Hi everyone! Tonight I've whipped up a video on the design that I did yesterday (or 2 days ago). I thought it would be short, but it ended up to being the same time as the previous tutorial haha. Anyways, I have decided that I will record while I paint my nails so that I will have a video tutorial to show you all :) Though, I might skip the really complicated designs, unless you're willing to watch the lengthiest video ever - and even then I don't know what the video limit for Youtube is hehe.
Tomorrow morning, I will hopefully record a tutorial on firework nails. Of course, only if things don't go south haha! Till then, I shall leave you with the tutorial for the floral pink french design.
I hope you all enjoy the video :)
//Linda
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
Glitter Gal Swatches
Hi! Tonight I have some Glitter Gal polishes to show you. Even though they're from Australia, I have NO idea where they are sold (excluding e-tailers)! Funny that haha. Any who, I was walking around Westfields shopping centre and came across this cosmetics store selling everything under $10 and I immediately went to find the container of nail polish and found some mini glitter gal polishes amongst the rest! I picked up some holo ones and one scattered holo.
Keep reading to see the pics :)
(Pic heavy post!) First pictures of each colour are shown under artificial light and the remaining under flash. There will be pics and a short video at the end of them in sunlight (shown on nail wheels).
The bottle for this is labelled 'Black' but I thought it was called Lizard Belly? I'm not sure! The formula was really thick on this one and one coat was sufficient enough to cover. Though, the thickness of the polish kinda ate up all the holo. If you look at the later pics, you'll see the difference in holo-ness. Formula wise, it applied smoothly, a good trait for holo polishes!
As you can guess again, this was labelled 'Blue', but I'm not sure if it has a proper name or not. The formula for this was a bit sheer and became opaque after 3 coats. It could do with 2 semi-thick coats. Again, it applied smoothly and didn't bald when I applied coats after the first. Look at that holo!
Omg, there was so much holo in this polish! Look at them pics, they're so holo shiny I couldn't believe my eyes haha. This bottle was labelled 'Silver'. The formula on this polish was VERY sheer, the sheerest of them all and could very easily be used as a holo top coat without compromising the base colour. It took about i thin coat and 2 semi-thick coat to get this opaque and application was nice and easy like the rest.
Last, but not least, the scattered holo, labelled 'Dark Purple'. This was a really pretty colour and polish. The colour is more accurately shown in the first pic. The formula on this was great, again like the others and only required 2 coats for opacity. It exhibits some holo, but not as intense as the blue and silver.
Finally, just a sun pic and video to show how shiny and holo some of them are!
This pic don't even do the holo justice! Here's a video in direct sunlight to show the holo better.
What do you think of these holo polishes? Do you own any of them?
//Linda
Keep reading to see the pics :)
(Pic heavy post!) First pictures of each colour are shown under artificial light and the remaining under flash. There will be pics and a short video at the end of them in sunlight (shown on nail wheels).
The bottle for this is labelled 'Black' but I thought it was called Lizard Belly? I'm not sure! The formula was really thick on this one and one coat was sufficient enough to cover. Though, the thickness of the polish kinda ate up all the holo. If you look at the later pics, you'll see the difference in holo-ness. Formula wise, it applied smoothly, a good trait for holo polishes!
As you can guess again, this was labelled 'Blue', but I'm not sure if it has a proper name or not. The formula for this was a bit sheer and became opaque after 3 coats. It could do with 2 semi-thick coats. Again, it applied smoothly and didn't bald when I applied coats after the first. Look at that holo!
Omg, there was so much holo in this polish! Look at them pics, they're so holo shiny I couldn't believe my eyes haha. This bottle was labelled 'Silver'. The formula on this polish was VERY sheer, the sheerest of them all and could very easily be used as a holo top coat without compromising the base colour. It took about i thin coat and 2 semi-thick coat to get this opaque and application was nice and easy like the rest.
Last, but not least, the scattered holo, labelled 'Dark Purple'. This was a really pretty colour and polish. The colour is more accurately shown in the first pic. The formula on this was great, again like the others and only required 2 coats for opacity. It exhibits some holo, but not as intense as the blue and silver.
Finally, just a sun pic and video to show how shiny and holo some of them are!
This pic don't even do the holo justice! Here's a video in direct sunlight to show the holo better.
What do you think of these holo polishes? Do you own any of them?
//Linda
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Floral French Design
Hi everyone, sorry for my lack of posting over the past couple days - I got lazy and then yesterday I did a french with the intention of painting a design on it, but then I ruined them a little from helping my boyfriend's cousin out. She wanted me to teach her nail art, so I lent her one of my hands for stamping :)
I decided to remove the french and do another design instead. I hadn't used this technique in a while, but while I was teaching my bf's cousin the technique, I wanted to do it myself cause it looked quite good :D
Here are some pics
I would love to do more of these type of flowers, but I'm only familiar with a basic shape for flower haha. Time to hit up some tutorials I suppose!
