Cat walk claws : New york fashion week nail trends Fall / Winter 2014

 

I'm not usually a major follower of fashion when it comes to my nails I either pick a colour that goes with my outfit or just a colour or design that I like best but after looking at the fall / winter 2014 nail trends from New York fashion week I was totally in love with the elegant and sophisticated designs. Most were just natural nude colours with a swipe or edging of bright colour or modern twists on classic nail designs.

 

I've picked out my favourite from the runway and that I will be wearing this fall.

 

Kate Spade 

Understated yet interesting an almond shape nail with a white polish and a yellow and matte black tip its just perfect for fall.

 

Get the look

OPI - Funny bunny Buy here

Butter London - Pimms Buy here

Barry M - Black espresso Buy here

 

Rodarte

This nude nail with a metallic tip looks so simple and effortless a beautiful twist on the French manicure.

 

Get the look

Butter London - Hen party Buy here

OPI- Birthday babe Buy here

 

Ruffian

This is by far my favour nail trend a nude nail with a metallic purple edge, again it looks so effortless but stunning.

 

Get the look

Bourjois - Beige distinction Buy here

Essie - Sexy divide Buy here

 

Jenni Kayne

An elegant half moon design with a white crescent shape at the top of the nail and a nude shade down the rest of the nail. It looks so natural as it is an emphasis on the natural lunula of the nail.

 

Get the look

OPI - Java mauve Buy here

Essie - Blanc Buy here

 

Kenzo

A black nail with a white swipes tip looks very fun but the colours keep it natural and delicate.

 

Get the look

Barry M - Black Buy here

Sally Hansen - Angel wings Buy here

 

I cant wait to give myself one of these beautiful manicures I hope you enjoy recreating these trends too!

What were your favourite looks from New York fashion week?

Thanks for reading

Hannah

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Simple nail art tutorial: leopard and heart parcels

 

I love nail art but find I don't always have time to sit and do fiddly designs that takes hours to do and then god knows how many hours to dry! So I though I would show you two simple designs that are really easy to do, you only need two tools to do both and they will be dry in minutes.

You will need:
Basecoat & topcoat, I'm using Barry M Basecoat/topcoat & nail hardener all in one.
Neutral base colour, I'm using Bourjois so laque glossy in 03 Beige.
Black polish, I'm using collection 2000 maxiflex in 87 Ebony.
Pink polish, I'm using Barry M nail paint in 327 A.
White polish, I'm using Sinful colours in Bad chick.
Small dotting tool and a striper brush. My white polish comes with the striper brush.

 

 

Leopard

First start with your basecoat putting a thin coat on each nail then taking your neutral colour apply two thin coats to each finger, using an orange stick wrapped in cotton wool and dipped in acetone to remove and mistakes. Then using the pink polish and the small dotting tool make odd misshaped spots on each nail, don't put to much paint on the dotting tool at once as the varnish won't dry on the nail and its easier to just apply little at a time as you can't take it off once its on but you can keep applying until you have the correct amount. Now with the black polish and again the small dotting tool roughly go round the pink spots to make an outline, you don't want to go all the way around the pink just an rough outline on each side. keeping with the black polish make misshaped dots smaller that the pink spots then just add your top coat and your done!

Heart parcels

Again using your topcoat first apply a thin coat to each nail and then taking the same neutral colour as before putting two thin coats on each nail, cleaning up any mistakes with the orange stick wrapped in cotton wool. Now taking the white polish and the striping brush make a line down the middle of the nail and then a line going straight across the middle of the nail to make a cross. Next to do the hearts, using the pink polish and the small dotting tool make a small line going up diagonally in the middle of the nail and then doing the same the other side of the first line making sure they are joined up, Then just going in to touch up the middle of the two lines if needed, pop on the top coat and your all done!

 

 

 

I hope you have fun recreating these nail designs and don't forget to tweet me your pictures @hannahnicolab or share them on instagram using the hashtag #hannahnhearts

 

Thanks for reading

Hannah

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may favourites

Hi!

