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Showing posts with label top tip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label top tip. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Abbi's Top Tips - Nail Art

The trend for this summer was nail art and I am glad that it is carrying on for the autumn season. I thought that this month’s top tip could be how to do an easy nail art, for those who are desperate to try it for themselves.

The first thing we did was search the World Wide Web for inspiration. There are so many different designs out there that it is hard to pick a favourite, so we decided to incorporate a few ideas that we saw and make up our own design.
So lets get artistic….

Equipment needed:
 













We chose the white as it will be a nice base for the nail art. You can choose which ever colours you feel suit you best. Don’t feel limited, let your imagination run wild.

Instructions:


1. Paint 3 finger nails with your first chosen colour. You can choose which fingers you wish to paint. We chose not to paint the thumb and ring finger as they were far enough apart for it not to look silly.




2. Repeat step 1 until you feel the coat is the right colour. We did 2 covers.
 

3. Once those nails have dried completely, paint the remaining nails (in this case our thumb and ring fingers) with the other colour. Again paint those until you feel the coat is the right colour. The white we used took 3 coats.



4. You have to let these nails dry completely because we will draw the nail art on top and if you do not let it dry it will not work.
 


5 We decided to go with an Aztec design for our nail art as it is simple straight lines and you can be as creative as you want with the design. Being very soft with the pen draw your first line to see how much comes out. Doing this will stop you from making a massive dollop on your nail, which means you would have to start again.

6. Being soft and careful, slowly draw your pattern on the nail.





7. Once you have finished let the nails dry completely. Once they have dried, put a clear top coat on every nail. This will protect the nails for that little bit longer.

8. Once your first hand has completely dried it is time to tackle the other hand. For most people this is more difficult as you have to use the "wrong" hand to paint your nails - the only tip I can give you is take it slowly.
 




Then TA-DA it is done and you have attempted your first nail art paint job. Once you have done it once then go crazy with it, try news designs. We would love to see how your imagination works.








Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Abbi's Top Tips - HD Eyebrows


For some of us make-up and beauty is hard. I love looking good but its getting to look good which is the problem! I know what I want to look like but achieving it is a different ball game and I never end up how I wish to.

Well for all of us who like to look good but are unable to achieve it on our own, I have found the answer! It comes in the shape of my sister Abbi, a professional beautician extremely handy. Once a month Abbi will be posting on this blog a top tip in the world of beauty, if there is something you need help with please email me at elephantbum1@gmail.com with the subject ‘Abbi’s top tips’ and we will try and answer it to the best of our ability.

So I would now like to proudly introduce to you drum roll please……… my sister Abbi!

Hi!

As Danni said I am a professional beautician and have learnt a lot of top tips in the past couple of years and I cannot wait to share them with you.

April’s top tip is going to be all about HD eyebrows. If you have not heard of a HD brow it is when the brow is defined this involves; plucking, shaping and penciling. It defines the shape of the brow as well as giving the effect of lifting the brow and opening the eye.

So here are my top tips on getting the perfect HD brow.

The equipment you will need for this is:

Eyebrow brush
Eyebrow pencil (the colour that best matches you)
Tweezers
Make-up wipe



Step 1.
Wipe over the eyebrow with a makeup wipe to cleanse the eyebrow.


Step 2.
Comb the eyebrow hair upwards to see the shape of the brow underneath as this is the natural shape of your eyebrow.


Step 3.
Pluck stray hairs to help define the shape of your brow.


Step 4.
Repeat on other brow, trying your best to keep them symmetrical.

Step 5.
Use a pencil that best suits your eyebrow and sketch in the colour do not draw a line try to shade and blend.


Step 6.
Using the eyebrow brush style the hair into the HD shape.




I hope these tips have helped you get the result you desire, I would love to see your outcomes so please leave a link below so I can take a look. I am looking forward to sharing with you my next top tip!

See you next month!