tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47847802314958878172024-03-05T17:01:57.540+08:00The Nail Polish NinjaYour stealthy guide to nail polish from the EastDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-72850456157063289742010-05-03T19:31:00.001+08:002010-05-04T06:20:08.511+08:00BNC #175 Silver Sparkle(Silver Sparkle is not the polish's actual name, which was nowhere to be found on the bottle.)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was walking around <a href="http://www.myayalamalls.com/ayala+malls/id/8/TriNoma">Trinoma</a> when I chanced upon a stall selling Korean <span id="goog_324046596"></span><span id="goog_324046597"></span>BNC polishes for PhP80.00 (USD1.78) each. The salesperson was quite annoying - she kept using hard sell tactics to get me to buy more products, so I didn't stick around very long to look at other shades.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuzoVWkxGrZ2ukjaDEGO_V9UBqD800XgfuNgkzEMsOG-Km4sxJA4ScA60uUCuRDoRgjiNw-7BCdJJTpKrmcwcbxCIU-uI-R-nKW9Pgpvdoahhv5URWfWK5jwHuvuuqFPAh1APfoCnx1s/s1600/NPN-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuzoVWkxGrZ2ukjaDEGO_V9UBqD800XgfuNgkzEMsOG-Km4sxJA4ScA60uUCuRDoRgjiNw-7BCdJJTpKrmcwcbxCIU-uI-R-nKW9Pgpvdoahhv5URWfWK5jwHuvuuqFPAh1APfoCnx1s/s320/NPN-3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Silver Sparkle is a hexagonal glitter polish much like <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/07/face-shop-nail-pleasure-yl702.html">TFS Nail Pleasure YL702</a>. It can be made opaque in three coats, although it helps to have some sort of polish underneath to fill in the gaps. Here, I used <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/06/skin-food-nail-vita-pk203.html">Skin Food PK203</a> as the base.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweTXJ9XNorurExd7wBdt8I_x4VA-HapuxeJs5n3kpfsUm97cf4USwF669CDcdVHDe6rDest8YYhRBUM9fF6HdNGhFDwJ6x1o5KE_toksjFj5WrC-ufwp76IVwOcZQ3K_LxwiBLs-_S7A/s1600/NPN-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweTXJ9XNorurExd7wBdt8I_x4VA-HapuxeJs5n3kpfsUm97cf4USwF669CDcdVHDe6rDest8YYhRBUM9fF6HdNGhFDwJ6x1o5KE_toksjFj5WrC-ufwp76IVwOcZQ3K_LxwiBLs-_S7A/s320/NPN-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I've been looking for a polish to blind people with, and this fits the bill perfectly. :P<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXmpcgbxPNYlhew1X0kGI8kep7fnt1Ij9Jtr2RZinKLiX6WD0WNXSXWFihkZqPTI-lnANWpBOn9IA-JIqiH8v5IDpt1ExHmnKI5biZPxgDVRVfAkG6nBr3u3Cfv6Fc_UnW9DTkvt2Wk8/s1600/NPN-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXmpcgbxPNYlhew1X0kGI8kep7fnt1Ij9Jtr2RZinKLiX6WD0WNXSXWFihkZqPTI-lnANWpBOn9IA-JIqiH8v5IDpt1ExHmnKI5biZPxgDVRVfAkG6nBr3u3Cfv6Fc_UnW9DTkvt2Wk8/s320/NPN-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-2230642624735623692010-05-02T15:32:00.000+08:002010-05-02T15:32:58.486+08:00Elianto Cutie PinkThis polish's name slightly annoys me, but I like the color nonetheless. It's a light pink similar to <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2010/04/etude-house-dear-darling-nails-05-pink.html">Etude House Dear Darling 05</a>, only this has more pink in it (EHDD has a bit more purple).<br />
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Three coats.<br />
