April 2014 Manis;

hello!~ :D

Hope you've been well! Time to catch up on manis ... once again :)




Starting April with my Cath Kidston inspired mani~ Essie Cute As A Button as base :D


My sister in law got her nails done and then I painted and put rhinestones on her nails.


Can't go wrong with a leopard print mani :) I used China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle and Studio M's Sex Symbol (the silver glitter).


A pink glitter gradient~


And this mani was inspired by Megan of razonmeg :D

This is it for now, hope you have a great weekend! :D

Have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

Simple White Studded Mani;

hi!~


I actually know what polishes I used for this mani! Opi's Don't Touch My Tutu & Studio M's Sex Symbol. All studs and stones are from Born Pretty Store.



Have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

Cacee BFE Crimson Mist + Chloe and a Rose Mani;

hey :)

A while ago, Tony of Cacee sent me a package of beautiful polishes -- unfortunately, I was only able to swatch a few of those polishes (as seen here, here, here, here, and here). So today, I will be sharing two more Cacee BFE nail polishes.


2 coats of Crimson Mist. This is kind of an unusual polish yet it's so fascinating! Just look at that strong blue shimmer! The first coat was super thin but it evened out by the second coat.


1 coat of Chloe. It covers perfectly in one coat! :) Chloe is a dark, dark, dark gray with slightly blue undertones; in most lightings, it look black ... but it's definitely not black.


The floral in this mani was inspired by Chelsea King's Dr. Martens Floral Inspired mani. I can honestly say that I'm not sure what colors I used for the florals, I do know that I used Studio M's Gold Glitter for the tips :P

A big thanks to Tony from Cacee for the polishes. There are still a few more swatches I need to post, but I'll get to those soon. Be sure to check out the Cacee BFE polishes, there are many, many beautiful polishes to choose from!

Have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

Matte Leopard Print Mani;

hey :)

I've been sooooo busy trying to post reviews & swatches lately that I haven't had time to post much nail art ... /sad. Here is a mani that I did 9 weeks ago (according to instagram). Btw, you can tell it's an old mani because my nail shape is different. hahaha


I used two coats of Zoya's Jacqueline and 2 coats of Rimmel's Black Satin, free-handed the leopard prints, dabbed a bit of Studio M's Gold Glitter into the leopard prints, and topped the mani off with 2 coats of NYC's Matte Me Crazy.


Jacqueline applied like a dream! 8) It was perfect!


I also did a very similar mani for my friend, except we added gold tips. I love it! I think that the gold tips look really good with the mani~

Have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

Studded Floral Matte Mani;

hey :)


studs + floral + glitter + matte = awesome ... wouldn't you say? :D


The red is OPI's Bullish on OPI, the glitter is Studio M's Gold Glitter (such a clever name), the black is Rimmel's Black Satin, and it was all topped off with 2 coats of NYC's Matte Me Crazy matte top coat. The studs are 4mm from Born Pretty Store.

This is it for now, hope you have a great weekend :)

Have a good one!,
<3KATRINA

Born Pretty Store 3D Acrylic Rose Mold;

hi; wow, 3 posts in one week? yup, im just as surprised :P

a while ago, Nicole over at Born Pretty Store sent me a package that included a 3D Acrylic Rose Mold.


here's a picture of the mold in the package [on the left] and the mold out of the package [on the right].


here is the mani i did: the pink is 3 coats of Etude House's PK010 Pinkade; the silver gradient was done with Studio M's Sex Symbol; i added some rhinestones and pearls; i used white acrylic powder [which didnt really turn out white, but its ok] and the rose mold; then i accented the tips of the rose with white acrylic paint; and topped the mani off with a coat of clear gel polish.


here is another angle of the mani; its not color accurate, but ughh! i just looooved this mani ! :D it was super sparkly irl; the pictures dont do any justice! i think i'll probably do another mani like this soon :)

a big thanks to Nicole over at Born Pretty Store for the items. don't forget, if you want to order anything from BPS, you are always more than welcomed to use my coupon code~ save 10% off your order! feel free to take advantage of it! :D the code is 'KL5X31' :)

have a great one!,
♥KATRINA

giveaway winner & holo zigzag mani;

hello :)

im happy to announce that Kelsey is the winner of the Verge 360 Hair Salon Sponsored Giveaway! thanks everyone for participating and once again, a big thank you to Verge 360 hair salons in Pittsburgh for sponsoring the giveaway.

onto my mani;

2 coats of my favorite glitter holo polish, Studio M’s Magic Attraction. sadly, the picture does not do any justice to how awesomely holo the polish is ... and i know, theres not much zigzag-ing going on besides for the ring finger. haha

hmm .. guess this is it for now.

have a good one,
<3KATRINA

pastel pink + silver glitter half moon mani;

heres a simple pastel pink & silver glitter half moon mani with barely visible white polka dots. 3 coats of Sinful Colors' Easy Going and the silver is Studio M's Sex Symbol.

have a great week,
<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

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

Last Week's Manis

hi, hi!

just quick post of last week's manis.


this mani was inspired by my sisters Victoria Secret lip gloss box.


a semi-fail glitter gradient mani; i used Studio M's Tru Passion. like my Hello Kitty ring? i made it :)

mm, thats it for now. hope your weekend's been great!

