Glimmer issue 1

OCT/NOV 2014

fashion nails beauty

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MUST HAVE Nail Art Products

LADY GAGA

The Best Make-Up Brushes On The Market

NAIL STEP BY STEPS

HALLOWEEN DESIGNS 1

OCT/NOV 2014

CONTENT COVER BY Marina Krikunenko Ukraine Now that summer ORGANIC & NATURAL SKIN EXFOLIATORS is over, our skin is left dry and damaged from too much sun exposure.

Exfoliators are expensive and 32 can be even more damaging to our skin because of the over use 7 of chemicals and toxins in them.

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TOP 10 BEAUTY BUYS THIS AUTUMN

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We have all the must have makeup buys this Autumn. From Mac’s Fashion Pink lipstick to Urban Decays classic Naked 2 pallet. Finding the right colours in makeup is essential to insure you are looking fresh and vibrant this autumn. Check it out.

Whats new in Celeb Nails? From Vanessa Hudgens gold studded nails, to Beyonce’s smoking hot red nails to Lily Allen’s sexy animal print designs, you have so many nail styles to choose from to insure the A-List style for your nails this season.

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In every issue.....

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5 Best Selling Nail Products Top 10 Beauty Buys Top 10 Skin Products Salon Review This Season in Fashion

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Beauty Techniques

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Life Style from Niamh Webb

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Let Glimmer answer you

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Style Quiz

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Its Halloween again, which means its time to be adventurous with our nails. Claire Metcalfe, nail blogger for Nuthin’ but a nail thing, gives easy step by step instructions of how to achieve the perfect, spooky skeleton nail designs this Halloween.

Fashion.....

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Fashion No No’s

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Mix And Match Autumn Fashion

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Fashion at the VMA’s

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Shoes and Nalls to Match

41 OF THE BEST IN CELEBRITY NAILS

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Nails & Make-up.....

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Eyes & Nails make them match

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SBS Autumn Trees Nail Design

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SBS Black Swan Make up

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SBS from a YouTube Blogger

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Pinterest Gallery Autumn Nails

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SBS Black & White Leopard Print Nails

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SBS Clock Coloured Nails

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TOP 8 NON CHIP TOP COATS

Executive Editor Karolina Boczek karolina@yournailsmag.com

Junior Editor How many times have your nails chipped? This won’t happen again as Glimmer presents 8 Non Chip Top Coats that are available to buy in your local stores. So check it out and have chip free nails ;-)

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Published by Your Nails Magazine

Kelly Angley office@yournailsmag.com

Feature Writer Niamh O’ Reilly

niamh@beautycouture.com

Niamh Webb O’ Rourke niamhwebbor@yahoo.ie

Felicia Angelica

nailartfantasy@live.com

Mercedes

nailsbymercedes.polish@gmail.com

SBS POLKA DOTS

Red, blue, green, white or any other colour you can imagine whith this style will never go out of fashion! Are you wondering how it’s done? Check it out and go Polka!

People & Lifestyle....

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Celebrity Nail Stylist

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My Life As a Hand Model

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Ask The Experts

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Embrace Your Flaws

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Glimmer Shout Out

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Train With The Best

BEST NAIL ART TO BUY TOP 8 NON CHIP TOP COATS

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It’s the greatest time of the year and you know why? All of those parties coming up!

We can’t wait for a festive season but before we get there we should find out what products to buy to achieve a stunning look!

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Step-By-Steps Claire Metcalfe nuthinbutanailthing@gmail.com

Martina Ekstrand pinkflyingcow@hotmail.se

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Are you excited as I am?

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rom a very young age, I’ve always had an interest in magazines. Every month I’d go to Easons and buy the newest issue of Kiss magazine. It was my favourite magazine when I was younger and I picked up so many beauty tips from reading them non stop. Its so great to be able to give that back now, by sharing my tips with you too.

I started working with Karolina as part of my work experience for my University course. By creating this magazine with Karolina, it has really given me the experience I need to become a graphic designer once I finish college. Having started here back in June, I’ve already learned so much about the magazine industry.

I’ve learned that I love creating my own pages about all the things I love. It is such a fantastic feeling being able to use my knowledge of beauty and fashion to help others.

I’ve learned that creating a magazine from scratch isn’t always smooth sailing either. The weeks coming up to deadlines can be intense, trying to get everything finalized and having to pick and choose what pages will be most useful for each issue is hard.

The entire experience has been such a great journey for me. I’d like to thank Karolina for being so welcoming. She has really given me the chance to really get involved in all aspects of the magazine. This experience has given me the chance to grow and develop, learning more and more everyday about my capabilities in the magazine industry. Most importantly it has made me realize that this is most certainly the industry I want to go into once I’m finished college and I just cant wait to start!

This issue has been super exiting to create as its all centered around autumn and of course Halloween! We have step-by-step nail pages, including some featured Halloween and autumn designs just for you. The black swan makeup tutorial for this Halloween is a must see! We have numerous beauty pages to offer, including beauty best buys, giving you the most popular makeup brands out there right now. If your more of a DIY person, then we have an organic skin exfoliator page that gives you all the tips you need to have soft, soothe skin with barely any damage to your wallet. We have loads more fantastic articles to offer you this issue. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Kelly Angley, Junior Editor.

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Here at Glimmer, we want you to know all the ins and outs of fashion like we do. We’ve put together some of the most shocking no no’s in fashion. Ever look back at family photos and just cringe when you see the outrageous “fashion trends” you were wearing back in the day. Or what about those extravagant hair do’s you had at the time? Don’t worry it happens to the best of us! Take a look at our fashion no no tips and take something important away with you...

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Never ever wear socks with sandals or heels! Its a big no no..

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Never wear your skirts or shorts too short like this girl....No no...

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Oh No! Colour Clash!

Don’t match pink and red together.

©styleninetofive

© debroervanroos

© beautyfrizz

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Don’t look like a candy cane, like Miley does..

CRINGE!

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Don’t do what Carrie does and wear your bra with a boob tube top!

Bad idea..

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Patterns are great but don’t wear more then one pattern at a time. Eek..

Dadi’oil from Famous Nails

CND

Dadi’ Oil is a nail treatment oil designed to deliver flexibility, toughness, and shine to the natural nail, nail enhancement and the skin! Dadi’ Oil penetrates quickly and is completely non-greasy.

Combined with three certified organic oils, Avocado, Olive and Jojoba oils to plasticize, moisturize, and soften. Natural Vitamin E added (not synthetic tocopheryl acetate) which is a powerful anti-oxidant. www.flair.ie Size:

1/2 oz, 2.4oz

Scent:

Juicy Fresh

Consistency:

Medium

Price:

€16.85 excl. VAT

Phenomen Oil from Jessica Stimulates like a massage, intensively conditions and softens cuticles as it promotes growth and strength of the nail. Heals and rehydrates with natural jojoba, almond and rice oils. www.frenchcosmetics..ie Size:

7.4ml, 14.8ml, 60ml

Scent:

Almond

Consistency:

Thin

Price:

€5.50, €10.95, €27 excl. VAT

A rejuvenating blend of jojoba, rice bran and sweet almond oils infused with the power of vitamin E, penetrate deeply into cuticles and nails to prevent them from becoming brittle and to promote healthy nail growth. www.beautycoutureireland.com Size:

15ml, 68ml 7.3ml x 12

Scent:

Almond

Consistency:

Medium

Price:

€15 excl. VAT

Top 5

Best Selling Cuticle Oils Nail & Harmony Nourish

NSI Nurture Oil Scientifically enhanced blend of 5 emollients (jojoba, soy, safflower, wheat germ, and grape seed oils) and vitamins C & E. Helps to prolong enhancements’ durability and flexibility. Supplies cuticles with nourishment and lasting softness while aiding in skin cell renewal. www.nailsandbeauty.ie

Gelish Nourish Cuticle oil is enriched with the finest ingredients for any type of cuticle treatment.

Combination of the richest ingredients for treatment in all types of nail services. Hydrates the skin surrounding the nails and the cuticles. Six highly enriched ingredients. www.creativeacademy.ie

Size:

15ml,

Size:

15ml,

Scent:

Soft Grape

Scent:

Citrus

Consistency:

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Thin

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€6 excl. VAT

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Essie No Chips Ahead €10.99, Boots No Chips Ahead top coat is formulated with a wear extender and colour shield to protect your nail against chipping, colour fading and peeling. Makes manicures last days longer.

Nails inc.

Kensington Caviar Gel Effect €17, Debenhams

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri €7.95, Boots

This unique gel top coat gives your nails a snooth finish without ever having to go to the nail salon. This top coat uses triple polymer and dual plasticiser technologies to give your nails a plumped, gel-like finish.

Insta-Dry keeps manicures intact for up to 10 days. The top coat consists of double UV filters, which shields manicures from fading, chipping and discoloring. Whats more, it drys your polish in 30 - 60 seconds!

