I'll let the pics do all the talking :)
I will be posting the link to Sarah's blog soon! I have to get to class now so I'll see you in the next post!
//Linda
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Subtle Marble & Rose Mani
Yep. I've started uni just yesterday and I'm dreading it already! I have a mani I did a couple days ago and had in mind the contest that Chalkboard Nails is holding! The deal was that you had to use a dotting tool to create something creative and I don't suppose mine is super creative, but I used only dotting tools at least hehe
I'll let the pics do all the talking :)
I will be posting the link to Sarah's blog soon! I have to get to class now so I'll see you in the next post!
//Linda
I'll let the pics do all the talking :)
I will be posting the link to Sarah's blog soon! I have to get to class now so I'll see you in the next post!
//Linda
Friday, February 24, 2012
Fimo Fruit Mani & Fimo Review
Hi girlies! Today I have a fimo fruit mani to show you along side a review on them. I received some fimo sticks and blade cutters from Everbella for review, so thank you to her and I hope you enjoy the review and the pictures! It will be a slightly long post, so please bear with me!
First up, I will do a review on the fimo sticks and show you the mani I did with it after. I received a few other goodies with the package, but will review them some other time. Let's have a look at the way it came in the package.
Contents separated. The package came with 60 fimo sticks and 10 special feather cut blades. The blades are indeed very sharp! I cut up about 8 of each stick and put them in a small plastic bag. I had a lot of difficulty gettng the circular fimo sticks to cut evenly and not half cut at first, but then when I got the hang of it, I was able to cut them nicely. Any of the sticks that weren't circular were the easiest to cut! My favourite one to cut was the apple one - glides through like butter and came out nice and thin with no bald-like spots! Some were harder to cut than others since the fimo was pretty solid and stiff. Most were soft and easy to cut though and I was having fun cutting them up.
I have a couple pictures to show you what I used to create the 'ever-so-popular' fruit fimo mani.
I used SV to stick down my fimo pieces. Since it was quick drying, it helped the fimo to stay down sooner without it having to curl the opposite way. I did get some curling with thinner slices when I was using OTD topcoat, so I switched their uses around. I used SV to stick them down and for any free lifted edges, I used OTD and then applied it over the fimo to flatten before adding SV over the whole nail. I also added some pearls just cause :D I did get some bubbing around the pearls and edges of the fimo since there was flooding up in those areas and I kept brushing over it.. NTS, only brush over once!
This is just to show you a fair idea of the thickness of the pieces I cut out. Some thinner than others - look at that chunky kiwi! haha
Now let's have a look at the mani I created with these! (You probably know already if you looked at my FB!)
Don't they look so yummy & summery? I love how it turned out! It's bright and colourful at the same time and I got so many compliments from my friends who all at once grabbed my hand and admired it :) They all held a finger each and felt the nail and said that it was really cool - literally. Even a guy friend of mine said it was done nicely! I feel so proud haha!
Overall, I'd say that these fimo fruit piece were great to play around with. There are heaps of designs to choose from and heaps of combinations you could make with them. They are really easy to use and can create crazy or subtle looks. At first, I was pretty skeptical about buying them since I couldn't imagine myself using them at all, but this changed my mind (and I'm kinda keen on buying more!). Definitely try these out if you're looking for something new to try.
I also have a discount for all readers compliments of Everbella! I will post it up on the sidebars sometime soon, so look out for that :) I hope you all liked the mani and I'd just like to thank Everbella again, for providing me these for review. Take care!
//Linda
First up, I will do a review on the fimo sticks and show you the mani I did with it after. I received a few other goodies with the package, but will review them some other time. Let's have a look at the way it came in the package.
I have a couple pictures to show you what I used to create the 'ever-so-popular' fruit fimo mani.
Now let's have a look at the mani I created with these! (You probably know already if you looked at my FB!)
Overall, I'd say that these fimo fruit piece were great to play around with. There are heaps of designs to choose from and heaps of combinations you could make with them. They are really easy to use and can create crazy or subtle looks. At first, I was pretty skeptical about buying them since I couldn't imagine myself using them at all, but this changed my mind (and I'm kinda keen on buying more!). Definitely try these out if you're looking for something new to try.
I also have a discount for all readers compliments of Everbella! I will post it up on the sidebars sometime soon, so look out for that :) I hope you all liked the mani and I'd just like to thank Everbella again, for providing me these for review. Take care!
//Linda
Thursday, February 23, 2012
China Glaze Kinetic Candy & Simple White French
Blah, it's been a while again! I haven't been home a lot latey and that's manily due to the fact that there are so many things on and since uni is starting next week, all my friends wish to catch up 'cause most likely, I won't see them for months afterwards (everyone gets really busy!).
