Easter Egg Half Moon Nails

The first time I saw the Half Moon Nail trend I wasn't a fan but after seeing it with pretty pastels I'm a convert! This is my first go at it. If I had a true white I probably would have done these differently. Also you usually don't see this look with a trim but I flubbed it so the white trim covers up my mistakes. The white trim gives it that Easter Egg look.

How to:

1. Paint your nails the base color (top part). Make sure to paint the whole nail.
2. Wait for it to dry completely or use seche vite to speed it up.
3. Use Hole Reinforcements and place them on the top part of your nail where you want to keep the base color showing.
4. Paint the bottom portion of the nail any color (same or different ones to complete your look).
5. Remove the reinforcements carefully to reveal your half moon shape!
6. Add a middle trim with a thin brush or skip this if your application and sticker removal is clean.
7. Apply a top coat and let it dry!

Colors used:
Etude House BL501 Cloud Milk - pinky
Revlon Lilac Pastelle - ring finger
Revlon Cafe Pink - first finger
Revlon Electric - middle finger
Revlon Pale Cashmere - top moon
Rimmel French White - trim

Happy Easter!

depotting origins eyeshadow

I got to try this eyeshadow because I received a $10 off coupon from Origins (my fav!) for my birthday! This is my first eyeshadow from them! They cost about the same as mac.. so I wouldn't buy them without a coupon.. but the coupon made is seriously affordable! I was looking for a good color to diffuse dark shadows in a smokey look, and this is perfect for that! It's called Sun Tan. I don't think it's sold anymore since it's a limited edition color. Though you may be able to find it at your Origins because the makeup line is not as popular as the skincare stuff they have. Not that it isn't good, it's just not popular!

I've recently been into filling up my Mac palette.. and this fits perfectly! Pictures after the jump!
Depotting this is really easy!

Try to wedge a thin knife into where I have shown. If you wedge it in there real good, you'll be able to pop the top part of the shadow out.

This is what the back looks like. Loosen the glue holding the eyeshadow pan to the plastic by dropping a few drops of alcohol into the tiny hole on the back. Then just take a hard and pointy object like a thumb tack or nail and poke the whole. Gently ease it out, you don't want to crack the shadow.

After gently pushing out the shadow, add a magnet, and you are done!

Dinner with Friends Look

Hi, so this is the really simple look I created for dinner with my friends. I only used two mineral eye shadows, and one highlighter from nyx. I recently received In The Garden and Mystic Night eye shadow minerals and I LOVE them! So pretty! In The Garden is just like a dark topaz exploded with diamonds. Mystic Night is a great dupe for the purple shadow liner from the Smashbox Untamed collection. An intense and sparkling violet.

Eyes:
-Prime with Laura Mercier Eye Basics in Buff
-Using a synthetic brush, pack In The Garden (from everydayminerals.com) on your brush and pat all over the lid, below the crease.
-Then using a blender brush blend it out into the crease to create a smokey effect.
-Next, use a pencil brush or crease brush to define the outer corners of the eye with Mystic Night (from everdayminerals.com).
-Use the blender brush again to blend the two colors together until you get the shape you want.
-Finally add a highlight to the inner eyes with a light shimmer like the white color from the NYX Hippie Chic trio. I named it Soy Milk for labeling purposes.

Foundation:
-Prime with MUFE HD Primer in Neutral
-Conceal with half mixture of Sunlight and Peach (from everydaminerals.com)
-Swirl mineral makeup EDM Light Medium all over face with large kabuki

Cheeks:
-Use a fluffy blush brush to tap and blend EDM Walkee Talkee onto cheeks.
-Use a large fan brush to tap on 24.7 Bronzer Palette.

Finish:
-Lightly swirl MUFE HD Microfinish Powder. I love this stuff!

Poker Face look

I did this look to my sister after watching Michelle Phan's tutorial on YouTube. I posted it as a video response, but she hasn't accepted it yet... My sister already had the white wig, so we thought it would be fun to go GAGA! I'm better at putting makeup on other people than myself. Pictures are after the jump.




Products Used:

Laura Mercier Lid Primer
Revlon Illuminance in Twilight
HIP Metallic Shadow Duo in Platinum (Silver)
NYX Casablanca (dark grey)
NYX Jumbo Pencil White
HIP Black Creme Liner
Revlon Matte Black eye pencil
Estee Lauder Mascara Perfectionist Black
Smashbox Lip Gloss in Byline



So how did I do?