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I'm sorry I haven't been taking bottle shots against a black background lately. No time to set up.Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-23221112818846315462010-04-19T11:07:00.001+08:002010-04-20T18:47:20.224+08:00Orly Tennis, Anyone?I'm currently interning for my professor and I noticed he was a bit distracted with my <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2010/04/face-shop-or205.html">nails last week</a>, so I decided to tone it down this week. This is an old polish from Orly's Spring 2009 Prepster collection.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGFHifsE64_Q9a30YkaJ6GGWJBo0QXThvsGNri2ShF-WozaIxglIq0xsD3pLIlfMfjBQ5A205C-wiSmTba2a2DD9CcnvqUVqBihWxpmyK6nKyE-uTsg18UvoN29ovYiV2Smx1k6dDt-s/s1600/DSCN6314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGFHifsE64_Q9a30YkaJ6GGWJBo0QXThvsGNri2ShF-WozaIxglIq0xsD3pLIlfMfjBQ5A205C-wiSmTba2a2DD9CcnvqUVqBihWxpmyK6nKyE-uTsg18UvoN29ovYiV2Smx1k6dDt-s/s320/DSCN6314.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />For a sheer polish, this isn't much trouble to apply. I used three coats below.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeq6TlkRGxQELh70BOxQ9NVh53rwE7jUgfneTWKYQqY0ahbA1DOSm4u2y6aE6109yyfUzUbL-SDkSbZ_g7RUT7IYc-iZ5TGqXqKoshQFDvt8nNA7gU3b_rKiE3YTvSj56zmeqKrh91iM/s1600/DSCN6313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeq6TlkRGxQELh70BOxQ9NVh53rwE7jUgfneTWKYQqY0ahbA1DOSm4u2y6aE6109yyfUzUbL-SDkSbZ_g7RUT7IYc-iZ5TGqXqKoshQFDvt8nNA7gU3b_rKiE3YTvSj56zmeqKrh91iM/s320/DSCN6313.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can you see the nail stickers? I put them on to make the mani a bit more interesting (so I won't get tempted to switch to a louder color LOL).</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-25166644158845927442010-04-18T11:50:00.001+08:002010-04-18T11:50:00.095+08:00The Face Shop OR205This is last week's mani. Have I ever mentioned that orange is my favorite color? <br />
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OR205 is a bright neon creme that reaches full opacity in three coats.<br />
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I have a huge backlog of polishes to upload now, and that doesn't even include the new ones <a href="http://www.caronia.com.ph/nail_polish.php">Caronia Philippines</a> so very kindly sent me last week. (Thanks again, Caronia! I'll be sure to swatch them as soon as I can!) <br />
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This pretty pale pink is currently what I have on my hands. I'd swatch more but... TIME T_T<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">05 is a two-coater, but I put on three coats because I am nitpicky that way. :P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJQpKcvEg1sB6ETE0rbz_is1imPCsBTUVfhnjwJtIRqKzSdnPeWlTgiVSrDUtUmuehqPdqBhHz131UUgdvfy26jbHnNQfq2GmikPTTU1U2-2cOoVnBLDcej0N34GzlhNL_nT3EsTOkEk/s1600-h/DSCN6290.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJQpKcvEg1sB6ETE0rbz_is1imPCsBTUVfhnjwJtIRqKzSdnPeWlTgiVSrDUtUmuehqPdqBhHz131UUgdvfy26jbHnNQfq2GmikPTTU1U2-2cOoVnBLDcej0N34GzlhNL_nT3EsTOkEk/s320/DSCN6290.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I've wanted to do one of these ever since I saw one of the blogs on my blogroll do this ages ago. (I'm sorry, I was pretty sure I saw it on <a href="http://theprincessofpolish.blogspot.com/">The Princess of Polish</a> but when I got there, I couldn't find it anymore. Please do let me know if you were the one who did the smiley mani!)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Instead of just happy yellow smileys, I did sad blue smileys (Saddies? Haha what do you call them?) on my middle fingers. Why are they inverted? This is a wholesome family blog, you figure it out. >:D<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aside from old faithful Wet n' Wild black creme, the polishes responsible for this were Etude House GR601 and YL802. I haven't been able to make proper swatch posts for them yet because I'm running low on my favorite nail polish remover. Must conserve!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This mani seems to bring up the most amusing coincidences:<br />
