Tuesday, September 30, 2014

"Dotticure" Design


Hello guys! Nail tutorial time! 
Products Used
  • CND Stickey Base Coat 
  • OPI San Tan Tonio 
  • Sally Hansen White On
  • Sephora by OPI What Aura Gonna Wear
  • Sephora by OPI Paisley Attention to Me 
  • China Glaze For Audrey
  • CND Super Shiney Top Coat
  • Small Dotting Tool
  • Medium Dotting Tool 
I saw this design on Pinterest and fell in love with it! It is such a cool design that looks really complicated to do but it is really simple! 

Let's get started! First you need to paint your nails two thin layers of a nude/tan color. Wait for that to dry and then with a blue/green color and your medium dotting tool, make a dot either at the edge of your nail or in the corner below your cuticle. I just alternated between where I placed that dot on all my nails. After that step is complete, take your orange and make a dot going in a sideways "C" shape. Repeat the same thing with your pink and white. That is it! Super simple and easy to do!  


~Hope you try this out!~


Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray Review


Hi guys! It's been a while, but I am back! 


I am so thrilled to be finally doing another review! This time it is on the Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray. This is the travel version and it retails for $14 at Ulta. The full size I believe is $30. 

Time to get onto the review! I think that for $14 it is a decent value. You get 1.0 fl oz and that is definitely enough to give it a good shot to make sure that you like it or not. I am in love with this product! My eye makeup usually smudges about two hours after I apply it, but with this on my makeup has lasted a whole 12 hours with absolutely zero smudging. Not even joking. I am so so impressed! What you do is you finish applying all of your makeup and then spray 1-2 spritzes onto your face and let it absorb into your skin. Easy as that! 

Recommend? For sure! If you are looking for something to help your makeup to stay on literally all day and night, go and try this product out! 

~Hope this was helpful!~

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Floral Tips Design

Hello guys! 


Products Used 
  • CND Stickey Base Coat
  • Zoya Stephanie (Very Light Pink) 
  • Sephora by OPI What Aura Gonna Wear (Pink)
  • Revlon Colorstay 440 Wild Card (Cobalt Blue)
  • Revlon 932 Copper Penny (Copper)
  • CND Super Shiney Top Coat 
  • Small Dotting Tool
  • Super Small Dotting Tool

Process

This is a super simple design to do. All you do is paint your nails with a white/light pink color. Next take your small dotting tool and make a five dotted flower starting on the right edge of your nail. Then do the same with your other two colors. One flower in the middle and on the left edge. Wait for that to dry and then take the copper color with your super small dotting tool and place a dot in the center of each flower. Lastly to seal in your design, put a top coat on and you are finished! Super pretty and simple design!


~Hope you enjoyed this short post! Try this design out!~


Friday, August 22, 2014

Abstract Polka Dots Design


Hi guys! 

I'm back with another nail post! This one was inspired by the phenomenal MissJenFabulous on YouTube! I am sure you already know who she is if you enjoy doing nails, but if you haven't go give her some love and support. :) 

 

How do you guys think that I did in comparison with Jenny's?

What did I use?
  • CND Stickey Base Coat (BEST BASE COAT EVER) 
  • Sally Hansen White On (White) 
  • Rimmel London 820 Hot Black To Go (Black)
  • Sephora by OPI What Aura Gonna Wear (Pink)
  • Milani Nail Art Yellow Design (Orange/Yellow) 
  • Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Top Coat          

Now onto the fun part of how I did this design! 

First you want to start off by painting all your nails except your ring finger with two coats of black. On the ring finger you need to paint two layers of pink.  

After that has dried, take your pink polish and go 1/2 way up all of the black nails and try to make the top even but it doesn't have to be perfect. On your ring finger do the exact same process but with the black instead. 

Third thing you want to do is take a large sized dotting tool and dot three dots along the top of your pink polish that you just applied. You guessed it, use the same technique on your ring finger but with white dots. 

Next, put three white dots above the black ones and on the ring finger but three black ones! 

Time for more dotting! You want to take your black polish and put a row of dots with a medium dotting tool below the three dots that you just finished.  And white on top of the black three dots for the ring finger. 