So what do you think? Let me know below! I need to start thinking about what to wear for New Years... till then, see you in the next post!
//Linda
I decided to remove the french and do another design instead. I hadn't used this technique in a while, but while I was teaching my bf's cousin the technique, I wanted to do it myself cause it looked quite good :D
Here are some pics
I would love to do more of these type of flowers, but I'm only familiar with a basic shape for flower haha. Time to hit up some tutorials I suppose!
So what do you think? Let me know below! I need to start thinking about what to wear for New Years... till then, see you in the next post!
//Linda
Monday, December 26, 2011
What I wore for Christmas!
Hi everyone! I'm sad that I didn't get to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, but I hope you had a lovely time with your loved ones. I had planned on getting this mani done to show you on Christmas Eve, but I didn't get it done on time and decided to post it post-Christmas (I actually had 2 fingers left to paint and left it till not long ago to finish off!!)! It has been busy with chores at home and preparations over at my boyfriend's house for a Christmas dinner, so I'm feeling a tad exhausted. Nonetheless, I had a really good time at my boyfriend's house, I even painted his mum's nails, and his two cousins! Unfortunately I didn't take any pics :(
For Christmas, there were some designs I hadn't tried and some that I liked, so I decided to skittle my digits! I left one nail untouched from the previous mani and added a few other things - some familiar, some probably not so much. I got a lot of compliments on them when all my boyfriend's relatives saw them :) My boyfriend's mum also mentioned that his grandma loves painting her nails haha. Funny though as soon as my boyfriend's cousins knew I could paint nail art, their eyes lit up - it was such a great thing knowing I have more hands to practice on!
Enough babble! Let me show you my nails!
How do you like them? Let me know below :)
Again, I hope you all had a blast of a Christmas and ate your hearts out, because seriously, there was so much food at my boyfriend's house dinner! I brought some home too haha. Take care and relax after this crazy season!
//Linda
For Christmas, there were some designs I hadn't tried and some that I liked, so I decided to skittle my digits! I left one nail untouched from the previous mani and added a few other things - some familiar, some probably not so much. I got a lot of compliments on them when all my boyfriend's relatives saw them :) My boyfriend's mum also mentioned that his grandma loves painting her nails haha. Funny though as soon as my boyfriend's cousins knew I could paint nail art, their eyes lit up - it was such a great thing knowing I have more hands to practice on!
Enough babble! Let me show you my nails!
How do you like them? Let me know below :)
Again, I hope you all had a blast of a Christmas and ate your hearts out, because seriously, there was so much food at my boyfriend's house dinner! I brought some home too haha. Take care and relax after this crazy season!
//Linda
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wrapping Paper Nails!
Hi everyone! I was really stuck on what Christmas design to do today and since I painted my nails white (for the heck of it), I looked across my room and found my inspiration!
Curious?
It was wrapping paper! Coincidentally, the wrapping paper is also white and I decided to go with that. It took a bit of time and I knew it would, but I did them anyway. Here's a picture of the wrapping paper:
Looks challenging right? It kinda was - and time consuming too!
Here's, the pics of them on my nails :)
I don't want to remove them now since it took me so much time to do! I will decide tomorrow if I remove them or not hehe. I do want to do santa and elves tomorrow, so if I can manage it with my non-dominant hand, then I will do it!
Anyways, I have to jet to do some other things, so see you all in the next post!
//Linda
Curious?
It was wrapping paper! Coincidentally, the wrapping paper is also white and I decided to go with that. It took a bit of time and I knew it would, but I did them anyway. Here's a picture of the wrapping paper:
Here's, the pics of them on my nails :)
I don't want to remove them now since it took me so much time to do! I will decide tomorrow if I remove them or not hehe. I do want to do santa and elves tomorrow, so if I can manage it with my non-dominant hand, then I will do it!
Anyways, I have to jet to do some other things, so see you all in the next post!
//Linda
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Santa and his Friends!
Today's mani is inspired by a Youtube tutorial that I came across. I thought they were too cute to pass up! This is a skittle design featuring Santa himself, the gingerbread man, the snowman, rudolph the red nose reindeer and the penguin! Overall, they looked so cute together :) I'll let you decide!
Here are the pics
Aren't they adorable? I found this design here in this video:
I didn't exactly follow the tutorial, just kinda paused it at the very first frame and continued from there HAHA
Also, just wanted to let you know that I took at stab at contacting OPI to ask if I could review their Nicole by OPI products since I don't have access to them and the prices aren't that fantastic online (almost or at $20 each) and I received a reply saying they'd be more than happy to send me some! Woo I'm excited since I don't own any Nicole By OPI polishes :D I think it's time to start contacting other polish companies too! I ain't got nothing to lose :)
What do you think of this mani? Would you try it? Let me know in the comments below!
