Hello readers. I'm going to show you my current manicure that I've been wearing since this past weekend. In honor of the Scottish Festival in Santa Cruz County, I wanted to do my nails plaid like I did last year (click here to see last year's mani).
Since it's summertime and I felt like doing something fun, I ended up doing bright neon colors that were inspired by Nailside's Neon Plaid manicure seen here. Rather than using tape like she did, I used a striping brush to do all the designs.
Here are the colors I used in order of application:
White- Alpine Snow by China Glaze
Pink shimmer topcoat- Femme Fatale by Color Club
Yellow- Glowstick by Orly
Lime green- In The Limelight by China Glaze
Pink- Oh Cabana Boy! by Orly
Orange- Melt Your Popsicle by Orly
Darker lime green- Turned Up Turquoise by China Glaze
Finally topped off with Seche Vite
Now for some photos :) I hope you like it! My eyes are literally burning from staring at these photos for the past 15min :P
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Layla Flash Black Swatches (warning: pic heavy)
Hello readers! I'm going to show you the most amazing holographic nail polish I've ever seen! It's called Flash Black by a brand called Layla. I got it from Ulta. This color is just wow... it's a charcoal grey/blackish color with a very strong holographic effect.
These photos honestly don't do it justice. It has a much stronger holographic effect in person. With the exception of the photo of my nails under the lamp, all of them were taken the next day. It had a little bit of tipwear... I didn't use any base or topcoat. Just 3 coats of Flash Black. Now, on to the photos!
Oooh also check out my video if you want to see the color in action! Click here or find it on the bottom of this post :)
And now for the video!
These photos honestly don't do it justice. It has a much stronger holographic effect in person. With the exception of the photo of my nails under the lamp, all of them were taken the next day. It had a little bit of tipwear... I didn't use any base or topcoat. Just 3 coats of Flash Black. Now, on to the photos!
Oooh also check out my video if you want to see the color in action! Click here or find it on the bottom of this post :)
| Sunlight |
| Sunlight |
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| Sunlight |
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| Sunlight |
| Thumbnail closeup in the sun |
| Thumbnail closeup in the sun |
| Blurred to show how strong the holo effect is |
| Under a lamp in a dark room |
| In the shade |
Monday, June 27, 2011
SF Gay Pride Parade + Rainbow Leopard Print Mani + Random Mani
Hey everyone! Again, I apologize for the lack of posts so here is an awesome post to make up for it! This past Sunday, I went to the Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco, CA. It was my first time going and my friends and I had a blast! There were so many interesting things to see! People's choice of clothing (or lack of) was entertaining as well :P Soooo anyways, of course I had to do some kind of colorful mani! I decided to rainbow leopard print nails on top of white. I got inspiration from this post on Natalie's blog. I don't have the energy to name off all the colors since I used like 10 polishes so if you want to know what a color is, just ask. The brands I used were OPI, Sally Hansen, Zoya, China Glaze, and Color Club.
And here is how I did my makeup :) I used my Beauty UK palette and L'oreal H.I.P. eyeshadows for this look. Again, if you want to know specific colors, just ask! Not really "in your face" but still colorful :)
And here is what I wore! I did a white wifebeater, rainbow suspenders, a blue denim skirt, hot pink zebra head band, and hot pink sunglasses!
Oh and here's a picture of me failing miserably at hula hooping lol. I was so frustrated >___<
Soooo that was my first Gay Pride experience! That was definitely an awesome day that I will never forget!
In the title of this post, I mentioned a random mani..... so I'm going to show you what I did for my sister! The blue I used is Sexy In The City by China Glaze and the silver is the Kiss Nail Artist Paint & Stencil Kit which came with black, silver, and white. This was my first attempt at free-handing at nail art designs. This was pretty simple but I love how it turned out on her!
And here is how I did my makeup :) I used my Beauty UK palette and L'oreal H.I.P. eyeshadows for this look. Again, if you want to know specific colors, just ask! Not really "in your face" but still colorful :)
And here is what I wore! I did a white wifebeater, rainbow suspenders, a blue denim skirt, hot pink zebra head band, and hot pink sunglasses!
Oh and here's a picture of me failing miserably at hula hooping lol. I was so frustrated >___<
Soooo that was my first Gay Pride experience! That was definitely an awesome day that I will never forget!
In the title of this post, I mentioned a random mani..... so I'm going to show you what I did for my sister! The blue I used is Sexy In The City by China Glaze and the silver is the Kiss Nail Artist Paint & Stencil Kit which came with black, silver, and white. This was my first attempt at free-handing at nail art designs. This was pretty simple but I love how it turned out on her!
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china glaze,
color club,
freehand,
h.i.p.,
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l'oreal,
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rainbow,
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silver,
zoya
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Rainbow with Leopard Spots!
I've been wanting to do this look for ages and I finally got the time and motivation to do so. I was surprised how quickly I finished this-- only an hour including time to dry. I am really pleased with how this turned out! It's soooo colorful and definitely an eye-catcher!
Pink- Gilda by Zoya
Orange- Annie by Zoya
Yellow- Lighthouse by China Glaze
Green- In The Limelight by China Glaze
Blue- Charla by Zoya
Purple- Senorita Bonita by China Glaze
Black- Black Out by Sally Hansen
Here's what I used:
Pink- Gilda by Zoya
Orange- Annie by Zoya
Yellow- Lighthouse by China Glaze
Green- In The Limelight by China Glaze
Blue- Charla by Zoya
Purple- Senorita Bonita by China Glaze
Black- Black Out by Sally Hansen
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