Opi~goldeneye

Opi Goldeneye Review:

• drying time: 4/5 
• even application: 4/5
• flat glitter: n/a
• coverage: 4/5

In terms of formula, it is easy to apply. I really like this polish because it is pigmented without going too thick. This polish has a nice gold foil effect with shimmers. A very nice colour since I don't like to wear yellow tone; this is a good alternative.

31 Day Challenge ~ Week 6 Violet for Valentines Day

31 Day Challenge ~ Week 6 Violet for Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day everyone ~ I wanted to do something feminine but I didn't want to do reds and pinks, so I finally decided to do purple.

for this mani, I used:

• OPI ~ significant other color
• purple nail tape
• konad ~ white polish
• konad stamper & scraper
• konad plate ~ m84

Signifcant other color is a super sheer pink purple with a warm green lime shimmers, very mesmerizing

deborah lippmann ~ candy shop? ~copycat

I have been wanting Deborah lippmann's candy shop polish for a while but it is quite pricey for me to buy this one polish when I have dozens of polishes that I equally love and want to buy in a fraction of that price. So, my solution is to use what I already have to create the look :)

Opi ~ heart throb is a pretty pink jelly in my collection

using:

China glaze~ it's a Trap-eze (1 thin coat)
Opi ~ heart throb (2 thin coats)

In applying China glaze~ it's a Trap-eze I tried to control the amount of glitters because the glitter concentration is too high in the look that I want, so one coat is more than enough

Then I simply applied 2 thin coats of Opi ~ heart throb

I wonder how close am I with the color comparison with swatches of Deborah Lippmann ~ candy shop

I hope you enjoyed my post

my 2012 new years eve mani

For my new years eve nails I wanted to go back to something simple and feminine

Here I did a jelly sandwich of OPIs~ kiss on the chic & pirouette my whistle which is one of my all time favourite polishes

I did one coat of kiss on the chic and one pirouette my whistle twice to get this effect

It's just something really pretty and sweet

using: 

OPIs~ kiss on the chic

OPIs~ pirouette my whistle 

ugly sweater nails

ugly sweater nails

This combination would actually work of it was a pink sweater with beige or brown polka dots, its hard to even find a beige sweater and pink polka dots

What I used:
konad stamping scraper and stamper
konad plate m84
konad plate m79
konad pink polish
OPI~Don't pretzel my button 
China Glaze~I'm not lion

You can always do polka dots by using dotting tools too

jelly of all the franken jellies ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 21

jelly of all the franken jellies, u too?

Lately I saw a lot of pretty franken/indie jellies and I became very jelly myself but the costs to get them to me become very high :(

so here's my solution to get the look :)

what you need:

• sheer polish (OPI~Care to Danse)
• pink glitter polish (Essie~A cut above)
• silver holographic glitter polish (China Glaze~Techno)

apply base coat to minimize color staining (I used Essie~Grow Stronger)

1. sheer polish (2 coats of OPI~Care to Danse) - number of coats base on opacity preference
2. pink glitter polish (1 coat of Essie~A cut above)
3. silver holographic glitter polish (1 coat of China Glaze~Techno)
4. sheer polish (1 final coat of OPI~Care to Danse) - number of coats base on opacity preference

here is what it looks like from step 3 to 4, I thought about stopping at step 3 because it was already quite pretty :) but i was set on a jelly look so...

I hope you enjoyed my post, and I would love to see your take on this :) tag me!!!

jelly sandwich nails ~pretty easy nail pictorial 19

jelly sandwich nails

sandwiching sparkle nail polish between two coats of color, which resembles the method of putting a sandwich.

what you need:

• a sheer polish (semi-transparent)
• glitter polish

wear base coat to protect nails from color stainage

1. paint one or two coats of sheer polish color (let dry)
2. paint glitter polish
3. paint another coat sheer polish

apply top coat to give extra shine and durability

a very easy method to add sparkles with a bit of subtlety

field of hearts ~pretty easy nail pictorial 17

field of hearts

what you need:

• dotting tools (or tooth pick, pins)
• striping brush (striping polish)
• opaque polishes (colors based on preference)

paint a base coat to protect your nails from staining

1. paint straight lines at various lengths (with striping brush or striping polish)
2. dot hearts (with tooth pick or pinheads dabbed with opaque polishes)
3. repeat dotting hearts onto lines

seal with top coat to give it shine and durability

a seriously really easy and pretty way of doing nails, I wanted to wear minimal polish that day so I did not even paint a base color, but certainly welcome to if you like

classy expensive nails ~pretty easy nail pictorial 16

classy expensive nails

I wonder if you guys feel the same, I think this beige colors reminded me of channel flap bag

what you need:

• opaque or sheer color polish (OPI~Malaysian Mist)
• sparkle polish (Essie~a cut above)
• rhinestones

paint base coat to protect nails to minimize color staining

1. paint half nail (color polish)
2. decorate (glitter polish)
3. decorate (rhinestone to line up the half nail)

add top coat to add shine and durability

tips for adding rhinestones

applying rhinestones

1. apply top coat
2. use toothpick or pen to touch a bit of top coat from brush to get it a little sticky
3. pick up rhinestones using the sticky part
4. adjust onto nail
5. seal with topcoat

I hope my tips are helpful

what colors do you think looks expensive? I have always wanted the Chanel Caviar flap bag, I find that both black and beige will be classy, but beige will look more youthful right?

neapolitan ice cream ~pretty easy nail pictorial 15

neapolitan ice cream nails

what you need:

• pink polish
• white polish
• brown polish

paint base coat to protect nails from color staining

1. paint a quarter of a circle onto tips using pink (let dry)
2. paint another quarter of a circle using white overlapping the pink (let dry)
3. paint a quarter of a circle offsetting from pink (let dry)
4. add optional sprinkles (glitter polish)

seal off using top coat to add shine and durability

another super easy nail design to play around with, change up colors and positions of the circles to create very different effects.

do you like sprinkles?

dotted loop ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 11

still experimenting, i reversed the chevron look and added a loop of dots

using:
opi ~ gargantuan green grape
opi ~ black (forgotten color id)
dotting tool (NDS pen)

puzzled? ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 9

simple combination of of white and lavender with a dotting tool

using:
opi ~ alpine snow
china glaze ~ light purple (forgotten color id)

french with a script ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 8

i just wanted to do something simple but with a twist. just simple white french, then using the french smile line as a guide, lined up my "love" to it.

using:
opi ~ alpine snow
opi ~ metallic 4 life

noticed how i still didnt have many polishes yet a lot of very simple color combination :P

polka dots ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 7

As I recalled, this was not the mani design that I liked the most but i think it was a starting point towards other designs :)

using:
china glaze ~ tantalize me
opi ~ alpine snow

minnie mouse's princess gown ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 4

it was from a minnie mouse inspired contest, very strange, some one else also had posted later on a very similar design for the contest. It was shockingly similar.

using:
china glazes red, pink (forgotten color id)
opi ~ alpine snow
opi nicole ~ black (forgotten color id)

inspired clouds ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 3

I saw a very cute image of an owl with background from @tantyys on instagram, so I wanted to do my nails in that theme. Which was when I realized I actually don't have enough nail colors to match up to the colors in the the image... a turning point to when I realized I needed more... It really became the starting point of this infatuation.

using:
essie ~ mint candy apple
opi ~ alpine white