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 Loving this desktop background!



To get this, go to http://www.opi.com/
It's right at the bottom if I didn't remember wrongly.

(psst... the site may be a lil slow in loading, so be patient)

2nd Shattering attempt!

My 1st attempt at the black shatter was a failure & I promised the girls I would be back!

So here I am!

This time round I added Nail Polish Remover to the bottle of black shatter to dilute it a little so that I can save myself from the messy thick application!

I used this pale gold color from The Face Shop instead of the "Simply Smashing"in Serena Glam Slam series.

The color looks a bit peachy in the photo though.

So did the Nail Polish Remover spoil it?

NO! And I really think it's so much easier to apply!

wahahaha!!! Luckily I didn't throw this black shatter away!

This should be a successful attempt!

And looking at the color combination & the way the black polish cracked, I thought of watermelons.

Those yellow-flesh ones!

Since I did my feet, I briefly did my hands too.

Too impatient that I dropped the brush &

splattered the color on my thigh & floor! ;-S

While you are looking at this photo, it has already smudged in reality.

I am so going to remove it off later!

Girls' Party at KX's

After some sun & a good swim, XL & me headed to KX's new house for a Mani/Pedi Party.

Well, as usual, I'm the nail technician. Muhahaha!

At this point of time, I've already managed to bribe Xanthia over with all my beautifying talk & tools!

From avoiding me at all cost, to calling me "My JieJie" instead of "Auntie" like the rest.

I think I'm real good at bribing!! ;-D

Beer-y happy!

KX had her nails in this maroon color(I suppose. Didn't remember which brand or color code).

Added a few stars too!

XL's fingernails in Purple French, which this morning she has already successfully cracked one off

& decided to pop over my place at night to save it.

And I did this to her toes.

Pink & Blue with red stripes & glitter.

XL painting for Thia.

A pretty sheer purple.

After 20mins, she changed her mind & have pink instead.

Me serving the Little Princess Thia.

She hinted every one of us that it would be so nice if she has little silver stars on her toes like Mummy did.

XL & me had a hard time trying to get the stars out from the glitter bottle. ;-|

And this night, I had 2 dinners.

We shall have 1 makeover party soon!

(we'd suppose it'll be Thia's party then)

A Beauty-Full Day

The whole day was spent doing the blog, trimming the eyebrows, painting nails,

 trying a purifying mask & packed all the product samples into a bag so Mum will stop nagging

at the getting-too-full-cabinet.

*Feet do not belong to me.

I find a French like this bold but still too boring for me.

Well, Sis likes it. *shrugs*

I wanna capture something more dramatic!

Coming up: NUXE 3 Roses Gentle Purifying and Clarifying Mask review!

OPI: Serena Simply Smashing & Black Shatter

I mentioned that I've gotten the set here.

Was totally anticipating to try out the colors.

But I was dismayed. And almost heard my heart shattering.

Biggest toe: Black shatter in fast application + top coat.

Small toes: Black Shatter in slow application w/o top coat.

The black shatter was in a texture so thick that applications have to be

really fast in order to let it "shatter" nicely.

My bottle of black shatter at the 2nd time of use, has already thickened & hardened

around the edge of the opening.

*Remind myself to clean it with polish remover every single time of use. (if I still wanna use it)

Seriously, i think my toes looked like I stepped on shit.

So after photos were taken for your viewing, I removed everything & paint it with only "Simply Smashing".

I quite like this gold shade.

From the bottle, the color doesn't look as flattering on asian skin tones as it is in actual, hence I was surprised it came out in the tone I really like. ;-)



OPI: Serena

Katy Perry's collection went crazily out of stock ever since it's launched.

Hence, I settled for this series instead as the Black Shatter is the same exact one.

And I got another color with it.

Each bottle only $11!

I got them from Esprit, here.

Can't wait to paint my nails next week! ;-)

Beautifying Nails

CNY is just 4 days away!

Of cos, it's time to bling up my nails again!

A whole day of saturday spent blogging, trying out products & doing my own nails

are the best way of a relaxing weekend.

Last night while I was drowsing myself to sleep,

I had the precise idea of black & white irregular painting for my toes.

Had wanted to do checked black-white, but then it's tedious

& I know my back will ache terribly after that.

Painting the basics.

And yeah, I didn't want both sides to look identical.



Opposite colors as french for the smaller toes.

