milan & vanaily

OPI: Merry Midnight

2011-10-24T08:58:00.003-04:00

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I know I’m about 2 years too late in swatching this. This is from OPI’s 2009 Holiday Wishes Winter collection.

We don’t have anything in our nail polish collection like this...a jelly dark plum with red flakies and blue round glitter?! Man, I need more flakies!!! :(

I’m wearing 4 coats in these pictures. I could’ve stopped at 3 coats though. This polish was super sheer in the first coat, but it builds up quickly. This dries pretty quickly too, so I have no problem with applying 4 coats.

If you girls have any recommendations of some nice nail polishes with flakies, I would love to hear it! (Preferably something I can get in Canada). :D

-m

P.S. Don't forget to join our giveaway (click here to enter)!

Give-a-way time!

2011-08-11T12:30:00.001-04:00

Hello everybody!

My sister and I been so busy lately that we haven't got the chance to update our blog as much as we like. Right now we like to start up a giveaway to show our appreciation! Right now we're going to start off with a small giveaway that includes 4 China Glaze polishes and 1 nerdy pear made by yours truely. We are hoping to add more to this giveaway before it ends. Possibly more toys... depending on what you girls like. We will post updates when we make more additions to the giveaway!

See what we have so far:

How to enter:
+ You must be a follower via Google Friend Connect
+ Leave a comment below with your email address so we can contact you (you get 2 entries for this, since we have not came up with a finalize date yet)

Extra entries:
+ Blog/Youtube/Twitter about this giveaway (two entry for each)
+ Add us to your blogroll :)
+ Any mention of us anywhere will also count, wheither it is makeupalley or what not, just show us a link and we will count it!
+ Follow me on twitter

Stay tuned for more updates and goodies!

P.S: I will add the names of all the polishes once I get home. If I recall properly we have: Flip Flop Fantasy, Light as Air, Happy go Lucky... and I need to check the name of the black one lol.

-M&Vee

Re-post - Chanel: Paradoxal

2011-07-19T09:00:00.000-04:00

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I wore this colour a few pictures ago and though it would be a good idea to update my swatches for this.

If you girls remember, I wore this in my first very first post! :3 This time around, it lasted more than a week with no signs of wear! No chips, tip-wear, nothing! If probably helped that I used the good ol’ “wrap technique”, haha...and for good measure, I also “wrapped” my nails with topcoat. I bet this would’ve lasted more than 7 days, but I wanted to change it.

You can find my full review of this by clicking here.

As much as I love this colour, I still can’t believe I spent $30 on this. Man, I must’ve been nuts.

-m

piCture pOlish: Mudshake

2011-07-11T08:04:00.005-04:00

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At first glance, this colour reminded me of American Apparel’s Mouse . This colour is more of a grey though and has a slight hint of purple in it. I wouldn't say this colour reminds me of mud since it's more on the grey than brown side.

I believe this is also more opaque than Mouse . I’m wearing 2 coats and top coat in these pictures.

I didn’t have such an enjoyable time applying this one. The brush was on the flimsy side and the polish was somewhat thick. After the first coat, I had to add a few drops of thinner since it the application wasn’t smooth. I also had to redo a finger because I banged my hand on the table. u___u sigh. How ironic...because says "No mess! No fuss!" on the bottle, haha.

On the plus side, this polish lasted about a week. After 6 days I got 2 small chips but I still didn’t have any tip-wear because I used the “wrap technique”.

All in all, I think I like Mouse more. You can find my swatches and review of Mouse by clicking here. What do you girls think?

-m

OPI: So Many Clowns...So Little Time

2011-06-20T08:56:00.000-04:00

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I have no idea what the name of this nail polish means. On another note, I really like this. I thought it would look strange on tanned hands but it turned out to be quite flattering. This made my nails look so much healthier haha.

I’m wearing 3 coats in these pictures. I didn’t have much a problem with streaks with this nail polish as I do with other sheer nail polishes. This also lasted quite long. I wore this for a week. Although I didn't get tipwear, it did start to "lift" up at the cuticles.

This is the only colour vee and I brought from the Femme Cirque collection...now I’m thinking we should have gotten more.

-m

Essie: Wicked

2011-06-16T11:30:00.000-04:00

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JIMINY JILLICKERS. MY EYES ARE SOO HAPPY. It’s SOO glossy! Oh my, I think I might be drooling as I’m typing about this. How embarrassing.

I might even consider this a jelly. This is 2 coats, no top coat. I definitely recommend top coat with this colour (and every other vampy colour out there). You’ll know why when you realize you have red scratch marks on sheets of paper and on the walls, haha...true story. I plan to add another coat of top coat in a couple of days to revive the lustre. Application and everything was fine.

I brought this colour because I heard it was a dupe of Chanel’s Rouge Noir/Vamp. It looks pretty much the same as Rouge Noir, but Rouge Noir has more of a brown undertone. So I rather just have this and save myself some money and stress. Applying $30 nail polish stresses me out haha. I actually bumped my finger into something as Paradoxal was drying before. I didn’t even have the heart to re-do the finger, so I just put top-coat over it.

-m

OPI: My Private Jet

2011-06-06T09:18:00.001-04:00

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(this is an old photo, but it's the only picture I have that captured the duochrome.)

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This is the new version of My Private Jet, but I like it. I don’t own a bottle of the original.
I’m wearing 3 coats in these pictures. I could’ve stopped at 2 though. This polish lasted pretty long for me...but I did have tipwear after a week of wearing it. Other than that, no chipping, cracking or anything else.

You can only catch the beauty of this polish is in sunlight or bright lights since that’s the only times you can only catch the duochome and everything. Like many other polishes, this doesn’t make me as happy in indoor lighting. This looks black with white flecks in most lighting, actually...it reminds me of a granite kitchen counter, haha. Yup, it’s one mighty fine kitchen counter...

-m

Nubar: Gem

2011-05-27T11:55:00.001-04:00

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Taupe? Check. Holographic? Check. Duochrome? Check.

What more can a girl ask for? Without a doubt, this is my favourite nail polish of all time. The problem I have with a lot of nail polishes is I only like them in the sunlight. This polish however still looks incredible indoors and the glitter flashes all the colours of the rainbow. The base colour flashes bronze and even a dusty mauve/pink.

The formula is quite sheer. I’m wearing 4 coats here. The nail line was still slightly visible at 3 coats and even with 4 coats, I can see through my nails when I hold it up to the light. But I don’t mind. This dries pretty fast too and it was easy to apply. The only downside to this polish is it isn’t very glossy. Eh, nothing top coat can’t fix!

I wore this colour for an entire week and there was only a bit of tip-wear by the end of the week. WIN.

-m

China Glaze: LOL

2011-05-23T09:45:00.002-04:00

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This is one of the few shades of purple I can actually pull off. This is a really nice dusty purple, no?

I’m wearing 3 coats in these pictures I believe. No application troubles here. Another bonus with this nail polish is it is super easy to remove...most nail polishes with glitter are a real pain for me to remove.

This is still really nice indoors too. If I remember correctly, I didn’t like QT that much indoors. But this one looks great in any lighting. I’m so glad I found this. I’ve been looking for this for quite some time, and after a few emails to stores I was successful in finding it. Well worth the wait. :D

-m

Barielle: Grape Escape

2011-05-17T14:50:00.000-04:00

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Off the bat this reminds of China’s Glaze Grape Pop, but I think it’s a little bit lighter. I’ll do some comparisons of the purple creams I have soon.

This is a really lovely color although it reminds me of the color of eggplants, not so much grapes... lol. I find that Barielle tends to have a nice opaque consistency to their polishes and I’m wearing 3 coats, I could have stopped at 2. I know these polishes are sold in the states, and their website doesn’t ship internationally but good news for Canadian girls, I know I’ve seen these polishes at Winners before. They usually carry a small selection of them in store. Only downfall is that the colors Winners have are usually from older collections so if you’re eyeing something new it might not be there. They usually come out with such a nice variety of colors; I know the little swatches on their website doesn’t really do the colors real justice. Hopefully Barielle decides to ship internationally in the near future.

*This was sent for review

-vee

OPI: Happy Anniversary over Got a Date To-Knight!

2011-05-11T19:20:00.000-04:00

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I ended up wearing this color a wee bit longer by putting a little twist to it. As much as I was tempted to layer OPI’s Pearl of Wisdom I decided, hey why don’t I try Happy Anniversary (they sit beside each other on my rack).

So I layered 1 coat of Happy Anniversary and never looked back. I personally love it... the combination of the jelly polish and the micro shimmer gives it this “glass flecked” look. Quite pretty... so pretty that I think I need to buy more shimmery sheers next time I go polish shopping. It's a nice way to spice up any cremes or jellies you currently have. So if you girls have any recommendations, throw them my way!

-vee

OPI: Got a Date To-Knight!

2011-05-08T15:40:00.000-04:00

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I’ve neglected this color for about a year after buying it. If I recall correctly I first fell for this color when I saw swatches of it on ilovenailpolish’s site. After taking this color home, I was never in the mood to try it out (might of had something to do with this idea that I might need more than 3 coats).

Lately I’ve been into soft shades and other nudes so I decided to give this color a go. I ended up liking this color; I think it’s very subtle and cute. I used around 3-4 coats in these pictures, drying time was okay. Overall nice color, very work appropriate :)

-vee

OPI: Shorts Story & China Glaze: Fairy Dust

2011-05-02T10:35:00.001-04:00

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As promised, here is OPI’s Shorts Story with one coat of China Glaze’s Fairy Dust. A little bit of Fairy Dust makes everything better. :D

-m

OPI: Shorts Story

2011-04-28T10:30:00.000-04:00

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This is the first pink I’ve ever tried. The second pink I ever tried was OPI's I'm India Mood for Love. They’re both blue-toned pinks but I like I'm India Mood for Love more. This colour is a bit too girly for my liking lol.

