Outfits Inspired by Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013

Rebecca Minkoff, known for her playful designs, debuted her  Spring 2013 collection with... The collection, inspired by American photographer Slim Aarons, was full of 60's and 70's inspired floral prints. Minkoff's collection of ready-to-wear separates incorporating recent trends such as ombre and sporty accents, perfectly captures an updated look of 60s jet-setters. 

I was able to draw inspiration from the line and come up with three similar outfits on a budget and (an attempt at) Rebecca Minkoff inspired nail art. 

The Clothes

Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 by princess-smiley featuring floral shirts

This look is the most casual of the three but definitely not the most understated. The simplicity of the distressed jeans are surrounded by an eye-catching floral print and I pop of bright orange.

Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 by princess-smiley featuring a bodycon dress

The second look mixes casual with glam and makes it look so comfortable too! The jacket adds a sporty vibe to the look but the body-con skirt and heels make it flirty and fun.

Rebeca Minkoff Spring 2013 by princess-smiley featuring high heel shoes

For a more 70's vibe, the third look pairs a front tie shirt and light-wash denim.

The Nails

My inspiration for the nails came from the different prints used in Minkoff's collection. For this look I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear nail polish in "White On", Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in "Blue Me Away", and OPI Red Crackle Nail Polish.





The print on the thumb came from the blue and white jacket and pants (See post header image). I did it by first using "White On" and using  the round end of a sewing pin to create the stripes "Blue Me Away".

To create the other two prints, I used "White Out" as the base color again. Inspired by the different red floral prints in the collection, (see post header image) I used OPI Red Crackle Nail Polish. I love the way it looks and after looking at it for a while it started to remind me of Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress.

The design on the middle fingers were inspired by the strings on the blue sporty jacket in look two. I started with "Blue Me Away" and then drew connecting diagonal lines using "White Out" and a pin.


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Nails- Newspaper

Hi everyone! I know it has been a long time since I last posted, school work has got me beat!

This time I tried my own versoin of the newspaper nail art design by CutePolish; a YouTuber who has the cutest and easiest nail art designs!

The polish I used is NYC in Taxi Yellow. This had to be the easiest art I have ever done! The only problem I had was nail polish coming off when I applied the newspaper. You have to make sure, you let the polish dry completely before using the newspaper or else it will smudge or come off.

Nails- Magazine Designers

For my newest nail art attempt, I tried magazine nails. It had to be one of the easiest designs I have ever tried and I love it for that.
All you have to do is cut words out of magazines (I chose some of my favorite designers and brands) and stick them onto your nails.

Before starting on my nails, I went through some old magazines and found all of the names I was looking for. I tried to keep all of the words on white backgrounds so the look would be uniform. Next I started with a base coat and once it dried I applied one thick coat of "Terracotta" nail lacquer by ORLY. As soon as I finished one hand, I used tweezers to gently press the words onto my nails. To make sure the ends stuck, I had to press the ends down for about 30 seconds.
To finish it all off and to make sure the words didn't come off, I topped it off with a clear coat by OPI.
This look lasted the longest out of any manicure I've ever done. It lasted 6 days with only minor chips near the top. The only problem was that after a shower, the words would sometimes lift off of my nails at the ends, so I had to add another top coat to the nails that had messed up, but other than that the maintenance was fairly easy.

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Nails- Cotton Candy

My latest nail creation is inspired by Cotton Candy! (Look the flash made a flower on my index finger) -->

 To create the look, I applied two coats of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in "Blizzard Blue" to one half of each nail. After fifteen minutes, I painted one coat of ORLY Nail Laquer in "Terracotta" on the other half. I didn't wany my halves to be perfect or my lines to be straight but if you do, wait until one half of the nail is completely dry and cover the painted half of your nail with tape before painting the second color over it.

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Nails- Mickey Mouse

 My current nail art. Inspired by Mickey Mouse! My childhood favorite.









I started with Finger Paints "Brilliant Brushstroke" for the background





For the Mickey silhouette, I used e.l.f. "Black" polish and made three dots.

To create Mickey's shorts, I used tape to paint half of my nail black. I created his yellow buttons by making two dots with NYC "Taxi Cab Yellow" (114A). I topped it with NYC "Extra Shiny Top Coat"

Image affects by pixlr-o-matic
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Nails- I'm In Spaaaaaaace!

 My current nail polish. They remind of a nebula in the middle of space!
 Nail Polish used: e.l.f. Nail Polish in Black and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Nail Color in Rockstar Pink (140).
 The e.l.f. polish is thick enough to only need one coat and does not chip easily. It is thick enough to do small touch ups and not be too noticeable.
 The Sally Hansen polish does not work well if you paint the whole nail because it peels easily, however it works very well for a top coat as I used it.

Retro photo effects courtesy of pixlr-o-matic

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