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Spring is hereeee! Dedicated to my sorority advisor, Heatherly!...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:30:37 -0700

Spring is hereeee! Dedicated to my sorority advisor, Heatherly! :)

This is my second attempt at floral nails so cut me some slack! But here I used: Essie’s Absolutely Shore (light green), Essie’s Heavenly Sunset (pink background of the polka dot), Essie’s Eternal Optimist (light pink) and American Apparel’s Hunter (for the leaves).

What do you all think?

chalkboardnails: China Glaze Launches New App Swatch it, watch...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:18:42 -0700

chalkboardnails:

China Glaze Launches New App

Swatch it, watch it, match it! China Glaze brings the world of nail color to life with the launch of the NEW China Glaze App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The free app offers multiple features perfect for every nail polish enthusiast, and utilizes the latest cutting edge technology to transport users into China Glaze’s colorful universe.

Because glitter makes the world go round. And because when my...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:30:40 -0700

Because glitter makes the world go round. And because when my nails look good, I feel good.

It’s finals week so I opted for a quick gradient. I used Essie’s Beyond Cozy and topped it with a couple coats of Essie’s Carnival for that extra glitter.

As always, happy polishing!

My first Manicure Muse for this blog’s first year...

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:30:53 -0800

My first Manicure Muse for this blog’s first year anniversary! (& happy half birthday to me heheh. I just really like celebrating things.)

The muse: The look is from Versace’s Spring Ready to Wear 2013 collection.
The manicure: I used China Glaze’s Sea Spray, Essie’s Mesmerize and Orly’s White Tips. And there’s a bit of Chanel’s Peridot in there because you must know by now that it’s one of my favorites! And if anyone’s interested, here is the link to the tutorial for the marble effect.

As mentioned before, it’s been a whole year since I first started this blog. I’m so happy that I could share my designs with you all and frankly, I’m even happier that you guys actually like them! Thanks to everyone for the support and feedback over the past year. I’m looking forward to doing some new designs and trying new things to show all of you, so keep an eye out!

As always, happy polishing! x

One of my three Deborah Lippmanns! I actually got a different...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:30:46 -0800

One of my three Deborah Lippmanns! I actually got a different one and exchanged it for this one and I’m beyond happy with my decision. How gorgeous is this? It’s called Dancing in the Dark and it has a gray base with different sized silver glitters. It took me 3 coats for full opacity, but you could definitely get away with 2.

Hope everyone is having a great start to the new year!
Stay polished :) xx

Cheers to procrastination! Here’s my first successful...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:10:34 -0800

Cheers to procrastination! Here’s my first successful leopard print manicure! My first attempt at leopard print nails ended up looking like cow spots, so I’m really, really happy with the way this manicure turned out. I was originally gonna do the print on the entire nail, but I got lazy so I turned to my favorite gold, Peridot. Oops!

The polishes I used were:
Essie - Mesmerize (blue)
Essie - Licorice (black)
China Glaze - Hang Ten Toes (pink)
Chanel - Peridot (gold)

Happy polishing! X

Featuring my favorite glitter: Butter London’s Bubbly...

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:30:00 -0800

Featuring my favorite glitter: Butter London’s Bubbly Jubbly. I bought this a couple months ago during Ulta’s BOGO Butter London sale. Bubbly Jubbly is a relatively opaque and super gorgeous pink base with gold, blue and red glitters; this only took me two coats. Topped this off with my Seche Vite top coat, as always.

To all my amazing and loyal followers: I’m so sorry for the lack of updates! I’ve been bombarded with midterms and work and all of that. My last midterm is tomorrow so I’ll be sure to post more often! If you have any requests or suggestions for me, feel free to just send them my way through the ask box!

Happy polishing! X

Zoya’s Charla. I don’t really have much to say about...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:07:04 -0700

Zoya’s Charla.

I don’t really have much to say about Charla because I think the picture says more than enough! The only thing is that I don’t know why it took me so long to finally get this gorgeous polish! It’s an opaque polish; I only used 2 coats for this manicure. I used this color last week because it matched perfectly with my outfit to Mickey’s Halloween Party! My roommate and I dressed up and the ugly step sisters from Cinderella and I was Drizella. :)

Happy polishing, everyone!
PS it’s midterm season so I’ve been a little swamped, but I should have another photo for you all by the end of the week or this weekend!

Polishes used: Zoya’s Kelly and China Glaze’s Hang...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:22:00 -0700

Polishes used: Zoya’s Kelly and China Glaze’s Hang Ten Toes.

Hang Ten Toes is actually an obnoxiously bright neon pink. I originally chose that color because it’s become one of my favorite pinks and I knew I wouldn’t be able to get away with wearing it in the fall, so I figured I’d squeeze it into my first fall manicure for the year. But the obnoxious neon pink turned into a really pretty and rather dark magenta color over the dark gray. So I guess it all worked out! I just wanted to do a really simple design because I’m sure you all are getting tired of my gradient manicures. I’ll try to have another one up by the end of next week!

Happy polishing, y’all!

Here’s a super simple and cute silver glitter gradient. I...

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:08:05 -0700

Here’s a super simple and cute silver glitter gradient. I used Nicole by OPI’s Give Me the 1st Dance from the Biebz One Less Lonely Girl collection. For the glitters, I used Essie’s Set in Stones and China Glaze’s Nova.

Happy polishing!

PS I’ve been super busy with sorority recruitment stuff and moving into the house so I apologize for the lack of posts! Be sure to check back in a week because I’ll be all settled in and I’ll have some more manicures for you. Thank you all so much for your support!

