Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to those who celebrate or does something special on this day. :) I spent my morning at work until 2 and then had lunch with the bf :) walked around and shopped around-ish. Saw this cute bag at Aldo which I'm sooooo going to buy the next time I'm near my workplace, lol. Anyways no Valentine's Day mani. but I do have a nail wheel full of colors. These nail polishes were brought back to me from Bangladesh from my bf. :) I love the colors despite wonky brushes and weird-ish formula. But the colors came out great and I don't even know which ones to use first! :P So hard to choose!!

1-5 were from the same brand and I love the formula

I also looooove 8-13! Definitely awesome metallic streaky finish which came out nice. During the process of swatching, it didn't look as nice until the finish product! 

Hope you all enjoyed your Valentine's Day! & happy polishing!

<3katherine

GLEE!

Manhattan 610K entries are now in and I will input everything and get a winner soon. :) On other GOOD news today, other than the SUPERBOWL, GLEE is finally coming back! It's one of my favorite shows and to celebrate its comeback, here's a mani. that I did especially since I was able to pick up a bottle from Sephora - one from the Glee collection by Sephora by OPI Glee.

Sephora by OPI Gleek Out

3 coats because it was a bit on the sheer side and just to be safe from vnl. I free handed the letters with a nail art brush. It's a lime green but probably darker than OPI Simply Smashing from Serena Williams. 

hope you enjoyed & happy polishing!

<3katherine

Unnamed Franken

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing well ~ :) I'm doing alright, just trying to work a ton! Anyways, as of now, I'm facing a dilemma on this blog... feeling uninspired and 'ehhh' about it. Hope it goes away, but maybe I'll take a break from blogging and sometimes I'll be back with some posts.

Anyways, I made this franken about last week or so, still unnamed, maybe list a suggestion of names down? :P I actually really love this franken! I'm showing it with 2 coats and 2 coats of top coat. 

Remember Prevail See You in Chelsea? Well, the polish wasn't that good because it was so sheer and it was just lying around on my desk, so I decided to use it to franken! :)

Here's what I used:

Prevail See You in Chelsea

Forever21 Love & Beauty Navy

Quirius Glittering Rainbow

Hope you like it and happy polishing!
<3katherine

Mermaid Attempt

Hey everyone! :) I hope you all are doing well~ Today I'm going to show you a swatch, that you've probably seen before but it's new to my collection, so I hope you enjoy. I also attempted to do a nail art, which is part of my resolution, to be more creative and experimental with nail art, so I hope you'll like it. The nail art wasn't anything planned, it just came to me as I did the swatch. I actually like it although it doesn't exactly reach what I was thinking of.

Today's SOTD is OPI Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow Suede. It's a beautiful medium forest green shimmer. It's beautiful and opaque in 2 coats. The swatch shows both without and with top coat. I think it's absolutely beautiful and I don't know why I haven't gotten HTATS sooner :P! Formula and application was smooth and easy as well.

The NAOTD is Mermaid Scales :P I used 2 coats of OPI Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow Suede, drew scales with KISS Nail Art in Pearl Black then filled in the spaces with China Glaze Fairy Dust to add a more 'mystical' look to the scales :P In my opinion, I think I did a pretty good job. Hope you think so too!

Anyways, hope you enjoyed & happy polishing!
<3katherine

Christmas Mani

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is doing well :) Tomorrow's Christmas day, so here's my better-late-than-never mani. for Christmas! I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and happy holidays for those who celebrate something different :)♥

On my left hand is 2 coats of China Glaze Mistletoe Kisses and on my ring finger is 2 coats of Sinful Colors Show Me White topped with OPI Jade is the new Black, the yellow is China Glaze Lemon Fizz, the red is Kiss Nail Art in Red and the brown is OPI Black Cherry Chutney.

On my right hand is 2 coats of China Glaze Phat Santa and 1 coat of China Glaze Mrs. Claus on top. On my ring finger is 2 coats of Sinful Colors Show Me White and the red is Kiss Nail Art in Red.

I hope you enjoyed, happy polishing & most of all, happy holidays!♥(:
<3katherine

Tis the Season

Continuing from the Tis the Season where I left off, I'm going to overload this post with the rest because I want them outttt for everyone to see before Christmas. So please note that this will be an IMAGE HEAVY post. :P

Mistletoe Kisses. Green base with green glitters. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

Mrs. Claus. Sheer red jelly-ish with red and silver glitter. 3 coats & 1 coat of TC.

Naughty and Nice. Vampy deep wine purple-red. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

Party Hearty layered over black, white, Phat Santa and Naughty and Nice. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

 Peace on Earth. Green olive gold shimmer foil. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

Phat Santa. Medium red creme. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

Ruby Deer. Medium red creme but a little lighter than Phat Santa. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

Sugar Plums. Medium maroon purple with glitters. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

hope you enjoyed China Glaze's Tis the Season with necessary★nails!

and happy polishing! :)

<3katherine

Jolly Holly

Today is a swatch of China Glaze Jolly Holly from their recent Tis The Season Collection. Jolly Holly is a dark forest green with an awesome(!) green shimmer. I loveeeee the shimmer so much (check out the flash picture)! The picture shows 2 coats of Jolly Holly and 1 coat of top coat. 

hope you enjoyed & happy polishing!

