Pretty fun Stars and Stripes manicure to make and to look at, but I'm pretty sure I'll buy some pretty summer pink tomorrow and redo my nails immediately :)
Friday, May 24, 2013
Stars and Stripes nails
Inspired by the fact that I'm traveling to US tomorrow for the first time in my life, here's what I did in stead of packing :D
Pretty fun Stars and Stripes manicure to make and to look at, but I'm pretty sure I'll buy some pretty summer pink tomorrow and redo my nails immediately :)
Pretty fun Stars and Stripes manicure to make and to look at, but I'm pretty sure I'll buy some pretty summer pink tomorrow and redo my nails immediately :)
Friday, May 3, 2013
DIY nail polish from yellow eyeshadow
This morning I realized that my throat pain got so awful I should stay home so finally I have time to try this fun manicure, inspired by nevertoomuchglitter :)
Sometimes I have a stupid habit of buying eyeshadows that I don't use but I love the feeling I get in the store that I'm becoming someone braver if I have the guts to wear, for example, bright yellow on my lids. But then I don't.
So, I decided to get rid of those unused or little used palettes but turning them into nail polishes, where brighter and more colorful is always better :) Here are the key ingredients to it: eyeshadow (Inglot, don't know the code), clear nailpolish (I use Lumene base and top coat polish) and a cupcake liner.
Then I scraped some eyeshadow powder to the liner. Inglot eyeshadows are very very pigmented and this looks very vibrant and pigmented on the lid.
As you can see, the yellow is very bright and almost neon-like in the pan. But when I poured the clear polish in and mixed it (with a toothpick), it turned into a much darker and more orange color:
Hmmm.... I was not happy with the color. But decided to start applying to my nails anyways. Here's how it looks after 1 layer:
Of course the opacity is linked to the powder-polish-ratio, but then on the other hand, too thich paste doesn't apply smoothy on the nails. So I kept layering; here's after the second layer:
Getting more orange. But not in a bad way, even though this is not what I wanted :)
After third layer:
Now it's already very opaque and even. Also very beautifully a half matte finish. But I felt like I need to apply a layer of quick finishing polish so this stays pretty longer so the final look is pretty shiny after all. A mattifying finishing polish is on my shopping list though.
Tada! What do you think? :) I think they look like hard orange candies that have already been licked a little :D
And by the way, the pictures are taken with my new phone: Nokia Lumia 920 which I love. The camera is way better that in my Canon something something I used before. The colors are very true to how they look with my own eyes and it's quick and works freaking well in dim and dark as well as in bright sunlight.
Sometimes I have a stupid habit of buying eyeshadows that I don't use but I love the feeling I get in the store that I'm becoming someone braver if I have the guts to wear, for example, bright yellow on my lids. But then I don't.
So, I decided to get rid of those unused or little used palettes but turning them into nail polishes, where brighter and more colorful is always better :) Here are the key ingredients to it: eyeshadow (Inglot, don't know the code), clear nailpolish (I use Lumene base and top coat polish) and a cupcake liner.
Then I scraped some eyeshadow powder to the liner. Inglot eyeshadows are very very pigmented and this looks very vibrant and pigmented on the lid.
As you can see, the yellow is very bright and almost neon-like in the pan. But when I poured the clear polish in and mixed it (with a toothpick), it turned into a much darker and more orange color:
Hmmm.... I was not happy with the color. But decided to start applying to my nails anyways. Here's how it looks after 1 layer:
Of course the opacity is linked to the powder-polish-ratio, but then on the other hand, too thich paste doesn't apply smoothy on the nails. So I kept layering; here's after the second layer:
Getting more orange. But not in a bad way, even though this is not what I wanted :)
After third layer:
Tada! What do you think? :) I think they look like hard orange candies that have already been licked a little :D
And by the way, the pictures are taken with my new phone: Nokia Lumia 920 which I love. The camera is way better that in my Canon something something I used before. The colors are very true to how they look with my own eyes and it's quick and works freaking well in dim and dark as well as in bright sunlight.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Heart mani for the Valentine's
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I Finland we celebrate Ystävänpäivä and the direct translation is Friend's Day and it's not a huge couples Day here as in other western countries. But here it's also hearts and pink everywhere this time of year.
When I was about 10-15 years, in my small home"town" Kempele we always had huge cardboard hearts hanging from our necks 14.2. and the whole day we'd hug everyone that we saw in the corridors and after the hug we'd write our name or signature to the other person's heart. It didn't matter if you knew the people or not, if you didn't get along with them or not, if they were older or younger students, teachers, janitors...
That was so fun. You had the possibility to hug the cute guys all day also :) And the one you especially liked, maybe "accidentally" twice or more :D
I wish that habit would be in every school in the world, it was always such a spectacular day.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Exciting news!!!
I've had the best beginning of a year ever and couldn't be any happier! Look at my finger!
We got engaged with Tommi 2.1.2013 on an island called Bintan in Indonesia :) In a sunset. It was beautiful and whenever I feel bored or cold or anything, I just think about that moment on the beach and it brings a smile on my face instantly. Here's a picture of that place where it happened.
And today we got our rings from the jewelery shop after carving our names and dates to them and this needs some getting used to :) I normally never wear rings on my fingers so it's a new sensation for me. New and a very welcome sensation, I must say.
Our rings are Finnish design, white gold and fantastic. Mine is basically the most dainty one they suggested as an engagement ring. There were more dainty ones also, but I heard that they're not good if you're planning to wear the ring forever, because then a ring must be strong enough. And wearing this one forever is exactly my plan!
And I warn you: I might use this blog as my wedding plan book from now on, so I'll blog about dresses and shoes and decorations and veils and suits and hairdoscakesinvitationsactivitieshoneymoonsetc.
I have 1,5 years to plan so it's gonna be a long and fun ride, at least for me! But not for the wallet! I gotta be nice to daddy and my hubby-to-be :D
We got engaged with Tommi 2.1.2013 on an island called Bintan in Indonesia :) In a sunset. It was beautiful and whenever I feel bored or cold or anything, I just think about that moment on the beach and it brings a smile on my face instantly. Here's a picture of that place where it happened.
And today we got our rings from the jewelery shop after carving our names and dates to them and this needs some getting used to :) I normally never wear rings on my fingers so it's a new sensation for me. New and a very welcome sensation, I must say.
Our rings are Finnish design, white gold and fantastic. Mine is basically the most dainty one they suggested as an engagement ring. There were more dainty ones also, but I heard that they're not good if you're planning to wear the ring forever, because then a ring must be strong enough. And wearing this one forever is exactly my plan!
And I warn you: I might use this blog as my wedding plan book from now on, so I'll blog about dresses and shoes and decorations and veils and suits and hairdoscakesinvitationsactivitieshoneymoonsetc.
I have 1,5 years to plan so it's gonna be a long and fun ride, at least for me! But not for the wallet! I gotta be nice to daddy and my hubby-to-be :D
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