[Just Colour] Red Sandwich Technique

This manicure was done right before I left Canada, so that was like 2-3 months ago.

[Just Colour] Hot Pink Sugar Foam

I must admitted that this hot pink is not for fall trend.

[Just Colour] Bright Coral for Summer!

I haven't played with nails for 2 weeks ( unbelievable, eh?), feel strange to apply polishes again!

This is Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Peachy Breeze and decorated with some nail stickers. I like to use bright colours in summer, because they can show more tans of my fingers. I like Insta-Dri formula too! as the name suggests, that they dry really fast!

I need to practice applying polishes again lol, it is a skill that can be learned through more practices! Vancouver is currently sunny and I spent most of my time outdoor. I like walking in parks and play with water! Hope everyone is enjoying the weather now :)

[Just Colour] Nfu-Oh Purple Flakies

My first (last?) Nfu-Oh polish!

[Just Colour] Holographic from Butter London

Holographic? It is like a rainbow coloured nail polishes and change with the reflection of light!

[Just Colour] My New Beloved Glitter!

Who doesn't like sparkies on the fingers?

[Just Colour] Summer Sugars!

Yes, liquid-sand/texture/seashell finish is the hot trend of this year as everyone knows!

[Just Colour] First Magnetic Experience!

This nail polish reminds me of my grade ten science class! hehe!

[Just Colour] Mermaid Liquid Sand!

Liquid Sands? Yessss!

[Just Colour] A surprise purchase ! Revlon Girly

I picked this babe up in the London Drugs when I was shopping for groceries! I was immediately in love in the first sight.  I love the purply pink colour and the multi-glittery in the bottle. This finish belongs to the recent nail trend finish- milky glitters. I did not own any shades of milky yet.  Usually, I don't follow the nail trends on the market, because I cannot afford to acquire all the finishes at the speed they come out on the market.  Most of the cases, I seek for clearance bans, sale items, discontinued shades or sets.  After all, students are poor, and I do not have part time jobs now.  Revlon polishes are not that expensive, but I have so much trouble to work with them.  They dry much  slower compared to other nail polishes. The polish itself is often very watery and hard to control.  Yes I know that I don't like Revlon, but I still purchased the Girly because I love the shade!

The bottle itself looks very promising!

Look that glitters, I looove it!!

This is my right hand, you may notice that my left hand nail is longer than right hand's now, I broke few nails and had to cut them down to look normal that's why :(

It's very beautiful!

I love that sparkle feelings, made me feel very princess-y!

The glitters are pretty, I love the colour combination!

Last picture!

Overall, I am very impressed by this colour. I usually get tipwear quite fast with Revlon, Girly is no exception. It takes long time to build the opacity for the pictures you see. I need 4-5 coats, because it is very sheer. I don't think I will purchase other colours from this collection, but I definitely adore Girly!

What do you think about it?

[Just Colour] Horrible Nail Polish X Magic

 I purchased 1 New year mystery boxes from Julep.  I joined Julep since October, but I skipped most of the monthly boxes. Why? They are very expensive!  I love Julep's customer service and idea, but I cannot afford to pay 3 nail polishes for $20 quite often.  I figured out that the mystery box usually contains at least 4 colours are the most economical option for me.  Of course the pitfall is that you cannot pick the colours and it might result in repeats.  I have no trouble for that, since I only own few of them :)

I tried the colour Brant, it is dreadful! Absolutely dreadful!  The colour did not go on smoothly, and it was so hard to apply. I messed up a lot. It is a disaster!

Brant, by itself is a dark black. That's it. End of story.

You get what I meant. Just a black...

Well, I actually had a lot of trouble applying Brant :(

I was going to take off this once I applied it.  However, I suddenly remember there is a nail polish that my friend gave to me a couple weeks ago. It is a very sheer colour looks kinda mix stuff. I wasn't too impressed, because I hate frost/shimmer finish types.  It definitely cannot be wore alone by itself.... Anyway, I am going to take off Brant, why not try that one on top, so I can freeze these two colours in the UNWANTED PILE? So I did.