<3katherine

Catrice Week [Day 7]

Catrice Week Day 7. It's the last day of Catrice week, and like the first day, there will be 2 swatches in this post also. Just to fit all 9 of the ones in my collection that haven't been introduced onto the blog. :)

Catrice Sea of Green

medium green with matte finish. 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat (TC on index and ring fingers).

Catrice Sold Out Forever

mint jade green with green shimmer. 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat. One of my favorites! It's said to be the 'dupe' or rather similar to the SOLD OUT, Chanel Jade (one of my biggest lemming!).

hope you enjoyed Catrice week! :)

<3katherine

Ode to Summer

November 12, 2010

Even though I hate the summer heat, I miss summer already. :( Here's an ode to summer with China Glaze Poolside Collection! :) First, since they are neons, you should use a white base underneath before applying anything from this collection to avoid VNL. I used one coat of OPI Alpine Snow. Also, just keep in mind that they are MUCH MUCH MUCH brighter in real life. My camera is horrible at capturing colors sometimes -____-;

left to right:

* Kiwi Cool-ada - bright neon green. 3 coats & 1 coat of TC.

* Flip Flop Fantasy - bright neon coral pink with a little orange. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC. Really hard to capture! :( it's more pink & prettier in real life. My second favorite out of the collection :D!

left to right:

* Sun Worshipper - bright neon yellow-orange. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

* Pool Party - bright neon red-pink. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

left to right:

* Towel Boy Toy - neon turquoise with blue shimmer. 3 coats & 1 coat of TC. Definitely my favorite out of this collection!!?(:

* Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - bright neon yellow. 2 coats & 1 coat of TC.

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

Essie Batch

• Smokin' Hot - Break the rules with this stone-cold fox gray that burns hotter than any flame.
• Masquerade Belle - Fascinating, mysterious and seductive, this black ruby sparks the imagination and inspires intense devotion.
  
• Silken Cord - You've got the world on a string with this stunning risqué red wrapped around your fingers.
• Hot Coco - Paint on this tawny sepia and channel the roaring '20s for a look that's timelessly flawless.
• Luxedo - Suit up in this deepest plum and boldly go where no man has gone before.
• Going Incognito - Your identity may be secret, but your style and panache are impossible to conceal with this deep emerald green.

Which are your favorites? Or which ones are you looking forward to?

Today I will have a few swatches from Essie, including the Winter 2010 Collection's Going Incognito. :)

Essie Going Incognito

a foresty emerald green creme. The swatch is 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat. I love this green! The formula and application was excellent. The color is really nice too! :)

Essie Sew Psyched

According to Essie it is a cashmere-soft sage pewter. It's more like a dusty deeper jade creme with a small shimmer. The swatch is 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat. Awesome color! Formula and application is really good. :)

Essie Wild Thing

red fushia base with slight glitter. The swatch is 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat. The color is very chic. Excellent formula and application.

Essie Jackie Oh My

a pale off white with shimmer. The swatch is 4 coats and 1 coat of top coat. The formula was a bit opaque but the application was great. :)

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

Watermelon Rind

Today's SOTD is China Glaze Watermelon Rind. I received this in a lovely swap because it's been on my wishlist for a long time! I love the color so much! The swatch is 2 coats and no top coat. It's a teal but more green based shimmery polish.

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

Ick-A-Bod-Y

And also introducing from China Glaze's Awakening Collection (which you all probably have seen already along with Zombie Zest and Mummy May I).

China Glaze Ick-A-Bod-Y

dark olive green/black jellyish base with orange glitters. 3 coats and 1 coat of top coat

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

Jackelin $0.50!!

So I stopped by Walgreens today after work and after I bought a palette at Inglot for a swap, and I saw these babies for 2 for $1! I must confess that I saw these before but didn't bother with them because they lack color range! :( and they looked old because the polish separated. But these 2 were the good ones out of the batch.

On the left we have, Jackelin Allure and on the right we have Jackelin Pear. Allure is a grayed out blue with silver shimmer but it's very pigmented like they added fyrinnae in it to make this polish. The swatch is 2 coats of Allure and 1 coat of top coat. Pear is a metallic bronze with a green tone to it. Pear was on the harder side to capture but you can see the color perfectly from the bottle color. The swatch is 3 coats of Pear and 1 coat of top coat. Pear is a little opaque, but you could've gone with 2 coats but I decided to do 3 because a small VNL.

If anyone is interested in any Inglot Cosmetics (they don't sell their products online), I will gladly agree to a swap or custom purchase for you. Just write me an email & I'll email the store for a price quote. Please note that if you want the Freedom Eyeshadow Palettes, let me know how many eyeshadows, the number & it's color family and back up colors in case the store doesn't have a color that you wanted.

The reason I started putting it out there that I'm willing to get custom Inglot Cosmetics is because of a MUA swap. If you're more comfortable swapping with me on MUA just write me a message to itsofluffy (that's my MUA username).

I'm bringing this up because Inglot in the US is only available in 2 stores, one in NYC which is an hour train ride from my home and I work & go to school in the city so I'll be there frequently.

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine