Splatter Mani!

Here's a mani I did following The PolishAholic's tutorial. Honestly this shouldn't have been so darn difficult for me... but it was. Moving on!

I didn't tape my fingers nor did I spray the polish out the right way... So to say this was messy is quite the understatement, LOL. I did find an easier way though - put a drop of polish on finger, and proceed to blow it out with the straw.

I think something's wrong with me, haha.

So I used Maybelline's Eternal Snow (it's reaaaaaaaally old!) as a base, and for splatter colours I used Avon's Nailwear Pro in Tangtastic, The Face Shop's YL702, and Cara's 206. I really dislike how Asian brands give their polishes numbers instead of names >:(

I based this mani on summer-y colors, woooo ! I also did this in like late June, haha.

Toodle-loooo ~

-Melanie

Two Swatches !

Sorry for my lack of posts this week - Valentine's Day certainly kept me busy (^_^) and I because of the tiles I work with in glass art, my nails get wrecked... pretty fast.

Anyways, here's two manicures I did for Valentine's day.

First off is a bright red from Rimmel London. This one is called 310 Red Carpet, and from what I've seen they don't make it anymore.

 As you can see above, I attempted to add some flair to this mani and added on a sticker. They were nifty, but I must've applied them too fast because it got all yucky after I applied my Seche Vite.

Note: these pictures were taken about three days after wear. No major chipping, and only two coats ^_^

Here's the second one I did, simpler this time. This is Claire's Mood Changing Polish in Calm/Wild. It's a really shimmery pink-when-warm/purple-when-cold polish. It does not change by mood, it changes based on your body temperature. It looks really cool with longer nails! Anyways, this polish USED to work for me. I always use three coats, but this time I got a maaaaaajor chip (I blame you, Seche Vite!) so I took it off pretty quickly.

Hope you had a great Valentine's day!

-Melanie

China Glaze : Vertical Rush

Hey ! I haven't had time to post since I've been swamped with studying for my math provincial & my socials exam (which I still haven't had yet! Eek!)

Before the major cramming started, I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and purchased 3 China Glaze polishes: Ruby Pumps, Vertical Rush & Frostbite.
Today, I'm showing you China Glaze's Vertical Rush, which supposedly is from the Tis' The Season To Be Naughty And Nice Christmas collection. Actually, the girls put it on the display for that, but that was wrong... It's actually from the Ski collection.

Sorry for how completely *inaccurate* these photos are. Actually, this is more of a red wine kinda colour. I really liked it, but it didn't really win me over.

  And not trying to sound obnoxious, BUT WHAT IS THAT CHIP ? ^ My polish has never really done this before - but then I started using Seche Vite... I could be wrong. Or maybe they reacted differently. Either way, I only kept this colour on for 4 days until it got that stupid chip and I switched it.
Sadly , this was the only polish from this collection I managed to pick up :/.

-Melanie.

Ruby Pumps !

Oh hey there! Did you guys have a great New Years? Mine was alcohol-free as usual. I don't like the taste.

Anyways, here's something special ~ Ruby Pumps from China Glaze.

After seeing this so many times online, I decided I should pick myself up a bottle. So I went over to Sally's Beauty Supply while they were having a buy 2 get 1 free sale... and got myself this beautiful red (as well as one from the Christmas collection & Frostbite) ~ got a small discount too, since I have a SC.

I couldn't even capture how beautiful this red is. It was a whole lot darker and more stunning than in the picture. This is pretty much my go-to red, from now on. It took only three coats, and was only kind of rough because of the silver-y/red glitter. Removal was pretty good too.

-Melanie.

Joe Fresh Style : Matte Top Coat

Hello! This is my first matte I've ever tried out (I've been hunting for Essie's Matte About You) and bonus! Their nail polish was a bottle for $4, and three bottles for $10! I bought an extra bottle of Joe's Matte Top Coat, as well as a grey, which I'll soon swatch.

Here is this matte top coat over I Stop For Nicole from Nicole by OPI on my thumb. See the difference? Glossy and flat! (Well, sort of satin-y. But flatter than the others!)

Down below, here's the bottle.

And here is the other fingers mattified, under a lamp :3

 

I'm still hunting for Essie's MAY, but for now (and with these prices), I'm content!

If you want to add some variety to your polishes & like to stay within budget, pick up a bottle of this at Superstore! It's cheap, easy to apply, and dries super fast. I love this.

Till next time!

-Melanie

The First Post!

Hello everyone! This is my first time making/posting a swatch on nailpolish, so I hope you'll grow to enjoy my little spot on the internet :]

Since this is a swatch place, here's my first. I Stop For Nicole from Nicole by OPI.

My friend Tim bought this for me for my birthday (along with two others I will swatch, soon!)

This one under shaded lighting is a red, but under natural-er light it's looking pretty pink. Sometimes (like in the photo), it looks like there's a thousand orange flecks on top of some insane red. It's so pretty :3 It took me three coats for this (though you might be able to get away with two, if you're lucky!) The application was pretty smooth, too. I have no complaints!

Hope to see you back here again!

-Melanie