I have a realy basic mani to show. I actually wore this a few days ago, but hadn't posted it yet. I was feeling lazy and tired so did something really simple. I also haven't done something basic for a while, so thought it'd be a nice change. Nevertheless, even though the mani was simple, I loved it! There was somethng about it that made it pop on my fingers :)
Such a pretty colour don't you reckon?
Tomorrow, I will make a post about my fimo fruit nails that I'm currently wearing and a review on those fimo fruit sticks that I received from Everbella to review! If you've been to my FB page, I have already uploaded a pic taken from my phone. If you're interested, go there now! :D I will have better pics up for tomorrow's post, so stay tuned!
//Linda
I have a realy basic mani to show. I actually wore this a few days ago, but hadn't posted it yet. I was feeling lazy and tired so did something really simple. I also haven't done something basic for a while, so thought it'd be a nice change. Nevertheless, even though the mani was simple, I loved it! There was somethng about it that made it pop on my fingers :)
Such a pretty colour don't you reckon?
Tomorrow, I will make a post about my fimo fruit nails that I'm currently wearing and a review on those fimo fruit sticks that I received from Everbella to review! If you've been to my FB page, I have already uploaded a pic taken from my phone. If you're interested, go there now! :D I will have better pics up for tomorrow's post, so stay tuned!
//Linda
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Crystal Bling Nails
Hellooooo! I feel like I haven't posted in a while, been hanging with my bf's cousins since a few more came down from Melbourne. I wore this mani for a few days (I was hoping to wear it for longer but it started getting really annoying!) and took it off just yesterday. I loved it while I had it on though, shiny & sparkly nails :)
It's a shame that they didn't photograph the way I'd hope :( Have a look for yourself!
Initially, I had done this mani, but loved the bling so much that I decided to do it on all fingers. Here's the end result.
The first 2 fingers that I did (the thumb and the ring finer) was stuck on indivdually using clear polish, but I decided that it was making the rhinestones murky so I went to find anther method that was less time consuming while retaining the crystal shine on the rhinestones.
Instead of the clear polish, I used double sided tape cut to the shape of my nails and stuck them on first. Then I arranged the rhinestones on the table and used clear tape to stick them down and then trasnferred it onto my nail and if there were hanging pieces, or gaps, they were removed/added accordingly. Finally I sealed the sides and tip with clear polish. Results are super sparkly nails!
If you decide to try these out, let me know! I'd love to see it :) I'll probably be posting less often because I will slowly be getting busier and it's almost time for uni (nooooooo!). I hope you'll all be patient hehe. Till then,
//Linda
It's a shame that they didn't photograph the way I'd hope :( Have a look for yourself!
Initially, I had done this mani, but loved the bling so much that I decided to do it on all fingers. Here's the end result.
Indoor
Indirect sunlight
Indirect sunlight
Direct sunlight
Direct sunlight blurred
Indoor flash
The first 2 fingers that I did (the thumb and the ring finer) was stuck on indivdually using clear polish, but I decided that it was making the rhinestones murky so I went to find anther method that was less time consuming while retaining the crystal shine on the rhinestones.
Instead of the clear polish, I used double sided tape cut to the shape of my nails and stuck them on first. Then I arranged the rhinestones on the table and used clear tape to stick them down and then trasnferred it onto my nail and if there were hanging pieces, or gaps, they were removed/added accordingly. Finally I sealed the sides and tip with clear polish. Results are super sparkly nails!
If you decide to try these out, let me know! I'd love to see it :) I'll probably be posting less often because I will slowly be getting busier and it's almost time for uni (nooooooo!). I hope you'll all be patient hehe. Till then,
//Linda
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Valentines Day Lovebirds Design
Hello to all my lovely readers! I was going to post this last night, but was too lazy to haha, so it's a tad overdue! Nevermind that, I did a lovebirds nail design for Valentines Day. Very simple and very cute :) I painted them across my nails like a panorama, but shame it couldn't fit nicely across all 5 fingers, just the four excluding the thumb.
To get an idea of what I mean, have a look at the pics below! I decided to do the design on both hands, since I needed to practice on my non-dominant hand anyway. Turned out OK I reckon! Pics are left & right hand respectively (and alternating as you scroll along!)
Oh by the way, this was my inspiration for it - a clothes tag! Cute huh? Tomorrow's post will be some shiny nails (no nail art tomorrow) and ones that took me a god awful long time to do! Till then,
//Linda
To get an idea of what I mean, have a look at the pics below! I decided to do the design on both hands, since I needed to practice on my non-dominant hand anyway. Turned out OK I reckon! Pics are left & right hand respectively (and alternating as you scroll along!)