Here are my may favourites, I have so many at the moment but I had to really whittle it down to my absolute best favourites or we would be here all day! I will also link at the bottom where you can get the products.

so here we go...


my first favourite is the Rimmel match perfection face powder in the shade 001 translucent. I love this as it's really light but the coverage is brilliant. I have an oily T zone and that is mostly where I use it an it works wonders for me I don't like to use a face powder all over my face as I like my skin to look dewy and fresh but for my oily areas and to touch up though out the day its perfect.
 
                                                                      £6.99/10g

 

My next favourite is the L'Occitane crème radieuse hydration cream, this is a cream I am in love with. I got this sample pot in my may glossy box and I will definitely be buying the full size one when I run out of this one.
You apply to your face and neck morning and night and it claims to plump, smooth and make the skin look radiant, and it does exactly that as well as making my skin tone look even. it is a bit pricey but I would say it is 100% worth it.

                                                           £30.00/50ml (full size)

                                     

My favourite brush of may is the real techniques stippling brush, I've wanted one of these for so long as I love how soft the real techniques brushes are. I was a bit hesitant as first to use it with my foundation because I apply it with my fingers usually as I never get a good enough result with a brush so I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was but I was so impressed the first time I used it. The results were an airbrushed flawless finish and I even found that used less foundation as this buffed it into my skin as to usually just smearing it around with my hand.

 

£10.99

 

 a closer look at the bristles.       

                                      

Next is the Barry M Gelly nail polish in the colour prickly pear 316. its a really shinny pastel lilac colour, its a perfect fresh colour which I have been wearing all spring. I will definitely be buying more colours in the Gelly range as it still looks fresh and shinny after 3 days wear, which is perfect for me as I don't get time repaint my nails every other day. so this has a big thumbs up from me!

                                                                
                                                                      £3.99/10ml

                                     

the mascara that I have been using non stop over may is the by jelly pong pong fairy lashes one, and again this one i got in my glossy box and it's actually full size so I was super impressed with that and will 100% be purchasing this! it is a water proof mascara which I'm yet to test out if it actually is but I will do that and let you know how water proof it is but aside from that its light and doesn't clump and my lashes still feel soft and not hard and crispy when its on. I also don't wear false lashes when I use this mascara as it makes my lashes looks so long on its own. I really am so happy with this product and think its the best mascara I've tried so far.

 

                                                                      £15.00/8ml

 

A closer look at the brush. 

 

Another favourite is this lipstick from the Body shop, its the colour glide lip colour in the shade neon pink 59. I am totally in love with this lipstick its so moist on your lips even though the colour dries on you lips it doesn't make you lips feel dry. the best thing I love is that if you just lightly apply one coat to your lips it's just a light pink glossy look or you can apply about the three coats and its a matte bold colour. 

 

 

                                                                   
                                                                        £10.00/4g

 

A swatch of the lipstick.  

 

And last but not least my obsession of the month the eos organic lip balm in honeysuckle honeydew, I love, love, love it! it tastes amazing my lips feel so soft and moisturised and I literally take it with me very where. This is a definite must have and I can never imagine not having this to go to when my lips are dry or chapped now. if you haven't tried it you must and a bonus is it comes in so many different flavours so there definitely one to suit everyone.

 

I'm also very excited to try more eos products!

 

£5.99/7g 

 

 

links to all the products.
                            Rimmel match perfection powder.
             http://www.superdrug.com/rimmel-match-perfection-loose-powder/invt/603451&bklist=
                            Real techniques stippling brush.
             http://www.superdrug.com/real-techniques-stippling-brush/invt/553264
                            Barry M nail polish.
             http://www.superdrug.com/barry-m-gelly-nail-paint-lilac/invt/553272

L'Occitane hydration cream.                                                            

     http://uk.loccitane.com/angelica-hydration-cream,83,1,29949,272249.htm                       

                The body shop lipstick.                                                                                        

http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/make-up/lips/colourglide-lip-colour.aspx                    

jelly pong pong mascara.                                                                    

http://jellypongpong.com/collections.asp?CategoryId=2504                                        

eos lip balm.                                                                                        

http://www.naturisimo.com/products.cfm?id=3624&nme=eos                                    

 

 

hope you found my may favourites helpful!

Hannah

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