Rachel’s Wedding 04-02-2012
Rachel’s big day! She looked really resplendent in all her dresses and her red cheongsam for the day (tea ceremony) was gorgeous and fits her so well! I like! Plus she really worked it out for her wedding man – figure was perfect. If only I had half her sportiness… haha. Used for manicure: Zoya Raven Skinfood gold polish Gelish Top Coat Studs (I think Ying mentioned they were from Arab Street?) Actually it is not recommended to use gelish top coat over normal polishes as it may cause shrinkage or wrinkled nails, but mine felt fine (well it is day 1 after all) and even if it doesn’t last too long, it’s fine with…
Kiko Milano Polishes Swatches
Some Kiko polishes I got in Rome, Italy. 245 (red) This cost me 3.90 Euros. The rest (below) are all 1.50 Euros (some promotion going on in store… I saw Kiko in Barcelona again but this time round they had no promos on the nail polishes, so I got make up instead! Prices in Italy and Barcelona were all the same.) 299 (teal blue, pearl-ascent) Reminds me of Zoya Kotori. But this is not as sheer. 301 (purple, pearl-ascent) The two above are pretty nice colors, but didn’t wow me much… saved by great brush and nice formula (and friendly price!) 293 (creme purple) 342 (creme teal) URGHHHHHHHH this one…
Accessorize Polishes (from London!)
From the moment I reached Europe I have been popping in and out and in and out of Accessorize shops to the extend where when le husband sees one he will automatically point it out to me. Hahaha. Anyway I was there only for the AWESOME polishes! (Which unfortunately, Singapore shops don’t carry.) At £4 per bottle they’re pretty okay priced – but it’s a pretty small bottle at 10ml (then again, 用不完 one). And the brushes… they’re okay but the one for Aztec drives me nuts. They have some really great colors. (I was dying for Pink Spice and Aztec ever since I saw Iris of Roguedeluxe’s post on them – Am still lemming…
Random Polishes from Europe! (swatches – GOSH, Models’ Own, H&M, Douglas)
So I got quite a number of polishes from all over the cities I visited in Europe… Basically Kiko in Italy, H&M, Accessorize and Models Own in London, etc etc… Here’s some of the single bottled ones I got! Model’s Own Pro – Green Envy (London) The shimmery green on the bottle caught my eye – and I got it instantly! If I recall correctly, this cost me £8, which works out to about $16 SGD at the time of my exchange rate. It’s supposed to be limited edition but it didn’t seem to be selling out anytime soon. From what I’ve read, the difference is just that this Pro range is the big 3…
Picture Polish Denim
Got a bottle of Denim from Susan (Subtle Shimmer) as I’ve actually wanted it for quite some time but didn’t have enough girls to spree with me. It’s an indigo jelly base packed with lovely blue glitter! A very unique shade this is. Application was alright, but do give it a bit more time to dry inbetween coats as I didn’t and thats why you see bald patches on my swatches. > _ < !!! They cost SGD $17 each from Subtle Shimmer, or if you’re a beauty blogger you can get it from her at $16.50. : )
Nail Art Supplies from NailTat
Some stuff I got from Nailtat Tokyo! (They have outlets in Shinjuku and Shibuya) Finally decided to post this up because even Ying posted hers so damn fast! (My trip how many months ago already man!) Hope I have enough time and wont be too jet lagged to do my nails for CNY! You can source out the NailTat outlets from their website here. GIVEAWAY! I have ONE set of Luminous Change Gel Nail Stickers to give away! This is actually good for smaller/shorter nail beds as it’s pretty tiny. Just leave a comment! Will send them out when I’m back on the 23rd of Jan.
More Deborah Lippmann Polish Swatches
Ordered some Deborah Lippmann polishes from Luxola.com last year during their Christmas sale! There was 35% off : D So I got them for about averagely 22 bucks each? It came with a free sample bag! Thank you Luxola. I got: (from left to right) – Good Girl Gone Bad (S $35) – I Know What Boys Like (S $33) – Pop Life (S $33) I quite like shopping with Luxola.com, awesome free / next day delivery and great customer service (they will sms you to inform you that they’re on their way!) and they offer really good prices for those Sleek palettes too (compared to Ebay prices)! (Unfortunately I already have a lot…
OPI DS Temptation, Orly Androgynie & Oui!