Mavala Oil Seal Dryer €15.50, Boots This instant touch dry top coat is great for people who have dry skin and cuticles.

Enriched with cotton oil and vitamin E it softens and regenerates skin. It protects nails from finger prints, light knocks, and sheet marks. This one is a keeper!

Revlon Quick Dry €9.15, Boots

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Revlon Quick Dry quickly sets your nail polish, giving it a luxurious finish in just 60 seconds. Theres no need to wait ages for your polish to dry anymore. It leaves your polish looking shinier then ever.

8 Non Chip Top Coats

CND Vinylux €12, beautycoutureireland.com Vinylux is a solar paneled 7 day top coat.

The ProLight technology in Vinylux means it becomes more durable to natural light, staying shiny and chip free for longer. This polish can only be bought online. Buy it for €12 plus €5 delivery charge on beautycoutureireland.com

OPI Rapid Dry €17.50, Boots OPI rapid dry is formulated with OPI’s proven extended wear technology to leave your nails glowing with shine and lasting longer.

Dior Gel Coat €25, Brown Thomas Diors top coat provides the perfect shining finish of a professional gel manicure. The finished nail will look smoothed and incredibly curved, giving your nail an exceptionally long lasting shine.

Eyes & Nails

Make them Match Rimmel 60 Seconds Green with Envy €5.29, Boots Bourjois Paris Khol & Contour Eye Pencil Bleu Espiegle €6.49, Boots Urban Decay, Heavy Metal €19, Debenhams Nails Inc Special Effects, Purple €16.75, Debenhams Bourjous Paris Khol & Countour Eye Pencil Violer MalIcieux €6.49, Boots Barry M Khol Pencil - Blue €4.59, Boots Essie Royal Blue €9.99, Boots Urban Decay Woodstock €19.50, Debenhams OPI Pompeii Purple €13.50, Debenhams MAC Genuine Orange €18, Brown Thomas China Glaze Orange Knockout €4.49, Salon Services

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This Season in Fashion We all know how difficult it is to shop for the Autumn/Winter season. Baggy jumpers, coats, hats, gloves... Its a big change from the summer dresses. Dont worry though, you dont need to dull yourself down this autumn season. Here, we take a look at the hottest trends on the market right now..

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Gold Tone Multicoloured Heart Stone Necklace €20 RIVER ISLAND Black Triangle Earrings €9 NEW LOOK Turquoise Platform Court Shoes €24.99 RIVER ISLAND Black Cold Shoulder Bodycon dress €40 BERSHKA Fur Vest €35.99 RIVER ISLAND Black Triangle Drop Earrings €9

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Day Wea NEW LOOK

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Black Beaded Feather Hoop Earrings €9.99 BERSKA BSK terry hood imitation leather jacket €39.99 PENNEYS No. 10 Sequin Tee €21 NEW LOOK Dark Pink Textured Wrap Skort €14.99 PENNEYS

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Over the Knee Heeled Boot €24

NEW LOOK

Black and Gold Zip Blazer €34.99 NEW LOOK Black Zip Side Peep Toe Shoe Boots €39.99 NEW LOOK Green Sleeveless Sports Ribbed Neck Midi Dress €22.99 PENNEYS Studded Gloves €10 BERSHKA Full Skirt Dress €25.99

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Ask The

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Katie Golden

Experts

Katie Golden is synonymous with glamour and beauty. She picked up the coveted IMAGE Young Businesswoman of the Year Award last year for her sterling work as CEO of Great Lengths Hair Extensions. It’s become the must have brand of a host of celebs such as Rosanna Davison, Roz Purcell and Glenda Gilson who all don these super glam locks.

Katies Top 5 Beauty Products

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Great Lengths Hair Extensions. Celebrities can’t leave their house without extensions so why should we??? Whether I want to add colour, volume, texture or length with Great Lengths I have been able to get the hair I have always dreamed of. I love being able to have fun with my hair (keeping up with the latest trends) while protecting it at the same time and best of all it holds my style for the whole day.

Herra Hair Protector. I always have a bottle of Herra Hair Protector in my bag. I am passionate about using beauty products that protect but also makes me feel amazing. It has a delicious scent that is subtle but still attention grabbing.

By Niamh O’ Reilly

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very beauty loving gal out there secretly wants to know what those uber-elegant and effortlessly glam beauty experts and gurus out there really count among their top products. What would they never leave the house without? How do they look so fab? Well of course we at Your Nails went in search of some top Irish beauty gurus to find out the inside scoop for you!

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Shellac Nails. Keeping my nails tidy is very important to me. I book in for a Shellac manicure every 2 weeks, as I have too little patience for chipping nails. Once you go Shellac, you’ll never go back.

Vaseline. As the weather starts getting colder, my lips naturally become dry. I am constantly applying Vaseline as it is so long lasting and hydrating. I especially love the Rose Lips edition.

Great Lengths Travel Brush. This soft bristled brush is the perfect product to grab when you’re running out the door! It smoothes, detangles and makes my hair shine—without creating any static. And........ it’s the perfect size for my handbag.

Noelle O’ Connor Noelle O’Connor, first burst onto our scenes in 2010 via RTE’s Dragon’s Den Programme where she debuted her TanOrganic products. The brand is now a worldwide smash with millions loving this natural and organic formula.

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Noelle’s Top 5 Beauty Products SPF - Protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays is essential to me and I use it every day, regardless of the weather. The sun’s rays can cause damage to the skin leading to premature ageing, fine lines and wrinkles while also allowing a leathery texture of the skin to appear after time. Not only this, it is one of the main causes of skin cancer.

TanOrganic Tanning Oil - I love a golden colour to my skin and what better product than something I created myself! I absolutely love TanOrganic’s self-tanning oil as it will allows my skin to achieve a natural looking glow. Its unique blend of 8 plant oils and ultra moisturising ingredients also keeps my skin hydrated, smooth and supple.

Anita James Top Irish Beauty blogger and self confessed nail aficionado Anita James, recently decdied to take theplunge and set up Ireland’s first indie nail polish brand Precious Polish. Gaining a cult folloing form theose brauty junkies in the know, all of Anita’s polishes are 5 free (DPB Free, Formaldehyde Free, Formaldehyde Resin Free, Toluene Free and Camphor Free).

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A good handcream. I am recently loving La Roche Posay Lipikar Hands, it’s not to greasy and soaks in quite quickly. After a few days use, the dry skin on my hands was nearly gone.

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GloMinerals Camouflage: GloMinerals Camouflage is an always an essential part of my beauty routine. It conceals every type of blemish for a flawless looking finish.

Gyptian Magic Multi Purpose Cream: This is an all-natural skin cream made from natures most moisturising and healing ingredients that achieves miraculous results. It can treat everything from cuts, burns, scars, bruises, stretch marks to treating rashes dry, chapped skin and more.

Hydration Mist: This product is essential especially in dry climates. Just a spritz instantly hydrates the skin while its blend of anti oxidants holds anti-ageing effects. I especially love the Glo Minerals Hydration mist.

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A Nail File because there is nothing worse when you are out and a nail breaks.

Whatever nail polish I am wearing, for special occasions, I always pop it in my handbag in case it chips and my new Precious Polish can be customised to the customers needs.

A powder foundation to top up my makeup if I have a long day in work or at an event.

A decent lipbalm. Winter can cause havoc on lips making them dry and cracked. I use Blistex relief cream. It doesn’t have a pleasant flavour but definitely helps lips.

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AUTUMN TREE Step By Step

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utumn is fast approaching and I thought it'd be nice to create something seasonal on my nails, so today I'm going to show you how you can recreate this autumn tree nail art look.

By Claire Metcalfe www.nuthinbutanailthing.com/

What you need: A white polish Four shades of red/orange polish Top coat Black nail art pen (If you don’t have one, black polish and a thin brush or dotting tool will be sufficient) Tweezers Cheap make up sponge ripped into some small pieces

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First, start by painting your nails a white base colour and let this dry.

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Start with your lightest orange shade and lightly sponge on to your nails. Do this using your small piece of ripped up make up sponge and hold this with the tweezers so you can sponge this on neater.

Do the same with your next darker red/orange polish. Don’t sponge on too much, just a light smattering on each nail so that the colour underneath still shows through.

Continue until you have used all four of your colours and have a nice mixture of red/ orange sponged on for your tree.

Let this dry and then use your black nail art pen to draw on the trunk of your tree.

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Add in a few branches for your tree. I’ve only added a few to keep this simple, but if you were feeling adventurous you could add in lots more really small branches for detail.

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Add a thin black tip to your nail. This doesn’t need to be straight or neat, it’s to show the ground by the tree so it can be a bit wobbly.

