BANK BREAKER {OR} MONEY SAVER: SUNNY DISPOSITION
We often find that we are able to reuse past summer shades – brights are always in! If you are a true nail polish addict then you’ll remember this yellow Chanel shade that swept the polish nation in the Summer of 2011. It was extremely hard to get your hands on a bottle of this stuff, not … Continue reading
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BUZZ OFF
We have always been big fans of 3D nail art. Sometimes it’s a little too much for everyday. Sometimes you don’t have the time &/or patience to create a nail art design but you’re still looking for something different. We were recently introduced to Hex Nail Jewelry – nail charms to bring any manicure to the … Continue reading
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: BACK TO SCHOOL
We are a couple of weeks into September, officially in back-to-school mode. Besides the best season for fashion (in our opinion) we get to see our favourite brand introduce some new shades! Danielle recently did a back-to-school tutorial for MTV Fora – check it out here! Let us know how your back-to-school experience is going … 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: PINK LEMONADE
We need a pick me up after the long weekend, it’s always so hard after a little time off to get back into the swing of things – what better way then with bright and cheerful nails! We decided to incorporate one of our favourite colour combinations – pink + yellow, aka. pink lemonade awesomeness. Plus a … 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: 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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