Nails Inc Bling It On - Rebel

Heyy glamour girls!!

Here's to another nail post!! It's pretty obvious that I'm not the type of girl to do my nails multiple times a week. Hell, I don't even do my nails once a month. I usually do it every 2 months, sometimes less, but when I see that my nails are getting damaged and super frail, I give them a break. By this time, they're usually all broken down to the pink anyway so they clearly need time to grow and strengthen. Even now, my nails aren't the longest.

I just want to note that there will be no makeup look today, I wanted to give my skin a little break, especially since I'm starting to break out cuz of this heat. But tomorrow I will do a Rocker Chic look inspired from my nails!!

I was so excited when I bought the Nails Inc Bling It On - Rebel. I had picked it up months ago and refrained from using it because I had gotten this as a gift for my friend. Her birthday was a month ago and we still haven't gotten together yet. I couldn't wait any longer, I just had to try it out. So I'm blocking her from viewing this post on facebook, hopefully she won't notice this post until after she gets her present :P

I'm not sure if this product is still available in Sephora stores, but it is definitely still available online on their site. The product's tag line is "leather, crystals, and skulls" and damn right it is!! It's rebel with a touch of glam. It comes with Nail Polish that has a Leather Effect, Nail Glue, 2 double-ended wooden sticks, one end is pointy like a tooth pick (cuticle pusher) and the other end has a diagonal slant (used to put the crystals and studs on the nail); 40 crystals, 10 studs and 4 skull embellishments. There are basically 4 types of nail jewels: round crystal, smaller round crystal, smaller black round crystal, and square stud.

The nail crystals and studs are really cute and give a glam rebel look. The skulls really make this look more rebel than not. The nail polish is matte black and has a texturized surface. It's hard for me to describe, so you'll have to check out the photos. The glue dries really fast so you have to work fast or you'll find your fingers stuck together.

I used a base coat (Rimmel Base Coat Top Coat Pro) and 2 coats of Nails Inc Nail Polish Leather Effect. I did not use a top coat because I wanted to preserve the look of the leather effect. I did this at night and I went to bed. The next afternoon, I put the crystals on. I wanted to make sure that the nail polish was completely dry because I knew I'd be putting pressure on the nail to make sure the crystals are stuck on properly. My technique to put the crystals on was as so: Put Glue on the slanted edge of the Cuticle Stick. Pick up Crystal or Stud using the slated edge of Cuticle Stick. Take a pair of tweezers and pick up the Crystal or Stud and place it carefully onto Nail. Apply pressure for a few seconds. Continue on to next nail. I applied the crystals and studs at the bottom of my nail, near the cuticle, instead of the top because I did not want them to come off if I so much as touched something. By being at the bottom, they have less chance of falling off. For the Skulls, I applied a tiny dot of glue onto the middle of my nail and another dot of glue onto the back of the skull. I used tweezers and my fingers to pick it up and place it on my thumb. I applied pressure for 60 seconds. If you remove your finger and the skull is still moving around, keep applying pressure until it does not move. Your fingers might be stuck but it will not lift the skull off as long as it is completely dry.

Here are some product photos as well as photos of my nails:
(I didn't think of taking pictures of the product before I blinged out my nails, sorry!)
Please ignore all the glue and nail polish that is still stuck on my fingers.

Rimmel Base Coat Top Coat Pro - approx. 5-6$CAD

Nails Inc Bling It On: Rebel - 30$CAD

Nails Inc Bling It On: Rebel - 30$CAD

Nails Inc Bling It On: Rebel

Inside the box

This is everything you get plus a sheet of plastic the same size as the two squares holding the products

These are the skulls, crystals, and studs
I already lost a skull :(

Do you like this look? Is this a product that you would use on your own nails? Which of my nails is your favorite? If you've used this product, what do you think about it? How long did your nails last and were you able to save some of the crystals? Are there any other Bling It On nail kits that you like? I think the Emerald Kit looks quite nice.

So that's it for today, tomorrow I'll be doing a Rocker Chic makeup look to go with my nails!! I do hope you've enjoyed today's nail post.

Steph xo.

60's Mod Makeup Look using MAC and a Foundation Fail Update

Hello everyone!!

This look was supposed to be for Fashion Friday but I did it tonight instead because I had a lot going on this week. I really love how this look turned out except for me putting too much eyelash glue and the glue melting off my eyeliner!!! Ugh!!! It's only my second time using false lashes so I still have a lot to learn. So you don't need to point out the obvious, I'm perfectly aware that the inner corners of both eyes have black liner leaking all over my lid and everywhere. The glue got into my eyes and I started tearing up and it made a big mess. Was not in the mood to redo the entire look so whatever, just deal with it and pretend it isn't there. I find that for this look you really do need to use false lashes, it adds to the drama and really finishes the look. The eyes are slightly harder to do so I will include a little paragraph under the products I used for eyes telling you how to do it. In retrospect, I should have put mascara on my bottom lashes but it's too late now. They're really really bare lol. I also really liked the MAC blush that I used. I've been on the hunt for a blush that I can wear with a blue-toned pink lipstick or lipgloss and this is it!! The blush is really light and applies really well onto the skin. It looks really good on me and I'm really liking it. My mom got a sample of it a while back and didn't like it and gave it to me and I'm really glad she did. I'm going to buy a fullsize eventually.