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Add a thin black tip to your nail. This doesn’t need to be straight or neat, it’s to show the ground by the tree so it can be a bit wobbly.

Embrace YOUR FLAWS

By Niamh Webborou

Niamh Webborou, our 18-year old feature writer tells us about the frustration among young girls when doing shopping. Do you feel the same way?

Today in our modern society, young girls find it hard to be confident within themselves or love the way they are.

Between celebrities, media, fashion and peers, it is no wonder girls are struggling more and more to be happy with the person they are. There is a set expectation today that makes young girls feel that they have to look a certain way. Is this right? I don’t think so. Not every girl is going to look like a Victoria Secret model and not every girl is going to be a size zero! No person is the same but yet why is there an “It” image for how a girl should look. If that’s the case, should all boys look like Hollister Models?

No, I didn’t think so!

Websites such as Ask.fm and Omegle are leading to higher rates of suicide in young girls, with bullying and the slating of girls’ looks and appearances from anonymous people becoming an everyday occurrence! It eventually comes to a point where young girls are unable to escape the negative comments because of the huge advances in technology; people have no escape from the internet or communication with others. Those websites should be taken down as they only cause one thing, and that is pain!

Young girls have their whole lives ahead of them, to make a career for themselves, to fall in love, to have a broken heart, to marry and to start a family, but with more and more young girls doubting their looks it is no wonder the rates of suicide in young girls has risen enormously over the last 4 years. Even some celebrities make young girls feel unhappy with their looks when celebrities starting tweeting or instagramming photos of themselves with captions such as “Diet starts tomorrow” or “Not thin enough!”. Could you really blame a young girl for doubting themselves with that negativity hovering in the air?

Girls are the driving force of everything in this whole world, as the saying goes “Behind every man, there is an even better woman”, and I couldn’t agree more! It is time for all girls, of old and young to stop doubting themselves and to be happy with the person they are, nobody is perfect, everyone has flaws. Embrace your flaws and worries; turn something negative into something positive, it is up to us!

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There are a few easy steps to make embracing your flaws a lot easier.

Forget the past Don’t dwell on old photos of what you may have looked like, so you might have been a few inches skinnier or your hair might have been longer!

You’re not that person anymore, so don’t cling onto something that you miss, accept the you that you are now. You would not be the person you are now if you were never the old you.

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Stay Clear

Make sure to stay clear of other girls full of negative vibes. There are some people out there whose main focus in life is to make other people insecure and vulnerable, what is the point of that? If someone close to you is making you feel insecure or unhappy about yourself, explain to them the effect that their comments are having on you! If they don’t stop and help you feel confident about yourself, it is time to let them go!

Your Inner Demon It is no lie that each and every one of us have an inner little devil that is there to ruin our happiness every once in a while. If you feel good about yourself today but have a little voice inside of you questioning your happiness, ignore it! Block it out and shut it down, you deserve to be happy, don’t doubt yourself!

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Demolish those morning blues The morning is the worst time of the day to feel down as it will have an effect on your whole day.

Each and every morning, looking into a mirror repeat a positive and cheerful affirmation to yourself a few times like “I am happy with who I am”. You may laugh at yourself for a while when you start but trust me continuously saying this to yourself, even on those mornings when you don’t even want to get out of bed, it will have a positive effect on your day and your life.

To girls everywhere, it is time we embrace who we are. Stop comparing yourself to others, we are all unique and there is a reason for that!

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Beauty Techniques Nail Stamping: Nail Art Made Easy

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What you’ll need:

Konad Nail Stamp Konad Nail Plate Konad Scrapping knife (or credit card) Konad Special Nail Polish

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What to do: Using the nail stamp, paint the konad special nail polish onto the design you want to use.

Using a credit card or the scrapping knife, scrape of the excess nail polish.

Use the stamp to stamp down on the plate design.

The design should now be on the stamp.

Slowely and carefully roll the desired print onto your nail, vertically to horizontally.

Wait for the nail polish to dry.

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©thepolishwell

© ericasnailsandmore

Make-up Contouring

What you’ll need:

MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 €31.50, Brown Thomas

No7 Match Made Concealer €9.75, Boots

MAC Bronzing Powder €25.50, Brown Thomas

SEVENTEEN Blush & Glow €5.09 Boots

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What to do: To contour, apply MAC studio fix, (one shade darker then your skin tone), to your cheek bones, upper forehead, below your chin to your neck, around the edges of your nose and all the way around your eyelids, to the edges of your eyes.

To highlight, apply No7 Match Made Concealer (one shade lighter then your skin tone) to your forehead, on the middle of your nose, under your eyes, on your chin area under the lips, and under your eyebrows.

Blend the two shades together to create a glossy blend.

Apply MAC bronzing powder to your cheek bones brushing it towards your temples and onto your forehead, apply it to the neck area, chin and lightly to the nose.

MAC: Haute or Naughy Mascara MAC’s haute or Nxxaughty mascara gives your lashes a longer and fuller effect. It contains two mascara wands. First you use the thin brush to make your lashes long. Then you use the second wand which is thicker and it makes your eyelashes fuller and darker. This mascara, selling at €25.50 in Brown Thomas is a must have.

To finish add SEVENTEEN blush & glow to your cheeks to add an extra sparkle to your face.

© fashionreverie

©Studiomariepierre

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Black Swan

Make-Up Tutorial

By Kelly Angley

What you need:

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Apply a light liquid foundation generously to the face. This can be done using a foundation brush or with your fingers.

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Using a blusher brush, Apply bronzer to your cheeks, temples, towards your forehead and under your chin. This will make your cheeks especially look really defined. Giving it the scary ballerina look.

Light Foundation White Face Paint Bronzer Black Liquid eyeliner Silver glitter eyeshadow Mascara (or false lashes) Red lipstick Make up Brushes if need Next, apply a white face paint over your makeup. Use a sponge to dab the face paint onto your face, blending it with your foundation.

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To start the eyes, using a black liquid eyeliner outline the swan eyes by drawing a thin straight line from the side of the nose up to the eyebrow.

Draw little branches throughout the line. Bring the line right through the eyebrow and draw a flick at the end.

Draw another line under the eye all the way to the edge of the eyes, drawing another flick at either edge.

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Using a thin eyeliner brush, apply some glitter eyeshadow in between the lines on the eyelid.

This will give your eyes the final dazzling look it needs. If you feel that the silver eyeshadow has faded the black lines, then apply a second coat of black liquid liner to the eyes.

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Starting from where you drew the branches, draw more lines starting from there all the way to the edge of the eye. These lines don’t need to be straight or even the same size as each other.

For the finishing touch, we want to add some colour to those lips. Apply a red lipstick to the lip. First use either a lip brush or a lip liner to draw the outline of the colour on the lip. Once this is done, apply the lipstick to the lips evenly.

Tip To magnify the black swan makeup, stick feathers on an old hair band to create the black swan . feather tiara

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41 of the best Celebrity Nails in

Fergie

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Kaitlyn Dreyling

Zooey Deschanel

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Lily Alien

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Vanessa Hudgens

Rita Ora

Anne Hathaway

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Kendall Jenner

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Lily Alien

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Kat Dennings

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Kesha ©BellaSugar

Lupita Nyongo

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Naya Rivera ©BellaSugar

Brenda Song

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Carmen Electra ©BellaSugar

Bella Thorne

Allison Williams

Hailee Steinfeld

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Paris Hilton

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Vanessa Hudgens

Carmen Electra

Miranda Kerrbella

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Gwen Stefani

Serena Williams

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Bella Thorne

Kerry Washington

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Alice Eve

Kesha

Vanessa Hudgens

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La La Anthony

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Bella Thorne

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Vanessa Hudgens

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Rihanna

Lauren Conrad

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Fashion Autumn Mix & Match

By Felicia Angelica

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ow that summer is over, all the summer clothes need to be packed away and the dull black jumpers are back out. Again for the season How depressing.. Aren’t you just sick of wearing dull winter clothes? Don’t worry. We have all the fashion secrets of matching clothes together. So don’t just throw those hot denim shorts under the bed until next year, wear them with a hot colourful jumper and some knee high socks for the ultimate sexy autumn look. Match with sexy nails and your all set for this autumn season.

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Denim & Purple Outfit with French Manicure Nails

This casual outfit, which is both fancy and has quite a unique vintage style is great for a fun, stylish autumn look. The matching nails compliment the outfit with a hint of purple and pink on them. Personally, I love matching purple and denim together. I think it gives off a very casual but beautiful style. The purple stockings really give the outfit the finishing touch. Knee high, they will keep you warm and cozy but it will still make you look hot and sexy at the same time.

Match with a stunning statement bag such as this and your all set for the cold autumn days.

