Essie Coat Azure

Just taking a break from studying for my last midterm to show you Essie Coat Azure. At first, I thought this was a creme blue but it turned out to be a shimmer. I am not a fan of shimmer nail polishes, but this one is gorgeous =)

Application was better than Nice is Nice. 2 coats.

Miss K

Other nails-related gifts =)

I have been so jealous seeing Xuan-An's MAC gift... Last week-end, I met a friend who had been in exchange for a few months and just came back recently. Among the few little gifts she bought me, I found a few nail polishes! Yay!

Nails Inc is a brand you see everywhere in England according to my friend. As for Bourjois, I have seen the name when I was in Hong Kong..but it was a "eau de gloss". Unlike the other lip glosses, the eau de gloss is not sticky at all and i just love it! I hope the nail polish will not disappoint me!

Miss K

MAC Imperial Flower

Here's part 2 of 4 of my MAC gift!

Imperial Flower is truly gorgeous and the name suits the color too!

Orange shimmer. Reminds me of Koi fish... Very good application, although it did need 3 coats. The shimmer is so pretty! You can see in clearly on the bottle in the picture. I am a big fan of the color orange, so I loved this polish from the moment I got it out of the box!

MAC Jade Dragon

Hi guys!!

Hope everybody had a good holiday break!

I just wanted to make a quick update before going out for lunch with Miss K :) It's been a while, I've missed blogging about my nails. They do not look their best right now, (I blame work) but it'll have to do for now.

My cousin gave me 4 MAC polishes for Christmas, including this one, Jade Dragon. I've already tried Imperial Power, but didn't have time snap a picture before it got all chipped. Worry not, I'll probably wear it again in a few days ;)

Getting to the goodies...

This is Jade Dragon, a beautiful green shimmer. It's a tad dark, but visibly green. The shimmer is subtle, but is oh-so nice!! I was also surprised with application. I've had some difficult MAC polishes before, but this one was great. 2 coats.



Edited to add: I will probably update this post with better pictures next time!

Rescue Beauty Lounge 360

Oh how I wish it was summer again... I miss the sun and the beautiful weather.
The cold has already taken a toll on my cuticles, but I'm doing my best to keep them looking decent.
Hello hand cream, cuticle cream and any kind of moisturizer!

I'm currently wearing Rescue Beauty Lounge 360 on my nails and I just cannot stop looking at them! The color is so interesting. I can definitely say that I do not own anything similar.

The second picture is the closest color representation I could get from my camera, but I am posting the first one so that you can see the subtle shimmer of the polish.

360 is a muted, dusty blue. Ji describes 360 as "a move where the surfer and board spin around on the face of a wave. It also is a gorgeous deep-water aqua blue polish." There is a teal-ish element to this polish that reminds me of the sea. It is truly gorgeous and application is - as with most RBL - flawless.

All right, I'm off to work now. Giveaway announcement tonight!!! :)
Who is excited??


Edit: RBL's international shipping rate is now $18.50 (it used to be around $40). Enjoy!  :)

Miss K's first post: "Once upon a time"

Hello everyone,

Here is my first post! I hope you all agree with me that the colour reminds of fairy tales and since "fairy nails" does not sound right... I thought "once upon a time" would be a cute name for this manicure!

Although the colours of my nails in the pictures do not seem to be the same..it is!! Sorry for the bad quality pictures. The next ones will be better, I promise!! Here, I used a pink shimmer nail polish to create this shading. To realize a gradient texture was not difficult since it is a sheer nail polish. I just had to put a lot of coats! hahahah Finally, I simply added a little yellow flower using Konad plate m3.

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This is it for my first post! See you all soon =)

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Miss K

LA Girl Deep Sea Mica

LA Girl Deep Sea Mica, pictured in sunlight and in the shade. It's a teal shimmer; smooth application. I have to say, I'm very much impressed with the wear of this one: I've had this color on my nails for more than a week now and I only have a little hint of tip wear. Nicely done, LA Girl! :)

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!

Sally Hansen Angel Wings

As promised, here's the polish I've found for my cousin!

We have yet to try it on her, so I'm still on the lookout for others. What she wanted: a translucent polish with a hint of color..... I'm thinking that if she doesn't like the shimmer of this one, I'm going to look into the french manicure colors. I saw a few that caught my attention... we'll see what she thinks!

This is Angel Wings from Sally Hansen, an opalescent polish: milky white base color, with shimmer that turns rosey in the sun. It's totally not my style, as I prefer cremes, but I think it's pretty cute and would be great for layering! This was 2 coats. Also, I'm still not used to Sally Hansen' new brush.....

OPI Sheer Your Toys

Hi!
I've somehow misplaced my camera, so I haven't been able to take pictures of my nails :(
this is the last one I was able to take before losing it... hopefully, I can find it soon! (it's not the best picture though, I apologize)

Sheer Your Toys is a gray shimmer with copper flakes. It is not sheer like the name suggest, but I still did 3 coats (2 would've been fine!)

China Glaze Stella

Hello!
I've been so busy following all the hockey games, I totally forgot to update here!! Sorry! I just had to invest all my energy in the Pens-Habs series... Can't wait for the semis!!! Montreal is going ca-ra-zy!!!!

China Glaze Stella, a beautiful purple shimmer from the Retro Diva collection. I love the tone of this polish: a blackened purple with a nice hint of pink. Formula was great, same for application! Putting this polish on was a breeze!!! 2 coats.

Have a great day!!
GO HABS GO!

-X

MAC Spicemix

Hi lovelies,
Hope you all had an amazing weekend!

I decided to pull out a color that I've rarely used, even though I love it!

MAC Spicemix is a brown shimmer. Application was lovely! This was 2 coats, and the polish dried in a reasonable amount of time! When I got this one, I didn't expect to love it as much as I do. I don't normally like  brown, but this one is simply beautiful!

We had a bit of snow yesterday.... hope that was the last time!!!!!
-X

Sally Hansen Gunmetal

It's hump day!!

Patrick Watson's show yesterday night was incredible, as always. I have so much reading to do for my summer class, plus I have to make cupcakes for my little brother's fundraiser at school. It'll be fun though because I love baking and I love reading! :)

Here's Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Gunmetal, a metallic grey, with a hint of blue. It's pretty cool. It's very shiny/glossy on its on too, which adds to the 'metal' effect. Application was great, 2 coats needed, and the formula was great, smooth and pigmented. (Worn without top coat in the picture)

Have a great day!

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!

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

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!!

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!

OPI Sea? I Told You!

Sea? I Told You! is from the OPI Summer 2009 SUNbelievable Collection.

Sorry for the big smudge on the middle finger! I was too lazy to clean it off and redo it :)
This one is pretty similar to Teal the Cows Come Home... I'll do a comparison picture later.
The formula was a bit sheer, 3 coats were applied, but it was still not quite opaque yet.

Zoya Tallulah

From the Summer 2009 Ooh-La-La collection.

Zoya Tallulah is a bright blue shimmer. Such a nice summery blue, isn't it?

I really like Zoya's formula it's very easy to apply. I also like the variety of colors they have. Unfortunately for me, I can't find it anywhere in Montreal. They're supposed to be sold at Trade Secrets, but mine don't have it (cries) and they don't ship to Canada!! Not fair :(

OPI Teal the Cows Come Home

Teal the Cows Come Home is a teal-ish blue shimmer. This was 2 coats, without top coat. I think it would've been better with another coat, as the formula was a bit sheer.