Nail Art Ideas: Lakme Fast and Fabulous

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Sponging Nail Art: Using Lakme: Autumn Trend

Whew! For some strange reason google blocked my account yesterday! :O

Yes that can happen. I am not sure why but I had looged in using my hubby's pc and logged out. Again after half an hour I logged in using my pc and I got error saying my account is blocked due to some unusual activity. My only guess is google probably registered a change in IP address. So it blocked my account. Google please note that I log using whatever is at hand. My pc, His pc, My cell, His cell(s), mom's pc when I visit her..its a long list. Please do not keep blocking for this. I had a mini heart attack yesterday when I couldnt see my blog.

*rant over* Coming on todays mani..

Sometimes I get these sudden strong urges to do sponging. And then I keep thinking about it all day and realize I just have to do it to get it out of my mind.

I decided to use an unused polish I had. Lakme Crimson Fire from the fast and fabulous range.

Its a true blue red. to read my review of these Fast and Fabulous polishes click here.

I sponged using Lakme Fast and Fabulous' Popping Pink at the nail base and OPI's Funkey Dunkey at the tips. Now Popping pink blendsreally nicely into Crimson Fire. If you look closely you can see a distinct pink hue at the nail base but its very difficult to make out where it starts and where it ends.

Applied SV for top coat.

Stamped it using: A Miss Claire Gold Polish

Stamping Plate: XL K

SV bubbled a bit :-/ But overall it was a very pleasant mani.

Instantly brightens up your hand.

If possible do leave a comment on how you like this. I know its not possible to comment on every blog you follow and every post you see. Maybe you could make my day today :)

Have a good week ahead!

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Pink Zebra + Lakme Nail Polish Purple Fix

Helooooozzz,

How was ur week so far?

Mine wasnt good..as I had a bit of throat infection..though I m much better now and travelling outta town tomorrow for some days.

On my nails today I got Purple Fix from Lakme's Fast & Fabulous range. This is a nice bright purple shade..has micro blue shimmer.

I was very hopeful as the bottle looked duo-chrome, but it a'int. Dries fast in a little above 5 mins, 2 coats: Opaque. Stayed for 3 days without chipping.

Stamped with the thick zebra design on OB 8 Image plate

Base: Lakme Fast and Fabulous Purple Fix

Stamping Plate: OB8

Stamping Polish: Sandy-Matt kinda finish..unbranded from my trip to Hong Kong

I am amazed at how well these polishes stamp

Off to work! Have a good week ahead!

Dont forget to participate in my INTERNATIONAL Giveaway : here

*Polish sent by brand for review. Opinion is mine.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Lakmé Going Green + Sponging Nail Art

Summer is in full swing and how I soooo wish I could enjoy 2 months of summer holidays like we used to as school kids. Sigghhh! And eating mangoes of all kind..which I still do.

Yellow, Orange, Golden, Green..yummmm! This polish reminds me of green tangy mangoes.

As excited as I am to review Lakmé polishes, I was impressed by their new range.

While I like these nail polishes, I wished they had more variety in colours and finishes.

But for now I am happy playing with their Fast and Fabulous range.

I've already review them here once.

Today I have swatched "Going Green"* from Lakmé's Fast & Fabulous range. Rs.199/- ($4)

Below is Going Green swatched alone.

Two coats opaque, nice creme finish. Dries fast and smooth.

Its a lively bright green..reminds me of Sinful Colors Envy. If you see that post, they are pretty similar.

I sponged Colorama Black using Nailasaurus' Fantastic Sponging technique. If you are having trouble sponging or wanna learn sponging..check her post. Simple. Pretty. Effective.

With quick drying Top coat (below).. though I liked how they looked matt after sponging.

Sponged some local big hex gold glitter polish (unbranded) on the tips

Hmm...maybe I liked it without the glitter? U?

But nonetheless I had a fun time sponging.

*Going Green nail polish sent by brand for review. The views are my own though.

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Lakmé Flaming Orange + Indian Nail Art

Lakmé Fashion Week Summer Resort 2012 saw the launch of the latest from the house of Lakmé, the

Lakmé Absolute Fast & Fabulous collection

30 fashion forward nail colours that speed dry in 40 seconds and with a unique flat brush that glides effortlessly over the nails and gives an immaculate finish in one stroke!

I was sent a bunch of polishes by the company for review.

I picked Flaming Orange first as I havent done an Orange mani in a long time..hmmmm

maybe never. Here's a swatch. (2 coats)

This shade: Flaming Orange is a really bright orange with creme finish, but stops short of going neon.

As per Lakmé: One coat of these polishes set dry in 40 secs..Me: True that!

Unique flat brush covers full nail in one stroke... Me: Not necessarily

One coat dries fairly fast and I was impressed by that. However it takes 2 coats for an even opaque base and I found that it takes a bit longer for the 2nd coat to dry..say avg 5 mins. But thats still much better compared to most other Indian NPs. And in a humid climate like Mumbai, it did well.

The brushes are much wider and thicker than the average Indian polishes and better compared to Lakmè other range and older polishes (more like OPI), but I still find the bristles rough and streaky. If you are not careful and generous with the 2nd coat, it can drag down your first coat.

It lasted 4 days on me with a bit of tip wear at the end of 4th day.

Lakmé launched 30 shades in total: but I've never seen any shop stock all 30 together. However I have seen most and they are mostly cremes and a few are micro shimmer polishes.