NOTD: black glitter

After painting my nails three days in a row, I decided to give me a manicure that would last me more than a day... and this was it. I got to test the black glittered NYX girls nail polish I bought a few days ago. The black nail polish I'm using is actually from the Philippines. This do was simple, yet chic... loved it... too bad it is officially ruined as of today because I swatched nail polish colors on my fingernails! :-) Time for a new do. 

NOTD: Duo-tone cheetah print

Products used: left to right
Black nail art pen
Sally Hansen hard as nails in white on
Seche Vite top coat
Beauty Secrets base coat
California Colors in turquoise
California Colors in blue

NOTD: Keroppi + Review: Beauty Secrets base coat and top coat

Before getting to my story, note that I have a history of having butterfingers. Shocking, right? For a person who seems to have a steady hand when a steady hand is needed. Hm, I guess I've got self-control when I set my mind into it.

Prior to painting my nails, I had dropped a tin box full of generic nail polishes... and when I say generic, I mean generic. One of the nail polishes, out of the many that dropped onto the floor, managed to break and on the worst way possible. The bottle had broke and its contents dripped all over some shelves as well as the floor. I had to act quickly as to grab some acetone and cotton pads to remove it from hardening where it shouldn't be. After that, I lost my mood to paint my nails, but I did because I had already brought my needed items out. 

Also, I wanted to review the Beauty Secrets top coat and base coat. These actually belong to my sister.

Products used (from left to right) 
Beauty Secrets top coat
Beauty Secrets base coat
China Glaze n/p in white on white
Sinful n/p in innocent
Jordana n/p in holiday red

Review: Both of these products are from Sally's Beauty Supply and they hold decent drugstore quality. They're just decent, not the best. It has already been past 30 minutes and my nails hasn't dried after putting on dry coat, I tested by touching one of Keroppi's faces and now it has my finger mark. I like the base coat more. I can't tell you the outcome of it just yet, we'll have to see how I like it in a few days. I'm new to the whole use of primers in all forms (face, eyes, and nails) so I'm testing out products to see what I like best.

China Glaze n/p in white on white

Sinful n/p in innocent - my favorite drugstore nail polish line next to Sally Hansen. Majority of drugstore nail polishes tend to run sheer, but not this one or Sally Hansen. They're both well pigmented and I usually only use two coats to get a vibrant color payoff. 

Jordana n/p in holiday red - I think that Jordana has to be one of those underrated products out there. I barely ever see reviews or blog posts about them, but Jordana was one of the first drugstore brands that was introduced to me. My grandmas loved using Jordana nail polishes because it was cheap, and came in their favorite color, red. I have a bunch of Jordana nail polishes and I love them.

 A coat of base coat.

 Two coats of white nail polish.

 This is my unoutlined keroppi.

 It's amazing what a solid line can do.

 Here's my finished product, until my pinky got stuck in my charger's wire.

 Instead of painting it again, I decided to just randomly paint it green.

 I left the other one blank because I can't draw on my right hand for sheez.

NOTD: Lacey nails

I’ve realized why I’m so bad at painting my own nails, it’s because, like taking a picture with a camera, I need two of my hands to be stable. Enjoy. :)



Color Club - Urban Edge

NOTD: Hello, kitty!

Needless to say, I'm not a big fan of Hello Kitty, although my boyfriend's mom and sister, Bailey, are Hello Kitty fanatics so I decided to practice on myself before painting Bailey's nails. I haven't painted my nails for about two months prior to this so I could let me nails breathe for a good time being. I've rearranged my room since then and all my nail supplies are all over the place and no organized manner. So, I just used what I had. By the way, I very much fail at painting my own nails and that's sad, it's always been that way regardless of whether or not I've practiced.

Products used:
Revlon Cotton Candy*
Kiss nail art stripers, black and silver
Rimmel... that gold color
Yellow acrylic paint
Top coat

* I personally don't prefer these polishes. I buy them when they're on sale and have super awesome limited edition colors, but they take at least three coats to be nice, and that's too thick imo.

NOTD: Tribal Nails

American Apparel - Mouse
China Glaze - For Audrey
Nail art pen

NOTD: matte giraffe

I love the tiny glitters in this nail polish. :) Decided to do some cheetah like I've seen somewhere else circulating tumblr's dashboard.