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Yellow, Purple & Black Outfit with Yellow & Purple Nail Art

This outfit is much more classy. Its great for work or if you are going for a job interview. This fully black outfit with a hint of yellow and green is elegant. By using mostly black, I think it makes the entire outfit look much more classy. The nails, which livens up the outfit matches the black perfectly. The great thing about wearing black is that any colours will match. So in future when you are wearing black, try mix it with bright yellows and oranges. This will insure that you don’t have a dull and boring outfit this season.

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Autumn Outfit with Red Statement Nails

This everyday, casual wear is perfect for autumn. Its comfortable, stylish and sporty. Stripes are great for the autumn, it brings a bit of liveliness to the outfit as well as adding dimension. The top and bag match perfectly and the cardigan compliments the red nails. Red gives off such a bold statement. I match a lot of colors together but the best for the nails in autumn is absolutely red passion!

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LADY GAGA We all know how crazy Lady Gaga is when it comes to fashion. From her meat dress to her telephone hats to her daily wigs, she has really made a name for her self as the Queen of Fashion. She has become such a fashion icon, that some designers are using her designs in their own fashion labels. Gagas uses her inspiration for fashion to expose her fans to her true self. She encourages them to be adventurous, individual and most importantly to love their body. Here, we take a look at some of Gaga’s craziest and not so crazy outfits and the stories behind them..

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ince Lady Gaga came to fame in 2008, her extravagant style has been talked about world wide, just as much as her music has.

Fans were introduced to Lady Gaga’s crazy side on the night of the VMA’s in 2010, where she came out in a meat dress. 4 years later and everyone is still talking about the ‘meat loving’ dress.

According to the rolling stones “Attention-baiting or not, Lady Gaga’s wardrobe changed the landscape of pop culture.”

A lot of people think Gaga wears her crazy wardrobe to get into the spotlight and I’m sure thats part of the reason.

However, not everyone realizes the story behind her clothes. Lady Gaga her self has said on numerous interviews that she wears her © Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic clothes to express how she is feeling at the time.

2 years ago, Gaga was criticized by numerous magazines about her ‘weight gain’, stating she had put up weight by eating too much. The magazine revealed pictures of Gaga, showing her eating fast food, along with other pictures of her on her tour, zoomed in to show her legs and hips, stating how ‘overweight’ she was getting. Lady Gaga didn’t take this criticism too lightly especially since she had an eating disorder when she was younger. Neathless to say, Lady Gaga showed her rage towards these media corporations by wearing her Comme des Garçons dress (shown above) and by

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starting her own “Body Revolution”, where fans posted images of their bodies on social media sites, expressing their own eating disorders now and in the past.

Lady Gaga also revealed to Glamour magazine that wearing masks is how she deals with her insecurity. She said “Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what’s underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don’t think it ever will be.”

In 2008, Gaga created the “Haus of Gaga”, who are the personal creative team behind Gaga and responsible for much of her distinctive and creative style. The Haus of Gaga create most of Gaga’s clothes, props and makeup. They are the creators of the meat dress along with many other popular Gaga outfits.

Lady Gaga has grown close to many other fashion designers such as Versace and the late Alexandra McQueen.

Before his death, Alexandra McQueen provided Gaga with his own fashion pieces to wear for her Bad Romance video. With an appreciation for each others work, Gaga and McQueen grew close, until his death in 2010.

Gaga has also grown close to Donatello Versace.

They’ve been spotted together on many occasions, such as, at the Oscars this year. Gaga named her song “Donatello” after Versace. Gaga also appeared on the cover of Versace this year.

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Lady Gaga appeared on the cover of Versace

Gaga dresses up as a ghost for Halloween.

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Gaga wears masks to hide her insecurity.

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More recently, Lady Gaga has been seen to have “calmed fans love seeing her new styles emerge. Her non caring, down” in the eyes of the public with regard to her so outrageous style shows Gaga’s fans her ultimate love and called extreme style. She appeared on the cover of Baadoration for them and fashion. She wears her clothes zaar, all natural for the first time ever, with no make up, no to express how she feels to her fans, not caring what hair done, and no crazy clothes. This certainly was a first the world thinks of her. No doubt, this is one of the main for Gaga. reasons why her fans adore her so much. By wearing her In an interview with Harpers Bazaar, Gaga revealed that crazy and out there clothes, she shows her fans how to she doesn’t see a difference in her be true to themselves and love who It’s more about they are no matter what. She always self whether she is dressed up or not “I don’t really view it as ‘natural,’” she just being hon- reassures them that we were “born tells Bazaar. “I think that artifice is this way”. est and sincere the new reality. It’s more about just being honest and sincere to the core to the core of of what you do. Whether I’m wearing what you do. lots of makeup or no makeup, I’m always the same person inside.”

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This year at the Golden Globes, Gaga shocked the world as she appeared in one of her more reserved dresses. She dazzled Hollywood wearing a gold shimmering dress (see picture on right) with a jewel embroilment by the chest, a full sleeve on one side and a thigh-high side split. She wore her hair in platinum blonde girls, which complemented her golden dress. This was definitely a winner dress for Gaga.

Gaga views fashion as a creative fantasy, and so do her little monsters (Gaga’s name for her fan base). Gaga reveals, “I think what has been lovely about my relationship with the public is that they expect something unexpected from me.” Her ©digitalspy

wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I’m always the same person inside”

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Love her or loathe her, Lady Gaga has become one of the most influential stars in pop culture. She has come from being a young shy self conscious girl to a confident young woman who uses her passion for fashion to express her love, hate and admiration to the world.

She has become a role model to her fans from her inspirational words to her extreme style. She expresses her self to the world no matter what the cost. Her braveness is one of admiration.

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Rica Romain

Celebrity Nail Stylist

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ica has worked with many best photographers ( David Sims, Danko Steiner, Miguel Revereigo ) and the list of celebrities she has done the nails for is endless, in spite of all that she is just a modern girl from New York who fulfills her dreams.

By Karolina Boczek

Celebrity List Courtney Love Tina Fey Saoirse Ronan Kristen Wiig Maya Rudolph Sara Silverman Amy Poehler Chord Overstreet Jesse Metcalfe Timbaland Justin Timberlake

Jennifer Lawrence Emma Stone Claire Danes Eva Longoria Kirsten Dunst Emma Watson Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen Liv Tyler Alexa Chung Ashley Greene

What do you think makes celebs keep coming back to you?

I could say it is my perfected technique, or gentle touch, or maybe even my out of the box creativity, but I think celebrities keep coming back to me because i am in the business of costumer service.

I understand this industry can be overwhelming at times, so I do whatever it takes to change a persons atmosphere and even outlook with something so simple as a great manicure. Whether it is a comical mani/pedi to an therapeutic buff and polish, I treat every set of hands with extraordinary worth, regardless of whom they are attached to.

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Who was your first celebrity client?

In 2006 I was working in a luxury day spa. I had a client by the name Keisha Cottle. She was a very loyal client. Even though I never knew her occupation, we developed a very pleasant relationship. One night while sleeping, I received an emergency call from Keisha stating she was at work hosting a very important party and was in need of nail repair immediately.

Looking at the time, I expressed to her I was already in bed.

She insisted if I came she would pay me 100 for one repair. Of course, I couldn’t resist so I jumped out of bed, and rushed to her location as quickly as possible. As soon as I get there I have the slight impression I’m a little underdressed :) As I was buzzed in, I soon found out Keisha was the studio manager for Timberlands production company. And she was hosting the listening party of Justin Timberlake new album (which was FutureSex/ LoveSounds at the time) So, in my pajamas I gave Keisha her nail repair and a deluxe hand massage to calm her down. As I was finishing up, Timberland walks into her office and says to me wow that looks great, I’m next. So at 1am, and the best damn MANicure i could ever give, Timberland became my first celebrity client.

If you wish to read more about Rica Romain, please go to yournailsmag.com for full story.

Rita Ora rocked the red carpet in

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a full-length glowing red gown with a high thigh split. She matched it with a customized $56,000 diamond manicure. Yes, thats right, Rita spent that much on a manicure! ©London Entertainment/Splas ©London Entertainment/Splas

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Beyoncé looked like a classy and elegant

Jennifer Lopez dazzled the red carpet in

Jordin Sparks was another faboulous

Gwen Stefani was looking smoking hot

winner in this stunning long length red

this sparkly and sexy Charbel Zoe gown

fashion winner at the VMA’s. Sparks

at the VMA’s. She wore one of her own

gown. The high neck bodycon gown

with a hip-high slit and cutout bodice, Not

showed off her hot body in this white

collection pieces, a bright pink peplum

shaped her body beautuful, showing off

to forget her metallic Jimmy Choo heels

ensemble , with a low v nexk front to

top with matching pants. Gwen, who just

her sexy hips and ass. The lace detailing

which matched the gown perfectly. She

show off those amazing boobs of hers.

reached the age of 45, doesn’t look a day

on the sides and arms of the dress really

really did sparkle the night away, all the

The split on the front of the dress does

over 21 with her flawless skin. Any guesses

gave it that sexy edge. Looking as good as

while showing off those toned legs!

wonders for her legs too!

on what Gwen’s beauty secret is? We are

ever Beyoncé!

dying to find out!

