My Weekly Obsession: OPI Muppets Collection

The colors from the OPI Muppets collection are currently what I find my self reaching for every time I paint my nails. Wocka Wocka, Designer De Better, and Warm & Fozzie are a few of my favorites. Wocka Wocka is a stunning shade of scarlet. In the bottle it looks like your average red, once you put it on your nails it turns into an eye catching multidimensional color. Designer De Better  is hands down my favorite silver nail color of all time. I looks like you have dipped your fingers in silver, the finish is still slightly matte. Warm & Fozzie is a gorgeous bronze color with gold reflex in it. 

My Top 5 Winter Must-Haves

1. eos Smooth Lip Balm Sphere in Sweet Mint

eos has quickly become one of my favorite brands for lip balm. It's extremely moisturizing not to mention it has adorable packaging. It's 100% natural which is always a plus, and it comes in lots of great flavors. Sweet Mint happens to be my current favorite. 

2. C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Buffer

I personally think lip scrubs are one of the most underratted products. They are esstential for smooth lips, and I often think they aren't easy to track down unless you want to pay makeup counter prices. I found this one at Bath and Body Works, it works great and has a fresh minty scent. If you want to skip purchasing a product all together sugar, water and a soft tooth brush will do the trick.  

3. Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque 

Freezing temperatures can be extremely drying, so to keep you locks looking luscious invest in a good deep conditioner. Currently I'm using this Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque and it's pretty much the best thing I think I've ever put on my hair.

4. Steve Madden Tsunamii Boots

So if you live anywhere where it snows it's not news to you the having a good water resistant boot is crucial. (Especially when you want to pretend you're five again and go have a snow ball fight and make snow angels.) This is certainly my top pick. Most rain boots/snow boots I've seen have lacked a certain aesthetic appeal that these boots definitely accomplish.   

5. In Touch Gloves from Mod Cloth

Gloves that you don't need to take off to use your touch screen phone, genius idea. I love the combination of function and fashion in this particular design. 

Flapper Fail

So today I filmed a 1920's makeup tutorial... and then realized my camera was out of focus the whole time. I film on my iPhone so it's hard to tell until it's too late. I'll probably re-film, but right now my phone is in time out so I don't hurl it against a wall. Anyway I figured I'd post some pictures of the look so it doesn't go to a total waste.  

Good as Gold Nail Tutorial

About a month ago I worked on a photo shoot where I used imitation gold leaf on the models eyes. So I found myself left with a lot of gold leaf as well as time on my hands, which resulted in this manicure.

Step 1: Paint your nails with a dark base color. I used OPI's My Private Jet

Step 2: Using tweezers rip small pieces of the gold leaf and place them on the tip of your nails. You can manipulate the texture by pinching the gold leaf once you have it placed. 

                                                  

Step 3: Finish off with a clear top coat and your done!

My Weekly Obsession: Organix Moroccan Aragon Oil

Moroccan oil has been raved about in countless blogs, vlogs, and articles. I have to say I've tried it and yes it's pretty much amazing. You know what else is amazing? Getting the same results for a fraction of the price. This is what brings me to my obsession with Organix Moroccan Aragon Oil. I see absolutely no difference between the Moroccan oil brand and the Organix version. It makes your hair so soft and silky, not to mention smell wonderful. So instead of paying $40 you can get pretty much the same product at your local CVS for 8 bucks.

Hot for Chocolate Nail Tutorial

One of my favorite things about the holidays is curling up with blanket and a good book while sipping on a steaming mug of hot cocoa. So to further indulge in this guilty holiday pleasure I came up with this chocolaty twist on the french manicure. 

First paint your nails with a rich dark brown polish, I'm using Revlon's Hot for Chocolate  

Next paint your tips with a shimmering gold polish, if you want you can use tape to help keep your lines clean. I used OPI's Diamond Dust Nail Polish in Illuminate.  

Finish off with a top coat to add shine and help keep your polish from chipping and you're good to go!

My Weekly Obsession: Kat Von D High Voltage Eye Primer in Stellar

I've finally found my perfect primer. Ever since I used this product in my last tutorial, I've been obsessed. It creates a perfect, even canvas for eyeshadow application while giving your brow bone that coveted candle light glow. What sets this product apart from others I have tried is that it's opaque enough to give your eyeshadows a really good color pay off, yet it still looks really sheer and natural. You can get this product at Sephora.