Favorite Glitter and Glam Tutorials

photos via makeupbox, ybs Beauty, katOsu (youtube channel), whimsicalwonderlandweddings and dearfriend

A few more days before Christmas (and New Years Eve) so it's the perfect time to share my 10 favorite Glitter and Glam tutorials! I just love Whimsical Sparkles in these cold winter days and love to give my apartment that perfect glittery touch! Hope you love these beauty and home decor tutorials as much as I do!

xoxo

1) Scarlet Slippers: Red Glitter Eyeshadow Tutorial

Totally bold but oh so good!

 http://makeupbox.tumblr.com/post/19447497908/scarlet-slippers-red-glitter

2) '50s Glam Waves

Although not a full tutorial, just a simple how-to description these '50s Glam waves would make such a perfect Holiday-do! I still need to learn how to work with rollers.

http://ybs-beauty.com/50s-glam-waves/

3) Glitter and Glam Eyes

This Polish girl really knows her eye-make-up! The video's are (sadly) in Polish but I'm glued to them anyway just to figure how how to get those perfect eyes! (I kind of skip back and forth in the video's towards the steps)

http://www.youtube.com/user/katOsu/

4) DIY Glitter Jam Jar Snow Globe

A beautiful Whimsical tutorial and finally something to do with those jam jars!

http://whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/2012/12/diy-glitter-jam-jar-wedding-snow-globes-tutorial.html

5) DIY Glitter Garland

This is just such a fantastic home decor tutorial and you really have to go and check out how the final result came how to see how brilliant it is!

http://dearfriendblog.com/2012/11/diy-glitter-garland/

6) Watercolor Glitter Illustrations

Another brilliant glitter tutorial, this one by Paper Fashion for those of us who love to draw! I also really love this tutorial because its not only perfect for illustrators and artists but for applying this to notes, cards and letters as well!

http://paperfashion.net/2012/02/24/paper-tutorial-3-glitter/

7) DIY Glittered Wine Bottles

Not only jam jars can be transformed into glittery pieces, wine bottles too! Just such a spark of pleasure and no need to say; a good reason to finish off that bottle of wine ;)

http://www.jennyonthespot.com/crafty/tutorial-for-awesome-diy-glittered-wine-bottles/

8) DIY Magic Bottle

Swirling, twirling and sparkling indeed plus this tutorial gives us that feeling of whimsical snow!

http://artsyants.blogspot.nl/2011/11/make-magic-bottle-tutorial.html

9) Christmas lyrics banner tutorial

This is exactly what my apartment needs and not only for Christmas but all year round!

http://www.katiespencilbox.com/2011/11/christmas-lyrics-glitter-banner.html

10) Glitter Gradient Nails

And as finishing glitter touch today I will close this post with 2 Gradient Nail tutorials I love!

http://jelly-nails.blogspot.nl/2011/03/glitter-gradient.html

http://www.makeupsavvy.co.uk/2011/01/stippled-glitter-tips-nail-tutorial.html

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Favorite Holiday Tutorials

photos by Running on Happiness, the Beauty Department, ShannonPix fine art photo (great last minute presents!) and the sweetest occasion

With the Holiday's around the corner I thought it would be a great time to share my all time favorite Holiday Tutorials going from my favorite Holiday hair-do's to Gift Wrapping (I just love gift wrapping) and even one tutorial that would make that perfect very special gift!
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
xoxo

1) The Bow Bun

I cannot think of a better occasion then the Holiday's for this amazing Bow Bun! I love it and the Tutorial is amazing!

http://www.runningonhappiness.com/2012/06/bow-bun-how-to.html

2) A very Vintage Vibe

The Beauty Department never fails when it comes to perfect hair tutorials and this is one of my Holiday favorites! The 1950's inspired ponytail!

http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/09/1950s-inspired-ponytail/

3) Lush Low Ponytail

This is such a beautiful and classic hair-do for the Holidays! I really would like to know the original credits since I doubt the source where I found it and I would really like to know how to do these last few steps in the tutorial!

http://fashionworship.com/2069/

4) Tiny Bow

The Bow Bun a bit too much Bow for you? I really love the tiny detail of this simple bow from We see Rainbows! It's just delicious!

http://weseerainbows.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/find-me-here-wedo-a-hair-bow-for-benefit-cosmetics/

5) Sparkly DIY Giftwrap

The Sweetest Occasion comes with an amazing Sparkly Ribbon DIY! I have to say that when it comes to gift wrapping this website has really a lot of amazing tutorials and they are really all worth checking out!! 

http://www.thesweetestoccasion.com/2012/11/sparkly-diy-gift-wrap/

6) How to make a Perfect Bow

Maybe you are already blessed with perfect bow making skills but I am most definitely not! Flights of Fancy's Bow gift wrapping tutorial is simple but ohhhhh so perfect!!

http://www.betsywhite.com/flightsoffancy/2010/12/diy-tutorial-how-to-wrap-a-perfect-present/

7) DIY Paper Bows

Milomade has this amazing tutorial on how to make your own paper bows out of magazine-and-recycled paper!

http://www.milomade.co.uk/blog/2010/12/wrapping-it-all-up/

8) DIY Teacup Candles

And last but not least for that perfect little gift; Martha Stewart's DIY Teacup Lights!

http://www.marthastewart.com/273016/teacup-lights



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All About Eye Lashes

After sharing my favorite Hair and Eyeliner tutorials (and my own Hair tutorial) I will move on to ...... the Lashes!

All I know is that when it comes to Eye Lashes you will have to go through a trial and error phase for sure (of course I'm talking about the Falsies) and I have seen Trial and Error in Falsies! I have seen it all from friends showing glue roots and to fake lashes hanging half way the cheek (I can totally imagine this happening on the perfect Date) But don't worry..  I did find some tutorials to live by!

1) Curl your Eye Lashes!

Curling your Lashes would be commandment number 1.
Did you know you can curl your eyelashes after applying your mascara? It's something a lot of people like to do for a look that stays all day (you would need to wait at least 5 min for the mascara to dry)

the secret to Lash Curling:
http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/10/pinch-me/  

2) Find Your Perfect Mascara!

This could very well become a Forrest Gump scene where I could spent the next hour or so naming all the Mascaras, there is Volumizing Mascara, Lengthening Mascara, Fiber Mascara, Blue Mascara,  Pink Mascara... very well, you get the idea...
Fact is that the shape of the wand and the type of Mascara do make a difference, whether you want a natural look, longer lashes or Full looking lashes. Look at the Beauty Departments "War of the Wands" post to see what a difference the wand alone makes! You will need to find Your perfect Mascara!

http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/04/mascara-wands/

3) False Eye Lashes

Oh the fun! The reason I am all for it is picture number 6 in my collage which means I would need to master the individual lashes and would need to master how to apply them on the bottom line (the Beauty Departments Mini Falsies and Mastering Falsies tutorials are a great way to start) 

http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/07/quick-tips-for-lash-strips/
http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/09/minim-eyes-me/




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