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HALLOWEEN

Spooky Skeleton Step by Step:

What you need:

White nail polish Red nail polish Black nail polish Black nail art pen Top coat Dotting tools Thin nail art brush Orange stick Diamantes (optional) Nail adornments (optional)

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To start, paint your nails a white base coat.

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By Claire Metcalfe

2 3 4 5

To start, paint your nails with a white base coat.

Add a second red stripe onto your nails.

Next, add some black stripes to your nails.

Add a couple more black stripes to finish off your stripy nails.

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Next, onto your skull nails. Start by using a dotting tool to add two large eyes onto your nails with black polish.

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Use a small dotting tool to add small dots for the nose.

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Use a black nail art pen (or thin brush and black polish) to draw a semi-circle for the mouth.

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Carefully then add small black lines across the mouth.

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Let this dry and then finish with a top coat to seal in your design.

I’ve finished off this look with a couple of red diamantes on the eyes and a cute ribbon nail adornment on my index finger.

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ASP Nail Art Brushes Salon Services

€8.59 This 4 pack brush set by ASP is a must have. Each brush comes in a different size to enable precision when creating nail art designs.

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Nazila Love Glamour Gold Studs Square Salon Services

Cina Nail Art Pen Salon Services

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These gold studs look great against black nail polish. Simple to apply.

Use tweezers to apply the stud onto the nail. Place on top of the wet nail polish. Apply top coat over the full nail and studs.

For those out there who haven’t the steadiest hand and find it difficult to use the brushes, cina nail art pen is the best option for you. Easy and fast, these pens are available in 7 bright colours.

Cina Nail Art Diamonds ‘N’ Daisies Salon Services

€2.69 Cina’s nail art decals are great on top of reds, pinks and purples. It also looks really elegant on top of a french polish manicure. Ideal for people who cant use brushes, these are a quick and easy fix.

Mad Beauty Mad Sprinkles Purple Punch Salon Services

€4.49 This value for money glitter set, comes with a nail polish, purple sprinkles and a brush to apply the sprinkles with. Apply top coat for longer lasting sparkle.

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About Martina

By Martina Ekstrand

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y name is Martina and I’m a 27 year old nail art fanatic from Sweden. I live in a city called Borås, in a one bedroom apartment with my boyfriend and our two fluffy little dogs.

I’ve been doing nail art for about 5-6 years now. And it all sort of began after I got my first set of acrylic nails. It was just an ordinary French manicure, but I loved them! They were long and shiny and beautiful! (I used to be a nail biter). I only got them done about two times and then I stopped. Since I was a student at that time it was too expensive for me.

So I decided to grow my natural nails and then paint a French manicure on them myself. And that manicure slowly started to evolve to more colourful and fun things…

I started out my nail art journey super basic with dots and stripes, and I owned maybe about three or four polishes. In the beginning I was very much into 3D nail art and I started making simple little bows and such with acrylics. But after just a short while I realized that I was more interested in drawing than building. As my experience grew so did my nail polish (and nail art) collection.

After watching some nail art tutorials on You-tube I started experimenting with acrylic paints. This was about three years ago.

Trading nail polish for acrylic paints for the nail art part made a huge difference. And it has to be one of my

favorite nail products – along with glitter. If you’ve been watching my videos for a while you probably know that I love using glitters.

In August 2012 I started my YouTube channel PinkFlyingCow87. I posted one video and then almost forgot all about it. Then one day, almost a month later, I logged in and saw that I had gotten a few views and even a few comments. So I decided to make another video and by this time I started to post on a more regular basis.

Then suddenly people started subscribing! And my channel began to grow really fast. In the end of 2012 (less than 6 months after my first video) I had about 250 subscribers and I was overjoyed. Six months after that I had over 2500 subscribers. And that’s when things really got insane. The number of views and subscribers sort of exploded. At the end of 2013 I had a little over 45,000 subscribers. This is what have encouraged me the most to keep doing what I do. And I’m loving every second of it!

For more information visit Matina’s website: http://pinkflyingcow.blogg.se/

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What you need:

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Start of by painting all of your nails black.

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Then paint some white polish on the corner of a sponge.

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Dab the sponge on the nail to create a gradient effect.

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Repeat the previous two steps with orange polish.

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Blob some top coat on a piece of paper or plastic. Using a thick brush, dip it in the top coat and then carefully in the glitter.

Apply the glitter mix on top of the orange polish. With the tip of the brush, start dragging the glitter to fade it out.

Black, white & orange polishes (I used Kleancolor #5 Blac, #4 White & #23 Mango) Black acrylic paint (I’m using a brand called Pebeo studio acrylics) Orange glitter Sponge Thin detail brush + a thicker brush Top coat (I use Seche Vite dry fast top coat)

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Start making the spider webs with black acrylic paint.

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Finish of with some top coat!

Apply a layer of top coat to smooth out the surface.

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Start out by painting your thumbs and ring fingers silver and the rest of the nails baby pink.

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Blob some top coat on a piece of paper or plastic. Using a thick brush, dip it in the top coat and then carefully in the glitter. Paint the silver nails with this glitter mix.

Apply a layer of top coat to smooth out the surface. Then start creating the outlines for the bow with black acrylic paint.

Mix white and pink acrylic paint to create a shade slightly darker than the baby pink polish. Fill in the bows with this.

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Add some details to the bows with the black acrylic paint.

Repeat the second step and apply the glitter mix to the edge of the nail, try to make it as thin as possible. Then, using the tip of the brush, start spreading the glitter to make a gradient effect.

At the opposite side of the nail paint some tiny spots with the light pink acrylic paint you created earlier.

Outline the spots by drawing irregular “c” shapes and dots with black acrylic paint to create the leopard spots.

What you need: Baby pink & silver nail polish (I used Kleancolor #139 Pastel pink & NYX Girls #NGP145 Moonwalk) White, black & pink acrylic paints (I’m using a brand called Pebeo studio acrylics) Silver glitter Thin detail brush + a thickerbrush Top Coat (I use Seche Vite dry fast top coat)

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Fill in any empty spaces between the leopard spots with some tiny black dots. Finish of with some top coat!

What you need:

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3 shades of green polishes (I used Kleancolor #103 TLC, #24 Bikini Green & #17 Neon Green) Black & white acrylic paints (I’m using a brand called Pebeo studio acrylics) Sponge Thin detail brush Top coat (I use Seche Vite dry fast top coat)

Start of by painting all of your nails in the lightest shade of green. Then paint three stripes with the different shades of green on a sponge, starting with the darkest shade and ending with the lightest shade.

Dab the sponge on the nail to create a gradient effect.

You might wanna repeat this step a couple of times for each nail.

With some black acrylic paint draw the zombie’s hair in the cuticle area.

Then, still using the black paint outline the eyes. Make one big eye and one small.

Time for the mouth! Start by drawing a horizontal line across the nail. Then add some short lines on top of it to create stitches.

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Lastly, add the two black dots for the zombies eyes.

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Now, moving on to the other nails, draw a T shape on the nail with the black acrylic paint.

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Draw small lines on the the T for the zombies stiches.

Finsh off the nails, by applying some topcoat.

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What you need:

1 2

White & gold nail polishes (I used Kleancolor #4 White & #162 Metallic yellow) White acrylic paint (I’m using a brand called Pebeo studio acrylics) Silver & gold glitter Thin detail brush + a thicker brush Top Coat (I use Seche Vite dry fast top coat)

Start of by painting all of your nails white. At this point your index fingers and ring fingers are done.

Then, paint the cuticle area with the gold polish; make sure that the edge is uneven.

Blob some top coat on a piece of paper or plastic. Using a thick brush, dip it in the top coat and then carefully in the glitter.

Apply the glitter mix in the cuticle area, on top of the gold polish.

With the tip of the brush, start dragging the glitter towards the tip of the nail – this will create a gradient effect.

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Repeat the previous two steps with silver glitter. But this time you start at the middle of the nail and drag the glitter both towards the cuticle and the tip of the nail. Apply a layer of top coat to smooth out the surface

Start drawing the henna pattern with white acrylic paint. Finish of with some top coat!

My Life as a Hand Model

By Ciara Pisa

I love being a hand model because it is a very fun and unique occupation.

