So it's back to school time very soon and I though I would celebrate that using a cute nail design that's all over youtube right now.
Products:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
• China Glaze - Solar Power (pencil)
• China Glaze - Platinum Silver (metal band)
• Orly - Elsbeth's Rose (eraser)
• L.A. Colors Art Deco - Silver (detailing on metal band)
• China Glaze - Ingrid mixed with China Glaze - Solar Power (detailing on pencil)
• Seche Vite Top Coat
• China Glaze Matte Magic Top Coat (eraser only)
I actually really dislike this design on my nails and it probably won't stay on that long because Solar Power looks awful against my skin tone. It's a cute concept though!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Haul Saturdays - Volume 9
Welcome to Volume 9 of Haul Saturdays - a weekly post chronicling whatever beauty related purchases I made throughout that week.
MAC:
From the Fabulous Felines collection:
• Lipsticks - Kittenish, Aristo-Cat, Cunning, and Of Royalty
• Lipglasses - Spree, and Lap of Luxury
• Pigments - Old Gold, Antique Green, and Bloodline
(I wasn't blown away with the eyeshadow quads so I didn't get any of those and although I love some of the colours of the new Superslick Liquid Eyeliner, I was on a budget and these were the first things I cut. I would love to try them at some point though.)
From the F/W Nail Trend collection:
• Jade Dragon, Ming Blue, and Rain of Flowers
From the permanent line:
• Pigment - Blue Brown
Sally Beauty Supply:
• Orly - all of the Cosmic FX polishes as well as all of the Plastix polishes
Wal-Mart:
• Hard Candy Walk the Line Liquid Eyeliner - Night Sky
(I have never tried anything Hard Candy but the Wal-Marts in my area just recently started selling the brand so I thought I would give it a go. If anyone else has tried these before and has any input, I would love to hear it!)
Swatches of the majority of the stuff I hauled this week will be up as soon as I can get it all done. If there's anything in particular that anyone wants to see, let me know and I'll work on that first. :)
MAC:
From the Fabulous Felines collection:
• Lipsticks - Kittenish, Aristo-Cat, Cunning, and Of Royalty
• Lipglasses - Spree, and Lap of Luxury
• Pigments - Old Gold, Antique Green, and Bloodline
(I wasn't blown away with the eyeshadow quads so I didn't get any of those and although I love some of the colours of the new Superslick Liquid Eyeliner, I was on a budget and these were the first things I cut. I would love to try them at some point though.)
From the F/W Nail Trend collection:
• Jade Dragon, Ming Blue, and Rain of Flowers
From the permanent line:
• Pigment - Blue Brown
Sally Beauty Supply:
• Orly - all of the Cosmic FX polishes as well as all of the Plastix polishes
Wal-Mart:
• Hard Candy Walk the Line Liquid Eyeliner - Night Sky
(I have never tried anything Hard Candy but the Wal-Marts in my area just recently started selling the brand so I thought I would give it a go. If anyone else has tried these before and has any input, I would love to hear it!)
Swatches of the majority of the stuff I hauled this week will be up as soon as I can get it all done. If there's anything in particular that anyone wants to see, let me know and I'll work on that first. :)
Friday, August 27, 2010
Nails of the Day - Colourful Camo
Hey guys, I'm here with another NOTD post. This week it's a fun and colourful camo print.
This design is super easy, even for nail art beginners since it's really just blobs of polish. :P And the best thing is that even if you're not comfortable working on your non-dominant hand, this design is perfect for that since you really can't mess up with blobs!
Hope you like it.
Products:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
• OPI - The "It" Colour
• Zoya - Jolene
• Zoya - Robyn
• OPI - Funky Dunkey
• Seche Vite Top Coat
This design is super easy, even for nail art beginners since it's really just blobs of polish. :P And the best thing is that even if you're not comfortable working on your non-dominant hand, this design is perfect for that since you really can't mess up with blobs!
Hope you like it.