Oh by the way, this was my inspiration for it - a clothes tag! Cute huh? Tomorrow's post will be some shiny nails (no nail art tomorrow) and ones that took me a god awful long time to do! Till then,
//Linda
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sorry for being MIA! Carnival Nails Comeback (or Wonderwoman :P)
Hi girls,
I'm so sorry I've been totally MIA for the past week or so! I was up north for the weekend for my friend's 21st and I was there for a few days and then when I got back, my bf's cousins came down so we took them out so been a bit busy and haven't done much nail work as such! This mani was one I tried before I left for the trip and was a result of my nail studs arriving and my excitement to try them hehe
I wasn't sure what I wanted to use them for so decided to pick some bold colours and use it to line the half moon I created with the colours. FOr the accent fingers I decided to add stripes, just cause! Here's how they ended up looking (don't mind the super saturated photos, had to bump up the contrast since they looked so washed out - pics were taken at night)
What do they look like to you? My friend said they reminded her of carnivals and another on fb said it reminded her of wonderwoman. Take your pick I suppose :)
Aside that, I really should've posted my Valentines mani today cause well duh it's Valentines Day! Oh yeah, and happy valentines day to you all! I hope you had/have a lovely day :) I will post what I wore in the next post, so keep a lookout!
May your day be blessed with love <3
//Linda
I'm so sorry I've been totally MIA for the past week or so! I was up north for the weekend for my friend's 21st and I was there for a few days and then when I got back, my bf's cousins came down so we took them out so been a bit busy and haven't done much nail work as such! This mani was one I tried before I left for the trip and was a result of my nail studs arriving and my excitement to try them hehe
I wasn't sure what I wanted to use them for so decided to pick some bold colours and use it to line the half moon I created with the colours. FOr the accent fingers I decided to add stripes, just cause! Here's how they ended up looking (don't mind the super saturated photos, had to bump up the contrast since they looked so washed out - pics were taken at night)
What do they look like to you? My friend said they reminded her of carnivals and another on fb said it reminded her of wonderwoman. Take your pick I suppose :)
Aside that, I really should've posted my Valentines mani today cause well duh it's Valentines Day! Oh yeah, and happy valentines day to you all! I hope you had/have a lovely day :) I will post what I wore in the next post, so keep a lookout!
May your day be blessed with love <3
//Linda
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Bunny Love Nails & My Phone Case Bling Project!
Hi girlies! Sorry for the non-daily updates on my blog, haven't really been home much to do my nails or I've been really tired and lazy to do them. I rather do something really pretty than doing something totally simplified that I probably shouldn't have done anyway haha
Today I have another Valentines design, one that I've names bunny love! It's a cutesy almost even Japanese like design. I love the colours together though :) I kinda ruined the perspective of the female bunny on my index - shame on me for painting the blush before the eyes! I also have a little project I'm working on to bling bling bling my phone case up! It was my favourite clear case (can't find the same one on eBay anymore) till it cracked from the side to the camera hole and what better way to re-use it by using some glue and rhinestones to hold I together? I am genius.
Let's take a look at my bunny love nails and then my little craft project, so it will be a bit of a long post if you're willing to read it all, if not, please go ahead and scroll through the pics hehe
There are my cute little bunnies, like I said, so devo about the index finger bunny :(
Now to have a look at my craft project! This is seriously gonna take me forever to finish and you'll see why in a sec.
First I'll show you a pic of what I've been gathering up to use for my phone case. Some owned and some purchased just for this project hehe
There's a mix of rhinestones in different sizes, some AB crystals hot fix rhinestones, white pearls, some ribbon roses, glitter and bullion beads.
Look at them rhinestones. This is one of the reasons why it took me so long (the other is cause i'm layyzeeeee). These are 1.5mm rhinestones stuck on individually. OMG moment indeed :P
This is what it looks like so far! I'm gonna be doing a vertical type of design, something nice and simple, BUT I do have another clear case and plan to go all cahoot, crazy, wallabam and ridonkulous on it! I look forward to that and to the finish of this! When it's al done, I will post a pic up :) Have a lovely day!
//Linda
Today I have another Valentines design, one that I've names bunny love! It's a cutesy almost even Japanese like design. I love the colours together though :) I kinda ruined the perspective of the female bunny on my index - shame on me for painting the blush before the eyes! I also have a little project I'm working on to bling bling bling my phone case up! It was my favourite clear case (can't find the same one on eBay anymore) till it cracked from the side to the camera hole and what better way to re-use it by using some glue and rhinestones to hold I together? I am genius.
Let's take a look at my bunny love nails and then my little craft project, so it will be a bit of a long post if you're willing to read it all, if not, please go ahead and scroll through the pics hehe
Now to have a look at my craft project! This is seriously gonna take me forever to finish and you'll see why in a sec.
