"Christmas Party" Manicure

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! This is the last installment in my Christmas themed manicures.  Its pretty simple but really stunning.  Everything Christmas nails should be, red and full of sparkle!  I wished the pictures captured how truly sparkly they are.  Thanks for reading and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!
Products Used:
Sally Hansen Miracle Cure as base coat
Sinful Colors - Sugar Sugar
Revlon - Stunning
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat

"Braided Christmas Ribbon" Manicure

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Products Used:

Revlon Top Speed Nail Polish - Golden

Sinful Colors Nail Polish - San Francisco (Green)

Sinful Colors Nail Polish - Sugar Sugar (Red)

Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat

Holiday Gems Manicure

I got these nail stickers a couple of months ago specifically to use during the holidays.  I will have a review on them in a few days after I find out how long they wear.  Anyway!  This is the third manicure in my Holiday series.  I applied two coats of Golden by Revlon and the Sephora Nail Bling stickers in Red Chip over that followed by two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat. 

 Revlon - Golden

 Sephora Nail Bling - Red Chip

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FOTD December 10, 2012 Naked Holiday Glam

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Face:
Revlon Age Defying Makeup Normal/Combination Skin - Medium Beige

Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer, Light 20

Cover Girl Professional Loose Powder

Covergirl Cheekers Blush -Natural Twinkle

Lips:

Jordana Easyliner Retactable Lip Pencil - Plush Plum

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick -Spotlight Red #911D

Wet N Wild Lip Gloss - 577A Red Sensation

 

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Eyes:

e.l.f. Essential Eyelid Primer-7501 Sheer

NYX Cosmetics Eyebrow Kit With Stencil Set, Brunettes
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Mascara - Carbon Black
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Bootycall on lower lid, Tease in Crease, Foxy under eyebrow, Busted on lower lash line and Blackout to line uper lash line
elf Makeup Mist & Set sprayed on angled eyeliner brush to apply eyeshadow as eyeliner

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FOTD December 3, 2012 Mistletoe Eyes

This eye look was inspired by the colors of mistletoe, with the different greens and the red of the berries.  There is a duo chrome color in  the Wet n Wild Palette - Comfort Zone that makes this look very easy to acheive.  It changes from red to green with a brown/bronzey base.  I've heard it compared to MAC's eyeshadow Club.  I personally have not used that eyeshadow so it would be difficult for me to claim they are exact dupes.  MAC describes Club as a red-brown with green pearl and that certainly describes this Wet N Wild color well.  Now, on to the look!!

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Face:



Revlon Age Defying Makeup Normal/Combination Skin - Medium Beige

Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer, Light 20

Cover Girl Professional Loose Powder

elf Makeup Mist & Set - sprayed on contour brush to apply bronzer

Wet n Wild Coloricon Bronzer with SPF 15, TICKET TO BRAZIL 739 (Contour)

Wet n Wild Coloricon Bronzer with SPF 15, RESERVE YOUR CABANA(Highlight)

Ulta Blush - Adore

Lips:

Jordana Easyliner Lip Liner - Posh Plum

Avon Lipstick - Rosegold

 

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Eyes:

e.l.f. Essential Eyelid Primer-7501 Sheer

NYX Cosmetics Eyebrow Kit With Stencil Set, Brunettes
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Mascara - Carbon Black

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeliner - Carbon Black

Wet N Wild Palette - Comfort Zone (the right side)

 

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Fishtail Manicure/Tutorial

 

I saw this manicure on ChalkboardNails blog and thought it looked fantastic but simple to do and thought I'd give it a try using colors I had on hand.  She used a different pink on each finger but I chose to go with the same pink on all fingers.  I thought it turned out pretty good!  Here is the link to her blog post - Pink Fishtail Ombre.  Keep reading for my version of it.

 

Paint nails with one to two coats of a neutral polish.  I used Zoya in Pandora .

 

Next, paint a curved diagonal across your nail from about 2/3 of the way up your nail toward the tip in a dark pink color.  I used Elf in Hot Pink.

 

Do the same thing on the other side of the nail to create the fishtail shape.

 

Repeat the process with your darkest color.  I used Sinful Colors in Rich in Heart.

 

Finish with your favorite topcoat, I used Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat , and you're all done!!

 

 

 

 

Stiletto Nails Manicure/Tutorial

Products Used:
Wet N Wild Nail Polish - Burgundy Frost
Avon Nail Polish - Night Violet
Sally Hansen Dries Instantly Top Coat
Aver 3/4" Round Labels