230: tutorial - glitter tip nails

Today's manicure monday is all about glitter tipped nails!

If you follow along every Monday & saw last week's ombre nails tutorial, the method is the same but this week's results are a bit easier to achieve!

This is the look we're going for!



Start with a dark base, a glitter polish & some top coat.


You'll also need a small piece of a makeup sponge. Just rip a piece off to use.


Start with a few coats of your base colour. Let it dry thoroughly!


Then, take a small amount of your glitter polish & apply it to the sponge.


Gently dab the glitter onto the tip of your nails, keeping the glitter layer thick at the top of your nail & dabbing slightly less as you go further down the nails. Only put glitter on the top half of your nail.


Continue with the rest of your nails & don't worry about the sloppy texture for now.


& then topcoat!
I like to topcoat twice over glitter so that it's sealed in there & my nails aren't textured.


voila!

xoxo

229: some help?

I've been asking for the past week for votes & it's the LAST day for voting in the solestruck contest to win $200 towards a pair of shoes :) I already posted once about the details in THIS POST & am so thankful for everyone who has taken a minute to vote for me!

Just to summarize again-- you just need to go to the Photobooth App and find my picture on the page of Voteable Entries & click on the RED "VOTE NOW" button.

My entry is called "lita, lita, lita" by Sylvia!

Oh the shoes I would get with that gift certificate ♥



jeffrey campbell nightwalk, jeffrey campbell benched,
jeffrey campbell warning, jeffrey campbell rockin,
senso delilah, senso wilma

THANKS BABIES :)

By the way, we've been busy working on some cool Halloween stuff for the shop & I'm so excited to share it with you-- later this week, I hope!

xoxo

228: school gals

Wanna see how we rock the "school girl" look? Our guest post on uniform fashion is up at The Demure Muse! So go check it out & leave a comment!

xoxo



ps, if you get a chance, remember to vote for me for that solestruck contest, pretty please? :)

227: solestruck!

You know how we love our shoes?! You know how we love solestruck?
Well, they're having a contest on their facebook page right now & I could win $200 towards a pair of shoes :)

The contest runs every few weeks & currently submissions are all in & it's time to vote. It would mean the world if you guys would take a minute to put in your votes for me! You just need to go to the Photobooth App and find my picture on the page of Votable Entries.

My entry is called lita, lita, lita!



You can vote everyday & the contest ends on the 18th!
Thanks in advance princesses! ♥

xoxo

226: tutorial - ombre nails

In keeping with our recent ombre theme on the blog, I've decided to go with an ombre manicure tutorial today!

Recently, my friend Steph told me how she did her amazing ombre nails & gave me some great tips! Mine didn't turn out quite as well as hers do, but I'll share what I've learned :)

here's the look we're going for!


Start with a base coat of a light colour & let it dry.
(I definitely did mine before bed so they're a bit sheets-imprinted lol)


Choose a dark colour. I used two but you can use three colours for a smoother gradient.


Take a makeup sponge & rip off a piece to use as your "brush"


dab some nail polish onto your sponge


and then dab it on your nails in a thin coat!
CAREFUL NOT TO BE TOO HEAVY HANDED!


start by dabbing a very thin layer on & build from it so that the tips are the darkest.


do each of your nails the same way & don't worry too much about the mess!
they might be a bit textured at this point....


but a coat or two of clear top coat should cover up the texture!


and there you go! ombre nails!
it's pretty easy to get the look, try it out with different colours!

xoxo