Glitter Gradient Mani From Over A Month Ago;

hi :D



Yes, I did this mani wayyyy over a month ago and I am now just getting around to posting it up. With reviews that need to be posted and other manis I was doing, I completely forgot about this one... :P



It's pretty simple. I think the base is China Glaze's Kinetic Candy ... but honestly, I'm not too sure anymore. The gold glitter is Milani's Gold -- that I know for sure.

I hope your week has started off well; I'll have swatches up some time later this week.

Have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

first burgundy mani;

hi~ isnt it strange to think that this is my first burgundy mani? crazy right? :P



two coats of China Glaze's VII, two coats of Orly's Pure Porcelain, & two coats of Milani's Gold.

have a great week,
<3KATRINA

Hauls & Polish Hunting with Rachel

hi!

so i spent my Tuesday morning & early-afternoon on a polish hunt with Rachel of Rachel's Marie's Nails :) we stopped by 3 different stores, bought lots of polishes, chatted about ourselves & polishes [of course!], and got bubble teas to drink. :)

here's my haul from Tuesday;

omg. i went a LITTLE bit overboard, right?! haha sorry for a sucky picture. i edited this picture for tumblr & i went a little wonky with the editing. haha T______T

from l-r: CND Asphalt, China Glaze Virtual Violet, Zoya Roxy, [at the top] Essie Mesmerized & Topless & Barefoot, OPI Russian Navy Suede & Black Shatter, [at the bottom] China Glaze Custom Kicks, Fly, Laced Up, Oh How Street It Is, Techno Teal, CND Toughen Up basecoat, Silver Sparkling, Gold Sparkling, & China Glaze Sea Spray. not to mention, i got a Nail Tek glass file.

oh, and thats not it. Rachel even gave me a little present! how sweet right?! :)

Lemony Flutter cuticle creme, Sally Hansen Nail Prisms in Diamond & Purple Diamond, Revlon Banana Blaze, & Cover Girl's Nail Slicks in Mystic Peacock.

*sigh. Tuesday was so fun. :)

now here's my haul from last week...

OPI Yogo-Ta Get This Blue! & I Vant To Be A-Lone Star, Studio M Vintage Couture & Tru Passion, Orly Country Club Khaki, Essie California Coral, & Milani Totally Cool.

and finally, here's my haul from Saturday..

the new Sinful Colors polishes!! :)

from l-r: Why Not, Hazard, Unicorn, Nirvana, & Savage. Savage is supposed to be a teal-ish color but my picture sucks :X

WHEPH! i seriously need to go on a No Buy.

i have to go study now..so i'll leave it at this. i'll be back with a mani post soon.
p.s. do you prefer this bigger size of pictures? hmm...

have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

Fail Manis & Important Info

hi! :)

ok, this first fact of the matter is really not important. haha. but i would like to mention that i finally made a facebook page for my nail stuff. if you would like to "like" it..then feel free~ click here for a link to fb. i havent done anything fancy to it yet...just some nail art & my fugly banner... haha. one day, i'll put better stuff on there and add a like button to the side of my blog here.. but for now, thats it~

next, i sure hope you all have read my review on Younique Nails because i have great news for you! starting yesterday, February 7, and running til March 7... Younique Nails has dropped the price on their polishes! from $13.90 down to $10.90! but, dont forget that i have my 10% coupon code that you can use! meaning, you'll be paying around $9.81 for a bottle [plus shipping].

its definitely something worth trying out~ :)

ok, onto my fail manis... first we have a failed kpop inspired one.



Miss A is a newer girl group that came out some time last year i believe. an anonymous person on formspring kindly suggested for me to do a mani that was inspired by Miss A's Breath music video...i got this far and then i stopped.

here's the mani i have on right now..



3 coats of Milani's Fresh Teal. the polish is REALLY not this peacock blue-ish shade irl. its more teal...but this picture sucks. boo T___T if you couldnt tell, its supposed to be Agent P aka Perry The Platypus..from Phineas and Ferb. [ yes, i still watch Disney Channel. dont judge me :P ] i dont like how this turned out...my sister said Perry looks really mad. HAHA -_____-

anyway, this is it for now!

have a great one!,
<3KATRINA

Viva La Nails Review

[ahh - this post has been long overdue.]

when i found out that the sweet people at Viva La Nails offer bloggers and youtubers sample packs [PLUS FREE SHIPPING!!], how could i resist?! well, honestly, i originally didnt want a sample pack..but after seeing everyone's sample packs & the awesome things you could do with it..i just knew i had to try a sample pack! plus, you know me & nail art..we're friends [sometimes] =P

once i signed up for my sample pack, i was SUPERRRR thrilled! but it look -literally- two full weeks for my sample pack to finally come to me. each & every day that i waited, i slowly started to think i wouldnt get it ..but thankfully, i was wrong :) by the end of the two weeks, i wasnt so thrilled anymore. so i've put off the samples til now.



today, im going to share with you the water decals that Viva La Nails offer. when i first saw everyone's posts about the water decals, i was wondering how "easy" it really was.


here is four coats of Milani's Creme Brulee. thats right, four coats *ugh. i hate doing more than three coats of polish. anyway, i loved the design of this decal. and yes, the water decals are really as easy as people say it is :)


recently, i used another water decal for a mani. just a simple french tip with pink [i cant figure out if the pink things are "glitters" or "dazzlings" oh well..] circle things. i really liked the look of the decal + pink things, but i hated the pink part of my mani - too pink for my likings.

anyway, this is it for this part of the review. if youre a blogger and would like to receive a free sample pack, its really worth it. i think they are currently out of stock, but definitely check back in & get your sample pack!
http://www.vivalanails.co.uk/samples.html

thanks for tuning in,
<3KATRINA