Foundation Fail Update
So that actually is the colour of NW18. What the beep. It's so dark it's ridiculous and my NW20 stuff is LIGHTER than NW18. It makes no sense unless they redid their entire foundation colours???!?!? Click here for the original post about this problem, with swatches and everything.

So back to 60's mod...

Remember this face chart from a while back?

Yeaaah so do I lol. While I didn't use everything that I had listed on here, it's pretty damn close. It was more of an inspiration drawing than anything and this is what it looks like in real life. If this is a bit too dramatic for you, you can always look at the right half of the face chart, which is an everyday mod look using two eyeliners, one white and one black.

Hope you enjoy this look! It is a bit more theatrical looking and obviously not an everyday kinda look but it was a lot of fun to do and I really want to get into more artistic/theatrical makeup because the possibilities really are endless.

Fashion Friday - 60's Mod Makeup Look using MAC

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC eyeshadows in:

• White Frost
• Electra
• Carbon
• Shroom

Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Sephora + Pantone Universe Eyeliner in Silver
Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara
Sephora False Eyelashes in Showstopper
Duo Glue

The first thing you need to do is prime your eyes. Take a regular black eyeliner and trace out your crease. When you open your eyes, you want this line to be hidden and showing slightly on top. Redo as many times as you need to. Add the little flicks on each side of your eye. You want to apply White Frost and Electra onto just your lid, only. Electra helps the sparkles in White Frost to adhere onto your eyelid. If you have sparkle/glitter glue primer, use this instead. Apply up to the line you just drew on your crease. Take liquid liner (or gel) and retrace the line on your crease and the flicks. Line your upper lashes and do the flicks. Now take Carbon and apply it above the line in your crease all the way to the inner eye. Don't pass the line. Now take a blending blush and Shroom to soften the harsh black lines and apply it under your brow to highlight. Blend it well. At this point I go over anything that needs to extra attention and I take a tiny brush to bring the silver between the lines in the inner and outer corners of the eyes. Now's the time to get rid of any fallout. I prefer to do my eyes first and then my face so now I would do all my face makeup and come back to the bottom lashes after. Take a silver liner and line the bottom waterline. Take that liquid liner again and line the bottom lash line, doing the flicks. Take a black eyeliner and tightline the upper waterline. Apply mascara and false lashes. All done!

If you don't have White Frost, use a shimmer white color.
Instead of Electra, use a shimmer silver
Instead of Carbon, use a very pigmented matte black
Instead of Shroom, use either a matte or shimmer very natural looking beige color


Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless Face Primer
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20 (for undereyes)
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 (for blemishes)
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
Benefit High Beam
MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet So Easy
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

I applied all my face products like I would normally do: undereye concealer, then foundation, then blemish concealer. I contour using bronzer, applying to the hairline all around the face, onto the jawline. I also use the "3" method. Suck in the cheeks and apply bronzer slighter higher than that line you get, on the cheekbone. Apply to the chin and down the nose as well. Apply blush onto your cheeks. Then highlight the cheekbones, chin, corners of the eyebrows and the bow of the lips.


Lips:

MAC Studio Finish Concealer
MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet So Easy
Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme

Apply concealer to your lips and then apply So Sweet So Easy and blend well. When you have the desired amount of color, apply Lip Injection on top.

OR
NARS Turkish Delight (anything nude/pink really)



Products Used:

MAC eyeshadows from left to right, top to bottom: (18$CAD each)
White Frost, Electra, Shroom, Carbon

Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Black (mini shown, fullsize is 26$CAD)

Sephora + Pantone Universe eyeliner in Silver (part of the set shown below)

Sephora + Pantone Universe Foiled Waterproof Eyeliner Set (originally 30$CAD, on sale for 15$CAD now, not sure if it's still available)

Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black - 25$CAD

Too Faced Lashgasm Mascara - 28$CAD

Sephora Fake Eyelashes in Showstopped - 12$CAD

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet So Easy - 25$CAD

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless Pore Perfecting Bronzer - 38$CAD

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme - 39$CAD

From left to right:
MAC eyeshadows: Shroom, White Frost, Electra, Carbon
Sephora + Pantone Universe Eyeliner in Silver
Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Benefit High Beam
MAC Cremeblend Blush
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

So that is the look!! I really hope you enjoyed it. It isn't your typical 60's mod look, I decided to have a little bit of fun with it and do something really dramatic and over the top. I also wanted to stay true to the look and not go too heavy on the blush and bronzer though maybe I overdid the lip. Back then the face was very natural and so were the lips.

Please let me know what you thought of this look. Would you wear it if you were doing a 60's mod makeup look? What did you think of the MAC blush? I personally really like it. Did you like the way and method I used to do this look? Do you want me to do more fashion looks like this based off celebrities, eras, etc??

