Showing posts with label Nails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nails. Show all posts

August 16, 2013

DIY Friday: nailpolish wheel & watermelon refresher

This post is a third of a beauty find, a third part recipe and a third DIY Friday! It's the perfect DIY for a beauty guru! 

I started this task a few weeks ago when I started organizing my nailpolishes. And that was a task in and of itself! But I had some polish wheels, that my friend holly had given me months ago. And well, since I don't always remember what colors are in my collection & I want my colors at my fingertips so I can see which ones i want to use,  this is the perfect solution. 

You can either buy a pack of nail color wheels which holds 25 colors (Sally beauty supply sells these for about $4.00 a pack) or you can make your own with poster board & cut in a 4in. circle. 

1. Grab your nail color wheel. 

2. Separate your nailpolishes, to type of brand, Essie, opi, butter London...etc.

3. Start with the brand of your choice, and start polishing your wheels.

4. And then, identify which brand(s) is on that wheel and what the names are on the bottles that match the nail you just polished on the wheel and jot that down. 


And then I also have a refreshing drink you should try! I had a watermelon on the counter that needed to be eaten, and came up with this little refresher! (Magnolia cheese company in Fort Worth, Texas, who gave me this idea!)



You'll need:
Blender
Sparkling water
Watermelon
Ice
A Glass
Stevia (optional)

1.blend a third of a watermelon in the blender until its puréed. 

2.fill a glass with ice.

3.fill the glass half full with the watermelon purée. 

4.pour sparkling water over the watermelon purée. 

5. Add a few drops of stevia. (Optional)

And ta-da!!! It's so refreshing and super yummy! The perfect end of summer drink! 

So I hope you enjoy! Have fun this weekend! -Ryn

May 31, 2013

DIY Friday: polky dotty tip toes

So I'm not one to really indulge in going for a pedicure... I mean, I really like the idea of the nail salon, but I never like the way it turns out, they chip too quickly, they complain that I like them short. (No white showing) and they leave rough cuticles! I'm sorry, I'll just do them myself! Annnnd I like the way I do them. So if I were to indulge, a massage is what I'd get! : )

So I decided to do my toes, polka-dotted style. I chose a reddish/orange color, named hip-anema from Essie. Perfectly bright color for summer! This is the easiest nail art I've ever come across! 

So what you'll need:


Nail color (of your choice)
Sharpie (color, your choice, I used gold)
Top coat (I really like OPI top coat) 

My toes needed some TLC...
Take your polish off.
Bare Naked toes...
Tools to use on your feet. Nippers, clippers, white buffer, crystal nail file (my favorite kind, leaves nails so smooth), metal nail file.

Polish your toes, two coats, but DO NOT put top coat on yet...

Use the sharpie, and put little dots/lines on you toes.
And you put the top coat on, the marker stays put. And let dry!

So cute right?! (I love the color combo, so summery) (Sorry about the whiteness! And I've been out in the sun! 😁)

Making sure they dry! 
I love this quick dry spray! It's from onyx professional, from Walmart for $3.98 I believe! And it works wonders! 
The last step is to clean up the edges, with a q-tip and acetone. And then voilà! 
P.S. I may even do this on my nails I like it so much! These pics are NOT doing it justice! 

Enjoy! -Ryn




May 29, 2013

Style Find: Spot the dot!

I wuv polkadots! They are perfection! 

Every time I say polka-dot, I picture Kate-Spade or Madewell products. They have both done something right! I can wear polka-dots, all day everyday!! They are just so happy!

 I sew with them, I style with them, I use them in decorating! or I DIY with them... I j'adore those dots!

They are just Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!
Dots are perfect for pairing with chambray, denim, florals, stripes, or by itself... 

I try to use polka-dots as much as possible!!!
See how cute these dots really are!
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What are some ways you like to use polka-dots?! I'd love to hear! Comment below!
- Ryn

November 13, 2012

I adore...

Ok, so when growing up, my mom didn't allow my sisters and myself to wear black nail-polish... I mean ever! So just recently, I kept seeing black nailpolish and so I finally got up the nerve to buy it! I bought the Butter London union jack black, when ulta was having their 21 days of beauty and it just so happens it was buy one get one free! Boom! So a $14 nailpolish now just become $7.00 ea.! Cha-Ching! Less than Essie and OPI!

So anyways, back to my story! I bought this nailpolish, I finally made myself try it on, and fell in love! I adore this color! It is the creamiest dreamiest color ever! I currently have it on as we speak!

Seriously, you need to go buy this! It's not a true black, it's creamy and it's almost like a really really dark grey!

Plus it flatters your hands! Big score right there! Most darker colors make your fingers, slightly stubby/fatty, but no, this stuff is amazing!!!

You will not regret it!

Plus, when you brush it on and a top coat, it is the shiniest! So great!