Stevany: October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween Nail Art!

I wasn't originally planning to do any Halloween nails but I had a Twitter request so of course, I had to oblige!

I used Miss Sporty Orange and Rimmel Black Satin as my base colours.

The stamps are from Bundle Monster plates BM224 and BM223 and I used white acrylic paint to freehand the skeleton.

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Happy Halloween/Monday Mood-Lifters!!!!!!

Quick post just to say HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! :) Hope you have a fun, safe Holiday!

For Monday Mood-Lifters (who doesn't need some eye candy on Monday???), here are a couple orange shoes for Fall/Halloween!

Jessica Simpson women's "Princess" pumps.

MakeMeChic "Dynamite"

Elegance orange patent round toe stiletto

Jessica Simpson's Ireena pump

ShoeDazzle's Anchorage in orange

SendTheTrend Cassidy Sunflower Scarf

That's all! Hope you enjoyed the eye candy! And, oh......tomorrow....the 1st!!! Can't wait to see all the new showrooms! :) I'm REALLY looking for more flat boots! I got Lindy in black & tan and LOVE both of them!

Day 22: Inspired by a Song

I kind of cheated a little today, my mani is inspired by a few songs. Well, actually, an album! A few weeks ago, I went to see a guy called Charlie Simpson in concert and of course I had to decorate my nails for the occasion. I've been saving them to post today.

Charlie Simpson is such a great musician. He's been in a few bands in his time; playing pop rock, post-hardcore and now acoustic folk. I used his song, 'Parachutes' in my video tutorial for the Ocean Waves nail art so some of you may recognise it...

Charlie Simpson - Parachutes

My thumbnail is the album cover and each of my other nails is inspired by one of the songs on the album.

Don't forget to visit Cristina and Rie's blogs today to see their song inspired nails!

Thumb to pinky: Album cover, Sundown, Parachutes, Thorns, Cemetary

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london fashion week top 2011

I love it, too, when the (male) photographers at the end of the catwalk start shouting at all these powerful women, telling them to uncross their legs and ‘move the bloody bags’ because they’re in frame, which always results in a few hot tears that threaten to dislodge the Flutter lash extensions.

It might be entertaining, but is all this front-row action good for business? While designers will deny paying for celebrity patronage, the stars do not get out of bed in time for a 10am show on a Sunday (the Mulberry slot at Claridge’s) for a stick of rock.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Day 21: Inspired by a Colour

Today's criteria is a bit of an odd one. I couldn't decide if it meant inspired by an actual colour or inspired by a shade name or even something else completely that I didn't pick up on! In the end I decided to rummage through my stash to see if any of the colour names inspired me and this Rimmel polish, Purple Reign, gave me an idea straight away.

I decided to make a mani from the name and stamp crowns on my nails. Get it? Purple REIGN ;)

Head over to see whar Cristina and Rie came up with today.

Plate: Bundle Monster BM08
Base Colour: Rimmel - Purple Reign
Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
Top Coat of NYC

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

31 Day Challenge: Days 1-20

So here we are at Day 20 of the challenge and I just want to say how proud I am of Rie, Cris and myself for making it this far! The end is in sight and it really looks like we're going to make it.

Thank you so much to all you amazing people that stop by to check out our challenges every day! Here's a quick recap of Days 1-20 in case you missed any...

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Day 20: Water Marbled

If I could take one sick day from the 31 Day Challenge, it would be today! The mani you see here is my third attempt at a decent water marble. By the time I finished I was suffocating under the sheer amount of marbling fail. Never again, guys, never again!

In hindsight, my experience with water marbling was not that bad, but at the time all I wanted to do was scrub this off my nails as soon as the pictures were taken. It looks kind of nice, but for the hours, sweat and tears it stole from me I probably won't be doing it again any time soon!

Head over to Rie and Cristina's blogs to see if they had better luck than me with their water marbling!

Base colour: BYS Lilac Bliss

Marble colours: La Femme Grey Cream, Nails Inc Victoria, George Scarlet Kiss

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Friday, October 28, 2011

Day 19: Galaxy Nails

For the 19th day of our challenge, we all had to create some Galaxy Nails. I've done some of these in the past (see here and here) and I love the look. You really can't get them wrong! Rie and Cris both agree with me today - they're so much easier than they look.

So if you're looking at these pictures and thinking you want your nails to look like this but doubting your ability, DON'T! Just grab a sponge, some nail polishes and have a party on your nails. I promise it'll look great.

Rie and Cristina have created some gorgeous galaxy nails today.

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Here are the polishes I used in order, left to right.

When you look at these mismatched colours lined up, you wouldn't think they could combine to make such a pretty manicure.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Day 18: Half Moons

Sorry today's post is a little later than usual, it's been a very busy and fun few days for me.

I'm loving this blue/green polish that I picked up in the pharmacy for 99p! It's one of those shades that's stuck right between blue and green so it's been a hot topic of debate today. What do you think?

Don't forget to check out Cristina and Rie's half-moons too!

Rimmel Purple Reign

Kriston 52

Gosh Metallic Blue

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Video Tutorial: Simple Flower Nail Art

Here is a quick tutorial for the flower nails I created on Day 14. I had so many lovely comments and the design is just so simple to create so I thought I'd show you how I went about it.

All you need is to create this look yourself is a few colours of your choice; a base colour and however many colours you decide to use for the flowers, and a dotting tool. And if you don't have a dotting tool, bobby pins make a great subsitute!

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Day 17: Glitter

So today we come to Glitter manicures. Glitter and I have a strained relationship. I go through phases of loving it and at other times I just detest the stuff and get the urge to throw away every polish I own that contains glitter! The main reason for the hatred is the hassle it takes to remove it. I always use the foil method for removal these days to minimise any stress!

Don't forget to check out Cristina and Rie's glittery nails too!

Barry M Blue Glitter

BYS Gold Finger sponged from the tips down

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Day 16: Tribal Print

I've been dreading this day for a while. I love tribal nail art but had no idea how to come up with a decent design myself, however, once I forced myself to sit down and actually do it, the ideas just kept coming and I am completely in love with this design!

The black detail is all created with acrylic paint which has allowed me to get the crisp lines that I know I couldn't have achieved by using black nail polish. At the moment I only have black and white acrylic paint but I think I'm going to have to look out for some more cheap pots in a better range of colours.

You should go and see what Rie and Cristina came up with today too!

Base colour: MUA Shade 23
Black acrylic paint
Barry M Cyan Blue
Barry M Limited Edition Red for Buzz
Top Coat of NYC

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