Aug 08
I am so excited to bring you swatches of 3 new colors from China Glaze’s Fall 2010 collection, Vintage Vixens. This looks to be an amazing collection with beautiful warm, Fall colors like you’d expect as well as more trendy colors like Classic Camel, Swing Baby, and Ingrid. I love the mix of the familiar with the different, and it seems like each of the polishes are pretty unique. My love affair with China Glaze continues…
flash indoors
no flash indoors
multicolor microglitter in direct sunlight
Bogie is a deep plum with multicolored microglitter. Of the three I swatched, this is the least sheer in one coat. I used two and it was perfectly opaque. Formula was perfect. This polish definitely is the biggest hit in the sunlight. The silver sparkles are unreal.
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no flash indoors
copper sparkles in direct sunlight
Foxy is surprisingly red–in the bottle it looks much more coppery brown, but on the nail it is definitely a burgundy red base with copper microglitter. The copper sparkles are no where near as intense in Foxy as they are in Bogie or Midnight Mission.. definitely more of a traditional frost. Formula is pretty good–I found mine a bit thin, but not impossible to work with. One coat was patchy and sheer, but two coats turned out to be smooth and totally opaque. I was expecting this to look more brown on the nail, but it’s definitely not a true red, so this is definitely unique to my collection!
flash indoors
no flash indoors
silver microglitter indoors with no flash
Midnight Mission is a gorgeous navy with silver glitter that really shines through the dark base. This has been on my wishlist since, oh, the moment I saw a swatch of it. The navy base was surprisingly sheer, so two coats was a must. Again, this color really is amazing in the sunlight, but even in low light settings it’s a gorgeous night-sky blue. I love love love this color.
This a huge collection with 13 different colors. Here are ones that I haven’t yet been able to see and swatch:
Riveter Rouge – Deep red shimmer
Goin’ My Way – Deep copper shimmer
Classic Camel – Khaki creme with gold micro glitter
Swing Baby – Taupe with silver micro glitter
Ingrid – “Greige” creme with copper micro glitter
Hey Doll – Deep rose shimmer
First Class Ticket – Deep purple shimmer
Emerald Fitzgerald – Turquoise shimmer
Jitterbug – Grey chrome with silver micro glitter
I also think I must have Classic Camel, Ingrid, and Emerald Fitzgerald… and maybe Jitterbug too. Darn it.
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Tags: blue, brown, china glaze nail polish, nails, polish finish: foil, polish finish: frost, polish finish: glitter, purple, red, silver
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Aug 04
Totally. obsessed.
I follow WAH Nails of London on Tumblr (and Twitter), and I absolutely love getting inspiration from the pictures they post. Even though I am decent with freehand design, I usually feel that their designs are too advanced for me, or I don’t have the right colors or tools to complete similar looks (ie, Minx, gel nails, etc.). But I realized today that I had collected 3 snapshots of aztec manicures for inspiration, and knew I could do my own.
First, the inspiration pictures:
Now, the tools I used:
Revlon eyeliner brush (used with acetone for clean-up)
Thin paintbrush from craft store (used to paint designs)
White Nail Art Striper
Black Nail Art Striper
CoverGirl Boundless Color Fuchsia Girl 525 (I’m not sure if this bottle is really old or if the formula was bad, but I don’t recommend this polish.)
OPI Paint My Moji-Toes Red
China Glaze Lemon Fizz
MAC Peppermint Patti
Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Top & Base Coat
I started off with this base:
And then added designs freehand!
I am so, so, so happy with the design, but I have one small dilemma.. my right hand has ZERO polish on it right now. I’m not sure if my hand is steady enough to attempt ambidexterity. I’ll figure that out tomorrow.. :P Hope you enjoyed!
Tags: black, black nail art striper, china glaze lemon fizz, china glaze nail polish, covergirl boundless color nail polish, covergirl fuchsia girl, green, mac nail lacquer, mac peppermint patti, nail art, nails, opi nail polish, opi paint my moji-toes red, pink, polish finish: cream, red, white, white nail art striper, yellow
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Jul 04
I’m a nerd, so I love doing themed nail art. I can’t find my camera cord at the moment, but I will post higher quality pictures as soon as I do! I also did my toes and am considering posting those here The bottom two photos are my left and my right big toes respectively. I cropped them so you could only see the nail art, so hopefully that doesn’t skeeve anyone out too badly! (I know it’s a little bit of a faux pas to post pedicure pictures, but I do nail art on my toes, too!) Here goes…
USED:
OPI Russian Navy
OPI Dorothy Who?
China Glaze Ruby Pumps
MAC Vestral White
White nail art striper
Black nail art striper
Left hand, thumb: American flag design using OPI Russian Navy as a base for the blue, CG Ruby Pumps as a base for the stripes, then OPI Dorothy Who? and white nail art striper to make star portion, and white nail art striper for the stripes.
