Some change on my Orly manicure..

Since I was not very satisfied with the colour application on my nails, I decided to add a stampling to hide the imperfections. I have done this design before already, but I just like it! Does it look nicer?

Finally, I went to that open house thingy at Spa Oasis for a skin test. I brought a friend and my mom, and we all found that there was nothing impressive. The esthetician or skin specialist had a machine to look at our skin..but everything she told us was so o-b-v-i-o-u-s! I mean, I don't need anyone to tell me that eating too oily isn't good for me! And she doesn't point out anything more than what we said already. I know I have blackheads on my nose.. I mean, I told you that! What really bothered me was that lady, who kept pushing my mom to buy this and that. It was a new brand to us, so I'm sorry, I'm not willing to try all 10 products suggested to me, especially when they all cost near 100$! I would not even buy all of them even if it's my favorite brand! Another thing that I really hate is when people have to say how other brands are bad to show how good their products are. Estee Lauder is not good for anti-aging products? Shiseido is not of quality? Yeah right! Ok, I must say not everyone was like that..The majority of women there were actually very nice.. but that lady is enough for me to say NO for a next time!

Miss K

Manicure @Spa Oasis

As I mentioned, I really couldn't stand those dead skin anymore.. so I went for a manicure to rescue my dehydrated hands!

Spa Oasis is very small when you look from the outside. But as soon as you put your feet in the store, you see it is a place for spa!! Very nice and comfortable place.. and they have 2 floors! The owner took my jacket and gave me shoes to change..almost like a high-end spa! My boyfriend came with me because we planned to go dinner right after. He came to the room for mani and pedi with us and there were nice sofa and TV for him.

The colour I picked was a sky blue from Orly. I remember the name was Rose-Coloured Glasses, but after I googled it.. isn't it a pink colour?? Anyway, I have to say that I was disappointed because application was not very impressive..I noticed that the lady didn't paint my whole nailS! I have to emphasize nailS because it is on almost every nail!! In my pictures, they are not very visible, but trust me, in real life, you do see them!! Seriously, how can this happen at a professional salon?

Nevertheless, there is still something worth recommending. The manicure was not THAT bad because she spent over an hour to remove all my bad cuticles! Usually, you soak your hands in water once..but I did 3 times yesterday! The person really took her time and I greatly appreciated that (I came mainly for this right?). She was also very friendly and sociable. As I was the last customer, she gave me a mini tour of the place and I was really amazed by what I saw behind those black doors! She also told me they have an open house this Thursday, and of course I signed up for it =) Hopefully, I will be able to take some pictures of the place and show to you all!

http://www.spa-oasis.ca/
847 boulevard Decarie
Saint-Laurent
(514) 747-1111

Orly Rio Nights

Morning dear readers!!

I'm off to work this morning, a top coat bottle in my hand. I haven't had time to put some on last night and woke up to some pillow marks on my nails.. Anyways, I can't believe how excited I am to go to work today. Yesterday, the other students and I had loads of fun messing around with an old trophy that has been lying around in the office. Let's just say I'm glad our bosses didn't see anything.... Also, it's one of the girls' last week, so we're all going out for lunch together today. Fun times!

My present nail color is Rio Nights by Orly, and nice purple creme. (Please excuse the marks on my nails)

Pictured: Three coats

The formula here was thin and watery, so coverage was not great. Although I applied three coats on most nails, I still had some uneven spots here and there. However, I really like the color, and since I'm a sucker for purple polish, I didn't mind the extra work!

Have a great day!

Miss K Spongicure and China Glaze Custom Kicks

Hii!! Taking a break from studying and writing essay papers to post a quick up update!

Miss K did another spongicure recently, using Orly Cashmere Cardigan as a base. She topped it with a silver glitter polish! Cute!

Last week, I had worm China Glaze Custom Kicks. It's a bright teal with gold shimmer. If you enlarge the picture, I believe you can see the tiny flecks! Pretty!

