Beauty DIY: Heart French manicure and HTC One X+ Winner

February 6, 2013

To some, hearts may seem too girlish or feminine.

I say, if you love it, rock it.  Also what’s not to love about love?

Valentine’s Day is an excuse to eat chocolate, drink bubbly, and dress up in something pink/red/related to hearts. I first found a heart manicure on Pinterest (let me know if you’re there, I’m here) and thought “hmm I can make this a little edgier and more glamorous!”  Rose gold via Chanel Delight provides a perfect sparkling base while the heart on top consisted of a rich red courtesy of Chanel Fire .

Why not create your own romantic (and easy!) heart manicure?
Heart Manicure with glitter - saved by Chic n Cheap Living Here are the materials needed:

  • base coat
  • top coat
  • 2 shades of nail polish (pink or rose goldbase coat and a red nail polish)

Here are the steps I used to create this manicure:

1. I painted my nails in the base coat and then two coats of the base color (with sufficient drying time between each layer of course!)

2. I drew the outline of a half heart shape on the tips of my nails with the red nail polish.  Then I filled in the heart with additional red (glitter nail polish would also be a nice touch!)
Note: If you can skip the outline, do it! I have a very shaky hand so I needed this guide. If you do have the outline, you may end up with a more clumpy coating because of the perimeter.
Heart Manicure outline - saved by Chic n Cheap Living
3. I painted over the finished design with a top coat to seal in the color. Easy right?
Heart Manicure lips cuff - saved by Chic n Cheap Living

 

Thank you everyone for entering to win the HTC One X+ phone/

The winner is…

…Erika of Tiptoe Butterfly! Please e-mail me at cncliving {@} gmail.com with your mailing address details! Until the next giveaway folks!

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  • Claire Kiefer February 6, 2013 at 03:18

    Adorable! I love it! I’m totally gonna try a version of this next week. Love the color combo, too. I’m all about embracing Valentine’s Day. 😉

  • The Dainty Dolls House February 6, 2013 at 06:21

    Oooh I love that, so sweet!! Looks gorgeous xx

  • Blond Duck February 6, 2013 at 07:56

    That is so cute!

  • Cafe Fashionista February 6, 2013 at 08:23

    This is such a cute nail tutorial – I love the heart tips!

    Congratulations to Erika! 🙂

  • Kim February 6, 2013 at 09:32

    This is such a great idea! I haven’t put too much thought into Valentine’s Day this year, but this is a fun and easy way to get into the spirit 🙂

  • Krysten February 6, 2013 at 10:54

    Those nails are SO cute!

  • Sam February 6, 2013 at 11:40

    This looks so pretty and perfect in time for Valentines Day!

  • Shia February 6, 2013 at 11:52

    Super cute! Thanks for sharing!

    Shia
    World According to Shia

  • Aki! February 6, 2013 at 12:39

    I’ve been actively trying to stay away from reds and golds this season, but it’s hard because ALL the nail tutorials are in that color. Haha. I’m settling for a pink. Thinks looks super cute.

    • Chic 'n Cheap Living February 6, 2013 at 20:15

      Haha, don’t worry, you can always do a manicure in pink and red and it will be great too!

  • Oh to Be a Muse February 6, 2013 at 13:10

    Great heart manicure DIY. I love the red hearts at the tip and the gold at the base.

  • FASHION TALES February 6, 2013 at 14:23

    Those nails are so adorable, hhmm, I may even try this, and I cannot usually do fancy manicures! xx Madison

  • phiphi's blog February 6, 2013 at 14:38

    how completely adorable!! love this mani!

    xox P

    phiphi’s blog

  • Kim February 6, 2013 at 14:48

    I think that is so cute! I love the gold with it. So sparkly and grown up. You did a great job!

  • lyddiegal February 6, 2013 at 15:16

    love the manni – it’s so cute!

  • Anu February 6, 2013 at 20:31

    love how the hears are half. very cute.

  • life is a shoe February 6, 2013 at 21:49

    these are adorable!!! LOVE!

  • MOSAMUSE February 6, 2013 at 22:43

    cute and sweet DIY
    xo
    MOSAMUSE

    http://www.MOSAMUSE.com

  • honeymyheart February 7, 2013 at 00:46

    super fun mani! i like how perfect it is for valentine’s day.

  • Heather February 7, 2013 at 17:55
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  • erika ~TiptoeButterfly~ February 13, 2013 at 11:00

    OMGGGGGGGGGGGG – NOOOOOOO WAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! – i saw this post and read it and i TOTALLLLLY looked over winning – OMG OMG OMG – u have NO idea A – i have had THE worst 2 weeks – i mean literally nervous breakdown material – i feel like my luck is totally changing – I CAN NOT BELIEVE I WON!!!!!!!!!!!! = i just don’t have that kinda’ “luck”!!!!

    and ps – i need to do that manicure!

    EKKKKKKKK

    • Chic 'n Cheap Living February 13, 2013 at 11:31

      Oh you poor thing, I definitely hope this prize lifts your spirits my dear! We all deserve some good luck and I hope this is just the beginning!

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