Sunday 31 July 2011

Faves.

So, I just thought I would do a list of some of my favorite things, and there will be gaps, and it will be updated when I think of answers I have skipped, or favorites I have missed off of my list.

Animal - Wolves
Author - Anne Rice
Ballet - 
Bird - 
Breed of Cat -
Breed of Dog -
Breed of Horse -
Body Spray - Exclamation, and So Sinful
Book -Bram Stokers Dracula, and Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice
Book Series - Night World by L. J. Smith

Saturday 30 July 2011

Oh Là Là!

I couldn't sleep, no surprise there, so in the early hours of this morning I decided to start my very first French Manicure. Well, a slightly different version as the original, as I used a pink shimmer variation nail polish for the main color.

Below is my own step-by-step guide. Not just to help me remember how I done it, but also for reference for anyone that would like help doing their own for the very first time.

Step 1

I used Kiss "French Manicure" Tip Guides - BK132 to start off with. I applied them to my left hand first, as I am right handed. Then I used Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer" 470 Snow Motion! to paint the tips of the nails of my left hand.

(Above picture taken indoors at night with flash: Catrice"Ultimate Nail Lacquer" 470 Snow Motion!.)

I took a few pictures when the tips of my nails had dried.

 (Above picture taken indoors at night with flash: Catrice"Ultimate Nail Lacquer" 470 Snow Motion!.)
 (Above picture taken indoors at night with flash: Catrice"Ultimate Nail Lacquer" 470 Snow Motion!.)
(Above picture taken indoors at night with flash: Catrice"Ultimate Nail Lacquer" 470 Snow Motion!.)

Ups and Downs of Shopping...

Okay, so well, yesterday now I guess, was a good and bad day in parts. Was up all night again, but did manage to get a few hours sleep.

Then, after I got sorted I went uptown and got a few more Catrice half price nail polishes. Picture is below.

(Above from left to right - Taken indoor with flash: Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 210 Just Married, 240 Sold Out For Ever, 250 I Sea You!, and 520 Apropos Apricot.)

Then I snagged myself a very nice Nubar indeed, and my very first one too actually. Picture is also below.

(Above - Taken indoor with flash: Nubar "Nail Lacquer" N144 Sandy Shimmer.)

I also managed to pick up a few nail art stickers and rhinestones. Which I'll experiment with and blog about another time.

And I also treated myself to my very first nail art kit; Kiss "Nail Artist" MDK01 Paint & Stencil Kit. Unfortunately when I got home I discovered one of the polishes had its glass bottom cut (for lack of a better word) off. Luckily it was below where the base of the polish was in the bottle, so I had no leakage. But now I'll have to take the time to pretty myself up, just in order to go uptown and exchange the pack for a pristine one. Which is a shame, as I wanted to just stay in and 'play' with it today instead.

When I say "today", I really mean much later, as it's like 3.05amish, Saturday if you're on GMT like me, at the moment. Not enough natural light for me to think about doing anything constructive except writing this. Haha.

I really didn't want to have to go out later either, as I was out too much today as it was.

Ah well. Such is life I guess.

Thursday 28 July 2011

NYC: 266 Battery Park Purple & NYC: 155 Gramercy Glaze

Good afternoon!

My mani from the night of Monday (25th July) is still going strong. You can read about it here. But I thought I'd jazz it up a bit.

So today I added NYC 155 Gramercy Glaze over the top. I'll just add a little information from the original blog, so everything is up to date. Then I will add today's update.

BASE: None
FIRST/SECOND/THIRD COAT: NYC "Quick Dry" 266 Battery Park Purple
TOP COAT: NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 138 Classy Glassy

Application: Evening of Monday 25th July 2011.
Update 1: I actually touched up a chipped edge on Tuesday (26th July),

(Above: Taken with flash.)

(Above: Taken without flash.)

Update 2: As you can see from the pictures above, my mani still looks really good. My right hand was the same, so I didn't take a picture of it.

