[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? 

[Nail Arts] First Attempt for Nail Tapes

I ordered some nail tapes/strips in e-bay back in December as my Christmas gift to myself.  I have seen many other great bloggers did their nail strips. They are absolutely eye-catching!!!  I learned fast enough that this is only applied if you DID IT CORRECTLY lol.

I didn't expect the strips are so hard to work with. It is very easy to catch on hairs! It's not easy to cut the length that fits your nail perfectly.  It is also very easy to mess up!

I ended up doing something looks very simple, but took a long time for me to do this!

The colour is Ciate Headliner from my mini calender set.  I was thinking to create something TIFFANY-LIKE.  I didn't own any colour close enough to that famous Tiffany blue tho! (Later on I discovered I actually did.  I traded with a girl and I had Julep-Daphne, it's too late! such a bad owner!).


Anyway, it's the result:

I have to say, headliner is very very pretty by itself! I love a lot of Ciate colours!

Don't underestimate this simple nail art, it took me a long time and I wasted a lot of tapes!

I love this nail art a lot! Simple and elegant!

I am very sad that this only lasts for a day. I didn't apply the tapes properly, the ends pop up the very next day. This lesson teaches me that strips have to be done with caution, otherwise it won't look good and last long!

What do you think? I am wondering if anyone purchase the ciate minis too! They are sosososososo pretty!  I will never pay for their regular nail polishes, so expensive! But some minis will last me for a decade!

[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  

[Purchases] 2012 Boxing Day Shopping

I noticed that the stores now have boxing WEEK sales instead of a boxing day sale.  I guess that is because the economic recession and the store try to hold the sales longer in hope to have more customers.  I also noticed that the sale items did not go as fast as they used to be few years ago, unless it is an insanely unbeatable deals.  I don't know what will happen in the future and of course I am concerned.  I am due to get a job after I graduate in May this year, this economic recession really bothers me.

I planned long ago that my first stop in the boxing day is going to LUSH first.  I fell in love with Lush this year and I always adore their lemony flutter cuticle cream! I know that they only have ONE sale in entire year. The buy one get one event after Christmas!

An overview of my boxing day hauls. Not very much, I only made purchases from Lush and Sephora.  I actually want some clothing too, but the lineup is pretty long, it is not worth to wait for the fitting room and elbow with other crazy women in one day.  I am exhausted to make into Sephora already. BTW I am TOOO FAT now and I plan to lose some weight before buying new clothes! I am a fatty :(

I got 4 gifts sets and 4 facial cleansers from Lush.  They are all buy one get one free and I paid about $150 after the taxes. "Hello Gorgeous" gift is not a Christmas gift set and it supposed not be on sale as B1G1.  But Metrotown store messed up and they gave me B1G1 price! I am so happy and actually want to get more.  I returned the second day and the staff said that they made mistakes, the regular gift sets are already back to normal pricing :( Oooops, I should grab another at that time. !!!!!  White Christmas gift set was super popular, I guess that was because of the scent. The set contains mostly Vanilla and honey scent products, which absolutely is my cup of tea.  I also bought four of Christmas limited  facial cleansers: Let The Good Time Roll and Buche De Noel!! Some girls said that they wish Lush can make it as regular products but I don't.  If they are regular products then they won't be sale on the boxing day!  But I cannot buy too much too, because they expire in end of March.  I am sad that they never sale their regular products.  Big shampoo and Lemony Flutter are my daily staples. I would really love to stock them too!

Lush Hello Gorgeous Set, Price $40!

I am excited to try Vanilla Dee-Lite and Comforter Bubble Bar!

Unboxing!! WooHoo!

I love what Lush has sticker showing who made the gift set!

I wonder if the person really looks like the sticker or not LOL

Digging for the products!

 Those are the products in the set. Total 6 items!

Lush White Christmas Set, price $73

All the products contained, I love the star-shape soaps!

Unboxing!

The same person makes my Hello Gorgeous set and this one!

I prefer the packaging of Hello Gorgeous set than this one for sure

Dig out the goodies! I am not sure what I am going to do with those plastic bubbles!

All of the products in the set, total 8 items!

Eh...after the unboxing, I am wondering why I paid so much for those items.  They are very expensive tho! the sizes are not big in the gift sets :( so sad.  The box looks big and promising but after taking all the items out, I feel disappointed.  It is not much and it is not worth $150.  I know that Lush is even more expensive without G1B1 event. But I cannot help myself to feel disappointed.

That's all about my Lush boxing day purchase.

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I went to Sephora to haul some deals, I really want philosophy purity cleanser for $12. I didn't see any because they were long gone before I made to the store.  So I picked some other items.

Before this, I haven't never tried the cake beauty before. I am just obsessed with hand creams and I found that this set is 50% off.  $18 dollars for 3 X100 ml is an okay price for me. So I picked them up.

This is the boxing day item for $12.  I think that the regular price is about $30. Never tried Boscia  before, but I heard a lot of good reviews about this brand. It is risky to just 'buy for the brand' tho.  I hope that is pretty good to justify $12.

Let's all for my boxing day shopping. Not super massive haul but I am satisfied. I am pretty sure that I won't be disappointed for some after Christmas sales! So let's save some money for that!

[Purchase] US Seattle Christmas Shopping

Few days ago, I went to Seattle with my brother to have a sightseeing+ shopping day.  Seattle was pretty cold compared to Vancouver.  I have no idea why it is the case, because Vancouver located in higher latitude, it supposedly be colder.  Sadly, Seattle did not have a lot of amazing sales.  I guess that it is because Christmas is near.  The stores don't need to have sales to attract people to buy.  Maybe I will go again after Christmas to haul some deals.  I am not sure if that is worth going again considering my transportation costs as well.

This is the overview of what I bought. Looks a lot, but it really isn't! Most of stuffs part of my online Bundle Monster parcel. Some purchases from Sally Beauty, Sephora and Ross. I am not too overly excited.  I regret buying the two sets of Color club nail polishes from Ross. The color are not as pretty as I thought  they will be.  It is a waste of money.  I will definitely make some colour inventions by using those for sure.  A set for like $8 bucks, what can I complain then.

This is the only item I am so excited about. The limited edition Christmas Plate from Bundle Monster!!! I LOVE IT. It is free with any purchase from their website. I admitted that's what they got me in the first place.

 

And I am excited about this Bundle Monster plate organizer. It is pricy but a useful tool. I also purchased their 2012 plate set this time and I unwrapped all the plastic covers on the plates and put into the organizer. It's prefect fit. The only problem is that I think they should make two side opening for plates, because it will be easier to use.  Also, I am not a fan of this leather cover too.

Here are some quick photos for the 2012 plates, I cannot wait to use them!

I missed the Halloween, otherwise the plate will be great!

The images are very crispy-cut, I LOVE IT.

They are really adorable!

I don't really like the french nail design on the plate, but it is ok.

My Christmas Limited plate goes in too.  I already use it :D

My Konad plates can fit in the organizer too, They are the same size as the BM's.

 $20 dollars for 21 plates is a unbeatable price! My Konad is much more expensive than Bundlemonster's plates. I would say that is a great buy!  I am sure that some of images I am not a big fan, but other things I like already make the purchase WORTH IT.  Besides, there are a lot of room left in the organizer and I cannot wait to purchase more to "fill in the spaces" :D

Although I am lemming on DRK plates now.  I have big nail beds and DRK seems a better option to make it up.  DRK cannot be fitted into this organizer and I image it will be hard to storage too.  Not sure I will purchase soon.  I am waiting for the Ninja polish to go on sale !!

Yeah, that's all for my Seattle trip!