I LOVE DAISO! I can spend hours in a decent sized shop of this place. Everything is $1.50 unless priced otherwise. It's always fun and adorable items that you'll find! And I got a little nail polish remover pump, some rhinestones, and a bead organization container. I wish I had bought more of the bead organizer, it makes it so much convenient than the round containers the rhinestones normally come in. This container has 10 different slots and they're a secured lid that pops up. It makes it easier to access your rhinestones while doing your nails, won't worry too much about damaging your drying polishes. I know I had that issue with the round ones because you have to turn it and they're so tiny. I'm already eager to go back and look for some more goodies! I bet Japan's got it good with this store, one day I'll find my way there and go on some crazy shopping sprees! ;)
This was surely a surprise to lay eyes on! Revlon just released some chic and colorful Nail Art 3D Jewel Apps for Spring 2013 "Wild Flowers", It is currently a Limited Edition line with 8 different designs if i'm not mistaken. (Correct me if I'm wrong please.) Also, from what I've heard there will be a few designs every season for this line but nothing that'll become a basic item (just yet). I'm not going to lie, Revlon sure did step their game up. I don't normally gravitate towards their nail stuff because I always felt they were a bit behind, but this surely caught my attention, real quick too! I ended up purchasing one because I just had to have it! I'll probably be trying it out this week, so look out for an upcoming product review! Have you seen these around yet? Btw, I spotted this at a Walgreens and it is as priced in the photo $10.49 and I'm pretty sure it'll be a little more or less from that price point. Have you had the chance to try them out yet, if so what are your thoughts?
As E-40 would say... "Sprinkle me main, Sprinkle me..." This Spring, all the Nail Polish Brands sure aren't falling short on sprinkling us with their glitters! Spotted some great and colorful Piggy Polish for their Spring line which carries a super cute pink, a multi-color glitter, and an eye catching orange. If I'm not mistaken this only one set of their Spring Glitters? But I might be completely wrong. Hit up your nearest Ulta to see this gorgeous colors yourselves, if you aren't near one, I'm pretty sure you can head on tot their website! :)
Should I be shocked to still see this in stock at a CVS and almost still completely full?! Wasn't this from like two or three years ago?! o.O I'm not even really sure myself when this came out but I know it's pretty old! I hope the nail polishes aren't that outdated and they were replenished just recently... It was still complete line of all six shades on the display when I saw it. I just found this kind of mind-blowing!
Wet n Wild sure is feeling quite generous this Spring season! Spotted a basket filled with an array of their Megalast polishes along with some manicure necessities at a CVS just recently! If I'm not mistaken the basket comes with 8 full sized polishes, a 4 sided buffer, 2 nail files, and 2 toe separators. This would be a great starting kit for anyone getting into polishes because for $9.99, I consider that a steal! (Bargain Find?!, I think so!) The colors are somewhere along white, red, pink, light plue, purple, orange, fuchsia, and a clear polish. I love how you can use the basket to hold these polishes instead of just having them in a plastic container! Very efficient, it's always great to get free useful things! Am I right or am I right?! ;)
This is a rare gym to lay eyes on (at least in the last couple of weeks), I had first seen this a couple of weeks back and prior to my knowledge wasn't certain whether Physicians Formula carried a nail polish line. Then, fast forward a week later, a lady comes into the store asking me whether we carried this line and just like a majority of the stores she had to we failed to carry the line. I saw this as I was randomly browsing a CVS in the San Fernando Valley area. Apparently, her doctors recommended this line to her as the less staining nail polish brand and one of the safest. She also had told me that other stores and their workers she had asked didn't know that Physicians Formula even carried a nail polish line.
Anyways, it is a new line and the polishes come in a set of three. They came out with 5 sets and run just above $10 per set. Not bad really and more so they claim it to be convenient for on the go. I think this would great for ombré nail effects since the shades of the set are in the same family!
Have you tried out Physicians Formula polishes? What's your thoughts on them?
I thought some of you Gel lovers who have been wanting to take on trying it yourself with your own kit would appreciate this deal! I found this Orly SmartGel Nail Kit with Gel Polish and LED Light on Groupon, it is limited quantity and so far 250 people have purchased it. It comes with everything in the photo, (Photo was from the Groupon website.) all the basics and the LED light for $80 with step by step guide and free shipping! Can't really beat that apparently the value is about $170 if bought separately... So grab it while you still can!
