NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BRIGHT TRIANGLES
We’ve reached our last day of Julep Week – what a fun time! We have so many great summer shades & it’s such a shame to box them up for the colder months. We love trying tutorials that incorporate these shades so we can use them into the Fall/Winter months. Step 1: After applying a … Read more
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PAINT SPLATTER
Julep Week continues on PYP, Day #2 brings us paint splatters (& not the messy kind)! We’ve dabbled in different kinds of splatter patterns in the past (see: here, here & here) but wanted to try a controlled bright pop of colour splatter. We know a lot of darker Fall/Winter tutorials will soon start & we … Read more
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
The tropical theme continues… We are big fans of fruit nail art designs (See here & here), so we had to give some love to our favourite tropical juicy fruit – the pineapple! We’ve had this idea on the backburner for some time & Hawaii was the final straw to create a tutorial. Ps. Step … Read more
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: SPACE ODYSSEY
We recently received the new Essie Metallic collection (!) & we could not wait to play around with the beautiful shades(stay tuned for the collection swatches later this week). Today’s tutorial is a great example of getting a little carried away – so many brights and a plethora of polka dots, it has a Space/Neon/Dizzy … Read more
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: PINK LEMONADE
We need a pick me up after the long weekend, it’s always so hard after a little time off to get back into the swing of things – what better way then with bright and cheerful nails! We decided to incorporate one of our favourite colour combinations – pink + yellow, aka. pink lemonade awesomeness. Plus a … Read more
SWATCH REVIEW: ESSIE – BIKINI SO TEENY SUMMER 2012
We’ve been so impressed with this year’s Summer collections – with all these brights & neons there’s so much to love! Essie’s new Summer collection strays away from the path creating a summer palette that’s different than what we’ve been seeing – so refreshing! These polishes are perfect for the summer and are unlike anything we … Read more
NAIL ART TUTORIAL: BIRTHDAY IKAT
Today is one half of PYP’s birthday – in celebration we wanted to do a design we’ve always wanted to try – ikat! A few of our favourite blogs have created ikat designs: here & here, feeling inspired we changed the colours up & tested it out on our newly short nails. We love how … Read more
SWATCH REVIEW: ZOYA – BEACH & SURF
It almost snowed here today in Canada (barf), so it only seems appropriate to share one of the most anticipated summer collections – Zoya Beach & Surf. This mega collection features 6 creamy bold shades = beach & 6 shimmer foil shades = surf. Both collections compliment each other creating one massive must-have 12 piece … Read more
TRENDING TIPS REPORT: VIVID VARNISH
We were all a part of the neon fad that took place in the late 80s/early 90s (don’t lie) and if you havent noticed, we have welcomed them back this year with open arms! Instead of rocking neons with oversized tees and slap bracelets like we did in the past, we have found subtle ways … Read more
SWATCH REVIEW: LCN – COLOR ME UP
LCN is a European company that brings the secrets of German research across the pond to North America. Currently, LCN is the world’s 3rd leading manufacturer of cosmetic nail products (impressive!). We fell in love with LCN back when we saw a few sites posting the UNREAL Croco Effect top coat (stay tuned…) & couldn’t … Read more