This is Orly’s Lunar Eclipse. I fell in love with this...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:26:47 -0700

This is Orly’s Lunar Eclipse. I fell in love with this color when I first saw it at Ulta. It was on sale and everything, but I was already carrying 5 bottles and figured 5 would be enough for the day. I saw this lacquer again at a nail supply store and bought it immediately! It’s a beautifully bright cobalt blue with purple glitters. The picture doesn’t really do the purple glitter any justice, but I tried!

Happy polishing!
X

Remind you of anyone? Here’s a hint: she’s got...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:26:00 -0700

Remind you of anyone?

Here’s a hint: she’s got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty.

Yup, you guessed it!

I was inspired by all the Little Mermaid themed crafts I’ve been doing the past week. The purple is Zoya’s Julieanne and the green is Zoya’s Charla. Julieanne was a little sheer and took me 3 coats for full opacity. But still beautiful. Reminds me of OPI’s LA Ink (dupes, maybe?). Charla is actually more of a blue polish with green glitters. I think the sponge absorbed all the blue, and I was still left with the gorgeous green. Either way, I absolutely love Charla. Definitely one of my favorite Zoyas and I highly, highly recommend it.

Happy polishing!
X

Here is Zoya’s Feifei. This is a light blue base polish...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:26:54 -0700

Here is Zoya’s Feifei. This is a light blue base polish with very fine gold and blue glitters. The picture really doesn’t do it any justice. I wish I had a better camera so I could show you all this gorgeous color! It took 4 coats for full opacity.

This is just the first of my 6 new Zoyas that I bought from the BOGO sale, so you’ll be seeing swatches for them soon!

Happy polishing!
X

Mickey and Minnie! To celebrate the unblockage of my Disneyland...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:54:49 -0700

Mickey and Minnie! To celebrate the unblockage of my Disneyland annual pass!

I used Milani’s Gold Glitz, Julep’s Glenn, and Ulta’s Little Black Dress. The Milani is a gorgeous one coat glitter. I repeat. One coat. And the best part? It’s only $3.99 at Target! The Julep is my absolute favorite red out of my entire collection of polishes. I got it from my first Julep Maven Box (I think it was the American Beauty one) that I got for one cent with a promo code. For more information on the Julep Maven Box, click here. And the black from Ulta has some silver glitter in it; it’s a subtle surprise.

Here is Butter London’s Henley Regatta. This is 4 thin...

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:21:00 -0700

Here is Butter London’s Henley Regatta.

This is 4 thin coats on top of China Glaze’s Custom Kicks. This is a truly gorgeous speckled glitter that dries very quickly. I was actually debating between this one and The Black Knight last week and I ended up choosing The Black Knight. But I couldn’t let go of this one so I came back to get it! Courtesy of Ulta’s birthday coupon, of course.

Inspired by @mililypolish. Loved her coral and accent nail and I...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:22:44 -0700

Inspired by @mililypolish. Loved her coral and accent nail and I just had to do my own, but with my Maya from Zoya that I got last week.

But here it is. Maya by Zoya. This is a gorgeous opaque pinkish coral lacquer. I think two coats would have been good enough, but I did three anyway. The accent nail is Give Me the 1st Dance from Nicole by OPI. It’s from the Biebz’s One Less Lonely Girl collection. I got this polish for $1.99 at my local Ulta.

If you’re interested in purchasing Maya, click here! Create an account if you don’t have already and you can get Maya for free!

Post biochemistry midterm manicure! Here are Zoya’s...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:22:00 -0700

Post biochemistry midterm manicure!

Here are Zoya’s Wednesday and Chanel’s Peridot for the polka dots. Both lacquers are wonderfully opaque. I used two coats of Wednesday in this manicure and I typically only need one coat of Peridot when I’m painting the entire nail.

Want to Zoya’s Wednesday too? Sign up for an account at Zoya and you’ll get a promotion code for a free bottle of nail polish! Plus $5.95 shipping, but if you add another two bottles, you’ll get free shipping! Click here!

Happy polishing!

Here is Zoya - Malia again! I haven’t done the party nail...

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:37:20 -0700

Here is Zoya - Malia again! I haven’t done the party nail in so long and I figured now was as good a time as any. The silver stripes are actually tape that I bought from the bornprettystore. I bought the pack of twelve (different colors) for only $8.99 and it came with free shipping!

Happy polishing! And taping!

Currently sporting Zoya’s Malia. Just got this one in the...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:01:07 -0700

Currently sporting Zoya’s Malia. Just got this one in the mail last night, along with Wednesday and America (more swatches up later). Purple isn’t usually my color of choice for manicures, but this purple is gorgeous. It’s bright and warm, but far from obnoxious. This shade is perfect for summer and it’s easily become one of my favorite Zoya lacquers.

P.S. Malia is a very opaque polish. Pictured above is only one coat!

Happy polishing everyone!

Recently went through my photos and realized that I forgot to...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:54:36 -0700

Recently went through my photos and realized that I forgot to share this manicure with all of you :( but I think I did this manicure right after finals of spring quarter. Obviously, ever since I discovered s-lacquer’s gradient tutorial, I’ve been a little gradient-crazy. But it’s super easy and super fun. Anyone looking to dive into nail art should start with this tutorial!

The metallic pink is by Color Club, but I can’t think of the exact name off the top of my head. And the gold is just some cheap nail polish I bought the week before finals to relieve stress. So typical of me. But anyway, happy polishing!