Monday, September 30, 2013

Pa-rty!

Just wanted to share the awesome Pa nail Collection (or collective, as written below) that I found just waiting for me at Yodobashi Camera the other day.  It has so many cool colours and glitter mixes. I can't wait to go back next time.  :)  All smiles!  Like if you love full nail collections!!

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Fall that Glitters!

                             
It's so time to break out the fall nail polish!  This time, I used Maybelline Color Show in Downtown Red and Skin Food's fall glitter polish AGL03.  After applying a base coat, I used these nail-friendly/user-friendly stickers to get the shape for the tip of my nails.  They were only 380 yen at the drugstore (Ducato, Japan).  You can see a step-by-step below how I adhered them, painted, took it off, and then added the glitter.  I later added the O.P.I.'s Top Coat.  Much thanks to Pinterest for the inspiration again!    

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Pinspired Dotting Technique

Hey, nail lovers!  How are you?  Recently I found this nail art on Pinterest when I was looking for Canada Day nail ideas.  It was love at first sight.  I was gonna do a white base and then add color, but decided to switch it up.  It was to be a purple day.  Why not?  I love purple!  And so I went with colors that would match me dress I picked out.  Of course, it was purple, green, and white.  It's more of a bright turquoise rather than green, so I went with those colours.  
At first first, I was having trouble getting even dots.  but I got the hang of it.  I decided to vary the design for overlapping and adding another line.  now it looks more original too!  The trick with dotting is not dipping it into your bottle, but putting a little polish into a bowl and dipping from there.  You'll get more even dots and it you'll end up saving polish (as long as you don't pour too much out).  
Colours used:  Canmake 14 and 53, Bourjois 09, and Susie N.Y. 04.  
Oh, and I did my toes in a brighter colour of turquoise by Color Club, Age of Aquarius.
I moved the pin to my Pintastic! board.  Cuz it was a good one.  
Thank you, Pinterest.  
Happy pinning! 


Wednesday, September 18, 2013

New Organization

I decided to order these clear plastic nail things to show a swatch of the colours I own. I ordered from Ebay seller. It was shipped from hong kong and two discs had cracked fingers. :( But it was still a good deal, I figured.
I sorted by like colours. Then I saw how many pink polishes I had. Oh well,at least now I could use them more.
Happy Painting!

Monday, September 16, 2013

Pink and Gold Varied Nails

Felt like making pretty nails, so I got busy making them.

Polishes used:  Mavala Super Base, Canmake 46, Sweets Sweets QK2, Skin Food AGL05, and O.P.I. Top Coat.
I found this shop in Yokohama that sells beauty supplies, including nail polish. I picked up three for fall. It seems this company is Korean-based. 

After painting my base coat, I painted various nails solid and glitter colours.

Then I used scotch tape to create stripes and a nail dotting tool to make the hearts. Applied a top coat and I was finished.  This was my first time making hearts.  I know it'll get better with practice!

While my nails were drying, I watched Breaking Dawn.  Love it!

Thursday, September 12, 2013

...And Fall Toes!

Had to pick up a couple gorgeous polishes for fall yesterday because my toes were looking so sad after I took off the polish.  I had it in my head that I would give my toes a day off to breathe, but quickly changed my mind after leaving the house in sandals.  I was eventually going to buy at least one of these polishes, just ended up buying it sooner.  I used Rimmel's 311 (Caramel Cupcake)  and Bourjois' Princesse a Vienne 75 (Or Baroque).  I used some striping tape too.  Can't wait to get my gold striping tape in the mail.  Oh, and I got a compliment from my student's mom today after class.  That made me feel really nice! 
 
 
Afterthoughts:  apply some lotion/oil to toes and remove excess polish.  :o)  LOL...here's to better toe shots!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

And The Fall Nails Begin!

After stalking Pinterest for over a week now, I have finally starting painting my nails for fall! I did have to take off my gel manicure first though. Instead of paying 2100 yen to get it removed at the salon,   I persevered and did it @home. Yet again I vow not to get a gel manicure unless it is a very special occasion. Anyways, I have been looking at the double-ended polishes for a while.  I chose Revlon Nail Art Expressionist 330 for fall. I was very pleased with the colour, especially the metallic one. But I did not like the other base polish because of its gloopy consistency and its tendency to dry too quickly. To get my fun designs, I just used scotch tape as a mask. Make sure your base coat is completely dry first and you stick it on another surface such as your clothing first to make it less sticky and thus less likely to pull off the polish. After applying on the polish, wait a few seconds before pulling off the tape. What colour will you try for fall? Here's to fall nails!

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Summer Toes

Happy Summer!
It is about time I used my striping tape.  That and some cute foral deco seals make for pretty toes!
I applied Kose Fine Nail Ex for base and topcoat. My fun, bright colours are China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise and Shocking Pink.
Have a nice day!