Winter Christmas nails

Happy New Year to you all! May this year bring success and luck to all =)

I know I am a little late, but I would like to share with you my Winter Christmas nails tonight!

These nails are from last year....I loved them so much that I keep comparing all my konadicures to this one. From the colours to the design, I find this is no doubt my best creation! I also find that the pictures taken last year are nicer and clearer.......

China Glaze Sexy Lady

m12, m57, m59

This year, I am not as satisfied........I wanted to have a change, so instead of having my design in white, I used green and yellow. I thought red and green would give a nice Christmas feel. I think this konadicure is also beautiful, but last year's is more lovely d=

OPI Red My Fortune Cookie

m3, m12, m51

And you, which one do you prefer?

Fantasy

Hello readers!

What I have for you today is a simple nail art again! I love French manicure so I just found different ways to wear it on my nails ; )

This time, I used my friend's nail glitter nail polish to come up with this manicure which I named "Fantasy". The brand is unknown to me: Canmake. It sounds like the izakaya Imadake.. so I'm guessing it is one of those small japanese nail polish brands. Anyone has heard about it before?

It looks like my Little Mermaid mani, but it takes less time because I only had to apply 3 coats of this Canmake red glitter nail polish on my tip and voila Fantasy! =)

Miss K

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Since it's Chinese New Year, I decided to paint a red colour on my nails. I thought Red My Fortune Cookie from OPI's Hong Kong Collection is very appropriate for this day! It is not my first time using Red My Fortune Cookie. I've used it on my french tips, on my friend's nails..but never on my whole nails! Generally speaking, I find red is not my colour so I never wear it on my hands even though it's a classic colour. But wow! this red with a little orange shade doesn't look that bad on me, isn't it? =) It is only last night's application that I realized how good the formula of my mini OPI bottle is!! Impeccable!! This is 2 coats, but even one coat would have been sufficient.

Happy Lunar New Year!!

Miss K

Winter collection: "Merry Christmas!"

Hello everyone!

School is finally done for me!! Today, I spent some great time with a friend, right after my last exam, to do what? ................... NAILS of course =) The above pictures are my newest designs on my friend's hands.

My winter collection is getting a little bigger with this konadicure which I decided to name "Merry Christmas!" Red colour, bells, snowman, snowflakes are all elements related to Christmas. Therefore, I had to use many different images from my plates. I used OPI Red My Fortune Cookie, plates m12 (it's a Christmas plate!), m 59 and m45 to do this manucure. And of course I did not forget to top every nail off with a silver glitter top coat! I just want to say that I find the designs on the thumbs look like Christmas cards..heheheh what do you think?
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It took a little longer than expected to accomplish this work but I believe it was worth it because I just love it! I hope you all like it as much as my friend and I do!

Good luck everyone for the giveaway!

Miss K

Butter London Old Blighty

Hi Readers!

I'm sorry for the lack of updates! I definitely did not expect to be this busy, this soon. Pop quizzes and assignments worth 20% on the second week of school? Not cool, teachers, not cool.

I finally got around to using Butter London Old Blighty!

Old Blighty is a brown-red color that easily reminds me of bricks. It is such a nice color for fall! I will definitely be pulling this one out of the box more than once this season. Application was fairly nice. I had great coverage with only two coats, but I added a third to achieve bottle color. I have to say, I especially love the bottle!

Have a great week everybody!
I'll do my best to update more than once ;)

Zoya Posh

Finally catched up on all the new polish collections! I haven't been up-to-date with the nail polish world in a while, so it feels good to look at the new colors!! Some are absolutely gorgeous and have gone straight to my shopping cart!! Fall collections are my favorite to look at (and to buy!), since I love dark colors.
Gosh, I can't wait to put my order in!!!!!


In the meantime, here's Zoya Posh, a gorgeous matte red shimmer.

This was 2 coats!

Have a great week!