My hands have competed in many nail competitions and have been featured on magazine covers. People have always commented on my hands and nails since I was 9 years old, and one day my mom decided to create an account for me on handmodels.net (which is now defunct). It was on this site that I was discovered for my very first job as a hand model. The gig entailed modeling different designs on my nails for Pico Nails in Los Angeles. The photographer for this assignment recommended me to a company that needed a hand model to advertise a receipt machine. It was at this particular job that it was suggested I become a fashion model. So for the past 2 years I have been modeling clothing for designers, fashion shows, and Japan Up! Magazine. My next adventure has been as a hand model for nail artists for nail competitions. These competitions have led to my hands being on the cover of Nails Magazine for the May 2013 issue and an upcoming issue for November 2013.

Hand models need to take care of their hands and nails just as a model needs to care for her face and body. Every other day I use a sugar scrub to exfoliate the dead skin and I use hand lotion to soften my hands daily. Each night I make sure I moisturize my cuticles and nails with cuticle oil. Whenever I go outside, I make sure to wear sunscreen not only on my body, but also on my hands to protect them from premature aging. My routine is pretty simple as you can see.

Please visit and like my hand modeling page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ pages/HAND-MODEL-Ciara-Pisa/122081817835436?ref=hl

As long as I receive requests to use my hands for magazines, instructional videos, etc., I will continue hand modeling. Neither height nor weight is ever an issue for this type of modeling, however, I do maintain an active and healthy lifestyle because I feel better when I do and it gives me energy to keep up with my busy schedule. My goal is for my hands to be used in national advertisements or doubling for actresses in movies or television. This job is a lifestyle and I am enjoying every moment.

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Organic & Natural

Skin Exfoliators N

ow that summer is over, our skin is left dry and damaged from too much sun exposure. Exfoliators are not only expensive, but some contain toxin chemicals that can actually cause more damage then good to your skin. Here our some natural food products that can be used as skin exfoliators to make your skin healthy and nourished this autumn. ©HyperTensionTalk

Seaweed contains natural vitamins

and mineral, which act as an antioxidant to the skin.

Seaweed will detoxifies, tone and cleanse your skin.

So stock up on the seaweed! It will do miracles to your skin.

Honey, Mint & Sugar Scrub

Strawberry, Mint & Honey Scrub Vitamin C and other antioxidant properties in strawberries protect the skin from aging. It cleanses and nourishes the skin, as well as diminishing under eye puffiness. Add 2 teaspoons of honey to smashed strawberries as well as a few leafs of mint to add that extra puff. This anti aging natural cream will tone your skin into looking ten years younger!

By using honey on your skin, it will keep your skin soft and blemish free. Honey acts as an antoxidant, which cleanses your skin, making it look more radiant and moisturized. By adding a small amount of sugar, the paste will exfoliate the skin, lifting all the dead skin away and keeping your skin fresh and vibrant.

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Sweet & Sour Scrub A combination of lemon, sugar and salt with a little olive oil if needed, will keep your skin toned and glowing. Lemon is great for people with oily skin. It helps to lighten the skin, aswell as toning it. Add 65 grams of granulated sugar, 1/2 a lemon and a little salt. If your feeling adventurous, add some honey to spice up the mix even more!

Sea Salt & Baby Oil Ancient Greeks and romans used sea water for stress therapy. Today sea salt is still used to manage stress. The texture on the skin is calming and tranquil, leaving your body soothed and toned. Add 2 parts salt and 1 part oil and you are in for a treat! If you are the type of person who is also under stress, this is the scrub for you! Add some lavender for an even calmer scrub.

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Coffee, Lavender & Sugar Scrub Coffee has anti-inflammatory properties in it, which helps to reduce inflammation and redness. It can also reduce under eye circles. Adding lavender to the scrub gives it a soothing touch. Place this scrub on your face and leave for 10 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

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Mint, Lavender & Baking

Soda Scrub Backing soda is a soft and delicate exfoliator that will nourish your skin. Add one teaspoon of baking soda to your cleanser, along with some mint and lavender, to add a sweet fraqerence to the scrub. This will do wonders for your skin.

When applying all the above scrubs make sure your skin is cleanly rinsed.

Apply the scrubs to either your face or body. If you are applying the scrubs as a facial cream then leave it on for approximately 10 minutes. Rinse the scrubs off with loop warm water and enjoy your soft skin!

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Salon Review

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Olga remembers always being interested in nails. It all started as a hobby but since she moved to Ireland 12 years ago it became her full time job.

In 2006, she opened her own salon and in the same year took first place in the National Nail Competition, it was the highlight of her career! Since then she has trained many girls who successfully run their own bussiness across Co. Clare. She realised that education was something she has a big passion for and in 2011 she completed CND Bootcamp and became a CND Education Ambassador!

At the moment she is a very busy mom of three, working full time and running courses in Clare and Dublin. She says ‘All of this could be overwhelming at times...but...I love what I do, and I think I can say that I’m one of the luckiest people to be able to do what I love the most Nails!

I think for us, as nail professionals, as well as beauticians and hairdressers, the job that we do is making peo-

Salon Owner: Olga Tsoy

ple feel good about them selves and that alone is very rewarding!’

As somebody said before - ‘if you truly love what you do, you are guaranteed to be successful!’ And I think THAT is the key to success! I love coming to work and meeting my old and new customers, talking to them about their daily lives... Most of my clients are women and we have a lot in common, the age varies from teenagers to ladies in their 70’s. I get a lot of teen stories, mostly about girlfriend/boyfriend situations and older ladies have a lot of stories to tell, which are very interesting and inspiring... their experiences in life have helped me in the past. Overall, we have a lot of fun in work and I consider myself very lucky and privileged to be able to meet different people!

When I really want in the future is maybe to have my own nail academy, where I can share; pass my knowledge and experience to the girls who just want to upgrade their skills! I think I have a lot more to offer and I really cant wait to see what the future holds for me!

Nail Salon: Olgas Nail Zone

Location: Shannon, Ireland

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How to Beat

The Winter Blues

By Niamh Webb’ O Rourke

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o it is that time of year again, where the nights are getting longer and the days are getting shorter! It’s the time of year where new things are starting, be it college, a new school year, or even a new job! It’s that time of year when we have to say goodbye to our Summer Days, our endless nights and our never ending fun.

September is known as “Blue” Month for a reason, it’s the beginning of that Winter Chill blowing through the air, along with the beginning of new challenges, new adventures and a new story.

While our Summer may just have been “The Best One Yet” it cannot last forever! Now is the time we have to pull our socks up, and get back into the heart of things. Be it beginning a new path in life, starting a new adventure or just returning to the old one, we have to face it with a smile.

Before we know it, Halloween Costumes will be our kids daily attire, Christmas Decorations will be for Sale and the annual trip to visit Santa will just be around the corner. Is it just me or is time flying be? It is no wonder that when so many things are catching up on us, that we begin to panic and let the small things get to us! Life is way too short to let one change in season affect us in a strong and discomforting way. Instead of thinking negatively about what’s ahead of us, think of it with a smile on your face and always remember there is someone out there who’s problems are worse than yours. With a few simple steps and a new change of attitude, you can easily “Beat Your Winter Blues”:

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Brighten up your life The darker evenings are rolling in, the lights are being turned on earlier and the fires are being lit. Don’t let the darkness ruin your light by making sure their is always light burning through your life! During the day make sure to keep your windows and blinds open to make sure that is as much natural light as possible is shining in your life. Bright light is a natural mood enhancer, so whether your have a cluttered room blocking the light or a window that has never been opened - change it up and let it in! You automatically feel upbeat and happy to take on any challenge thrown your way.

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The endless nights and the constant socialising was the highlight of your Summer right? Just because the evenings get darker and the days get shorter does not mean all the fun has to end. I for one am the biggest culprit of this. The minute September rolls in and the cold breeze is blowing through, I tend to stay indoors as much as possible and never stray out.

How is this good for me? Well it’s not, just because the seasons are changing does not mean you have to too! Force yourself to go outside to parties and visit your friends, in the long run, being around people who make you happy will brighten up your mood and make you see the positive side to life.

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Holidays and Fun times are not just for Summer. If your not a fan of the cold, break up your Winter with a trip to a sunny island during your winter blues. This will automatically boost your mood and give you a goal to focus on while helping you survive the brutal sleet and snow! Along with this, a change of scenery in dull times is good for the mind, so be it a day trip or a week long vacay, change up your view and take a much needed Winter Break.

While some might feel bleak times are ahead and are already crossing off days on their calendar to Summer 2015, the Winter might be exactly what you need! Set yourself some goals, live your life like you always do and don’t allow those Winter Blues to get you down! You are the only one to control how your life goes, so don’t give in to the Winter Blues!

I think each and everyone of us can agree that exercise and the outside environment are just not on your to do list when Winter Strikes. The piercing cold air makes you want to cuddle up and watch TV on the couch, right? Being stuck in the same room or area for a long period of time can totally ruin your mood along with your health and fitness. Get outside despite the weather and inhale the goodness into your body! While the initial step outside is the hardest part, you will be grateful you took that step afterwards.

