Hey Everyone! I know this post might be a shock to some of you, considering how often I've been blogging recently. I can't promise regular updates, but I'll try my best.
I definitely might have to cut down changing my polish...my poor hubby thinks all the fumes I'm breathing is bad for me (and it probably is), so I'll be a good little wife and actually listen to him for once. =)
Anyhoo, so here's the look I have on my nails right now. I based this on a picture I saw on the internet, but unfortunately I have no idea who's picture it belongs to. =(
The video:
I really just chose the colors based on what nail polish I just bought. I thought it'd make a cheerful summer look. =) I didn't add any of those gold balls on my right hand...but I really liked the way it looked on my left hand. They just add that extra little bit of bling, lol.
I'm not too happy about the petals on my thumbnail because they are pointed funny...but that was my first attempt. Next time, I'll be able to draw my petals much better!
Well, I hope you liked this look! I'll probably have another post up within the next few days...I have an update on the Del Sol nail polish (Superhero). And after that, we'll have to see...I accidentally got my camera's memory stick stuck in a place I can't get to. =( I'll have to have a professional take a look at it...hopefully soon.
Till next time!
Disclaimer: 1. I bought every product I'm showing by myself (nothing was sent to me for free). 2. No one has paid me or compensated me for this video or blog. 3. I am not affiliated with any of the companies of the products I used. 4. These are my honest opinions.
Finally...finally...FINALLY!!! I've finally posted a video. Finally. I haven't posted one since....January. Isn't that terrible? I got so caught up in the wedding, then the whole morning sickness fiasco, and then just plain being lazy. But now, I've got my butt in gear, and I have officially uploaded a video with not one, but TWO designs! Go me!
Here's the Video:
I have a quick explanation of where I've been, and then two nail designs. I included a picture of my mushroom nails (from the previous blog), but that was just for fun.
Here's the two looks I created:
Aka JcBelle's Wedding Look #1. Both of these looks are created from my friend's wedding colors. Our bridesmaid dresses are a deep wine color. I'm still playing around w/ the look....
I used: Zoya's Irene; Orly's Vixen; Nail Star's Red Glitter, Green Glitter, and Gold; and Seche Vite's Recondition & Top Coat.
Aka JcBelle's Wedding Look #2. This time I skipped the "wine" color because I wasn't liking it with the green. One of her other colors is Chartreuse, which I adore. The closest I came to it was Precision's Limon. =)
Here, I used: China Glaze's Watermelon Rind, Nail Star's Gold, Precisions's Limon, and Seche Vite's Recondition & Top Coat.
The Watermelon Rind and Limon, I specifically bought for the wedding. Everything else I've bought a while back. It felt nice buying new polishes again, even if I don't really have a spot for them, lol. Maybe I should invest in another rack? And maybe I should actually hang it on the wall this time. I have a nice spot behind the door, tee-hee.
At Sally's Beauty Supply, they have a coupon where if you buy two China Glaze polishes, you get a Seche Vite Perfect Nail item for free (a $9.99 value, lol...don't I sound like a comercial?). I decided to try it out. So far, I can say I'm really enjoying the Recondition. I haven't noticed a difference in my nail yet, but it's only been a day. What I do notice is that the Seche Vite top coat seems to work really well with this as a base coat. I noticed it completely dried a lot quicker and I can't wait to see if there are any changes in the strength of my nails. My nails are pretty close to 100% of what they used to be. Which I am completely thankful for since my friend's wedding is NEXT week. =)
I also went to Ulta for the first time. There's one in Pasadena (which I had NEVER knew about, shame on me!), and I was really happy I decided to stop in. I would describe it as a Sephora that carries not only high end brands, but also drug-store brands. They had an impressive nail polish variety, although I didn't really buy anything except for Sally Hansen's Color Quick Fast Dry Nail Color Pens. They were Buy 2 Get 1 Free (a $7.50 value?), so I decided to give it a try. I bought Coral Pink & Black Cherry, then decided to go with a Nail Art Pen in white as my freebie.
I thought having your nail polish in a pen would give you better control in application...enough to do designs with. Unfortunately, this was not the case. The brush is actually still pretty big, so instead of doing French tips as my original plan, I ended up doing the whole nail. On the plus side, doing the whole nail was actually pretty quick. Here's a picture of the Coral Pink on my mom. I added some purple flowers to dress it up a little. She didn't like it...said I didn't make them look nice. Wtf? Just ignore the last 45 min I spent on your nails! LOL
After I was done with her nails, she had me do my aunt's nails. This time she insisted that I make them look nice. Whatever that means! I asked her what design I should do, and she said to just make them look like mine (this was when I was sporting the mushroom nails look, lol). I decided to forgo the mushrooms, and stick to a double French Manicure. I think they turned out alright....if a little plain and boring.
Hmm, how would I have spruced this up for myself? More glitter! LOL! Kk, maybe not glitter...but rhinestones or something...or flowers. I have no clue why flowers are my go-to....
I've marked a BeenaPop video as a favorite so I can come back to it sometime this week. I think I'm going to try a variation of it with the wedding colors...so theoretically I'll have another shot of it. (Not going to make it into a video when there's already one out there...?)
Anyhoo, much love till next time!
Disclaimer-
1. I bought all the products show or talked about in this blog.
2. No one is paying me or compensating me for this blog.
3. I am not affiliated with any of the companies of the products I used.
4. These are my honest opinions.
I have finally caught up on all my old nail designs! So from now on, I'll try to post as I do them, but it definitely won't be everyday like I have been recently.
Here I decided to do my mom's nails again. She only had hers for a week and she already messed up the old one!
At least as far as the glitter tips go. Then I just added the design to give it a little something extra. =)
What I Used:
Light Blue Glitter Dust (I got this from an Asian Beauty Supply Store for $2)
Finger Paints: Art Her-Story
Orly French Manicure: Bare Rose
Orly Glosser
Nail Brush/Dotting Tool
Silver Rhinestones
What I Did:
Once again, I didn't use a base coat. But this time, for good reason! I didn't want to have the glitter sticking to places I didn't want, so I wanted to just do the parts where I wanted the glitter first (yeah, this is a really bad run-on sentence, but I think it kinda gets the point across, lol).
First I put the Orly Bare Rose only at the tips (I worked on one nail at a time for this part). The line doesn't have to be perfect because we're just going to cover it up with glitter anyway. While the polish was still wet, I sprinkled the glitter powder over the tips. I lightly patted it with my fingers (just like the video) and brushed off the excess with a makeup brush (I think any brush would do).
After I finished all 10 nails, I went back and covered each nail (the whole nail) with the Bare Rose.
Then I used my dotting tool (or an old ball-point pen would work) and made 5 dots in the shape of a flower just on the tip border on each nail. Since my flowers didn't look too hot...I used a toothpick and drew out the middle of each petal (while it was still wet) towards the middle of the flower. It just gives it a little bit of dimension. Then I drew 3 dots downward along the side of the nail. Then I used the dotting tool and dropped a drop of the Orly Glosser in the middle of the flower and attached a Silver Rhinestone.
Lastly, I put on the Glosser all over each nail. They turned out really nice, and I was definitely impressed with how the glitter looked (although disappointed that it wasn't light blue...even without the Bare Rose I think it would still be closer to clear). It was a fun design to do...and totally worth the glitter mess, lol. I think I might do a glitter tip for my weekend!