Like I've said in my previous post, this year Spring's color trends are pretty much a little bit of everything and kind of all over the place. Maybelline's Spring 2013 Color Goes Electric are more on the neon family. They've gone all out and bold with their color choices, as seen in the above photo. Kind of reminding you of Time's Square New York at night, with all the neon lights and billboards lit up. Anyways, this line is complete with 10 shades.
Have you guys tried any of the colors out? What's your thoughts on Maybelline's nail polish line?
Sorry guys, this week's Fancy Friday is still lacking an accompanying video. >__<; I know! I'm sorry, but next week they will be back! Anyways, this week we're dealing with a few tedious necessities: microbeads. So let's get on with it and you can recreate Bead Me Up which looks something like this! I got my inspiration from a Japanese nail magazine! ^_^ Also, excuse the poor photo quality... *sigh*
The following photos are what you'll need to make this design on your nails. The first photo is my base coat, top coat, and dry drop. (These are very dire for me). The second photo are the polishes I chose. Then, the last two photos are what I added for the design to my nails.
Base Coat: OPI Nail Envy
Starting off with a base coat to protect the nails. This is, by far, my favorite base coat. I actually see results using these on my oh so delicate nails!
Base Color: Wet N Wild 2% Milk
For the base coat, I did just one coat of 2% Milk. This is just to polish my nails, instead of using my regular nails for the half moon effect. So this color is my favorite for a natural looking polish for my skin tone and it's somewhat of an opaque consistency.
Accent Color: Revlon Colorstay Provence
And then, my accent color is Revlon's Colorstay Provence, a light lavender polish. Since I'm choose very subtle colors, it'll be hard to really distinguish the half moon effect but that's exactly my point. I don't want such a drastic color change. Anyways, start painting your nails by leaving a half circle unpainted against your cuticles. You can easily create this with no problem if you use nail strips to have a cleaner finish. (Like the ones you would use for a French Tip except reverse its direction). I put about two coats of this polish.
Second Accent: N.Y.C. Scandalous Blue Glitter
Then to create an iridescent effect I layered on N.Y.C.'s Scandalous Blue Glitter on top of my whole nail. Yep, my whole nail, then I put a second coat on just the accent color. And a third coat at the bottom third of my nail. (Like you're kind of creating a gradient).
Microbeads: Gold Microbeads
Once you've completed that step, use a dotting tool to outline your half moon with Gold Microbeads. Do this to all of your nails. To be honest, this step was pretty tedious and took the most time. But the outcome is totally worth it.
Rhinestones: Pink & Purple Teardrop Rhinestones
Next, I used Teardrop Rhinestones to add more color to the design. I chose to create a purple heart on my thumb and ring finger. I just placed two purple teardrop rhinestones right next to each other. And on the rest of my other nails, I created a pink fan by placing three pink teardrop rhinestones next to each other but making sure that they are slightly curved.
Top Coat: Seche Vite
When you're happy with your results, generously slab on your top coat. Make sure to get all around the beads and rhinestones to seal them in and not them run off!
Dry Drops: Sally Hansen Dry Drops
Then to not dent or ruin your nails while waiting for them to dry. Top it off with Dry Drops to harden and seal in your polishes in a shorter amount of time.
Sally Hansen's been on a roll with their limited edition collections. Remember those magnetic nail polishes though? (I honestly feel like not many people were "attracted" by this bandwagon. Haha, get it? Yeah, okay, I know, lame. -__-;) Well, they've made it more appealing by creating more magnetic designs and color shades. First seeing these magnetic nails, I was truly intrigued, but when I first got the chance to use it I found that it was only okay. I wasn't crazy about them, you really had to work fast before the polish dried or else the iron in the polish wouldn't be moveable by the magnet. Anyways, this nail collection is complete with 5 shades: Comic Blue, Slate Spark, Purple Magnitude, Pink Force, and Atomic Alloy. The designs are more intricate but I don't really see many people still jumping this hype. What's your thoughts on the magnetic polishes? Does it have leave a strong attraction for you that you might want to try out these limited edition ones? They priced at approximately $8-10, if I'm not mistaken.*Please excuse my blurry photo.
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I apologize for the delay and lack of Simple Sunday this past week. I was too caught up in SF trip, but at least I posted two blogs on Saturday!?! Heh... Anyways, today is a mini haul from Ebay! I'm super excited because buying things from there is always a major steal! I first got my hands on Oumaxi acrylic paint for about $6.99, I'm super psyched to use them in a tutorial soon, but as of right now I'm still just practicing myself! I also got a variety size of silver rhinestones for about $1.99 and it comes with I think 500 pieces? So not a bad deal at all! Last but not least, pearls, which I did use in the last Fancy Friday just to try out! :) But I have yet to think of much nicer design to incorporate them in! These were shipped from Hong Kong and it took just about a week and a half or maybe two at most. They came with tracking packages as well. I have another set that I order right after receiving this, from the same person. Let me know if you have any questions about it and maybe share your eBay shopping experience with me.