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Pink Polka Dot

Step-By-Step What you’ll need:

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Orange stick Thin nail art brush Dotting tool Acetone

Pink Nail polish White nail polish Black nail polish Nail file

Clean the nails from any dirt or dust using an orange stick. Use the same orange stick to push back those cuticles. Lastly, file the nails to the desired shape.

Paint two coats of white nail polish on the thumb, middle finger, and baby finger. Paint the rest of the nails pink.

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Don’t forget, when you’ve finished painting all the nails, add some top coat to give the nails a long lasting shine.

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Using a dotting tool, dot white dots on the pink nails and pink dots on the white nails. Start by dotting from the middle of the nail and work your way out to the edge. Dot down the nail in an even strip..

Using a thin brush, outline the teddy bears face.

Then fill it in with the pink. polish.

Paint a semi cicle on the teddys face.

First draw and outline and then fill it in with white.

Use the dotting tool to dot two eyes and a nose on the teddy bear.

Train with The Best

NSI Hair Nail and Beauty Award winning training company

Over the last 15 years our aim is to train students to the highest standard in nail courses.

Our NSI Gel/Acrylic certificates that we present on completion of the course are internationally recognised worldwide and fully insurable with all insurance companies, says Louisa Flanagan, owner of NSI Hair Nail and Beauty in Swords.

NSI are proud to also be an ITEC accredited school since 2009 and run a full list of ITEC courses like nail technology, beauty specialist, manicure and pedicure, waxing and make up. The head education master, Louisa Flanagan (with Ezflow and NSI Ireland), has won Nail Technian of the year 3 times, and is the only person in Ireland to so.

Louisa’s experience as both a trainer and salon owner allows her to teach every aspect required to become a great technician. She has an amazing team of educatiors who work with her, making sure all the students get the best possible training. ”We offer a fastastic back up service to our students and customers, we have free workshop days that they can attend after they have completed the course,” says Louisa, adding “If any student is struggling, they can come back and repeat the course free of charge. We are very busy with our courses and could have up to 3 training rooms going at one time, We offer a large selection of courses from gel, acrylic, to nail art and many more.

NSI is now in their 4th premises, where they have 3 large training rooms, a large cash ‘n carry, a large storage and packing area and a cafe, with a very busy online shop that serves the whole country.

Louisa says, ‘My main focus is training , I love my job and love giving the best education possible to all my students.

My biggest challenge was entering Nail Technician of the Year here. The effort I put in paid off and for three years I won Nail Technician of the Year and then had the pleasure of training and mentoring the next 2 girls who won it too. Every time I set targets for myself I have managed toachieve them. It wasn’t easy as the industry was improving at a rapid rate and there were lots of great girls out there who were bitten by the ‘Nail Bug’ and were dedicating their time to improvement. It’s amazing now to see young girls after having done their first course with me developing that same love for nails and wanting to become better. Teaching the nail technicians of tomorrow is what drives me in this business. I love helping and encouraging them in their self-improvement journey. I have had students who now do top film stars and actors, models and sports people.

There are a lot of nails companies in Ireland now but my job is to make sure that my students get the best training and back up service. We offer free workshops to all our students.’

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Fashion Forward Matching Shoes & Nails

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Mix and match with your shoes, clash, contrast and experiment with your look. Throw some uber glam nails into the mix and you’ve got your party season accessorising ticked off the list and that old LBD looking like its brand new. Here’s some fab fashion inspiration to get you going.

Nothing says party like a bit of glitz and these stunning Super Glitter Purple Heels from spylovebuy.com. And at a bargain-tastic £26.95 they won’t break the bank either. Fab with your party frock, these are total wardrobe keepers. Ramp up the cool factor by matching them with some shiny purple tones such as NYC’s purpe nail polish available at Boots nationwide.

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Shoes. Is there anything more fabulous? Ladies you know what I’m talking about, most of us have oodles of fantastic shoes in our wardrobe, from skyscraper heels, to pretty ballerina style flats and everything in between, but no matter how many amazing pairs we collect over a lifetime, it never seems to stop us wanting more. Most of the time our other halves just don’t understand; ‘You’ve only got one pair of feet,’ they’ll complain, but as we know shoes are about much more than just mere functionality, for us gals they are about expressing our personality, having fun and above all making a fabulous style statement. And there’s no better time of the year than now to really go to town with your shoes. Everything from super bling sandals, to embellished heels, with sparkles, gems and rhinestones are on the table, as we go party glam crazy!

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Do you want them to last just for a specific ocassion like a wedding or a night out or do you want it to last longer? These are the type of questions you need to ask yourself, in order to get the nails you desire. Karolina Boczek is here to answer all your nail queries.

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1. Which is better - acrylic or gel nails?

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Well, this is the hard one. I always say these are two different products and they apply differently. Some people prefer gel because it is flexible and for some people looks more natural, and some prefer acrylic because they find it stronger. But how can you answer which is better for their nails? Well, you have to try both on them and then you can decide for yourself.

2. Which ones last longer?

This question always makes me smile, but truly it is a complicated question. Taking care of your nails regardless of which product you use is essential. Cuticle oils are a great product to insure you have healthy nails. Both types of nails last the same amount of time depending on how you look after them.

4. When do I have to come back to get my nails filled?

I always say between 2-3 weeks, but 3 weeks is a maximum time between appointments. If you leave it until after the 3-4 week period, the products loses its strength and the nail breaks. Be sure to get a refill before this happens or you may be charged more for the service.

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3. How can I make my nails stronger?

Gel/acrylic nails, themselves make the nails stronger.

However, sometimes its best just to leave the natural nail grow instead. If this is the case, then services such as manicures or IBX treatment might be a better option for you. I always advise to use cuticle oil like Solar Oil or Dadi Oil to make the nails stronger

5. Why do my nails get ruined after gels/acrylic.

The improper removal of the product can cause nails to break and split. If you pull the gel/acrylic off , they can take a few Karolina Boczek layers of the nail plate off with it. Th nail technician is only at fault if she has removed the nails improperly and caused damage to the nail. If you feel that you don’t want this service anymore, you can go for a healthier option with IBX repair system or Spa Manicure.

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Black & White

What You Need: Base coat Baige or light nude nail polish Black nail polish Top coat Orange stick (cuticle stick) Cotton buds Acetone or nail polish remover Nail File Dotting Tool

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Prepare your nails Before you start to paint, you need to prepare your nails. First, you’ll need to push back those cuticles using an orange stick. Once you have done that, then you will need to file the nails into the desired shape. Using the orange stick again, scope it under the nail to clean the nail from any dirt or dust the filing might have left.

Finally paint on a base coat to protect your nail from descoluring.

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Using a dotting tool, simply dip it into a white nail polish and roughfully dab small circles around the nail. Dont worry if they are not even.

Apply Base Colour to nails

Paint two coats of baige nail polish to your nails and wait to dry.

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To clean the cuticles and edges of your nails from any excess nail polish, use a cotton bud with some acetone on it and gently clean the polish off the nail.

Once the dotting tool is cleaned, dip it into black polish and gently draw strokes or lines of black nail polish around the white circles to achieve a leapord skin design.

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Using the dotting tool, blob on dots of black, dont worry if they are not perfect circle. Its looks better if their not.

Using a thin brush to apply this design. First draw the outline of each stipe with black nail polish once this is achieved colour inside the lines with black.

Using a thin brush to apply this design. draw various short brisk lines in various directions to achieve this triotrical design.

What You Need: Base coat Nail polishes (see colours below) Top coat Orange stick (cuticle stick) Cotton buds Acetone or nail polish remover Nail File Thick tape

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Paint two coats of red nail polish on the nail

Starting from where the tape ends, paint two coats of blue polish on the tip of the nail

Place some thick tape over the nail where you want to paint. Press it on hard.

Once the blue polish is fully dry, remove the tape. Using a thin brush add a line of gold polish for the finishing touch.

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Paint two coats of pink on the nail

Free hand or using tape paint one side of nail tip dark pink. Once dry, draw a leaf design in green over the pink nail tip.

Start by paint the nail pink.

Remember to paint two coats.

Once the pink is dry, place the tape over the tip of the nail at a slanted angle.

Paint two coats of purple nail polish over the tip of the nail.

Place another piece of tape the oppisote angle to the last piece of tape.

Paint two coats of green nail polish on the tip of the other side of nail where you placed the tape.

Once the polish is dry, remove the tape and use pink nail polish on a thin brush to draw 2 thin lines as shown on the picture to the left.

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The Best

Make-Up Brushes

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inding the right makeup brushes is essential to insure flawless, glowing skin. Finding the right brush is just as important as finding the right makeup. It all comes down to quality. Quality doesn’t come cheap and neither do make up brushes. It is of vital importance to get the best quality brushes. Not only will it make your makeup look flawless and sexy but the brushes will last forever, once they are looked after. Here is our A-List brushes that we recommend you use.