This polish is quite opaque. I’m wearing 2 coats in these pictures.

I imagine this will look nice with China Glaze’s Fairy Dust so stayed tuned for that. :)

-m

Purple Trim

2011-04-27T16:20:00.000-04:00

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Materials used:
Claires: Calm/Wild
China Glaze: Peri-wink-le blue
China Glaze: Spontaneous

Dotters:from Born Pretty

Vee somehow convinced me that I should let her do this mani on me. This is definitely not my style. This is what I imagine what a dopey cartoon dinosaur would look like haha.

On another note, I found the dotters from Born Pretty to be quite useful. Each dotter comes with 2 different sizes. The dotters were provided to us by Born Pretty and retail for about $4.74 each (it costs a bit less if you buy more than one dotter). If you want to see more of their products, click here.
-m

Nicole by OPI: Canadian Star

2011-04-25T10:00:00.002-04:00

SET YOUR EYES TO STUNNED (warning: this is a picture-heavy post).

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This is from the Justin Bieber One Less Lonely Girl Collection. This is definitely the star of the collection (haha, no pun intended).

This is 4 coats. The formula is somewhat sheer. Even with 4 coats I can still see through my nails when I hold my hands up to the light, but I don’t mind. In this case, I didn’t mind the brush even though it was still hard to evenly distribute the glitter since it was opaque after a few coats. It was also a lot easier for me to apply the polish around the cuticles.

This polish flashes purple, blue and pink and has a really unique finish (I included a close-up of this in the second photo). This seems to be a duochrome shimmer with flakies. The best thing about it is you don’t have to be outdoors to enjoy this colour. It still looks amazing in indoors lighting, but it looks even better in sunlight in real life (its beauty was hard to capture with my camera so hopefully the video gave you all a better idea of what it looks like in real life :3).

AHHHHH. My eyes are very happy with this one. This is the funkiest colour I’ve ever tried (I’m not usually too adventurous with my nail polishes), but I’m really glad I did.

*This was sent for review

-m

Nicole by OPI: Studio Mama

2011-04-22T10:35:00.002-04:00

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I had such high hopes for this color. I kind of wanted it a little more jelly like, but it ended up like a whiter version of OPI's Mod About You. I still like the color overall, but I was very disappointed with the application of this polish. I found that the new brush is a little too stiff; making it difficult to avoid streaking and bald spots... so you really need to work with a light hand to minimize that effect. (4 coats here)

I've gotten quite a few compliments when I wore this color, and I do like it as a color. I'm thinking next time I'm going to try to add a few drops of thinner, maybe even try out another brush if it comes to that.

*This was sent for review
-vee

Nicole by OPI: Top of My World & I Pink I Love Him

2011-04-20T20:15:00.002-04:00

Nicole by OPI: Top of My World

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Both of these are from the Justin Bieber One Less Lonely Girl Collection.

Sigh. These are clear nail polishes with sparse glitter. I’m wearing 3 coats for both of these swatches. I also found it hard to apply this with the brush too. When I was applying this, the brush sweeped off a lot of the glitter and made it really difficult to distribute the glitter evenly. I guess I should’ve applied this with a lighter hand.

I’m not too impressed with these two polishes. Top of My World just kind makes of my nails look lumpy.

I guess these would be a lot better layered over something else so I’m really indifferent about these. Ho hum.

*These were sent for review

-m

Battle of the Top Coats!

2011-04-18T17:50:00.001-04:00

5th Place:Seche Vite

Don't get me wrong, this polish dries at lightning speed BUT I have three major issues with it. First off, it contains toluene which is a carcinogen, and also the chemical is known to affect the developing fetus. I would not recommend regular use, and I would suggest staying away from it all together. (I only noticed it contained toluene after purchasing it… and I tried it a few times out of curiosity.) My second issue: shrinkage, ruins a perfectly good manicure. Third, it has the tendency to make your polish chip more quickly. Wait… make it 4 issues, it smells horrible too.

4th Place:

I found this one a bit disappointing. It’s not as glossy as I would like, and drying time is just whatever. I don’t have much to say about this one because I haven’t used it too much.

3rd Place:

Drying time is okay, if you work in thinner coats it’s much more decent. One thing I do like is the high-gloss shine it has once it’s dry. It works great with heavy glitter polishes, I’m not sure how to describe it but some glitter polishes look best when wet, and this top coat gives is that effect. Also works great with neon and matte polishes. I should make note that this polish thickens up pretty quickly, you’ll need to thin it regularly, especially once you pass the half way point.

2nd Place:

I quite like this one… I actually used up the whole bottle. The formula is much thinner than other top coats making it very easy to apply without the brush drying out. It also delivers a decent amount of shine to polishes that are already glossy, I wouldn’t recommend it over neon or other matte/satin polishes because the overall look isn’t as glossy say if you were to apply OPI’s top coat over it. Overall, very happy with this one I will buy again.

1st place: Dazzle Dry

My favourite by far… this one really surprised me and knocked my expectations out of the park. So many things I like about this top coat. First, it dries super fast, like Seche Vite fast! Second, very glossy; third, doesn’t have a smell to it. Definitely my go-to top coat! I don’t think I’ve seen this being sold in Canada, but I hope to see this top coat more widely available. It’s seriously great.

-vee

China Glaze: TMI

2011-04-16T12:40:00.000-04:00

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woooooo!

So sparkly. I mentioned a while ago that Milan and I came across a store that had a few bottles left. Of course we brought all the colors they had, lol!

This is 3 coats here. At first I was afraid I'd run into application troubles because apparently holos are known for bald spots? Well I don't know about that but the polish was very smooth and I didn't have and troubles at all. I guess all I can recommend is that you work relatively quick,if you work too slow then you might run into trouble.

Sigh. These holos are so pretty. I hope we find more soon. I need to get my hands on 2NITE. ahh.

-vee

OPI: Ali's Big Break

2011-04-09T08:00:00.000-04:00

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This color came out a while ago. It's quite a delicious color, when you look at it in person it looks more like a deep red with some depth to it. This is probably because the fact it's a glass flecked jelly.

Three coats, very smooth. :)

-vee

OPI: Passion

2011-04-05T09:00:00.000-04:00

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This is part of the Soft Shades collection by OPI. I prefer this colour over OPI’s Bubble Bath because it is less opaque. I’m wearing 2 coats in these pictures. The last time I put 2 coats of Bubble Bath on my hands my nails looked...plump? I don’t know, but I didn’t like how it looked. So I prefer to use this as the base of my French manicures. Maybe it's my poor application skills but sometimes this polish looked streaky on some fingers. It probably could have been fixed with another coat but I like the opacity of just 2 coats.

This is my go-to colour when I don’t want to be distracted by my hands and when I just want my nails to look nice and healthy. :)

-m

OPI: Pearl of Wisdom

2011-03-31T18:50:00.001-04:00

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This was the first bottle of OPI I have ever purchased. To be quite honest, I think the name of this polish swayed me into purchasing it. B) I also brought this because I favored “low-maintenance” colours at the time. Back then, I liked colours that were subtle so when chipping occurred, it wouldn’t be noticeable haha.

The colour of this polish flashes silver, green, and pink depending on the lighting. It also has subtle shimmer in it. I’m wearing 3 coats in this picture. I’m quite sure this will always have a VNL, so it might be best to layer it over another colour if a VNL bothers you. I highly suggest applying this polish with thin coats. I applied this one with fairly thick coats. Also, I apparently didn’t wait long enough between coats because I realized it was still dent-able even after 5 hours and had a couple bubbles. Sigh.

I’m not sure what I was thinking when I brought this. I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either. Maybe I’ll feel different when I try layering this colour.

-m

Nicole By OPI: Fuchsia Wife

2011-03-28T08:00:00.001-04:00

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This polish is quite interesting; it’s a jelly base polish with small red, purple and blue flakies. I’m wearing 4 coats in these pictures, but at 4 coats you’ll still have a slight VNL, but from a normal distance you can’t really tell so I don’t mind.

I do like the combination of the jelly base with multi-colored flakies. It gives my nails a lot of depth and dimension. The wear on it is pretty decent, I wore it for a couple of days during the school week.

*This was sent for review

-vee

Quick Bottle Post: Holos!

2011-03-27T15:04:00.003-04:00

From L-R: TMI, QT, LOL, Gem

Just sharing something that I found this friday :)

All hope is not lost when it comes to finding holos from ChG's OMG collection! These 4 bottles are our first holographic polishes. So we were that excited. We'll share swatches ;)

-vee

POLISH SALE: REQUEST FORM

2011-03-26T10:39:00.013-04:00

Coming May, we're considering selling nail polish to our lovely readers. We know that these brands can be pretty costly at approximately 12-13 dollars a pop. So we figured we can help.

Right now we're considering Canada and the US, we'll poke around to see what is the cheapest way to ship. (We'll consider international once we find out what the prices are, we just don't want anyone to pay too much for shipping since the idea is to be able to save some money)

Brands we have access to:
• OPI
• China Glaze (We’re very likely to be able to find colors from older collections such as “Up and Away” and “Poolside”)
• Essie
• Color Club (limited)
• Nail Tek foundation
• Seche Vite

Proposed prices: Everything will be sold for $8USD dollars flat (except China Glaze, which will be sold for $6.50USD) plus shipping and handling. Once we've decided to implement this you should be able to see the colors available under the "Nail Polish Sale" tab.

Stay tuned! We will post updates. :)

In the mean while please feel free to comment below certain colors you want/interested in. All other questions/comments welcomed.

