City Skyline Nails

Hey guys, today I want to show you how to do these really eye catching and detailed looking nails.

I started off with applying base coat on my nails to protect them from all the chemicals that nail polish contains and then I applied one coat of white nail polish. I just used a Collection 2000 5 Day Wear in French White (103), but you can use any white nail polish you have. If you don't have a white nail polish you can use any other really light nail polish you have. The white is just a base that makes the blue and purple look more 'pastely' to make the buildings stand out more and pastel colours are also a big trend in spring.

After applying the white nail polish, I used a make up sponge and painted a stripe of blue and lilac nail polish on it and then I dabbed it on a paper a few times to remove the excess polish. The nail polishes I used are Rimmel Lycra Pro Professional Finish in Ultra Violet (312) and Beauty Uk nail polish in Neon Blue (36)

 

After that I just pressed the sponge onto my nails to create the sky, a little bit of nail polish went onto my fingers, so I removed it using some nail polish remover on a q tip. It created this really cute pastel ombre look which looks perfect for the spring, so if you like this look, you can just leave it like this.

Next, I painted some random buildings with a black nail polish. They are really easy to do. You can do the same kind of buildings on all of your nails or you can be creative making them smaller and bigger on each nail.

Lastly, I finished up by adding some lightening rods on the top of the buildings with the same black nail polish. I also put a lot of dots on the buildings with yellow nail polish and then I drew a moon with white nail polish. To do the little details I used a toothpick. I just dipped it into the nail polish and drew the lights and so on. After all that was done, I used some top coat, to seal the nails, so they last longer.

 

 

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed :D

Empties #1

Hey, I know, it has been a while since I last blogged. I have been really busy with school work, but now I have finally finished all my coursework. I'm so glad that the coursework part of school is over! Now, I just have to do some revision as my exams are in May, but I really need to revise for only one subject as the other subjects I'm doing have practical exams, which means I can relax a little. After my exams I will have plenty of time to blog which has made me really excited as I have so many ideas of what to blog about :)

My first idea was to make a series of blog posts and the first one I wanted to do is called 'empties'. I have seen many blogger's and even youtuber's doing monthly blog posts or video's where they show the stuff they have used up and give a little description of the product, what they like or dislike about the product, would they purchase it again and so on. I have a ton of products that are nearly used up, there's only a little bit left and I don't use them anymore, because I have bought something new and lately it's been really bugging me, because I don't have much space to store all my products anymore, because I have so many, so I decided to finally use them up.

I thought it would be great if I would blog the products I have used up, for multiple reasons, firstly because I think it would be a great future reference. I sometimes leave used up products laying around, just in case I want to repurchase them, but I think these 'empties' blog posts would be better as I could just get rid of the product after I've done a post instead of it taking up space in my room and just look back at them if I need to. Also, it's basically like doing reviews of products and letting people know if the product is good or not.

I'm thinking about doing up to 10 products a month, because now I have more than 10 products used up and soon I'll have even more, but when I finish up all those products that are nearly used up, I won't have as many in the future, so if I'll do like 20 now and 20 next month, it would mean that I wouldn't have as much products to post about after that and also I think it would be a really long and boring post, if I would post 20 products at once, what do you think?

I have this gift bag where I keep all the empty products and it is stored in my wardrobe, so it doesn't take that much place.

The products that I will mainly post about will be hair products, body products such as lotions, shower gels, body spray's and skincare products, and sometimes makeup, but that won't be as often as I rarely use up a whole makeup product.

Today I'll only post 5 empty products, because this post is already really long, but next time it will be less explaining and more products :)

 Empties #1 and #2

Dr. Wolff cleansing foam (reinigungs-schaum) and Dr. Wolff facial toner (gesichts-tonic)

These are German skincare products and they were suggested to me by my dermatologist. I have actually used two bottles of each and I have also used one tube of the moisturizer of the same Dr. Wolff skincare line, but I threw the tube out with the first two bottles some time ago. I got these at a pharmacy in Latvia and I have no idea how to get them here in England, because I haven't seen them anywhere and they are really hard to find online, so now I use different skincare products. I'm pretty gutted that they don't seem to be available here in England, because they are amazing. I have tried so many different skincare products and nothing compares to these. I have really problematic skin, it's very oily and I break out all the time. I don't have acne, but I have a lot of spots. When I was using these they helped a lot. They are really gentle to the skin and they don't irritate it and although they are no magic potions which clear your skin completely, they keep the spots to the absolute minimum and I have not tried anything that does the job as good as these two. If it wasn't so difficult for me to get these, if I could just go to a shop or a pharmacy to pick them up, I would repurchase these over and over again and I wouldn't even buy any other skincare products, because I absolutely love these. If you live in Latvia and you have spots and you want to get rid of them I suggest you to get your hands on these. Obviously everyone's skin is different, but maybe these will work on your skin as great as they do on mine, so it's always good to try things out :)