(Above: NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 155 Gramercy Glitz.)

ONE/TWO FURTHER COATS: NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 155 Gramercy Glitz.

Pretty and Glittery!

Just a little update with four of the new polishes that I also got yesterday.

(Above: Left to right- NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 105 Lights-Camera-Glitter, and NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 155 Gramercy Glitz.)

You can't really tell from the pictures, but the W57 Neon Shower is very shimmery and a bit glittery in the bottle, so I'll have to do a single one when the light is better and add it in at a later date.

(Above: Left to right- Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W57 Neon Shower, and Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W203 Wasabi.)

And I just took another photo, from a slightly different angle, to try and capture all the green and yellow glitter in the W203 Wasabi bottle. But it didn't come out like I hoped unfortunately.

(Above: Left to right- Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W57 Neon Shower, and Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W203 Wasabi.)

And finally, a picture of all four together. Just because...

(Above: Left to right- NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 105 Lights-Camera-Glitter, NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 155 Gramercy Glitz, Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W57 Neon Shower, and Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W203 Wasabi.)

I will feature these polishes as mani's in my blog in the near future. If you would like to see them sooner, then please comment with your favorite below. Thank you.

Wednesday 27 July 2011

Scrummy Sale Goodies

Well, it's Wednesday, which for me means that it's payday. Yay! So, I dragged myself uptown and through the cloudy and muggy weather to get some bright colors for the looming summer to come; which hasn't arrived yet at all. And I was surprised when I got to the second pharmacy on my spree and found nearly half of the Catrice stand with "1/2 price" stickers on. So, naturally I grabbed the polishes that were nearly gone; eight in total, and decided to go back for the few I couldn't manage to hold later on in the week.

Slightly rushed pictures are below, and I will feature them all in my blog as soon as I can.



(Top & Bottom Photos) From Left to Right- Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer": 300 Be My Millionaire, 530 Up In The Air, 350 Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!, 510 Bye Bye Birdy!, 390 Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!, 020 MAN GO Tango, 170 I Scream Peach!, and 160 Sweets For My Sweet.

Tuesday 26 July 2011

NYC: 266 Battery Park Purple

So, this is my second official mani, and with one of the new polishes that I bought last Wednesday.

I decided not to do a base coat, as I don't particularly if the color is quite a dark one.



The NYC: 266 Battery Park Purple is quite a thin nail polish, so I had to apply it in three separate coats. Although, I reckon, if I wasn't around a friends house at the time then I probably would have applied a fourth coat before my later top coat.

It is a bit darker on than within the bottle, though I don't know if you can tell that from my pictures or not.

It does have a glossy finish, but I decided to add a clear top coat for protection.







So, now it is the day after (Tuesday), and I have a few slight surface scratches from while I was asleep, but nothing noticeable or that actually shows nail underneath.

BASE: None
FIRST/SECOND/THIRD COAT: NYC "Quick Dry" 266 Battery Park Purple
TOP COAT: NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 138 Classy Glassy

Application: Evening of Monday 25th July 2011.
Lasted until: * 2011. (I actually touched up a chipped edge today (Tuesday 26th July 2011), and didn't remove my mani completely until * 2011.

I will update this with the missing information soon.

UPDATE EDIT

* Please see here for update blog. Thank you.

Monday 25 July 2011

Catrice: C05 Satin Chic & Isa Dora: Graffiti Nails 801 Black Tag

So, this is my first attempt at blogging my new nails. Unfortunately my pictures won't be that great, but I'll improve them as soon as I can, but will add the ones I have in the mean time.



Catrice: C05 Satin Chic is a Limited Edition nail polish and a nice rich polish with a subtle shimmer that goes on in two coats. I have worn it as a standalone polish before; adding a clear top coat afterwards, but this time I chose to test the Isa Dora: Graffiti Nails 801 Black Tag polish I had picked up on Wednesday on top.



