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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Cute-Teddy Nail Art

Quick post today. The internet at my place has conked off and dont ask where I am posting this from.

(ahem ahem off..ahem ..ice). I did this cutesy mani on my hubby's bday. ^_^

I am not sure how much he appreciated this but all the neighbours's kids and gal pals certainly did!!

Base is Lotus Herbals: Plum Mist.

Nice creme finish in plummy pinkish tones. Dries in 5 mins. Opaque in 2 coats.

3 free.

Stamped with Cheeky Image plates: Ch 11 (thumb), Ch15 (pointer), Ch8 (middle) ,Ch29 (ring), Ch 15 (pinkie). All stamped with Konad Pastel Pink.

I added some detailing with a couple of other polishes.

Cute..aint it?

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A-England: Tristam+ Water Decals

Triiiiiiistam!!!!!!!

Yes yes! its A-Englands Tristam!

My dear friend Nirah from Present Prefect Tense.. helped me lay my hands on this.

The whole day I kept going "My precious" like Gollum. HeHe.. but true!

But Gollum didnt dance did he? Nope.. so I went like this :D

Here's a swatch of My precious!! Errmmm I meant Tristam!

Navy Blue-touching dark violet kinda shade with light scattered holo. I thought this would have looked better with a heavier holo effect showing through, but eh! These days thats all I seem to want. Holos!

I didnt wanna cover "my precious" by stamping all over it..so I went a little subtle.

I got these decals to review from the born pretty store.

Read my review on them here. They cost $4.73 and come with free shipping and one sheet has 11 different designs (see here).

These decals were randomly shaped, but had tiny micro glitter, which sparkled nicely at angles.

Did you like my precious? :D

P.S: I was told by a reader and a dear fellow blogger that she thought I did my nails early morning, took pics, and edited and put up a post by 8.00 am in the morning. Which I do not, coz its not physically possible by me. So I was told to mention that I schedule them in advance so as to make people think I am just as human as you are :p :p :p

and yes I struggle to make posts just like anybody with a full time job, a social life, friends, catching up with movies, watching tv etc etc :D :D :D

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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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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Formal Nail Art: Black

Hello Hello! Wassup!

I've had a really hectic weekend! Havent slept well 5 nights in a row and now have racoon eyes as well.

Had office picnic over the weekend. Awesome time, lotsa games and loads of mad fun.

Really short post today.. no energy left to blabber. Enjoy the pics.

Base: Sandy Matt Grey

Tried stamping with Konad yellow but it wasnt showing well. So stamped Konad black over it. And I like how the double stamping has a very interesting effect.

Stamping plate: BM322

Stamping Colour: Konad Black

The mani had a very formal kind of a feel to it. Perfect for a formal party or even an interview as the base is quite subtle.

Hope you like this one. Catch you soon once I catch up on my sleep.

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

L'oreal Color Riche: Macaron Noisette+ French manicure with a twist

Morning! or Rather Monday Morning! Sighhh!

In other news: my blog is at 791 followers!! Whoot! Whooot!!

Another piece of news: Have you seen the new range of L'oreal Color Riche Polishes?

From the brand: L’Oreal Paris has recently launched a new range of nail polishes called Color Riche Le Vernis with revolutionary nail technology to give perfect adherence, a smooth glide and a 7 day hold. Additionally, the Diamond Reflexion Complex and high pigment concentration, gives you pure, intense color and brilliance like no other nail polish range.

With 26 stunning shades, the L’Oreal Paris range has various bold hues that add spunk to your look, nude essential colours best suited for daily wear or a sophisticated look and dark, glamorous shades that are perfect for the alpha woman, each that will give you gorgeous, eye catching fingertips.

According to me: The range has some really nice shades with some very good smokey hues which are apt for fall season. Shades cover nice and sober as well as spunky and bright categories.

Here's a swatch of the shade: 102: Macaron Noisette

The name reminds me of:

Yeah you read my mind! Macarons!!! Yum Yum! The brand has been very creative with the names.

This shade: Macaron Noisette is a sheer nude beige with light golden shimmer which is only visible in a macro picture. The shimmer is very soft and not visible to naked eyes but gives the polish a nice sheen.

If you are looking for a nude polish, this one is really nice. Non streaky (*we need more polishes like these which are non streaky*). Goes opaque in 2 coats.

Dries pretty fast, I'd say less than 5 mins. Impressive.

The brush on these is surprisingly good, it has a slightly rounded tip at the edges and is flatter and wider then most Indian polishes I own. I really liked how the brush made the application really smooth.

Lasting power is also good: I have it on since 6 days now and there is no chipping, fading and tip wear is barely visible.

Price: Its a 5 ml bottle for Rs.225/-

Yes! Its tiny; at 2 coats per hand, this bottle may last me approx 3 uses at most.. and price-y if you ask me. For a 5 ml bottle at Rs.225/- this turns out pricey than OPI and China Glaze which retail in online stores between Rs.450-500/- for a 15 ml bottle. Do the math.

They Are Formaldehyde, DBP and Toluene free.

I made a little french manicure with an twist.

I really liked how this mani came out. It's very formal, at the same very chic. It grabs attention and looks very sophisticated. I made a similar one last year with shades of blue.

Overall: I like the color a lot, finish is good, applies nicely and lasts long. Only a bit miffed about the price, but it is very good quality and 3free.

Like it?

*Polish sent by PR for review. However opinions are my own and for your benefit.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Tutorial: Easy Square Nails

Have you always had round nails? Or Square?

I used to have round nails till about 7-8 years ago. Then once a manicurist made them square for me. Thats it I never looked back. Its waay more easy to maintain square nails than round.

At first I used to have trouble filing them square and making sure the edge was a straight line.

Till I read this somewhere that it easy to cut nails with a scissor.

Now it barely take me 5 mins to re-size and re-shape my nails.

If you have round nails I suggest you let them grow out till side edges are straight with the nail bed.

Take a scissor, place the lower end against the tip of your finger, keep it parallel to the nail base line and cut.

Before Cutting

After you cut with scissor, this is how your nails will look.

The edges and corners will be really sharp. So here's what you need to do.

Lightly file down at 45 degrees against the edge of the nail. File in one direction, lifting your file back and placing it at the top, not rubbing it up and down. You only need to file lightly, say 3-4 strokes (light) so that the edges of your nail are sealed.

This will help against peeling and cracking from the edges. Dont file the nail down, you want to maintain the straight line formed by the scissor.