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.

31 Day Nail Challenge: Week 4 Green

Week 4: Tiffany

For week 4, it was a dilemma on which green to use :P, I ended up doing a Tiffany Robin Egg color with gold accent 

this mani was done with:

• China Glaze ~ For Audrey
• China Glaze ~ Angel Wings
• triangle rhinestones 

After I did my pinky, I kind of like the 1 triangle rhinestone rather than the 3 better. :P

etude house ppp503 celeb girl swatch & review

finally received my nail mail for etude house ~ PPP503 Celeb Girl, I absolutely adore this blue jelly glittered polish!!!

under artificial light

under natural light

I was not too impressed with previous two etude house polishes, but this one i absolutely love!!! The larger blue and gold hexes barely have a "taco"ing shape. The amount of gold and blue hexes glitters were in a good balance with their shapes. This is one of the best glitter jelly polish I have used, glitters were fairly even distributed on application. All the images are of the polishes on 3 coats with clear base coat and top coat.

Etude House PPP503 Celeb Girl Review:

• it dries quick: 4/5
• even application: 4/5
• flat glitter: 5/5 
• scent: 2/5
• coverage: 4/5

Absolutely love!!!

elmer's glue as peel off base coat x etude house PGR701 helium balloon review ~ part II

after the successful peeling of elmer's glue as base coat, this time i want to see how long it can last on my nails :P and here are some images of it before drying entirely

it is a bit difficult to try and apply the glue evenly, after trying my best it still looks gloppy as it dries but it dried to feel even.

on my pinky nail the elmer's glue is dried matte, on other three fingers, the elmer's glue is still wet which has a glossy look

it takes roughly 10 minutes to dry complete

after the elmer's glue dried, i used 4 coats of etude house Dear My Party Nails pgr701 Helium Balloon and plenty of top coat for it to feel even.

Etude House PGR701 Helium Balloon ~ Dear My Party Nails Collection

this mani was done using:

elmer's glue ~ peel off base coat

essie ~ grow stronger

etude house ~ pgr701 helium balloon

essie ~ good to go top coat

did you noticed how everything started with an "e"? hahah <- so random :P

I also wonder how long it can be worn, but judging from the number of layers, i feel that its pretty sturdy, if it lasts 3 days i would give it a perfect score as i don't think i would want to wear it any longer :P

Etude House PGR701 Helium Balloon Review:

• it dries quick: 4/5
• even application: 3/5
• flat glitter: 2/5 
• scent is strong: 2/5
• coverage: 3/5

i wasn't too impressed with this glitter because i like my glitters flat. because of the glitters' "taco"ing, it took 4 coats to get this coverage, and it sucks all the top coat, i had to use three coats of essie ~ good to go

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 

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 :)

how to take off glitter polishes ~ pretty easy glitter removal

How to take of glitter polishes

what you need:

• cotton
• foils
• nail polish remover

Cut the foils and cotton into smaller pieces

• cotton pads (into quarter sizes)
• foils (roughly square about 2 inches by 2 inches or 6 cm by 6 cm)

• wet the quarter sized cotton pads with nail polish remover
• position it on top of nail

• use sized down foils to wrap around nail

• fold in the edges to help secure

• repeat with other fingers

• pull off  while pressing down on the nail after ten minutes

It takes of about 98 % of the polishes and glitters, but easy final clean up is needed.

Its an easy way to take off glitter polishes that usually takes about an hour with all the rubbing for me :P

I have heard the white glue method, but I am a bit reluctant to try as I am worried that it ll come off while food prep...

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

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?

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!

simple chevron ~ pretty easy nail pictorial 10

my first time with micro beads

using:
china glaze ~ pastel purple (forgot color id)
anna sui ~ 004
siliver micro beads

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

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