halloween
Hey everyone,
I'm currently writing this sitting in an Irish pub in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. Funny isn't it- we can never escape our roots, no matter how far away we are! I checked my social media this lovely Halloween afternoon to see that I had come first place in midough.com's teen blogging competition, winning an iPad Mini worth €250. I honestly can't believe it, I never win anything in regards to my blog! I've had some highs and lows this year and what with the leaving cert approaching, this was such a lovely surprise.
Thanks so much to the team at MiDough for picking me as the overall winner, and congrats to the other finalists too. I guess hard work always pays off in the end!
I fly home tomorrow morning, so fear not- posting will begin again this week! Thank you all for continuing to follow and read my blog, and I hope you all have a fabulous (and safe!) Halloween. I won't be celebrating it this year while abroad, so have fun for me!
-Rachel x
A Note Of Gratitude
10.31.2014
Hey everyone,
I'm currently writing this sitting in an Irish pub in the heart of Barcelona, Spain. Funny isn't it- we can never escape our roots, no matter how far away we are! I checked my social media this lovely Halloween afternoon to see that I had come first place in midough.com's teen blogging competition, winning an iPad Mini worth €250. I honestly can't believe it, I never win anything in regards to my blog! I've had some highs and lows this year and what with the leaving cert approaching, this was such a lovely surprise.
Thanks so much to the team at MiDough for picking me as the overall winner, and congrats to the other finalists too. I guess hard work always pays off in the end!
I fly home tomorrow morning, so fear not- posting will begin again this week! Thank you all for continuing to follow and read my blog, and I hope you all have a fabulous (and safe!) Halloween. I won't be celebrating it this year while abroad, so have fun for me!
-Rachel x
Hey everyone,
Welcome to the second installment of my Halloween Nails series. You can check out my first tutorial here, [eyeball nails]- pretty creepy stuff! I wanted to create a look that is perhaps easier than the eyeballs, and I came up with this gruesome blood splattered nails. I hope you are truly disgusted by them and try them out this Halloween!
You Will Need;
- nude nail polish
-red nail polish pen
What I Used;
-nude; essence nude glam
-red; hairspray nail art pen
Preparation;
I find it best to apply a basecoat before painting my nails, and a topcoat after. The basecoat stops the polish from staining your nails, and the topcoat will make it last longer and appear glossier. I use a Sally Hansen nail hardener as my basecoat, and an Essence topcoat.
Tutorial;
1. Paint your nails with two coat of your nude polish. I think this looks especially effective if the nude polish is similar to your skin tone, like this one I bought from Essence months ago.
2. Using your red nail art pen, trace the dripping blood design. Do this by going in up and down movements, in different sizes.
3. Fill in the red with the red pen or similar red nail polish.
4. On a few of the nails, I added some red drops for a true splattered effect.
What do you think? Will you be trying this look out next week?
-Rachel x
where to find me >
Halloween Nails; Dripping Blood Nail Art Tutorial
10.25.2013
Hey everyone,
Welcome to the second installment of my Halloween Nails series. You can check out my first tutorial here, [eyeball nails]- pretty creepy stuff! I wanted to create a look that is perhaps easier than the eyeballs, and I came up with this gruesome blood splattered nails. I hope you are truly disgusted by them and try them out this Halloween!
You Will Need;
- nude nail polish
-red nail polish pen
What I Used;
-nude; essence nude glam
-red; hairspray nail art pen
Preparation;
I find it best to apply a basecoat before painting my nails, and a topcoat after. The basecoat stops the polish from staining your nails, and the topcoat will make it last longer and appear glossier. I use a Sally Hansen nail hardener as my basecoat, and an Essence topcoat.
Tutorial;
1. Paint your nails with two coat of your nude polish. I think this looks especially effective if the nude polish is similar to your skin tone, like this one I bought from Essence months ago.
2. Using your red nail art pen, trace the dripping blood design. Do this by going in up and down movements, in different sizes.
3. Fill in the red with the red pen or similar red nail polish.
4. On a few of the nails, I added some red drops for a true splattered effect.
What do you think? Will you be trying this look out next week?
-Rachel x
where to find me >
Hey everyone,
Its that time of year again where you start seeing Halloween decorations in shops again. For me, it's when I start seeing bloggers making halloween themes posts. I'm a bit of a halloween grinch- I never particularly liked it as a child and I hate it now. Perhaps its because my estate are quite boring when it comes to halloween. If halloween was still about its original purpose, I'd probably like it, as I like dressing up and I love anything witch-y! So instead of makeup tutorials, I thought I'd start a new halloween nail art tutorial series instead. Hope you like them, let me know if you'll be trying them out!
You Will Need;
-White nail polish & pen
-Blue nail polish
-Red nail art pen
-Black nail art pen
What I Used;
- white; Sinful Colours
-blue, black & red nail art pens from Hairspray
Preparation;
I find it best to apply a basecoat before painting my nails, and a topcoat after. The basecoat stops the polish from staining your nails, and the topcoat will make it last longer and appear glossier. I use a Sally Hansen nail hardener as my basecoat, and an Essence topcoat.
Tutorial;
1. Paint your nails two shades of white. I love this one by Sinful Colours, it lasts ages and gives full coverage!
2. Using your blue nail polish/pen, make a blue circle in the middle of your nail.
3. When dry, paint a black [smaller] circle inside the black circle for the pupil. I used a white nail art pen t pain a little dot in the top left hand corner, so it looks like there's light shining on it for a 3D effect!
4. Taking your red nail art pen, draw 'Y' shapes and zig-zags starting from the outside of the nail. Repeat this all around the nail so they look like veins.
And there you have it- eyes on your fingers.
Will you be trying this out this Halloween?
-Rachel x
where to find me >
Halloween Nails; Eyeball Nail Art Tutorial
10.19.2013
Hey everyone,
Its that time of year again where you start seeing Halloween decorations in shops again. For me, it's when I start seeing bloggers making halloween themes posts. I'm a bit of a halloween grinch- I never particularly liked it as a child and I hate it now. Perhaps its because my estate are quite boring when it comes to halloween. If halloween was still about its original purpose, I'd probably like it, as I like dressing up and I love anything witch-y! So instead of makeup tutorials, I thought I'd start a new halloween nail art tutorial series instead. Hope you like them, let me know if you'll be trying them out!
You Will Need;
-White nail polish & pen
-Blue nail polish
-Red nail art pen
-Black nail art pen
What I Used;
- white; Sinful Colours
-blue, black & red nail art pens from Hairspray
Preparation;
I find it best to apply a basecoat before painting my nails, and a topcoat after. The basecoat stops the polish from staining your nails, and the topcoat will make it last longer and appear glossier. I use a Sally Hansen nail hardener as my basecoat, and an Essence topcoat.
Tutorial;
1. Paint your nails two shades of white. I love this one by Sinful Colours, it lasts ages and gives full coverage!
2. Using your blue nail polish/pen, make a blue circle in the middle of your nail.
3. When dry, paint a black [smaller] circle inside the black circle for the pupil. I used a white nail art pen t pain a little dot in the top left hand corner, so it looks like there's light shining on it for a 3D effect!
4. Taking your red nail art pen, draw 'Y' shapes and zig-zags starting from the outside of the nail. Repeat this all around the nail so they look like veins.
And there you have it- eyes on your fingers.
Will you be trying this out this Halloween?
-Rachel x
where to find me >
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