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</div><ul><li>When I looked at today's paper, the astrology section said 2010's lucky colors were yellow and light blue. My mani is yellow and blue green. Haha close enough!</li>
<li> One of my favorite nail blogs, <a href="http://daily-nail.blogspot.com/2010/01/resolution-2-dont-worry.html">The Daily Nail</a>, did a smiley mani too! (Hers is infinitely better, though. :D)</li>
</ul>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-42310807641761166122009-12-25T08:56:00.000+08:002009-12-25T08:56:00.375+08:00All my Skin Food polishesMerry Christmas!<br />
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These are all my polishes from Skin Food.<br />
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17 in all!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-76216421435421138922009-12-24T08:54:00.001+08:002009-12-24T08:54:00.225+08:00All my Elianto polishesThese are all my polishes from Elianto.<br />
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</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-63819858214683747702009-12-23T08:53:00.000+08:002009-12-23T08:53:57.796+08:00All my Face Shop polishes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are all my polishes from The Face Shop.<br />
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17 bottles in all!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-14053270912475278362009-12-20T08:27:00.000+08:002009-12-20T08:27:21.679+08:00What a Classmate got me for ChristmasThe day before classes ended for the break, we had a little Christmas party complete with randomized gift exchanging. This is what Tin, the classmate who pulled out my name from the pool, got me:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To show my appreciation for her super sweet gift, I did a mani using 9 out of the 10. (I substituted <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/05/colortrends-platinum-special.html">ColorTrends Platinum Special</a> for the yellow creme so all the polishes would have frosted finishes.)<br />
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All the polishes (except the light blue) reach bottle color in three coats and dry rather quickly. Thank you, Tin!Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-4267347126892131792009-12-05T10:14:00.000+08:002009-12-05T10:14:00.358+08:00Elianto Sparkling Diva: Racing GreenThis pretty green comes from Elianto's new <a href="http://voize.my/interests/ac-fashion/elianto%E2%80%99s-sparkling-diva-nail-lacquer">Sparkling Diva</a> line. As its name suggests, the polishes in the new line have sparkly finishes.<br />
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This Christmas-y color turns opaque in two coats,<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sparkling Diva polishes cost PHP199.00 (around USD4.00) - pretty close to <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/07/face-shop-nail-pleasure-yl702.html">the price range of The Face Shop's Nail Pleasure line</a>.<br />
