Nail it naturally with Earthy Nails
Introducing a green revolution at your fingertips: Earthy Nails launches its long-lasting and eco-friendly nail colours combining salon-quality shine, sustainability and gentleness.
The nail trends that you need to know about for 2021
With the recent announcement confirming that nail technicians are allowed to offer their services again, many of us simply cannot wait to get our nails done and looking fantastic.
Tips to Prep-up Your Feet for the Summer
Most people ignore their feet throughout winters. Mostly layered up in warm socks, little attention is paid to foot care and hygiene. By the time summer comes, people struggle with cracked and flaky feet.
Mini Egg Design Nail Tutorial with Technician Julie Bryan
Ok ladies it’s time to learn how to do your own manicure and polish while we are still under lockdown. This is a quick and simple Mini Egg design you can do on yourself with the kids, even the hubby in these unprecedented times. They seem to be joining in the fun!
Now you can do this design in either normal polish or gel and I really do not recommended playing with chemicals unless you are trained of course.
I do the design using Gel polish because that’s pretty much all I use these days.
Step 1: You need five different pastel shades as close to resembling mini eggs.
Step 2: Paint your nails in any colour formation and leave to dry. If using normal lacquer, I would leave to dry in between coats. Step 3: After checking to see if they are dry again take a dark brown/black polish and use either a tooth pick or hair grip if you haven’t got a dotting tool to create, your desired speckled effect. Leave to Dry.
Step 4: Finally apply the topcoat and leave to dry.
Remember to regularly oil those cuticles even more so important as the isopropyl alcohol present in hand wash is stripping us all of our natural oils due to copious amounts of hand washing.
Remember to STAY IN AND STAY SAFE!
You Want Strong Nails? Here is How to Get Them
When it comes to strengthening your nails, the main thing you need to understand is that they depend on your lifestyle.
SS18 Nail Trends
Creating the coolest on- trends nails straight from the catwalk with this ultimate summer guide for nail enthusiasts.
Genetic Nail Shape Advice Guide
I have been a professional beauty expert, nail artist and stylist for over 30 years, and I have been writing about all these topics for well over 7 years now.
Beauty Filled Christmas
Lucky for you, we here at Fashions Finest, just love making your life easy, saving you from spending hours in the shopping malls trolling the beauty departments for the best gift.
We have put together our list of beauty gifts, from OMG eyeshadow sets, to the must-have skin-care staples, to much loved fragrance, these are the gifts that we will be giving to our friends and family this Christmas season.
Give the gift of Frankincense in the form of the Amber and Frankincense Diffuser, from Monsoon. Presented in a pretty decorated glass jar, this beautiful scent is a thoughtful gift for a work colleague or a teacher.
This stocking filler is the ultimate beauty gift for all the Glow Getters and jet setters, the Fake Bake Travel Survival Kit. The pack contains: Fake Bake® Papaya Exfoliation & Tan Removal Towelette 7ml, Fake Bake® Coconut Oil Free Moisturiser 10ml and Fake Bake® Flawless Tanning Towelette 8ml.
It is small but handy and Yes, girls loving the Pink ! The Twist & Spritz atomiser from The Fragrance Shop is the perfect companion to the Love Lily Fragrance From Accessorize From Accessorize. It is handy because now your friend, mom, sister or daughter can take her #fav fragrance with her wherever she goes. Fashions Finest fragrance experts love's the fresh feminine scent of Love Lily Also check out The Fragrance Shop's Monthy Subscription Box, if you are looking to give something a bit extra and special.
Looking for that extra piece to add to the ultimate Beauty Gift box that you been putting together since the summer for your #bff then the MakeUp Drop Silicone Sponge is it. This Silicone makeup applicator is designed to completely eliminate wasted makeup and skincare by soaking up large amounts of product it ensures flawless application. She will love it !!
Another two great stocking fillers are, Silver Chrome Nail Powder, from SensatioNail while you are at it treat yourself with one of there Polish-to-Gel kits. And the ferrari of tweezers,the Rubis tweezers are the best for precision eyebrow shaping.
Jaguar, we loved it for and on Him for Valentines, now JAGUAR PACE ACCELERATE – FEEL THE ADRENALINE, is a new addition to the range of this dynamic fragrance for the man full of confidence and charisma.
Nude by Nature, created in Australia and loved by all nature loving beauties. The Moonlight brush gift set, available at Debenhams. This is the ultimate 15 piece brush set, for makeup brush fanatics, and it comes in a elegant clutch case making it even more special. Who would not love this beauty, the KAT VON D MAKE UP PALETTE, available at Debenhams, is to die for, full of gorgeous colours that any colour crazy girl would love.
As far as fragrance goes, Ellie Saab is always a firm favourite and the Girl of Now gift set, available at House of Fraser, is a delight for the senses.
For the man that loves to take care of his skin there is the SHISEIDO MEN TOTAL REVITALIZER gift set. Available at Debenhams the set includes, Shiseido Men Total Revitalizer Cream 50ml, Shiseido Men Cleansing Foam 30ml, Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate 10ml and Shiseido Men Total Revitalizer Eye 3ml.
Delightful bath and body treats, from Oliver Bonas, Flora Bath and Body, a combination of fresh freesia, pear, floral desert lily and tropical fig to pamper and rejuvenate. The Soap Bubble, from Bronnley England, with its christmas scent of Apple and Cinnemon encased in a collectable tin bauble makes for a pretty nice stocking filler.
If you really want to treat yourself then the Omorovicza Gold Facial set from Liberty London, is just the thing. Eve Lom a cult beauty favourite has a fantastic range of Christmas set to spoil each and everyone this Christmas. Gift set includes a cleanser and a muslin cloth beautifully packaged in a Christmas bauble.
Any young lady will love the Bobbie Brown On Trend Hot Lips Set, available at House of Fraser inside the cute Lipstick Make Up Bag, available at John Lewis.
Because luxury skin care is always such a treat, the Ritual's Gift Boxes are a combination of all the best selling collections, Ritual of Dao, The Ritual of Sakura, The Ritual of Laughing Buddha, The Ritual of Samurai and The Ritual of Hammam. Gift Boxes are available in varying sizes and colours, all made to pamper your loved ones this festive season. Advent Calendar always makes for great gifts and the Ritual's Beauty Calendar's in the shape of a Christmas tree, are packed with treats to make you slow down and enjoy all the best moments of this season. Another great stocking filler, Bronnley's Orchid Hand and Nail Cream Cracker.
The giving and seeing that smile on their faces, sure makes the hassle of shopping for the perfect gift so much more enjoyable.
How To: Negative Space Nails
I'm very excited to bring you the step by steps for one of the nail art looks I created for this season at our recent Fashions Finest LFW event.
Nails are the finishing touches to every outfit. They are one of the most important details to a Photoshoot. Every model or client that comes to see me for any type Photoshoot I make sure the nails reflect the final look.
I compare them to a girls’ handbag or her heels. They can make an everyday casual enable look perfectly polished in every way.
Here is one of the main nail art designs I created for Fashions Finest for the season. 2017 is all about being positive, only have negativity on your nails!
They are so easy to recreate. This look is all about a simple bold black smile line and a wavy half-moon that looks like a cat eye. Imagine your half-moon is an eye and draw in a distinctive flick. You can add any colour you wish and it will look bang up to date!
Nail Polish Technic.
Written by Sarah Bacchus nail technician & photographer 2Boxes