Empty #3

TRESemme SPLIT REMEDY SPLIT MEND SEALING SERUM

I got this serum a while ago, I think about a year ago when I had glued in extensions in my hair. I was really into haircare back then and I bought lots of different serums and hair oils. Only recently I finished this up and I have to say it lasted me for a while as it's only a 30ml bottle. However, I didn't use it that much, because it didn't seem to do anything. I'm not a big fan of Tresemme hair products I have to say, because they don't do anything to my hair. I have tried a few products, including a shampoo and conditioner from Tresemme and they only made my hair really oily. This serum is suppose to reduce split ends and it doesn't really do the job. I mean, if I wash my hair and I put it in my hair while it's still damp and if it dries naturally or if I blow dry my hair, the split ends won't be noticeable, or even if I put it in my hair while it's dry, it hides the split ends, but it doesn't actually reduce them, it just reduces the appearance of them for some time, if you know what I mean, because the next day the split ends are back. On the bottle it says for a smooth, flawless finish, yes it achieves that, but it also says up to 80% reduction in split ends after 3 uses and that's where it doesn't stand up to it's expectations. One thing that I really like about this product is the smell, it smells like this chewing gum I used to always buy when I was little, it has that sweet smell which I really, really like. Most likely I won't repurchase it again, because there are products that actually help with split ends. I don't really recommend it, but if you want something that hides the split ends maybe just for the nights out or something, this can definitely do the job for you :)

Empty #4

Derma V10 Strawberry Body Butter

I got this body butter a while ago from Poundland. The reason why I got it, is because of the smell, it literally smells like strawberry chewits. It is for normal to dry skin and on the jar it says that it can be applied anywhere to help nourish the skin, giving it a radiant glow. It is really, really moisturizing and it does give the skin a radiant glow. The only thing that I'm not a big fan of is that it doesn't dry quickly, it leaves the skin damp for a bit, but I can live with that. I actually like it much better than body shop body butters as they tend to make the skin white until they dry and they leave the skin damp for even longer, so this only being a pound is much better for my taste, actually. I definitely will repurchase this again, I just need to find it, because I was looking for it the other week, but I couldn't find it. Also on the bottom of the jar it says that it has not been tested on animals, which makes me like the product even more.

Empty #5

PANTENE PRO-V REPAIR&PROTECT CONDITIONER for Normal-Thick Hair

I have to say this has become one of my favourite conditioners. I have also used up the shampoo, but I already threw it away some time ago. I bet I'm not the only person who finishes the shampoo before the conditioner and then buys a different shampoo with matching conditioner and leaves that little tiny bit of the old conditioner laying around. Well I did that after using this shampoo and when I finished the shampoo I used after this one, I repurchased this one again and at the moment it's the shampoo I'm using. However, now that I have finished this conditioner I'll be using the other old conditioners I have laying around, so I can finally get rid of them. I actually really like PANTENE PRO-V shampoo's and conditioner's, because they clean my hair and scalp nicely and condition my hair properly. What I mean by properly is that they do exactly what it says on the bottle. There are certain shampoo's that make my hair oilier or they irritate my scalp and cause dandruff, none of the PANTENE PRO-V shampoo's do that to me, so I keep reaching for them a lot. Recently this exact shampoo and conditioner have become my favourites, because I have quite damaged hair as it's bleached. Ever since I've been using this conditioner and shampoo my hair has become a lot thicker and at one point my hair was so damaged it literally started breaking off and got quite short, but since I've been using these my hair has started to look much healthier and it has grown quite a bit. The conditioner is amazing for damaged hair as it really nourishes the hair and makes it strong. I wouldn't say the conditioner is very good for making the hair super soft, but it definitely makes the hair stronger and shiny. I do recommend both the shampoo and conditioner to anyone who has damaged hair, because they do what they say on the bottle :)

I really hope you enjoyed this post and I hope you're excited for future 'empties' posts as much as I am :D Let me know if you want more future posts!