First I'll show you a pic of what I've been gathering up to use for my phone case. Some owned and some purchased just for this project hehe
There's a mix of rhinestones in different sizes, some AB crystals hot fix rhinestones, white pearls, some ribbon roses, glitter and bullion beads.
Look at them rhinestones. This is one of the reasons why it took me so long (the other is cause i'm layyzeeeee). These are 1.5mm rhinestones stuck on individually. OMG moment indeed :P
This is what it looks like so far! I'm gonna be doing a vertical type of design, something nice and simple, BUT I do have another clear case and plan to go all cahoot, crazy, wallabam and ridonkulous on it! I look forward to that and to the finish of this! When it's al done, I will post a pic up :) Have a lovely day!
//Linda
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Australis Speck-Tacular Swatch
Look what I picked up today! I was at a new shopping centre about 20-30 minutes away from where I live and decided to check their Target if they had any collections that I didn't have available locally. I was looking around and noticed a limited edition collection from Australis featuring 3 colours - a holographic flakie, an electric blue with blue glitter pieces and a black shatter/crackle. I think they were the only 3, I didn't see any others!
I wanted to buy the Finger Paints Twisted, but the prices online were something like $15-$20 and I ain't paying that! Speck-tacular was a similar alternative bottle of rainbows, so I decided to pick it up no questions asked (well, beside how much it costed cause there was no price on it - it was $8.95 if you were wondering)!
Let's get onto the pictures shall we?
This is a picture of the bottle it comes in.
I made one of these too, but it's a bit blurry.. haha
Ready for the swatches? They're so pretty!
Speck-tacular is a mix of rainbow flakies that shift from blues, yellows, greens and reds and perhaps pink and purple depending on how the light hits it. Pictures show 2 coats over Avon Black As Night. Drying time is not that quick but standard I guess and dries with a glossy finish - no topcoat shown.
If you are wondering about that lonely pinky nail, I asked my boyfriend to try painting it and thats how it ended up! I couldn't stop laughing when he was applying it! He was using the brush as if he was colouring with a pencil and started dabbing in places that were bald - he's so cute :) He has also agreed to paint my nails after seeing Kayla's post! Scoreee :)
What do you think of this polish? Do you own it or will you be picking it up? Let me know :)
//Linda
I wanted to buy the Finger Paints Twisted, but the prices online were something like $15-$20 and I ain't paying that! Speck-tacular was a similar alternative bottle of rainbows, so I decided to pick it up no questions asked (well, beside how much it costed cause there was no price on it - it was $8.95 if you were wondering)!
Let's get onto the pictures shall we?
I made one of these too, but it's a bit blurry.. haha
Ready for the swatches? They're so pretty!
Speck-tacular is a mix of rainbow flakies that shift from blues, yellows, greens and reds and perhaps pink and purple depending on how the light hits it. Pictures show 2 coats over Avon Black As Night. Drying time is not that quick but standard I guess and dries with a glossy finish - no topcoat shown.
If you are wondering about that lonely pinky nail, I asked my boyfriend to try painting it and thats how it ended up! I couldn't stop laughing when he was applying it! He was using the brush as if he was colouring with a pencil and started dabbing in places that were bald - he's so cute :) He has also agreed to paint my nails after seeing Kayla's post! Scoreee :)
What do you think of this polish? Do you own it or will you be picking it up? Let me know :)
//Linda
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Valentines Cute Hearts & Roses Video Tutorial
After a terrible long time of video rendering last night, I finally got it rendered today and have it all uploaded for you to watch! Not much to say, but enjoy the video!
//Linda
//Linda
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Valentines Design Cute Hearts & Roses
Hi girls! Sorry been MIA lately, just been a bit busy since my boyfriend's cousins came down from Melbourne and we've been taking them out here and there. A friend of mine also asked me to do a sample task for him to apply for a job at a tutoring centre, so I was working on that as well - hope all goes well :)
I have done a mani before this one, but decided to post it another time and will be posting up my very first Valentines nail art! There's so many things to try out and I didn't know what to do so decided on this design. I will be looking into doing some more nail art and hopefully try some simpler ones so that everyone can try them out too! I also have 3 videos to edit... haha yipee (sarcasm intended). That reminds me, I need to also film a tutorial for this look if you are interested!
My cool leopard print jumper :)
Hope you like the design! Let me know what you think in the comments below :)
//Linda
I have done a mani before this one, but decided to post it another time and will be posting up my very first Valentines nail art! There's so many things to try out and I didn't know what to do so decided on this design. I will be looking into doing some more nail art and hopefully try some simpler ones so that everyone can try them out too! I also have 3 videos to edit... haha yipee (sarcasm intended). That reminds me, I need to also film a tutorial for this look if you are interested!
Hope you like the design! Let me know what you think in the comments below :)
//Linda
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