Products:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
• OPI - The "It" Colour
• Zoya - Jolene
• Zoya - Robyn
• OPI - Funky Dunkey
• Seche Vite Top Coat
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
How to - Save a Broken / Split Nail
Recently I had a bit of a nail-tastrophe when I clumsily cracked one of my nails. It wasn't a simple crack or peel at the tip of the nail either, it was a split at the corner at the very beginning of the free edge of my nail, meaning that if I were to fix it by clipping or filing, I would basically have no nail left. And then, since I'm a bit (read: A LOT) anal and can't have my nails uneven, I would have had to cut all of my nails short.
Let's just say, I was not happy.
That's when I remembered that a while ago while at Sally Beauty Supply, I decided to pick up Orly's Nail Rescue kit in case of any nail emergencies. Well thanks past Kayla because this kit completely saved my nails!
The kit comes with 3 products inside - nail glue, nail repair powder and a small buffer. The repair process is a simple 3 step process that takes next to no time.
Step 1: Brush the nail glue onto the entire nail (make sure it's completely clean first and be sure to avoid getting the glue on your cuticles).
Step 2: Dip the nail into the nail repair powder and remove the excess powder.
(Maybe it's just me but during this step my nail felt very hot although that went away rather quickly).
Step 3: Buff the surface smooth.
And that's it! So simple right?! And if you want a little extra protection, you can always repeat the steps over again.
You can now paint your nails with your favourite polish and wait for that break to grow out. It's very important though that you use an acetone-free nail polish remover in between manicures until you're ready to remove the glue/powder because acetone will eat through the glue/hardened powder. However, when you're ready to remove the powder, simply use an acetone formula polish remover and it'll soak right off.
Here's a picture of my polish-free (aside from a little nail strengthener) nails after using this kit:
Can you spot the fixed one?
The Orly Nail Rescue Kit is available at Sally Beauty Supply and it retails for about $8.00 CND.
Hope this was helpful!
Let's just say, I was not happy.
That's when I remembered that a while ago while at Sally Beauty Supply, I decided to pick up Orly's Nail Rescue kit in case of any nail emergencies. Well thanks past Kayla because this kit completely saved my nails!
The kit comes with 3 products inside - nail glue, nail repair powder and a small buffer. The repair process is a simple 3 step process that takes next to no time.
Step 1: Brush the nail glue onto the entire nail (make sure it's completely clean first and be sure to avoid getting the glue on your cuticles).
Step 2: Dip the nail into the nail repair powder and remove the excess powder.
(Maybe it's just me but during this step my nail felt very hot although that went away rather quickly).
Step 3: Buff the surface smooth.
And that's it! So simple right?! And if you want a little extra protection, you can always repeat the steps over again.
You can now paint your nails with your favourite polish and wait for that break to grow out. It's very important though that you use an acetone-free nail polish remover in between manicures until you're ready to remove the glue/powder because acetone will eat through the glue/hardened powder. However, when you're ready to remove the powder, simply use an acetone formula polish remover and it'll soak right off.
Here's a picture of my polish-free (aside from a little nail strengthener) nails after using this kit:
Can you spot the fixed one?
The Orly Nail Rescue Kit is available at Sally Beauty Supply and it retails for about $8.00 CND.
Hope this was helpful!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Link Love - Volume 9
Welcome to another instalment of "Weekly Link Love".
• You all might remember my recent try at water marbling and how although I love the results, I really hate the process. A few days ago I saw this great video that demonstrates how to achieve the water marble look without asking using the process that I hate so much. I love it!
• Check out swatches of the soon to be released MAC Viva Glam From Our Lips featuring Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga lipglasses over at Vampy Varnish. I know I'll definitely be picking these up when they're available!
• The author over at lacquerized recently did a survey to find out what blog readers are looking for from bloggers. So if you're a blogger, the results of the survey could prove to be useful!
• You've got to see these awesome Louis Vuitton inspired nails over at The Art of Nail. I can't figure out if she used a stamp or if the images are drawn freehand but either way, it's amazing.
That's all for now. :)
• You all might remember my recent try at water marbling and how although I love the results, I really hate the process. A few days ago I saw this great video that demonstrates how to achieve the water marble look without asking using the process that I hate so much. I love it!
• Check out swatches of the soon to be released MAC Viva Glam From Our Lips featuring Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga lipglasses over at Vampy Varnish. I know I'll definitely be picking these up when they're available!
