Valentine's Day nails!

Hi all! Here's a close up pic of my acrylic nail art from the previous post. I really do think it's really cute, but such a pity the color's so dark. *sigh* Now on to my Valentine's Day nails!

 

Basically, what happened was I took out every heart shaped fimo piece I had, not really having a fixed idea of what nail art I want. Still not having any idea, I cut out ten of each. Just in case I needed them all yaknow?

And then I randomly stuck them on... *shudder* Isn't it kinda garish? To me I think it's a little too over the top. So after realizing what I did on my left hand, I toned it down a little on my other hand.

See? Not as bad as the one above right? Ahahaha. I can't believe I actually let my nails get to over the top heh. I removed it after three days because I can't stand them being so garish.

So that's all for today I guess, I cut my nails short again because they're still damaged and it's starting to peel. And I'm thinking of doing another Hello Kitty look. Hmm. Shall do it today if I have the time. Till the next post, have a great time doing your nails! Byee~~

More Fimo and Acrylic Fun!

Hi all! Here I am, once again, to update you on everything I did with my nails so far! Anyways, I experimented it with gel nails. This was done professionally in a salon, I had a Groupon for it so why not eh? I loved it! It was super shiny, it didn't chip no matter how roughly I treated it. I swear. I was cutting fruit one day and I accidentally scratched the nail, when I looked at it a few hours later it was gone! O.o

 This was a deep navy blue with awesome blue and purply-pink flakies. I love it so much!

 You can see a little bit of blue here...

The only drawback was that it was really hard to remove. Technically I should have gone to a salon to do it but being a student and all, I'm constantly broke (and shopping). So I DIY-ed it. It took me nearly two hours!

Next up! I went on a little spree, and I came back with 100 fimo pieces, three acrylic molds, 20 sets of nail stickers, and those little metal ball things. I think I paid not more than $40. What a steal! :D

Now I immediately got set to cutting up my fimo pieces. A few of them were like this, a little chipped at the sides, but really it doesn't make a difference once you slice it up. 

Little chickies all cut up!

Just to let you guys know, with the 100 piece fimo set, the store also provided me with two plastic decks (like the one seen above), super glue, and a pack of razors to cut the fimo sticks with. No lie, those razors are so awesome for cutting the sticks. Much easier than using a pen knife.The glue just looked like regular super glue, so I didn't use it. I usually just stick the fimo onto my wet polish anyway and it seems to work well enough.

Closer to Chinese New Year, there was this store Smoochiezz having a road show, and I simply could not resist getting this China Glaze golden shimmer top coat and red-silver glitter. Awesome!

 Here are my Chinese New Year nails! I was really short of time, so I used my trusty Faceshop red nail polish and just layered it with the China Glaze gold glitter coat (Enchanted). Here is a blurred picture to show you the holographic goodness! I love it soo much!

 Here's a clearer picture to show you the stickers that I bought. They sell their nail stickers in packs of 10 I tell ya. So now I have like 20 sets of nail stickers hehehe...

This was done pretty recently, I cut my nails short because removing the gel nails really damaged my real nails. And I really wanted to use this cupcake pattern that I got with the 100 piece fimo set (I really do love a good bargain). So cute! The pink is from Rainbow, I think it's those that you can get for a few dollars, my cousin gave it to me so I'm not sure. It's not bad though, the pink is really pretty and doesn't make my skin look washed out.

Now on to some acrylic fun! I used the acrylic mold cos the seashell pattern was really adorable and I couldn't wait to try it! Plus, I had a color from BK Nail Polish on. And again, I did another sea-themed nail art back then. I'm so dull creative!

 

Here is my right hand! I know the purple is too dark. Problem is, I actually did choose the lightest purple I had, but the moment it touched the monomer, it became this. So...my sister and friend actually mistook it for poo. To them I had poo as nail art.

The left hand! As a side note, monomer (ie acrylic liquid) is one of the most pungent and awful smells ever. While clearing up I accidentally spilled some on my shorts and in the mad dash to the bathroom I accidentally breathed in a lot of it. Had a headache for the rest of the day.

Maybe I should buy a gas mask so that I can use my acrylics without having to breath the monomer smell in.

That's all for now! I actually did a really garish cute nail art design using my fimo sticks for Valentine's day. If all goes well, I should be posting about them soon! Having fun online shopping, and till next time, Byeee~

The Revival!

Hi everyone! It's been donkey years since I have blogged...I'm a really bad blogger >< But I have not stopped taking pictures of everything nail related however! So never fear! This is a picture heavy post. So be warned! :)

So with answering a question from Mei Mei's Signature's wall, I received a surprise gift! This is what I got. I'm slowly but surely working my way through this, and really conserving it for special occasions. They are essentially nail wipes in packets and they include touch up tips too! I don't use them that often, because I like to let me nails breathe for a day or so after removing nail polishes..

Fast forward a few weeks, and I bought my very own acrylic nail set! It was really pricey...and I spent an hour in that shop wondering if I should get it but eventually I broke and spent more than half of my pay on it.

 Well if you consider how many colors I'm getting, I guess you could say it's a steal...

 Now for my first ever endeavor into the world of acrylic nails! I used it mainly because I was taking part in a nail art competition, and my nails were too short. So before! My little stumps.

 After some nail glue and extensions, I think I'm supposed to cut it before I apply the extensions, but I only needed a small amount and it became too small to hold.

 After cutting and filing, it took soooo looong!

 And finally, applying clear acrylic powder on top. After it dried I had to buff it and file it smooth, because I still didn't have the skill to apply it smoothly.

 After that the extensions are pretty much done! Then all I had to do was apply my nail art :) This was a Halloween themed competition, (which shows tells me how long it has been since I updated this, I feel so bad now) My favourite was the spiderweb!

 A closer view...

Fast forward a week, my acrylic nails gradually fell off/got peeled off by yours truly, and I did a Hello Kitty konad stamp nail art. I loved it! The blue stamping polish was bought online in a set of 5. The brush was kinda wonky, as compared to the original konad brand, but it is alot cheaper, so I can't complain. I can't remember what the base colour was...

Next up, was a nail art design that was swimming in my head for weeks. I badly wanted to use the konad stamping plate with these cow splotches on them, and I came up with this! Black konad polish from the online store was used, and I must say I was slightly disappointed in them, my index finger didn't really come up as solid as I would have liked it to have and that was after multiple tries too...Base color for this one is the white from Etude House, this has a way better texture than Faceshop's. I never really liked the texture of cream polishes...

Fast forward a month, I have no idea what I was doing with my nails then but for Christmas, I did not have alot of time to do my nails so I used fimo canes instead! Using China Glaze's Jolly Holly and fimo canes, I loved the Toyland effect with the teddy bears and swiss roll pieces. Cute! 

So ends my very lengthy post, I have more pictures but I don't really want to make it a long post (Ha!) I hope I can get my butt round to putting up more pics!

By the way, I am now retailing Megan Miller nail polish in Singapore. These polishes are packages in extremely adorable bottles and I can't wait to get my hands on them next month! Pop over to the my shop to say hi, then maybe buy something to have a nail of a time! (see what I did there?) Till next time, Byee~