-milan and vanaily

Nicole By OPI: Coral Denominator

2011-03-23T08:00:00.000-04:00

Justin Bieber's: One Less Lonely Girl part 3.

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Off the bat this color reminded me of two colors from Zoya's Reverie Spring 2010 Collection. Coral Denominator is a happy medium between Reece and Happi, except with bigger shimmer particles. It's a warm medium toned pink with golden shimmer to it. This is perfect for all you girls with a warm undertone. (I'm a neutral undertone if any of you were wondering, lol)

I'm wearing about 3-4 coats in these pictures. You can stop at 3 coats but in well lighted areas you'll be able to see some VNL, but if that bothers you go for the 4th coat. The drying time is excellent. I find that a lot of shimmer/glitter polishes have the tendency to dry pretty quick.

Coming Up:
From L-R: Studio Mama, Coral Denominator, Fuchsia Wife, Canadian Star, My Favorite Gold, I Pink I Love Him, Top of my World, Somebody Teal love

with flash

*These were sent for review

-vee

Weeeeee! So Bright!

2011-03-19T12:45:00.000-04:00

China Glaze:Flip Flop Fantasy

Sun is up!

I did a review of this color before, you can click here to see it. The first time I had a lot of trouble capturing how bright it was, so I decided to add new pictures I took yesterday with a different camera :)

-vee

My Pick for St.Pattys

2011-03-18T19:52:00.007-04:00

Claire's: earthy/happy

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I'm not sure why I said it as if I even went out on St. Patrick's day. :( I actually ended up staying home to rest since it was my day off from school. My brain needed to reboot. haha.

I did find time to pick out a green though! This color is from Claire's, one of their mood changing polishes. If my nails were longer it would fade from light green to a kelly green at the tips. I did a bit over 3 coats here, which isn't a problem at all because the coats dry super fast. Once you reach the desired coverage, I highly recommend putting on top coat because it dries matte. Quite pretty, I must say.

*this was sent for review

-vee

It's Warming up!

2011-03-16T08:00:00.002-04:00

Oh, I'm so excited for the weather to warm up. I don't know about you girls, but here in Canada there hasn't really been sun out, and just this week it's actually nice out! I hope it stays that way I have quite a few colors I want to swatch, yet I've been hesistant because with the weather it's hard to capture nice pictures!

That being said, the first thing I want to do is break out my hot pinks and corals :)

I went through my drawers and picked out my top 5 pink/coral shades. From left to right:

1. Piggy Polish: Schooner or Later
2. OPI: Hot & Spicy
3. China Glaze: High Hopes
4. Essie: Cute as a Button
5. Essie: Status Symbol

Theres actually one coral that I've been dying to get my hands on. Illamasqua's Lament, does anyone own it? What do you think of it? I can't really find many swatches of it online :(

-vee

Essie: Merino Cool

2011-03-14T08:00:00.003-04:00

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This is from Essie’s Fall 2010 collection (I know I’m really late to post this, sorry about that).

I’m wearing 4 coats in these pictures. I could’ve stopped at 3 coats, but this dries pretty quickly so I didn’t mind. Don’t mind the hand warmers; my hands were freezing :(...winter does terrible things to nails and hands.

This is a really nice purple taupe that doesn’t make my hands look dead. I remember I tried OPI’s Parlez-vous OPI? and it did just that. :( This colour looks quite different in various kinds of lighting. Indoors I could’ve sworn it looked like Sephora by OPI’s Metro Chic.

I must say, Essie’s bottle has grown on me. Before I didn’t like it because it reminded me of a glass jar with a cheap white plastic lid…but I think it looks soo cute in that shade picture. :3

-m

Ducks are up on Etsy!

2011-03-13T22:09:00.004-04:00

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So I know a few people asked me a while back about some of my crocheted animals. As of now I only have patterns posted. So for any of you girls who are into crocheting... here it is!

When I have spare time I'll type up other patterns. Right now I only have the ducks. I'll have pandas up soon. :)

-vee

OPI: I'm Indi-a Mood for Love

2011-03-10T11:40:00.001-05:00

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I swatched this a while back, but I still really like it. This was the second pink I've ever tried. My first was OPI's Shorts Story. I find blue-toned pinks are quite flattering with my skin tone.

If you want a cheaper alternative, I would recommend Icing’s See you at the Metro (it looks the same in the sun and bright lighting, but is more purple in darker/indoor lighting).

This colour is actually quite opaque. You might be able to pull this off in one coat, but I wore two coats because it still looked a bit sheer when I held my hands up to the light.

-m

Layering Heaven!

2011-03-07T08:30:00.000-05:00

OPI's Hey get in the Lime! & Pearl of Wisdom

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I had this love/hate relationship with this green. I was really excited when I found it a while back because I knew it was discontinued.

Overall the formula runs on the sheer side but it isn't thick, so 4 coats wasn't too bad. As for the color, it's nice but it didn't do anything for my skin.

Now with Pearl of Wisdom, it has this duo-iridiscent quality to it. It shimmers pink or green depending on the angle, but since it's over green you only see the silver & pink. So far this is my favorite laying combo. This gives me real incentive to continue experimenting :D

Can you believe it, I'm getting a little bored of cremes... need to spice up my polish.

I should go out and buy some sheers. lol

-vee

piCture pOlish: Heavy Metal

2011-03-04T08:00:00.001-05:00

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Hehe, I wore this colour at the beginning of the new year because it’s so glittery. This doesn’t excite me as much in regular lighting, but when there’s a good amount of lighting I really do love this. I'll add sunlight pictures when I get the opportunity!

As we’ve said before the brush is quite flimsy, but you don’t have to worry about picking up too much nail polish for this colour. The other colours only has a light scent to it, but for some reason this one smelled bad. Really bad. My poor nose couldn’t handle it at times and I had to take breaks in between. Too bad it was snowing outside, otherwise I would’ve applied this outside.

As you probably can tell, this was really difficult to remove, but all glitters kind of are...it probably didn’t help that I wore 3 coats and sandwiched 2 coats of top coat in there. It was quite the pain to remove, literally. At one point I think I spent 10 minutes trying to scrub off this polish. I finally gave in after and used that tin-foil “technique” and it came off with ease.

*This was sent for review

-m

OPI: Suzi says Feng-Shui

2011-03-01T08:00:00.001-05:00

Indoor:

This one was from the Hong Kong collection that was released last summer. It's been sitting on my shelf for a while so I decided it's about time I gave this one a go. It's quite pretty, it's bright yet dusty. lol, it's so strange there are colors I go wild for when I'm buying them, then I let them sit around at home for months because I can't find myself in the mood to try it out.

Oh boy, I can't wait until spring hits. The winter is just brutal on the nails... chips-ahoy I tell you.

-vee

Icing: Glamorous

2011-02-25T09:00:00.001-05:00

Indoor:

I would like this color a lot more if it came out more opaque. This will probably look a lot nicer on top of a black base or maybe even silver. I'll try it out next time and update this review for you girls :)

I'm wearing about 5 coats in these pictures, but 5 doesn't give me full coverage :( I'm thinking layering is the way to go.

*This was sent for review
-vee

Essie: Little Brown Dress

2011-02-22T09:50:00.000-05:00

Direct Sunlight:

Shade:

"Natural Sunshine" Fluorescent Light:

Indoor:

Indoor Hand:

This is like black... but BETTER haha. This colour looks black most of the time, unless you’re under bright lighting then you can tell is a dark chocolate brown. I know the sunlight picture could be better. It was a rare moment in winter and the sun was shining through my window. So there I was...sitting there at the corner of my room taking pictures of my hands. What a sad sight ahahah.

I think the formula was a tad bit gloopy, so I probably would’ve had a better time applying this is I added a few drops of thinner in there.

That said, this polish is pretty opaque after just one coat. I’m wearing 2 coats and top coat in these pictures. This polish is quite long-lasting too, I wore this for 6 days and I only have slight tip-wear and a small chip on my index finger.

-m

OPI: From A to Zurich

2011-02-17T08:00:00.001-05:00

Indoor:

This is a really pretty unique color. I like it because it has this chocolate look to it, if that makes sense. It's a deep red with a brown-purple tint to it, giving this color a more creamy melted chocolate look. I wish I had a sunlight photo to show you now, but I think I'm going to have to wait until the weather warms up.

If you like reds, I think this is nice to add to the collection : ))
-vee

OPI: The Pirates of the Caribbean Collection!

2011-02-16T10:55:00.005-05:00

Swatches:

Source:Just Nice Things

Omg, I'm so excited! OPI is releasing a new collection soon, and these colors look pretty out of the box for OPI. I'm thinking when it comes out I need this whole collection. (I believe some time in May we can expect to see these on the shelves).

Just Nice Things Did a wonderful post with bottle pictures and they had a few swatches of the upcoming collection so you can take a look there to get more details. Just wanted to do a quick post! Now I gotta get ready for school. lol.

Have a nice day!
-vee

OPI: Lincoln Park after Midnight

2011-02-14T08:00:00.001-05:00

Indoor:

Shade:

Bottle:

With Flash:

I remember the first time I saw this, I was like OMG I must have it because apparently according to OPI’s pamphlet its “limited availability” (I know what a reason...). M actually ended up buying for me, I can’t remember if she had a reason for buying it for me. Probably saw that I’ve gone mad (This is when the polish addiction started, lol)

This is such a pretty color. I admit the first time I wore it; I didn’t really appreciate it that much. Plus my nails looked different back then. But now, it’s just so pretty! I’m wearing 3 coats in this picture. The subtleness of the shimmer is what I really like about it. I prefer this over Lincoln Park after Dark, probably because LPAD looks black in most lighting.

