Tutorial #038: Fleurs de Provence

This nails are inspired by a nail art that I saw in a magazine. {original}

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Lilac: Deborah 7 Days Long No.827
• Blue: Deborah Sense TECH No.03
• Pink: KIKO No.283
• White: KIKO No.203
• Green: KIKO No.296
• Top Coat: KIKO No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a dark blue polish on your ring finger. Since I used a matte polish I applied top coat also. On the other nails apply a lilac polish.
3. Using a dotting tool draw pink and white flowers. Add a small green leaf. Let it dry PERFECTLY and add your top coat.

A Semi Holiday Patchwork Mani....

I decided to do a Holiday, yes with black, Patchwork mani. Well really only because these are the only colors I had in my purse one day during lunch, lol.

I used China Glaze Ruby Deer
Sinful Black on Black
Funky Fingers Sugar Plum (glitter)

China Glaze: la magia del Natale con i Christmas kit

I colori che China Glaze ha scelto per i suoi kit natalizi sono oro, verde, rosso ed argento arricchiti da polvere di stelle per dare fascino ed elenganza alle unghie.

Visto che a Natale è usanza fare dei regali China Glaze ha pensato di arricchire ogni confezione con peluche o un elegante portacandele.

Insomma uniamo utile e dilettevole, sicuramente se avete amiche che amano essere sempre al top un regalo di makeup sarà indicatissimo e la marca è anche sinonimo di gusto e stravaganza.

I prodotti China Glaze sono distribuiti da Clarissa Nails.

Vi ricordo che le collezioni di China Glazes costano Euro 39,00 nella versione da 6 pezzi, 72,00 nella versione da 12 pezzi e 190,00 nella versione da 36 pezzi!!

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A night home with the cutest Hubby EVER!

I had to share this with you guys! Only you would really appreciate it.
So a few weeks ago on a Friday night, my hubby was feeling creative, lol. We didn't have much planned, but he knew I would be doing a mani, and wanted to join in on the fun. Now, please trust me when I say, that this was all his idea and doing. I wouldn't have been to shocked if he had been drinking, but he hadn't yet!!!! He came to me with an idea he had.....He had an idea of a mani that he wanted me to do, but he was going to try it out first. So he wandered over to 1 of my containers, and started looking for colors. He ended up finding the 2 colors he needed, and got to work.

Oh and sorry for the crap pics, but I only had my cell handy and NEEDED these pics, lol.
Here he is looking for his colors :)

Here he is polishing ever so delicately, lol. I was DYING at this point. He was really into it.

Gotta dry them, HAHAHAHAHAHA

I wasn't allowed to see his final creation till he was done. I must say, I'm impressed. When I told him I wanted a picture, he INSISTED on holding the polish in the pic, like I do!!! Anyways, here was his design.

What is it you ask.................Well, he showed me this pic, and said it was his inspiration!! How cute is that!!!!



Thank goodness he is sooooo supportive of my hobby :)

My Not So Practical Mani...That I am in Love with!!!!!!

I got these little nail thingy's at Sally's a while ago, and decided to bust them out tonight. I chose the butterfly to top off my funky french mani.
It might not be very practical, but I heart it sooo much! I used the brand 10 color #415 for the base and just my regular black for the tips.

This is the set that I bought

Estèe Lauder: Artist's Brow Pencil Double Groomer swatch e review

Una novità fantastica...almeno per me che non ho mai truccato le sopracciglia ma ho sempre voluto farlo.

Questa matita è veramente spettacolare, prodotta da Estée Lauder si chiama:

Artist's Brow Pencil Double Groomer

Ha una mina rigida che consente di tracciare delle linee sottili come capelli...la sua magia è proprio in questo, non macchia, non cola, riempie le ciglia naturali senza appesantirle.

E' stata realizzata infatti solo in colori naturali come il biondo ed il castano.


Questa è una normalissima sopracciglia naturale, come vedete sottile e questo può non piacere perchè si riesce meno a valorizzare l'occhio e lo sguardo in generale.





Questo è l'effetto della sopracciglia "truccata", sembra più piena ma resta comunque naturale.
In questo caso è stato truccato anche l'occhio e l'arcata sotto la sopracciglia quindi l'effetto è maggiore!!





La matita è fatta come vedete nella foto, dal lato destro c'è la punta con la mina, va ruotata ed esce...

Mi raccomando fatene uscire pochissima alla volta altrimenti rischiate di farla spezzare, dall'altro lato c'è il pettinino!

Ho usato la numero 03 Black Brown!

E' ovvio che non fa miracoli, se vogliamo proprio modificare la curvatura o il volume delle sopracciglia, per chi ci guarda da vicino si vede che "il trucco c'é", ma vi assicuro che deve stare proprio vicino vicino perchè in caso contrario non si nota nulla!!

Ragazze l'effetto è veramente bello.

Io e Astasia l'abbiamo acquistata alla Rinascente a Roma all'evento Estée Lauder di cui vi avevamo già parlato qui:Estee Lauder: evento presentazione Extravagant Pure Color e appunti di "viaggio"

Il costo e' di euro 16,00!
Consigliatissima!