Missoni Magic Manicure

Missoni patterns are a fashion staple to anyone. The way they combine knit and design makes it wearable all year round in different colours for anyone of any age!

 

When looking on the Internet I found this Missoni inspired manicure. The look is wearable all year round as the colours could be changed into a more fresh and vibrant scheme in the summer months. Although this looks really effective it sounds complex and time consuming to do so might not be the easiest for any nail novices!

 

NAILED IT!

 

photos and post by Kristin Ess

If you combine our love of chevron patterns with our love of colour, you get Missoni. Since the famous Italian fashion house doesn’t make nail decals, we figured we’d give “Missoni Nails” a shot! While doing these nails, I discovered my new favourite nail decorating tool: THE GREASE PENCIL! The work so well for drawing on nail polish once it’s dry! It’s almost like a soft coloured pencil. I got them in black and white and then did the colours with paint and polish…

I USED:

• Essie, Mink Muff (Essie, $8)as the base colour.
• Sharpie “Peel-Off” China Marker “the grease pencil” (Blick $0.81) to draw the chevron pattern.
• Orange and yellow acrylic paints (Blick, $4.31) in Cadmium Yellow and Cadmium Orange
• Sally Hansen Complete Manicure ($5-8) in “Fairy Teal”
• Sally Hansen Insta-dri Top Coat (Beso, $4.04)

Sourced from www.thebeautydepartment.com

Just Like Heaven.

I don't know about the rest of you but this January I have actually started using my gym membership and I am already begining to see the results thank the lord! But on those days that I really don't want to go I just think of the Victoria Secret girls and how hot they look! They motivate me to get ready for bikini season, I will have a body like this for Ibiza!!!! I am sticking a picture on the fridge to stop me from reaching for the chocolate!

As beautiful as these girls look they do earn it! I read an article with their trainer in Grazia and leading up to the shows they are in the gym every day doing two hours of cardio and then weights and crunches on top of that! Their diet also becomes incredibly strict, 4 weeks before the show they are only allowed grilled chicken or fish and green vegetables, then the week of the show only fluids and then the day of the show nothing at all! But I was pleased to read they are human and as soon as the show is finished the proceed to stuff their faces with all their favourite foods!

Do you have someone who motivates you to get up and go? The pictures below are exactly what gets me on that tredmill and doing those ab crunches....

Images sourced from www.weheartit.com

Golden Balls.

After looking through the many beautiful pictures of the world's most beautiful people at The Golden Globe Awards 2012, I couldn't help but think these ladies especially got their looks right down to a tee...

Who was your favourite star style on the red carpet?

Jessica Alba in Gucci

Charlize Theron in Dior

Elle Macpherson in Zac Posen

Emma Stone in Lavin

Heidi Klum in Calvin Klien

Kate Beckinsale in Cavelli

Mila Kunis in Dior

Nicole Richie in Julian Macdonald

Images sourced from www.harpersbazaar.com & www.dailymail.co.uk 

Lash Lust.

Eylure who have previously collaborated with such lash lusting lovelies such as Girls Aloud have recently announced they are collaborating with the feline eyed beauty Katy Perry.

Katy is never seen with out a face full of make up usually centred around her big blue eyes, so the collaboration makes perfect sense.

The lashes themselves can't actually be viewed at the moment a spokes person from Eylure has announced, 'As a false lash lover herself, Katy had a very clear idea of what she wanted to achieve and was involved in every step of the design process... 'We were keen to create a range of lashes that were a direct extension of her own personal style'. Katy is set design four different styles of lashes for the brand which will be available in stores from February.

These pictures below are exactly why I will be buying some...