How To French Braid Your Bangs (Valentine’s Week 2012: Day Four)

For today’s post, I decided to do a quick hair tutorial. I will be showing you how to french braid your bangs. I do this look for nearly every basketball game that I cheer at. I love french braiding my bangs because it is something I can do really quickly in the morning when I’m running late, and it looks really cute. :)

In regards to Valentine’s Day I think this hairstyle would look really pretty to wear because it looks good with both straight and curly hair. :) I curled my hair for cheer pictures and did this hairstyle, and I really like how it turned out!

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven

Valentine Nails (Valentine’s Week 2012: Day Two)

The other day, I came up with a really cute idea for Valentine’s Week nails using OPI Sweetheart and Finger Paints Red Crackle Nail Polish.

First, I painted three coats of Sweetheart on my nails.

After the last coat had tried, I painted a heart with the crackle nail polish on each of my thumbs. Next time I do this design, I think I will use tape to outline the heart so that the hearts are symmetrical.

If you want all of your nails to be identical, I suggest using the red crackle polish over Sweetheart on each of your nails would still look really cute.:)

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven

Go Big Blue Tutorial

I originally created this look because I wanted something new to wear to our basketball games (we’re in the playoffs!). I decided to test it out on Super Bowl Sunday to cheer on the New York Giants, and I decided to film it as well because I haven’t posted a tutorial in a while. I actually really like how it turned out, and it will definitely be my new look. What do you think of it?

If you want to know where to find any of these products, comment below or message me.

Winter Foundation Routine

Since the last time I did a foundation routine video, my routine has changed drastically. I was in the filming mood one day, and I decided to show you what I have been doing for the past couple of months.

Products I use:

Anew Advanced All-In-One Self-Adjusting Perfecting lotion

L’Oreal Studio Secrets Professional Secret No. 1 Magic Perfecting Base 

Neutrogena Healthy Skin Oil-Free Cream Powder Makeup

Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Eye Roller

Cover Girl Invisible Concealer in Fair (the one I use the most)

ELF Studio Shimmer Palette

Ulta Extreme Wear Mousse Blush

Cover Girl Clean Pressed Powder, Sensitive Skin in Classic Ivory (I now use a kabuki brush to put it on)

LORAC Mini Tantalizer Baked Bronzer

Essence Shimmer Powder in Prettylicious

 

New Year’s Eve OOTD

I wore a red sparkly dress from Rue21, a flower cuff from Rue21, gold and silver hoop earrings that I got for my sixteenth birthday from Grandma and Grandpa, a dragonfly ring that I got for my seventeenth birthday from my parents, and nude Guess platform pumps.

For my makeup, I did a glittery gold look. On my face, I used: L’Oreal face primer, Neutrogena foundation, Covergirl concealer in Fair, Covergirl powder in Classic Ivory, Ulta mousse blush in Pink Glow, MAC blush in Dainty, LORAC bronzer, and Essence shimmer powder.

On my eyes, I used: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden XL, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Cottage Cheese and Gold, Covergirl Smoky Shadow Blast in tan and brown, Urban Decay shadows in Skimp, Midnight Cowgirl, Baked, and Lost (from Book of Shadows IV), gold shimmer, Physicians Formula cream eyeliner in black, Maybelline Falsies mascara, and ELF fake eyelashes in Dramatic.

On my lips, I used NYX Roundcase Lip Stick in Ceto.

Click here to see what I did on my nails.

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New Year’s Eve Nail Tutorial

This is the nail design I will be wearing on New Year’s Eve. :)

1. First, put a base coat on your nails.

2. Layer on one coat of Twinkle Lights on your nails, and wait for it to dry. (This formula dries extremely fast!)

3. Repeat step 2. Repeat again if needed to make opaque.

4. Put a clear coat on your nails. (This is very important!! If you skip this step, the nail polish chips extremely fast!)

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Green Christmas Look

Though it’s kind of last minute, I decided to do another Christmas look tutorial. :) I was going to post it tomorrow, but tomorrow’s is supposed to be a nail tutorial!

Here is how I did the look:

(This should be up within a few hours.)

Here are some pictures of the look:

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Cranberry Christmas Look 2011

To get into the holiday spirit, I decided to create a look using a cranberry color. I mixed the cranberry with some golds because these two colors together remind me of Christmastime. :)

Here is how I did the look:

Here are pictures of the look:

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Requested Makeup Tutorial: Brieanne52

Brieanne’s requests:

Bright blue eyeshadow

White eyeliner on the top

Hot pink blush

Red lips

Watch the video to see how I did it:

You can’t really see the true colors of the makeup in the video :/

Here are pictures of how it turned out:

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Halloween Nails 2011

Here is how I am doing my nails for Halloween tomorrow. It is extremely simple to do! It also does not take very long. :)

My costume is based around red and black, so those are the colors I will be using.

1. First apply a base coat to all of your nails. This step will keep the color from seeping into your nails and turning them yellow.

2. Take the color of your choice (I am using red), and paint an even coat on each nail.

3. Once it has dried, apply a second coat to each nail to ensure you get the fullest pigmentation.

4. Finally, once the second coat of red has dried. apply an even coat of black crackle nail polish. You need to make sure that you do this very quickly because once it dries, you cannot fix it without starting over. For this step, I used Pure Ice’s black crackle nail polish. It is only a few dollars, and it works very well!

Before I had chosen my outfit, I was going to do orange beneath the black crackle nail polish. However, the red matches a lot better. You shall see what my costume is tomorrow. :)

I have a post planned out about my outfit, accessories, and makeup!

(I’m also doing Ida, Megan, and Casey’s makeup.)