Simple Nail Art- Bows!
For today’s lazy nail art, let’s learn one of the basics: bows!
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You will need:
So the basic shape of a bow is quite easy. Paint your base colour and allow it to dry. Paint a small triangle to make the first half of the bow.  Paint another small triangle on the other side of it.
 Join the two triangles with a little dot in the middle.
 Using a darker shade, add two little lines on either side of the centre dot. These represent the folds in the fabric.
 Then add a few highlights in white around the edges and one on the centre dot.
 Once it’s all dry, give it a top coat!
Now you’ve got the basics, you can play around with placement. Here are a couple of ideas to get you started!
 My favourite is the one on my ring finger below with one bow placed at the cuticle.
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How To Make A Triple Ribbon Bow
Ok so I originally made this as just a regular bow so I could show a different kind of bow in a tutorial… but it looked so cute on Lottie that now it’s an adorable doggy bow. Come on, she looks so fancy and proud!
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For this tutorial you will need:
 Cut a piece of your first ribbon and form it into a loop with the split in the middle. Thread your needle, I’m using white so you can see what I’m doing.
 Stitch down the middle and gather it. Tie it off so it’s secure. Repeat with a second piece of ribbon so you now have two bows.
 Tie the two loops together so they form a big super bow with 4 mini loops.
 Now create another gathered bow loop with your second kind of ribbon and tie it to the middle as well.
 Then add some long tails to the gather as well.
 Tie one last piece of the second ribbon around the middle of the bow. Make sure it wraps around everything completely.
 Now if you’re going to attach this to your dog’s collar, stitch a loop on to the back of the bow.
  Taadaa, a gigantic monster bow!
 Just thread it through your puppy’s collar and she’ll be as fancy as Lottie.
 … ladies?
 I’m so glad my dog is as big of a camwhore as I am. She makes the funniest expressions… and puts up with a lot from me XD
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All Time Beauty Favourites- Lipgloss
Ok time for something fun, I get asked a lot which make up I’m wearing and honestly most of the time it’s pretty much the same thing. I don’t change stuff up very often once I find something that really works for me. So I’ve decided to do an “All Time Beauty Favourites” series and today I’m covering lipgloss!
Oh lip gloss, I love you so hard. And these are my all time favourites!
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. From left to right: Dior 664, Mirenesse Show Girl, Lancome Juicy Tube Crazy Yuzu, Boujois Rose Exclusif, Mirenesse Geisha.
Yet again the Dior is my Holy Grail of lipgloss. For some reason they just know how to make lip products which really work for me. It stays on for ages and the colour is awesome. Can’t find a flaw!
Bourjois lipgloss is a little on the sticky side but the colour is worth it. It’s gimmick is that it’s clear and then changes depending on your ph. Apparently my ph is AWESOME.
This has apparently been discontinued because it was a a limited edition ;_; but it’s awesome and still available on ebay apparently. I think I should stock up!
This Mirenesse gloss is very slick and is pretty much here because of the intense true red colour. Bright 😀
I prefer the formula of this Mirenesse gloss and it’s shimmer content is great. The colour is great but it’s kind of annoying to squeeze out of the packaging. Like!
So there you go, the Dior definitely wins over all but the others are awesome too! Hope you found that helpful and see you next time I do an All Time Favourite post! . |