<3KATRINA

Hauls, Swaps, & Blues

today has been a great day for me; this morning, i went to the school bookstore to sell my books since my online English class ended & i ended up dropping my History class - long story. i made $58 extra bucks. ^^ i headed to my Politics class to find out that class was canceled for the day. heck-freakin-yes!! i then raced over to the new Ulta that opened by my house & bought a few polishes. plus i went over to my favorite nail supply store - Skyline - and bought some more polishes. and now im eating a delicious bowl of curry while typing this :)

i havent had any major hauls recently but i've done a few swaps so i wanted to share those. starting with swaps..


this one is super overdue and this was also my first swap. toward the end of August, i posted about how much i wanted Catrice polishes & if anyone was willing to swap with me... an awesome reader - Hannah, from Germany, emailed me & we put a swap together. i got this package last month yet i havent posted til now. here are my first 5 Catrice polishes; I Scream Peach!, I Sea You!, Sold Out For Ever, Plum Play With Me, & From Dusk To Dawn.


this was a recent swap with Smita over at My Nailz. i expressed a LOT of interest in Joe Fresh, GOSH, & Etude House polishes. she was able to get me some bottles of each, so we swapped. Joe Fresh Mint, Powder Blue, & Butter. GOSH Silver & Ocean. Etude House WH004 & BL501. NYC Nail Color Pink Paradise, Sally Hansen Shocking Pink, and Ardene Matte About Blue.


the sweet Tiffani from Yardsticks 4 Lunatics also responded to my Catrice post and was willing to send me these babies, which just came in yesterday :) Catrice Clay-ton, My Hero, Lucky in Lilac, Hot Or Not, & Be My Millionaire. LA Colors Moody Red.

a BIGGG thank you to the ladies who swapped with me <33333
onto hauls, i only have a few since i was on my No Buy.


this was from last week. OPI "Sheer" Your Toys! & Brand New Skates!. China Glaze Atlantis - which i got for $1.99 @ Sallys!! and Studio M Get The Blues.


this was from over the weekend when my sister, cousins, & i went to an outlet mall - Birch Run. there was an Avon store there & i FLIPPED OUT cause i was so excited! i was going to order these 3 from my friend who does Avon but i never got around to it..but its ok, i finally have them :) Avon Urban Grey, Vintage Blue, & Jade.


this haul was from today. i finally picked up OPI Lincoln Park After Dark. and also Tickle My France-y, Tease-y Does It, Extra-Va-Vaganza!, & DS Extravagance. Essie Beach Party & Sew Psyched. Essence Sweet As Candy.


wheph! that took a LOT out of me! =X sad to say, i think i've only tried 3 polishes out of all of those posted above. i probably wont do swatches because i hate swatching. major props to all of you ladies who do swatches because i just cant stand swatching. its a dreadful thought so i avoid it.

onto todays mani, its just something simple.


i've got the blues - just kidding =P i used two coats of each polish: Sally Hansen White On, Avon Vintage Blue, China Glaze Bahamian Escape, OPI Ogre-The-Top Blue, & Studio M Get The Blues. i freakin love Get The Blues!


my cousins Homecoming was two weekends ago & i did her nails. shes all about simplicity so she just wanted a regular french tip mani but i was able to convince her to add glitter lines & rhinestones.


wow! this post was longer than i expected! i'll end it here!

have a great one!,
<3KATRINA

Catching Up on Manis

woohoo! its Friday! i hope your week has been well! the weekend is JUST around the corner! -not that im doing anything fun over the weekend..just working. hopefully your weekend will be better than mine =P

time to catch you up on some manis of mine.


*click on the picture to see the full awesomeness! a link will automatically open up in a new screen.* 2 coats of OPI's My Private Jet. this one isnt the original-way-more-awesome holo one. this is the non-original-less-awesome holo one. =P and then i added some stars stickers.


*click on the picture to see the full awesomeness! a link will automatically open up in a new screen.* you can see more of the holo on my thumb. i had highhhh hopes for this one. its a beautiful polish, but i prefer Color Club's Revvvolution :)


here, i have 3 coats of Orly's Retro Red from their Plastix collection. besides for the bad picture, you can see finger indents & smudges on my nails. i painted my nails at midnight - like usual - and i didnt apply topcoat so that it can keep its satin-ish finish...and then i woke up with fugly nails =/ application of the polish was alright..and just to say, the picture shows the polish as RED..but when its on my nails, it looks more pink. weird, right?


next i have 3 coats of Essie's Van D'Go, which is the adorable peach-ish color, and 3 coats of Wet n Wild's Tropicalia. i sure do love my stripes & roses! haha

my nails had layers & then two of my nails chipped..so i had to chop off my nails. so now i have little nubbins for nails =P


my first mani with short nails. something simple. 3 coats of Revlon's Silver & 3 coats of Sally Hansen's Black Out. and then my free-handed leopard print.


*click on the picture to see the full awesomeness! a link will automatically open up in a new screen.* this is 2 coats of Studio M's Magic Attraction. [Studio M is a brand from Meijer] this is an awesome, silver packed glitter polish with red-burgundy glitter and its also an awesome holo !!


*click on the picture to see the full awesomeness! a link will automatically open up in a new screen.* here's a picture in bad lighting but you can see the holo-awesomeness! this polish is closely following Revvvolution as my favorite holos! :)


again, all of those picturs were taken with my phone's camera. i usually take pictures of my nails when im on break at work - the lighting is so much better in my car! haha

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also, please check out Alison's blog! :)

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i also want to mention that i start a new semester of college on Monday!!! so soon! ALREADY!! it hasnt hit me yet...but i guess i better get over it & realize its SO soon already! i realllllly want to do good this semester...so i gotta make sure i focus. hopefully i'll still be blogging like usual. - - are you going back to school this semester? when do you start?

have a great weekend!,
<3KATRINA