Naturally Nails: Pink glitter accent nails

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Once again, my favourite day of the week is finally here. IT’S SATURDAY! I don’t like Fridays because it’s still a school day and Sunday = school tmr so SATURDAY IS DEFINITELY THE BEST. If I could help it, I’ll have a 4 day work day and 3 day weekend. That would be my ultimate goal in life. I hope it comes true! Evertually I wanna find some way to make my money grow itself without me doing anything. Ahhh… that would be the life. Then I’ll go travel the world sampling great from all over the world just like ladyironchef! HAHA! Dreams

Got myself a very interesting nail “accessory that I couldn’t wait to try out. Here’s what I did with it!

Etude house: Matte pink
LA splash Daytona beach

The breakdown:
1. Use a matte colour of choice (etude house matte pink)
2. Choose accent nail and paint another coat of base polish over. 
3.While polish is still wet, dip nail into glitter of corresponding colour (LA splash Daytona beach)
4. Dust off excess with brush and tap off excess glitter
5. Top accent finger with top coat (if not glitter will fall out)

OMG I’m seriously loving how this turned out. I intentionally chose a matte polish to accentuate the shine of the glitter. It’s like the star of my nails right now! Look at it twinkling like little stars in the sky! You can NEVER achieve this with any ole glitter polish. Even OPI’s teenage dream doesn’t come close. The only down side? The glitter can make your nails look super chucky because it forms such a humongously thick layer.

Oh! I have to complain about the formula of the etude house matte polishes. It’s really bad. While I have never worked with any other matte polishes, I still feel that this one is REALLY bad. I think it dries too fast, there’s no time to create an even coat because it sets. It’s TERRIBLE. It’s ok on my fingers because the surface area is small but can you imagine my thumb. I redid it 3 times and still….. extremely streaky. I had to use thinner to improve the consistency. =(

Here’s a close up of the lash splash glitter. NOTE, this is NOT safe for the eyes. Nonetheless, this glitter really surprised me. I had expected a chunky, gritty texture but NO, dipping my finger into this pot transported me to coasts of Australia! The glitter was so smooth and soft it reminded me so much of the gorgeously fine sand of Australia! Lovely Lovely! Ok so Daytona beach is mainly a soft pink studded with sliver, purple and blue glitter. The colour combi is really pretty. I love this shade of pink as well. Not too hot, not too light. JUST RIGHT *Noms on porridge just like goldilocks* LOL

Alrighty, I’m off to enjoy my well deserved Saturday. Fatigue, you shall not hinder me from my happening life.

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Naturally Nails: Ocean reminiscence

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It's FEBRUARY already. OMG people, how time flies - before we know it it'll be CNY, Good friday, April fools, labour day, Mother's day, Vesak day, my birthday, Father's day, Hari raya puasa, National day, children's day, teacher's day, Hari raya haji, Halloween, Deepavali, Thanks giving, christmas eve and christmas DAY OMG! That was a mouth full.

I was feeling particularly inspired this week esp because I've been wanting to try out blue ombre nails for the LONGEST, LONGEST TIME. Put on this design the moment I recieved my newest addition to my polish collection in the mail. 
CHECK MY NAILS OUT!

In descening order of darkness: Canmake No.50, Essie coat Azure, OPI what's with the cattitude, OPI liquid sand Get my number. 

I swear, the pictures don't do this justice at all, this design is one of my best designs EVER. G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S not just IMO but in my friends' and family as well, got quite a few compliments ^^ The way the blues transition into one another and the way that the liquid sand sparkle in the sunlight just give me the image of the ocean. Not talking about the green waters here in Singapore but the crystal clear blue waters of other coasts. Heck, this doesn't even need the afternoon sun to do it justice, it twinkles so beautifully indoors as well. It's got this whole inner glow thing going on. All in all i really LOVE this one. Beautiful MAX.

Rmb how I was saying in my last gradient post (click here) that I would try out the whole paint a base layer on nails first and then create the gradient on the sponge including the base layer itself to create a more natural blended effect. WELL I did it here and boy were the results awesome. Achieved the most natural ombre EVER you could barely see where the colours end.

Here's how I did it

The breakdown:1. Using the darkest blue of your gradient (Canmake No.50), apply a base layer to the nails
2. Using a sponge, paint the colours in descening order of darkness on the sponge and quickly transfer to the nails. Use a dabbing motion and make sure to move the sponge up and down the nails to blend the colours better. Do not over do the dabbing (don't want muddy looking coloours) and be sure to work quickly as dry polish will stick to the sponge as you dab and remove itse;f from your nails
3, Apply glitter coat of your choice to make the transition look that much more seamless. (make sure that your glitter coat is sheer enough for the colours below to peek through, for obvious reaons. Don't want to waste that gorgeous ombre you just created on your nails of course)
SEE 3 simple steps and your done. It doesn't take long at all to do but looks like you spent hours and hours on it. 

