Twisted French

  

   For this hair style, long to medium hair is best. You can try short, I'be never done it, it's hard to do on yourself. It will also be quite helpful if you know how to french braid. If you don't, hopefully you can catch on as we go along :)

Supplies you need for this are a small elastic, bobby pins, and a brush.comb. (accessories optional)

Part your hair to the side, and take a small section of hair then divide it into 3 equal parts.

Start as a normal braid, left over middle

as you braid, pick up small pieces of hair as you go along

you should end up having something similar to this

As you get to the back of your head, keep braiding, just start going sideways

keep braiding until you get to the end of your hair.  Then take a     small elastic and tie it off

lift your braid and bring it back towards the other side of your head.

Tuck the end of your braid behind another section of hair

Pin where needed (especially where your braid is tucked for security)

Add any accessories you'd like, if any!

-Kysa

(Hannah's head and hair :)

Rainbow Eyes

Requested by Savanna, here's a tutorial on how to do Rainbow Eyes. Ignore my various expressions in these pictures, it's awkward to position the camera to somewhat clearly see each step :P I know some of these are a little hard to see so just comment if you're confused on something :)

For this tutorial you'll need: Primer, white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple eye shadow, black eyeliner, and black mascara. Concealer and foundation are optional.

First: Prime your eyes. Primer helps the color stay longer and not fade.

Next, apply white eye shadow all over your lids and below your lower lash line too. This will help the colors be brighter.

Remember, you're ignoring my expressions ^.^ Take the red eye shadow and apply it to the corner of your eyes, on the eyelid and below the lower lash line.

Continue with orange, trying to keep each color segment fairly equal in width. 

Do the same with each color along the rainbow. Remember to do below your eyes too :)

Time for eyeliner. Take the black eyeliner and line your water line (above your lower lashes). Careful not to poke yourself in the eye. I've done that before. Ouchie. Also line the outer edge of your top lashes, making a tight line. The eyeliner defines your eye shape.

Apply your favorite black mascara to your lashes and your done :D Enjoy your Rainbow Eyes, and thank you Savanna for the request!

Zoya Abstract Nails

So I got some new Zoya nail polishes in the mail the other day, and I really wanted to try them out with something cool and summery.

For this nail art, I used a base coat (not necessary) Zoya's Kimber, Zoya's Zuza, scotch tape, a thin tip silver, and a top coat.

I did one thick coat of the pink, but it would probably be better to do two thin coats

Next you want to take a strip of tape long enough to go across your nail diagonally. Press it down firmly and paint your nail the 2nd color where the tape doesn't cover.

It doesn't really matter if you take your tape off when the polish is wet or dry, but I usually do it when it's wet. Do this to all of your nails and this is what you should get...

Then with your thin tip silver, carefully line the diagonal with the silver lining. If you don't have a thin tipped silver (or whatever color you'd like to use) you can always take two strips of tape, and create a thin line by taping on either side of the diagonal and painting it that way. 

After the top coat- this is my final manicure :)

-Kysa

4th of July Nails

4th of July is coming up so here's some nails to go with it(:

First you'll need a base coat, red, navy blue thin tip, white thin tip, silver sparkle thin tip, and a top coat polish. I also used a hardener, but it isn't necessary.

Apply a coat of hardener first, if you have it, then 1-2 coats of base coat. The base coat gives a smoother surface to paint on and hardener, well, hardens nails. Then completely coat your nails in a solid red.

Taking the navy blue thin tip (also called a design brush), put a thin vertical stripe right down the middle of each nail.

Time for stripes :D Use the white thin tip. You can put as many as you want, but I had four on each side of the blue. Have each one going diagonally, parallel to each other. This is the longest step, going slow and careful.

Using the silver sparkle thin tip, add a silver stripe on either side of each blue stripe.

Add one to two layers of top coat and your're done. Happy 4th of July :D