L, index: Black “U” using black nail art striper over half CG Ruby pumps and half MAC Vestral White base. Accented with blobs of OPI Dorothy Who? and the white nail art striper.
L, middle: White “S” using white nail art striper over diagonal half OPI Russian Navy and CG Ruby Pumps.
L, ring: Black “A” using black nail art striper over half CG Ruby pumps and half MAC Vestral White base. Accented with blobs of OPI Dorothy Who? and the white nail art striper.
L, pinkie: Fireworks design over OPI Russian Navy base using white nail art striper and accented with CG Ruby Pumps and OPI Dorothy Who?
Right hand, thumb: American flag design using OPI Russian Navy as a base for the blue, CG Ruby Pumps as a base for the stripes, then OPI Dorothy Who? and white nail art striper to make star portion, and white nail art striper for the stripes.
R, index: Gingham-inspired design using CG Ruby Pumps as a base and checkered using white nail art striper, accented with black nail art strpier.
R, middle: OPI Dorothy Who? layered over OPI Russian Navy as a base, white star outlined in black using white nail art striper and black nail art striper. (*This is the only nail I’m not really happy with. I think I should have done several smaller stars instead.*)
R, ring: Playful polka dot design using CG Ruby Pumps as a base and white dots using white nail art striper accented with dots of OPI Dorothy Who? Dotting tool was used.
R, pinkie: Fireworks design over OPI Russian Navy base using white nail art striper and accented with CG Ruby Pumps and OPI Dorothy Who?
Tags: black, black nail art striper, blue, china glaze nail polish, china glaze ruby pumps, july 4th, mac, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, mac vestral white, nail art, occasion: holiday, opi dorothy who?, opi nail polish, opi russian navy, polish finish: cream, polish finish: frost, polish finish: glitter, red, white, white nail art striper
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May 27
A few weeks ago I stayed with my friend Amber in Charleston and we went out for a night downtown. Being back in Myrtle Beach for the time being, I miss Charleston desperately, so I decided to go out despite not feeling very well. I shaped her eyebrows and did both her makeup and my own!
Tags: aquadisiac eyeshadow, big t eyeshadow, blacktrack fluidline, blanc type eyeshadow, blue, brick lip pencil, brown, chromgraphic pencil, era eyeshadow, eyeshadow finish: frost, eyeshadow finish: matte, eyeshadow finish: matte², eyeshadow finish: satin, false lashes, golden bronzer, green, haunting eyeshadow, lazy day lipstick, mac, mac collection: to the beach, natural, northern light mineralize skinfinish, painterly paint pot, red, soft brown eyeshadow, soft force eyeshadow, turquoise, viva glam, viva glam lipstick, whirl lipliner
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Mar 24
USED:
Prep + Prime Skin
Studio Fix Foundation
Fix +
Painterly paint pot
Blanc Type eyeshadow
Shroom eyeshadow
Peppier eyeshadow(similar to Hot Hot Hot eyeshadow from Spring Colour Forecast)
Rich Flesh eyeshadow (similar to Kid or Wedge eyeshadow)
Blacktrack fluidline
Zoomfast Blacklash mascara
#36 lashes
Showstopper (in brows)
Springshine blush ombre
Ripe Peach blush ombre
Brick lipliner
VIVA GLAM CYNDI lipstick
Read more to check out some inspiration photos I found for this look! Click for more!
Tags: blacktrack fluidline, blanc type eyeshadow, brick lip pencil, coral, eyebrows, eyeshadow finish: frost, eyeshadow finish: matte, eyeshadow finish: matte², eyeshadow finish: satin, false lashes, mac, neutral, painterly paint pot, peppier eyeshadow, red, rich flesh eyeshadow, ripe peach blush ombre, showstopper eyeshadow, shroom eyeshadow, springshine blush ombre, viva glam, viva glam cyndi
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studio fix fluid
mineralize skinfinish natural
solar riche bronzer
northern light mineralize skinfinish
anastasia brow pencil
urban decay primer potion
bare study paint pot
freshwater eyeshadow
blue flame eyeshadow
gesso eyeshadow
navy stain powerpoint eye pencil
plushblack mascara
fascinating eye kohl
transparent teal reflects glitter
spunsilver glitter liner
brick lip pencil
viva glam i lipstick
boundless 3dglass
Tags: anastasia perfect brow pencil, bare study paint pot, blue, blue flame eyeshadow, boundless 3dglass, brick lip pencil, fascinating eye kohl, freshwater eyeshadow, gesso eyeshadow, mac, navy stain powerpoint pencil, northern light mineralize skinfinish, occasion: holiday, red, solar riche bronzer, spunsilver glitter liner, transparent teal reflects glitter, tutorial, viva glam i lipstick, white
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