The Graffiti Nails comes with a nice wide brush, so application is made easier, and as long as you don't overlap your strokes you won't ruin your mani either. The polish does start to crack straight away, and to be on the safe side, although it was appearing to dry quick, I left the coat to dry as long as what I usually do when applying a coat of nail varnish (usually twenty minutes for each coat to be safe).

(Picture here)

The Graffiti Nails polish has quite a matte finish, so I chose to add a clear top coat of NYC: 138 Classy Glassy to make it look nicer. Then I was all set to go, although I wasn't actually going anywhere.



To be honest I was surprised how long this one lasted, and how much I loved it. I was especially reluctant to take it off, but if I hadn't I would have been touching it up forever.

BASE: None
FIRST/SECOND COAT: Catrice "Cafe de Paris" C05 Satin Chic - Limited Edition
THIRD COAT: Isa Dora "Graffiti Nails" 801 Black Tag
TOP COAT: NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 138 Classy Glassy

Application: Evening of Wednesday 20th July 2011.
Lasted until: Saturday 23rd July 2011. (I actually touched up a few chipped edges Saturday, redone one thumb nail on the Sunday, and didn't remove my mani completely until Monday 25th July 2011.

Wednesday 20 July 2011

Konad: Stamping Nail Art

Konad Image Plates

M2

Konad "Special Nail Polish"

White

My Stash (N-Z).

Nail Varnishes cond.

Natural Collection "Iridescent Matt Nail Colour." Winter Moon
Natural Collection "Nail Colour." Black Cherry
Natural Collection "Nail Colour." Chestnut
Natural Collection "Nail Colour." Cosmic Crush
Nicole by OPI "Kardashian Kolor." NI K06 Rainbow In the S-Kylie
No7 "Color Lock. Nail Enamel." 526 Polar Pink
No7 "Stay Perfect. Nail Colour." Spot Lights
Nubar "Nail Lacquer" N144 Sandy Shimmer 
NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 105 Lights-Camera-Glitter
NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 119 City Blackout
NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 155 Gramercy Glitz
NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish" 250 Midnight Amethyst 
NYC "In a New York Color Minute. Quick Dry." 202 Central Station
NYC "In a New York Color Minute. Quick Dry." 224 Times Square
NYC "In a New York Color Minute. Quick Dry." 266 Battery Park Purple
OPI "Nail Lacquer." HL B04 Glow Up Already!
OPI "Nail Lacquer." HL C04 Meep-Meep-Meep
OPI "Nail Lacquer." HL C06 Pepes Purple Passion
OPI "Nail Lacquer." HL C08 Warm & Fozzie
OPI "Nail Lacquer." HL C11 Gone Gonzo!
OPI "Nail Lacquer." HL C12 Fresh Frog of Bel Air
OPI "Nail Lacquer." HL C13 Divine Swine
OPI "Nail Lacquer." NL E71 Polka.Com
OPI "Nail Lacquer." NL K10 Last Friday Night
OPI "Nail Lacquer." NL S60 I Lily Love You
OPI "Nail Lacquer." NL T14 Austin-Tatious Turquoise
OPI "Nail Lacquer." NL T55 Pirouette My Whistle
OPI "Nail Lacquer. Little Teasers. Mini." Burlesque Collection. The Show Must Go On.
Pretty "Velvet Effect. Nail Varnish." Pearl
Pretty Nails "Nails with Attitude. Caviar." Pink
Rimmel "60 Seconds." 560 Odyssey
Rimmel "60 Seconds." 809 Blue Me Away
Rimmel "Lasting Finish." 061 Exotica
Rimmel "Lasting Finish." 075 Sweet As...
Rimmel "Lasting Finish." 080 Black Cab
Rimmel "Lasting Finish." 256 Gallactic Blue
Rimmel "Sweetie Crush." 008 Sherbet Sweetheart
Rimmel "Sweetie Crush." 009 Candyfloss Cutie
Rimmel "Sweetie Crush." 011 Violet Swizzle
Sally Hansen "Gem Crush. Nail Color." 05 Be-Jeweled
Sinful "Nail Enamel" Romp
Star Gazer "Nail Polish." No. 129
Theatre Cosmetics "Nail Polish." 99
Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W57 Neon Shower
Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W144 Erie
Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W203 Wasabi
Wild and Crazy "Nail Enamel" W231 Roselyn

