Get Ready With Me In Taipei

Hello Princesses!

Today I'm going to be getting ready to shop Wufenpu in Taipei! Wufenpu (ooh-fahn-pu) is a massive wholesale market where you can get super cheap clothing, shoes and accessories, it's one of my favourite places to shop in Taipei and literally takes around 9 hours to see every single store quickly. It's insane!

Sorry for the weird quality guys (360p whaat) but I hope you enjoyed getting ready with me! ^.^

Tutorial: Pink and Gold Ball makeup

Hello Princesses!

Ball season in New Zealand is finishing up, so I thought I would show you guys this easy, soft, neutral eye make up using the The Balm's Nune'tude palette! ^^ I did this make up for my younger sisters first year University Halls Ball. 

This is the biggest and most expensive pallete I own, (I rarely use eye shadow that's not matte brown) but I was really pleased with all of the colours in this palette! I'll do some swatches and a review later on ;)

I used all of the eye shadow's in this look from this palette because it was so much easier to hold one pallete that met all my needs. But you certainly don't have to use this palette or even these colours!  

♥ Pink and Gold Ball makeup ♥

1 ♥ After priming your eyes, apply a gold shimmer (Snobby) to the inner third of your eye lid and tear ducts.

2 ♥ Apply a medium pink shimmer (Stubborn) to the center of your eyelid.

3 ♥ Use a matte medium brown (Sultry) to outline your crease and outer V. Blend out the harsh edges.

4 ♥ Use a Matte dark brown (Sleek) to define the outer V.

5 ♥ Line your lash line with a black liquid liner, and wing it out slightly.

6 ♥ Apply the same dark brown (Sleek) to the outer corner of your lower lashline and connect it to the wing of your eyeliner. Apply Mascara and False lashes if desired.

That's it guys! Cute right! ^^ 

Emily has such different shaped eyes than me, but I like doing eye makeup on her a lot more than on myself!

FYI, this is me and my baby sister together, we are fully related but don't look anything alike! We have an older brother who looks like me, (Pale and dark hair) and a younger brother who looks like her (Olive skin and light hair) while my Dad is pale and my mama has olive skin.

Let me know what you guys thought of this tutorial, (sorry about the blurry photo's, I'm still learning! ^^) Tomorrow I'll be reviewing a new(ish) mobile app called Imotiv!

Manicure Monday: Japanese 3D Nails

Hello Princesses!

For this Manicure Monday eddition I tried Japanese 3D Nail Art!

 

Traditional Japanese 3D Nail art is generally a bit busier than my interpretation. You can find some super cute design's at Himecastle where I found the example photo's down below!
 
 
My interpretation is a little simpler, >< so I thought I'd show you guys how I achieved this mani! ^^

To achieve this mani you will need the following products;
False Nails (Optional)
Nail Glue
Base Colour
Top Coat
Assorted Cabochons (I purchased all of mine from Fullmoon)
Some form of sticky ended stick to pick up cabochons

First off I glued false nails onto my own. My nail's aren't long enough for 3D deco, but if yours are feel free to skip this step! You can also decorate them first and glue them on afterwards if you have shaky hands.

(These don't fit my nails particularly well) ><

 Next, paint them your choice of base colour. My pink of choice is OPI's Second Honeymoon.

 I also coated Second Honeymoon with YSL's Mauve Reflection which is a pink/purple opalescence so I have more opaque and less of a creme finish.

 Decide what you theme will be, I chose pink and white ^^ (Surprise surprise)

 (I use my empty lens cases to store the smallest pearls and rhinestones.)

 Lay out all of your supplies and try to make sure a good amount are sitting with the flat side down. This makes it a lot easier to pick them up with the sticky stick.

I use a cuticle stick tipped with blu tack to pick up my cabochons and pearls. You can buy special crayons designed to do the same thing, but I find that the blu tack works just fine for me ^^

 I like to lay out the patterns before I glue them down to see how they look. My nails are still a little soft which makes it easy for the gems and pearls to stay on the nail long enough to see what it looks like, but can also leave dents if too soft :c

Once you know what patterns you want, you can apply a layer of glue to your whole nail, or to the back of the gems and stick them down. If you apply a whole nail of glue if can affect the colour and finish of your polish. Be aware that the more your design sticks outside of your natural nails the harder it will be to do everyday chores. >< Mine got stuck in my hair quite a lot. Since these are stick on nails I can take them off when I don't want to wear them which is super handy.

Even though these are more understated than traditional Japanese 3D Nail Art, I find that they are still pretty huge for me >< Although I like how the longer nails makes my hands look a little more graceful ^^

Please let me know what you thought of the mini tutorial! ^^