Posts Tagged ‘amy nadine’

CAT EYE STAMP

Post + Photography by Amy Nadine, Graphic Design by Eunice Chun

It seems from comments and emails that some of you still don’t confident feel enough to wing your liner, so I’m going to keep thinking of ways to make it easier for you! This trick is awesome because if you can press a brush in a stamping motion, you can create a cat eye. The width of an angled liner brush is precisely the length of the flick you would draw in a cat eye, so instead of drawing it, just stamp it! Here’s how: (more…)

SECRET EYE LIFT

Post + Photography by Amy Nadine, Graphic Design by Eunice Chun

I created this simple tutorial for a few reasons:

  1. I want to make sure that when you highlight your brow bone, you highlight underneath the entire brow, not just the outer half of it (so you “lift” up the whole brow),
  2. To gently encourage you to use a matte light pink kohl pencil instead of a white shimmery shadow (that is distracting and defeats the purpose),
  3. And to remind you that brightening the brow bone shouldn’t be detectable; it’s an illusion that draws light to the area and creates the appearance of lifting the brow, simple as that. So blend blend blend!

Here’s how:  (more…)

MAKE YOUR OWN!

Post + Photos by Amy Nadine, Graphic Design by Eunice Chun

If you’re like us here at TBD, you love a good DIY project! And nothing is prettier than adding a little color to our bronzer! It warms up the complexion like a fresh tan that you got an hour ago at the pool before it faded into a regular tan. You know what I mean? Anyway, you don’t have to buy one when you can make one with items you already have in your vanity. And why not take it a step further and make a really pretty one while you’re at it? Here’s how:  (more…)

TAKE YOUR PICK

Photos: Kristin Ess Post: Kristin Ess + Amy Nadine (Post sponsored by Vidal Sassoon Pro Series)

Fifty years ago, Vidal Sassoon believed that ‘every woman should have great hair’.  Before him, hairstyles were beautiful but often stiff, piled on top of the head + required a lot of maintenance. In celebration of such an icon in our industry, we’ve created three Sassoon-inspired looks for you to vote on! The look that gets the most votes will be broken down into a step-by-step TBD-style tutorial using Vidal Sassoon Pro-Series styling products. Voting ends at midnight PST on Thursday May 2nd. We can’t to see which look is your favorite!

Look 1- Sleek + Shiny: A tutorial on how to flat iron the right way. We’ll show you how to get sleek, straight, shiny hair using Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Crème Color Gloss, Heat Protectant Spray and a flat iron.

Look 2- Short + Soft: A tutorial on how to get various textures on short hair using Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Foaming Air Mousse. We’ll also give you the details on how to restore moisture to hair that feels dry from over-styling, coloring or bleaching by using Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Combing Crème for intense moisture.

Look 3- Natural Volume + Texture: This will be a tutorial on getting natural looking fullness and texture using Vidal Sassoon Pro Series Foaming Air Mousse, Repair & Finish Spray and your blow dryer. No curling iron required!

VOTE HERE!