31 Day Nail Challenge: Week 5 blue ~ deborah lippmann ~ glitter in theair?

deborah lippmann ~ glitter in the air?

I know Revlon has a polish named Whimsical that is quite similar to glitter in the air by Deborah Lippmann. However, the I have looked at the Revlon Whimsical and thought that it that the blue-green was more on the muddy side hence I have always looked at it and thought about whether or not I should try it. Recently I kind of fell into a craze for Korean Beauty Brands and found a line of TonyMoly polishes that I totally fell in love with (most probably because of the glitters), but this specific one GS08 looks even more similar to Deborah Lippmann's glitter in the air than Revlon's whimsical. Then you can pretty much guess the rest of the story, I had to have it! And Voila!

natural light

fluorescent

artificial lighting

TonyMoly GS08 Review:

• drying time: 3/5 
• even application: 4/5
• flat glitter: 5/5 
• coverage: 1/5

In terms of formula, it is very sheer and the glitter concentration is quite sparse, but this polish is very easy to build up. My nails were done with 6 thin coats which gives me more glitters :). I really like this polish and for the price, I am very impressed with the formula. This polish has pink and light blue hexes of different sizes which creates a lot of depth for this jelly finish.

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 

China Glaze~it's a trap-eze

I have been craving for this particular polish since the time I found out about it. It did not disappoint!! Totally love the sprinkle like effect! I really understand why it would be a member of the cirque du soleil collection, the colors and excitements!!

This is 2 coats and it covers well, although the glitters doesn't spread out evenly, the clustered look seems to make sense to me. Doesn't that remind you of the circus? It attracts all kinds of people and brings them to the same location forming crowds and crowds of excitement? Just a random thought. Don't know how that has to do with application of a nail polish. Have a nice day :)

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

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?

lady gaga inspired ~pretty easy nail pictorial 13

lady gaga costume inspired

using:

• grey polish (sheer/jelly)
• silver glitter polish
• rhinestones
• sponge

paint base coat to minimize color staining

1. use sponge to dab some grey polish ideally about a bit over halfway onto nail (let dry, go onto the next nail, by the time you are finish with all five fingers, it should be dried enough)
2. re-dab more polishes about a little under the first dabs to create a gradient look (if you want more opaque on the tips)
3. paint a glitter polish (covering just bit over the first of grey polishes)
4. re-dab more polishes under the glitters (to create a semi-transparent look)
5. apply top coat as glue to hold rhinestones (use a toothpick to touch a bit of top coat to make it sticky to pick up the rhinestones)

apply top coat again to secure the rhinestones, adding shine and durability

this look is quite easy to wear with a lot of glam!

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

black french tips with sparkle ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 2

black french tips with sparkle

i did this for my friend joyce, at her house, where i continued to experiment with this process of recording the steps on how the design was done.

using:
pearl nail polish (sorry i don't remember what polish this was)
sally hansen ~ no chip 30 Day nail color black (I wouldn't have remembered if it wasn't in the photo)
anna sui ~ #004

something simple, excuse me for the sloppiness, i was still a newb

my first pictorial ~ pretty easy nails pictorials 1

a while back, but not too long ago i started to do pictorials because I thought it was fun to watch things done step by step even though sometimes it is for something so simple. this was the first one.

using:

essie ~ chinchilly
bronze striper polish
gold stud rhinestones