Monday, 24 June 2013

Nails: What I've been wearing!

Hello Lovies!
So I have been changing up my polish every couple days recently. I have been taking photos on my phone of the colours and I can't wait to share what i've been wearing! I also have been doing my toes-- less frequently, but still. But I (personally) find looking at peoples toes a little ,um, unpleasant. So let's get on with this!
 So, this first picture is of ORLY'S "catch the bouquet" and on top (the larger sparkles) is ORLY'S " you are not alone". This is basically when my nail craze started. I picked both of these colours up at Winners.
I was SO excited about these Art Deco nail art polishes. They don't have exciting names (Dark blue, bright orange and black) But I thought i'd show them because they correlate to the next photo.
This was my first ever attempt at nail art. it worked out pretty well, I think. The white is NYC'S "Little Italy". and the blue on my pinkie is Essie in "where's my chauffeur".

 This is Zoya's "Lolly". Which dries matte, I thought that was pretty cool but I had to add a top coat for the shine! It made it stand out 20X more.
 This is Revlons "sassy" which is a bright green. I've had it in my collection for a few months but never tried it as I never gravitated towards it. ( I got it as a present ). I decided to try it out and ended up LOVING it. More than I thought would be possible.
This is OPI's  "William tell me about OPI" I realize the application is a little shoddy. The silver lines are nail art "bedazzlements" (or whatever you want to call them, I really don't know) I ended up really disliking them because of how far out they stick.

 This is an OPI colour, but I am not sure what it's called?? I got it on sale and someone had peeled the colour's name off. Its a bright yellow-y orange. The black dots are nail art "gems" (??? I have no idea if that's what you actually call them.) Basically little bedazzling pieces of plastic that I picked up in Kensington Market. I ended up being okay with these ones as they weren't quite as imposing as the gems in the last picture.
This is what I am wearing today. It's Sinful Colors in "24/7". On the ring finger I put ORLY'S "you are not alone" on top. NEON NEON NEON! I basically never go for bright colours (thats what my mum always reaches for) but I thought i'd give it a go and it's been a pleasant surprise. Actually looks pretty cool. My nails are basically highlighter tips!

Thats basically everything I have been wearing on my fingers! Thanks for reading, will post more when inspiration strikes!

-Luna

Monday, 17 June 2013

Nail polish craze: newest Essie picks

I have been buying a lot of nail polish recently. Redoing my nails almost every day... It's a little crazy! I have never really been a "nail polish girl" but in the last couple weeks I have been more inspired to do my nails than my makeup. Which is crazy talk. Without further introduction here are my newest purchases from Essie!

This is a swatch ( not my own picture ) of Essies " Wheres my chauffeur " from their winter collection. Its a bright teal colour that I think works really well for the summer!
This is a swatch ( not my own picture ) of Essies " nothing else metals " which is from their metallic collection. Its a lilac metallic and I think its so beautiful! it reminds me of fairy wings and being in a magical garden (whatever that even means....ya.) I personally find it a little overwhelming on its own, but maybe painting one finger nail as an accent would be what i'd use it for.


I will post more "nail polish craze" hauls when I get back into my room and write down the names of the other polishes I recently picked up.

-Luna

Introduction

Hello, Hello!
I will be posting all my lifestyle & beauty blog posts here. I am really excited to start this new blog! I am currently on summer break from beauty school. I feel so lucky to be in a school that I actually like... for the first time in my life I am learning things that I actually care about! I wake up in the morning excited about what the day will bring. On here I will be discussing what I am learning in school. Reviews for products, Hauls, fashion.... whatever I am inspired by at the moment!
I hope that this will be a place that I can look back on and remember different products ( etc ) so I can catalogue what I will and won't be using in my career as a makeup artist.

Enjoy and check back frequently!

-Luna