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| ZOYA -Nail Polishes come in a range of colors-and finishes-including Pixie Dust, Glitter and Matte. Big FIve Free +Vegan friendly $9-$10. Love the way the website allows for searches... |
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| we chose this---use white nail polish over base coat-let dry a bit-then drop two other colors on nail beds-two per-separately...then take a cuticle stick to smudge them around-for a swirling water color effect. Apply top coat=DONE. |
Nail Art is here to stay, in style for ever, we feel---and women around the world share shaded talons-from more conservative demure, barely there one color polishes-to labor intensive designs (or stick-ons-so fast).
CARAVAN STYLIST STUDIO- like the name implies, provides head to toe help, gratis for celebs---getting ready for
appearances-the Red Carpet, in public- or on-air ...using quality products to get the 'looks'=hair ( Sexy Hair's line-
Big Sexy Hair), makeup/skin care (
Kryolan,
Simple,
MD Complete,
FAKE BAKE,
Bullet Acne Aid stick) and nail (
ZOYA Polishes and Nail Treatments).
Lucky us, we scored an invite to a tutorial-on 3 new nail polish looks-that even we could manage…all made 'easy' by the resident head-to-toe stylist expert, Valerie Star.
FOR leopard spotted nails-first select a color trio---our 'classmate' a beauty intern at Good Housekeeping chose yellow (
Darcy $9) her primary shade…one regular coat was enough ---applied over
GET EVEN Ridge filling base coat.
IDEALLY-let the first coat dry-10-20 minutes.
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| Acquired on eBAY for not much $-Valerie Star wrapped the handles of these nail paint brushes with tape-so that when dipped in nail remover, the handle paint (white in this pic), doesn't smudge off. SO SMART. A self admitted fanatic brush cleaner-a good thing, sometimes the brush hairs need a trim when the tips get a bit straggled. |
For the spots---a pretty opposite the color spectrum blue (
Rocky $9), was dotted on in random fashion-4-7/nail bed, then, thin black nail polish (try
Claudine $9) was in super thin strokes- applied to surround around the dots-no super straight fines needed..but the key is using a very thin pair/nail brushes to do this.
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| ZOYA's ARMOR TOP COAT (UV blocking/anti-yellowing) and afar a few minutes- Fast Drops (anti-bubbling)-completed the look. |
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| tools of the trade... |
Another look we all raved about---was a graffiti inspired - edgy nail art---that was kind of quick to do.
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| torn newsprint works---get very precise -zeroing on words, numbers-or use old maps-foreign newspapers with different alphabets---more exotic look.-Black ink on non-glossy paper stock- kind that rubs off on hands-works. Glossy paper-like the kind most magazines get printed on- does not. |
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| nails get a base coat-then one coat of Zoya's white polish Purify $9 -let it completely dry |
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| regular ole' rubbing alcohol…gets used…dip a piece of the newsprint (pre=shredded) into it---saturate---kind of like applying a fake tattoo onto skin... |
Layer on the saturated piece of newsprint-on nail bed-firmly impress with thumb...
Afterwards, a clear top coat-seals the deal...
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| other eBay purchases-the pink thing on the left securely holds a nail polish bottle. |
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| hair station…and makeup brushes galore... |
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| Fake Bake-comes in sheer sprays and mousse-for longer lasting self-tanners-different tonal ranges for all skin shades. |
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| Kryolan-a pro's makeup line-including special effects for artists like those on the SyFy channels' Face-Off reality tv show competition- is making a big play for the consumer market. Priced above mass merchant-but below luxury brand-the quality is tops-packaging functional-not glitzy. We have been fans for years-since discovering them a the line at The MAKEUP SHOW and backstage-NYFW. |
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casual-contemporary wear that looks pulled together -not sloppy, super soft fabrics-that drape well is the key to this-by LA based Designer Kara Lusardi's - Bobi. Loved this deep v neck grey T with black leather pocket ...
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