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Monday, March 21, 2011

Britney Spears Femme Fatale Makeup Tutorial

After watching Britney's new video for Hold It Against Me, I got so inspired to do the makeup from the front cover of the album. Britney has such a gorgeous and flawless face, and I wanted to recreate the look she wore in the album photoshoot. Here are some pictures from that particular photoshoot.




Here's my tutorial for this makeup look, which I've actually been wearing for the past few days :)


Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Jasmine La Belle Palette
ULTA Eye Liner Pencil in Chocolate
Maybelline Lash Stilettos Mascara in Blackish Brown
Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder in 001 Transparent
elf All-Over Color Stick in Lilac Petal
elf Blush in Gotta Glow
Benefit High Beam Illuminator
Maybelline Lipstick in 705 Twinkle

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Me (Lately) = Fake Nail Junkie

Recently, I've had this odd obsession with fake nails... you know, the kind you glue on. Does anyone reading this have that obsession too? Now, wearing these can really cause your nails damage. Before I show you the nails I've been wearing lately, and the ones that I will wear soon, I'm gonna share a few tips with those of you that love fake nails as much as I do.

1. As I said, after removing fake nails your nail beds will suck. Glue will more than likely be stuck on your nails, your nails may be cracked, or looked like they've been filed with a nail file on the top. Cuticle oil, hand oil, or olive oil can be rubbed onto the fingers to add moisture to the nails.
2. After applying oil, you can apply a strengthening nail polish. Almost every nail polish brand has one!
3. Taking nail vitamins (usually 'Hair, Skin, and Nail') can help promote strong nail growth. These vitamins contain tons of Biotin, which is great for natural nail and hair growth!
4. If you so choose, cover up you bare nails with any color of nail polish to disguise the brittle-looking nails. Who doesn't love a fresh coat of polish? :)

Okay, so first of all, here are my freshly painted toes! This is the color Jade is the New Black from OPI. (Sorry I have an enormously big toe! It runs in the family...)


These are the nails that I have on as I'm typing this. I've gotten so many compliments on them in the past two days I've been wearing them!


These are the last ones that I wore, if you couldn't tell by the half-empty box!

These are the other boxes that I have... I'm not sure which ones I'm gonna wear next... which ones do you like?