Specials

Angelica "Nail Colour. UV" 61 Space Dust
Miss Sporty "UV" Disco Tech

Top Coats

17 "Quick Nail Polish Dry."
Catrice "Gel Like." Top Coat
Catrice "Nail Expert." Matt Top Coat
Catrice "Ombre Top Coat." 01 Colour of Change
Catrice "PrisMatic Effects." Top Coat
Catrice "Quick Dry & High Shine." Top Coat
Kiss "Topcoat & Sealer." Glass Shine
NYC "Disco Inferno. Top Coat." 003 Disco Inferno
NYC "Rock Muse. Smoky Top Coat." 001 Rock Muse
OPI "." Top Coat
Rimmel "Pop Art!" Top Coat

My Stash (A-M).

Base Coats

17 "Strengthening Base Coat."
Kubiss "Nail Care" Base Coat 
NYC "Strip Me Off. Base Coat" 001 Strip Me Off
The Edge "Nails" 5 Star Base Coat

Base/Top Coats

NYC "Expert Last Nail Polish." 138 Classy Glassy

Crackle/Graffiti/Shatter Nail Varnishes

Depend "Cracked Effect." 5004 Red
Depend "Cracked Effect." 5000 White
Isa Dora "Graffiti Nails" 801 Black Tag
Isa Dora "Graffiti Nails" 803 Masterpiece Pink
Models Own "Smash-Up" CP002 Silver
Models Own "Smash-Up" CP007 Purple
OPI "Nail Lacquer. Shatter" NL E53 Black Shatter
OPI "Nail Lacquer. Shatter" NL E54 White Shatter
OPI "Nail Lacquer. Shatter" NL E62 Silver Shatter 
WarPaint "W7. Crackle" Purple Crackle
WarPaint "W7. Crackle" Shocking Crackle

Magnetic

Color Club "Magnetic Force" AMF01 Magnetic Force
Color Club "Magnetic Force" AMF02 Cop An Attitude
Color Club "Magnetic Force" AMF03 Sci-Fi
Color Club "Magnetic Force" AMF05 Steel of the Night
Color Club "Magnetic Force" AMF06 Electro-Midnight

Nail Art Paint/Varnish

Claire's "Nail Polish for Nail Art" x3 (Purple/Blue, Jade/Blue, Pink/Hot Pink)
Kiss "Nail Art Paint" SPA02 White
Kiss "Nail Art Paint" SPA10 Silver Glitter
Kiss "Nail Art Paint" SPA12 Black
Kiss "Nail Art Paint" SPA15 Bikini Pink
Kiss "Nail Art Paint" SPA20 Beach Green
Kiss "Nail Art Paint" SPA29 Pearl Blue
Konad "Special Nail Polish" Black?