</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-89844583140800383992009-12-02T23:00:00.001+08:002009-12-02T23:02:46.996+08:00Skin Food Nail Vita BL511 (Secret Blue)<span class="Apple-style-span">I found this polish's name through <a href="http://jellynat.blogspot.com/2009/11/skinfood-nail-vita-overview-blue-family.html">Jellynat's super helpful blog</a>. It's a great resource for the names of Skin Food polishes!</span><br /><br />I don't get why this shimmery bright blue is called Secret Blue, though.<br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczH-WGCZC36Q3GgfO9D_L8nZ-SMTK_DR6-5S5ruUv36IgOSIqzWwHXzqY6ABWyYHmu-EozVhpfTbciRFajmxahtVIrUqVerpeXtaOJG3wP3RT_F-n6qyt8k9A63mUnApZxBUZYs-IMyM/s1600/DSCN5885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczH-WGCZC36Q3GgfO9D_L8nZ-SMTK_DR6-5S5ruUv36IgOSIqzWwHXzqY6ABWyYHmu-EozVhpfTbciRFajmxahtVIrUqVerpeXtaOJG3wP3RT_F-n6qyt8k9A63mUnApZxBUZYs-IMyM/s320/DSCN5885.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">This two-coater certainly isn't as blue as the <a href="http://joel3d.com/Images2006/SecretDeodorant.jpg">deodorant</a>...<br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAZyBVOLADxWkLwAiA0MKt3ZE67UxRhzg2AH55dJICfdTQkc0J0x99Kc0hwOO0JSiY4Bv-PDX-QyQwAd6NCbmUx1EUQc_aVNLU44hZUhGs1Jdn0oI2ahc__PzrlZ8yiLZPltwd_rEEI4/s1600/DSCN5884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAZyBVOLADxWkLwAiA0MKt3ZE67UxRhzg2AH55dJICfdTQkc0J0x99Kc0hwOO0JSiY4Bv-PDX-QyQwAd6NCbmUx1EUQc_aVNLU44hZUhGs1Jdn0oI2ahc__PzrlZ8yiLZPltwd_rEEI4/s320/DSCN5884.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">although it is quite close to <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/05/skin-food-pedicure-vita-in-electric.html">another Skin Food polish</a>.<br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfWkupGxVepVvy50M_l3NevdtIeNi8WUbOFlTzn_5G8wLGKJOwzauKSD6mIayIAH64mb1V2QZy7PtCzZVPeF4dVYzvnCRLh_66hX5a1ntqwKqiZVeDXl_OHslbsUsLGi2fw5whpQENsI/s1600/DSCN5686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfWkupGxVepVvy50M_l3NevdtIeNi8WUbOFlTzn_5G8wLGKJOwzauKSD6mIayIAH64mb1V2QZy7PtCzZVPeF4dVYzvnCRLh_66hX5a1ntqwKqiZVeDXl_OHslbsUsLGi2fw5whpQENsI/s320/DSCN5686.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:8pt;"><b>L: Secret Blue; R: Blue Sapphire</b></span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:8pt;">Secret Blue is shimmery, Blue Sapphire is solid creme</span><br /></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-23071528250841095482009-11-30T12:14:00.001+08:002009-11-30T12:15:28.277+08:00The Face Shop YL702<span style="font-size:9pt;"><i>(The nail swatches in this post are much older than last Friday's </i><a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/11/elianto-glitter-shine-red.html"><i>Glitter Shine Red</i></a><i>. So no, my nails did not magically lengthen over the weekend.)</i></span><br /><br />Yellow there, everybody!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZeSN6eT9gBvVLTmWc0cxAR6CzPWPwkjNlcmsE4FKdRas2dryp4B1_wb4ksjlf-MHZhNIdIp9rIq_yhph-6sY5FgpcShv1KhvKPHPeAuuO43EwfBmBJbk-kyQtJ5DUKEhh1lAYlH51VA/s1600/DSCN5883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZeSN6eT9gBvVLTmWc0cxAR6CzPWPwkjNlcmsE4FKdRas2dryp4B1_wb4ksjlf-MHZhNIdIp9rIq_yhph-6sY5FgpcShv1KhvKPHPeAuuO43EwfBmBJbk-kyQtJ5DUKEhh1lAYlH51VA/s320/DSCN5883.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Get it? Yellow... hello? Yeah, I'll stick to being a college student. :P<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyhow, YL702 is a bright, sunny yellow three-coater.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcX3Jo5RYNI0TuCCzUEYVQduTaA6GfYDYJbCfJRq1yd6N-EvrMFlfbG0K9YhIkLS4hLuZF3XyK6yXnJM9j8lHpG81NwlsDetC23oprKWtcfaL59Z-D-gAL78dN-vLHcS5BZCcd9AFvuU/s1600/DSCN5582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcX3Jo5RYNI0TuCCzUEYVQduTaA6GfYDYJbCfJRq1yd6N-EvrMFlfbG0K9YhIkLS4hLuZF3XyK6yXnJM9j8lHpG81NwlsDetC23oprKWtcfaL59Z-D-gAL78dN-vLHcS5BZCcd9AFvuU/s320/DSCN5582.