Now I want more colors that are similar to it, so if you girls have any suggestions, throw them my way!

Oh, I almost forgot, Happy Valentine's day :)

-vee

OPI: Lincoln Park after Dark

2011-02-10T17:30:00.000-05:00

Outdoor:

Indoor:

I actually envisioned this color differently in my mind. I didn’t think it would some out so... black? I guess I was picturing “We’ll always have Paris” but a few shades darker.

I’m wearing 3 coats here to get maximum coverage; you could stop at 2 if you like.

In most lighting this color looks annoyingly black; I’m not sure what’s the craze about over this color.

-vee

Sephora by OPI and Glee

2011-02-06T13:23:00.004-05:00

Just wanted to share that theres free shipping on all orders over $25 when you write "Cheer" during check out until Monday. I've never purchased online before for Sephora because I enjoy shopping around looking at items instore.

I thought this Glee collection was kind of cute. Colors are not very unique, might be nice to check out while you're shopping around :)

-vee

OPI: Strawberry Margarita

2011-02-05T11:00:00.000-05:00

Outdoor:

Indoor:

Hand:

A lovely classic hot pink. This has a semi-jelly finish to it, but I remember it was leaning more towards the creme side. I decided to do a re-post of this because my swatches before were not up to par.

This color is part of OPI's classic, permanent line. I mean I can see why, it's bold, pink and perfect for the summer time! haha. Although I do wish they made more of their colors part of the classic lines. I mean, sometimes we change our minds about a color and it's too late :(

I did 2 coats in these pictures. Flawless application. It's rare that OPI would disappoint me.

Note: Essie's Status Symbol is an exact dupe of this color. So if you own either one, theres no need to own the other one. They are exactly the same. You can see the comparision here.

-vee

Nicole By OPI: One Less Lonely Glitter (w. video)

2011-02-02T12:00:00.001-05:00

Outdoor:

Indoor:

Hand:

Video:

I had to add a little video for this one so you can see it's true essences. In the picture it's hard to do that. I'm wearing 3-4 coats here, the polish has okay coverage on it. In this lavender polish, there is a mixture of smaller glitter and larger circle-like chunks.

The polish dries pretty quick, and that's usually the case for glitter polishes. I do however recommend finishing off with top-coat to give it this "glassy" look to it. What I did was, I added one layer of a thin top coat (Revlon's Extra Life) and once that completely dries up I added a thicker topcoat (Dazzle Dry). I think it is quite effective when you wear glitter polishes. I just feel that when you put on a thinner top coat, after it dries... it sinks into the glitter and you don't have that glassy look.

In terms of wear, I find that glitters chip more quickly than other polishes. I had chipping on the 4th day of wear. It wasn't big chips or anything, but I can't stand wearing a mani with the slightest chip. Oh, it also took me forever to remove all the glitter. I was rubbing like crazy, I even tried dipping a cheap toothbrush into acetone and brushing it off. In the end I did the "foil" technique, which seems to work the best. haha.

To my Asian friends, tommorrow is new years so.... Happy Asian New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy, and Chuc Mung Nam Moi :) Those are the only lanuages I know. LOL

*This was sent for review

-vee

Few New Colors

2011-01-30T08:30:00.000-05:00

Just sharing a few colors I grabbed last weekend. I was hoping they had the new China Glaze Collection out, but they didn't. Plus I was looking for holos and I had no such luck other than "My Private Jet" which I brought for M.

-vee

piCture pOlish: Camo

2011-01-29T10:00:00.000-05:00

Outdoors:

Indoors:

I think it would make a good alternative to Chanel’s Khaki Vert (I don’t imagine I will be forking up $30 for any nail polish in the near future). I will post a direct sunlight photo in the future. The sun is non-existent in this weather. :T

Blehhhhh...I had a pretty hard time applying this. The brush is so darn flimsy and it picks up a lot of polish, gah. I had a hard time trying to pick up the perfect amount of nail polish on the brush. When I didn’t have enough nail polish on her brush, the flimsy brush would lift up or something at the tip of the nail. Oh well, I got this in 2 coats. The polish itself is nice. Also, the polish only has a light smell to it!

I’m not exactly sure how this colour looks on my skin....but it’s quite sophisticated looking, haha. I really like the colour, but I don’t think the colour likes me. =(

-m

More Justin Bieber

2011-01-26T08:00:00.003-05:00

Original + Expanded Collection:

Looks like Justin Bieber decided to add more to his line with 8 new colors. Naturally I'm drawn to My Lifesaver, "Baby" blue, One Time Lime, and I'm a Beliber. I'm surprised to see so many purples in this collection! There are 5 different shades in this collection alone. I have to admit I'm pretty impressed with the colors that came out of his line... I wonder if I'll be able to see them instore before all the younger girls beat me to it. lol!

You can expect to see these new colors joining the existing collection very soon. I know here in Canada his collection is out at Shopper Drug Mart and Walmart.

What do you girls think of the collection? Any of them screaming your name?

-vee

Nicole by OPI: Prized Possession Purple

2011-01-24T23:00:00.000-05:00

Justin Bieber's Prize Possession Purple:

Outdoor:

Indoor:

Flash:

This one is quite a beauty. Lately I've been warming up to shimmers, and holographics. Might be due to the fact that I have so many cremes now, and I need to spice things up. lol!

I must admit, the thought of Justin Beiber making nail polish doesn't seem to connect well. But I could imagine all these 16 year old girls going nuts. But I've seen the whole collection and I must say, not bad Bieber.

The Review:
First I would like to note that Nicole has a new wider brush to it! I'll remember to snap a quick picture when I try the other color and try to compare the brush with OPI's pro-wide.

From afar it looks like a purple chrome, but if you take a closer look it has a combination of red and blue micro-shimmer which can give the polish an iridescent-like quality.

As for the formula I thought it was a little bit on the sheer side, but it builds up pretty quick. In the end I wore 3 coats in these pictures which is perfectly fine with me. The wear on this is quite decent, I wore it for 4 days without topcoat and only had minor tip wear.

On a funny note, I was out polish shopping this weekend and this lady asked me about my nail polish. Of course I responded "Oh this is from the Justin Bieber Collection", and I swear she gave me me this sceptical look as if I'm too old to have Bieber fever...LOL!

*This was sent for review
-vee

Sephora by OPI: Metro Chic (Sister Duo)

2011-01-19T13:00:00.000-05:00

Direct Sunlight:

Shade:

Indoor:

This is such an appropriate time to show up a old favorite. Not to long ago everyone was NUTS about this color.

So far from the promotional pictures of China Glaze's Anchors Away collection, it looks very similar to "Below Deck". AllYouDesire did a nice post on the collection. It's a very nice color (Metro Chic & Below Deck), I'm really debating if it's worth it for me to get this one because it's so similar. I do like Life Preserver and Sea Spray.

Okay back the Metro Chic. As much as I adore this color, but I'm not sure if it's just my batch but mine runs a bit on the sheer side. I'm wearing 4 coats here.

-vee

Direct Sunlight:

Indoors:

Indoors Hand:

I like this more than OPI’s You Don't know Jacques! I usually get tip-wear within one day of wearing You Don't know Jacques! This mani lasted for 7 days without significant tip-wear! There’s a slight hint of purple that is more noticeable in this colour.

I’m wearing 4 coats and top coat in these pictures. I could’ve stopped at 3 or maybe even 2 coats but it was still see-through when I held my hands up to the light. Other than that, there were no application troubles.

This is such a nice mushroom taupe... Gosh, I love taupes.

-m

Deborah Lippmann: Waking Up in Vegas

2011-01-17T08:00:00.007-05:00

Shade:

Indoor:

I decided to do a repost, since the first swatches I had up were not that good.

Initial Review:To be honest, I'm not sure if I like it that much. I mean, it's okay. I don’t know if it`s just me but sometimes when I apply a color that I`m not too crazy about, I tend to go into denial and force myself to like it. LOL!

Another thing I noticed is that the polish dries matte, and the color is more cool toned when dried. I actually prefer the color it looks when it's wet and freshly applied.

Overall, I find the polish applied very smoothly but I wasn`t crazy about the thin brush. The bottle also had an interesting smell, it's a bit different than other polish – I like the smell… lol. I used…uh - 2 or 3 coats in these pictures with top coat.

Now: The reason why I decided to try it again and give it a second chance was because Lady Gaga wore it on the cover of Vanity Fair. Now that I look at it, I think the color is okay. Okay, being the word. It's cool, and neutral... suitable for work. I'm still not that crazy about it. But I paid 22 dollars for it so... I'm going to force myself to love it. haha.

-vee

Piggy Polish: Better off Red

2011-01-13T08:00:00.001-05:00

Direct Sunlight:

Shade:

Indoor:

Glossy ain't it?

This is another nice red color, it has very similar attributes that I like about NARS hunger. Yes, the fact it has a touch of yellow which makes it more... tomato red. Orange tends to be a very flattering color on me!

This is 3 coats, I took this one lucky day when there was sun out. Formula was excellent (reds are good like that).

Oh, I should mention that it's super vibrant. It's not neon but it almost glows, especially in dimmer lighting. Take a look at that "hand" photo. lol

*This was sent for review
-vee

piCture pOlish: Wisteria

2011-01-10T20:00:00.000-05:00

Shade:

Indoor:

This one is a beauty! Another love, looks like I’ve been finding a lot of great things recently! Not that I’m complaining.

But seriously, this is lovely purple. I would describe it as an electric lilac, it’s different than any other purple I own. It has that Je ne sais quoi. It’s vibrant, and it has this jelly-like consistency to it, and ahh it’s gorgeous. These pictures actually don’t justify the color in real life, sigh, it happens to all the prettier things in life. Clearly some beauties are impossible for a camera to capture. Haha.