The nail polish is Sally Hansen-Blue Frosting!

It is amazing, SO STUNNING!  It's duo-chrome type topcoat! I was so speechless!

Because Brant wasn't very even, so that resulted in damp surface!

It's very beuatiful!

I have trouble to catch that dual-chrome effect, that's why I have so many pics!

Colour changes according to the angles. you can see why I don't like Brant :(

Mostly blue, but actual there is purple!

Another hand!

Close-up!

You can see more purple from this angle!

I believe that people can find this polish in Dollorama now!

Anyway, I apologize for heavy picturings. It is very hard to catch the blue of this dual-chrome effect! You can see it is not prefect, just because I didn't have even surface to work with!

I don't see myself purchasing more this type of dual-chrome polishes, because the colour seems pretty limited! I have only seen in purple/blue/dark green etc, not on some other colours. I am wondering if that's related to what kind of chemicals can produce this reflection. 

I absolutely hate Julep-Brant, worse Julep nail polish ever!!

Anyway, what do you think about this combo? 

[Just Colour] Hailee Suede Finish

I purchased my first Julep monthly box back in November, because I was very curious about the 'suede finish'.  'Suede' sounds like fur-type to me and it is interesting!  I chose the 'IT GIRL' box which contains Hailee, Nora and a Matte top coat.  When I opened the box, my heart sink.   I didn't know that 'suede'=matte nail polishes!

Personally, I hate all matte finishs  It's just not that pretty in my eyes. I didn't mind to receive a matte top coat, because I can experience a little with matte.  However, I didn't expect Hailee and Nora to be.  I was shock and unhappy :(  

So that's why I haven't used Hailee until February, I tried to avoid to use that.   But the best thing of matte finish is that they dry faster than the regular nail polishes (also chips faster lol).  I really did not have a lot of time to do my nails this term, and it becomes handy if you just want something quick!

Enough said, picture tells the story!

Hailee is a medium dark green matte. I prefer this one over Nora!

The matte finish is not reflective!

Excuse my terrible cuticle!  I was very busy and I didn't have time to take care them :(

Surprisingly, I love Hailee a lot. I didn't expect myself to love matte finish, because I love everything glossy and shiny! You know, it's like you have gems on your nails :)  

Julep matte nail polishes are very nice. Of course I didn't have other polishes to compare with Julep, but the application is smooth and easy, love it!

I am excited to experiment with my Matte topcoat now! Woo hoo!

What do you think about Hailee?

[Nail Arts] Archaeology Inspired Nail Art

It's been a while since I updated.  I noticed that I didn't create a single entry in entire February! Can you believe that?  Of course I am pretty lazy on doing all the nail arts as well.  It's my last term before my graduation and I really want to try as many stuff as I can.  In addition, I am having a trouble with my archaeology class, which frustrated me a lot. Anyway, let's back to the nail talk!


I tried to minimize the time on doing nail arts now, since I am very busy. So the nail arts are not that special (admit to myself as well). But doing nails make me feel calm and happy :)

I did this nail art for the school opening! I was 100% excited to take an archaeology class this term (even though it turns out to be a disaster *sigh*)

The base colours are  Essie- Chinchilly and RGB-Toast that I received in my Glymm bag. My brother said that he cannot distinguish the difference, which is funny!  I love browny shades, so they are prefect for me!

Left Hand under Yellow light

Left Hand under white light

Right Hand under yellow light

Right Hand under white light

Well, I am left-handed, so of course the designs on right hands are often better than another :)

   

haha, does anyone know what's on the index figner? 

Close-up!

This is the first time I tried RGB, I have to say the formula and application are pretty good.  However, one bottle cost about $14? NO WAY for me.  This is the first nail polish I received from Glymm that I actually enjoyed.  I love their nail promotion, sounds like just RIGHT FOR ME. 

I did many other manicures during my absence, I will update them soon!

What do you think this archaeology-inspired nail design? I hope that my professor is appreciated (If he ever notices that? ) haha