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It applies reasonably well for a yellow polish - the streakiness disappears quite easily once the first coat has dried and the second and third layers are applied. More experienced users will probably even get bottle color in two coats.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw5haHQxQm2EBBetujJ-4HG7tx3VV3wym0hrmZI1kKPeax-oKkgC5zT_bxY9drz12ArPMPyXcKm1P12_4XThQD-tRGBigYCutk_EIUjYEwc4zB6Nw6LV3qOwNsD3XId3zONJkMbN-ECM/s1600/DSCN5583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBw5haHQxQm2EBBetujJ-4HG7tx3VV3wym0hrmZI1kKPeax-oKkgC5zT_bxY9drz12ArPMPyXcKm1P12_4XThQD-tRGBigYCutk_EIUjYEwc4zB6Nw6LV3qOwNsD3XId3zONJkMbN-ECM/s320/DSCN5583.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Strangely enough, this polish has the exact same color code as <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/07/face-shop-nail-pleasure-yl702.html">another polish</a> from TFS' Nail Pleasure line.Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-40107467124957060212009-11-27T18:59:00.000+08:002009-11-27T18:59:05.541+08:00Elianto Glitter Shine Red<span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Sorry today's post is a little late, been pretty busy lately. 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Glitter Shine Red is a dead ringer for <a href="http://life-through-a-lens.bellasugar.com/3344114">China Glaze Ruby Pumps</a> and is also very similar to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lextard/2851232133/">Essie Ruby Slippers</a>.<br />
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I've always loved the look of bright red polish on short nails, and this smooth three-coater is no exception.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I happened to chance upon some really good sunlight when I was swatching this. Lucky!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I usually paint my nails at night since I have to get ready for class in the morning. The text you see under my hand is from my Statistics book. (Blech! XD)<br />
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</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-3332820356890803802009-11-25T11:13:00.000+08:002009-11-25T11:13:00.049+08:00Elianto BrownI swear this looked like a creme in the bottle! It's actually a brown <b>jelly</b>, how weird is that?<br />
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</div>It's a four-coater, but it dries to an impossibly glossy shine that reminds me of chocolate glazed donuts.<br />
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</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-47475093480151715212009-11-23T12:40:00.003+08:002009-11-23T12:50:08.377+08:00Elianto Bisque + Rainbow StripesAfter wearing this psychedelic number all throughout last week (to a good amount of graciously-received compliments, might I add ;D)...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWX0jnu-iEwU1IHSbGuk5cpa0DHHCF8fhJdKTilb37Jj-pAd3KsjsnBx6XFcMSDN6BbEdXwVmmmn02QpSFw-SqTlhazrXMuPLSS9PxjJlprB0Oo2yWQBEzvC2PpbPybpgbjFQhVADf0o/s1600/DSCN5807.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWX0jnu-iEwU1IHSbGuk5cpa0DHHCF8fhJdKTilb37Jj-pAd3KsjsnBx6XFcMSDN6BbEdXwVmmmn02QpSFw-SqTlhazrXMuPLSS9PxjJlprB0Oo2yWQBEzvC2PpbPybpgbjFQhVADf0o/s320/DSCN5807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407150467915370834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:8pt;"><div style="text-align: center;">This has got to be the best picture I've ever taken in NPN history so far. I think the lighting is just perfect!