NAIL ART TUTORIAL: STUDDED SUNRISE
For today’s tutorial we brought it back to the basics! We were definitely due for an ombre nail, it’s been awhile. We combined one of our favourite methods with some nail hardware. This design does take a little bit of time & patience, but we think the end result is worth it! Step 1: After … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: AU PRINTEMPS
Just to give you readers some perspective of Toronto and Canada (if you aren’t from here), it is currently -30 degrees with the wind chill & outside our windows are white sheets of snow…SO COLD. Naturally, we spend half our time day-dreaming about upcoming vacations and future Spring/Summer plans. Today’s post is all about bright … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: FALL FADE
We just can’t get enough of fall shades. We find ourselves changing our nail polish even more in the colder seasons, which we didn’t even know was possible. The darker hues and cool tones work so well together to create great fall nail art to match your wardrobe. For today’s tutorial we wanted to do … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PURPLE GRADIENT
Julep week continues on PYP, this time we wanted to show you a design using only two shades that’s both easy & impressive looking! For some reason we don’t incorporate purple too much into our tutorials, so we wanted to show some love to the hue. Step 1: After applying a base coat, paint nails … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
Today we are feeling a little nostalgic. Our very first nail art design we ever tried was a strawberry – so we decided to head back to our roots with a little updated twist! *tear* Hears to kicking it old school & sticking with classic designs! Step 1: After applying a base coat, paint nails in … 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
SWATCH REVIEW: MAC – FASHION SETS
It’s no secret that one of the largest emerging beauty trends will be the matching lip & polish. Just in time for this fabulous trend we introduce MAC Cosmetics latest line – Fashion Sets. The collection is packed with trendy, basic must-have colours and includes lip sticks, lip glasses and of course nail polish! Get … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BOLD & BRIGHT
For today’s tutorial we stuck to two of our favourites: stripes + ombre. We wanted to create a design that would be summer appropriate with an addition of black (our forever fave). Step 1: After applying a base coat (we used CND – Toughen Up) paint nails with 2 coats of China Glaze – White … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: CITYSCAPE
Last week we asked our Facebook readers to vote on what tutorial they would like to see next – city skyline won (by one vote!). We loved hearing what you guys would like to see & plan on doing this again in the future, so stay tuned for more chances to contribute to PYP. We’ve … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: THE GIRL ON FIRE
May the odds be ever in your favour! What kind of nail art blog would we be without a tribute to Hunger Games? We were huge fans of the books & we can’t wait to see the movie. We recently were asked to film a segment on Much Music’s New.Music.Live (so exciting!!) for their ‘Hunger … Continue reading
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