NAIL ART TUTORIAL: KAREN WALKER SPRING 2013
We are constantly inspired by runway shows – the clothes, the fabrics & the pairing of certain pieces. Karen Walker’s Spring 2013 show was filled with pastel shades mixed with space-like copper tones, perfect for contrasting nail art designs. Danielle was inspired by a simple pale pink and baby blue outfit for her latest tutorial … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: YSL MONDRIAN
We finally got around to watching L’amour fou, not only did it showcase the absolutely beautiful work of YSL, you got to see an inside look of YSL’s personal art collection. One of the pieces stood out to us, so simple and modern, with a matching iconic frock aka the ‘Mondrian Day Dress’, inspired by … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: OLYMPIC SPIRIT
We’re not too sure about you guys, but we have full out Olympic fever! We wanted to create a design for the Olympics that was a little different than the ones that we’re out there & something that could be done again once the games are over. Insert Olympic colours + stripes! Step 1: After … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: AMERICANA!
Check out Danielle’s latest entry for MTV Fora‘s Humpday Nail Art – inspired by all things red, white & blue for the 4th of July! With bold pops of colour, this all American nail art design has these Canadians in love with our neighbours South of the border. Check out the full tutorial here: Humpday … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: THE NEW BLACK
Sold exclusively at Nordstroms & Beauty.com, The New Black Innovations in Color are perfect polish sets made for fellow ombre lovers. Each shade can be worn on it’s own or on each digit for the classic ombre style. Besides the obvious, what we realllllly love about these packs are the range of polish types within the set. … Continue reading
SWATCH REVIEW: MAKE MY DAY
If you are not familiar with Make My Day, firstly – what rock are you living under? Secondly – you need to jump on board! Not only do they do some seriously eye-catching nail art, but we recently found out they make their own polish (double win)! Hailing from Argentina, this company does it all & constantly … Continue reading
TRENDING TIPS REPORT: COLOUR WHEEL WONDERFUL
If we learned anything from elementary school art class (other than how to trace your hand and turn it into a turkey) it was that if you mixed two primary colours the result would be an even better secondary colour. Now that we’ve all grown up and stopped tracing our hands we’ve learned that primary … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BRING IN THE BRIGHTS
On our recent trip to Pacific Mall, we picked up stripe tape – we’ve been searching for this stuff for soooo long (when PYP was just a twinkle in our eye), so you can imagine how excited we were to finally find it in an array of colours. Today’s tutorial brings in some of our … Continue reading
TRENDING TIPS: DAPPER IN DENIM
ASOS Colour Blocked Denim Shirt – £40.00 Juicy Couture War Of Love Blue Beaded Cord Bracelet – $34.80 Chanel acetate sunglasses with slim denim temples. Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips in ‘Skinny Jeans’. OPI – Mod About Brights Collection – Dating a Royal Essie – Cocktail Bling Collection – Bobbing for Baubles Butter … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: LET IT SNOW
The Christmas countdown is ON. Is it just us, or did the holidays literally come out of no where this year? For the rest of the week we will be showcasing holiday nail art in preparation for the big day. Today’s tutorial features glittery snowflakes – here in Canada, we have the cold but the … Continue reading
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