• The author over at lacquerized recently did a survey to find out what blog readers are looking for from bloggers. So if you're a blogger, the results of the survey could prove to be useful!
• You've got to see these awesome Louis Vuitton inspired nails over at The Art of Nail. I can't figure out if she used a stamp or if the images are drawn freehand but either way, it's amazing.
That's all for now. :)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Haul Saturdays - Volume 8
Welcome to Volume 8 of Haul Saturdays - a weekly post chronicling whatever beauty related purchases I made throughout that week.
That's it! Sorry that it's all nail polish this week, guys. Next week will be a big one with the release of the MAC Fabulous Felines and F/W Nail Trend collections. I can't wait!
Also, if anyone wants to see any swatches of any of the above items, let me know and I'll make it a point to get it done.
Anyway, I'm out. Have a good day!
eBay:
• Zoya - Kelly, Karina, Edyta, Savita, and Nidhi polishes
Chatter's Salon: (they had a 25% off sale this weekend!)
• OPI - DS Extravagance, Moon Over Mumbai, You Rock-Apulco Red, Bright Lights - Big Colour, The Colour to Watch, Diva of Geneva, Yodel Me On My Cell, Tickle My France-y, and Lunch at the Delhi polishes
• China Glaze - Thunderbird, Short & Sassy, Rainstorm, Pure Elegance, and Fushcia polishes
That's it! Sorry that it's all nail polish this week, guys. Next week will be a big one with the release of the MAC Fabulous Felines and F/W Nail Trend collections. I can't wait!
Also, if anyone wants to see any swatches of any of the above items, let me know and I'll make it a point to get it done.
Anyway, I'm out. Have a good day!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Nails of the Day - Outer Space
Today's mani occurred because I have been aching to use China Glaze - Fairy Dust for quite some time now and I just didn't have any ideas to incorporate it into. So, I just decided to sit down, start playing with colours and see what came to my mind. And this is the result:
Right hand
Left hand
I'm pretty happy with it but looking at it in the pictures I think that if I were to do it again I would think twice about using the rhinestones again. Anyway, I hope you all like it. Have a good day. :)
Products:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
• China Glaze - Midnight Mission (base)
• China Glaze - Fairy Dust (over base)
• OPI - Red My Fortune Cookie (ufo)
• China Glaze - White On White (base for ufo dome)
• China Glaze - Rainbow (on top of White On White)
• Orly - Spark (ufo windows)
• China Glaze - Custom Kicks (planet)
• L.A. Colors Art Deco - Gold Rush (planetary ring)
• OPI - What's With The Cattitude? (water on earth)
• OPI - Green-wich Village (land on earth)
• L.A. Colors Art Deco - Black (all the outlines)
• eBay rhinestones
• Seche Vite Top Coat
I'm pretty happy with it but looking at it in the pictures I think that if I were to do it again I would think twice about using the rhinestones again. Anyway, I hope you all like it. Have a good day. :)
Products:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
• China Glaze - Midnight Mission (base)
• China Glaze - Fairy Dust (over base)
• OPI - Red My Fortune Cookie (ufo)
• China Glaze - White On White (base for ufo dome)
• China Glaze - Rainbow (on top of White On White)
• Orly - Spark (ufo windows)
• China Glaze - Custom Kicks (planet)
• L.A. Colors Art Deco - Gold Rush (planetary ring)
• OPI - What's With The Cattitude? (water on earth)
• OPI - Green-wich Village (land on earth)
• L.A. Colors Art Deco - Black (all the outlines)
• eBay rhinestones
• Seche Vite Top Coat
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
My Current Project - Nail Wheels
Hey everyone.
I just thought that today I would do a quick post to fill you all in on something that I'm currently working on - nail wheels of my entire collection. It's a pretty overwhelming task but I think that in the end it's definitely going to be worth it.
The method: I'm creating my wheels first by brand and then by colour. In other words, I might end up having 4 wheels of purple but all will be by a different brand. The reason I'm doing it this way is because that's currently how I have my nail polish organized and I didn't want to stray from that.
Also, I hope to find a neat and professional looking way to label the wheels but I haven't come up with anything yet. As of right now I simply have all of the colour names written down in a notebook.
