Nails

Revlon Ocean Breeze Nail Polish did not remind me of the sea but Firecracker Lipgloss is a cracker!

July 21, 2010 Paris B 22 Comments

A couple of weeks back, I was at Guardian Pharmacy when I noticed the new Daydreamer collection display at the Revlon counter. I twitpic-ed it if you remember (and are on my Twitter and Facebook lists 🙂 )

revlon ocean breeze daydreamer swatch

Anyway, it was a rainy night and I was feeling bored so I picked up the bright turquoise colour called Ocean Breeze. The intention was to go home, shower and paint my nails a bright happy blue before going to bed.

Little did I know what a mistake that was. The attempt took me more than 30 minutes and after everything was over, I cleaned it all off in irritation.

I don’t know if I got a dud bottle, but the polish was so thick going on that it wouldn’t spread properly. I did not have that problem with Red Hot Tamale before which applied like a dream.

Secondly, I don’t know if it was the formula or the brush, but I could not get it to apply without streaking. It looked so horrid! I cleaned it all off immediately 🙁

Dupe Alert: Stage Pretty Nail Color dupe for Shu Uemura Egerie Pink Nail Enamel

March 10, 2010 Paris B 10 Comments

I was staring at Karen’s picture of the new Shu Uemura Egerie Nail Enamel in Pink P935 and could not help wondering where I’d see that colour before. Its quite a common sort of salmon pink shade but in my meagre nail polish collection, I knew I had something similar.

A couple of seconds later, I found it. (I told you my nail colour collection is small 😛 ) It was Pretty by Stage Cosmetics.

Pretty is a pale pearly pink shade that is sweet and young and fresh (its pinker in real life than in the picture). Nothing as in-your-face as Gorgeous is. Perfect sort of shade for a sombre work place or for a date. Well, unless you are more of the red polish sort 😉

Unlike Gorgeous, I found the formula of Pretty a little thick so it applied a little streaky. I also had a bit of a hard time controlling the brush to ensure a smooth sheer layer but I found it works better if you use a base. Then it glides on more easily and with 2 layers, you get pretty much what you see in the picture below.

Will Tangerine Orange nails bring luck?

February 13, 2010 Paris B 20 Comments

Have you been perfectly inundated with Mandarin oranges yet? Mandarin oranges or “kum” are traditional during the Chinese New Year as the word sounds like “gold” hence synonymous with prosperity. Mandarin oranges are a must to bring along when you visit friends and family this festive season and most houses will be overflowing with this fruit during this festive period.

And with that little anecdote, I present you Tangerine Orange nails using Elianto Sparkling Diva nail polish in – what else – Tangerine Orange! You can tell I haven’t quite decided on my nail colour for the festive season eh? 🙂

What’s your nail of the day? Mine is a Gorgeous Red

February 5, 2010 Paris B 30 Comments

Let’s have a little sharing session.

What’s your nail colour of the day?

Mine is a bright bright red called Gorgeous, by Stage Cosmetics.

Stage Nail Color Gorgeous

Yesterday was the first official day of Spring according to the Chinese lunar calendar and we were encouraged to wear red – so I did. A bright red dress 😀 And to get into the spirit of things, I painted my nails red too – Stage Gorgeous Nail Color was the shade of the day.

I purchased this for RM10 during the warehouse sale a couple of months ago. I believe it retails for RM35 a bottle in store so I got a great deal yes? 🙂

I love the colour. Its a bright bright scarlet with shimmer that is truly amazing when it catches the light. Personally, I find that when wearing red nails or strong coloured nail polish, it looks better on short nails. Red polish on long nails look like bloody talons *shudder*

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