My Own Franken: Galaxy

Hey everyone! Today I'm showing you another one of my own frankens, called Galaxy. Galaxy started out as a dark purple I made with many different colors. Then, I added some glitter to it from this little box thing I found in my cabinet. I had no idea how it would turn out, but I really like it. =]

Galaxy has a deep almost black purple base with a little glitter. Please click on the photos!

Glitter Box Thing:


Galaxy:

My Sister's Manicure: SH Salon Shooting Star with Wet n Wild Kaleidoscope

Hey everyone! I promised better pictures of SH Salon Shooting Star, so here it is on my sister's nails along with Wet n Wild Kaleidoscope. I got Kaleidoscope the same time I got Caribbean Frost. =]


I really like how Shooting Star and Kaleidoscope look together. Now, instead of being very sheer, Shooting Star is a good base and with the glitter from Kaleidoscope, it looks fabulous!

Chanel: Electra

Hey everyone! Today, I'm showing you Chanel Electra borrowed from my nail polish buddy Sonali! =] She traded her nail polish for the summer reading book Silas Marner, which I had.


Anyways, Chanel Electra is very very sheer and good for using on a French mani. However, I just showed it to you with one coat. You can't really see the true color in these pictures. Sorry, my photo taking skills stink and the camera isn't helping either. Chanel Electra is actually almost a clear base with tons of red shimmer. In some of the photographs, you can see the red shimmer in the bottle. I love it, and I'm going to borrow it again. Thanks Sonali! <3


This is Electra in a French manicure. I really like it because it looks classy and professional. Sorry, I free-handed the white, so it's kinda messy.

French Manicure and Zoya Bailey

Hey everyone! Today I'm showing you Zoya Bailey, and also Zoya Bailey in a french manicure.




This is one coat of Zoya Bailey, and my pictures are horrible, sorry. The camera just wouldn't capture the color. In real life, one coat of Bailey is like a sprinkling of shimmer on your nails. It's really pretty.


Since I can't leave a manicure alone, I tried it as a french manicure, even though it wasn't made to be that way. However, I like it. It looks rather interesting. =] This is actually three coats of Bailey...I think.

Craze Break: CTY!

Hey everyone, going to take another Craze Break. This time, it's for summer camp. =] Sleep-away summer camp!

It's the summer program many people call CTY. It's the program from John Hopkins University. I'm so excited, because everyone that goes there says it's TONS of fun! Three weeks worth of new experiences, learning stuff (blah), and hopefully new friendships. =]

Well, I'll see everyone in 3 weeks! I scheduled some posts, but I'm not sure if it'll work or not, so worst case, there will just be a huge bombardment of posts when I get back.

Zoya Rea

Hey everyone, today I have on Zoya Rea, which I'm wearing to CTY.


Zoya Rea is one of my all time favorite colors. It's a gorgeous metallic purple and my go to color for everything. =] In real life, Rea is warmer and not as blue.

Wet n Wild: Caribbean Frost

Hey everyone! At Ocean City, we went to this pharmacy called Happy Harry's Discount Drugs to buy milk...and I ended up buying these two Wet n Wild nail polishes. One of them was Caribbean Frost and the other was Kaleidoscope. Today, I'm showing you Caribbean Frost.


Caribbean Frost is a gorgeous blue-green, but more green. It's a metallic, which I love and applies very nicely. This was two coats. I really like this color, and you bet I'll be wearing it a ton! =]

SH Salon: Shooting Star

Hey everyone! Today, I have SH Salon Shooting Star to show you guys!


Shooting Star is a foil-like silver. Sorry, it desperately needs better pictures. I'll redo them soon, I promise. =] Anyways, this was two coats, and it was slightly bumpy for some reason. However, I really like this color and it looks so futuristic. =]

Noteworthy Polishes

Hey everyone! Today, I have some random polishes to show you. My 10 year old sister just got back from a birthday party, and in her goody bag, nail polish! I'm guessing that it's a dollar store brand, because in the back is says $1.00 in it. So, I was a bit worried about the quality of the formula and the chemicals, but it is Big Three Free.


It doesn't say what brand the polishes are, but it says, manufactured for Noteworthy, so I'm going to call them Noteworthy polishes. There were three in the pack, and the colors are all very pretty. But, they DON'T HAVE NAMES!


This is a shimmery gold polish. It has a slight crystal-y finish that I love. It was slightly thick, but it wasn't hard to apply. I used three coats here, and I think with an extra coat, you could make it completely opaque. This is a beautiful color, but it completely clashes with my skin tone. *sigh* I just can't pull off yellows of golds.


This is a metallic purple. I really like this color, because it's this gorgeous purple! In real life, it's slightly darker. The lighting just washes the color out.


This is a crystal packed dark pink. In this picture, it looks like a jelly-ish bright pink, but that's only because of the lighting. It's actually closer to the color of the three polishes in the box, (above). This is my favorite, because I love any crystal packed polishes.

Zoya Chelsea

Hey everyone! Today, I have Zoya Chelsea to show you. Zoya Chelsea is from the Uptown Collection.

Zoya Chelsea is this bright metallic red. In a way, it's almost like neon red? If that's possible. It's just very bright. =] Brush strokes weren't a problem and I used two coats. Love the color! It's not a very good pedi shade, though, because it's so bright and it makes my toes like alien-ish...

