Happy Holidays!;

hope everyone had a great holiday! :)

<3KATRINA

Christmas mani;

hi~ today was the last day of fall semester for me .. yayyyy! :D

last week, i put together this Christmas mani..





definitely not digging the designs on my right hand.. but... oh well :P

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

previous kpop manis;

hi everyone! for today, i just wanna post up the kpop manis that i've done but havent had a chance to post them. its kind of crazy cause i did these a looooong while ago & yet they still havent been posted yet. haha im so behind :P


Jay Park - Tonight mv inspired. i did these back in May! ahaha, im sooo late at posting! :P oh Jay .. he's my favorite :) here is a link to his music video if you wanna check it out :)


Block B - Freeze inspired mani. i did these back in August. Block B .. they're so underrated but talented~ here is a link to their music video.


B1A4 - Beautiful Target mv inspired. did these back in October. they're so cute & adorable .. and the song is just so fun :) here is a link to the music video.

here's the inspiration for the mani;




well, now that im all caught up on that, i guess i'll end it here~

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

catch up time;

hello! its time to catch up on some older manis :P

i noticed that my pictures are going wonky again .. so im just gunna use my tumblr pictures.


my ninja mani~


i really like how simple & classy half moon manis are …





guess this is it~ im sure i wont be popping in any time this week.. so with that, i hope you ladies (in the U.S.) have a great Thanksgiving :D

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

EZ French Nails review;

hello :) today, i have a small review to share~

a few weeks ago, i was contacted by Raquel over at EZ French Nails to do a review on their quick and easy french nail tips.

this is what i received...


a booklet & applicator.


the booklet contains 9 pages of varying sizes of nail tips for both oval and rounded-squared nails. these pictures were taken after i already did my mani .. thats why there are some stickers missing. and i only took pictures of 6 random pages..


the applicator looks like a pen but it isnt! haha. its a needle tip that helps pick up the nail tip stickers.

here were my end results;





awkward side picture to show how nice and flat the nail tips were. :P i did add one layer of top coat over (top coat is optional).

im not gunna lie, it took me almost 5 minutes to get my first tip on .. but after that, applying the rest of the tips were a piece of cake! its really easy to do once you get the hang of it. (there is also a video provided on the EZ French Nails website on how to apply the tips.) im not someone who usually likes doing french tips on my nails .. but i was wow-ed and in love! with my french mani. my mani lasted almost 2 days, which is what the EZ French Nails website states. the one and only thing i didnt like about my mani was the shape of the curve of the thumb nail; maybe its just my personal preference, but i would've liked it more if the curve wouldve been a bit more curved and less straight.

overall, i was impressed with the EZ French Nail Tips. they were easy to use, super fast to apply, and the best part - - they dont smell! :)

check out the EZ French Nails website for more information and products. and once again, thanks to Raquel for providing me with the products for a review.

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

Halloween mani;

hi~

here's my current mani...


a random mix of Halloween stuff :P the cute Dracula was inspired by Rina's adorable Dracula mani~

i hope everyone had an enjoyable Halloween :)

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

newspaper print with roses;

hello! i hope everyone's week has started out well~

heres my current mani;



the roses look really horrible in the picture .. but i swear, they look better irl. and ... ugh, i think i can hear my cuticles crying. /=___=

enjoy the rest of your week!,
<3KATRINA

vintage rose mani;

hi~ just wanted to share my current mani with you :)



i used a bit of this tutorial for this mani~

the pink is China Glaze's Laced Up & i used Wet n Wild's French White Creme.

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

rewind;

hey, i decided to post again .. :D

heres a recap of the few manis i've done over the past 2 months when i wasnt posting. nothing too much.


돼지 토끼 / Pig Rabbit from the kdrama You’re Beautiful~




i painted my cousins nails; i need to work on my palm trees -___-


wow. the shape of my nails are sooo fugly. haha


yea, i wasnt digging these.




did these for my birthday a few weeks ago.


this is what i currently have on my nails.

thats it for today..
have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

owl mani;

hiii!~ :)

just wanted to randomly pop in to say hi again .. and to share my current mani.



this mani was inspired by my Forever 21 socks :P

the gray is China Glaze's Pelcan Gray, the beige-ish color is Orly's Country Club Khaki, the blue on my thumb is Studio M's Get The Blues, the orange on my middle finger is OPI's A Good Man-Darin Is Hard To Find, & then i have OPI's Dim Sum Plum on my ring finger.

guess this is all i have for this post; i hope everyone has been well! :)

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

just popping in...

hi! -cant believe its been a little over a month since my last post. i have today off work & i dont have a list of errands to run, so i decided to drop by. i hope everyone has been well ~

i honestly havent been doing much to my nails lately; for some odd reason, my nails have become brittle & they split easily ... and its really sad :( im trying out a new base coat right now, but if anyone has any suggestions to good, strengthening base coats, please feel free to share :)

anyway, just wanted to post a few pictures of the very few nail art stuff i've done.





so simple, right? haha; oh well.

enjoy your weekend!,
<3KATRINA

going on a brief hiatus;

hi.

from the beginning, when i first started my blog, i told myself "im only going to blog for fun. once i feel like blogging has become a chore or a job, im going to stop." - - i've reached that point.

dont get me wrong, i've really enjoy blogging and i am ever so thankful that you guys are always so sweet & supportive, but for the past two months, i havent been having fun with blogging. it really has become like a chore. and people are constantly nagging me. and im not enjoying the emails either; so to anyone who has emailed me in the past month ... you probably wont be getting a response. sorry.