A fence-like shape on the big ones. 

A layer of silver glitter over to bling up the matte-ness.

This color tone is so ME.

Agree?

I did a simple light color for the hands with the thought of them looking more shiny natural.

Achieved by just only the transparent silver glitter & glittery light pink.

I think if my nails are longer, this could pass of looking like gel nails.

Yipee! Done!

In exchange for neck/back ache. ;-S

Mini Beauty Party

I forgotten about this post totally!

Had thought I already posted it up, then kept searching for this post and realised it's saved in my drafts.

Anyway some time last week, we went over to Cecilia's house for a girls-only party.
A post Gaga Queen's birthday treat as well!

Our session includes:
Angie's home-made scrub for hands/feet
Classic Mani
Express/Classic Pedi
DIY Banana Mask
Face Massage

Seriously, 6 hours weren't enough!
End up I only managed to briefly paint my toes nails. ;-(

Gaga Queen & the girls.

Mahjong table converted to our manicure area right outside her room.

It's so messy, so many nail colors lying around too.

Angie bared face & all ready for her DIY banana mask

that comprised of mashed banana & milk. (I think?)

I was so packed with nails "appointments" that I didn't even have the chance to take any more photos.

Gaga Queen were shocked that I actually exfoliated her hands with massage lotion.

Power right!

Rocky were forced to sit thru with us.

Anyway, hope the girls enjoyed the session!



Ain't any perfect nails, but no art is perfect.

It's been some time since my last DIY red nails with ribbons stickers.

Has got the mood to do my own Classic Pedicure.

My basic nails-beauty tray.

Decided to use this 3 colors for my toes.

Pampered my feet by removing all the hard skin with a foot file & some whitening apricot scrub.

*oooH the fragrance!*

Give the legs/feet some moisturising massage.

In my case, I used some face products that I didn't want anymore as my feet moisturizer.

Cuticle oil gotten from a blogshop which sell at least $10 cheaper than nail parlours.

This cuticle oil actually comes with a brush tip for easy application as you can control the amount of oil you want.

It's been a year since I last needed to cut my cuticles.

If there's no excess cuticle, just leave them & nourish instead with cuticle treatment oil/cream.

Another alternative will be this Grapeseed cuticle oil from Daiso which cost only $2.

After leaving the cuticle oil on for 30mins, I applied base coat & the purple nail varnish(only 1 coat) from Face Shop.

(Sorry this isn't good cos I kinda forgotten to wipe the excessive oil off, hence the color doesn't go up as nice)

2 coats of the Blue varnish to create this triangular shape over the purple color.

It's actually quite easy. Just slant the brush & paint over gently.

It doesn't even have to be perfect.

I don't even want to make sure that all 10 toes have the exact same shapes.

Striped the 2 colors' borderline with the black varnish to make the colors stand out more.

This is the final result.

This classic pedicure only needs 45mins to complete if werent for the photo-taking.

(And sorry again, I didn't clean off the messy stains b4 taking this photo)'

Now my back is totally aching! Time to rest! Good Night!



My manicure tray

Hey Kristen! This post is merely to show you how i (or rather, my mum did this) store all my nail stuff.

(Mum cuts boxes up to store things too)

This way, none of them will spill & dirty its own caps. ;-)

It is not nice looking at all. However, it's very convenient. Whenever we wanna do our nails, just gotta bring the whole tray out from the cabinet.

something that i realise: that i can do it if i want to! have never tot i can ever draw n paint nails cos of my lack of patience & trembling hands. But i prove myself!

i think it applies to every thing in life. n right now, im telling myself again n again that i can do it. whatever.


this is the longest MALE fingernail i ever come across! not to mention that this dear fren is so willing for me to anyhow draw on his nail.

i like the feather on the right! had no idea wat to draw initially. each stroke of the brush was a non-intentional paint. he even let me sealed the colors with a top coat! which probably means he's gonna let it stay for at least 2 days? ;-)

sis' toes had a revamp. she cut them over-short just before i was abt to do her pedicure! itchy hands! it's the 1st time i draw flowers on real nails too. i hope it's a gd try.

taa-dahh! Plain with flowers but not excessively. so-called suitable for her office outfit!

Don't we adore bling-bling nails! i think she carry this color off well! it makes her nails looks "moisturized" even though she only had an Express Mani done.

more practice! will upload all the nails that i've drawn soon!