You can get away with 2 coats, but I’d go with 3 anyway. The drying time is very decent, can’t complain there either. As I mentioned with picture polish the brushes are on the softer side, so you may want to wipe off more excess polish than you usually would before applying.

*This was sent for review

-vee

OPI: Quarter of a Cent-Cherry

2011-01-06T14:00:00.000-05:00

Indoor:

This was a dream to apply, so smooth and flawless.

Now I apologize that I only have 1 picture. Bad Vana, I know! It’s just that when I was wearing this color I had a cold, it was exam time, and there was no sun out! But yea, I know I don’t like excuses so I promise when I wear this color again I will add a sunlight and outdoor photo. (You’ll see that from time to time I like to repost certain colors.)

But yea, there’s not much more to say, this is one of OPI’s classic colors. If you don’t have a deep red in your collection, this is a good place to start :)
-vee

Essie for Walmart?!?!

2011-01-05T13:44:00.008-05:00

Are you seeing what I'm seeing? After reading a post on Polish or Perish about Essie expanding into Wal-mart I quickly went online to go look.

To sum up what kittytokaren said, basically Essie now has two lines. The salon line (The original line) and the retail line. The salon line will stay as-is, and with the retail line, so far from what I can see there are only slight changes to the bottle. Check out PoP's blog to see the comparison.

Right now I'm unsure if the collection is available at Canadian locations, but if you check on the website, Wal-mart provides a "Store Availability" section. Some colors are only sold online but it looks like they added quite the large collection to Wal-mart. The new polishes retail for $7.75 USD.

Oh I hope it's in Canada too!!! :(
Has anyone come across the new line yet? What are your thoughts, is the formula up to par with the salon line?

-vee

A New Love: EOS Sphere Lip balm

2011-01-02T08:00:00.001-05:00

Open:

Individual Package @ RW:

EOS 3-Pack:

The packaging alone sold me. It was love at first sight. I've been wanting these for a long time but shipping to Canada was kind of pricy. So of course when I found them at Shoppers Drug Mart I brought Sweet Mint because it was the only flavor they had. Then later that week RW restocked and I brought the 3 pack + honeydew for just under 25 dollars. (Compare to how much they go for in the States, we Canadians pay almost double).

Don't mind me, I'm going to continue to ramble, so if you like to skip to the review click here.

These cute sphere balms come in ~~five~~ six different flavors. Of course, I'm going to list it below...

Flavors:
-Summer Fruit
-Honeysuckle Honeydew
-Lemon Drop SPF 15
-Sweet Mint
-Medicated Tangerine
-Pomegranate Raspberry - limited edition

So now I'm sitting here with my 3 pack, plus sweet mint and honeydew for my mom & sister. Of course, being the crazy person that I am... I wanted more! My daddy offered to help me get these in the States because his Co-workers fly in every week from the States. So I wrote out all the flavors I wanted. (Pretty much every flavor except Medicated Tangerine, one of my friends had it and she didn't like the smell too much). So in the end I ended up getting a total of four 3-packs, 2 lemons, 2 Summer fruit, 1 mint, and 3 honeydew. At least it works out to 10 for me, and 10 for my sister... that means I'm not that crazy... hahaha.

The Review:
I've been trying out Sweet Mint and Honeysuckle Honeydew, and I just smelt the rest of them, lol.

I find that these balms have a very good wear on them. It moisturizes without the heavy waxy feel to it, which I like. They stay on much longer than other lip treatments I've tried (Blistex & Aveeno).

When you first apply the balm, thats when the smell is most predominate, then as time passes you don't really smell anything. They also have a sweet taste to them! Sweet Mint taste and smell like mint candy canes, and as for for Honeysuckle Honeydew it has a very familiar smell that I can't put my finger on. Maybe Starburst candies? I'm not sure.

I should also note that they are 95% organic, 100% natural organic lip balm that’s petrolatum & paraben free.

You can buy these at their store online or you can use their store locator to find the closest locations.

For US girls: They go for $3.29 - 3.49 each, and $9.99 for the 3 pack
For Canadian girls: Shoppers sell them for $4.99 each, and RW & Co. Sell them for $6 each, or $16 for the 3 pack.

Btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! : )

-vee

American Apparel: Mouse

2010-12-30T08:00:00.005-05:00

Direct Sunlight:

Shade:

Indoor:

Sorry about the awkward position of the bottle in the sunlight photo. A bee flew pass my ear and it startled me. :( (I took these pictures months ago when there wasn't snow).

This colour is interesting...I thought this colour would make my hands look dead, but it actually looks cute in an elegant sort of way. It's nice and subtle.

I definitely recommend using top coat with this polish because it is a bit on the streaky side. Nothing top coat can’t fix though!

Nothing out of the ordinary as for the application and drying time goes. The brush is a tad flimsy but it’s still pretty decent. I’m wearing 2 coats and top coat in these pictures.

Canadian Retail Price: $7.50 each or 3 for $18

You can purchase this in-store or go to the American Apparel website and buy here

-m

piCture pOlish: Sky

2010-12-28T08:00:00.000-05:00

Shade:

Indoor:

Hello girlies!

Today I have an Australian nail polish brand called piCture pOlish. It's always so exciting for me to discover new-to-me brands. I must give it to these girls, the bottle design is so cute, I love how each label is unique.

The first color I have today is Sky. I've been searching far and wide for a pastel blue. I think it started with Illamasqua's Caress, then $OPI Havana Dreams (which I missed out on), and Chanel's newest color, Riva. I'm just not in a $30 dollar per polish mood.

I'm pretty happy with this color, it's a nice starchy pastel blue. It's a nice color for spring. I'm wearing 3 coats in these pictures. The color on this was a wee bit streaky, probably because of it's pastel nature. But other than that the color was quite opaque with normal drying time. I also found the brush on this one a little bit filmsy, it's not impossible to work with but you do have to be careful that you're not picking up too much polish; just work slowly and it's fine.

Can anyone take a guess on which 3 colors I picked and which 3 Milan picked? haha!

*This was sent for review
-vee

Bow-tie Mani

2010-12-21T12:00:00.001-05:00

Bow-tie Mani Indoors:

Bow-tie Mani Hand with Flash:

Here's a holiday mani vee did for me! I think it's so adorable! :3 It didn't take too long either.

I used Piggy Polish's Pink-ing of You on top of one coat of red polish...the name of the nail polish colour reminds me of Katy Perry's Thinking of You haha. The colour would probably be best layered since it is quite sheer. Also, the smell of it reminds me of white-out...or industrial strength glue or something. I don't know, but it wasn't pleasant.

Bow-tie Ring Finger with Flash:

Bow-tie Ring Finger Only:

Just thought I would add this for those you want something a little bit more simple. :) I'm quite happy with both manis, hehe.

Seasons Greetings everyone! :D

-m

Hearts and Jewels

2010-12-20T14:30:00.001-05:00

Indoor:

Thumb:

Hello! Today I have some simple nail art to show you. I used a pale pastel blue from piCture pOlish (Review coming soon). On each nail I added 3 little white hearts at the base of my nails, the hearts I used are from the blogger sample package from Viva la Nails. In this package they had white and black heart chains, so I just cut them up to separate them for each nail. (I added the picture below - it was a bit difficult to capture on my camera)

Then for the ring finger I added a small flat back pearl, and two white jewels. As for the thumb I decided to randomly add 5 different jewels, I stuck with white jewels but added 1-2 small colored gems just to make it cuter.

I'm just a little disappointed you can't see the hearts better, I should have saved them for a darker base color. But overall it's a cute subtle design and very easy to do! Just remember to seal everything in with top coat!

Hope you girls like it!

Note: Last night I was organizing the labels on our blog and now for your convenience you can view all nail art by difficulty level from simple, intermediate, and challenge. :) lol

-vee

Festive Holiday Nails

2010-12-19T21:30:00.002-05:00

Hello everyone! Today my sister and I will be reviewing one of the items sent to us by Jessica from Born Pretty. Born pretty offers a wide range of nail art products and they are one of the top rated sellers on ebay.

The first item we have today is the Christmas decals!

Snowman and House:

Santa:

vee: For my base I decided to paint my index, middle and pinky with China Glaze’s High Hopes, and as for my thumb and ring I applied a few layers of ChG’s White on White. I feel like the white base complimented the decals really well.

I like how my design came out, the Santa is so cute and fat. Hehe.

***

Wreath and Stars:

Penguin and Tree:

Wreath and Stars Hand:

m: I used one coat of A Beautiful Life's Noir and one coat of Sally Hansen's Midnight in NY. Since the water decals are slightly transparent, it's probably best to use these nail decals over light coloured nail polishes to keep the colours as pure as possible.

These water decals were pretty easy to use. I just removed the plastic covering, threw the design in a bowl of water to soak for a few seconds, peeled the design off, and applied the design onto my nails using tweezers. I didn't apply one of them perfectly, but the wrinkle isn't too noticable. So if you want to create a festive Christmas manicure within seconds, this is a good option! :D

-Milan and VanailyY

Essie: Lovie Dovie & Konad M20

2010-12-17T08:00:00.000-05:00

Indoor:

This is actually from a few weeks/months ago.

One of my favorite pinks. It's the perfect bubble gum pink. I must of worn this color for the third time now. Which says a lot, since I have a lot of colors that are only worn once, swatched, or never touched. I used 3 coats in these pictures.

