Beauty Tips for Women: Seashells and Flip-Flops Manicure

Posted on August 30, 2014 by admin

I have been a bit uninspired lately after having to chop off what little length I had gotten in my nails over the summer. Hanging at the beach and pool really took a toll on my nails. So to cheer up my mood I decided to go for neon pinks and some simply stamping.

Here is a list of what I used for this manicure:
Salon Perfect – Tickled Pink
Salon Perfect – Perky Pink
Rica – Whiteout
Cheeky plate – CH37
Cheeky plate – Jumbo #2

I used two coats of Perky Pink on thumb and ring finger. I stamped the flip-flop image from CH37 unto them using Tickled Pink. It stamped well but was very subtle. I can image that over white Tickle Pink would look very nice. The remaining fingers got two coats of Tickled Pink. I stamped the seashell image from Jumbo #2 using Rica Whiteout. Rica Whiteout is an amazing white stamping polish. I can’t recommend it enough. Topped it all off with Seche Vite.

Overall, I was pleased with how it came out. It certainly brightened me up a bit.

Beauty Tips for Women: Rainbow Cheetah Manicure using FingerPaints Poolside Paradise Collection

Posted on July 26, 2014 by admin

Today I have a rainbow cheetah manicure I did using FingerPaints Poolside Paradise collection. I won this collection from their Facebook page. This entire collection is super vibrant neon metallic polishes. I was inspired to do a rainbow cheetah manicure from my daughter’s dress.

Here are the polishes and tools I used (from left to right):
Migi Nail Candy pen – black
FingerPaints – Be My Baby
FingerPaints – Aloha Lei
FingerPaints – Hula Aruba!
FingerPaints – Margarita Mambo
FingerPaints – Surf’s Up
FingerPaints – Wild Bikini
Venique – Wingtip White
Cleanup brushes and acetone

I started off with two coats of my favorite white polish, Wingtip White. I then proceeded to do the cheetah spots in the color order of the rainbow. Using the pen I outlined the black and finished with Seche Vite.

Super simple and easy. I love how this manicure turned out.

I give FingerPaints Poolside Paradise collection 5 brains. The colors are fun and scream summertime fun.

Beauty Tips for Women: Beer rinse for curly hair

Posted on June 25, 2014 by admin

Yes you read correctly, beer is good for your curly hair. The benefits of a beer rinse are softer hair, shine, volume/bounce and revitalizes curls. Buy hair volume enhancement, to get the volume you are looking for. I wondered if this would be good for my 3a/3b low porosity curly hair. I decided to give it a try.

What you need is a bottle of beer. It is recommended that the beer be non-alcoholic. Non-alcoholic beer is more acidic so you get the best results. I didn’t use non-alcoholic beer because I didn’t want to invest in a 6 pack that cost $8. I had a bottle already that I could use and it wouldn’t cost me a thing. The beer should be room temperature and flat. So just open it and leave it out overnight.

I decided to wash my hair in the sink because I wasn’t down with the idea of a whole body beer bath.

I started off by cleansing my hair with NYC Curls by Carlos Flores. I took the opportunity to detangle my hair at this point.

Next I poured out the beer into a measuring cup to make it easier to pour. I placed a large pot in the sink to catch the beer as it fell off my hair. I would pour back the beer into the cup and pour it on my hair again. I did this about 4 times making sure to really saturate my hair. I scrunched my hair several times working the beer into my hair. I would say this process might have lasted about 5 minutes. During this rinsing process my hair felt soft. I rinsed out the beer with plenty of warm water. My hair had a faint beer smell.

The last step was to condition my hair. This step is optional. Some people do it and others don’t. But it does help eliminate the beer smell if the water rinse didn’t do it. I conditioned my hair with EO Essentials lavender & aloe conditioner mixed with two spoons of honey. I saturated my hair with the mix and combed it through. I then rinsed with warm water.

I styled my hair as usual. My hair was super soft. I had a lot of volume in my curls and at the top as well. I did notice a bit of frizz at the top but it wasn’t too bad. My hair was very shinny and my curls did look more tightly coiled. I am very impressed with how this rinse worked out for me. If the results were good with regular beer I can only imagine they will be even better with the non-alcoholic beer. I will definitely be investing in getting some non-alcoholic beer to do this again on my hair.