pastel yellow polish on top.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE '#871 lemon fizz'. Apply a second coat once dry.
Easter isn't complete without a little bit of sparkles!
Apply a coat of clear sparkles over top.
I'm using NICOLE BY OPI 'here kim's the sun'.
After that is dry we're going to start drawing the bunny. On your thumb & ring finger, using the white acrylic paint start drawing a half circle on the tip of the nails like so.
This will be it's head. Fill in.
Now time for the ears. We're going to use the dotting tool for this.
Use the biggest doting tool you have. On your ring finger put 2 dots above the head.
One near the head & one slightly higher then the first dot.
On the thumb just do 2 dots above the head that is equal distance.
Next we're going to use our stripper brush & connect the dots to the head. Make sure you curve your lines a bit when you're connecting. Fill in the ears. Let the paint dry & do a couple more coats.
One the paint is dry, we're going to be using a smaller dotting tool & black acrylic paint. Make 2 dots on the head for it's eyes.
Wait a bit for that to dry & use the white acrylic paint to make dots on the outer corner of the eyes.
Now using the light pink acrylic paint (mix white w/ pink if you don't have a light pink), we're going to use the small dotting tool again & make 2 dots on the side of the face for the blush. So cute!
Using the same dotting tool, start the dot on the bottom of the ears & drag it up. Do that for the thumb only. On the ring finger, do the opposite. So start at the top of the ears, & drag it downwards as you follow the curve of the ears.
Finally done the bunnies!
Now for the rest of nails, we're going to do an Easter egg pattern.
There is no right way of doing this pattern go crazy, but I use white acrylic paint for dots then the light pink for the different lines.
Once it's dry top coat & you're done! I'm using SECHE VITA 'dry fast top coat'.
More simple then meets the eye. Hope you guys enjoyed this & try it out! Happy Easter everyone!
Next week is N.A.C. - Green Nails!
N.A.C. Week 2 - Orange Nails
Hey guys, its time for the N.A.C. week 2 -Orange nails.
The design I did for this week is cute & simple.
You can defiantly change up the colors for this.
What you need:
- base coat
- top coat
- orange nail polish
- white nail polish
- grey acrylic paint (or black & white acrylic paint)
- dotting tool (or toothpick, pen, etc.)
- stripper brush
- small dish to put paint on
- water
- paper towels
Okay first off start by painting your nails with a base coat. I'm using ESSIE 'all in one base'.
Next paint only the thumb & ring finger white. I'm using ESSIE 'blanc'.
While you're waiting for that to dry, paint the pointer, middle, & pinky orange.
I'm using CHINA GLAZE 'papaya punch'.
Apply a second coat to all the nails when it's dry.
Now on the thumb & ring finger, paint diagonal from the corner or the end of the nail to the middle with the orange nail polish.
Do the same thing to the middle, pointer, & pinky but using the white nail polish.
Apply a second coat if needed once dried.
We're gonna use our dotting tool to make polka dots on our diagonal that we just painted.
Using the opposite colors, I'm doing 4 dots, then 3 dots then 2 dots.
It should look like this after all the polka dots are applied.
Almost done! Next we're going to use grey acrylic paint, or mixing white & black acrylic paint together to make the cute little bow.
First start off with making a clean straight diagonal line with the stripper brush on all the nails.
Next make an 'X' in the middle of the diagonal line. Do this to all the nails.
Lastly connect the top corners to the bottom, like so & fill in. Wasn't that easy? You can also put a dot in the middle or leave it, its up to you.
Let the paint dry & top coat. I'm using SECHE VITE 'dry fast top coat'.
Hope you guys try this design with different color combinations!
Come back next week for the N.A.C. Week 3 - Yellow nails!
Labels: bows, Canada, diy, Nail Art, Nail art challenge, nail design, nail polish, orange
Haul: Rexall & SuperStore
Hey guys, I know my last blog post was on a haul, but my lovely boyfriend gave me a little shopping spree on beauty products for valentine`s day & I didn't get a chance to use it till now. So yay for another haul! I wanted to check Rexall out first, just cause they have a couple things on sale there that I wanted.
First few things I headed for was the REVLON'S 'lip butters'. I always wanted to try them out cause I heard so much great things about them.
I got 2 lip butters & 2 REVLON'S 'super lustrous lipstick'.
The first lip butter is a pretty pink, called '#080 strawberry shortcake'.
Next I got a peachy nude color in '#065 creamsicle'.
