NAIL ART TUTORIAL: POLKA DOT BIKINI
‘She wore an itsy bitsy teenie weenie polka dot bikini’… this song was the inspiration behind today’s tutorial, obviously! We are still in full beach mode & thought today’s tutorial would be perfect now that Summer is in full swing. Step 1: After applying a base coat, we recommend CND – Toughen Up, paint nails … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: CHANEL RESORT 2013
We both fell in the love with the Chanel Resort 2013 show in Versailles – from the makeup, to the set design, to the clothing itself (obviously!), we loved it all! We wanted to create a nail art design inspired by the show – highlighting the floral palette used, as well as bringing in some … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: SPACE ODYSSEY
We recently received the new Essie Metallic collection (!) & we could not wait to play around with the beautiful shades(stay tuned for the collection swatches later this week). Today’s tutorial is a great example of getting a little carried away – so many brights and a plethora of polka dots, it has a Space/Neon/Dizzy … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BIRTHDAY IKAT
Today is one half of PYP’s birthday – in celebration we wanted to do a design we’ve always wanted to try – ikat! A few of our favourite blogs have created ikat designs: here & here, feeling inspired we changed the colours up & tested it out on our newly short nails. We love how … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: CONFETTI CELEBRATION
Lately we’ve been drawn to candy looking nail designs & we think we’ve finally got our sugar fix. Sometimes an easier nail art design with a great colour palette has a better result vs. the tougher level designs. So, today we stayed simple & sweet, adding in some bright shades to create confetti nails – they … Continue reading
GIVEAWAY: COLOR CLUB – BLOSSOMING
We wanted to say a HUGE thank-you to all of our readers – your support means so much to us! As a thank-you we wanted to give you guys a little somethin’ somethin’. We recently swatched the new Color Club – Blossoming collection & fell in love with the beautiful floral Spring colours – see more here: … 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
SWATCH REVIEW: COLOR CLUB – BLOSSOMING
Spring is our favourite season – full of new life, new beginnings & new colour. Luckily Color Club has managed to bottle the feelings of the season with the release of their new collection – Blossoming. Rich colours have bloomed in these 5 pastel hues, inspired by the beautiful budding flowers of the season – … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: EYE FOR AN EYE
Not only are we inspired by the nails that strut down the runways at fashion week, but also by the attendants that bring a strong A-game – we can’t help but take notice. Alexa Chung is one of our favourite style icons & it comes as no surprise that her nail art is on point – … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: RAINBOW CONNECTION
Somewhere, over the rainbow green frogs sing. After seeing The Muppets movie, ‘Rainbow Connection’ has been stuck in our head for weeks and from it came today’s tutorial. We are always trying to find ways to use the nail art tools that we have in creative new designs. We have a thing for polka dots … Continue reading
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