</div></span><br />...for this week, I decided to take things down a little with this creamy neutral!<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3somKfQfrQ1hNCI_g3vUKmKCVcwQIglDXHruKYJwqq35De_Bk9tdGK2EsrGkO5iSf6Bm_GK7AdYniqq1rgi1k465LVSypQVGBOapKvUghjP2sHq9vLNpzonXzNo9fPaVbGajfI1R7_E/s1600/DSCN5851.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3somKfQfrQ1hNCI_g3vUKmKCVcwQIglDXHruKYJwqq35De_Bk9tdGK2EsrGkO5iSf6Bm_GK7AdYniqq1rgi1k465LVSypQVGBOapKvUghjP2sHq9vLNpzonXzNo9fPaVbGajfI1R7_E/s320/DSCN5851.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407150483152640178" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10pt;">Whoops, forgot to watermark before turning the pic right-side-up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Neutral colors have usually been difficult to apply in my experience. Not so with two-coater Bisque!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2rPxs8hyphenhyphenYye_oy6bHxTmYTserro-EIDqZOUqLYvWmzW-kH1C3KYpRZnlOUXHXzpx9-rAKhdEKWSUFWQL099kCi_4ChPtS27pLOHFh1l6Irpyb1kWSm4BCvYda1O4q9aq9B16F7XTwCk/s1600/DSCN5850.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2rPxs8hyphenhyphenYye_oy6bHxTmYTserro-EIDqZOUqLYvWmzW-kH1C3KYpRZnlOUXHXzpx9-rAKhdEKWSUFWQL099kCi_4ChPtS27pLOHFh1l6Irpyb1kWSm4BCvYda1O4q9aq9B16F7XTwCk/s1600/DSCN5850.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2rPxs8hyphenhyphenYye_oy6bHxTmYTserro-EIDqZOUqLYvWmzW-kH1C3KYpRZnlOUXHXzpx9-rAKhdEKWSUFWQL099kCi_4ChPtS27pLOHFh1l6Irpyb1kWSm4BCvYda1O4q9aq9B16F7XTwCk/s320/DSCN5850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407150479466221202" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2rPxs8hyphenhyphenYye_oy6bHxTmYTserro-EIDqZOUqLYvWmzW-kH1C3KYpRZnlOUXHXzpx9-rAKhdEKWSUFWQL099kCi_4ChPtS27pLOHFh1l6Irpyb1kWSm4BCvYda1O4q9aq9B16F7XTwCk/s1600/DSCN5850.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10pt;">Please excuse the drying skin at the sides of my nails. X_X The weather is getting colder and drier by tropical standards here, and being a sun-loving Southeast Asian unused to lower temperatures, I probably need to hydrate and/or moisturize more!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>The formula glides veeeery smoothly - almost like a Skin Food polish - and dries to a highly professional-looking, glossy shine.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOdARFWvBcMs4lrRYIa4gIksLnf3xFvisxYBKIwmZnZ-R4a_wbXZ6iXdq98wrxlC0GqhAnnJi_AngVPxLIBW40KaZzaBUk5aNQfOoWmBWJ4rfZMvkfIS7CSG0xvNPlZ9S6d-KmVzwt2Q/s1600/DSCN5849.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOdARFWvBcMs4lrRYIa4gIksLnf3xFvisxYBKIwmZnZ-R4a_wbXZ6iXdq98wrxlC0GqhAnnJi_AngVPxLIBW40KaZzaBUk5aNQfOoWmBWJ4rfZMvkfIS7CSG0xvNPlZ9S6d-KmVzwt2Q/s320/DSCN5849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407150471913443074" /></a></div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-65675233905703853432009-11-20T11:30:00.000+08:002009-11-20T11:30:00.308+08:00Skin Food Milk Creamy Prism Nail: Black PrismYes, Skin Food has holos! They come in bottles similar to the <a href="http://eng.theskinfood.com/shop/detail_cate.asp?product_num=856&page=1&crg_id=000225&ctg_type=C&dctg_id=&sort=&sort_type=desc">Milk Creamy line</a>, except with metallic silver caps.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxSx_2XRMnx63CNecDAX4OzVr0gHkFGp5Oi7IfYcbTFxbVA1fvSA56Kw8qBTV93dHRK3aExDgta6-r-HHjmumwf9wq5-ynt58nrWtK7JKZ9dCvAAMVtTOoLsY9INbX-P19v8e0ftbWCQ/s1600-h/DSCN5549.