The lipsticks I got in the super lustrous line are '#025 sky line pink',
which is a pearly light pink color.
& the last one is '#405 silver city pink', which is a light pink shimmer color.
The packaging is so cute on the lip butters that I want more, haha.
All the REVLON'S lipsticks were $4.99 on sale.
Next I wanted to try out some new blush. I didn't even start to wear blush till this year actually thanks to my friend kimmy, who suggested I should try some blush to brighten up my face. She taught me how to put it & bam I was hooked. I only own 1 blush, so I do really need more variety. I got 2 blushes from RIMMEL, since they were on sale. Yay for sales!
First one I got is a medium rosey color in '003 pink rose'.
Second is '102 santa rose', its more lighter than the first blush & probably my favorite between the two. These blushes are $3.96 on sale.
The next thing I got my boyfriend actually pointed out. I was busy looking at some things & he's like this make-up is on sale over here if you want to take a look, & knowing me I did look. Most of the things were almost gone, sad panda. But I did end up getting one thing, it's from the brand NYC. NYC is already a cheap brand to begin with, but I heard their eye shadows were pretty pigmented, so I wanted to get one & see for myself.
I got an eye shadow quad in more of neutral colors.
This one is in '#819A lexington luxury'. This was $2.46 on sale.
Lastly I couldn't walk out the store without looking at nail polish! & I ended up getting 5 bottles. I got 3 from SALLY HANSEN, 1 from ESSIE, & 1 from NICOLE BY OPI.
The ones from SALLY HANSEN, are from their line 'smooth & perfect color care'. The colors I picked are a pastel color, which I thought it be good for spring & Easter. I also really liked the shape of the bottle, it just looks so clean.
The first polish I got is a pastel purple called '#05 whisper'
Second polish is a pastel blue called '#06 air'
& lastly a pearl pink called '#02 linen'. These were $3.96 on sale. I want more from this line, the colors are so pretty & it makes your nails look so clean.
The one I got from ESSIE, is dark greeny gray with some gold shimmer to it. I thought it was just a dark gray at the store when I picked it up but when I looked at it closely it was more green. I don't mind it though, makes a good color for army print.
This nail polish is in 'armed & ready' & was $4.97 on sale. Too bad there weren't some more of ESSIE'S stuff on sale, oh well next time.
The last nail polish I got is from NICOLE BY OPI, from the line 'Selena Gomez'. I couldn't resist this line at all, the polishes are packed with sparkles & glitter, & which girl doesn't like sparkles & glitter?!
The color I ended up getting is called '#NI G02 mi fantasia'. Sadly this one wasn't on sale & it ended up being $10.99. Oh well, still a pretty polish.
That was my trip to Rexall, time for Superstore. I didn't really buy much from Superstore, since it was insanely busy. The first thing I picked up is from PHYSICANS FORMULA. I really like natural colors, & didn't feel like paying $50 for the naked pallet from urban decay, well not yet at least.
The packaging on this is absolutely adorable, I love the lace & the cute little bow. They have 3 different kinds of the shimmer strips eye shadow. This one is '#7871C classic nude' & was a bit pricey but I've been eyeing for awhile now. Ended up being $15.79, hopefully it's pigmented.
Next I saw MAYBELLINE'S COLOR TATTOO 24HRS on sale & grab a few. I also heard great things about these eye shadows & again I grab more neutral colors, haha.
First one is in the color '#55 inked in pink'. Its a pearly pink metallic, I would have to say.
Next eye shadow is in '#35 tough as taupe'. I love taupe colors, & I'm still searching to find the perfect taupe color.
Last eye shadow is probably my favorite among the 3. It's a light pearly color in '#70 barely branded'. I can't wait to use these! They were about $5.96 each on sale.
Last product is from MAYBELLINE again. I kinda needed eye liner & saw this new one by MAYBELLINE & decided to give it a go. This is MAYBELLINE MASTER DUO 2-IN-1 GLOSSY LIQUID LINER, in 'black lacquer'.
The 2-in-1 is so you can either draw a thick line or a thin line, pretty handy huh? Hopefully it'll turn out better on my eyes than on the swatches I did.
This was regular price at $10.99.
Well that was my haul, hope you guys enjoyed.
Come back soon for N.A.C. week 2 - Orange nails!
Labels: Canada, drugstore, eye shadow, Haul, makeup, nail polish, rexall, shopping, superstore
