Valentine's Day Nails (look #3)

I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day. I spent the day with my bf in NYC. We went to Madame Tussuads (wax museum), walked around and went in some stores, and ended the day with a nice dinner.   

Pretty Flowers from my Bf (picture taken by him as well)

So even though Valentine's Day is over I have one more Valentine's nail look. I had wanted to post this before yesterday but I just didn't get the time to (since I only did this look on Tuesday night). This is the nail look I wore on actual Valentine's Day. Also turned out to be my favorite Valentine's nail look that I did. 

I used Wet N Wild's megalast nail polish in Haze of Love. Love this color. I then made two hearts using Sinful Colors polish in Snow Me White. I did the best I could using flossing picks because I am still waiting on my dotting tools to come in. Then over all the nails I used my new NYC Matte Me Crazy Mattifying Top Coat.

I am loving the look of matte nails. I saw at Rite Aid this past week that Sinful Colors also has Matte Top Coat.  

Have you tried the matte nail look?

Till next time,
amber

DIY: Inexpensive Valentine's Day Gift Idea

Last year I needed a inexpensive Valentine's Day gift for my bf. Even though I had a limited budget I still wanted it to be personal. I thought I would share the idea I came up with. It is very simple to do and you don't need much. This is a great gift idea not just for a boyfriend/girlfriend but also for a friend or family member. As a teen I never had a Valentine, but my best friend and I would always give each other little gifts.

What You Need:

• A picture frame. You can use a Valentine's Day one like I did (the one I used was from Target), or any frame you would like.
• A quote you like about love, friendships, relationships, etc (depending on who this is for).
• A picture to put in the frame (the picture should have enough room to fit the quote).
• Scissors
• A glue stick.

Here is what you do:

1. You take the quote you want to use that you have printed out (you can also just type up something you want to say to the person) and see what is the best way to fit it onto the picture. For me since I had such a long quote to be able to fit it I had to cut it out in sentences (or in groups of two/three, etc). You may be able to just cut the quote out and fit it right on the picture.
2. Once you have the quote where you want it, before gluing, put the picture with the quote (use a little bit of scotch tape to hold the quote if you need to) in the frame. This is important because you don't want any part of the quote to get cut off by the frame.
3. After you have quote in the right spot you can take the picture out and then glue the quote to the picture.
4. Wait a few minutes for the glue to dry.
5. Then put the picture back in the frame and your all done! So simple and fast!

Here is a picture of the one I did for my boyfriend (I covered our faces because I wanted to keep that part private). I love the quote I used from Dr Seuss.

Hope this idea helps you if you are looking for a inexpensive but personal gift for Valentine's Day (or any day really). Let me know if you would like to see more DIY posts.

Till next time,
amber

Valentine's Day Nail Look #1

 My first Valentine's Day nail look is classic red nails with a heart accent nail. I used a nude polish that had a slight pink for under the heart on the accent nail.

I suggest using a nail art brush or a dotting tool to help you make the heart. I used the the small brush from the polish and did ok with making the heart with my right hand but just could not do it with my left. I also used my usual Sally Hansen Strengthening Top Coat over all the nails.

Till next time,
amber

I forgot to add that the polishes I used are the Sephora by O-P-I from the Tinsel Town Collector's Set.  They don't have the names on the bottles and I am too lazy to look them up.