Tutorial: Cupcake Nails

It's been a while since my last nail art tutorial (see my gradient nail tutorial and leopard print nail tutorial), so I'm super excited about this one... Cupcake Nails! Aren't they cute?

For this tutorial, I used a number of  products from AVON and Vervegirl, including the new Nail Art Enamel which will be available as of January 2013 through AVON Independent Sales Representatives, 1-800-265-AVON, or online. These small polishes come with a precision brush for more detailed nail designs. If you don't have nail art polishes, however, don't worry! You can just use regular nail polish with a small paint brush or a toothpick might even work for the cupcake wrapper, cherry, and sprinkles.

Before you begin to create your cupcakes, you may want to start off with a base coat. I used AVON Gel Strength Base Coat.

1. Paint your nails the base colour and let dry. 

2. Create the cupcake wrapper by drawing thin lines from the base of your nail upwards.

3. Add the icing by painting "clouds" from the tips of your nails to a little less than halfway down.

4. Dot on a cherry at the very tip of the icing.

5. Add different coloured sprinkles in a random pattern.

Lastly, finish off with a top coat to protect your hard work. I used AVON UV Gloss Guard Top Coat.

One thing to note is that this particular mani works best if you have rounded nail tips like mine. If you have square tips, you can simply reverse the cupcake orientation to have it facing out and it works great that way too.

As always, please let me know if you try out this tutorial. I'd love to see your versions!

Holiday Party FOTD: Lise Watier GLAMOUR ROSE

Ever since being introduced to Lise Watier, I have been consistently impressed with the quality of their products and the beautiful colour stories they come out with each season (see my last FOTD post featuring their Fall Collection). Their Winter 2012 Collection, GLAMOUR ROSE is, of course, no exception. From the intricate designs etched into the pressed powders to the luxe packaging, it's easily apparent what inspired this collection: the rose.

Lise Watier sent over some items for me to test out and after experimenting with the rich shades and creamy eyeshadows, I decided to create my version of a holiday party FOTD.

I usually don't go for bold lip colours but I think my favourite product in this collection is the Glamour Rose Lipstick, which you already saw in this post.  Here are all the other products I used to create this look:

Clockwise from top left: Palette Glamour Rose Eye and Cheeks in Silvery Moon,

Luxurious Satin Finish Eyeshadow in Violet, Illuminating Face and Body Powder,

Eye Shine Liner in Black Orchid, Rouge Plumpissimo Lipstick in Glamour Rose

Lise Watier's GLAMOUR ROSE Collection is available until January 2013. See the rest of the collection HERE.

TGI...Monday

Last week was no fun, my friends, no fun at all. I spent most of it suffering from what was likely salmonella poisoning before I finally ended up in Urgent Care bawling my eyes out with an IV in my arm (I hate needles). So let's just say I am pretty glad that it's a brand new week. Things can only go uphill from here, right?

While we're embracing happier thoughts, I also happen to be guest blogging on Style Rhapsody today while the lovely Marisa is off enjoying some much-needed sun in Cabo San Lucas. Be sure to check out my post here for more pictures (taken pre-salmonella, of course) and outfit details.