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24.11.09

In their own words...Looking for step-by-step instructions on how to do nail art designs on your client's nails? Well look no further. If you want to search our archives, we've divided our nail art how-tos into different levels — beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Don't forget, we'll be constantly adding new designs, so keep coming back for more nail art step-by-steps

Dots and Stripes...

1. Using China Glaze Shocking Pink, polish a V-shape at the free edge.

2. Using a striper brush, add five turquoise lines as shown.

3. Using a dotting tool, add two sets of bright yellow dots.

Using a striper brush, add two yellow lines.

4. Apply lines of Color Club Crystal Glitter.

Apply a blue rhinestone.

Apply two layers of top coat.

Angling Up...

1. Polish the nail off-white.

At an angle as shown, polish ¾ of the nail pink.

2. Outline the slant in black. Using black, feather the left corner.

Paint a white free edge.

Add silver glitter between the black lines.

3. Add a dot of silver glitter at the base of the feathers.

Eyeliner Application Tips to make eyes look bigger...

There are a few tricks that can create the illusion of having bigger eyes :) It is all in your technical know-how of shading and shaping - dark to recede and light to bring forth. Shading and highlighting work to enhance your eye shape, by balancing the use of light and dark colors you wear with the rest of your makeup, you can give the illusion of having bigger eyes! The main trick for small eyes is to focus on keeping your eye open ? so not too much eye makeup, and go easy on colors that are too dark, as both of these will close the eye, making it look smaller. Once you know the basics of how to enhance your small eyes, you can really play. Start with a few of the makeup tricks below to help your eyes look bigger, and go from there!

Eyeliner application and techniques:

Always draw with a freshly sharpened eyeliner pencil, trace the contour of your eye, start your eyeliner above your iris and extend just past the outer corner of your eye, making sure the line is straight across or slightly upward - blend upward and outward; smudge to soften line.
Be aware that eyeliner can be friend or foe - avoid "closing" in the eye and making it look even smaller, by only applying a fine line when outlining the entire eye, and assist this by using a light to medium shade of eyeliner - very dark, heavy liner will make your eyes look smaller.
Application of liner needs to be as close to your lashes as possible, hence the need for a sharp pencil! Use a very fine line when using eyeliner (liquid or pencil), and keep the liner even on both top and bottom.

To apply eyeliner on yourself, close your eyes and gently place your pointer finger (of your non-drawing hand) along your lashes of the eye you are lining, open your other eye and carefully draw the line along your lashbed of your closed eye, repeat on the other side.

Sharpen your pencil. A blunt pencil gives you less control of the line, and tends to be messy. When you use a nicely sharpened pencil, the results are precision lining

TIP: if you do smudge your eyeliner or mascara, then spot fix. The fine tip end of cotton tips are perfect for spot removal. Dab the cotton tip into your eye makeup remover, and carefully wipe away the smudge, rather than taking all your eye makeup off and starting over.

Using eyeliner alone adds definition; while the most up to date look is one sheer shimmery eyeshadow (used all over) in combination with a softly smudged liner for a more sophisticated look.

For a simple small eye makeover, apply a lighter shadow all over your lid, really add oomph by using a shimmery pale eye shadow in the very center of the lid, right above your iris. To shape and define your eye, take your darker shade (or your contour color) on the very outer edge of your lid, extend your eyeliner outward from your iris.
For a real eye opener, and a more dramatic finish, sweep a thin line of a shimmery light eye shadow just above your eyeliner. Smudge a soft line under your eye (along the outer third), extend this line upward and outward and join with your contour color, blend to soften any edges.
Finish your eye makeup by sweeping a coat or 2 of mascara on top lashes only (especially for day or more natural makeup looks), with a few strokes extra on your upper and lower outer lashes for added impact.
Your eyes will appear larger when brows are thinner, but be careful not to take them too thin if your brow bone is prominent - just a good tidy and trim, and brush them into shape.
Always curl your lashes to open eyes up.

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In their own words..."Check out our featured items in this month's isuue of N.E.E.T Magazine! We're on page 10, 11, 78, 79, 124 & 125! The new spread is a tribute to my first love...my first blog love, that is. Fashiontoast was my doorway into the vast, vortex of inspiration that is the world of fashion blogs and I can only credit Rumi, Fashiontoast's willowy writer, for handing me the key. I don't recall hhow I stumbled upon her page, but I was hooked at first glance and she was thereupon bookmarked. I'm not sure I dare attempt to categorize her style, but I'm convinced this stretchy, two-piece number would fit her like a glove and would look just amazing with just about every chunky, strappy, studded pair of shoes she owns. Here are a few other Rumi-inspired looks."

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2.10.09

are you hip?

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the eye catcher: the homepage says it all..."painfully hip. fashion forward finds for the weak of wallets"

the breakdown: i stumbled upon it midway through my morning cup of green tea. i only had time to get a glimpse at a few pages of the site. but, from what i saw, it looks like a great place to get some daily swag and steez inspiration. the best part about the the site is the featured "thrift star of the day" look. not only

in their own words: "the painfully hip design collective was started by amber mortensen in january of 2009. after dipping her toe in her dream career as a photoshoot stylist for a winter article she wrote for the sacramento’s esteemed weekly, the news & review, she decided to fatten up her stylist portfolio in her own way. she brought all her talented friends in the fashion industry together to collaborate on professional fashion editorials to make beautiful pictures to add a splash of style to their portfolios, give everyone a bit of online exposure via her popular thrift fashion blog, painfullyhip.com to share with her beloved blog readers. as well, most of the clothing and accessories in the photos can be found for sale on the participating boutiques’ websites, on the collective’s etsy store or for auction on the new (and amazing) market publique!"

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