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Sally Hansen is always at the top of their game and with a variety of different lines, they've got a handful of new polishes collections out. Aside from their "Under the Sea Collection" for the Complete Salon Manicure, they didn't forget about their Diamond Strength line, a limited edition set complete with 8 different hues to complete it. Almost on the opposite spectrum of the Under the Sea, this covers the pastel hype of Spring. Up top is a photo of 7 of the 8 polishes, starting with (left to right) Opulent Opal, Diamond Jubilee, Fancy Diamond, Brilliant Cut, Sparkling Jewel, Flawless Pink (missing from photo), Gold Setting, and Rock'n Wedding.
So if you want a more sophisticated or sheer finish, most of the Diamond Strength polishes come with shimmer and are pretty strong polishes. This line is more pastels and focused on the classy or mature styled individuals.
Selena Gomez surely is on the bright hype, you guys seen Spring Breakers yet? Even their movie theme consisted of bright colors some just like the ones you could find in her Nicole by OPI edition. The cream finishes of her edition are as seen above, complete with 7 shades. But her whole actual Nicole by OPI line is a total of 14, not pictured are the sparkly glitter polishes.
The 7 shades in the photo are (top center) Scarlett, (middle row) Spring Break, Hit the Lights, Naturally, (bottom row exclude the blue) Lovesong, Selena and Pretty in Plum. I found these at a CVS for approximately $8 a pop. I know I'm pretty late on this one, I rarely go into a CVS since I work at a Walgreens but when I get the chance I make sure to see what nail goodies they may have.
For you Sephora shoppers with a Beauty Insider Account... You've got a special coupon of 15% off your purchases and you nail polish addicts out there... They've got a few of the The New Black, Julep, Nails Inc. Sephora by OPI, and other nail products that are already marked down. It wouldn't hurt to just check it out! ;) Happy shopping my loves!
Here's a link if any of you want to catch on this steal. From: Likeacoupon
For this week's Fancy Friday you will only need a base color and a striper brush or a short/thin nail brush. It's optional to have rhinestones and beads to add just a little something to your design.
Base Coat - OPI Nail Envy
The usual first step is to protect your nails with a base coat, this normally always changes for people. We have our own preference that really works for us.
Background - Rimmel 60 Seconds Mintilicious
Begin with two coats of your background color of choice. I decided with a pastel color, Rimmel's Minitilicious which might I add is pretty mint-y in hue. It's totally a spring color.
Plaid Effect - Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro Nail Enamel French White Nail Tip Liner
Once your background color has dried, create your plaid effect. There are two ways of going about this. One, you can use a striper nail art polish or two, you can use any regular polish and just use a thin and short nail art brush to create your stripes. Begin by creating vertical (in my case White) lines on your nails, make sure to have different widths and not to leave it too chunky on the brush. Then you can create your horizontal lines, the same way, different widths.
(Optional) 3D Design - Rhinestones & Pearls
This is totally optional, a plaid design on its own would be totally fine. I was just curious to play with my new toys. I decided to use a medium sized pearl at the center of my middle finger and surrounded it with clear and dark blue rhinestones. Then, closest to the cuticle I placed a smaller sized pearl. It kind of reminds me a brooch though it was not intentional.
Top Coat & Dry Drops - Seche Vite & Sally Hansen Dry Drops
Once you're content with your design, add your top coat and seal it with your choice of dry drops!
Another nail strip product review, so far we've gone over Maybelline and L'Oreal's versions.
Now onto the next, Sally Hansen's Salon Effects, I've tried them a couple of times and it's been an all right experience. But I constantly hear from coworkers and some customers that it did not work for them when they attempted to use it. The complaints were normally that the product lacked adhesion. My conclusion for this reasoning is that it probably does not have a long lifespan on the shelf.
Based on my personal experiences, they worked out just they said they would. They lasted approximately a week or so and stayed on. What I normally did was made sure that my nails were clean and free of any oils and polishes by wiping 100% acetone prior to applying the nail stickers. The directions do say to buff the nails for better adhesion but the second time around, I didn't even find it necessary since it stuck on pretty well.
On the other hand, I have found batches on the shelf or from customers' returns that had no adhesion on it whatsoever. Maybe it may have completely dried due to some kind of puncture in the packaging or just an unlucky batch?
