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Nail Polish

How to Create a Colorful Foil Manicure

Ciaté is known for taking the nail-art trend from the streets to the comfort of your own home with its easy DIY kits, like this Very Colourfoil Manicure Set ($25).

Ciaté is known for taking the nail-art trend from the streets to the comfort of your own home with its easy DIY kits, like this Very Colourfoil Manicure Set ($25). The end result is a colorful and intricate design that looks far more complicated than it really is. To see how to use this genius kit, just keep reading.

Beauty How To

Contour and Highlight Like a Pro

We've already explored which products you need to contour and highlight, and now it's time to master the process.

We've already explored which products you need to contour and highlight, and now it's time to master the process. Learning how to apply and blend these makeup items is the other half of the battle! Try our step-by-step tutorial on how to enhance your cheeks, define your jawline, narrow your nose, and plump up your lips. With a little practice, these techniques will be a part of your daily routine. On Kirbie: Rebecca Taylor top.

Nails

Minute Makeover: Salvage a Chipped Manicure, Half-Moon Style

Your makeup looks great, that pimple is disguised, and you're feeling gorgeous in general.


Your makeup looks great, that pimple is disguised, and you're feeling gorgeous in general. But just as you're slipping out the door, you realize your nail polish is chipped. Now what? With some fast-drying top coat and a set of reinforcement stickers (the circular-shaped kind you find at the office supply store), you can turn your polish woes around. A cute half-moon manicure is just a minute away.

  1. Instead of removing the polish, smooth away any ragged edges with a nail file or buffer. Use a light touch so you don't scrub off the nail polish.
  2. Lay down one of the paper reinforcement stickers so that just the top half of the circle covers the bottom bit of your nail.
  3. Using a complementary color to the polish you already have on, paint the nail above the reinforcement, covering the chips and nicks.
  4. Let the polish dry a bit and then peel off the reinforcement to reveal your new half-moon manicure.
  5. Finish with a fast-drying top coat, like China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat ($6). Repeat with the rest of your nails.