Glamorous Red Nail Tutorial

Hi Everyone!
Today I have a fun kind of glamorous red nail tutorial to share with you all. I got inspired by the show Bones since I just started watching it on Netflix (and I'm officially obsessed with it btw), but anyway, there was a woman with red nails with a rhinestone on each one on the show so i decided to use that as my inspiration and put my own twist on it. Its really easy and looks great! Hope you enjoy :)

The colors I am using today are: (from left to right)
Art Club in Fine Silver (Fine tip)
Art Club in Black (Fine tip)
NYC Color in Madison Avenue
Sally Hansen Hard As Nails UV Top Coat
I also used the smallest rhinestone from my black blazer transformation tutorial below so make sure to check it out! :)

Step 1: Paint on two coats of the red polish and let dry fully

Step 2: Take the fine tip black polish and start from the outermost left corner and draw a thin line up towards the opposite corner of your nail

Step 3: Again using the same polish draw a second thin black line starting from the same corner and draw it upwards towards the corner of your nail on the left side

Step 4: Again starting from the same corner draw a shorter black line underneath the first line you drew

Step 5: Now taking the silver polish draw a line in between the two bottom black lines and extend it all the way to the upper corner

Step 6: Take the clear top coat and put a small dot on the upper right corner of your nail, this is how we will attach the rhinestone

Step 7: Using your finger, gently press the rhinestone onto the dot of clear polish

And finally your done!

I hope you all liked this tutorial, it was easy and looks great!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
-Miranda

Update Your Wardrobe!

Hi Everyone!
I want to share with you something fun and simple you can do to update your wardrobe! When I came home form school for the summer I went through all my clothes to see what I wanted to get rid of. I have this amazing Michael Jackson looking blazer from H&M that I absolutely love BUT I would never wear it! It had crazy rhinestones on the shoulders and it was perfect for going out but since I am now a junior in college (AHHH!) I figured I need an upgrade and more options for interviews and job opportunities. So I want to show you a really easy way you can update your wardrobe if you really don't have money to buy new clothes! Its the typical poor college student scenario.

Here's what my blazer looked like at first. It was a 3/4 sleeve black blazer that was cropped as well, a perfect interview jacket minus the rhinestones. So here's what I did to upgrade!

What I used:
Q-Tips
Cotton Pads
Nail Polish Remover
Black Dye (I used the brand Rit)
And obviously my jacket

Step 1:
I dipped the Q-tip in the nail polish remover and circled the rhinestone I wanted to remove so the glue underneath was saturated.

Step 2:
Then I simply peeled off the rhinestone with my nail. You will see the glue stays on the fabric but we will take care of that later.

Step 3:
Next take a cotton pad dipped in the nail polish remover and scrub the glue off the fabric.

You'll see most of the larger pieces of glue come off

I continued to remove all the rhinestones except some flatter ones on the top of the shoulder, I had to keep SOME rhinestones on :)

Step 4:
I found that the jacket was a little faded, especially after using the nail polish remover to take off all the rhinestones, so I decided to dye it. I simply followed the directions on the package, it was super easy.

And finally this is how it came out! I absolutely love it! It is much more wearable now and by dying it it honestly looks like a brand new jacket! Overall the whole project cost me $3 for the dye since I already had Q-Tips and nail polish remover. Much better than getting rid of an old jacket and buying a new one!
I hope this inspires you all the experiment with your wardrobe and remake some of your old clothing!
-Miranda

Fashionable and Inexpensive Way to Store Your Makeup

Hi Everyone!
Its been a while since I posted anything on my blog, I've been super busy, but I have some cute DIY ideas coming up that I hope you like!
I have a white bookshelf in my room that i got from an old RA (Resident Assistant) my freshman year of college that my roomates and I use to house our shoes when were at school, but in the summer it comes home with me and I found some cute storage ideas and ways to store my makeup and hair things I use everyday so they are easily accessible and still look cute! So here are some inexpensive ways to display your makeup using things you can find around your home!

I used to keep my makeup brushes in the case they came in but it was annoying taking out the case every morning and storing it, so I made a makeup brush holder instead!

All you need it:
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Ribbon
Small Glass Container

I found this container at Good Will for $2 and I got this cute zebra ribbon for 19 cents at Michaels, but you can use whatever you like!

Simply measure and cut the ribbon to the desired length of the glass container so it fits all the way around, but cut it long enough so the ribbon slightly overlaps itself to hide the glue.
Put a small dot of glue on the edge of the ribbon and on the glass so the ribbon stays in place.

Quick Tip:
If your worried about the glue ruining the container, don't! If you want to re-use the container just peel off the ribbon and the hot glue to use for something else!
Its so easy and it makes the container a little more special.

I also had a hard time finding a place to store my makeup palettes. They used to sit in a plastic drawer in my closet. Yeah its sad I know. So here's a quick tip to display your palettes and also make them easily within reach!

Take a small basket like this to put your palettes in that way you know where they all are and are easily organized!

That's so much better!











And finally, here's how I arranged the top shelf of the bookcase to be my own little makeup station!

As you can see I put the basket with my palettes and my makeup brushes on the shelf as well as my infamous pig makeup case that stands on its own, which has all my everyday makeup, and I also put my Tarte Starlet palette on the shelf too. This shelf perfectly fits all my everyday makeup and overall the supplies I bought cost me around $4!
I hope this inspires you all to create your own space and get creative!
-Miranda