Not polish related, but I was wondering if any of my readers are going to attend Coachella in a few days?! [I wish I could be there... damn exams. It's definitely on my bucket list, though! I want to attend all the major music festivals around the world! Woo!] If you are going to Coachella, I want to see pictures (make me jealous) !! ;)

Take care!
xoxo

Orly Enchanted Forest

Alright I know you guys have probably seen this one a thousand times, but here's my swatch. Enchanted forest is a rich deep green creme. It's so gorgeous! It's not too dark so you can definitely tell that it is green. LOVE this!

Blue Comparison

Index and ring fingers: Orly Cashmere Cardigan
Middle and pinkie: China Glaze Secret Periwinkle.

The two are similar, but Cashmere Cardigan is noticeably more on the purple side, and Secret Periwinkle is more blue.

Pinkie: China Glaze Sky High-Top
Ring: OPI Teal the Cows Come Home
Middle: OPI Sea? I Told You!
Index: Zoya Tallulah

The two OPIs look very much alike. Sea? I Told You! is slightly darker than Teal the Cows Come Home, and is more of a true blue than the other, which leans more toward teal (surprise, it says it in the name). The real difference, I think, lies in the shimmer. Sea? I Told You! is filled with medium blue microglitter while Teal the Cows has silver microglitter. You can enlarge the pictures to have a closer look!

Essie Shelter Island and Orly Cashmere Cardigan

Another blue from Essie North Fork Collection.

Essie Shelter Island

Orly Cashmere Cardigan

This is one of my favorite! A beautiful periwinkle blue creme, though it leans more towards lavender than blue. Very pretty and very nice application.

Orly Mirror Mirror

Feels like Spring here and I love it! I hope the sun is here to stay!


Mirror Mirror is a light grey creme. I really like this one, but then again, grey and purple are my favorite polish colors, so I guess I'm biased. Two coats. The formula was pretty good, and I must say that I really like the Orly's brush and rubber handle.

This is still available on TransDesign!

Orly Mandalay Ruby

Hi all!
I hope you're having a great week so far!

(Sorry for the blurry picture)

This was Orly Mandalay Ruby (3 coats) and Orly Nails for Males top coat.
A gorgeous red creme.

Orly Spring 2010 Bloom Collection

Look at what the mailman left for me this morning!!!

I got my package from TransDesign: the complete Orly Spring 2010 Bloom Collection! I was so excited, I hadn't bought nail polish in a while and I was aching to get my fix.

Needless to say, I got to swatching right away. Quick swatches and comparison ahead..

Let's start with my least favorite from this collection.

Ginger Lily - burnt orange shimmer. I actually like this color but it doesn't "excited" me.


Blushing Bud - Hot Pink creme. I don't normally like pink-or hot pink- but this one is beautiful. The picture is not really color accurate: it's a tad darker in real life.


Thorned Rose - A dark raspberry creme.


Wild Wisteria - blurple creme. This one is gorgeous. You can see it's purple in all lighting, not black. The first picture is to show you the purple base.


Pure Petunia - Violet creme. Very pretty.


Wandering Wine - gorgeous green creme. This has got to be my favorite from this collection! It's absolutely beautiful!


And now for the comparisons

Pinkie and Middle: Orly Enchanted Forest
Ring and Index: Wandering Wine
Wandering Wine is greener, lighter and less muted. In my opinion, between these 2, Wandering wine is the winner!


Index and Ring: Orly Pure Petunia
Middle: OPI Pamplona Purple
Pinkie: $OPI Domestic Goddess Matte
Pamplona Purple and Pure Petunia is pretty similar, the latter is more pinkish and is lighter in color.


Index: RBL Atame
Middle and Pinkie: Orly Thorned Rose
Ring: Essie Wicked
Thorned Rose has a hint of pink, whereas Atame and Wicked are more red.


Pink and Middle: Zoya Pinta
Index and Ring: Orly Wild Wisteria
In my book, these two are dupes. There might be some slight differences, but you can't really see them unless you really look into it. To be honest, I almost got confused about which color was on which finger.