Happy new year everyone! : D OPI Temptation ↓ Super, duper gorgeous purple + blue glass flecks (should I describe this as glass fleck? It’s shimmery, but it’s really different from shimmer.) it’s like OPI DS Magic with purple flecks/glitter bits in it. Very, very very very pretty. But better layered over black or a dark purple shade as it’s quite sheer it seems. Orly Androgynie (Holiday Soiree 2011) ↓ Dark black jelly with a mixture of glitter and hexagon bits too. It’s really pretty in the bottle, but on the nail I think the black kinds of covers over the glitter and hexagon bits over a bit too much –…
Picture Polish Festival (Flakie) vs Nubar 2010 vs Cult Nails Clairvoyant
Everyone’s coming up with flakies recently but they’re still pretty rare as compared to say, Shatter polishes. Which is everywhere now and frankly, I’m not really a fan of shatter polishes. But flakies… *heart goes thump-thump* I fell in love with Nubar 2010 and it was … my precioussssss. In fact I got myself an extra bottle just for backups. LOL! Then Picture Polish came out with Festival (multi color flakies) and it looks pretty different from Nubar 2010, which was more gold / orange flakies. Now the most glaring difference is that Festival’s flakies are very sparse – 3 coats of it equals to 1 coat of Nubar 2010 in terms of flakies landing…
OPI Nicki Minaj Collection
Fell in love with the 3 bright colors the moment I saw them! (Thanks to Susan of Subtle Shimmer!) And I got them from Tammy (Timtam00.blogspot.com) at $12 each. They’re scheduled for release in 2012 Jan, but they’re mineeeeeee now! *HAPPY* Did it on ‘em Green-yellow, not overly neon but still attention attracting! Gorgeous wearable yellow and it’s opaque in 2 coats! Some have compared this to the murky green-yellow from the Shrek OPI Collection, but I didn’t collect that… I found a comparison swatch over here anyway. Pink Friday Bubblegum pink with blue undertones – bright, but not too loud. Super pretty and I think is a suitable shade for almost all…
Had an AWESOME XMAS this year!
Everyone’s super in the mood of giving – Plus my honeymoon is happening soon (4th Jan)… And I got into the whole holiday mood like super early in this month. After the interesting gift swap party at Changi V Hotel with really awesome friends, I met up with more pals from online! I spent my single days / attached & weepy days with these people… watched them get married and they watched me get married too. Super awesome right? Okay la maybe not Mag, but she’s one of the sweetest girls I know! You look at her and you know she won’t murder you one day lah. Haha. We brought our blythes out! We got…
Cult Nails Clairvoyant, Ozotic Mish Mash 532, Glitter Gal Lizard Belly, Color Club Untamed Luxury & De-luxe-cious
First of all, an awesome combination. Ozotic Mish Mash 532 over Chanel Black Pearl (dies happy even if I walk into the path of a speeding car while staring at my nails non stop. Morbid. HAHA) Both polishes dry super fast, and no problems with application. : D Next, Cult Nails Clairvoyant (Unicorn Puke) It was previously known as Unicorn Puke. Super cute name! (For the people who don’t know – Unicorn’s Pee refer to an superbly awesome un-dupe-able color or a color that’s super nice AND super hard to find.) Super pretty in the bottle with all those opalescent flakes! I took extra care to wait for it to dry before layering so as…
Chanel Peridot vs Ozotic 507
Ozotic Pro 507 is really different from the other Multi Chromatics. It’s opaque in two coats. It’s a lovely multi chromatic shade, shifts from gold – green to green – blue (a bit!). Can get a little streaky like the Chanel Peridot, but evens out later (it’s _less_ streaky than Chanel Peridot to me). I know it was a Chanel Peridot sort of dupe, but it’s not really close at all – they may belong to the same multi chrome shade family, but definitely not dupes. Chanel Peridot is much more champagne-gold, while 507 is more of a bright gold-yellow. I got mine from Susan over at The Subtle Shimmer! She gave me a good…
Green Picture Polish Swatches!