//Linda
Here are the pics
Flash
Aren't they adorable? I found this design here in this video:
I didn't exactly follow the tutorial, just kinda paused it at the very first frame and continued from there HAHA
Also, just wanted to let you know that I took at stab at contacting OPI to ask if I could review their Nicole by OPI products since I don't have access to them and the prices aren't that fantastic online (almost or at $20 each) and I received a reply saying they'd be more than happy to send me some! Woo I'm excited since I don't own any Nicole By OPI polishes :D I think it's time to start contacting other polish companies too! I ain't got nothing to lose :)
What do you think of this mani? Would you try it? Let me know in the comments below!
//Linda
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Grinch!
Hi everyone! I saw a grinch nail art design on Kayla's blog and decided to do one as well. I liked the way that the mani turned out, but I absolutely hate the way it photographed. For any of you that own China Glaze Four Leaf Clover, do you have problems with it photographing more light green than grass green? The way it photographed in this mani totally ruined it for me. It looks so much more vibrant and well blended in real life but in the pics, they all look like separate bits not blended well and washed out. Such a bummer. I'm going to try and get better pics in the sun tomorrow (if there is sun) and hope that the green comes out better than it did today.
Enough about my rant on how the green photographed haha, but because of it, I don't have many pics to show. I didn't like how they turned out at all, but for the sake of showing you what I did, I shall post it up for you to see.
This was the closest I could get it. See how the green is a lot lighter than the dark green? In real life it is grass green and blends so much better with the dark green than the pic leads on.
I do like the grinch here though, he looks so evil haha, look at those sinister red eyes! My brush was acting up, couldn't find my usual one so the lines are a bit dry and scratchy looking, but I think it's fine since there's so many random black lines on the grinch's face anyway!
The difference is more apparent in the last 2 photos. Bummed!!!
Hopefully better pics for you all tomorrow! There's not many days left till Christmas and lots of things to try out! Let's just hope I can get it all done eh? Maybe I should double post a day :D We will see!
//Linda
Enough about my rant on how the green photographed haha, but because of it, I don't have many pics to show. I didn't like how they turned out at all, but for the sake of showing you what I did, I shall post it up for you to see.
I do like the grinch here though, he looks so evil haha, look at those sinister red eyes! My brush was acting up, couldn't find my usual one so the lines are a bit dry and scratchy looking, but I think it's fine since there's so many random black lines on the grinch's face anyway!
Hopefully better pics for you all tomorrow! There's not many days left till Christmas and lots of things to try out! Let's just hope I can get it all done eh? Maybe I should double post a day :D We will see!
//Linda
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Colour Club Alias Swatch
About a week or two ago, I went to a nail supply store with my best friend's sister and cousin to see what I could grab. I wanted to buy from there before but they wouldn't sell to the public, though for some reason my friend's cousin was able to purchase and she doesn't even have her own nail business! That's okay though, every now and then when she does go, she will ask if I want to come :D
I picked up a couple bottles of OPI, one Colour Club and some stripers from Art Club. Today I have a the Colour Club swatches for you! Alias is a sheer blurple multichrome (in the bottle) but duochrome on the nails. I've applied Alias over China Glaze Liquid Leather and Urban Night to see the difference under a purple & black base. In the pics, you can't really tell which is which, but in real life it's a tad bit easier to tell.
First I have 2 bottle pics to show the colours
If only the blue showed in the pics!
Here are the swatch pics. The first 2 are under natural light from the window and the rest are indoors against the natural light or slightly under it. Urban Night was applied on the pinky and middle finger and Liquid Leather on the ring and index finger.
The duochrome was a tad difficult to capture, but as you can tell in the pic, it goes from purple to a golden green colour. I probably won't use this as much as I'd like to, it just looked really pretty in the bottle so I purchased it haha, talk about impulse buying!
What do you think of this colour? Do any of you own it?
//Linda
I picked up a couple bottles of OPI, one Colour Club and some stripers from Art Club. Today I have a the Colour Club swatches for you! Alias is a sheer blurple multichrome (in the bottle) but duochrome on the nails. I've applied Alias over China Glaze Liquid Leather and Urban Night to see the difference under a purple & black base. In the pics, you can't really tell which is which, but in real life it's a tad bit easier to tell.
First I have 2 bottle pics to show the colours
Here are the swatch pics. The first 2 are under natural light from the window and the rest are indoors against the natural light or slightly under it. Urban Night was applied on the pinky and middle finger and Liquid Leather on the ring and index finger.
The duochrome was a tad difficult to capture, but as you can tell in the pic, it goes from purple to a golden green colour. I probably won't use this as much as I'd like to, it just looked really pretty in the bottle so I purchased it haha, talk about impulse buying!
What do you think of this colour? Do any of you own it?
//Linda
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