Wednesday 31 August 2011

♥Kiwi - Nail Art♥

Hey guys!

So, while eating kiwis on my own, I thought..Why not make a nail art design inspired by them?


To find out how to make these cute, and fun yet simple to make nail design, watch my Youtube tutorial below! It may look a tad bit complicated, but trust me it's not. It will take you 5 minutes tops.





PRODUCTS I USED:
♥Sally Hansen Insta-Dri 120 Whirlwind White
♥China Glaze 949 Starboard
♥Wet n Wild Fast Dry 229C Ebony Hates Chris
♥Seche Vite 83005 Seche Vite Top Coat
♥Nail Dotting Set

TIPS,TRICKS,NOTES:
♥If you already have a light green, mixing two colours is no longer needed.
♥To create the half moon shape without the dotting tool, simply glide the nail polish
across your nail creating the shape. Keep doing so until you get the perfect shape you like.
♥Instead of a dotting tool, you may also use a the ends of a hairpin (the round part)
♥You may also use a thin nail art brush to create the kiwi shape.
♥Apply a base coat first would be peferable.

I hope you guys enjoy this nail art design! Feel free to request any future tutorials.
Good luck~

-ohmisselle

Wednesday 24 August 2011

The Right Makeup for your Age Group ♥

Hello everyone!

So as you may know, I am a growing teen myself..I've been always changing my everyday makeup routine because I constantly find new ways to do my makeup. I started off wearing nothing but just mascara, but later on I started to put eyeliner. After eyeliner, of course I started experimenting with other things like eye shadow, blush, foundation and so on..Soon I started to wear full on makeup. I had a complete set of foundation, concealer, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, and blush. Sounds crazy for a young teen, eh? But everytime I'd look at the mirror, I knew something was completely wrong..I looked like I had so much on for someone so young, and so many of my parent's friends tell me I look like I'm 17 years old. Once someone even said I looked like I was in my 20's! Scary! I also knew that I wasn't the only one who put pounds of makeup. There are so many kids out there who are even younger than me, wearing much much more.
So today, I wanna talk about what should be the right makeup, people my age should be wearing..

Let's break this down to age groups:
9-11 years old: Honestly, people 9-11 years old should not at all be wearing makeup. Your skin would still be too fragile, and too young to have anything on it. It's also not necessary to wear any. You don't need to cover your face, your skin is still perfect and you should keep your fresh, innocent natural faces.

11 - 13 years old: It's still of course not recommended to wear make up, but for those of you who do want to start or want to experiment, a nice thin coat of lashes will do. If you have light, broken up pair of eyebrows like I do, it would also be nice to fill them in if you'd like. I suggest filling them in with eye shadow that matches your hair colour best. Using eyebrow pencils might just be too harsh. Make sure that when you're filling it in, to follow the natural shape of your brows. NEVER try to make your own shape. As for special occasions, you're welcome to wear a little bit amount of makeup..As for me, I like to change it up once in a while. Sometimes I'd wear a winged eyeliner, and some concealer. Or a natural eyeliner with a little bit of brown shadow.

For special occasions, and days you feel like dressing up, you may pack on your mascara, or even wear a little bit of eyeliner. 

I love, love Elle fanning and her fresh natural face. This kind of makeup truly is what people of younger age should be wearing. Something natural, and fresh.

13 - 15 years old: Again, I still would not recommend a lot, but of course were growing girls. And let's admit it, we like looking or at least feeling pretty. So if you already know a lot about makeup by this age, you'd probably like to wear a little more. No biggie, just of course keep it simple and natural. I like to change up my everyday makeup once in a while..I like to wear a really thin amount of eyeliner putting it as close to the lash line as possible with a generous amount of mascara. Sometimes I'll wear foundation, or sometimes just concealer. Or if you'd like, you may also wear a little bit of natural eye shadow on your lids, with a generous amount of mascara. Once in a while, take time to experiment at home with your makeup to see what you like best on you. Just remember to always keep it natural..

Here is Chloe Grace Moretz, one of my favourite young actresses. Like I said, it's nice to wear a natural eye shadow on your lids with a little bit of mascara. 

16+ years old: This would be the age group when you can start to freely wear what ever it is you'd like. You may notice that foundation, and concealer might become something of an everyday routine. For everyday, you may also start wearing heavier makeup, although not encouraged, it's still fine to do so. Eye shadow, with eyeliner and mascara would be something nice of an everyday. It's up to you what kind of eyeliner you like to wear. In my opinion, it would be nice to change it up once in a while depending on your outfit or on what you feel. 
I love Hailee Steinfield! Here you can see, it's pretty dark. This makeup would be great for special occasions, or one of those "feel pretty" days! 

Great for a natural everyday, but can also be good for special occasions. 

Do know that just because I put a type of make up for every age group, does not mean I recommend  you wear it. Natural is always the best way to go. But this is just for those who have already started at a young age. Remember, if you have already started to wear makeup, this may make some changes on your skin, and affect your skin when you grow older. That's why always make sure to take extra good care of your skin especially now that you've started to wear make up. 
Remember to experiment at times, and maybe even take your time to watch some tutorials on Youtube. It's also nice to search up some young actresses and see what they wear at a daily basis or at the red carpet. Good luck and remember to keep it natural and simple no matter what ♥ 

-ohmisselle 





Friday 19 August 2011

Review: EOS Lipbalm ♥

Hey folks!

