NARS Silver Factory Illuminator

I have officially found the perfect holiday/winter illuminator from my editorial dreams!! I love editorial makeup, I find it's way more creative and there's so much you can do to create a story/look. A few years ago I did the makeup for a calendar shoot that was benefitting a student documentary project. For their December girl they wanted a really frosty 'snow' inspired look. Looking back, I wish I owned this product then! The consistency is really wet, so when you apply it it seems like it will be sheer but it DOES pack a punch. The micro glitter is all silver creating an extreme illumination effect. I can totally see this product being perfect for a 1970's disco themed makeup as well.
Products like this get me excited because of all the ideas they get stirring for me!

I also happen to be wearing Nars' nail polish in 'space odyssey' Which when coupled with the Nars silver factory makes a serious chrome-space-disco-babe vibe. That I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND to anyone who's into ~~ feelin' them self~~. (*insert cool guy emoji*)

What do you think? will you be trying any silver accents this winter?

Until next time SPACE BABES,

Kenzi :-)

Current nail polish storage

Hello all!
As some of you may know, I have an obsession with nail polish. I use to buy a new bottle almost every week at one point! I haven't bought anything new in a while but I have updated the way I store my nail polish. I have them on a book shelf in my room. I used boxes to elevate the back row of bowls so you can see them easier ( I spy a glossybox.. box!). I put all the polish in bowls and put like colors in each bowl. It just makes it easier when you're trying to track down a specific color. On top of that I have a 'nail polish swatch book'. Every time I get a new color I do a small swatch in the book, put the color name and the brand and then I feel super organized! Also when I have friends over who want to do their nails (this happens often) I have them look through the swatch book instead of digging through the bowls.
In the photo's you will see what I have on that shelf. I keep my nail top/bottom coats as well as nail stickers,gems and treatments in a drawer near my desk, so no photo's of that but I hope you enjoy my nail polish storage and a quick look at my collection so far!

On the bottom shelf I have my nail art pens and stripers. ( next to a cute photo of me and my brothers girlfriend at an elle magazine event a few years back)

Until next time,
Luna

The perfect no polish mani

I have been loving nail polish recently, as most of you know. Over here at Luna HQ I am lucky enough to have an entire floor of my family's home to myself.  My Mum's friend has been staying with us and as a result I have been letting her stay in one of the rooms on my floor. The room I store my polish collection in! I never want to disturb her so I haven't been doing my nails as frequently as I was before. This cloud has a silver lining as I have perfected the perfect no polish manicure. Still very pampering and a nice way to wind down while watching my favorite shows online. Nail polish can actually suffocate your nails if you wear it too long. Going au natural every once in a while has some really great benefits. One being it keeps them healthy!

I like to start off with my favourite polish remover, the Zoya 3-in-1 Remove plus. This takes off any polish,stains,oil, etc. ( As you can see in this photo I need to pick up a new bottle as I am almost out!) The top is a pump which makes it easier to use than the other polish cleaners.

This is a hand bath I was given as a gift. I'm not sure where you can buy these, but a simple search online should produce results!

I like to pair the hand bath with these little lovely 'finger bath bombs' ( how cute is that?!) These ones are papaya and green tea sea fizz. They're sanitizing and meant to help keep your nails white and moisturized. It's a very pampering and they smell so good! These are by the brand Cuccio .

If you want an intense hand treatment I strongly recommend the Sally Hansen 'Manicure In A Minute'. It's texture is paste-like. Lot's of oils and salt to scrub away any dead skin. You can scrub with water, or for a more exfoliating payoff scrub without. When you're done you can just rinse it off and it'll leave the oil that you can rub into your skin. (It really is an amazing hand treatment-- it has so much to offer! I can't recommend it enough!)

I then like to use the Essie apricot cuticle oil and rub it into my cuticles.

Another alternative is using straight Vitamin E Oil on your cuticles. You can find these in most spas.

Then using a manicure stick I push back my cuticles and clean under my nails.

Using a 4 sided manicure block I file and shape the edges of my nails then buff and polish the tops of my nails. This block is from Sephora and if you've never tried a manicure block it's a definite must. It'll make your nails shine, remove ridges and make them look over the top healthy. And if you're planning on using polish on your fingers, it makes it glide on smoothly and last a lot longer.

If your nail is still looking a little yellow the 'Sally Hansen 2-in-1 Nail White Pencil' is the perfect fix. Dab the end in water (it looks like an eyeliner stick) and draw underneath your nail that's grown over the edge of your finger.

If you didn't use the Sally Hansen Manicure In A Minute, your hands might feel a little dry at this point. Finishing up with some hand cream is the perfect end to any manicure! This is Philosophy's 'time on your hands' exfoliating hand and cuticle cream. I wouldn't recommend it outright as I have used other creams that I feel have done a much better job. I find this one will feel good for a few minutes then I'll need to reapply but it won't moisturize as well as I'd like. Plus the smell leaves something to be sought after.

If you've followed all these steps you're sure to have had a pampering polishless manicure!

Until next time,
Luna.