update of my life... i graduated!! why this is relevant to BB: i can update more! woohoO!
anyway, i had some time today so i did my nails. i've been trying to conserve $ these days so i've been doing french tips on my own:
excuse the cheesy pose. hahaa i'm too lazy to use my digicam.
what i used:
(horrible picture, i know)
* OPI Alpine Snow (the solid super white)
* OPI I'll Take the Cake! (the sheer pinkish)
* Canmake 708A (clear polish w/ iridescent med & small glitter)
* Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
* some cheap flower nail stickers from Forever21
* soft file block (for 'roughening up' the nails slightly so the polish has more traction)
* dense smudge brush (normally used for makeup -- from Target)
* ONYX Professional 100% acetone nail polish remover
what i did:
first, i filed/buffed my nails to give them some texture so the polish will hold/stay on better. then i applied OPI Alpine Snow to the tips of my nails, and w/ the smudge brush + polish remover, i cleaned off/shaped the jagged parts of the white tips. i let the white dry for a bit, then applied the pinkish OPI I'll Take the Cake! onto the upper/non-polished part of my nails (the part opposite from the white). this polish adds a soft & subtle pearl to your nails that that makes them look acrylic. before it dries, i added the clear coat to the white tips and work up, going over the freshly-applied pinkish coat. (FYI- if you coat your whole nail w/ the OPI I'll Take the Cake!, it will smudge your white tips! the clear coat, however, doesn't smudge them.) after this is done, you have your basic french do.
i wasn't going for the crazy jdm look so i didn't add too much to my french tips, but i did want to make them a little more fun by adding the Canmake 708A glitter polish and the flower + rhinestone stickers on my thumb and ring fingers. (i absolutely LOVE 3D nails but they kind of bother me when they're on. i end up picking at them - bad bad BAD!)
alrighty, time for bed... almost.
Friday, June 19, 2009
fancy french
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4 comments :
BEAUTIFUL! im currently in the 'acrylic nails are growing out and look gross' phase :). i might do my own nails now, thanks for the inspiration!
hey julie. Do you have any info about those skin buffing products that sephora advertises? they're like $200 or so. It looks like a mini circular brush on a little handle machine that spins around. What's the purpose of it and how is it supposed to improve skin? Is it really worth the money? Does doing that prevent breakouts b/c my face is breaking out and i'm tired of this!
i don't know about that exact product but a 'buffer' made is for exfoliating, which helps the skin renewing cycle. neutrogena also has a buffer (it's only about $30-35 bucks) which might be a better investment...BUT i don't think these things are made for breakouts directly but it can help prevent them by keeping your skin clean. i wouldn't waste money on it, although i do think you should exfoliate 2-3x/week (no more than 3x) to make sure you're shedding the dead skin cells away. for breakouts, try a mild face soap w/ glycolic acid (that's what my facial lady told my friend this week) OR benzoyl peroxide (if you're not allergic to it) and make sure you tone and moisturize afterwards.
Congrats on your graduation!
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