Archive for June 2013

The other week our New Zealand Nail Polish Addicts (#polishaddictsnz #panz) decided to create a weekly challenge...

These were the nails I did a week or two ago for the bright challenge...

these are on instagram with the hashtag #panzchallenge

So check out all the designs!

So it's been a while since I've done much adventurous with glitter...

so I thought I'd give this glitter gradient a go...

I did this with loose bits of craft glitter.

I think something finer, like fairy dust would have been better to achieve a flatter, smoother look...

this one is a little bit lumpy.. but overall still funky...

I used Australis Here Today Gone Tomorrow as the base colour

I would love to try something like this with a pale purple or pink and perhaps gold glitter!!!

if you try glitter gradients make sure to show me!

you can tag me @agirlwithsomeclothes on facebook.

Beauty and the Beach two!

I know guys... it's been ages since I've posted...

but boy am I excited!!!

Jessie showed me this great competition

For the competition it asks you to create a "Holiday look" with nails, make-up and hair...

now, I don't know about you, but when I think holiday, I think sun, surf and cocktails!

so my manicure reflects this... check it out:

It's supposed to represent a setting sun over the ocean...

with delicious cocktails...

Doesn't this just scream paradise!

And in order to enjoy the heat, and not be overloaded with make-up, I would opt for something light and flirty..

I would start with a base of BB cream (to give an overall finish without weight my skin down) - I used Maybelline: Dream Fresh BB in "Fair"

I then used Australis: Highlights in "Gold" to give my cheek-bones a sheen, that will catch the sunlight and give me a natural sun kissed glow.

I then used a nude shimmer eye shadow from BYS, and lined my eye with a shimmer green eye-shadow from BYS to give my eyes a slight, flirty, colour pop.

I finished my eyes with some australis: Multi MEGA lash mascara in "Blackest Black" (I love this mascara because it's not too thick and clumpy and a lot of mascaras look this way on my thin short lashes)

and to finish off the look I used a matte, Revlon lipstick in "Rosegold". (I opted for lipstick not gloss as I didn't want sand stuck to my lips on days spent at the beach...)

and to jazz my make-up up for cocktails at the end of the day add some red lipgloss and a touch of black eye-liner....

As many of you, like me, might find sun, surf and sand do not do wonders for my already frizzy hair...

so to keep it tame on my dream sunny holiday, what better than a cute French plait

To do this, I started by parting my hair and doing a freach plait along my hair line... (I have rather un-ruley and curly hair along my hair line - for some reason it seems to be the worst here)