I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Indigo as the base coat and the snowflakes were done using Nicole by OPI Positive Energy (I use this a lot for stamping, it's fantastic) and Konad White. Give it a try!
Dec 3, 2010
While this manicure is beautiful, unfortutely I did not manage to get a great picture of it. This got a lot of compliments though and it was truly lovely!
I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Indigo as the base coat and the snowflakes were done using Nicole by OPI Positive Energy (I use this a lot for stamping, it's fantastic) and Konad White. Give it a try!
I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Indigo as the base coat and the snowflakes were done using Nicole by OPI Positive Energy (I use this a lot for stamping, it's fantastic) and Konad White. Give it a try!
Dec 2, 2010
Nov 21, 2010
The malls are busy, the stores have their Christmas Garb out full-fledged and of course the cosmetic brands have their Christmas collections out! Here is the first of MANY holiday manicures!
Here is the first that I wore, the beautiful China Glaze Emerald Sparkle.
And then just for fun I decided to try it with various top coats (this was just before I removed my mani:
Thumb - Pinky: China Glaze Party Hearty, WnW Prancer, WnW Comet, China Glaze Golden Enchantment and SH Urban Chic.
Here is the first that I wore, the beautiful China Glaze Emerald Sparkle.
And then just for fun I decided to try it with various top coats (this was just before I removed my mani:
Thumb - Pinky: China Glaze Party Hearty, WnW Prancer, WnW Comet, China Glaze Golden Enchantment and SH Urban Chic.
In celebration of the release of HP7, I went with a Harry Potter themed manicure. I don't free hand designs often so these are a little rough. Index to pinky are Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw. My thumb is a Golden Snitch.
Thumb: Joe Fresh - Powder Blue, clouds and snitch wings are SH Insta-Dry in Whirlwind White and the golden snitch itself is SH CSM in Gilty Pleasure.
Index Finger: Base colour is a mixture of Essie Vermillionaire and Essie Hello Yellow. The black is WnW in Black Creme.
Middle Finger: Red is OPI A Ruby For Rudolph and the gold is SH CSM in Gilty Pleasure
Ring Finger: Green is OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow Suede with TC and the silver is Nicole by OPI in Positive Energy
Pinky: China Glaze Frostbite with Nicole by OPI in Positive Energy.
I promise promise to update more! I have lots of Christmas manis coming up!
Thumb: Joe Fresh - Powder Blue, clouds and snitch wings are SH Insta-Dry in Whirlwind White and the golden snitch itself is SH CSM in Gilty Pleasure.
Index Finger: Base colour is a mixture of Essie Vermillionaire and Essie Hello Yellow. The black is WnW in Black Creme.
Middle Finger: Red is OPI A Ruby For Rudolph and the gold is SH CSM in Gilty Pleasure
Ring Finger: Green is OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow Suede with TC and the silver is Nicole by OPI in Positive Energy
Pinky: China Glaze Frostbite with Nicole by OPI in Positive Energy.
I promise promise to update more! I have lots of Christmas manis coming up!
Sep 23, 2010
It's almost been a month since my last post - so I officially suck! Here is some nail spam to make up for it!
Rainbow Holo Leopard - using China Glaze's L8R G8R, 2NITE, IDK and QT, stamped with Konad m57 and the special polish
GOSH Wild Lilac, stamped with Nicole By OPI Silver (name escapes me at the moment!) and China Glaze Bogie. Stamped using some of the Bundle Monster plates (will update with names later)
Orly Space Cadet. LOVE this polish! I also wore (and forgot to photograph) Galaxy Girl with China Glaze DV8 stamped on it. Looked great!
NOTD is Essie Sew Psyched.
Rainbow Holo Leopard - using China Glaze's L8R G8R, 2NITE, IDK and QT, stamped with Konad m57 and the special polish
GOSH Wild Lilac, stamped with Nicole By OPI Silver (name escapes me at the moment!) and China Glaze Bogie. Stamped using some of the Bundle Monster plates (will update with names later)
Orly Space Cadet. LOVE this polish! I also wore (and forgot to photograph) Galaxy Girl with China Glaze DV8 stamped on it. Looked great!
NOTD is Essie Sew Psyched.
Sep 2, 2010
Hard Candy has finally landed at Walmart in Canada!
I picked up a few things and am generally impressed with the Quality!
Walk The Line liquid liner in Licorice which is a black base with multi colour glitter. This looks amazing but it takes a really long time to dry. If you have the patience to make it work though, great find. The black base is not opaque but is great layered over another liquid or gel liner.
Not Hard Candy but, L`Òreal Touche Magique concealer pen in Rose Porcelain Really like this. It's a twist up concealer pen that's great for under eye circles. Definitely check this out next time you're at the drugstore!
Hard Candy Blush in Living Doll . This blush is not that unique but it is pretty. It's not as bright as in looks in the pan and wears as a light baby pink on myself. It leans a little cool. I would say this is a great cheaper option to the MAC Mineralized Blushes. I also quite like the packaging. Also, this blush is just shimmery - no glitter here!
Meteor-eyes Baked Eye Shadow in Lunar Eclipse This is a very pretty blackened gold colour. Very pigmented dry, haven't tried it foiled yet but I imagine it would just make it more intense! Similar to the MAC Style Black MES in Gilt By Association. This one is a little bit more of a Glitter bomb though!
Nobody's Perfect Concealer Palette. This is okay, not stellar but not terrible. I have used the green shade to conceal some redness. I don't find any of the skin tones match my skin terrible well (I got the palette in fair and I am NC20 in MAC Foundations). Not a bad buy for the price though!
That's it for my first haul from Hard Candy, I am looking forward to picking up a few more products in the future. I am interested in the tinted moisturizers, I have heard good things about them so I will probably pick one up soon!
I've been slacking lately, sorry for the lack of posts!
I received this haul of beauties the other day from a blog sale!
Left to right: China Glaze DV8, OPI DS Sapphire, OPI DS Signature, China Glaze How About A Tumble and Nubar Reclaim
Yep. More holos. Can't help it, they're just so gorgeous!
I used Reclaim right away and did a mani using it on my fingers and China Glaze's L8R G8R on my thumbs, stamping the frogs using a Coraline plate with the Reclaim polish. Love these colours!
I purchased these form a lovely lady named Annie from a sale on her blog. Check her out at Nailstah. She does daily posts of nail polish swatches and reviews!
I received this haul of beauties the other day from a blog sale!
Left to right: China Glaze DV8, OPI DS Sapphire, OPI DS Signature, China Glaze How About A Tumble and Nubar Reclaim
Yep. More holos. Can't help it, they're just so gorgeous!
I used Reclaim right away and did a mani using it on my fingers and China Glaze's L8R G8R on my thumbs, stamping the frogs using a Coraline plate with the Reclaim polish. Love these colours!
I purchased these form a lovely lady named Annie from a sale on her blog. Check her out at Nailstah. She does daily posts of nail polish swatches and reviews!
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- This is my whatever-I-Want-It-To-Be Blog. As a makeup junkie, a lot of it will be beauty related, but I also will throw in bits of other stuff in when I feel like it!