In this "nail art" I used the Konad image plate #M20. I mainly picked this plate for this flower/snowflake. I think it's so lovely and delicate. Oh I should note that OC nail art is having a promotion going on, where everything is 30% off. Konad usually does not allow discounting, but they have founded a loop around it by selling gift certificates at 30% off, so you can use it towards your purchase. You can check that out here if you're interested.

-vee

Essie:Van D'go

2010-12-14T08:00:00.000-05:00

Direct Sunlight:

Shade:

Indoor:

This is a cute color, but it’s a streaky nightmare. Well the first time I wore it was a streaky goopey nightmare. Of course I threw in a couple drops of thinner, it left me no choice!

First time I wore this a year ago; I had such a bubble feast! On top of that I had major sheet marks the next day. All I was left with was feelings of remorse, sorrow and resentment. A year later, I guess it’s not too bad, after a couple drops of thinner. I like the color, but it’s still streaky. I went with 3 coats. Ehhh... I guess no one is staring at my nails that hard to notice... *roll eyes* lol
-vee

OCC: Blackboard

2010-12-10T08:00:00.000-05:00

Direct Sunlight:

Shade:

Indoor:

It really does look like the color of a blackboard! Well the green "black"boards. lol. I'm not sure if chalky black would have the same affect, haha.

But look how shiny this polish is!! Do you see that sunlight pic?! It's as if I added special effects with the stars. hahaha. When I told my sister about it, she was thinking it'll look like some sort of jelly, and I send her over the picture and she was like "holy sh-- thats so shiny."

I went with 2 coats in these pictures. So far I've find OCC polishes very opaque, and you get a good coverage. The only thing I'd prefer is that if the brushes were a bit stiffer. It's a little odd to work with since the brush is softer than what I usually deal with. Nothing impossible, just work slow, and make sure you're not carrying too much excess on the bristols and you'll be fine and dandy. haha.

*These were sent for review

-vee

China Glaze: Flip Flop Fantasy

2010-12-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

Direct Sunlight:

I actually filed down my nails a lot more after applying this color. Haha, but it looks like I only have a picture of it at the original length.

This is a really cute neon color. One of my favourite neons, I’d say it places 3rd after Essie’s Knock-out Pout, and Essie’s Pink Parka. I had an extremely difficult time trying to capture a picture of this color, probably because it was radio-active. I would describe this neon as a milky pink color with the touch of yellow giving it this orange-y look.

As every other neon, it dries extremely quickly. So I’d say be a little patient and just work in thin coats. Then top it off with top coat, it’s a must.
-vee

Childhood Cartoons

2010-12-05T11:13:00.003-05:00

Dragon Ball Z:

So I'm taking a break before I head off to school to meet up with my study group. Finance is just a bundle of fun, I just love spending my friday nights and weekends studying for it... lol.

Anyways, so theres this thing going on facebook right now where you: "Change your facebook profile to a cartoon from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same. Until Monday, Dec 6, there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is in support for the movement NO TO VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN"

Of course I decided to join in the fun, because I love DBZ. Especially Goku, and Vegeta is a close second. Just wondering if any of girls changed your profile pictures, and what did you change it to?

LOL, I've been looking at all my friend's profiles and it just makes me feel like a kid a again! Oh, good times.

-vee

Essie: Forget Me Nots

2010-12-04T01:20:00.010-05:00

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I did a review on this a while ago if I'm not mistaken. I would describe this as a blue-toned pink. Very pretty, and girly. (3 coats here).

Just to let you girlies know Milan and I are going into finals in the next few weeks. We've prepared some swatches/reviews so that we'll have the occasional post until now and end of finals. I'll be finished on the 13th, and Milan will be done the week after. Once I get some free time on my hands (no pun intended), and like I've mentioned, I will be posting up some nail art tutorials/ideas. :D

Please, bare with us! Next 2 weeks are going to be torture, all work no play, no sleep, maybe eat. haha.

-vee

SwirlyDos

2010-12-01T08:00:00.003-05:00

Today I have Swirlydo’s SwirliDos Neutural-Brown colored hair ties. I got these sent for review and I have to admit the first time I saw these I was thinking "what on earth is this? Is this made of telephone cord???" But I was open-minded and gave it a try as soon as I received it on the mail.

I must say, these hair ties works wonders! How, might you ask? Oh, let me tell you. First of all these things holds firmly without all the pressure and it keeps in place longer than a regular hair tie. Now I usually use the Ouchless hair ties, you know those black ones without the metal piece?

I usually tie my hair up only when I’m at home. Mainly because I like my hair better down, plus when I’m at home I want my hair out of my face. Another reason why I don’t tie it when I’m out is because a regular hair tie leaves that pony line behind. And guess what; because of the nature of these ties... it doesn’t leave that harsh bend in your hair when you take the tie out. Even says so on the package! Hahahaha.

When I do tie my hair up, it’s always up in a bun. I don’t know why, I just prefer it like that. The key to getting these ties firmly into your hair is by making the first round tight, and just wrap the 2nd round loosely. I doubt you can triple tie if you’re doing a bun.

And lastly, these are great for exam time! Yea, because I’m not sure if you girls are like me but when it gets down the business I have my pens, pencils, calculators, erasers, student id, and alarm clock ready to go. Yes, I said calculators... I usually carry 3 of them on me: 1 scientific, 1 financial, 1 graphing (which does all the functions that the scientific and financial calculator does) LOL! But hey, what if something goes wrong with one of my calculators!... Sorry I got distracted, I was actually going to say – when it comes down to writing an exam, I usually like to tie my hair up. Last thing I need is to move my hair out of my face.

You can purchase these online at facial work’s website for$9.99 for a package of 8 hair ties, right now they are on sale for $6.99, although I’m not too sure how long the sale is running for. It’s a pretty good price considering those Ouchless hair ties are not much cheaper.

*These were sent for review

-vee

Essie: Sew Psyched

2010-11-30T14:14:00.003-05:00

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This is a nice neutral color, with subtle shimmer to it. The reason why I brought this color was because it kind of reminded me of Chanel’s Khaki Vert. Close enough for me, haha! I don’t like to spend 30 dollars on a polish bottle if I don’t have to. I came to the realization that I have too many colors, and most of them I probably won’t wear more than once. But I could be saying this because I’m sane at the current moment and too stressed out about everything else to worry about added more colors to my collection. But of course the moment I have too much spare time on my hands, I’d go crazy with shopping. LOL!

Okay back to the polish. I did 3 coats in these pictures. The formula was pretty standard for Essie, I didn’t really notice anything different. The only problem I have with this color is that it almost looks dull sometimes. I mean, it’s a nice color yet it looks worn out at times. I think it might have to do with the greyish tint, or maybe it’s the shimmer? Has anyone else experience the same feeling with this?

-vee

China Glaze: Ruby Pumps

2010-11-25T14:50:00.002-05:00

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Gosh, this colour reminds me of Christmas. Almost makes me get that Christmas-y feeling that I can’t really explain. You know, that feeling you get when it’s almost Christmas and all the shopping malls have Christmas decorations and music type of feeling. xD I’m going to make sure I wear this in December haha! Hopefully I can get a sun picture then.

I'm wearing 3 coats with top coat in these pictures. Application was quite easy and drying time is pretty great.

At first I was hesitant to buy this colour because I didn't think a red would look nice on me (my skin has a green undertone so I feel that a lot of colours don't suit me). But I really like this. It's SOOO shiny in sun...it's mesmerizing haha. It’s a nice colour for toesies as well, teehee. Fear not, I won’t post a picture of feet.

-m

China Glaze: Heli-yum

2010-11-21T10:30:00.001-05:00

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Would of been nice if I had an sunlight pic for this one. I've been wanting this color for a while, and I'm glad I finally brought it. This color came out a while ago with the Up & Away collection. (Still my favorite collection).

This color is extremely opaque, you can get away with just 1 coat! I did two anyways. I would describe this color as a raspberry jelly, looks pretty delicious. hehe.

Well thats it for today, gotta go study for my final! Once finals are over, I promise I will do some awesome nail art! I have a few ideas in my head already, but if theirs any theme, or ideas you girls want to throw at me, go ahead :D
-vee

Barielle: Blossom

2010-11-18T19:05:00.002-05:00

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Ahhh this is so cute. I had my eyes on this color ever since I saw Scrangie's swatch of it, like a year ago. And she's right you know, it reminds me of a kitten nose. On the Barielle website, the color is described as a creamy opaque peach. Also accurate. Makes me giddy. hehe.

This color is extremely opaque. You can get away with just two quick coats.

Awesome. I should get back to work now, in 1 hour Vampire Diaries will be playing :D!! Does anyone else watch it?

Edit: Ugh, I'm so angry. It was 7.55 I run downstairs to watch my show, and what happens? I get a repeat. Total Bull.

Just sayin'

*This was sent for review
-vee

Barielle: Swizzle Stix

2010-11-15T10:25:00.002-05:00

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This one is a more sheer than the other Barielle shade I tried out. In these pictures I'm wearing 3 coats. It almost has a bit of a jelly-like finish. The drying time is pretty good, I didn't wait too long between coats.

As for the colors, in the direct sunlight it looks more like a light/bright sky blue, but indoors... it appears more dusty.

I realized, I don't think I mentioned anything about pricing last time I did the first review on Sweet Addiction. You can purchase these online, if you like you can click here to be direct to it.

I should note that as of now they only ship within the U.S. - So for all you girls in the states, they go for $8US, and they have a promotion going on where if you buy 2 colors, you get 1 free. I know they usually that that promotion going on :)

*This was sent for review
-vee

OPI: Mod About You

2010-11-13T08:00:00.000-05:00

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This is cute, looks like candy. It's like a pale cotton candy pink. I think it would be a nice spring color, not so sure about fall. But hey, I make my own rules. haha. I should probably start wearing my fall colors now. I'm trying to think of a good color to wear... but lately I'be been finding it hard to pick what color I feel like wearing.