I guess, it may just be a hit or miss on buying them and hoping they'll work. I just wish they'd have a wider variety where the designs were more subtle to capture the more mature crowd too.
I just wanted to inform you all that I'm currently on a short vacay and will not have a video to accompany Fancy Friday, but I will still have a blog for it with step by step instructions. I'm currently flying back to SF to visit family. The blog posts won't be absent, I will still be posting them up as I normally do Wednesday through Sunday.
Here's a little sneak peek on my agenda as I wait for my plane to arrive:
Yep, you guys got it, I'm pre-writing up my blogs for you all and trying to get ahead of the game. I also got the chance to pick up the newest Nail It! Magazine already! It'll keep me company on the flight. :)
Thanks guys! Sorry if this news may be an inconvenience for some but I hope you understand. :) I hope you all are having a wonderful week!
Hello my lovlies! A little bargain shopping took place this weekend and I was at Walmart when I saw the Rimmel London 60 Seconds Polishes for $1.50 each. Based on their online prices they're normally $3 per bottle so technically it's 2 for the price of 1. From what I've been seeing, Rimmel London's polishes aren't available in all Walmart stores, so if you've got near you, you should probably call to find out first! But if you've got time on your hands, I also saw lots of bargain polishes in their clearance section, I just didn't get the chance to rummage through them!
I started off by using the China Glaze's Shape Shifter from their Tranzitions line as my base color for the Sinful Colors' Glitters Collection Lush Life & Star Dust. Creating a gradient between two glitter polishes isn't that difficult as long as you have a base color that they can both easily blend into. (Pretty much, any color that won't be obviously visible.) And I topped it off by featuring OPI's What Wizardry Is This from their Oz the Great and Powerful Collection as an offset nail just so I can test it out...
Thoughts?
China Glaze Tranzitions: I like the concept of two toned polishes that changes with the use of topcoat but at the same time I feel that also is its downfall. In my opinion, it leaves an uneven finish on the nails or maybe even layering wise. If they really wanted to market this idea more, I would think a larger variety of colors would be nice.
Sinful Colors Almost Famous Collection: This limited edition glitter line is pretty cool. So far, I'm loving the choice of hues they've provided, their affordable price tag, and the variety of glitter sizes amongst the bottles. It's really clever and makes polishes more fun to use.
OPI Liquid Sand: I'd have to say, I'm just so-so on liquid sand ordeal even though it is something totally new and different it takes getting used to. It kind of takes "sand" a bit to literal for me, during the drying process (which felt longer than the average polish) you can press on the polish on your nail and see it "sink" like real sand would and easily leave dents. Maybe I'm being quite bias since I would much rather prefer being top coated but regardless I'd expect my polishes to be completely dry especially I even have a fan on in my room.
This will be a new series to my blog post. Kolor My Nails will just be dedicated to other people's nails I've done for them for fun. I don't always have a lot of time on my hands, so this will be a rare blog that'll just pop up every now and then. But I figured it would be nice to share what others request when I get the chance to play with my polishes outside of preplanned blogs.
In this Kolor My Nails, my boyfriend's mom requested to have something different but not too drastic. For her main polish she chose OPI My Private Jet and for her accent nail she chose Zoya Adina. To make the sheer polish more true to color, I used Sally Hansen Insta Dri as it's base to achieve the accent nail. To add a little more design she chose orange, green, and clear rhinestones and I added a blue bowtie rhinestone to it.
You will need dabbers (make up wedge) and a variety of nail art brushes, specially thin and short detail brushes, as well as a fan brush. Also, this design required a larger variety of polishes, so I'm going to break it down into two parts. So, for part one, the necessities you will need to recreate this nail tutorial are:
Base Coat - OPI Nail Envy
Always start off with a base coat to protect your nails and avoid your nail beds from being drastically stained by the colors. Some polishes are specific to your nail needs too, for instance, my base coat now is specifically for peeling and brittle nails.
The Pond - Sally Hansen In-Digo Blue, China Glaze Caribbean Blue & Flyin' High
Start off with the usual one coat of your base color, a royal blue, in this case In-Digo Blue. Go back with a make up sponge and dab a second (or maybe even third) layer all over your base; this will reduce the shine of the polish and slightly give it more texture/dimension. You will continue this technique with the following colors. Taking a dabber with some Caribbean Blue, randomly distribute throughout your nails. (Imagine them as one canvas.) Repeat this step with Flyin' High which can overlap the previous if desired. This technique will give the appearance of depth to your pond, so dab as much as you'd like.