Misa Push Upon It

Just a quick quick update before I run off to do more grocery shopping for tomorrow's bridal shower!! Yay! I cannot wait! Yesterday, we baked until 1 a.m, and there's more to do today AND tomorrow!

April, I will post the green tea cupcake recipe Monday, along with some pictures!

This is Misa Push Upon It, a raspberry creme. It's a tad darker in real life, compared to the pictures. This one is my mom's favorite! Every time she does her nails, this is the color she picks. The formula is great, too. 2 smooth and effortless coats!

Have a great weekend!

Finally, summer class is over!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys!
Missed you all!! I'm finally done with my summer class! Yay me! :)

I've been meaning to update you all on my cousin's wedding. As you may remember, we had chosen Zoya Miley for the bride's mani. Unfortunately, after trying it on her, my cousin didn't like it has much as I had hoped. She just did not like it against her skintone. :( We've decided to go for something even more subtle, so I'm back on the hunt for her perfect color! I bought a Sally Hansen yesterday, will post it here soon!

Anyways, here's my last mani:

Sorry for the awful pics!
 
OPI - OPI on Collins Ave is from the South Beach Collection from 2009. It's a bright orange/reddish coral creme. I love this! Very summer-y!

I've been struggling with swatching and changing manis recently. I'm always tempted to pick out greens or blues for summer, but I can't wear those colors to work!! Damn office...... I'll do my best to swatch more during the weekend!

Miss K's spongicure!

Hi!
It's finally the end of the week! Can you believe that in 5 weeks, I am supposed to be reading 5 books and 10 articles for my French literature class?! It's gonna be insane!!! Plus, I haven't read a french book in years, so I kinda need to get back into the groove...

My friend, Miss K, whom I haven't seen in a while, spoiled me today by sending me a picture of her gradient spongicure!

She used 3 Konad [princess] polishes, pastel pink, red and then dabbed on some rainbow glitter to finish off her look! Cute, I'd say!

Miss K is moving closer to my home this summer! I can't wait! It means nail dates/manicure nights!!!!!

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend, everybody!

L'Oréal Resist and Shine

Hi!
Again, I want to apologize for being so bad at this blogging thing. I've been out enjoying the weather with some friends, eating cupcakes and soaking up the sun :). I'll update more frequently, promise!

Last week, my sister bought a bottle of L'Oreal Resist and Shine Titanium on sale and I thought I'd give it a try. Their website describes this collection as follows:
'The latest range of Glossy Blacks from Resist and Shine Titanium features beautiful black metallic colors for eye-catching nails for any occasion!'

 This one is 734 Black Red.

It is exactly as the name says: its a blackened red. It's really gorgeous! I love how you can see the red sparkles in the sun/light!This was 2 coats, application was pretty good, I liked the formula thought I cannot say I particularly liked the small brush handle. The polish is resistant: after 4 days, I only have minor tip wear, which is barely noticeable.

Also part of the collection are black purple, black blue, black turquoise, black gold and black mauve. They retail for about 9-10$ CDN each and I'd say it's definitely worth trying.

Going to see Patrick Watson in concert tonight! Can't wait!

Update!

Hey guys!!!

I hope you all had a real good Easter weekend!

I'm so sorry for the serious lack of updates. Finals are coming up and I have so many papers to write for my courses!! Spending my weekend away and without my computer definitely made it a bit harder on me (I'm a big procrastinator, I just love to work under pressure!).

However, it's the weekend again so I'll just take a little time to show something new!

Essie Rockstar Skinny, a dark brownish red with a subtle shimmer. I love this color!! Very sexy haha!! My picture doesn't do it any justice, though. I'll have to try to get a better one...


Also, here's Miss K's konadicure from last week:
Before leaving last week, I lent my friend Miss K a few nail polishes to do her nails, so I'll have that to show you the next few days! Hopefully, I'll get my nail polishes back!! I heard she REALLY like China Glaze's Agent Lavender....

