OMG, girls! It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Do you know what you are going to do, what to wear and what kind of nail art you are going to put yet? Ok, ok don’t stress! If you don’t have any inspiration for your nails, just continue reading and get some inspiration from my Valentine’s Day Bow Mani. It is very easy to do, it won’t take too long to master (it’s done in a few steps), and I’m sure your date will love it! Ok, lets get started, shall we?

Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I opted for a red nail polish, so make sure you have a red nail polish in front of you, a base and top coat, a red glittery nail polish and some bow stickers. These are the steps:

1. Apply a base coat and let it dry. You always have to apply a base coat before applying any other nail polishes on your nails. Don’t forget to protect your nails girls! Apply a red nail polish on all nails and let it dry. I’m using the China Glaze #1018 Winter berry nail polish in this tutorial.
2. Apply a red glittery nail polish on 1/2 of your nails (see pictures in this blogpost). Let this dry and go further with the next step. I’m using the China Glaze #1019 Ring in the red.
3. Apply a cute golden bow sticker on each nail and press it with a toothpick a little bit. You can also draw bows on your nails with a toothpick or dotting pen if you don’t have bow stickers. Apply a top coat and let it dry.

Voila! Now you are finished and ready for Valentine’s Day!

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Been up all night? Then it’s probably time to break out the concealer! Trust us, if you use it correctly, no one will notice that you didn’t get a wink of sleep. If you have “monolids” like me, “bags” won’t be that visible. But for everyone else, your bags will be darker and more puffy the under eye area than normal. However, I do need to use a concealer to even out color. Many people struggle to cover bags up, but you just need to follow these steps and you’ll be saying “goodbye” to those dark pesky circles forever!

1. Choose a concealer that is one shade lighter than your foundation and skin tone to create a brightening effect. In the picture above I’m using the Maybelline 24 hour super stay concealer.
2. Put 3 dots of concealer at the under eye area. Don’t put TOO much, otherwise it will look cake-y.
3. Gently pat the concealer into your skin with your ring finger until your eye bags aren’t visible anymore. Apply more concealer if needed.
4. An important step is to set the concealer with a powder. You can either apply powder now, without applying a foundation. Or, you can apply a foundation on your whole face after you’ve concealed your eye bags to make your skin tone even. When you are done you can set it all with powder.

Voila! Now, who was saying they’ve been up all night?

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