Nails

If your looking for some St. Patrick’s Day nail inspiration, then you’re in luck!  These subtle looks will certainly get you in the celebratory spirit…even if you’re not Irish. 🙂

Look #1

St. Patricks Day Nails #2

Nails:

  1. On clean dry nails, paint your nails with a base coat.
  2. Paint all nails with Essie in the color “Sand Tropez “($8.50).
  3. Once nails are dry add the tips.  Using a striping brush or the paint brush, apply China Glaze in color “Treble Maker“.
  4. Finish the look with your favorite top coat.

Look #2

St. Patricks Day Nails #3

Nails:

  1. Begin by applying a base coat.
  2. Paint all nails, except ring fingers, your favorite shade of green.  We’ve chosen Revlon Nail Enamel Posh 571 ($6.29)
  3. Proceed to paint ring fingers in Essie “Sand Tropez” and allow to dry.  Then paint your ring fingers with a clear gold glitter nail polish like Victoria’s Secret in “Runway Angel”.
  4. Finish it all off with a top coat and your look is complete!
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  • Ipsy Bag

    Ipsy Bag

  • Trust Fund Beauty nail polish in the color “I’m Kind of a Big Deal"

    Trust Fund Beauty nail polish in the color “I’m Kind of a Big Deal"

Included products in this months Ipsy bag:

  1. It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-aging Waterproof Concealer 
  2. Trust Fund Beauty nail polish in the color “I’m Kind of a Big Deal”
  3. Model Co Lip Laquer in shade Morocco
  4. Naked Cosmetics mica pigment in Sierra Nevada
  5. Theorie Argan Oil Ultimate Reform Hair Serum

First Impressions:

It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-aging Waterproof Concealer:  I’m an absolute fan of this brand of concealer and was very excited to see it in this month’s Ipsy bag. Now, I can boast about having four of these gems in my concealer collection. Hey, a girl can never have enough concealer. 🙂

Trust Fund Beauty nail polish in the color “I’m Kind of a Big Deal”:  In regards to the color, its described as a “dusty rose”, but a second coat gives it a brighter pink tone. Considering spring is around the corner, I definitely see myself rocking this shade in the very near future. The biggest bonus to this line of nail polish (as per the Trust Fund Beauty website) is its “5 free” and vegan; meaning no formaldehyde, camphor, dibutyl phthalate, toluene or formaldehyde resin. Bye, bye, toxic chemicals!!! Please read my related post on the benefits of “3 Free” nail polish.

Model Co Lip Laquer in shade Morocco: I would describe the Morocco  shade as a sheer nude with a brown undertone and the texture is no different than your everyday lipgloss. Overall, this product did not “wow” me, but I won’t say no to an additional nude lippie in my makeup bag.

Naked Cosmetics mica pigment in Sierra Nevada:  My eyes immediately gravitated to this product because the color is gorgeous in person. While the color is right up my alley, the application is certainly not for novices.  The pigment is grounded so finely that you have to handle it with much care.  After attempting to apply it dry onto my eyelids, it quickly became clear that a mixing medium was required for better results. I like using any of the MAC mixing mediums (MAC Mixing Medium Eyeliner $14, MAC Mixing Medium Matte $22, or MAC Mixing Medium Shine $22) because they are very easy to use.  Just dab some of the mixing medium onto your hand or small paint tray, mix in the pigment with an eyeshadow brush and then place on eyelids.  Overall, the Naked Cosmetics mica pigment is great, if you know how to apply it.

Theorie Argan Oil Ultimate Reform Hair Serum: I was more than happy to use this serum to see what results I would have given the dry texture of my hair.   During my hair washing routine, I decided to incorporate of few drops of the Theorie Argan Oil to the conditioner and rinse out as normal.  I really enjoyed the scent and the overall shine it gave my hair without leaving it greasy.

Final Verdict: Merge

Kiss Kiss

Makeup Deconstructed Rating System:

1 Kiss = Purge: Only one of the products in the bag is worth keeping.

2 Kisses = Merge: Two to four products make this bag worth merging into your makeup collection.

3 Kisses = Splurge: All five products are amazing and worth splurging on!

 

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Valentine's Day Look

For those of you in the Valentines Day spirit, this simple nail look has you covered. So ready, set, let’s deconstruct…

  1. Choose your favorite base coat and paint over clean dry nails.  We used “First Base Base Coat” by Essie ($8.50).
  2. Next, we painted all nails (except for the ring fingers) with the pastel pink color “Fiji” by Essie ($8.50).   Then continued painting the ring fingers in the crisp white color “Private Weekend” by Essie ($8.50).  Allow nails to dry completely.
  3. Now it’s time for the heart that will be placed on the ring fingers as accent nails.  Take any small bobby pin, unless you have a dotter tool, and open it up for easier handling.  Now dip the bobby pin into your chosen nail polishes and begin dotting in a heart formation.  For this look we used the following Essie nail colors:  Jump in My Jumpsuit (vibrant red), Sittin’ Pretty (lavender), and Good as Gold.   However, feel free to use any brands and/or colors.
  4. Finish off painting your nails with your favorite top coat.  We topped them off with  “Gel Setter” by Essie ($10.00).
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