Who Says Nails Can't be Fancy

 

Hello world, got another lovely tutorial for you guys! I always enjoy seeing what Zooey Deschanel wears on the red carpet because of her fun, quirky and girly outfits. This year at the Golden Globes she did not disappoint in her custom made green Prada dress and tuxedo nail art. I loved her nails so much I decided to try it out myself.

Here's what you'll need:

• Base Coat nail polish
• White Nail polish
• Black Nail Polish
• toothpicks
• and a Top coat nail polish

Optional:

• Manicure tip stickers

I started off with removing my old nail polish with these OPI Nail wipes, I bought these quite a while ago and totally forgot I had them but they are amazing and I regret not using them before. These thin square wipes don't leave unnecessary lint on your nails and they perfectly remove nail polish without shedding after one use. I definitely recommend looking for these in stores (if they still sell them), or finding something similar.

After removing all dirt and old nail polish, put a base coat on your nails. I'm using Nail Envy by OPI  in "Sensitive and peeling"  which helps my nails stay strong and peel free. I also find that doing my nails on a straight surface helps (especially when your lazy and in bed) so I use an old notebook.

After applying your base coat, apply your first layer of white nail polish. Once it's completely dry apply a second layer. It's important to wait till it dries completely or you might end up with air bubbles or even worse, a super thick and impossible layer of nail polish to dry. I used Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear.

Once BOTH layers of white nail polish are completely dry you can begin with the nail design. Rather than using a black nail polish  I used OPI's "Baby it's 'coal' outside", which looks black when worn but has a subtle silver shimmer when in sunlight. You can however use a black nail polish like Zooey did.

You're going to want to have a clean sheet of paper so you can place a little drop of nail polish to dip your toothpick in.

You're gonna start of with placing a dot on the middle of your nail bar the cuticle.

From that dot you can paint two V"s in opposite directions of one another with the tip of the V starting at the dot.

You can now fill in the V's and round the outside to create the little bow ties

Add three dots going down from the middle of the bow tie, Zooey had the top "button" start small and then slowly get larger. I just made mine all the same size.

(Hopefully your bow ties and buttons aren't as messy as mine, ooppss)

Now just add the black tip as if you were to do a french manicure, I just swept my nail polish brush across but if you need help feel free to use nail tip stickers (only after everything else is COMPLETELY dry) or else you'll peel off all your hard work.

Allow it to fully dry and apply your top coat, I used D'Nails Professional System Finish coat

And now you're done! :)

Hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial! till next time!

xoxo thefashiontrigger

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The Best of the Best in Lip Products

 

Christmas break is over, and although I hate to admit that my time was mostly spent watching Dexter, I can say that those endless hours in-front of the T.V. were in some way experimental. How so? I've been trying out 3 of the most RAVED lip products out there... while watching Dexter of course. I'm not talking lip products with a nice colour and beautiful packaging, I'm talking about the products that we need the most (and occasionally forget about) in this cold weather (read: Horrid Freezer). Doing my research online, I found these products through endless blog posts, youtube reviews and personal recommendations.

• Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter -$6.49 - Target
• Maybelline Baby Lips-$2.99-Target
• EOS Lip Balm-$3.29-Walgreens

By far, one of the most RAVED products was the Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter, so naturally I had high expectations, I generally steer away from the Revlon products but decided to give this a try. I was pleasantly surprised in the consistency, it's smooth, soft and yet vibrant, which is hard to find in traditional lipsticks. Hydration wise, it may instantly hydrate your lips but in the long run, this product doesn't have much else to offer. It comes in 20 different shades and offers some sheer options, I'd say this product is good if you want momentarily hydrated lips in a vibrant colour (which lipstick normally lacks) but otherwise doesn't offer your lips any protection in this cold winter weather. I purchased this in the colour "candy apple" (swatches down below)
"In Quenched" on left and "Cherry Me" on right
I came across Maybelline Baby Lips after having it gifted to me at a Magazine event in early December, I was given "In quenched" and loved the product so much I bought it in the colour "Cherry Me". I Decided this was a good shade because it could be compared to the Revlon Lip Butter in "Candy apple". This product offers 8hr hydration and clinically smoother lips in 4 weeks (although I felt a difference in the first week) and has SPF 20 (which we generally ignore in the winter, however still important). This product has more of a "chapstick" quality and the colour is surprisingly vibrant, but not as much as the Revlon Lip Butter. It does have a "sunscreen" taste but could be looked past if you really want to hydrate your lips while wearing colour. I like how quality wise it has more to offer and compared to the Revlon Lip butter, I like this one more, but ultimately it's up to you. (swatches down below)

EOS lipbalm in "Strawberry Sorbet"
Now, the EOS Lip Balm has been extremely raved and recommended, and I have to say I like it as much as Maybelline Baby Lips, it has a thicker consistency when compared to "In quenched" and can easily be worn under a lipstick. It is 95% organic and 100% natural, which is something I've been trying to find more of thanks to my friend Brooke, who has shown me all the benefits of organic makeup (her link down below). The EOS lip balm is also "packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing Shea butter and jojoba oil", it's not tested on animals and is Gluten-free. I really like how environmentally friendly this product is, how much moisture I get and how smooth my lips are after using it. Recommended if you simply want something to moisturize your lips and don't care for colours. I bought this in Strawberry Sorbet (which btw tastes amazing) and Summer fruit. (Swatch down below) ----- Strawberry Sorbet is a limited edition EOS lip balm so I would recommend picking it up before they're all gone.

Swatches from left to right: Maybelline "In quenched" and "Cherry Me", EOS Lip Balm "Strawberry Sorbet", Revlon Lip Butter "Candy Apple"

The lighting isn't the best but as you can see, the EOS lip balm has less of a shine than "In quenched" which makes it great to wear under lipstick. "Cherry Me" appears very pink but when worn has more of a red colour.

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A Party Perfect Peter Pan Collar

After much editing, filming and much anticipation to show this little creation of mine with the world, I have finally finished the lovely peter pan collar DIY. The video will be down below, I hope you all enjoy it and find this helpful! If you guys need any help with this project feel free to comment down below, send me a message on youtube or tweet me. All the best xoxo

Create this look for only $11 or less

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The Tales of a traveling gypsy

This is more of a personal post and as some of you may know from my twitter (@michellyy) or maybe even my youtube (thefashiontrigger1) -shameless self promotion, I know- but I have been traveling the country -and by that I mean just the East coast of the USA. The trip to Florida isn't glamourous and cute but what is, is the amazing scenery you drive by and the cute towns you stop in for the night. Upon embarking on our trip I booked a hotel in cute ol' Savannah, Georgia for the drive back home. The hotel, I'm sure of, was haunted. It didn't bother me at all, and it didn't even bother me when I happened to awake at 3am from a restless night, and it didn't even bother me when I happened to hear sounds in the room from my lack of sleep and my all nighter spent eating hotel ice in the corner of my room. It was quite an experience, coming from a scifi junkie who enjoys watching Ghost hunters on a weekly basis. The view from our hotel balcony[/caption] The next day my family woke up bright and early for a little sightseeing. Savannah has and always will be one of my favourite places in the world. Walking around the cute picturesque streets of Savannah we payed our favourite antique store a visit, here are some of my personal pictures from that day
Abandoned building across the street