The Lilypads - Sinful Colors Mint Apple, China Glaze For Audrey or Re-Fresh Mint, Wet N Wild Wild Shine Caribbean Frost
Next, you will create the Lilypads and you'll do so by grabbing three different shades of green. Taking a small amount of Mint Apple, Caribbean Frost, and For Audrey or Re-Fresh Mint, you'll mix the three together (but not completely) with a detail brush and you that new color as your lilypad. Now, using the detail brush, create evenly distribued lilypads throughout your nails. Gently create small lines, just make sure to control the amount of polish you use and the thickness. You can go back to any of the three polishes (unmixed part) to touch up and/or add color to the lilypads. This will make them appear more realistic leaves. Out of the three, it is most important to take the darkest shade, Caribbean Frost, and make sure to add a bit of outline to the bottom of the lilypad.
Creating Dimension - Zoya Adina
To create some dimension for a more realistic appearance, take a sheer multicolor polish like Adina and with a fan brush lightly fan it across your so-far painted nails. This will add some different colors to the pond that appear like reflections of the sunlight or other flowers that may be being reflected onto the pond.
The Lilies - Maybelline Firefly, Essie Blanc, Color Club Psychedelic Scene
Now, for your actual lilies, take a sheer pink, like Firefly, and place a small amount with your thin detail brush above your lilypads. This will act as a background for your lilies, so that the harsh blues won't be too drastic. Once you've finished, using a thin detail brush (don't pack the brush, using a small amount would be best) take your white, Blanc, and create curved strokes above the lilypads and over the sheer pink. Make sure they all end at the center of the lilypad and are thinned outwards. Then, using a detail brush again, place a small dot of Psychedelic Scene, your yellow, in the middle of your lilypad, on top of your white strokes. This will act as the center of your flower.
Creating More Dimension & Depth - Sally Hansen Insta Dri In-Digo Blue mixed w/Black, Maybelline Firefly
Once you've completed your flowers, go back to focusing on your pond and adding more dimension of depth. You can do so by taking a small amount of your base color, In-Digo Blue and mixing it with Black, then use a detail brush to add this to the edges of your nails, randomly either at the tips or near the cuticles, just don't overdo it. Since you've added darkness, you also should add more brightness too, and you can do that by using your sheer pink, Firefly. Like what you just did, with a detail brush, randomly brush on the sheer pink but this time closer to the center of your nails and between the flowers. Doing this makes the nail design appear more like a painting than just a regular nail polish design.
Top Coat & Dry Drops - Seche Vite & OPI Drip Dry Drops
Once you've completed the prior steps and are content with your results, add your favorite top coat and as I always optionally encourage, some Dry Drops to seal in your newly created art work! & voila! Your very own water lily inspired nail design! :)
For you Sally Hansen loyalists, there's a pretty cool Bargain Find at most Walgreens for the month of April! As part of their I Heart Nail Art Contest, Sally Hansen has their Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Polishes for 2 for $5 and if you're lucky enough, maybe you can score a manufacturer's coupon on top of that steal!
I guess this can be part Mini Haul of Sally Hansen because I didn't pass up this deal on top of my employee discount! :P I grabbed colors for my nail design that I chose to enter in for their contest.
And if you haven't seen my previous post. Sally Hansen has been holding a contest every month since January! It's a different theme every month and April's is Color Blocking! You get a chance to win $500 and a round trip ticket to the Big Apple! I took my shot and entered my plain jane Eye Popping Color Blocking Braid in! You should enter too and if you see mine vote for me and let me know & I can vote for yours too! :)
Hey Guys! I'd highly appreciate your help of votes for the Sally Hansen I Heart Nail Art Contest!
I entered in this simple Eye Popping Color Block Braid for the April Color Block theme!
Vote for me please by clicking this link right below:
"... Just look at the world around you, Right here on the ocean floor,Such wonderful things surround you, What more is you lookin' for?, Under the sea, Under the sea..."
Oh, sorry, got lost in the moment there! Heh, don't mind my singing! Sally Hansen's new Polish Sighting of Under the Sea is psyching me for the upcoming summer. How else can we love the warm weather but being around the cool blue hues of the ocean waters or maybe lounging poolside with a piña colada?! Anyways, S.H. is jumping the gun and getting ahead of the game for the next season. Their collection is complete with seven different blue shades. And this line is of course associated with their Complete Salon Manicure line thus a bit on the high end but if you're lucky you'll get your hands on the one or two dollar coupons that's attached to the display or provided by the store at the cosmetics counter!
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