Today, I'll be reviewing EOS Lipbalm. Some of you may have, or have not heard of it, but from what I know, it's a pretty popular brand of lipbalms. I've seen a lot of Youtube gurus use it, and call it a fave, so I decided to try it for my own. My sister and I actually tried to find this here in Canada, although it says available we could only visit one store that was close to us and unfortunately did not have any. So when my sister went to Florida, we were sure there'd be some there since it's US. Fortunately there was. There were so many flavors we couldn't decide on just one, so she decided to buy almost all the flavours; four. She got me Summer fruit and Strawberry Sorbet. As for her, Sweet Mint and Lemon Drop. Of course, we felt bad for Honeysuckle Honeydew. It was the only one that she didn't buy (along with medicated tangerine), and I kinda wanted it as well. It has such a catchy name and I feel like it would've smelt good too. But it was a little too much, I mean the price wasn't the cheapest. So here's how they look like:

THE REVIEW

PACKAGING: The packaging is so cute and I love it! It's so round, small and so easy to carry around with you because it won't take up a lot of space in your makeup bag or purse. It also has a little indent on one of the sides which you can put your finger on it to help you open it better. I think the packaging and how the lip balm is positioned is what makes it stand out among all the other lip balms out there.

LIPBALM: I love love how the lip balm is positioned. Usually we'd get something that's inside and we'd have to scoop it with our fingers, which usually gets dirty and hard to scoop! Most of the time you won't even get the right amount on your fingers. As for EOS, it sticks out nicely so you can apply it on your lips like you're just applying lipstick. Love the idea!

QUALITY: As for the quality and how it works, I think it works pretty well. It smoothly glides onto your lips and it is 95% Organic and 100% Natural. Also not tested on animals and gluten free. Which I think for me is a big plus. It's main ingredient is also shea butter and jojoba oil for moist, smooth lips. As for my experience, it does kind of smoothen your lips, and makes it look much softer than before.

SMELL: As you know, EOS Lip balm comes in many different flavours. I've only opened Strawberry Sorbet and Summer Fruit. For Strawberry Sorbet, it was not what I expected. I am very disappointed. I was most excited to smell that specific one, because I was hoping it'd smell of something sweet like..well..a Strawberry Sorbet! In my opinion, it smells nothing like Strawberry, nor any kind of Sorbet. It smells like your normal usual one dollar lip balm that you buy off of Wal-Mart. A very bland smell. As for Summer Fruit, it smells just like as the title reads. It smells very fruity and fun, and I love it! It's probably the reason why it's so popular among the rest. It's not the best smell, but it is a very good one.

OVERALL: Overall, the EOS Lip balm is something worth of a try. It's fun to get and fun to use. It's very cute, handy and so convenient. I love it for myself! My overall score for this would be a 4 out of 5. If you try and buy EOS Lip balm for yourself, let me know in the comment section how it worked out for you!

- ohmisselle



Disneyland Goodies♥

Hello everyone!

So today, my sister came back home from a week trip to Florida. Therefor, she went to Universal Studios, and of course Disneyland! She got me a handful of goodies, and by goodies, I MEAN goodies. Like literally all food. Will it ever change the fact that the things she gets for me the most is food? Haha. She also got me a crop top, and EOS Lipbalm, which I will do a review post right after this one :) These are all the food goods that she got for me. Other things will be posted in a different post.

 
I got about three of these. I haven't opened them yet, but I assume they are like of a gummy/marshmallow substance. Though I yet to open it, I feel like I can already taste it!

I feel like a little kid receiving such candy from her rich aunt! Marshmallow lollipops with my favorite Disney character, Belle! <3




These are like hard candy shaped as pink mini cupcakes, although not from Disneyland, still the cutest thing! It's actually shaped as a little Hello Kitty Cupcake. The taste of the candies weren't anything special, but their so addicting to munch on. So cute, love Hello Kitty!

Haha, Goofy Gummy Bears. Nothing special, just gummy bears shaped as Disneyland characters.

I hope soon I'll get to visit, and experience Disneyland as well. Can't wait to munch these all down!!!

Monday 15 August 2011

Makeup Diary Giveaway!

Hey guys!
So lately, I've been joining a BUNCH of giveaways (best luck to mee!) And I'd especially like you guys to check this one out! Makeupdiary is holding a HUGE giveaway, and the prizes are just ah-mazing.
LINK: http://www.makeupdiary.org/2011/08/makeup-diarys-huge-just-because-thank.html
Super generous and nice for her to this. This is open internationally, so anyone can join! Good luck to everyone!!

- ohmisselle

Welcome to my blog ♥

Hello everyone!

I am officially starting my blog!

This blog will contain posts about Nails, fashion, my everyday life, and all the other topics that goes with it! Things such as Nail tips, Nail polish reviews, Nail Art tutorials, Fashion, OOTD's, Hauls, and even giveaways! Yes, giveaways! In fact I am planning a giveaway to happen at around this month, or the beginning of September.

I am so excited to be starting this blog, and I cannot wait to start blogging ~

- chocoelle
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