This is 2 coats, the first coat was pretty streaky, but at the second one it all even out. (Come to think of it, did I go with 3?) ... I think I did, but I was checking the review I did on MUA when I first tried the color a year ago. Apparently back then 2 was enough. lol.

-vee

OPI: Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow

2010-11-11T00:20:00.002-05:00

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Ugh, why is to so hard to get some sun?! I mean... there isn't ANY. It's usually cloudy or raining these days. Or when there is sun, I'm not home to take pictures. Unless I take the bottle and camera with me and take pictures as I'm going to school.... hahahahaah.

Okay, so whatever I'll make due. Now I brought this color a while back mainly because I was looking for something that was similar to NARS' Zulu. And from what I know, Zulu is a bit... lighter?

I noticed the formula on this was strange, not bad... it was just that with this color when you're applying it the first few coats it looks like it's ashy. (I'm sure people who own this color knows what I mean). Not that the ashy is bad by any means, just not what I'm used to.

I went with 2-3 coats in these pictures for even coverage. It dries to a jelly-like finish. I think it's a good alternative for those who want something similar to Zulu. I'm happy with this one :)

-vee

Ciate: Snatch

2010-11-07T16:30:00.008-05:00

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So today I have a polish from a UK brand called Ciate in "Snatch". This color is from their classics line. The color itself I was not too crazy about, I mean... it's just red. After a while, most reds look the same to me. I'm different when it comes to pinks, but with reds... I think I'm cool with owning just 2 - 3 reds. haha! Although I do really like most of the colors from the Festival Fever, Pastel and Pop collection. You can take a look at those here.

As for the formula, I was very pleasantly surprised. The formula was very smooth, in just 1 coat I had such an even coverage with not a streak in sight! I went with 2 coats in these pictures, and no top coat here. The drying time is very good, and I ended up with a jelly-like finish. I'm happy with the quality of this. : )

Oh! So I just checked their website today and I noticed that their having a few promotions going on...

1: 25% discount when you enter the Coupon code CIATE25MC - and it's been extended until November 11th.

2: You can register to with a £200 shopping spree.

Just thought I'd share incase someone was planning to go on a little shopping spree. I should mention that these polish run for about £9, or approx. $14.41USD. So it is on the pricier side. But with the 25% coupon it's work out to be £6.75 or $10.81. Hm... not to bad, around the same price as OPI/essie. lol

Has anyone else tried other colors from this brand?

*This was sent for review

-vee

A Beautiful Life: Noir

2010-11-03T22:00:00.003-04:00

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Finally, a black that is opaque in 2 coats! I'm not sure if you girls remember my past experience with blacks. First ChG's Liquid Leather was a nigthmare, then Sally Hansen's sheer Midnight in NY (both required at least 4 coats). I must of been preaching to the choir. lol!

I'm very happy with this one. The drying time was very decent, and this one is also easy on the nose. (Some polishes really start to make me uncomfortable, i.e the smell of Seche Vite).

Thats it for today. : )
Must continue slaving for my upcoming law test. lol

*This was sent for review

-vee

Essie: Pink Parka

2010-10-31T22:06:00.009-04:00

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Err, where has the sun been these days?! I can't take sunlight pictures without sun! :(

I'm quite happy with this color. I've actually been looking around for it for some time, and I ended up finding it at this vietnamese nail distributor. In these pictures I'm wearing 3 coats I believe. I'm pretty sure it's 3. My memory fails me. lol. But yea, the drying time is awesome, as with most neon polishes. They dry instantly. Then you put top coat and "poof" you're done.

In terms of the color, I think it's a fun color. I orginally decided to wear it during exam time to lighten up the mood. Everytime my mom sees a neon polish she doesn't like it, and kind of laughs at me because she thinks it's ghetto. hahaha. But it sure does capture people's attention though. A few guys commented on how bright my nails were. lol!

In case any of you girls were wondering how it compares to ChG's Shocking Pink. I like Pink Parka a lot more. Something about Shocking Pink is too... shocking. If you get what I'm saying. Pink Parka is slightly more toned down, and has more of a blue tone to it than SP. Although in the bottles, they kind of look the same. I will compare the two one day if anyone interested. :)

-vee

TGIF.

2010-10-29T18:01:00.007-04:00

Okay, so I happened to be wearing black nail polish while studying, and somewhere along the way I was like... I should at least put something up for halloween. And 5 minutes later, this is what I have. LOL!!!

I send the picture to Milan and she was like laughing thinking the web was cute. Probably meant it in this pathetic way. haha.

Just wanted to make a post wishing everyone a happy halloween! And have a great weekend! :D

I promise I will try to make better nail art soon :)
-vee

Barielle: Sweet Addiction

2010-10-28T15:50:00.003-04:00

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Finally, the majority of my Midterms are over, well... everything seems to be very spread out this year. Not that I'm complaining, but now I have some time on my hands to do my reviews :)

This color I have here is very opaque. The first thing that caught my eye with this color was that it somewhat looked like Misa's Dirty Sexy Money. Not that I've seen the actual in real life... I don't think I've came across any retailers that sell Misa yet. You can get full coverage in 1 coat, but I don't recall it being a 1 coater. It looks best at 2 coats, and thats what I have here. It's a very nice color, but after comparing it in person it looks a lot like $OPI's Read my Palm but like 2-3 shades darker? Regardless it's a very nice color. I do however, recommend using top coat. I didn't use any here but it doesn't have that smooth high-gloss shine that I generally like.

More colors to come, keep an eye out :)

That's it for today. I'll try working on nail art... not sure if I'll make it for Halloween. Perhaps an early start to xmas. LOL

P.S. Would like to make a special note thanking Jessica for sending these to us for review. And Glendora for helping us review the package here in Canada. : ))

*This was sent for review

-vee

Icing: See you at the Metro

2010-10-23T18:00:00.001-04:00

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I find this colour is really flattering for my skin tone! It looks a lot like OPI's I'm India Mood for Love in natural lighting, but more purple in fluorescent/artificial lighting.

I think I might like Icing's brushes more than OPI's pro-wide brush. It has about the same thickness but it's shorter...so it was a bit easier to use. All in all, the application and drying time was great. This was a one-coater! 'Nuff said.

*This was sent for review and the ring was sent to us from Claire’s

-m

More Nail Art Ideas:

2010-10-17T15:00:00.008-04:00

Set 1

Set 2

Here are a couple designs I came up with this past summer. Well minus the two nail designs in the second image. Those were re-creations of a tutorial I saw on youtube. I will post a link to the videos as soon as I find them!

In set one, all you need is a dotter. Well, you actually don’t need a dotter... I personally used a toothpick for the smaller dots, and as for the larger ones I used the ball on the needle pin. Haha. I was feeling crafty.
As for colors (L-R):

_____1. Orly Lemonade and Cotton Candy
_____2. Revlon Peach Petal, China Glaze White on White, H&M Bell’s Choice
_____3. A Beautiful Life Noir and Sula Paint and Peel Kelly
_____4. China Glaze For Audrey, and A Beautiful Life Noir
_____5. China Glaze Spontaneous and Secret Periwinkle

As for the second set of designs you will need a striping brush and of course I used toothpicks for the dots. Lol.

_____1. Orly Lemonade, Relvon Minted, OPI Do you Lilac it?, OPI No Room for the Blues, OPI Shorts Story, China Glaze White on White
_____2. OPI Mod about You, China Glaze White on White, OPI No Room for the Blues
_____3. Relvon Minted, China Glaze White on White, OPI India Mood for Love

I think the pictures are self explanatory, but if you have any questions feel free to comment below! And again I will post the two youtube links asap when I find my blogging notebook.
Thats it for today, gotta go study!!

EDIT: Here are the two links for the last two designs in set 1.
Design 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX_STg1ZsjQ
Design 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK6frKXz04U

-vee

Icing: St. Barts

2010-10-14T08:00:00.000-04:00

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I have another Icing polish for you today. This one reminds me of a mermaids tail...or a fish of that matter lol. I did 2 coats of this polish. I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this before but Icing actually has quite the wide brush! Similar to OPI's pro-wide, but I think Icing's is slighly more stiff. I never encountered any application troubles so far. It's quite rare that I have any problems applying nail polish. lol.

I added the video for this post so you get a better feel of how it shines or what not. haha, I sure need to learn how to edit videos. I mean... I think you can hear water squirting in the background, hahaha.
*This was sent for review

-vee

Piggy Polish: Schooner or Later

2010-10-08T08:00:00.000-04:00

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TGIF!

I’m feeling pretty good now, the first half of my midterms will be completed as of 1pm. So I decided what better way to celebrate than to share this color with you. Yes, it’s pink... but this color is just so damn awesome. Like it was love at first sight! It was Monday evening, I got home from school around 7pm and as I was walking into the house my mom points out that a box came in the mail. So I look down, and I was like... woah that’s a big box. Of course being as excited as I was I grabbed an exacto knife out of my bag and started to go at the box to rip it open.

Being the boring person that I am, of course this pink was the one that stood out the most to me. Lol, I swear, I feel like I’m the only blogger who gets worked up over pink!! This color is so me. Haha. I was on MSN talking to my sister Milan and I was like “You will not F-ing believe, this color is so me! Once you see it this weekend you’re going to be like shit son, it’s so you.” Hahaha. Yea M and I sometimes like to talk gangster to each other for kicks. Does anyone else do that? LOL

This is 3 coats, and it dries semi-matte so I do recommend topcoat. The color run along the lines of Eyeko’s Punk Polish. It does have that vibrancy to it, but it’s not so much neon. But I think it has a little, by the way it dried.