Nail Varnishes

17 "Vintage." Flare
Angelica "Nail Colour." Crystal
Angelica "Nail Colour." 61 Space Dust
Catrice "Crushed Crystals." 02 PLUMdogMillionaire
Catrice "Luxury Lacquers. Million Brilliance." 01 It's Showtime
Catrice "Luxury Lacquers. Million Brilliance." 03 Let's Get Lost In Vegas
Catrice "Luxury Lacquers. Million Brilliance." 07 Stars & Stories
Catrice "Nail Polish. Limited Edition. Cafe de Paris." C05 Satin Chic
Catrice "Nail Polish. Limited Edition. Cafe de Paris." C06 Baiser Passion
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 020 MAN, GO Tango!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 060 Bloody Mary To Go
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 14 Purple Reign
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 17 Caught On The Red Carpet
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 40 I'm Dynamite
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 42 Nickel Minaj
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 44 Mermaid My Day
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 46 Berry Potter & Plumbledore
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 47 Orango Bloom
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 59 First Class Up-Grape
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 140 Let's Mauve On!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 160 Sweets For My Sweet
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 170 I Scream Peach!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 210 Just Married
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 240 Sold Out For Ever
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 250 I Sea You!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 280 London's Weather Forecast
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 300 Be My Millionaire
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 350 Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 360 Raspberry Fields Forever
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 390 Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 440 I Wear My Sunglasses At Night 
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 450 Sand Francisco
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 470 Snow Motion!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 480 Miss Piggy Reloaded
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 490 Iron Mermaiden
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 510 Bye, Bye Birdy!
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 520 Apropos Apricot
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 530 Up In The Air
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 790 The Pinky and the Brain
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 800 Heavy Metallilac
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 850 Aretha's R•E•S•P•I•N•K
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 865 Yellow Sub-Mandarin
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 900 Steel My Heart
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer." 905 Steel My Soul
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Big City Life." C01 London
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Big City Life." C04 New York
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Le Grand Bleu." C01 Underwater Laugh
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Le Grand Bleu." C02 Mermaiday Mayday
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Le Grand Bleu." C04 Entering Atlantis
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Le Grand Bleu." C05 Mermaid It
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Out of Space." C01 My Milky Way
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Wdition. Out of Space." C04 Moonlight Express
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Papagena." C01 Enter the Under-growth
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Papagena." C02 Welcome to the Jungle
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Papagena." C04 Bird of Paradise
Catrice "Ultimate Nail Lacquer. Limited Edition. Viennart." C03 LilART Lily
Catrice "Ulti Mate Nudes." 020 Cotton Candy at Eiffel Tower
Catrice "Ulti Mate Nudes." 060 Mona Lisa Is Staring Back
Catrice "Ulti Mate Nudes." 090 Karl Says Très Chic
Claire's "Chip Resistant. Nail Polish." 82813 Y? (Clear Spec/Hex/Star Shaped Holo Glitter)
Color Trend "Avon Cosmetics." H318 City Lights
Cutex "Ultra. Long Wear Nail Lacquer." Chiffon
Essence "Color & Go" 04 Space Queen
Essence "Color & Go" 38 Choose Me!
Essence "Color & Go" 59 Black is Back
Essence "Color & Go" 72 Time for Romance
Essence "Color & Go" 78 Blue Addicted
Eyeko "Nail Polish." Vampira Polish
Hello Kitty "Nail Polish" Ballet Slippers
Hello Kitty "Nail Polish" Cherry On Top
Hello Kitty "Nail Polish" Cutie Cupcake
Hello Kitty "Nail Polish" Pinkilicious
L.A. Colors "Color Craze. Nail Polish." NP407 Power Outage
L.A. Colors "Color Craze. Nail Polish." NP408 Electrified
Lacura "Beauty" 801 French Manicure
Loreal "Jet-Set Shine." 610
Loreal "Shock Resist." 022
Max Factor "Max Effect." 01 Ivory
Max Factor "Max Effect." 14 Dazzling Blue
Max Factor "Max Effect." 18 Cloudy Blue
Max Factor "Max Effect." 20 Silver
Maybelline "Colorama. Irresistible Nail Color." 4 Strong Mint
Maybelline "Colorama. Irresistible Nail Color." 24 Sugar Pearl
Models Own "Nail Polish." 118 Aqua Violet Beetle Juice
Models Own "Nail Polish." 119 Purple Blue Beetle Juice
Models Own "Nail Polish." 120 Pinky Brown Beetle Juice
Models Own "Nail Polish." NP132 Tropical Sun
Models Own "Nail Polish." NP133 Indian Ocean

My Stash continued at "My Stash (N-Z).".
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