Overall, I really like this collection. The colors are gorgeous, not necessarily unique, but I still love them all. It seems like the whole collection just goes really well together, all the colors "belong there" and it feels complete. Application was effortless, the formula was very pigmented and the consistency was remarquable. It was perfect: not too thick, but not runny either. Most of the swatches required only 2 coats, except for Thorned Rose, which took 3 coats.

I don't know what was the official launch date for this collection, but it is now avaible on TransDesign and Head2Toe beauty

Winter-y Manicure

So I promised something different and here it is!!!

It didn't turn out as great as I had hoped. It looked so much better in my head!

I used Orly Cashmere Cardigan as a base then stamped the snow flake from Konad plate M20 in white, silver and gold. Here's the final result:

Right Hand
Left Hand

Now I think I'm ready to face to cold weather! :)
Have a good day!

Orly Happily Ever After

GUYSSSS!! I went shopping Yesterday! It's so chaotic!!! I never would've thought that the mall would be THAT packed on a Tuesday morning!
Lesson learned: next year, I will do my Christmas shopping earlier!!


This is Orly Happily Ever After, a beautiful raspberry shade with a dark purple shimmer that is veeery subtle. My pictures are not the best.. The next one was supposed to show you the shimmer, but you can barely see it.. Please excuse the tipwear! It's absolutely beautiful.


Not important, but I've always had difficulty with the name "Orly". I keep saying "Oh Really" haha.

Orly Purple Velvet and Konad M60

Here's Purple Velvet by itself:

And now with Konad M60:

I used OPI Suzi Skies in the Pyrenees Suede for the checkered pattern. I didn't use any top coat though since I wanted to keep the matte look, but during my sleep, the pattern got rubbed off and I woke up with half konaded nails :(.
Next time, I'll use Essie Matte about You.

NOTD: Orly Velvet Rope

My nail of the day:
Beautiful purple with tiny silver glitter. I actually though that the glitters would be more visible. :( I love Orly's formulas. I have never had any difficulties with their polishes yet; and I love the rubber handle!

Orly Matte Couture

As promised a long time ago, I have some swatches!!!! I just remembered I never did swatch MAC and Eyeko though... It'll come.... one day....

So here is Orly's Matte Couture Collection:
Even though the name says "matte", the two that I got more satiny than matte. I believe the 3rd from this collection, Matte Vinyl, is the mattest of the three, and is very similar the $OPI What's a Tire Jack.

This is Blue Suede. Navy blue with a satin finish. This one was a trouble child. I had difficulty with application, hence the bumps on the nails... BUT I still love this. I have to say, I really like this finish.

Purple Velvet is also satin, but more matte than Blue Suede. Does that make sense? There's little shimmer in there, which makes this one so special. Application with this one was very easy.

All in all, these were good. Like all mattes, these dry rather quickly, but not as fast as the other mattes that I have. They still dry completely within 10 minutes (max), though.

These available as of now! Get them from your favorite etailers!!!

Another lovely haul package!

Once again, this week was a great mail week!

Despite that I had to rush to finish business statistics assignment, these lovelies cheered me up! This time, it was a Orly haul from TransDesign!


From left to right: Purple Velvet, Blue Satin, Enchanted Forest, Velvet Rope, Mirror Mirror and Happily Ever After.


Purple Velvet and Blue Satin, from the recently released Matte Couture Collection. The third one from the collection is called Matte Vinyl, but I didn't buy it since I already have $SOPI What's a Tire Jack I didn't think I'd need 2 matte blacks.


My 3 choices from the Once Upon A Time collection. Enchanted forest, Mirror Mirror and Happily Ever After. Can't wait to try Enchanted Forest after having heard all the rave on MUA.

And finally, for Velvet Rope, I just had to take a real close-up shot:

Holy macaroni, I cannot wait to try this on! Gorgeous purple with silver glitter/shimmer!! Being the purple junkie that I am, I am DROOLING!

I also got Poshe fast frying top coat.

Sooo I have my first midterm exam next week and I'm scared. Not only that, but it's an accounting exam. God knows how much I hate accounting. Hopefully, I won't die.

Wish me luck! I'll try to take some "study breaks" to update this blog! :)