Thanks to an old China Glaze collection, I’ve wondered how could I define a vixen. A temptress, a “malicious woman with a fierce temperament’, according to the online dictionaries. Which nail polish or manicure should I choose for a woman like that? A red, a taupe? None of these! I’ve rummaged through my collection and I’ve put together particular colours for an equally particular skittles. I’ve mixed and matched more neutral and warm tones, all with different finishes. The result was a quite autumnal skittles manicure. The nail polishes used in this post are: – Avon, Golden Wine: vivid red, shimmer; – Avon, Noir Emeald: emerald green, metallic; – Avon, Naked…
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NOTD: dipped into gold
A few days ago, during a boring afternoon, I decided to do my manicure. I opted for a very dark nail polish, I choose an intense plum from the First Lady line, it’s the number 24 and it isn’t in the Italian market yet. So, yes it’s a sneak peek! I applied two thin coats, once dried, I applied a golden glittery top coat with 1mm hexagonal and small round glitters, the Avon Color Trend “Gold Flecked”, from the tip of the nail to half lenght. Again I let the nail polish to air dry and then I applied two coats of a super cheap glitter top coat I have…
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How to: fixing a broken nail (Come fare per riparare un’unghia rotta)
Let’s talk about one thing I really hate: broken nails. When it happens you must file all the other fingernails at the same length and this is so annoying. If you accidentally broke one nail you can easily fix it with a super quick DIY tutorial I’ve found on youtube and I used: the tea bag method! All you need is: – an empty tea bag, – scissors, – a fortifying nail treatment (top coat or a clear nail polish). This video made up by Imogen will show you how to apply tea bag stripes to your broken nails. I had a very deep crack on my index nail and…
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Trends: Color blocking & How to Colour Block nail art
Color-blocking: fun or crazy?This fashion trend certainly will not go unnoticed and from catwalks, from Prada to Gucci, from Louis Vuitton to Marc Jacobs, it comes in our timid wardrobe.Color block: allegro o pazzo?Questa moda non passerà certamente inosservata e dalle passerelle, da Prada a Gucci, passando per Louis Vuitton e Marc Jacobs, arriva nel nostro timido guardaroba. We can define the color-blocking as the “art” of pairing in our way of dressing different colour sections, in contrast and strictly vibrant.I wrote “art” because, sometimes, it can be difficult to match so vivid colours without looking like an Harlequin.In these cases, how to do?Wear a monocromatic dress, add shoes and…
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Quick post: Avon Speed Dry+ nail polishes – review
Ciao ragazze! Come è andato il ferragosto?Ho molti smalti Avon e so quanto è difficile trovare una foto più realistica del colore mostrato sui cataloghi. Sono tante le ragioni per cui gli smalti appaiono diversi (spiegherò più in là il perchè) e so che molte clienti si arrabbiano o rimangono deluse quando uno smalto non è come sembrava. E’ capitato anche a me, quindi vi capisco. Per questo mi impegnerò a pubblicare una serie di post con i colori veritieri di ciò che acquisto, da Avon e da tutte le altre marche che conosco.La scorsa campagna, la numero 5, ho approfittato di una offerta strepitosa grazie alla quale ho comperato…