Tip: if you feel that you lost some of the colours through the blending process, just add the corresponding colour to the sponge and dab in the deficient areas. I call this "spot dabbing". For those of you who are perfectionistic like me. xD

Can I just say again how I think this combination is awesome. THIS.IS.AWESOME! 
Thank goodness I can keep this combination on my nails for longer than usual =) More time to show it off to the world! Ok joking I don't really flaunt my nails but it still feels good when people notice it. C'mon they are blue for crying out loud, how not to see!
Warning: This is however, not very CNY appropriate so please do not rock this look if your family is extremely traditional.

Here's a picture of under the light of the evening sun.


Here's how they look under the sun. The camera cannot capture the shine of them but I don't blame the camera cos I think even the best of cameras may not be able to capture it. You can't focus on the glitter yet capture the "refraction" of light from the glitter piece. Just doesn't work that way.
Yes yes went a little overboard with the photo spam but can you blame me?

Anyways, if you ever try this out, totally link me in the comment below. would love to see them!

Ok got a test coming up this Monday so... I gotta hit the books before I sink into an abyss of no return. One of my friends posted a very wise post: One has to suffer 2 types of pain in life - the pain of discipline, or the pain of regret. Very true, VERY TRUE. I am a very free spirited person and consequently have no discipline so.... I probably always go through the latter. Sigh....
On a brighter note. I'm done with my CNY outfits. Got my 2nd outfit online. How convenient it that! xD

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Naturally nails: White jelly glitter!

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Now that it’s been quite a while since school started, the boring and mundane routine of studying is really starting to eat away at my soul. What’s the key to keeping your sanity? Having a life and adding COLOUR TO IT. Wow, that sentence totally jolted my memory of the powerpuff girls! You know.. the episode where everything became black and white and the powepuff girls saved the day by singing? Love x9 makes the world go round~ Anyways, here’s my dose of much needed colour for the week! (meant to wear this for xmas but well it’s too late now ain’t it =X)

COLOURED GLITTER! 

Etude house PBL 601.

This isn’t something that I’d normally gravitate toward but the BF convinced me that it’s pretty! So I got it LOL! Was pretty intrigued by it when I swatched in on my fingers.  

PBL601 is a white jelly polish studded with multi coloured glitter of differing sizes. It goes on pretty sheer for the first coat but is definitely buildable. Note that because the white polish is a jelly finish, it allows the natural colour of your nails to peek through it hence transforming that stark white colour (which I like to call blanko nails) into a more natural, wearable colour. Brush picks up a good amount of glitter / coat but of course, you still need to manoeuvre it a little. Application was smooth as butter and glitter pieces aren’t the least chucky so it doesn’t drink top coat.
Really loving the whole jelly sandwhich thing. Totally changes up the look of the glitter when a jelly polish is layered over to give a more subdued and less in your face. 

Ok so.. this glitter polish is really NOT MY STYLE. I am it’s all cutesy and all. Not that it’s a bad thing. It’s really pretty! Just not me. What that statement you must be wondering about the whole heart in between the lines thing? It was a kind suggestion from my best friend! We were painting our nails whilst waiting for the tiramisu filling to cool for an hour or so. Random baking spree! Loved the effect but again…… TOO CUTE!

So I had to counter all that insane cuteness with black tips which made me feel right at home! I quite like it I fact. Only complaint is that I kinda made the tip on my 3^rd finger a little too thick. Really irks me but it’ll do.

Again with the narcissism, another picture showing off the mani!  I’m being really perfectionistic and all but next time I’ll try to get my tips a little crisper at the edges! Just like how I did it in one of my previous design. (click here). Sharp lines make anything more edgy. Ain’t that right?

Here’s to another week of lectures and torture! Can’t wait to earn my own keep for a change. Must feel wonderful yet shitty at the same time because working is a whole new ball game. Please let me survive the workplace politics.

OOO the unrelenting rain has finally let up! Time to soak in all the sun before the weather turns into a scorching nightmare as always here in the sunny island of Singapore. Imma going to enjoy some juicy tang yuan at that!

