The Get-It-Together Girl: September 2013

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Black & Nude Nails

Hey!
I tried a new nail design and I LOVE IT! It's a very simple design, yet, it is powerful. I'd rate this Easy to Moderate in difficulty. Here's how to recreate this look:

STEP 1: Paint one coat of clear base coat.

STEP 2: Beginning with your thumb, paint every other nail with 2 coats with Black nail polish. *I used "Black on Black" by Sinful Colors Professional.

STEP 3: Paint the remaining nails with 2 coats of Nude nail polish. * I used "Easy Going" by Sinful Colors Professional.

"Black on Black" by Sinful Colors Professional
"Easy Going" by Sinful Colors Professional

STEP 4: Allow the nails to dry. Then, using your dotting tool, make medium sized dots on your index finger. *Begin by placing a dot in the center of your nail. This will help center your design.

Dotted index finger

STEP 5: Apply tape in thin strips horizontally on your ring finger. *Make sure the strips are pressed on your nail securely. This will prevent the black polish from bleeding. Paint 2 coats of black polish just like you would paint your nail regularly.

Taped ring finger

STEP 6: Peel off the tape immediately. Do not let the polish dry. Then, paint a top coat over all nails.
aaaaaaaaand...VOILA!

The finished product!

I hope this was helpful. I had a lot of fun designing this and breaking down the steps for you. Until next time, GET IT TOGETHER, GIRL!

Gigi xo

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Pale Pink and Pearls

Hey,

So, I recently went on a mini shopping spree and stocked up on a lot of nail art supplies. As I've said before, keeping my nails in pristine condition is one of the ways I've chosen to GET IT TOGETHER.

So, I've ordered all of these supplies from Amazon and it's taking absolutely forever to arrive. They're coming all the way from Hong Cong to Virginia and they estimated I would receive them between September 26th and October 14th. Crazy, right?!

Imagine my pleasant surprise when I received some of the supplies this past week! Not much: a set of 3 nail brushes and nail diamonds and pearls.

Pearls and Diamonds for nails

I decided to try out a mixed design with pearls and one of my new favorite colors: "Easy Going" by Sinful Colors Professional.

"Easy Going" by Sinful Colors

I'll show you my new purchases and discuss their functions in a video next week!
Steps:

Paint clear base coat.
Paint two coats of "Easy Going" by Sinful Colors Professional" *TIP: Make sure to let your nails dry between coats. This will cut down on your overall drying time.
Let the 2nd coat dry completely.
In small sections, apply the clear topcoat to the area you will be applying the pearls. *TIP: Make sure to work on one small section at a time so the glue or polish doesn't dry before you apply to pearls.
After the design is in place, pain over the entire nail with the clear topcoat.
Let dry.

And here's the finished product:

My finished product!

Overall, I'm pleased with my first foray into nail decals/art. I'm looking forward to coming up with more designs!

Until next time, GET IT TOGETHER, GIRL!

Gigi xo

Sunday, September 22, 2013

To Sleep, To Dream - Entries

To Sleep, To Dream - Entries on polyvore.com

Hello All:

I had the honor of moderating my first contest on Polyvore (www.polyvore.com) called "To Sleep, To Dream" in my new group, Bring the Drama! (http://www.polyvore.com/bring_drama/group.show?id=169326). It was really fun to see all of the creativity and happiness that creativity brings. I had the hard task of selecting 10 winners from 46 set submissions. It was SO hard! And I can't help but feel that I wish everyone could have placed. It was all in good fun though and I hope everyone had fun participating in our very first contest!

Below, are all of the winning sets. I am proud to have them on The GIT Girl blog. Much love to the winners and all participants!

Until then, Get It Together, Girl!

Gigi xo

Friday, September 20, 2013

Another Winning Set! 3rd place

Untitled 1 by giginicole featuring a high heel stilettos

Monday, September 16, 2013

Ass, Please?

One of the only nice perks of gaining weight is gaining weight in "all the right places". I'm now officially a DD. And aside from the nagging back aches and the occasional accidental flashing (thank you bathing suit!) having a larger chest is nice. You get appreciative glances from complete strangers. You fill out your dresses in oh-so-interesting ways. And let's not forget about...foreplay. Need I go on? You're right, I won't.

That's me!

But what happens when fill up on one end but the other end is, well, not quite as full. The weight gain gods are cruel, oh so cruel. Here I am with ample bosom and mediocre ass. In an effort to nudge the gods in the right direction, I've recently added butt lifting and firming exercises to my new fitness routine. Picture lots and lots of squats and lunges. I'm in hell, to say the least. But I'm hoping to one day have the ass of my dreams so I press on.

This is my attempt to get off my flat ass and Get It Together. And hopefully in the process, get some ass, please?

That is not :-(

Gigi xo

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Into the RED

Hey Girls! This is my latest set titled "Into the RED". It is for a contest but I wanted to try to work with more colors. I tend to use a lot of pink, so this was a nice departure from my norm. I hope you like. Feel free to leave a comment or like this set on my profile at: http://giginicole.polyvore.com/ And while you're there please join my group, "Bring the Drama!" at: http://www.polyvore.com/bring_drama/group.show?id=169326 . Gigi xoxo

Into the RED by giginicole featuring french home decor

Unique Shoe Contest...2nd Place Winner!

This is one of my newest sets I created for a contest called "Unique Shoe Contest". The challenge was to create a set around this pair of unique shoes. Crazy, right?

Well, I did that and I think I did a pretty good job considering the shoes were, ummm, interesting looking. You can visit my page at: http://giginicole.polyvore.com/. And while you're there, join my new contest group called "Bring the Drama!" at": http://www.polyvore.com/bring_drama/group.show?id=169326 Looking forward to seeing you there! - Gigi xoxo

Unique Shoe Contest by giginicole featuring fendi handbags

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Into the Light- 10th place winner

Hey. This set is one of my recent favorite creations. It's titled "Into the Light" and it's a part of my series of "Into..." sets I've created on Polyvore. If you've been around me for 5 minutes you would know that I'm addicted to Polyvore and create sets regularly. This set recently won 10th place in the Best of August contest. It won out of 246 entries, so I'm very proud of it. I hope you like it. You can visit my profile at: http://giginicole.polyvore.com/

Until next time :-)

Gigi