OOTN: The Fur Gilet

Good afternoon my lovelies :) Hope everyone's doing well :) Today I want to share with you my outfit from last Saturday. We went to dinner at a casual but very popular restaurant in Malta with my family and since the weather was a bit on the cold side, it was perfect to wear my new (faux) fur gilet!  Here are the photos:

Gilet, Stradivarius

Top, Mango

Jeans, Terranova

Earrings, Tenda

Bracelet, Ell's

Shoes, local shoe store

And this is the make-up I wore:

My bro, me & Johan

Face
Inglot Under Make-Up Base
NYX HD Foundation in HDF02 Soft Beige
essence stay natural concealer in 01 Soft Beige
e.l.f. Mineral Booster in Sheer
e.l.f. Studio Warm Bronzer
Rimmel Powder Blush in 004 Pink Rose
e.l.f. Studio Make-Up Mist & Set

Eyes
e.l.f. Eyelid Primer
Revlon Limited Edition Warm & Toasty cream eyeshadow palette
CoverGirl Double Espresso
Estee Lauder neutrals palette
e.l.f. All Over Color Stick in Persimmon
Estee Lauder Eye Defining Pencil in Deep Brown
Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara in Black Black

Lips
e.l.f. Mineral Lipstick in Rosy Tan
e.l.f. Super Glossy Lip Shines in Goddess & Iced Latte

NOTW: One Stroke Butterflies in Fall Hues

Happy Sunday everyone! I finally found some time this week to do some more elaborate nail art and I wanted to experiment more with the one stroke nail art technique.  I have been practicing quite a lot with it and decided to give it a go on myself before I try it on clients.  I intend to do a full tutorial on the technique once I start a new series dealing with nail care so let me know what you think and also if you would like me to deal with specific areas of nail care and provide more in-depth posts about the subject(s).

Back to our butterflies before they fly away :P  This is how the final result looks like:

Let's get started with the tutorial!

1. Prep nails with a base coat and paint on two coats of a nail polish if your choice.  Here I used e.l.f. Smoky Brown.

2. Next, decide what colours you want your butterflies to be.  In this tutorial I used acrylic paints as one stroke designs are much easier done with acrylic paint than with polish.  The colours I used for my butterflies are Deep Yellow & Yellow Ochre which turned out to be very similar but I still like the end results.

3. Dip one side of a small bevelled nail art brush in the first colour and the other side in the other colour.  Do a few strokes on the palette/ piece of paper to blend the two colours together and draw a heart shape on the side of your finger nail. These will be butterfly's wings.

4. Outline the wings with black acrylic paint and extend the points to a triangular shape.  You can also add a small curl to the bottom half of your butterfly.  Don't forget to add the butterfly's body!

5. Finish off by adding three small dots on the wing extensions (I used a pearly orange for this step).  Once dry, apply a top coat and you're done!

New Croc Effects from Barry M!

Here's a press-release of the latest addition in the crackle-polish family:

Barry M have just released the Croc-effect nail polish today for only £3.99! I wish I could get my hands on it asap!

What do you think ladies? Will you be buying it?

Gel Nails for Pre-Wedding Photoshoot

Hello lovelies :) Just a quick post to share with you my latest gel nails creation for a pre-wedding photoshoot:

As you can see, they are quite simple but they incorporate all the colours the bride will be wearing for the shoot.  As my client is a huge fan of the Twilight saga, we couldn't pass up the opportunity for her to pose with an apple in hand :P

More shopping...

Hello ladies! Almost middle of the week already! :) So, after I had published the October Collective Haul post, I had to go out shopping again, this time for a dress for my graduation ball this December but I didn't find anything I like yet. I hate how long ball gowns look on someone short like me so I am looking for a shorter dress but nothing has caught my eye yet.

Somehow, I still managed to buy my first coat this year! It's from New Look and I fell in love with it the moment I saw it! I just love everything about it... the colour, the cut, the buttons, how cosy it feels and how it fits me!  Moreover, it was marked as €54.99 but I got it for 10% off as they were giving out a promotional voucher and even though it was supposed to be used with your next purchase, the sales girl was sweet enough to let me use it just the same :)

I also got this turquoise polo neck of which I love the colour and the detailing on the sleeves and at the back.  This was originally €9.99 but I got it at 10% off as well! Lastly, from Terranova, I bought this floral polo neck which ties with a pussy bow at the neck for only €9.99!

In the October haul, I mentioned that I  was waiting for a few nail polishes to be delivered and I finally got Traffic Jam from China Glaze's Metro Collection for Fall 2011!  It is a nice berry shade which I can see myself wearing a lot this season! 

I will be looking for my ball dress later this week I guess on my next day off... let's hope it is a successful trip so I can get that out of the way as well!