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! =]

Craze Break: Ocean City!

Hey everyone, starting tomorrow, I'm going to Ocean City!

Whooo, so excited. The sun, ocean, relaxation for an entire week. =] Won't be posting for a week, but be prepared for many more swatches when I come back the next Sunday just in time for the 4th of July. I hope everyone has a fantastic summer vacation!

Acrylic Paint on Nails

Hey everyone! =]

Well, if you paint, you'll know that once acrylic paint dries on your nails, it doesn't come off. I know that from experience, ruined a perfectly good manicure. =[. Anyways, that got me thinking. I could use acrylic paint to do all sorts of crazy designs. Or, I could use it as an actual color.

In order for the acrylic to stay on your nails, you have to first do a layer of Base Coat, and then the acrylic paint, and then a top coat over it.

Stick around for more posts to come about acrylic!

My Own Franken: Orange Cream

Hey everyone! I'm here today with my second franken, Orange Cream. =]

Orange Cream started out as this orange creme. (hahaha, I actually didn't mean to do that on purpose._ However, I wanted it to be more metallic and sparkly, so I added some extra shine and glimmer. The result is an orange that really stands out.



To be honest, I don't really like orange nail polish. However, I really like this color and I think I'll actually wear it someday. =] Here are some not very accurate pictures, ahahaha. It's way more metallic and shimmer-y in real life. This was just the only non-blurry picture, but didn't show the glitter or shine.

My Own Franken: Pink Frosting

Hey everyone! Recently, I posted about Frankening and now I have a franken of my own to show you guys. =]




It first started out as According to Jane from Earth 2 Jane (left). I didn't really like it too much because it almost blended in with my skin tone. Then, I saw Essie Ball-Timore and I really wanted a color similar to that. So, Pink Frosting was created (right). As you can see, I didn't really change it that much, but it made a BIG difference and no longer blends in with my skin tone.



Pink Frosting is a metallic-y medium pink. It's a flattering color and I think it will be an awesome manicure color for when I'm feeling in the pink mood. =]

My Sister's Manicure: Zoya Midori

Hey everyone! Well, the Zoya nail polish came! I am so pleased with the colors and the quality. Zoya is one of my new favorites!

Okay, so I recieved tbe polishes last Thursday and I totally spazzed. I danced around the room shouting, you can ask my sister. That's beside the point. Anyways, I had my nails done on Saturday and it would be a waste to paint them if I'm only going to wear them for two days. So, my sister wanted me to paint her nails so I did.



Here's Zoya Midori from the Ooh-La-La Collection. It's a light green with shimmers of gold. I'm in love with the color and I can't wait to try it on my own nails!

My Manicure!

Well, graduation was yesterday, and I got my manicure done on Saturday. Sorry for the lack of posts, but middle school is finally over! Ahhhhhh, so many tears.

Okay, I chose a pretty light pink color so it wouldn't draw attention away from my dress. The design is so cool and Sonali says it looks like a firecracker...or maybe she's just weird like that. just kidding, just kidding. <3 After, my manicurist put this layer of sheer silver polish to top it all off. The final result was very girly and pretty.

What's a Franken?

Nail polish is nail polish. You can even mix it with other shades to make an even better color.A Franken is the result of just that.

You can go on this blog here: Dr. Frankenpolish for some recipes: http://drfrankenpolish.wordpress.com/

I for one just freehand it and add random stuff which is why I can never recreate my Frankens.

Anywho, stick around for more to come up soon.

Graduation Presents

Hey everyone! I have good news.

As popular as Zoya is, I’ve never actually tried it. I even have this giant wish list for all the colors I want. So, as a graduation present, I asked for Zoya Nail Polish. After I graduate 8th grade, I’m getting five bottles of Zoya Nail Polish. =]

Since, it’s currently summer, I chose summer-y colors. Later, for my birthday, I’ll get the fall/winter-y colors. The five colors are: Midori, Tallulah, Chelsea, Bailey and last but not least, Rea. The five are all pretty much metallics. I’m not a big creme fan. I prefer some sort of sparkle or shimmer.

Well, graduation is in about 2 weeks, so stick around for pictures! =]

Craze Break

Hey everyone. I have sad sad news:

Well, my mom is completely against nail polish. So, since she thought that I was using it too much, she is banning me from nail polish until after 8th grade graduation, because I'm going to get my nails professionally done. You can be sure I'll have pictures. =]. Anyways, since I can't wear nail polish, I'm about to go crazy, but this is just a Craze Break.

After graduation, I have some other nail polishes that I found in my closet. I think it's from Limited Too or something. Anyways, I'm also getting Del Sol Nail Polish, the one that changes colors in the sun, from my friend. In return, I'm getting her ganster pants. XD.

Since I can't paint my nails, I'll basically be talking about nail polish trends, collections, and other nail polish related things! =]