OPI Teenage Dream

This was the color I chose for my CNY manicure :) I was running out of time and decided to skip the original mani I had planned (red with gold konad) :| Anyway, OPI Teenage Dream is a BEAUTY. I didn't expect to like it so much! I'm going to get a backup bottle just in case :D It's a  jelly pink with tons of silver glitter and splashes of chunky holographic glitter. Total BLING under the sun!~ It remains a bit translucent even after 4 coats and I don't think it was ever meant to be fully opaque. Still, It's a beautiful color on its own and for layering! :)

1 coat

3-4 coats

With Topcoat

OPI The Show Must Go On

This was the color I chose for my toes on Chinese New Year 2011  :) Festive reddish-pink with slight gold duo-chrome, this fits the CNY theme of red and gold very well! I went to a manicure shop to get this pedicure done so that I could get a good massage for my feet. The manicure girl at Ladyfinger really filed my feet and the heels of my feet felt much softer/smoother at the end of the session :) I think overall Ladyfinger@bedok is a little pricey and overcrowded, though I still signed up for their package :| ah well, as long as I'm happy with the service.....

Gelish Test Run - 21 days

For the last 3 weeks I've been testing out a new nail product: Gelish. I passed by Ladyfinger at bedok central and saw the advertisement hanging on the door. It proclaimed that Gelish would last for up to 21days of shine without chips. This treatment cost me S$64.50(GST included) and 1.5hrs. Though not very cheap, I decided that this money could be considered well-spent if it meant 21 days of non-chip polish. The manicurist told me that the polish was less harmful than acrylic or Gel nails as there wouldn't be any filing involved. Gelish polish would create a protective hard layer that would protect my nails. I think the polish name is Midnight Special, though I can't quite remember.........

1st day 28/12/10 :

 3rd day 30/12/10:

 12 days later 08/01/11:

 23 days later 19/01/11:

SEE! Success! :) Perfect nails for the last 3 weeks! No chipped polish or tears in my nails! Wheeeeeeeeeeee! :) Absolutely lovely!

OPI DS Magic

Sorrry! I have been busy at work and with some family matters :| My aunt is sick and my family spends quite a lot of time going to visit her. I just started NIE too, so I've been too busy to blog..... sigh.........

Anyway, here is OPI DS MAGIC :) really pretty! I took pics of it long ago, but I only just have time to post it up now... lol~

1 coat

2 coats

3 coats

 In the bottle there appears to be duochrome but unfotubately this doesn't translate onto the nail. Still, this is a beautiful blue sparkle that glitters insanely even when it's not under direct light. It takes 3 coats to be perfectly opaque. Instant delight for monday blues :D

Nox Twilight Sangria

 My X'mas stash 2010!~

Nox Twilight Sangria (I decided the promo pics for True blood looked better :x )

1 coat

2 coats

I recently went to Bangkok with 2 of my girlfriends. While I was constantly bemoaning the lack of proper nail polish there, I came across this gem! It's the Nox Twilight series. Yay!! I'm no fan of Twilight, despite having read all 4 books, since I think all Bella does is moan about how good-looking Edward is. But I think the book/series is good comic relief :) I only need to flip a few pages/chapters when I'm feeling down, and instantly I can feel my mood perk up. Volia! I'm laughing myself to death when Bella once again lamenta about how Edward is a god and she cannot live without him. sheesh. Bella was an average emo girl before she met Edward, but after she sees him she soon becomes entranced and obessed. I seriously think Edward glamored her into becoming his slave or something. Sorry, but I think I prefer to read BL slash fan fiction abt edward and jacob. LOL.

I think I still prefer good old Anne Rice :D Lestat rox!!!

Anyway, looking at all the colors available: http://twilightbeauty.com/noxtwilightnailpolish.aspx
I decided that Sangria was the way to go :) suits the theme of blood suckers.... erm.... i mean vampires. And that it goes best with the pewter crest on the bottle. After all, I didn't buy the bottle cause the polish is superior or cause I'm a fan. I bought it so i could photograph it and stash it in my polish collection just to say I have it.

Del sol Trick and treat is a Winner!

 Remember how I complained abt my defective Del Sol Rock star nail polish? Well, after I sent an irate email to soap valley (which is the Singapore importer for this polish brand) I received a very nice apology email that promised to send me 3 bottles of del sol polish to make up for it. :) sounds too good to be true? well, here are the pic of the 3 bottles I received.

Superhero, Reckless, Trick or treat (from left to right)

In the sun. Color change for reckless and trick or treat.

1 coat

in the sun

2-3 coats. In the sun.

All in all, I can't complain since these were free bottles. Especially since the staff at soap valley were so nice abt the whole thing. :) Thank you!!

I especially LOVE Trick or Treat!! It's such a beautiful orangey color with holo glitter that I wouldn't care if it couldn't change color. But it does. It changes to a dark purplish-black base with holo glitter. Super pretty! I'm going to buy an extra bottle just in case! :)
Hmmm, I have to say that Superhero doesn't change to the purplish-pink it's supposed to. And superhero and reckless show quite a bit of brush-strokes. still, both are pretty colors, and I wouldn't mind buying del sol polishes again. It's a really interesting change from usual polish. Just be sure to check that your bottle is NOT deffective :D plea with the salesgirl to let u check the product first.

Superhero: 3/5
Reckless: 3.5/5
Trick or treat: 4.5/5 !WINNER!

Crackle nails

Canmake has recently launched 3 new crackle polishes! It's called Crack Lac and it comes in pink, yellow and navy blue. Surprisingly, it works! You have to follow the instructions and paint 2 layers of whatever base polish you want. Then add ONE coat of the crack lac polish. It starts crackling almost immediately :)  I have to admit that it's rather expensive :| S$14.90 per crack lac bottle and S$17.90 for the gel volume. Frankly, the gel volume topcoat is nothing special and you can skip that. The shine is not as glossy as Seche Vite and it doesn't dry as quickly/throughly. It's ok for a topcoat but nothing special, frankly. I'll do a reviw on several gel topcoats soon. I think it's all a gimick, actually. None of them are as good as the trusty seche vite-which has problems of it's own but is still my preferred choice.

From left to right: canmake CL01, canmake CL02, canmake gel volume topcoat

on the bare nail, crack lac only crackles very slightly at the edges. 

1 layer of crack lac later....

the crack lac 'melts' a bit when topcoat is put on it. As can be seen, Gel volume is not too shiny :|