Foundation Brush

Foundation Brush, The Body Shop, €19.95, Debenhams

Foundation brushes contain a blend of natural and synthetic bristles, giving your makeup a blended natural and organic finish. Squirt some liquid foundation on the back of your hand and use the brush to paint on your foundation. Once all the makeup is on your face, use the brush once more to blend it in fully.

Concealer Brush

Concealer Brush, Bare Minerals, €17, Debenhams

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Concealer brushes should be small and stiff. This will enable you to dab concealer onto small blemishes and spots, which would be too hard to do with just your fingers. Concealer brushes are great to use around the nose. Because, again, its hard to accomplish it with your finger. A concealer brush will give your makeup the smooth finish it needs to glow.

Blusher Brush

Blusher Brush, Illamasqua, €29.80, Debenhams

A good quality blusher brush is a must have. Lets face it. It isn’t easy to add blush with your hands, you never get the results you want. A good blusher brush should be soft and should have natural animal hair bristles. “If you’re serious about getting a really believable makeup application, your blush brush is the single best place to start,” Verel says. If you can only effort to buy one brush, buy a blusher brush. An angled blusher brush is the best option because it helps to guide you along the cheek bone, giving you a naturally rosy cheek bone.

`Eye Shadow Brush Eye Shader Brush - 239, Mac, €28, Brown Thomas

Eye Shadow Brush (Size: BIG), Artdeco, €16.50, Debenhams

“A shadow brush should feel smooth, soft and silky—not bristly, stiff or too chiseled,” Verel says. Shadow brushes will ensure your eyeshadow looks blended and smooth. Usually smaller brushes work best, as you can get around the crease of your eye better.

However, big brushes can also work to your benefit as well. Use the big brush to apply your base colour and highlight colour. Then use the smaller brush around the creases and corners of your eyes. Finally use the small brush to blend all the colours together to insure a natural blended tone.

`Eye Liner Brush An eye liner brush will be great for blending your eyeliner into your lashline. We all know how much of a pain eyeliner is to put on, especially on the bottom of your eye. The eye liner brush will allow your more precision with your liner. You can also wet the brush and use eyeshadow as a coloured liner instead.

Angeled Eye Liner Brush, €1.99, Salon Services

Brow Brush Brow brushes are great to keep your eyebrows groomed and smooth looking. Plus, they are so cheap to buy! If you like your eyebrows dark, add some eye brow pencil to the wand and comb it through your eyebrows for a better blend.

Eye Brow Brush, €1.99, Salon Services

`Lip Liner Brush Lip brushes are ideal to make your lips look bigger and more defined. It will give your lips the shape it needs to look sexy and hot. It also brings up the colour of the lipstick more, because it gives the illusion of bigger, fuller lips. Trust us, that red lip stick is going to look so much fuller with a lip brush.

Lip Brush, Artdeco €8.90, Debenhams

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Top 10 Beauty Buys

This Autumn

Cheer up! Its not winter yet! We have 10 vibrant beauty products to keep you happy during this autumn season. Theres no need to wear dull makeup now that summer is over. Colour is everything and we have lots of great colours to share with you!

MAC Fusion Pink Lipstick €19, Brown Thomas This hot colour from MAC is without a doubt going to brighten up your autumn blues. Wear this fusion lipstick with light nude eyeshadow to insure that your lipstick is the most vibrant.

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MAC Morange Nail Lacquer €13.50, Brown Thomas

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MAC calls this nail lacquer their “revolutionary new high gloss formula. Three long wearing finishes - cream, sheer and frosted.” Theres no doubt this polish will give you the shine and fun your looking for this autumn. It certainly has us cheered up!

Urban Decay Naked 2 €44, Debenhams Naked 2 is no doubt an expensive buy. That being said, you will never be stuck for choice and the eyeshadows will last you ages!

You’ll have every shade of brown that you’ll need this autumn and winter. If your looking for a natural look this autumn, then Naked 2

by Urban Decay is definitely a good choice for you.

Ardeco Beauty Box Quadrat €13.10, Debenhams With this set you get, 3 different eyeshadows, pink blush, and a blusher brush too! Selling at only €13.10 this is definitely a best buy.

Ardeco are known for their good quality eyeshadows. These colours will give you the natural smokey look you want this autumn.

Rimmel London Midnight Skinny Dip €5.29, Boots Dark blue is a fantastic colour to wear during autumn. It blends well with browns and oranges and still looks vibrant and hot. Rimmel London’s midnight skinny dip is a great choice.

MAC Fresh Water Eyeshadow €16, Brown Thomas

Nina Ultra Pro Pink Flamboyan €3.59, Salon Services

To get the most vibrancy from this eyeshadow, wet your eye shadow brush, prior to use. Pair with a hint of green for an extra boost of vibrancy. Alternatively use this eyeshadow with a thin brush and use as a blue eyeliner.

This pretty pink colour is going to make your nails shine this autumn.

That urban decay set is going to look so good with this nail polish.

Browns & Pinks compliment each other and will guarantee a bit of brightness this autumn.

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Benefit Hervana €34, Debenhams Benefits Hevana blusher is a great buy. It comes with 7 different rosy tones and a mini blusher brush. You have so many colours to choose from with this set and are guarenteed rosy cheeks on these cold autumn days.

MAC Morange Lipstick €19, Brown Thomas

Revlon Nail Enamel Scandalous €8.99, Boots

Orange is the hottest colour during autumn, especially now that Halloween is just around the corner.

Orange looks amazing with natural brown eyeshadow. Match this lipstick with MAC’s morange nail polish for the best look.

This purple nail polish is a must have. Whether you want to wear it on a night out paired with your favourite dress or during the day, it suits all occasions. Make sure to paint a purple base colour to your nail prior to adding the enamel to insure most vibrancy.

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10 Essential Skin Care Products

This Autumn

Here are some of our top skin care picks to keep your skin radiant and luxurious this autumn. We hope you love them as much as we do..

Burts Bees Radiance Body Lotion €13.99, Boots We all love burt’s bee’s lip balm and now that they’ve brought out a body lotion, everyone wants their hands on it.. This natural lotion is formulated with royal jelly, to leave your skin moustourized for longer, adding a beautiful touch of shimmer to your skin.

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer €41, Brown Thomas This foundation is a light weight creamy gel. Use it prior to applying foundation. This colourless gel leaves your makeup looking fresh all day. It protects the skin from harmful aging effects. It contains vitamins A, C, and E. Ideal for all skin types.

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Ex-foliating Gloves €3.95, Boots Ex-foliating gloves are so easy and fast to use and everyone should buy a pair of these. With these gloves, you’ll never even need ex-foliating cream again.

Just pop these gloves on and add some shower gel and start scrubbing. You’ll be amazed by how soft your skin feels afterwards.

Clarins Hand & Nails Treatment Cream €21, Brown Thomas This professional and rich treatment cream contains soothing sesame oil and Japanese mulberry. This cream “forms an invisible protective glove that shields the hands from the elements, minimizing signs of aging”. This cream will help strengthen your nails and condition your cuticles for younger looking hands.

Johnson’s Baby Soothing Naturals Intense Moisture Cream €2.99, Boots Johnson’s Baby soothing naturals moisturizer is combined with a unique blend of olive leaf extracts, as well as vitamin E and other skin essential minerals to keep your face blemish free this autumn.

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Natural Bronze €8.75, Boots This creamy moisturizer contains cocoa butter and vitamin E extracts to insure your skin is soft and glowing. Whats more, there is no need to look pale this autumn, This moustorizer gives you a natural bronzing colour.. Apply daily for soft, luxurious skin.

Bio-Oil Specialized Skin-Care €10.99, Boots Bio oil is a specialized skin care oil that can be used on the face and body. It helps reduce the appearance of scars, stretch marks and uneven skin. If you have dry skin, we’d recommend you switch from using a moisturizer to using bio oil.

It will really make a difference to your skin.

Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser €22, Brown Thomas Clarins is well known for its amazing skin care products. Many beauty professionals use this cleanser during facials. This cleanser contains a natural softening coconut extract which nourishes and moisturizes the skin.

Rinse with warm water.

Vaseline Spray & Go Body Moisturizer €6.15, Boots

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Illuminating SPF20 €48, Brown Thomas

This is perfect for fast, easy application. Vaseline’s spray & go moisturizer drys in seconds. There is no need to wait for it to dry, just put your clothes straight back on with no stick at all! This cheap and easy body moisturizer is an essential buy this autumn.

This tinted moisturizer is great for all skin types. It not only nourishes the skin but it also gives you the tint of colour you need, with little effort. Its a very popular buy and its so easy to apply. Take a break from the foundation and use this tinted moisturizer instead.

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