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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Cute Nail Design Idea!

Well, it was four in the morning and who wakes me up?? Harmoni. Thats right, my lovely daughter explaining to me that she spilled juice all over herself and the bed......lol I could get mad...That's right I could. But that's the risk you take when leaving a cup of juice by your five year olds bed side lol....soooooo after cleaning her up and the bed, at 4:30am, I decided what else was there to do, other than MY NAILS lol. So below are some pics I took of what I did. Pretty cool if ya ask me! lol
TRY IT! 
I started out with Sally Hansen Quick Color Pen in Silver Chrome. Then I took Rimmel 60second vinyl shine in Denim Dreams (blue), and swiped it across my nail on an angle from about the middle left corner to the outter most tip of the right corner of my nail. On the right hand I did the same, starting from about the middle right corner to the outter most tip of the left corner. I took a nail art striping brush in white and lined the bottom edge of the blue color about half way. I then took Wild n Crazy brand polish in Belly Up (black) and did the same angular stripe motion in the opposite direction, painting right over the blue in order to overlap it.
I made another white stripe at the bottom of the black color from edge to edge. That gives it the "geometrical" feel you see above. For a little something extra (as if the design isn't extra enough lol), I took the black color and just dabbed three dots following the angle of the line on my index finger. You can be creative and add your own "little something" to it, but I decided to go with that. To finish it off, I put a layer of Sally Hansen's Super Shine top coat to make it sparkle. lol
As you can see I use a lot of different brands of polish, i like different ones for different things, Motives Nail Candy is a good one, it will run you about 5 bucks. If you you wanna go with an even less expensive brand, I'm really fond of Sinful Colors, which you can get at the drug store for like 2 bucks.
Anyhow, I hope you like my design, comment and Enjoy!

Friday, March 5, 2010

I Design My Own T-shirts and Sneakers!


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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Why I Use/Love Motives Cosmetics!


Motives Cosmetics......Where do I start?! The line is Fabulous! Show-stopping creme and pressed eyeshadows, bold gel liners, vibrant paint pots and lustrifying lipsticks. With these products, quality definitely out weighs price! I have been a makeup artist for years and have yet to find a cosmetics line who's quality out weigh their price--until NOW! I know I'm sounding all overly excited, lol, but I'm telling the truth!
The line is a huge hit with big name celebs like Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Gabrielle Union, Eva Longoria-Parker, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian and more! T.V Personality and actress, LaLa Anthony is now coming out with her own Line of cosmetics with the help of Motives, that will be geared toward women of color! So that makes Scott Barnes (J-lo's MUA) Kimora Lee Simmons, and now LaLa! These exclusive lines are not available in stores, only online or through a promoter of Motives Cosmetics (me! me!:).
The line has also been the featured cosmetics line of CHOICE on Bravos TV's Project Runway and the Fashion Show.
The best part, ladies is this, the line is totally accessible to us! No more celebs keeping all the goodies to themselves. What really impresses me about the line is that it is totally customizable. You can take an empty eyeshadow, blush, or powder palette, or any combo of the three,  and fill it with the colors YOU want. And the foundation and mineral powders are custom blended to your EXACT skin tone, texture and complexion, which means offering better quality service to my customers, and for you, no more 

buying foundation from the drug or department store only to get it home to find it's too light, too dark, too red, or ashy! lol A Motives Color Consultant (someone trained to supply these products to you) will come out to you and allow you to try before you buy, allow you to see how you look in various makeup looks you may never have tried otherwise, and of course blend up a special foundation just for you. Tinted Moisterizers  Bronzers included! And that is why I love it! It's pampering your clients to the 100th degree!