HOUNDSTOOTH

(top two photos taken by Marcy)

Look what I made last night. Yes, I made these! Want to know all the details? Check out my DIY post on South Moon Under here. I think I may have found my new profession.. haha. Only one question: how many of you would wear these?

Happy Friday!

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TWEET TWEET

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 

I have never been a fan of Halloween, but this year I dressed up because my best friend threw a party. She is a Halloween queen and of course sucked me into the festivities. My costume was, as you can see, the Twitter bird. I took a blue t-shirt and used the collar to create a strapless dress. Wishing I would have taken a picture of the back to show you! I tied the arms to create a knot in the back. All I did was pin two feather boas to the front of the shirt. Yellow tights, brown flats, a headband I glued feathers onto.. and I was turned into the Twitter blue bird. Such an easy DIY costume!

Hope you all enjoyed your Halloween weekend!

P.S.. follow me @zestesdemode ;)

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FRIDAY NAILS

Did a nail DIY last night, after being inspired by Refinery29. Check out my how-to and some more nail inspiration over at South Moon Under's blog here. 

Happy Friday! After my one class today, it's officially my "fall break." Too bad my university is only giving me two days off and not the entire week. How lame, right?

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d.i.y marble nails

So much has been going on with new ideas for manicures lately, and I thought I would try something different. Despite the long process of these marbled nails, the finished product is quite interesting! So excited that they actually turned out, and I cannot wait to play around with more colors for spring! The idea has been inspired by Topshop's S/S11 line that is filled with colorful printed dresses. Check out the brand's beauty launch party here.

And, do it yourself:

1. Take a bowl of water and drip in 2 or 3 different shades of nail polish.

2. Using a toothpick, swirl the colors around until they’re mixed.

3. Then, dip you fingertip into the mixture quickly, and then pull it away.

4. Using a cotton ball, carefully remove the polish around the nail (this takes a while, and is helpful if you wrap the toothpick in a nailpolish-soaked cottonball to get the edges).

5. C'est fini!

via nylon blog

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