Coming up in recent posts:

Empties & Extras: I've finally saved 5 empty containers so expect a post real soon!

Makeup Basics Page: just adding the finishing touches and it should be up and ready soon

More Reviews: I've been lacking in the review department so I'll get on that

Most Wanted: summer 2013 products

Top5: I'll tell you my top5 picks for each makeup category

Also, if there is anything that you would like me to post about, feel free to let me know. It can be anything, from a certain makeup look to questions about stuff that I use.

Thanks for reading and til tomorrow!!

Steph xo.

[Disclaimer: All products were bought and paid for by me. All opinions are my own.]

Bright and Bold Fashion Look using Urban Decay and Stila

Hello ladies!!

Today I felt like doing something crazy and bold and I took it all the way to max. I did bold eyes, bold cheeks, and bold lips. You don't have to take this look to the max like I did, do the bold eyes and do a less bold cheek and lip. I really liked the eyes and a lot of different companies provide the same colors, or very similar colors. I used a limited edition Urban Decay palette that I bought at Sephora on boxing day for 12$CAD. The value of this palette was 45$CAD according to the girl at the cash. So I got an awesome deal! Even though this particular palette was limited edition, you can still buy all the colors that were in this palette separately. I know that Too Faced has their new Too Faced loves Sephora 15th anniversary palette and they have a similar green and purple eyeshadow. I'm sure MAC also has colors similar to this, I keep thinking back to Aquadisiac because I love that color.

Swatches of this look will be at the bottom.

This look might look bold but it is actually very easy to do.

I wanted to try out the new Stila Convertible Color in Sweet Pea but I think I'm too light skinned to be able to pull it off as a cheek color. I can use it as a lip color though. I thought the color looked fabulous when I saw it but I find that it is too much for my light skin. Do let me know what you think.

I also tried out quite a few Benefit products. I had a sample of their face primer, the Porefessional, but I found there wasn't enough in the tiny sample to really do your whole face well. Despite that, I think it is a pretty good primer. I used their Stay Don't Stray eye primer underneath my eyes as a primer for my concealer. I liked it as well. I used the Urban Decay Primer Potion for my eyes to prep them for the eyeshadow. I also used Benefit's They're Real mascara and I found it to be good too. I got this mascara from Sephora for my birthday gift. It is a mini and you also get a mini of Watt's Up, which is a champagne color highlighter. You can always let me know what you think of this mascara on me compared to when I use Too Faced's Lashgasm. And of course I used High Beam, who wouldn't highlight when doing a bold look like this?

Bright and Bold Fashion Look using Urban Decay and Stila:

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion (on eyelids)

Benefit Stay Don't Stray (under the eyes)

Urban Decay Palette (Christmas 2012 Boxing Day special at Sephora)

• Uzi: apply between crease and brow (beware the sparkles, they get everywhere)
• Shattered: apply to lid
• Asphyxia: apply to bottom lash line

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in So There Jade (line upper lashes to make the green more intense)

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved (line upper waterline)

Benefit They're Real Mascara

Face:

Benefit The Porefessional Face Primer

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20 (for undereyes)

MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 (for blemishes)

MUFE HD Foundation in 110

MUFE HD Powder

Benefit High Beam

Stila Convertible Color in Sweet Pea

Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer

Lips:

Stila Convertible Color in Sweet Pea

Products Used:

Urban Decay Limited Edition Palette - 12$CAD

Urban Decay - middle row was used for this look

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved - 19$CAD

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in So There Jade - 19$CAD

Benefit They're Real Mascara (12$CAD for the mini, 29$CAD for the fullsize)

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

Stila Convertible Color in Sweet Pea - 33$CAD

Stila Convertible Color in Sweet Pea

Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer - 38$CAD

From left to right:
Urban Decay eyeshadows in: Uzi, Shattered, Asphyxia
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in So There Jade
Benefit High Beam
Stila Convertible Color in Sweet Pea
Too Faced Pink Leopard Brightening Bronzer

I hope you liked this look! I wanted to do something more fun and out there today so I chose this look. Let me know what you think about it. I did this look just for this blog, so I took the pictured immediately after doing my makeup, for once. Just for you to keep in mind. What do you think of Benefits two primers? Do you think they made a difference on me compared to what I usually use? And what did you think of their mascara? What do you think of Stila's Sweet Pea? Was it too much for my fair skin? Did you enjoy the makeup look and do you want to see more fun looks? Did you like the MAC eyeliner in So There Jade? I love that color.

So let me know what you think of this look. Also, if you have any makeup requests, I'd like to hear it. I'm always looking for something cool to try out.

I'm working on a Makeup Basics page so I'll let you know when it'll be up.

Also, I know I've been lazy about attaching a disclaimer but all the makeup, nail polish, whatever I have is all bought by me. All my opinions are my own thoughts.

Hope you enjoyed the bold look!

Steph xo.