PS: for those who haven’t watched Les miserables. Please don’t waste your time watching it. It’s BORING. Like really boring. ESP for those of you who prefer action movies or animations over anything. Too draggy and the plot advances SO SLOWLY. Ugh.. I love musicals and all but this is just… pure torture to watch. The only saving grace is the wonderfully heart wrenching, totally touching ending. As jesse (from Pitch perfect) says: Endings are the best part ^^

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Naturally Nails: Cobalt Blue Jellysandiwch Reverse Switch Up

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There is something about me and cobalt/electric blue lately. I seem to be exaggeratedly attracted to it, allured by that subtle yet bold aura it exuberates. I'm not just talking about nails, I'm also talking about eye looks, tees, shorts, dresses, bags, SHOES. Everything. You name it. I think I already have cobalt coloured shorts and dresses. LOL I'm super proud of my shorts collection because I'm on a quest to collect every colour there is, provide it fits me duh and looks pretty! I'll save this story for another day though.

Anyways, so.. I'm all over the whole jelly sandwich thing. Tried it the moment it was known to me and LOVED IT. Here's my first ever try and post on it. Whoever invented it is a genius. Imma telling you, If I were to own all the jelly and glitter polishes out there, I would wear the jelly sandwich combination to death but there's an obvious limitation for me, I don't own that many glitter. I poured through my collection to find a suitable colour.
There are so many crazy ones out there but here's mine at the moment.

Canmake No.50 and Essie Set in Stones

Rmb how I said in my previous post that canmake No. 50 is a gorgeous blue jelly. Here's how the colour really looks with 1 coat. Read my previous post for a review on it. The cobalt defnitely reflects better with a single THIN coating. This polish goes on ALMOST opaque on the first coat already so you have to be careful to take only what you need for a nice thin even coating on the nails. As you can see I struggled a little with the consistency as thin coats tend to be very tricky to apply. You can end up with hideous bald spots and all. Urgh, irritating. 

Strange though how this is probably the only time I wish that my polishes were a little less pigmented than they there. Oh the irony of life

Decided to switch up the jelly sandwich technique and do a as I like to call it, reverse Jelly sandwich. Which is effectively just putting glitter on top of the jelly polish LOL. But it definitely sounds cooler when you call it revere jelly sandwich ^^

The Breakdown1. Apply Essie Set in Stone over entire surface of nail, making sure that glitter pieces are evenly spread out. Wait to dry COMPLETELY. The clear base gets very goop so you won't want to paint over it when it's semi dry, you'll end up with some heck of a hot mess
2. Apply a THIN layer of canmake No.50. You should still be able to see the glitter pieces showing through. It you can't, it's too thick. Try to thin the layer out before it's dried
3.  Apply Essie Set in Stone over the top half or less of the nail. Again making sure to evenly spread out and densely pack on the glitter piceses for the best effect

Done! Easy Peasy. Loving the different textures going on, I think it gives the look so much more sophistication and depth. PRETTY!

Ok my 4th finger was supposed to be the accent nail but it doesn't stand out that much and it completely covered my jelly sandwich at the bottom =( But it's pretty nonetheless.

Here's a close up of the look! Excuse the mess! I love essie set in stones. The whole thing about different sized glitter really clicks with me. It's GREAT!!! Simple yet different. I've used this polish in so many of my looks it's an integral part of my life now. I hope I don't run out of it because I think it's limited edition =(( Tempted to get a second bottle it I can get my hands on it.
Here's a more detailed review on Essie set in stones.

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Life update: Ytd, I unlocked yet another acheivement in life. In my 21 years, I've never stayed out past 12.30am, never been to a pub and never watched a late night movie. I know, judge me. All that changed yet. I went to timbre, watch a late night movie and got home at 4am. OMG.... Thank god for cars. Anyways. It was a blast! I got lost like crazy, drove in the jam, clamoured for parking spaces in town and all that jazz. It was trusly a whoel new experience. HAHAHAHA. Awesome! BTW, if you guys didn't already know, timbre @ old school is CLOSED PERMANENTLY. The BF and I scoured the entire Mt Sophia road, as it WALKED from 1 end to the other only to find out from someone that it's been closed for a while now. We were like, i think we'll try to find timbre by listening out for a live band but LOL none whatsoever. Just the dead of the night and really errie looking houses. Should have known that it was the former tenent of the now montessori house on the hill LOL. I know, noob muvh. But I mean, we went on the basis of the instructions, climb the long flight of staircase and you'll reach timbre LOL. Imagine our confused faces when we were greeted with secluditiy and silence. LOL. So we journey to timbre @ substation instead. Managed to catch the live band which we could hear from miles away! They played Gangnam style LOL LOL!
Also I hereby declare google maps an app that does not show you shortcuts =( I love google maps, don't get me wrong but sometimes, it does troll you and bring you down excessively windy roundabouts lol! 

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