Just a little distracting…

Yes…this is basically a filler post -____-

Basically I had a week to prepare for a midterm, and it wasn’t enough time to write a post. So filler posts to the rescue! haha

Anyway, I love using OPI Let me entertain you, but have felt it could use a bit more shine.

That is where Sally Hansen Secrets (which I have used HERE), as an undie to the OPI polish.

I did two coats of Secrets, then two thin layers of OPI. The problem was that the Secrets polish is rather gritty, and drinks up any top coat you use…a real pain. But something I was willing to deal with as it was REALLY distracting in the sun. I was walking to the library on campus…and lifted my arm up to shield my face from the sun…and BAM!! I saw my nails and stopped walking.

Haha…I kid…but not really.

The photos are not focused so that you can see the holo glitter or maybe because it was so glittery I couldn’t get my camera to focus…

Silicone…making nail art easier!

*Products in this post have been purchased with my own funds*

Silicone Nail Art

I had used stiff plastics to draw on with nail polish, but I found that I would have trouble peeling them off. They would rip and I’d lose the work that I did on them (this was actually first introduced to me through Deez Nails).

I know this isn’t a new concept, but I remembered reading that we should mix new colours of polish in silicone cupcake molds, as you can easily peel them off once they were dry.

Seeing as I do have one, I tried it out.

I turned the cupcake mold upside down and used the bottom, as I still wanted to be able to use the mold if it didn’t work out.

I used a few of the Sally Hansen No Chip polish to create a marble.

I tried to apply thin layers, that way it would be easier to work on the nail.

Just before I apply it (and after i have peeled the dried polish off the mold), I put a layer of a slower drying polish on the nail. Then I stuck the DIY nail decal on top of it, and cut off the side excess with a small pair of scissors. For the edge of the nail, I use my file to file it down, and idea I drew from the actual nail stickers you buy in stores.

I press them down well so that they stick well, and hopefully decrease the chance of bubbling.

Its been fun doing this, as I am not that great at free handing nail art. This allows me to expand my ability, and have fun with my nails as well.

I just wanted to share this video. If you don’t want to use silicone, you could design on water! Actually I might dip my silicone mold in to the marble to pick it up…not sure if it would be thick enough to peel off, but I may try it out. Anyway I liked this one because it shows the free edge removal on the nail. Instead of the orange stick, I just cut around it as close to the nail as possible, and then use a stiff brush dipped in acetone to clean up. Jenn mentioned in the comments about a video…and maybe I will try a video. I know there are a lot out there, but doesn’t hurt to have another :P We will see…doing videos aren’t actually my forte at all…so we will see~

Tweed Jacket Skittles Mani

China Glaze Hook and Line
MODI Tweedy Jacket #21
China Glaze Liquid Leather
OPI Silver Shatter
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On

So this is another semi fail Skittles Mani. I say semi, as it seems a little too busy. Plus with the colouring it seems better suited for the colder weather. Not for the mid 20 degrees celcius we have going here.

Index
Two coats of China Glaze Hook and Line (which I bought on clearance from Sally’s Beauty), and applied a coat of MODI Tweedy Jacket (which I was gifted from DA/Y Unni) but then filled in the bald patches by blotting the polish on to the areas.

Middle
I applied China Glaze Liquid Leather to the 1/3 of the nail, China Glaze Hook and Line to the middle 1/3, and then finally Sally Hansen Xtreme White On to the tip. I let it dry lightly then used a sponge to blend it together for a more gradient look. The black to silver blended better than the silver to white.

Ring
I applied two coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme White On, then drew two lines down my nail using OPI Silver Shatter. Then drew lines using China Glaze Hook and Line.

Pinky
I had originally applied OPI Silver Shatter over two coats of China Glaze Liquid Leather. However it looked off with the ring finger. So I applied another coat of Liquid Leather over the shatter. My bottle of Liquid Leather is actually quite sheer, so it allows for the shatter to peek through.

I kept the thumb just black.

Modi Glam Nails Tweed Jacket is a lovely glitter. It is one of the two MODI polishes that DA/Y-unni sent
me recently, that I shared HERE.

The suspension used in the polish is great! Dispenses the glitter just right, and you really could just go for one coat. I think that the rectangle bars could have been just a tiny bit shorter, as then they would probably stay flatter on the nail, but I still didn’t have issues with them lifting.

You can see more swatches on Google HERE.

*OPI Silver Shatter was adopted from my friend Jill, and MODI Tweed Jacket was gifted to me by another friend. The rest of the polish was bought with my own funds.*

Oooooh Purple-ish Glitter from MODI Glam

Monday evening, after staying up for 18 hours, writing my last exam of this session, and having watched 42 the movie with my friend Jav, I came home to this…

My lovely friend DA/Y-unni had sent me a package!
I love that it arrived on a day I was feeling really down (was worried about the exam I had written earlier that day), and just put a huge smile on my face.

You notice that there is BUTTER LONDON IN THE PACKAGE XD

They will be my first ones, and I am so glad that they came from someone meaningful~

I was so excited about this package I had to try the polish…
I went with MODI Glam Nails in Devil Tears #17 (found at Aritaum I believe).

On the left we have Tweed Jacket…which I will share later
On the right we have Devil Tears

The “undies” (apparently nail bloggers use that word as the base used before applying glitters lol) of this polish is a brand most will be able to figure out from the picture. So I will leave it at that.

This was a bit of a weird polish, like a slightly shiny matte formula. I didn’t realize it was supposed to be matte, and had to Google swatches as I thought I got a faulty bottle.

Anyway, I got this from Jill who was able to CP me a few bottles of polish she was able to snag for $1 each.

And I am thankful that I only paid a dollar for this, as this was so not to my liking at all. Can you believe that this is actually four coats of this stuff? It still is patchy! Plus it isn’t really a true matte. However it did dry down very quickly, but it was just so remniscent of dollar store no name polish that I wasn’t too impressed. Plus the pigment is a powder or something, as it separated and settled in the bottle…just overall wasn’t impressed. I hope the other bottles are not this big of a disaster :T I think I will be safe as they are metallics.

Seeing as I wasn’t a fan, adding the Modi Glitter was perfect. I also liked the extra contrast in shine it provided. On top of the Fuschia Fever, it dried pretty well as well. Hexagon and tiny circular glitter in a purple black base. Just so pretty.

I think it looks similiar to Facets of Fuschia at first glance, but I cannot find my bottle at the moment. Well all of my Revlon polishes. I moved them to a box…and can’t find the box -__-

Check out a Korean Bloggers post on Devil Tears HERE. You can see that it is in a Purple Black base. Mine isn’t as black, but still pretty.

If my friend HJ wasn’t constricted to one luggage check in, I would have totally asked her to bring back a few more of these, as they just look absolutely lovely. You can check out Aritaum Korean site HERE.

You can’t find these in Canada, unless maybe Pacific Mall in Markham, Ontario…but you could try Gmarket, or Ebay.

Thanks again Unni :) I can’t wait to try out the rest of the stuff xD