Even more dots! Take your white polish with a small dotting tool and put a line of curved dots above the black and white set. Also use that white and dot it inside of the black dots that you put below the three large dots. Opposite for the ring finger. 

Second to last step! Take an orange/yellow polish and put it right smack on top of all your white dots. You put the white below the orange/yellow color because the white helps the color pop on a dark base. 

Final step! Put your favorite top coat on to seal in your awesome design! 

This design definitely takes time to do but I think that it is well worth it because it looks really interesting and pretty!

~Hope that you were able to follow my directions and recreate this nail design!~ 

♥ Have a great day! ♥ 







Thursday, August 14, 2014

Watercolor Design

How is it going guys?
Items Used
  • CND Stickey Base Coat
  • Small Dotting Tool
  • Sally Hansen Insta Dry Night Flight (Black)
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On (White)
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mint Sorbet (Mint)
  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pinch of Punch (Purple/Pink)
  • Zoya Pippa (Yellow)
  • Butter London Primrose Hill Picnic (Hot Magenta)
  • Sally Hansen Diamond Flash Top Coat
I think that is an absolutely stunning design for the summer time! It is so fun and colorful next to the sophisticated black polka dots. I got this idea from a YouTuber and her channel is called YoungWildAndPolished. Go check her out, she does incredible nail art! 

This is a really simple design to create but it looks like you spent hours trying to master it. All you do for the abstract part is take your small dotting tool and make little blobs of each color, the messier the more interesting it looks! For the polka dots, I would recommend that you use a larger dotting tool instead of the small one because the larger one make the dots more professional. But, if you like you can definitely still use the small dotting tool, it is totally up to you. Super simple and cute! 

~Hope you like it and try it out!~ 

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner Review

Hello Guys! 




I have a beauty review to share with you today! I bought the Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black. I got mine from Walgreens for $6.29. They are running a 40% off all Maybelline cosmetics special this week which is an awesome way to go pick up some new products to try. Head over to your local Walgreens and check out the Maybelline products! 

Now, onto the review. First off I had extremely high hopes for this product because I was looking for a smudge proof/waterproof gel eyeliner and that's what this eyeliner claimed to do. I'll start with the pros. I love that it came with a brush that had a cover, that it glides on very smoothly, and it is very black. However, the first time I tried it I didn't use a primer to see how it would last and that was a total disaster! Within an hour my eyeliner was completely gone and I didn't rub my eyes or anything. The second time I tried it was a better experience. I used my Rimmel London primer and applied the eyeliner on top. It felt like it glided on better and looked pretty good. After 30 minutes though, it did start kind of cracking in the center of my eyelid but I touched it up a in that area and it lasted with no smudging or cracking for about 5-6 hours. It doesn't transfer unless you touch it which I found odd. Overall I think that this a decent everyday eyeliner and out of 10 I would give it a 6. It's obviously not the best but it will do for now until I am able to find a better one.

Hope you found this review helpful. Please comment below what your favorite waterproof eyeliner is!   

XOXO
Angela    

Friday, July 25, 2014

Colorful Summer Floral Design

Hey Guys!
This design was inspired from a pin that a friend of mine found on Pinterest for me. I think that is a very pretty summer design with the colorful flowers. 


These are the base colors that I used. For the thumb and ring fingers I used Sally Hansen White On.  For the pointer finger I applied China Glaze's most known polish in For Audrey. Next for the middle finger I have on Pure Ice's Studette. Lastly on the pinky finger I have on Rimmel London's 420 Sweet Lavender. 



For the colorful flowers that are on my thumb and ring finger, I used Milani's Black Nail Art Polish for the center of the flowers. I took my smallest dotting tool which is on the pink tool and made three little dots. For the pink flowers I used Revlon Colorstay's Polish in Passionate Pink. The last two are the same base colors I used for the pointer and pinky fingers, For Audrey by China Glaze and 420 Sweet Lavender by Rimmel London. For all of the flowers I used the larger side of the yellow tool and made a simple five dotted flower making sure that all the dots with touching, for the more cartoon looking flower. I also used the same color of whatever flower I was creating and put a dot in the center. Dotting tools are your best friend when it comes to nail art. I found mine for very inexpensive on Amazon. I think they were only $2.50 including  shipping. 

~Hope you try this design out!~