Last note I’ll leave you with, the polish lasted over 1 week without any chips or tip wear. (I usually never mention this part because I used to wear my colors for 3 days, or I would post my review the moment I wore it.) But yea! 1 whole week, I used OPI’s top coat in case you were wondering : )

We also like to thank Julie for being so generous as to sending these polishes out to us! We have more swatches coming up :D

For all of you who haven’t heard of Piggy Polish, they were designed to go on toes. Well, no one says you can’t put it on your hands ;) You can check out the rest of the colors here. They run for $9 US each, and I believe you can find them at Ulta for those girls in the US. Btw, this color on the site seems to be listed under the orange category. I’m not too sure why though. Lol

*This was sent for review

-vee

China Glaze: Secret Peri-wink-le

2010-10-05T05:50:00.000-04:00

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Man, I'm so tired. Went to bed around 1.30am last night, and I woke up at 4.30 this morning to review a couple of my marketing notes. 10AM midterm this morning...must get to school by 9AM just incase something goes wrong with the subway. *shakes fist*

Okay this color has been sitting on my rack for months! I mean in the bottle it was just an okay whatever color. But once on the nails... I like it a lot! I believe this is 2 coats, althought it might be 3. My memory fails me, lol.

Oh boy, doesn't it look so pretty in the sunlight? It has that Orly Snowcone feel to it! (Okay it might not,shhhh don't tell me... I gave up looking for it :'[ )

This color is very easy to find, Sally's carries it in their regular line of China Glaze polishes. I do wish they carried more though.

-vee

KOTD:For Audrey & M75

2010-09-30T10:00:00.001-04:00

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In today's mani, I used China Glaze For Audrey, and the konad image plate from M75 and I used the bigger bow from M3. For the ring finger I topped it off with China Glaze's Fairy Dust. (Okay confession, I MAY of messed up while trying to get the image on straight, being lazy I removed the konad image with remove and re-stamped, LOL)

I should warn you, I think images where you need to line them horizontally on your nails are the hardest to line up perfectly. I would recommend you just go diagonally. Or just practise stamping it on your existing mani (That you are going to remove in a few minutes.) Use a cheaper polish while your practising, save the special polish for the real mani!

You can find these konad supplies online at OC Nail Art. And good news, incase you haven't heard... we do have a coupon code available to you. It's "mvee" and what it does, is that when you spend over 30 dollars before taxes/discounts you recieve a free image plate of your choice.

We also like to make a note that we do not recieve any commission of the sort for this. It's just there if any of you girls want to use it!

: )

Cheers,
-vee

*Some of the products were set for review from OC Nail

Claire's: Fabulous/Funky

2010-09-27T10:30:00.000-04:00

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This is a true neon, in real life it’s even brighter... very similar to China Glaze’s shocking pink. The gradient on this is very faint, which I don’t mind since it’s already so.... “out there”. I did this is in 3 coats and finished off with top coat.

One thing I really like the mood polishes is that they dry soo quick! You can see it drying. This is also one of the newer colors that Claire's released. I'll be posting up the blue one soon!

*This was sent for review

-vee

Nicole by OPI Press Release

2010-09-24T16:13:00.002-04:00

Try the season's hottest new trend from Nicole by OPI -- matte nails! This edgy look is the perfect complement to the year’s hottest fashions. Get the look that was seen on all of the runways, with Nicole by OPI’s Matte Nail Lacquers!

The new Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquer Matte shades are:

Razzle Dazzle-Matte
Dazzle ’em with this deep, daring matte black!

Positive Energy-Matte
A matte silver chrome that’s fully charged!

Virtuous Violet-Matte
Purple haze meets dawn’s early matte light.

Respect the World-Matte
A rich jade green that’s totally not jaded.

No Limits-Matte
Rich black that knows no bounds

Stolen Kisses-Matte
Pucker-up, pink-kissed red.

Yellow It’s Me-Matte
And I’m loving this glimmery yellow.

Why not try a French manicure using both the matte and the regular (shiny) lacquer?! To maintain the matte finish, avoid using top coat, drying drops and hand lotion. Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquers do not contain DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde.

Now available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores nationwide for $10.49 MSRP!
-vee

Update on Fall Vintage Collection!

2010-09-24T00:04:00.001-04:00

From L-R: Mash, Midnight Express, King Kong, Zulu and Full Metal Jacket

So just an update, the collection will be available online at NARS.com starting October 1st. They go for $16 US on the site. Also for the Canadian girls, who prefer not to buy them online they are available at Holt Renfrew for $21CAD.

NARS Vintage Nail Polish Collection
Introducing the Vintage Nail Polish Collection, back in stores for a limited time! The five shades, inspired by classic cinema are amped with NARS' signature longwearing formula:

Midnight Express: a deep navy, inspired by the 70's era film about an inmate's opportunity to escape.

Zulu: a forest green, inspired by the British war film staring Michael Caine.

King Kong: a copper brown infused with gold, inspired by the classic film about the infamous ape who becomes smitten with beauty.

MASH: an army green infused with gold, inspired by the famed comedy about the Korean War field hospital using humor to keep their sanity in the face of war.

Full Metal Jacket: a gunmetal grey, inspired by the epic Stanley Kubrick directed Vietnam War film.

-vee

China Glaze: Light as Air

2010-09-22T20:30:00.000-04:00

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China Glaze: Light as Air

Drool. Another soft feminine color! I love these kinds of colors; it has a similar feel to ChG’s Agent Lavender. Now the difference is Agent Lavender has more of a blue tone to it, whereas Light as Air is predominately purple with a slight red undertone.

You could get away with 2 coats with this color, but I went ahead with 3. I had no application troubles, and it was a breeze to apply. I’m very glad I got this color, this is my most favourite collection of all time. I love the whole up & away collection! I’m hoping to find the other colors I want.

I have to admit lately I’ve been China Glaze crazy. I might be all OPI-ed out. Like with the Swiss Collection, it was a very decent collection I liked all the crèmes. But I’m not dying to have them. At least not now anyways, I’m still in a summer mood! Haha. Anyways I can’t wait until the Anchors away collection comes out :D

This collection will be coming out January 2011! What better way to start a new year, than to introduce 12 nautical themed polish. The names are as follows:

___▪ Little Preserver
___▪ Hey Sailor
___▪ Ahoy!
___▪ First Mate
___▪ Starboard
___▪ Lighthouse
___▪ White Cap
___▪ Pelican Gray
___▪ Sea Spray
___▪ Below Deck
___▪ Sunset Sail
___▪ Knotty

You can also click on the picture to enlarge.
Source: Laquerized

-vee

NARS: Tallulah

2010-09-21T01:00:00.001-04:00

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Last part from the NARS Vintage collection!

Oh wow, a purple jelly! I would describe this as a high shine, deep royal purple. I didn’t have any application troubles. Although 1 thing I noticed was that you can’t really get away with just 2 coats because it needs the third coat for full/even coverage. At two coats you can kind of see lighter areas.

Overall it's a nice color. It's different than most of the purples I own. Probably because I don't have any purple jellies. haha, I think that's what I like about it. The fact that it's a dark jelly. They all seem to have that je ne sais quoi. Might be just me. lol

Oh OH! I almost forgot to post this. This collection here, is just really to die for.

From L-R: Mash, Midnight Express, King Kong, Zulu and Full Metal Jacket

This collection will be available on the NARS website in October. The moment it's available we'll place a reminder :)
-vee

Giveaway Section

2010-09-20T00:00:00.000-04:00

Sorry, there isn't any current giveaways at the moment. Please check again in the future, we will be working on future giveaways and when we do you'll see that the tab name will change to "Current Giveaway" and we will advertise on our sidebar.

Suggestions for future giveaways is always welcome! Just comment below and we will take your suggestions for consideration.

Until next time,
- Milan & Vanaily

Check out our past giveaways below!

GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

2010-09-19T20:49:00.005-04:00

Okay! We have concluded our winner!

*drum roll*

SMITA
From: http://mynailzz.blogspot.com/

Congrats! Please check your inbox and reply back asap :)

As for everyone else, no worries we are hoping to host another giveaway before the new year. So from now we are willing to take any suggestions on products you would like to win. Also if you're into the crochet animals, you can also make suggestion :)

Thanks again for joining our giveaway!

-Milan and Vanaily

NARS: Cha Cha Cha & Update on Giveaway!

2010-09-18T22:00:00.001-04:00

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This is another color from the NARS Vintage collection. It is meant to be worn sheer. But it’s definitely buildable. I wore 3 coats in these pictures. The application was great. Now this one is not the type of color I would usually wear. But last time when I applied Blue Lagoon over a blue crème, I fell in love. But now it’s time to see what is left in the sea...LOL. So this time I tried it over an orange crème, and this is what happened:

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The love is recreated! Muahahah! Excellent...

Lol, don’t mind me. Okay, so over here, I did a few coats of OPI’s In My Back Pocket with 1 layer of Cha Cha Cha. (Oh weird, both the base colors I used were from OPI’s Paige Collection lol.) I must say... I am a genius no? Haha! I love the extra dimension this adds to my regular crèmes. It’s a perfect way to spice up some of your crèmes. I will definitely try this with other colors. I’m thinking it would be great over pinks too >:D.

*This was sent for review

Update:

Just a quick note to let you girls the giveaway has now ended, and Milan and I are compiling all the entries. Winner will be announced soon!

We will announce the winner here, and notify you via email & Twitter(if applicable). You will have 2 weeks to reply back to us before we pick a new winner. So make sure you keep an eye out! :D

We're hoping to pick one before Monday :)

-vee