Okay, anyways, here is the gorgeous Zoya Chelsea:

Layout Issues Solved!

Hey everyone! I haev great news. I FINALLY FIXED THE LAYOUT OF THE BLOG! =] I am so unbelievably happy. YAY, hahahaha. =] The comments are working and the labels are on the blog. =]

My Sister's Manicure: SH Diamond Strength: Platinum

Hey everyone! Today, I painted my sister's nails SH Diamond Stregth Platinum.



There were only two things that bothered me. First, thhe formula was runny. The polish was dripping down the brush as I was trying to paint my sister's nails. However, it's easy to get used to. The second thing was, BUBBLES! When the polish dried, there were TONS of bubbles! Lately, I've been having issues with bubbling. I'm going to investigate further to see if anything helps. =]



Platinum is this pearly white with a pink and green duchrome. (sorry, couldn't photograph the duochrome, my sister was being a pain and didn't want to take any more pictures) It's very wearable, and it doesn't look like white-out on your fingers. I prefer whites with some shimmer compared to white cremes. If you want to try the white trend, this soft pretty shade is for you.

I wanted to play around with the acrylic, so I gave her this funky french of pearly white and almost matte white. It actually looked pretty cool. However, after a few days, the acrylic started chipping off slightly. I did put a coat of top coat over it, though. Maybe next time I'll use two coats of top coat for extra protection.

Overall, I really like this color. Plus, it's not expensive at all. =] Love Platinum!

Claire's Nail Polish

Hey everyone! Today I have a Claire's nail polish to show you guys. Thanks Davis! ;]



This nail polish is different. It doesn't have a name on the bottle, and on top of the brush, there's this section filled with glitter which you sprinkle on the nails afterwards. I was a bit hesitant to use the glitter, knowing that in my clumsiness I might just accidentally spill the entire bottle. However, after trying it, I was happy to say that it was very easy to use.

I was tempted to just pour the glitter into the nail polish, because isn't that the same thing as just pouring it onto your nails afterwards? However, the nail polish bottle didn't have those metal mixing balls, so I didn't want to create a giant mess with all the glitter. So, I just used the glitter in the way they suggested it. =]



Okay, this unnamed Claire's polish is this light metallic green. It's a really pretty color. In a way, it looks almost pastel-ish. I used two coats, and I could have done three, but I had to eat lunch. Overall, it's an AMAZING hue of green and I'll be wearing it a ton. ;]. By the way, can you tell that I glittered my ring finger?

Zoya Tallulah

Hey everyone! Today I have Zoya Tallulah to show you guys. It's from the Ooh-La-La Collection, which is one of the 2009 Summer collections.



Anyways, Tallulah is a GORGEOUS color! It's this shimmer-y blue that seems like it has a ton of depth. It's like looking into a never ending lake or river. However, it was more runny than I excepted, so please excuse the messy manicure.

Also, I introduced the Acrylic Concept a few weeks ago. Well, today, I finally tested it out. Acrylic is actually fairly easy to work with. All you need is the paint and a small brush. The brush will make or break you, just saying. =]. If you mess up, all you have to do is wash it off quickly, because once it dries it doesn't come off. Overall, I think I'll do more with acrylic.



In the picture, it shows Tallulah darker than it is in real life. (this picture stinks, and I will redo it sometime later, =]) Tallulah is lighter and slightly more vibrant than in the picture. On my ring finger, I experimented with acrylic. Can't say that it's the best design, but I was trying to figure out how to work the brush so that it would look good on the nail. XD

P.S. Another bonus is that Zoya Nail Polishes last for a really long time! It stayed on for an entire week, and that's a long time considering most of my manicures start chipping after three or four days.

Craze Item: OPI Avoplex Cuticle Oil to Go

Hey everyone! Today, I'm going to talk about a product that I absolutley love.

That product is called OPI Avoplex Cuticle Oil to Go. My friend, Sophia, gave this to me as yet another one of her graduation presents. =] Love you tons, Fifi! <3



Anyways, the reason I love this is a craze item is because it's really easy to use. All you do is twist off the cap and brush it onto your cuticles. It's mess free and really easy to use. Plus, the scent is not overpowering, but more natural. Love it!

OPI: Significant Other Color

Hey everyone! Back from vacation at Ocean City!

Well, today's post is OPI Significant Other Color, from the OPI Brights Collection. Significant Other Color was a graduation present from my best friend Sophia. She also gave me OPI Lourve Me, Lourve Me Not, from the OPI France Collection. Swatches of that will come soon!



Significant Other Color is a very cool duochrome. It goes from this very light purple, similar to Earth 2 Jane's It's A Girl Thing. However, when you move your nails, they then turn this light green color. In the picture, it looks yellow, but its more green in real life. Finally, it also turns into a darker pinkish purple color. (also more obvious in real life) Overall, I really love this color. It completely fascinates me everytime I notice them. However, the only troublesome thing was that there was some bubbling. There were more bubbles on my right hand. So strange, maybe it was because of my technique? My left hand has few, if any bubbles.

Light Purple:



Green:



Pinkish Purple:



Different Lighting:

Layout Issues

Hey everyone! Back from Ocean City. =] It was TONS of fun!

Anyways, I realized that you can't post any comments so please be patient while I try to fix it. Thanks! =]