...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!

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!

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!

Gel Wedding Nails

It's been a long time and I have failed to post my summer nails... Boo!!  :(  

But, I did have time to get my nails done for my niece's wedding.  I went to the nail salon next to my workplace and got them done on my break.  I chose a really cute design from pinterest, but unfortunately I was unable to get that done.  They only do set designs at this place.  After pondering over which style to get, I finally settled on a design I had seen on their homepage.  It had polkadots and I switched the colours to nudey pink shades.  I wanted to go for a more natural, pale nail.  They matched my shoes!  Can you see the butterfly on my thumb?  

What kind of design do you usually wear to a wedding?  

Nail Polish Strips

My friend sent me these Sally Hansen nail polish strips in a fun pink and black argyle print. I was a bit worried about using them, but have heard good things about them, so I was excited to try them out.
They were fairly easy to apply. You do have to be careful about stretching the patterns. But they are easy to apply and dry almost instantly. I adhered a glossy top coat when I finished. And am very pleased with the finished results. Today, I wore them to Japanese class and got compliments on them. They thought I had done it by hand!

Make-up Haulsie :)

Yay for new products!
Here's the fun stuff I picked up the other day from Shop-In:

Maybelline Baby Lips SPF 20 Lip Balm in Mango Pie
Maybelline Hypercosmos Shadow in PK-1 Stellar Pink
Maybelline Vivid & Smooth Liner by EYESTUDIO in 08 Shiny Gold and 10 White Pearl
Maybelline Water Shiny Volumy Gloss in Spring Coral
Color Club Professional Nail Lacquer in N04 Age of Aquarius
Diamond Nail Homei in D-3 Diamond

I totally didn't intend to buy so much Maybelline, though I do love their products.  The main thing I wanted was the aqua coloured nail polish that had been out of stock forever!  Then I knew I would get the diamond polish I have been eyeing too.  And from then on...  Anyways, the liner was very random but I've been looking for some white liner and this seemed like a good quality drugstore kind and the gold would be great for summer (especially paired with coral shadow).  So happy I decided to get the Mango Pie balm with SPF 20.  An essential for avoid sunburned lips!

Happy Summer started!

Picks for Spring/Summer

  Hey, ladies!  I am in the midst of picking out my favourite polishes for spring and summer.  Was hoping to get my hands on the new Essie Resort Collection, but no luck finding it here.  What's on your list?