Party Eyes and Nails

New Years Eve is nearly upon us, and as such I wanted to share my ideas for party eyes and nails. My goal for these ideas was to add sparkle without being overly sparkly. Nobody wants to be the girl with glitter all over her face.

Black & Gold Eyeliner

Supplies: Black and gold liquid eyeliner, black mascara.

I love this look for its subtly and sparkle. Plus, it's super simple. All you need to do is fill in your top waterline with a thin line of black liquid eyeliner. Keep your eyes mostly shut while it dries or speed it up by standing in front of a fan or using your hairdryer on 'cool'. Follow the black line with gold liquid eyeliner, only with a slightly thicker line. After the gold has dried, curl your eyelashes with a warm eyelash curler (heat with your hairdryer for a few seconds and test the temperature before you curl your lashes) and add two layers of black mascara. A good trick to know is to apply the first layer of mascara and dust your lashes lightly with baby powder before you add the second coat. The baby powder adds to the thickness of your lashes, but you may need to comb through them a little more with a metal eyelash brush.

Glitter Nails

 

Supplies: Loose glitter (I used multicolored craft glitter), base coat, top coat.

After you've prepped your nails, add the first layer of base and let dry. Then, one nail at a time, add a second layer of base and cover with a thin layer of glitter. Work over a container so the glitter doesn't go everywhere. Once you have covered all your nails go back and fill in any spaces with a dot of base and some well-placed glitter. I happened to use bigger pieces of glitter, so it was necessary for me to wet my finger and smooth the glitter polish down after I had filled in all the spaces. Then just top it off with a layer of top coat. Let dry, and apply another.