Thanks to Sizbelle, I got dibs to swatch her polishes :p Hehe. And at the end of this post, a giveaway courtesy of Picture Polish! First up, we have Picture Polish’s Tiffany. Tiffany is a cool blue/turquoise color, but I find it to be much lighter than CG’s For Audrey which is a really close dupe of Tiffany’s trademark color. Nonetheless, this is really pretty and creamy! And next, we have Picture Polish’s Jade. It’s a bright happy green, with a touch of silver shimmer and the right amount of translucence which makes it look really jade-ish like it’s name. Now for the exciting bit. PICTURE POLISH IS HOLDING A GIVEAWAY! Tell me 3 of…
Ozotic Holographic & Ozotic Mish Mash Swatches
Ozotic High Impact Holographic 604 Holographic Champagne Gold. Very pretty to look at, scattered holo… Ozotic Holographic 526 Black base with scattered holo particles. Doesn’t really look like what it does in the bottle, but i find it a nice base for the other Ozotic layering polishes (like 505, 534, 505, 502… so on and so forth). But seriously, too expensive as a black base for the layering polishes. Ozotic Mish Mash, 532 Ozotic’s new offering, Mish Mash. I find that they release based on the color base (i.e. 505 matches 528 in terms of cyan flashes, Mish mash 534 goes well with 529… im rambling off the numbers (it’s a pain in the…
China Glaze Eye Candy Collection for Holiday 2011
Bought the entire set off eBay for a few cents off the normal retail price. Just eBay it. Alternatively if you want fast shipping and cannot wait to get your hands on them, they’re available on nailvibe.com as well. Weirdly enough, though the Eye Candy collection is supposed to come with silver caps, I received 2 bottles with black caps instead. The eBay seller didn’t give me a comprehensible answer so I left it at that as they worked well anyway. Blonde Bombshell Material Girl Love Marilyn Lorelei’s Tiara Marry A Millionaire Some Like it Haute When I got “Some Like It Haute” I thought it reminded me a lot of ORLY Mineral FX’s Rock…
Chanel Polishes from CDF (China Duty Free)
So over the weekend I was overseas and stopped by CDF (China Duty Free) where I was trying to compare the prices vs Singapore’s… and the polishes were at only 135 RMB! That works out to about S$27.5 and I got two : D Actually, D: I want to hit myself for only getting two. I got two shades, 513 Black Pearl and 481 Fantastic. Both polishes applied like a dream, but slightly different in consistency – Black pearl, while smooth, appeared to be slightly streaky on the nail Nonetheless, I love the color! Especially the turquoise shimmer. *cannot resist* See the turquoise shimmer? *drools* Fantastic looked super duper gorgeous in the bottle, but after…
Cherry Culture Haul + Swatches!
Cherry Culture goodies arrived too! – Milani 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer in 511 Hi-Tech ($4.99 USD / $3.99 ON SALE!) – L.A. Color’s Color Craze in Twilight (NP469) ($1.50 USD) – Nyx Girls Nail Polish in Emerald Forest (NGP 185) ($3USD / $1.50 ON SALE!) – Nyx Girls Nail Polish in Under The Moon (NGP 221) ($3USD / $1.50 ON SALE!) – Nyx Cream Blush in Tickled ($6.50 USD / $4.99 ON SALE!) – Nyx Round Lipstick in Perfect (608) ($4 USD / $1.99 ON SALE!) – Nyx Round Lipstick in Snow White (569) ($4 USD / $1.99 ON SALE!) – Nyx Round Lipstick in Electra (513) ($4 USD / $1.99 ON SALE!) Milani…
Sephora Haul + Swatches!
Got my Sephora FF haul goodies from Elaine (Thanks Jenice for inviting me!) and she gave me some masks too! : D (Thanks Elaine & Karen for the masks!) What I got from Sephora: – Illamasqua Polish in Viridian ($14 USD) – Nails Inc 3D Effects Glitter in Connaught Square ($9.50 USD) – Hello Kitty Noir 5-pc Brush Set ($55 USD) – Benefit Glossy Town ($24 USD) Hello Kitty Noir 5-pc Brush Set I’m usually not a Hello Kitty Fan (seriously, I have nothing against HK but I’m just really not into it.) but this set was too cute to pass up. I love the matte black kitty collectible and since it came with 5…
ORLY Mineral FX Collection Swatches
Deng deng deng! My ORLY Mineral FX collection has finally arrived! : D Phew. The seller even threw in a free bottle of Nubar Diamont Top Coat! I’d still prefer Seche though. It’s been so long, hasn’t it? : ~ I really have no time these days to do much. Rock It, Rocco A-gogo, Rock The World, Emberstone, Stone Cold, Rock Solid The FX collection comes with a black cap, and as compared to the grey caps they are slightly more expensive. Most online nail shops are selling it at around $13SGD as compared to Orly’s usual rate of around $11SGD, If I’m not wrong. I couldn’t wait for pre-orders and got my set off…
