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

Sequin Sandal or Wagon Trail?

November 24, 2010.

In my previous post about my mani of Sally Hansen CSM Sequin Sandal, a reader asked about how it compares to China Glaze Wagon Trail. And I thought, "Omg! Why didn't I think of that!?" So this post goes out to HappytPumpkin for this request/idea. :)

In a bottle comparison, you can see that there's silver glitters inside Sequin Sandal but that doesn't translate onto the nails.

This is a comparison picture of China Glaze Wagon Trail and Sally Hansen CSM Sequin Sandal. In the following pictures, it is a swatch of 1 coat each. Can you tell which one is which?

Here is the comparison of WT and SS with 2 coats each; first without flash then with flash

(the flash pictures include 1 coat of top coat each)

So if you couldn't tell, Wagon Trail is on my middle and pinky nails and Sequin Sandal is on my index and ring nails. In conclusion, WT has a darker base and SS has more shimmer. They are very similar and perhaps dupes.

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

P.S.: Catrice week (one Catrice polish per day) is coming up =)

Sequin Sandal

November 23, 2010.

This is another manicure I tried before I removed it, during my indecisiveness moment for a mani. Sally Hansen CSM Sequin Sandal is a dark base olive green with olive green shimmer. This is 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat. I like it on, but I wasn't feeling it. :\ But nonetheless awesome!

<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

Go Green!

Yay! I took my exam today and now I feel less stressed! (for now..). Today's post is my last awareness post for now, green for depression awareness.

from left to right:

- Zoya Midori - lime green creme with gold shimmer. 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat.

- Essie Turquoise & Caicos - turquoise jelly creme. 2 coats and 1 coat of top coat.

- China Glaze Zombie Zest - olive green glitter. 3 coats and 1 coat of top coat.

on another note, I got some nail mail the day before yesterday. :)

China Glaze Poolside Collection (top row)

China Glaze Tuned Up Turquoise
China Glaze Bermuda Breakaway

China Glaze Shower Together

China Glaze Adore

China Glaze Elephantastic Pink

OPI DS Extravagance (extra goodie♥)

Thank you so much Chou Khang!! You got me such an amazing package that got me all giggle-y inside! I hope you enjoy the Inglot palette♥.

annndd

Catrice Clay-ton My hero

Catrice Be My Millionaire

Catrice Blue's Brother

Catrice I Scream Peach!
Catrice Big Spender Wanted!

Catrice London's Weather Forecast

Essie Jackie Oh My

An awesome swap with Kassandra on makeupalley. Totally awesome!!! Looove it.

Overall: I love all my nail mail! I can't wait to try these on♥ Ahh I was so giddy inside when I was opening the packages =P

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine

Grown Fond of Sinful Colors

Since the last post, I've realized that I've grown fond of Sinful Colors. Cheap, nice colors & found conveniently at two pharmacies in my neighborhood. Their display collection has grown a lot bigger from what I use to remember. It also makes me feel better about how much I spend on nail polish and it makes up for this time when I'm not ordering Essie's, OPI's and China Glazes online. :D

For the past 1-2 weeks, I did these 2 lovelies:

A Classic and my most favorite color: China Glaze For Audrey with Forever21 Nail Stickers (:

I've been wanting to do a manicure of China Glaze For Audrey while I was working and I was thinking, since it's so close to the trademark Tiffany&Co. color, I was thinking of making my nails look like the Tiffany&Co. jewelry box, the aqua-teal color + a white ribbon and bow. So I tried that out, and it didn't work out well, sadly my vision didn't come true. Maybe one day when I get better with nail art T___T;. But since I really love the color, I decided to use it with nail stickers, the next best thing when your vision doesn't come true. Or Konad but I really suck at using it. I bought a box in Vegas and it's been sitting in my room for a while.. maybe I'll resell it or something.

With flash

With no flash

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After that I picked up Sinful Colors Secret Admirer. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS POLISH! It's black or close to black with micro silver glitter. This was 2 coats topped off with Seche Vite Quick Dry Top Coat. I absolutely love this manicure. What surprised me more was when I was taking the polish off, the black would come off and you're left with a metallic gray layer which looks AWESOME! I'm in love & I've really come to loveeeeeeeeee Sinful Colors! ♥(:

With flash

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And finally, today I happen to be in Times Square and I stopped by Sephora to look and test out Kim Kardashian's new fragrance, Kim Kardashian. I'm soo in love with the smell that I think I'm going to get myself a bottle :3♥ Also, since I was in Sephora, I decided to take a look at the Sephora by OPI section & I found this baby right here, Sephora by OPI 212 - Sephora. It's a limited edition bottle (and I just read that it's only available online or the Times Square store)! Eek I'm in love and I HAD TO SPEND $9 on that bottle. I rarely spend that much on any bottle I own but I'm definitely in love.

This isn't my picture but I'm going to definitely upload it when I do use this one - which is soon! So look out for a coming post! I'll also add a review & possibly pick up another bottle maybe for back up! Hehe (:

Edit: I did my nails (picture below) with Sephora and I re-enforcing my love for this polish. I can't put the color into words as good as it is, but it's like a brown but with forest green with multi color glitter and gold/orange-ish flakes. I definitely love the color & it was easy to apply. Top coat is a definite need for this one after 2 coats it gets a little bumpy so it'll smooth the bumpiness and make the polish shineeeeeeeeee! I lovelovelovelovelovelove this polish and it's going up to my favorites with (already placed in my favorites) China Glaze For Audrey and Sinful Colors Nail Junkie. :)♥ But the only thing I didn't like was not being able to capture its true color with my camera. The picture below is the best of what I was able to capture close to its true color.

With flash

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I also saw another bottle that I love Sephora by OPI Too Good For Him - I think I might just have to pick this up also! I'm not 100% sure though, since I feel like I have something like this in my small but growing collection.

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I was looking though my photobucket to see if I uploaded any pictures of when I did my nails and I came across this

I wanted to practice some nail art so I bought fake tips to practice on. There's a variety of colors that I used on this. The only ones I could remember are:

- China Glaze Passion

- Sally Hansen Gunmetal

- OPI Time-less is More

- Essie Sassy Satchel

- China Glaze Solar Power

and a variety of nail art colors.

Sincerely, Katherine♥