I got my nail wheels from eBay for next to nothing and at first I only bought 6 (each wheel has 20 nails on it) but after actually starting this project and realizing just how many nail polishes I own, I realized I would need a lot more so I immediately placed an order for 10 more. For 10 nail wheels, it cost me $4.97 CND including shipping which is quite a steal. However, some of you may be able to find nail wheels locally so they may even be cheaper than that.
The seller I got these from seems to have a good few available so if you're interested, here's their eBay seller id: born_pretty
I have already used up my first 6 nail wheels and I haven't even finished going through my China Glaze polishes yet! Mind you, not all of the wheels are full but I'm happy to leave some space on the wheels since I know my collection will only continue to grow.
Here's a picture of one of the wheels I have done so far - my China Glaze Purple Nail Wheel:
If anyone has any questions about any of the above colours just let me know.
Anyway, that's it for now. Hope you all have wonderful day. :)
I just thought that today I would do a quick post to fill you all in on something that I'm currently working on - nail wheels of my entire collection. It's a pretty overwhelming task but I think that in the end it's definitely going to be worth it.
The method: I'm creating my wheels first by brand and then by colour. In other words, I might end up having 4 wheels of purple but all will be by a different brand. The reason I'm doing it this way is because that's currently how I have my nail polish organized and I didn't want to stray from that.
Also, I hope to find a neat and professional looking way to label the wheels but I haven't come up with anything yet. As of right now I simply have all of the colour names written down in a notebook.
I got my nail wheels from eBay for next to nothing and at first I only bought 6 (each wheel has 20 nails on it) but after actually starting this project and realizing just how many nail polishes I own, I realized I would need a lot more so I immediately placed an order for 10 more. For 10 nail wheels, it cost me $4.97 CND including shipping which is quite a steal. However, some of you may be able to find nail wheels locally so they may even be cheaper than that.
The seller I got these from seems to have a good few available so if you're interested, here's their eBay seller id: born_pretty
I have already used up my first 6 nail wheels and I haven't even finished going through my China Glaze polishes yet! Mind you, not all of the wheels are full but I'm happy to leave some space on the wheels since I know my collection will only continue to grow.
Here's a picture of one of the wheels I have done so far - my China Glaze Purple Nail Wheel:
If anyone has any questions about any of the above colours just let me know.
Anyway, that's it for now. Hope you all have wonderful day. :)
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Link Love - Volume 8
Welcome to another instalment of "Weekly Link Love".
• KeyevE1985 did a makeup tutorial using the new (and from what I hear - totally fabulous) Urban Decay Naked Palette. Yes, I'm still trying to get my grubby little hands on one of these but my hopes are not high. Nonetheless, her look is gorgeous; so simple yet so stunning.
• AllYouDesire posted an innovative and easy way to remove glitter polish without the glittery mess all over your fingers.
• Something that's going to be popping up on everyone's Link Love this week is temptalia's recent review and swatches of the MAC Venomous Villains collection. Let's just say I'm SO happy that this collection is being released around my birthday since otherwise, I would never be able to get all of the stuff I want from this collection.
• Check out a rather unusual article by Musings of a Muse that discusses how sperm is said to be great for your skin - so much so that woman actually pay for sperm facials! News to me!
That's all for today, hope you all have a great day.
• KeyevE1985 did a makeup tutorial using the new (and from what I hear - totally fabulous) Urban Decay Naked Palette. Yes, I'm still trying to get my grubby little hands on one of these but my hopes are not high. Nonetheless, her look is gorgeous; so simple yet so stunning.
• AllYouDesire posted an innovative and easy way to remove glitter polish without the glittery mess all over your fingers.
• Something that's going to be popping up on everyone's Link Love this week is temptalia's recent review and swatches of the MAC Venomous Villains collection. Let's just say I'm SO happy that this collection is being released around my birthday since otherwise, I would never be able to get all of the stuff I want from this collection.
• Check out a rather unusual article by Musings of a Muse that discusses how sperm is said to be great for your skin - so much so that woman actually pay for sperm facials! News to me!
