Ombre Glitter Nails

So I saw this oober cute manicure on Pinterest so I thought I'd try it out! This post is kind of a "twofer" (two for one) deal because I wanted to try out the stick your nails in cold water trick to see if it really worked.

{Supplies}

Nail Polish Remover

Small Brush

Piece of Paper

Glitter (mine was a 4 pack) $2.97

Sally Hansen Clear $1.92

Sally Hansen Color $1.92

Q-Tip

Bowl of Water

  

  

Alright so I start out by filing the tops of my nails a little just so the polish sticks and to also try to prevent chipping.

Sorry may nails aren't the prettiest!

So I like to set up everything on a piece of paper just so when I start putting the glitter on I can have an easy clean up! I also fill the lids with the glitter and nail polish remover.

Start by painting one nail at a time when the nail is sort of tacky still you will need to dip your brush into the glitter then start dabbing it on your nail. (I used one of my make-up brushes you can swirl it in remover and wash it with soap and water when your done) Now concentrate the glitter where you want it to be the darkest because when you put the clear coat on it will drag some glitter down the nail giving you that ombre effect.

Tip: For removing the oopsie polish spots take a Q-Tip and remove almost all the cotton on the ends so there is only a little left and dip it in polish remover.  You can rub this on your skin and get it into those close spaces! If your really picky you can rub with the Q-Tip first then take a toothpick and scrape along where your skin meets the nail.

  After you get your nails the way you want them apply the clear coat.  Wait about one minute then stick your hands in a bowl of ice cold water for about 2 minutes.

So this really does work for drying your nails I was pretty impressed I think it would be great for kids because it's fast.  The post I read about this was that you were able to rub off all your oopsie polish spots after soaking it in the water. I personally didn't think it worked all to well for that, but will definitely use it again for drying! 

And Voila! Glitter ombre nails!

Thought process after getting my hair done...

SO I decided to do a timeline of emotions yesterday after getting one of those "body wave" perms.  I think most women can relate this!

Quick Girly Tip!

Have you ever been out with the girls or on a date and go to the restroom and you look in the mirror and your face has some unwanted shine?!  Well I have just the thing!

Grab one of those toilet paper liners (unused of course!) and us it to blot that oil right off your face!!

 See the oil comes off and leaves your makeup untouched!

Best part of this-it's FREE!!

DIY Mosaic Tile Mirror

Hi everyone!  So this post I will show you the original Pinterest mirror and my DIY mirror how-to.  The mirror they did was only $18 no too bad, but mine was under $10!

Pinterest

 {SUPPLIES}

 Aleene's 4 oz. Tacky Glue $1.49

Super Glue (pack of 4) $1.97

Tile $4.99 (on sale for 1sq. ft.)

Nail File 

Scissors

Mirror

Patience

Total Price: $8.45

{The scissors, nail file and mirror I'm going to assume everyone has those somewhere in their house}

Alright so I just went to the local Home Depot you can go wherever you like to get your supplies.  The tile is personal preference whatever your style may be. I of course went for the cheapest and shiniest tile I could find! I also want to make a note that instead of using super glue and tacky glue you could buy a 100% silicone based glue it looks like a tube of super glue.  I didn't only because I had this at home already. I apologize I'm missing some pictures for some of the steps when I originally did this I didn't know it was going on the blog!  

{Step 1}

Start pulling off all your tile pieces from the webbing that its stuck to.  I only bought 1 sq. ft. of tile because my mirror is only 3 ft. x 2 1/2 ft. and the individual tiles are about a 1 in. x 1 in. tile and I used all but 2 rows.

{Step 2}

Sorry no picture for this step!  You should line up all your tiles around the edge of the mirror so you know how much you need before you start gluing. This step also gives you a chance to rearrange tile colors if using more than one color or a tile that has gradient colors like mine.

{Step 3}

 This step will vary for every person depending on your mirror size. For mine I needed to trim down two pieces of tile for two corners to make them fit. Some of you might not have to do this step at all.

WARNING: If you do not feel comfortable doing this you can go to home depot and let them know how big you want them and they will usually cut them down for free, but if you don't really care like me you can do it this way, but please be careful and do this step outside or on a counter!

Cut tile to size you need

Tile will break apart when your cutting it so carefully collect the left overs!

Then file the edge of the tile to make it dull

This is what the cut tile will look like when glued on

 {Step 4}

 Now here is where your patience comes in.  You will need to start gluing down your tiles one by one! 

I did 2 small lines of tacky glue and 1-2 drops of super glue in between the lines to kind of contain it.  I figured out after only trying to use super glue it was kind of messy and it doesn't really grip right away and your stuck holding it for a couple of  minutes. This is why I use the tacky glue, it will stick right away on the mirror which will speed up the process a little bit and the super glue will just give you extra hold once its dry! If you are using the silicone just a dab will do.  This process for my mirror took me about 2 hours.  

{Step 5}

This is the easiest step!  Wait for your tiles to dry.  It took mine about 2 hours so I got on Pinterest of course!

{Step 6}

Hang your pretty new mirror back up! I had my husband help me just so I could be sure not to bump it and break any tiles off so you may want to recruit someone! This is my finished product!

Thanks for looking! I hope you all can make a new mosaic tile mirror!