im not going to leave this blog, i promise. i'll miss it too much if i do leave it. but im "going on a brief break" ... not going to worry about this blog for a while. i might randomly pop in every once in a while until i get back into the blogging spirit.

also, i just wanna thank everyone who has been nice & patient all this time, im realllllly thankful.

but for now, this is it.

i'll be back, i promise.
till then,
<3KATRINA

pre-vacation mani

hi! how has everyone been? i've been neglecting this little blog like crazy :S but i was on vacation last week. took a family trip to California for a week...it was nice. here's a mani i did the week before vacation. and to tell you the truth, i havent painted my nails since then! -_________-



OPI’s Stranger Tides & Orly’s Pure Porcelain.

thats it for now..
have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

month old manis

hi! wow! cant believe its been so long since my last post! i hope everyone has been well~

now that im just working, i havent really had time to do my nails...not only that, but i've been so uninspired, i havent done any nail art in the past 3 weeks. and to top that off, i've been too lazy to post...and i havent read any blogs for the past month & a half.

but, i finally got around to getting onto blogger. and today im going to share two manis i did about... 2-4 weeks ago.





its been a while so i dont remember which polishes i used.

guess this is it...
have a great weekend!,
<3KATRINA

A Little Bit Of Everything Mani

hi~ i hope everyone has been well. i've picked up more hours at work since the semester ended...and i've been lazy...so i havent really painted my nails for a while.

but here is the mani i've been sporting for almost a week..



i was uninspired so i just threw a little bit of everything into this one mani.

thats it for now!

have a great one!,
<3KATRINA

Crackle FX Polish Review

hi everyone!

it sure has been a while since my last post. last week was a busy week for me & then i was sick over the weekend as well, so i didnt have the time to post. but im better now! so today, i bring you a review!

a few weeks back, the very sweet Nicole of Pink Nails emailed me and asked if i wanted to review some Crackle FX Polishes.

she kindly sent me three bottles for a review:

Sky Blue, White, & Black.

Nicole also sent me a letter with some tips for using the Crackle FX polishes. she suggested to wait until the base coat & nail polish are both done drying before applying the crackle polish...and that Crackle FX is supposed to give a matte look, so to not apply top coat over it.


one coat of Sky Blue over 2 coats of China Glaze's Sea Spray. no top coat.


just for fun, i applied top coat on my middle & pinky nail.


one coat of White over 2 coats of China Glaze's Sea Spray. no top coat.


again, top coat on both middle & pinky nail.


here is one coat of Black over ...i forget what polish im using as base X_____X


and here is with top coat on middle & pinky nail.

im not a big fan of crackle/shatter polishes, but overall, i liked these. White was my favorite~

Crackle Fx polishes are being sold at $3.00 over at Nicole's site, Pink Nails so be sure to check it out! :)

once again, thanks to Nicole for sending me these to review!

have a great one!,
<3KATRINA

mani + mini update

hi~ i've been a little mia from blogging / reading blogs for the past week. im sure i missed out on a lot :( here's a quick mani i did from last week.


two coats of Essie’s Beach Party & China Glaze’s Recycle.

btw, i know that my pictures from my other posts arent working right now. its such a mess. -______- but thank you for letting me know.

plus, next week is my last week of the semester so i'll be busy both this week & next week with studying, tests, projects, and presentations. not sure if i'll have much time for my nails :S

k, this is it for now. hope you've been well :)

have a great one!,
<3KATRINA

2nd Outing with Rachel

on Thursday, i went on my second outing with Rachel~ we first stopped at a Japanese book store where we picked up cute Pa polishes. i must mention that half the store had Hello Kitty stuff...i was so excited! :) after that, we had sushi for lunch & talked about LOTS of stuff :P & we also went to a bakery. everything was so cute. haha then we spent the rest of the day driving around town, going to a few beauty supply stores + Meijers.

it was another fun day :) here's my mini haul..


at the top, my two Pa polishes; A109 + A50. from l-r: Studio M's De-Luxe-Cious, Gosh's Holographic, Essie's Barbuda Banana + Looking For Love, China Glaze's Recycle, Rainstorm, & Wagon Trail.

i'd like to mention that i got Holographic from Rachel. she's so awesome :)


Essie’s Barbuda Banana + Studio M’s Sex Symbol. Barbuda Banana is definitely not B3F & application was kinda sucky. but i didnt expect too much from a yellow polish. i used 3 coats of BB in this picture.

this is it for now. enjoy your weekend!
have a great Easter!,
<3KATRINA

Recent Manis

ok, well, not too recent. the following manis were done some time between yesterday & 2 weeks ago :P


this is Joe Fresh's Powder Blue & Sally Hansen’s White On.


for this mani, the pink is Etude House’s PK010, the silver glitter is Studio M’s Sex Symbol, the white is Sally Hansen’s White On, and then black acrylic paint.


i used China Glaze's Secret Peri-Wink-Le for the tips & the pink is Essie's Beach Party.


Nina Ultra Pro's Black, Wet n Wild's The Gold & The Beautiful, & that dark, burnt copper-ish color is Pure Ice's Magic.

as you can tell, i was in a polka dot mood. haha k, thats all the manis i have to share for now!

im excited for tomorrow because im going on another outing with Rachel! :) we're gunna have lots of fun!

have a great one!,
<3KATRINA