That's all for today, hope you all have a great day.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Haul Saturdays - Volume 7
Welcome to Volume 7 of Haul Saturdays - a weekly post chronicling whatever beauty related purchases I made throughout that week.
MAC:
• Back-up Blot Powder
• Digi-Dazzle lipsticks in Naughty You, Troublemaker, Snazzy and Baby's On Fire
• Perm lipsticks in London Life, Cockney and Lustering
• Lipglasses in True Babe and Just Add Colour
eBay:
• Zoya polishes in Jolene, Harley, Midori and Richelle
Chatter's Salon:
• OPI polishes in DS (Designer Series) Desire, DS Passion, DS Chiffon, DS Mystery, Gargantuan Green Grape, La-Pazitively Hot, Didgeridoo Your Nails?, Cuckoo For This Color, and Princesses Rule!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Colourful Cheetah Print Nails
It seems that I'm on a bit of an animal print kick right now and I've got to say, I'm totally diggin' it.
Products:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
• China Glaze "White on White"
• Zoya "Robyn"
• Orly "Green With Envy"
• Zoya "Jolene"
• OPI "Do You Lilac It?"
• China Glaze "Lemon Fizz"
• L.A. Colors Art Deco "Black"
Products:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat
• China Glaze "White on White"
• Zoya "Robyn"
• Orly "Green With Envy"
• Zoya "Jolene"
• OPI "Do You Lilac It?"
• China Glaze "Lemon Fizz"
• L.A. Colors Art Deco "Black"
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Review and Swatches - MAC Dare to Wear Eyeshadows
With my MAC Dare to Wear haul last week I picked up 5 of the 12 eyeshadows that were released and I already owned 3 of the shades.
I got:
Lime - Lime green (Matte)
Sassy Grass - Bright grass green (Matte)
Goin' Bananas - Soft lemon yellow (Frost)
Louder, Please - Bright fuchsia (Matte)
Shock-a-Holic - Deep purple (Matte)
I already owned:
Winkle - Midtone cornflower blue (Satin)
Atlantic Blue - Bright violet blue (Matte)
Free To Be - Bright true coral (Matte)
Keep reading for the review/swatches.
I got:
Lime - Lime green (Matte)
Sassy Grass - Bright grass green (Matte)
Goin' Bananas - Soft lemon yellow (Frost)
Louder, Please - Bright fuchsia (Matte)
Shock-a-Holic - Deep purple (Matte)
I already owned:
Winkle - Midtone cornflower blue (Satin)
Atlantic Blue - Bright violet blue (Matte)
Free To Be - Bright true coral (Matte)
Keep reading for the review/swatches.
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Sunday, August 08, 2010
Link Love - Volume 7
Welcome to another instalment of "Weekly Link Love".
• You have to watch this super cute nail tutorial done by IHaveACupcake (too fitting, right?) on youtube!
• Check out Turtle Beauty's review and swatches of the very popular Urban decay Naked Palette. I have been trying to get my hands on one of these but Sephora online is constantly sold out.
• Looking for a better storage solution for your lipsticks/lipglosses? Head on over to Jackee's Makeup Bag to see her new storage system that I'm super jealous of. I just might have to take her up on her offer to CP some of these boxes to me since the store unfortunately doesn't ship to Canada.
• Check out a full review and swatches of Orly's much anticipated Cosmix FX Fall 2010 Collection over at All Lacquered Up. I'm such a sucker for duochromes so I'm totally pumped for this collection.
That's all this week!
• You have to watch this super cute nail tutorial done by IHaveACupcake (too fitting, right?) on youtube!
• Check out Turtle Beauty's review and swatches of the very popular Urban decay Naked Palette. I have been trying to get my hands on one of these but Sephora online is constantly sold out.
• Looking for a better storage solution for your lipsticks/lipglosses? Head on over to Jackee's Makeup Bag to see her new storage system that I'm super jealous of. I just might have to take her up on her offer to CP some of these boxes to me since the store unfortunately doesn't ship to Canada.
• Check out a full review and swatches of Orly's much anticipated Cosmix FX Fall 2010 Collection over at All Lacquered Up. I'm such a sucker for duochromes so I'm totally pumped for this collection.
That's all this week!