Before I forget, I just really wanted to thank every person that has commented on my 'help a blogger' post! You guys gave me some great suggestions! I'll look for some pictures and show them all to my cousin. Hopefully, there's at least one of them that she likes! I will also be keeping the konading idea in mind.
I'll keep you guys updated, and will definitely post some pictures!!

Have a great weekend everybody!!

OPI Manicurist of Seville

Happy Monday!!
Hope you all had a great weekend! I'm definitely enjoying the warm weather here!

I'm sure you've all seen this color before, but anyways..

Manicurist of Seville is from OPI Spain Collection. It's a berry red creme. It's a tad bit darker in real life, but I couldn't capture it accurately on camera. It's nothing unique, but it's a very nice color to have in one's collection!

I spent my day swatching lots of polishes for you today, so expect to see lots of blue in the next few days - I'm doing a summer blues series ;) !

Another Miss K konadicure

I have another konadicure from my dear friend 'Miss K'!

Here's what she used:
Tips: OPI Red my Fortune Cookie
Konad Plate: M36

We've been discussing drugstore base coat and top coat, I think there will be a few reviews posted on here soon! Stay tuned!

Rescue Beauty Lounge Chinoise

Hey guys!!

Wow, since the announcement of the giveaway, my number of followers doubled!! :) Thanks guys, and again, good luck!

Tonight I have for you Rescue Beauty Lounge's Chinoise (pronounced she-nwahz), a nice and smooth red. This was 2 coats. As always, applying RBL polishes is like a dream!

I have to admit that it's not my favorite color and I don't really like it, but that's probably because I don't like bright red on my nails.....

Have a good night!
Xuan-An

I'm baaackk!!

Yay for reading week!!!

To all those who are still having midterm exams, Good Luck!!

First, I'd like to wish you all a Happy Lunar New Year! I hope Year of the Tiger will be better than the Year of the Ox!!!

Alright, I have some catching up to do, so here was my NY mani:




I used Nicole I Stop for Nicole, a nice frosty red with gold micro glitter.

The influence was these Chinese red envelopes:

China Glaze Thunderbird

This one is an absolutely gorgeous dark red from China Glaze's Retro Diva Collection. Its definitely got a retro vibe to it, and that's why I love it so much!!

Rescue Beauty Lounge Black Russian

Hello!!
Today, I have for you RBL's Black Russian, a smooth black creme with red micro glitter. It's really beautiful. The glitter is fine enough so that when the polish dries, it's not too bumpy. From afar it looks black, but when the light hits, you see the red glitter sparkle and it's pretty!!!!

Essie Wild Thing

Today I have for you Essie Wild Thing, a 'ferociously sparkling wine' color, as described on Essie's website. This is, according to me, a rosy red shimmer with a small amount of silver glitter. It's very cutesy but I thought it did not have enough glitter!! Needs moar!!!

Have an amazing day!

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.

Last week's manis...

Hi all! I'm sorry for the lack of updates!
Last week was my first week of school so I've been busy waiting for a spot to open up for me in the classes I wanted to take. Plus, I needed additional information about my program transfer so I met with several academic advisors!

This past week, I had ManGlaze The Death Tar, Zoya Alix and OPI Catherine the Grape on my nails. Not together, of course, I did manage to change mani during the week.

The Death Tar I have is the "original" version, which is less black and less matte than the new, vegan version, called Matte is Murder. Please excuse the dry hands here.. I had just gotten back from school when I took the photograph.

Next is Zoya Alix, a gorgeous dark red creme. I have to say that this is probably my favorite red polish from my collection. The photograph doesn't do it justice though, for some reason, I had a hard time capturing its true color...... So I'll leave you with 2 Alix pictures!

Finally, we have OPI Catherine the Grape, a purple shimmer. I'm a sucker for anything purple, so I love it!

So that's all! I promise I'll update more regularly now, since I have 2 days off during the week :)

Anything new with you guys?! Any nail polish hauls?!

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