all i need now is some lingerie.

I got this manicure idea from Wan. Her manicures are AMAZING.

I started off with 2 coats of OPI Pink of Hearts 2009...


Then added Konad plate M71 and Art Deco striping polish in black and a french tip with W&W Black Creme...


How cute is that? :) My mom said it looks like 'lingerie'.
Thanks for looking!

Color Club Magic Attraction

Ehh... I just don't really like glitter polishes. Except China Glaze Atlantis... oh god.


Color Club Magic Attraction

An off-silver holographic glitter. This is two coats. You can see the holo better here...


My mom's boss recently gave away some of her clothes and gave some to my mom. Surprising, I am the same size as her and I absolutely LOVED this dress!

I can't wait until I have somewhere to wear it. :)

finally!: icy blue tutorial

Finally did it. :) Hope you guys enjoy!

I used:
face-
Maybelline concealer
translucent powder
Benefit Dandelion

eyes-
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Vanilla pigment
Too Dolly
Contrast
Smoke & Diamonds
Stately Black
NYX White
W&W Mega Liner
L'oreal Telescopic Clean Definition mascara
Red Cherry 747m

lips-
C-Thru l/g


1. Prime with whatever.


2. pack Too Dolly (a perm. dupe is Aquadisiac) in the crease


3. blend it out


4. Vanilla pigment on the lid


5. Contrast in the outer corner


6. Blend it out


7. With a 217, I get a little of Smoke & Diamonds and gently apply in the area circled. I also apply a bit of Stately Black in the outer v to darken Contrast.


8. Apply undereye concealer. On the lashline, I apply Too Dolly - Smoke & Diamonds - Contrast from inner corner to outer. In the inner corner, I apply NYX White.


9. On top of NYX White, I apply Vanilla pigment


10. Liner! On the water line, I apply half black e/l and half white for a somewhat 'icy' look :)


11. Mascara


12. Falsies of course!


Then do your face and what not and apply your lip stuff.




Rosie doesn't like pictures. :(

Thanks for looking everyone!

Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about...

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

Love that song, love this polish...


China Glaze Strawberry Fields

You can see the gold shimmer in the bottle. The gold flash is my favorite thing about this polish :) the formula is good. This is 2 coats.

And also, this was my mani a couple days ago...


China Glaze For Audrey

I LOVE this color on me. It's 'out there', yet it's not too strange and it doesn't make my hands look red. I forgot how much I love this color, it used to be my manicure for about a month straight.

I can't believe another week has gone by. I'll make the blue look tutorial tomorrow!

comparision: quick dry topcoats

Back in the day, the only thing that kept me from doing my nails frequently was the amount of time it took them to dry. Who had time to sit and wait for their nails to dry completely for 5 hours?

I didn't. But then I discovered quick drying topcoats. Cult favorites are Seche Vite and Poshe. You put them over wet polish and they are dry to the touch in a couple of minutes, and completely undentable in about an hour.

I've never tried Poshe, but Seche Vite was the first one that I tried.

I LOVED Seche Vite. It made my nail polish so shiny.

Then one day, I found out about Sally Hansen's Mega Shine topcoat on someone's blog. They said it was practically the same as Seche Vite, and my SV was running out and thickening like crazy, so I decided to give it a go.

I merely 'liked' Mega Shine. It seemed practically the same, but I really hate the brush and bottle. The brush is made up of these weird synthetic fibers that sometimes pick up the wet polish color. I absolutely hate the bottle because you can't see how much is left.. I had a bright idea and rubbed the side with pure acetone to remove the bottle coloring. It kind of worked.. the bottle is see through but murky.

Comparing them in regards to drying time, I prefer SV because I think it dries faster. Also, SV forms a thick, glossy coat over the polish (a must for gritty glitters!) while MS does not. I tried MS over China Glaze Atlantis and it felt as if it didn't even have a topcoat over it. Price-wise, Mega Shine costs about $7-8 dollars at drugstores, while Seche Vite cost me $5 at Sally Beauty Supply with a Sally's Card.

Here are pictures of manis with the different topcoats.


with Seche Vite


with Mega Shine

SV is just a touch shinier.
Overall, Seche Vite is my HG topcoat. I won't bother wasting my money on a different one again :)

twenty-four lilac

Hey everybody! Happy Friday. Fridays are my favorite day.. they signify another week over, and another week closer to Christian's return. Ahhh, 4 more weeks!!! :)

Here's 2 NOTDs.


OPI Do You Lilac It?
Don't mind my poor naked index finger... it was infected, but now it's better.



China Glaze Twenty-Four K
It doesn't look so special in most light, but it certain lighting it looks like pure gold. Kind of mirror-like. Not exactly my color, but I needed a break from girly pastels. :) The formula was alright. A little thick and runny... this is two coats.

Anyways, I'll try to put up a makeup tutorial this weekend. Enjoy your evening!

icy winter blues

Yaaaaay finally a makeup related post! I have definitely been lagging on those. :)

This look is for Crystal's contest. She has some great prizes, so check that out!

face-
Maybelline concealer
translucent powder
Benefit Dandelion
Vanilla pigment

eyes-
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Vanilla pigment
Too Dolly
Contrast
Smoke & Diamonds
Stately Black
W&W Mega Liner
L'oreal Telescopic Clean Definition mascara
Ardell Lacies

lips-
C-Thru l/g








So if you are obsessed with n/p, you've probably heard about how Ross is supposed to have 3 different sets of Color Clubs. I went to 3 Rosses until I finally found one... but it wasn't the one I wanted. I wanted either the Musique or Neon sets. But I only found glitter. I sighed and bought it anyways.



I was so disappointed. Most of them are colored glitter in a clear base, and would probably take 10 coats to be opaque. But I really like the second from the left.. it's more opaque than the rest and it's HOLOGRAPHIC. The set cost $8.

Thanks for reading. Have a great evening, everyone!

help me!

My cuticles keep getting infected for no apparent reason... it first started on my index finger on my right hand, then moved to the middle, then ring, then pinkie of that hand. It never traversed to my left hand until a couple of days ago. I went to the dermatologist about a month or so ago, and got some special cream for it, but it still keeps reoccurring. I don't have my hands in water a lot, so that's not the problem.. has anyone had a problem like this?

NOTD

200 followers?! Wow, guys, thanks. It means a lot that people actually give a crap about what I post. :)

Here's my manicure. My nails are a lot stronger, I've been using NailTek for quite a while now, almost a month. I haven't been using Nail Envy, so I can't compare... oops...


Orly Petit Four

Orly has such an amazing formula. All the polishes I have are great. Love, love, love.

Hmm, well, I should try to post more often. Anything specific you'd like to see?

OPI Shim-merry Chic

Almost everyone says this looks like barf... I don't think it does. I think it looks SEXY.


3 coats


This is my new polish rack, courtesy of my father. He is a crafty man.

Looks like I'm going to need another one.