Choc chip mint nails!

Hello everyone :) We had some chocolate chip mint ice cream the other day in the freezer, which inspired me to try and recreate it on my nails. This falls under a more abstract nail art look, but hey, you've gotta work with the limited time you've got! ;)

This was two coats of OPI Thanks a windmillion layered with a dabbled coat of Ulta3 Outasight. I then added two thin coats of Flormar #20 to give it a more crelly sandwich look.

Have you been inspired by food before? What are some ideas you came up with?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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January Nail Art Challenge: Pastel blue

(Oops, this was meant to be up yesterday, but I forgot to post it! Better late than never though :P)

Hi everyone :) Today's prompt is pastel blue and I have to admit, with such a broad theme, I was a little stumped to begin with. I finally decided to go with a skittle look and here is the result!

Pinky & index: Two coats of Australis Sky high layered with Australis Carnivale chaos. I added two coats of Flormar #20 to create a glitter sandwich look.
Ring & thumb: Three coats of Sinful Colors Cinderella.
Middle: Two coats of Sky high. I created a one stroke butterfly look with some acrylic paint.

I love how the rainbow glitter looks like a garden of flowers off in the distance which the butterfly is flying towards :)

Thanks for reading as always!
~Sharon

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More one stroke flower nails

Hi everyone :) You may remember my base glitter sandwich manicure from a previous post. I used OPI My vampire is buff and created the glitter sandwich with OPI Polka.com and Flormar #20. I decided to create a one stroke flower nail art look aver it using some acrylic paint but wasn't too sure about the end result. Which is partly why it took me so long to publish this post :P

I'm not 100% liking the way the flowers came out; my one stroke painting definitely needs more practice. Have you tried this technique before?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Shopping the stash: F for Flormar

Hey there :) I had the brilliant idea of creating a glitter sandwich using Flormar #20 with OPI My vampire is buff and Polka.com. I then took a matte top coat and mattified the final look.

Here is the original glossy look :)

Which do you think looked better - matte or glossy?

Thanks for reading as always!
~Sharon

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Minty, rainbow sparkles

Hi ladies~ Who's hungry for a jelly and glittery sandwich? ;) I started off with two coats of China Glaze Re-fresh mint and then layered a coat of Ulta3 over the rainbow on top. To create the jelly look, I added two coats of Flormar #20. Voilà! Minty, rainbow goodness :D

Boy was this a pain to remove though... :P Do you like glitter sandwiches? What do you think, worth the removal process or not?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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My very own Shooting Star jelly sandwich :)

Hello everyone! When I first laid eyes on Tony Moly Shooting star over at Tales about nails, I knew I had to own it. BUT! Before forking over the money, I decided to try a layering combination I had in mind. Starting off with two coats of China Glaze Light as air, I then applied two coats of OPI Rainbow connection over it. To create the jelly look, I applied two coats of Flormar #20.

Well, they're not exactly dupes but I'm thinking it's close enough for me to not purchase the Tony Moly :P I love how the combination of Rainbow connection and #20 are able to satisfy my lemmings like this!

What do you think? Would this kill your lemming or would you still purchase the original nail polish?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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My take on GITA & Whimsical ♥

Hello hello~ After my previous attempt at a glitter sandwich, I decided to try it again with a pastel blue. I had this in mind since I thought it might look similar to Deborah Lippmann's Glitter in the air or the Revlon Whimsical dupe. Well, my attempt isn't spot on, but it's killed my lemming for them, at the very least! :D

I started off with two coats of Ulta3 Spring shower, then layered on a thick coat of OPI Rainbow connection. To achieve the softer look, I applied two coats of Flormar #20, which is a terribly sheer white polish. I love, love, looooooove the end result! The shade of the blue or  the glitter particles aren't exactly the same as GITA/Whimsical, but I think it's close enough for me to satisfy my lemming <3

Since GITA is waaay out of my polish budget limit and Revlon nail polishes are sold here in Australia at ridiculously inflated prices (and I don't think Whimsical is available here yet?), I'm pretty over the moon with this mani :) What do you think of this? :D

Thanks for reading,
~Sharon

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A clean, white manicure...almost.

Hi everyone~ When I first pictured this manicure in my head, it looked sooooooooo good. Why then, did it not translate as well onto my nails? Ahhhh, the frustration that ensues when this happens!

I started off with two coats of Ulta3 Lily white. On my pinky and index fingers, I layered with two coats of China Glaze White cap. On my middle finger, I applied two coats of Nubar 2010 onto the white polish base. The flakies were actually more apparent in real life, but didn't show up too well in the photos below. For my ring finger, I applied two coats of OPI Rainbow connection, then another two coats of Flormar #20 to achieve the glitter sandwhich look. I took Rainbow connection again to apply a glitter gradient on my thumb.

I think this may have looked better over a different base colour - the white polish just stood out too much against my skin tone for a full manicure. I'll be trying this again another time with a different shade!

Thanks for reading,
~Sharon

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My Hong Kong haul

Hi ladies! I was able to pick up some nail polishes during my trip to Hong Kong. While this isn't a huge haul (I was good and only picked up polishes I really wanted!), it has fulfilled my goal to pick up some Asian (read Korean :P) brands as well as welcome into my stash some OPIs I have been lemming but was unable to get my hands on.

Firstly, some OPIs I have had my eyes on for awhile :P I was good and only bought four although I was sorely tempted in the shop to buy more!

Road house blues, I juggle...men, I lilly love you, Russian navy suede

And some Korean nail polishes! :D The annoying thing about them though, is the lack of proper name! They all have numbers only and it's so hard to remember which one is which.

Etude HouseWH702, The Face Shop BL801, PP404, PK102, Skinfood VI408

On my second last day, I spied some Flormar nail polish which were only 10HKD - that's only 1.25AUD!! Sadly, what I thought was white nail polish turned out to be extremely sheer. Hopefully it has some hidden element which will surprise me when I bring it out for layering! And frustratingly, these polishes don't have names either! :(

20, 32

I also picked up some Steam cream while I was in Hong Kong since my skin was sooooooooo dry from the winter air. And it is what a lifesaver it was! After two uses, my skin was back to its moisturised self and oh-so-smooth. It was almost like touching baby skin - yes it was that smooth! I'm currently using the cream sparingly haha, but once I run out, I'll definitely be buying more :D

Thanks for looking!
~Sharon

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