STICKY SITUATION photos + design by Kristin Ess It’s really hard to get clean lines when it comes to putting stripes on manicures. I’m going to share a little DIY secret– nail polish on scotch tape. You can cut a perfect line or triangle and get a fun geometric mani. Here’s how it’s done: You’ll need polish, scissors + scotch tape.Apply polish to your tape. When you’re done, apply them to a pre-polished nail with the sticky side down. Tags: DIY, do it yourself, geometric, how to, kristin ess, mani, mani monday, manicure, nail, neon, stickers, the beauty department, thebeautydepartment.com Related posts: 50 Expert Makeup Tips for Prom Season Are you getting ready for prom season? If so, here are some fierce and fabulous prom makeup tips to teens all over the country! No more worries on finding the right lip color, best eye makeup look or finding the right makeup look for your skintone. Below are 50 easy and quick prom makeup tips to match your dream dress! Popular Prom Makeup Tips Tip 1: Brighten your eyes by using a white shimmer powder in the corners of each eye. Tip 2: Want a romantic look?! Tip 3: Be bold. Tip 4: You don’t need to use just black and dark grey shades to create a smokey eye. Tip 5: If you love wearing red lipstick, keep your eyes simple, using just mascara and false eyelashes if needed. Tip 6: If you’re going for a vintage look, add a bit of coral-hued blush to the apples of your cheeks and peachy gloss. Tip 7: If eyes are your best feature, Black eyeliner topped with white shimmery shadow and super-long faux eyelashes are the way to go! Tip 9: Let your eyes be the main focus by going nude on your lips! Image
What is Happening to My Voice, vocal cords, aging, massage, therapy, health, Darby Schlomer I’ve heard the change in all the old folks I know and love, so I wanted to know what is actually going on with our larynx as we age: What actually happens to make us sound older? I did find some information about how our voice is made and the part our vocal cords play. Robert J. Sinard wrote in "Geriatrics 1998", The Aging Voice: How to differentiate disease from normal changes (Can be read at www.findarticles.com): "Although there is no single unifying characteristic to defying the aging voice, a consideration of the pathophysiologic changes of aging on the organs responsible for voice production will help one to understand the potential efforts. The "true vocal folds" are also called inferior vocal folds or inner folds. Our vocal cords are moved by muscles which can make the vocal cords tight or loose. The John Hopkins Center reports that changes to the brain and spinal cord can affect neurological control of the laryngeal muscles. Try not to yell.
25 HairStyle TUTORIALS & EXTRAS! Looking GOOD! With the holidays also come a bunch of parties! Some of them are just family gatherings, some other ones are work related and some are hosted by great friends. Whatever the occasion is I think we ladies deserve to look good, regardless of our age, size or taste. So I put together for today’s Sunday Best 25 tutorials of hair-styles and some few other EXTRAS for inspiration! The Messy Side Updo. What I like about this hair is that you can wear it casually or dress it up with some cute hair pieces for a more formal look. I love it! tutorial The Gibson Tuck Elegant, simple, chic… perfection! Her beautiful hair makes me want to color mine… I love the red! tutorial EXTRA: Greenlicious! I thought it would be fun to throw in this list some eye makeup tutorials also. This color palette is perfect for the Holidays! It would look great with brown eyes also… How do I know? I have done it! tutorial The Side Chignon You La La! So pretty and romantic! tutorial Side Knot Two minutes and you look fabulous!
18 MAC to School Makeup Tips: Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drugstore Beauty Finds Guess what? I decided to go back to school on Saturday. Yup, I attended a 2-hour MAC Studio Talk makeup class at Bloomingdale’s in SF, and, like the Chanel master class at Macy’s a couple weeks ago, it was packed with makeup tips and new product information. Watching a video at the start of class If you love makeup, brand-sponsored classes like these are a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. I found out about the MAC Studio Talk class through the Bloomingdale’s website. Makeup classes like these are often free, but sometimes stores or brands will charge a nominal fee. MAC Studio Makeup Talk Each student was given a choice to learn either a bridal look or a club-inspired look. 1. When it’s hot out, store MAC Wipes ($17) in the fridge. 2. If you have red, splotchy skin, spritz Fix+ ($16) over your entire face before applying your makeup. 3. Face primers are great for oily skinned ladies and gents. 4. 5. A little foundation goes a long way. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why. - Kyle Wiens by Kyle Wiens | 8:02 AM July 20, 2012 If you think an apostrophe was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, you will never work for me. If you think a semicolon is a regular colon with an identity crisis, I will not hire you. If you scatter commas into a sentence with all the discrimination of a shotgun, you might make it to the foyer before we politely escort you from the building. Some might call my approach to grammar extreme, but I prefer Lynne Truss’s more cuddly phraseology: I am a grammar “stickler.” Now, Truss and I disagree on what it means to have “zero tolerance.” Everyone who applies for a position at either of my companies, iFixit or Dozuki, takes a mandatory grammar test. Of course, we write for a living. iFixit.com is the world’s largest online repair manual, and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical documentation, like paperless work instructions and step-by-step user manuals. But grammar is relevant for all companies. Wrong.
Follow the Trend With Colorblocked Nails! Why not try it out on your nails instead? You can keep it simple within the same color family or go bold and crazy—whatever suits your mood! Step 1: Get Your Supplies Together To start, make sure you have all of your supplies handy. For this manicure, you will need three different nail polishes (make sure that at least two of them are thick enough that they can cover the base color), Scotch tape, and a fast-dry topcoat like Seche Vite. For this manicure, I used two colors from the new Minnie Mouse Collection by OPI, If You Moust You Moust and The Color of Minnie, along with my favorite silver nail polish, Stardust by Deborah Lippmann. Step 2: Paint a Base Color Start with your favorite basecoat and paint your nails the base color. Step 3: Start Taping Next, pull off a small piece of Scotch tape (you won’t need more than an inch at a time) and put it against your hand and pull it off several times until most of the stickiness is gone. Step 4: Apply the Second Color Step 6: Marvel at Your Work
&Love that old gold& tutorial (my 1st - pic heavy!) - Specktra.net MAC Makeup Community I'm 99% positive that I included way too many pictures, but this is my first tut, so I tried to include as much detail as possible. For me, tut's are easier to follow when the person is as specific as they can be. So here goes! I mostly use MAC Pigment samples (from Ebay & such) for my looks. I don't currently have the fundage or the patience to wait until I can buy full-size jars. Besides, for me, I'll never be able to go through a full-size jar, so the sample sizes work well for me Materials: Brushes The brushes w/ the silver handles are from Ebay. Face -Clarins True Comfort Foundation in Praline -MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC42 -MAC Primary Yellow & Provence Pigments Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips in Vegas Strip LureBeauty Mineral Foundation in Apple Taffy MAC Sheertones Blush in Blunt Zhen Loose Powder in Cream Eyes Urban Decay Primer Potion (sample size) MAC Pigments: Old Gold, Teal, & Naked L'Oreal HIP Duo in Saucy (I broke the damn lid right before I started this tut. Do yer brows:
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