Showing posts with label nails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nails. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Fall Trends: Nails

Hello Ladies! 

First of all I have to say that Fall officially starts in a matter of days and I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself! I love everything about Fall. It starts to cool down outside and it's my favorite season for fashion!

I was pretty intrigued when I found out about this seasons new nail trend the "crackle" effect. When I went to Target to pick up this crackle polish I came across the four new Fall colors from essie... I had to get one too, right? Right!

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This is my first coat with just the essie "Carry On" deep burgundy. This is a beautiful color and can be worn on its own. Currently its the polish I have on my toes.
Salley Hansen Crackle

Salley Hansen Crackle

Salley Hansen Crackle

Next I applied the crackle polish. I'm using Salley Hansen crackle silver overcoat. After playing with this polish a few times I've found that the crackle effect works much better if you apply one thick coat covering your entire nail. Then while it dries it will do the crackling effect on its own. If I apply a thin layer in a few strokes it doesn't behave like I want. Oh! One other thing... When I bought this I figured the crackle would be the secondary color but that's not the case. Whatever you apply as your first color will only be the accent or secondary color so make sure you invest in a crackle polish color that you will wear more often.

This is a picture of me failing to show all my nail polish. Hahaha

Let's try only two polishes this time... There, that works much better! The other two polishes were just my top (sally hansen) and base (O.P.I.) coats.

My two colors. 1) essie new fall color call carry on. 2) Sally Hansen's silver Crackle overcoat

Monday, August 15, 2011

Summer favorites: nails and lips

essie nail polish
Purple Nail Polish
essie nail polish
essie nail polish
Normally I don't buy nail polish. I just wear what my mom passes down to me. However, I do know one thing and that is I like the brand essie. Dare I say it... I even prefer it over OPI. With essie I find that application easier for me and it takes much longer to chip. I came across this sweet color Lilacism at the store and have been wearing it everyday. This is my favorite nail polish of the summer, hands down (pun intended.)
essie nail polish
Orange Lips!
essie nail polishOk I understand this picture is backwards and you cant see what the label says. Even though I'm a graphic designer I don't have any design software on my personal computer. I know, I know.... Also, I'm a visual person so I'll remember the label by how it looks rather than what it actually says. So this picture is for all the art people out there. The label says "Rouge Artist Intense 39" by Make Up For Ever.
essie nail polishIf someone told me that I would be wearing orange lipstick for the summer I would've told them they are crazy. It looks much more pink in the pictures than in person. I came across this color in a Sephora in Miami while shopping. I've been on the search for a specific lipstick but I could never articulate what I was looking for until I saw "Rouge Artist Intense 39" by Make Up For Ever. This has to be the best find of the summer if not the year. I'm obsessed with this color.


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