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxSx_2XRMnx63CNecDAX4OzVr0gHkFGp5Oi7IfYcbTFxbVA1fvSA56Kw8qBTV93dHRK3aExDgta6-r-HHjmumwf9wq5-ynt58nrWtK7JKZ9dCvAAMVtTOoLsY9INbX-P19v8e0ftbWCQ/s320/DSCN5549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403020003912751794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The polish looks quite similar to OPI My Private Jet, although <a href="http://polishaddict.com/2008/10/21/the-opi-my-private-jet-controversy/">MPJ seems to have bigger particles</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3e9PumvBHQd5LmJkhABDErfewJGiUKHgYx6O1jqd1XppckrBm4qbQugSykTMQAdghCo1-rQGIm1MRflp8TKG7iZQnBgDjUc7CmgdHSvNFKxe7-7ebhMLDKS65b65KUkO_3wXPqsyI67U/s1600-h/DSCN5218.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3e9PumvBHQd5LmJkhABDErfewJGiUKHgYx6O1jqd1XppckrBm4qbQugSykTMQAdghCo1-rQGIm1MRflp8TKG7iZQnBgDjUc7CmgdHSvNFKxe7-7ebhMLDKS65b65KUkO_3wXPqsyI67U/s320/DSCN5218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403019984757584914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Black Prism appears asphalt gray under fluorescent light,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPUgPJ8v7-0SreHqObYmzv22BKu7RY-h4GC1ogoRr1cunxo4EtT-Jppy5sFA10RRZ_Ps04O-lXP3gCGQtZiM5uT_z8MbyZq2L23pcq57iPF6VPuxAd5MFRyyXyR3k5JLQPAmUyoISAk4/s1600-h/DSCN5545.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPUgPJ8v7-0SreHqObYmzv22BKu7RY-h4GC1ogoRr1cunxo4EtT-Jppy5sFA10RRZ_Ps04O-lXP3gCGQtZiM5uT_z8MbyZq2L23pcq57iPF6VPuxAd5MFRyyXyR3k5JLQPAmUyoISAk4/s320/DSCN5545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403019990928553266" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>but under sunlight is where it really shines!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAjHS0N7tU25pS6m2OwTP7xAXGbxfKHmYCpYFkS9vdudihEMOJ9RCI-q34v88ZFPRhhMgDmU9NyEzKlk0re-Uzwb7SDoCnjYJcPrRM0yUxXgSqwQPA2BE8pql5Fs1P7lzf6s9A9_2K8o/s1600-h/DSCN5548.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAjHS0N7tU25pS6m2OwTP7xAXGbxfKHmYCpYFkS9vdudihEMOJ9RCI-q34v88ZFPRhhMgDmU9NyEzKlk0re-Uzwb7SDoCnjYJcPrRM0yUxXgSqwQPA2BE8pql5Fs1P7lzf6s9A9_2K8o/s320/DSCN5548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403020001258774754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-27805214718979964862009-11-18T11:30:00.001+08:002009-11-18T13:39:48.913+08:00Skin Food Juice Tox #7I've been singing praises to Skin Food's polishes ever since I started posting about them. Until <i><b>NOW</b></i>, that is.<div><br /></div><div>Do NOT, I repeat, <i>DO NOT</i> ever buy anything from their Juice Tox line.</div><div><br /></div><div>#7 looks adorable enough in the bottle,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMK3RV1c-b5nWp4cdOy6xKq-DNc61XXFs1Ml4lWrk1W8AYm3K_GqAG9yS-65OwJizQnR4uBClecYCp_SanwSkiCfJJdnplAqsFgnrFccfI0d5AP66JyBbOWgbO__aTNMF8eePz0nIKsA/s1600-h/DSCN5552.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMK3RV1c-b5nWp4cdOy6xKq-DNc61XXFs1Ml4lWrk1W8AYm3K_GqAG9yS-65OwJizQnR4uBClecYCp_SanwSkiCfJJdnplAqsFgnrFccfI0d5AP66JyBbOWgbO__aTNMF8eePz0nIKsA/s320/DSCN5552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403013924500837570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and sets in with a silky smooth satiny finish that looks more purple under bright light,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDN0E0vm5_5Zn5d8knMFNsg-dA0jribYscDJyfkQXQFHhYGI8m6R4kpr3Wtu4mIZXlc3LXHjCjPlp0nMxP54wz7QVVfkygtpU8dptEDhbsFDzb73CM8a4YM7aKElyyadse0pvtDQzHZo/s1600-h/DSCN5191.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDN0E0vm5_5Zn5d8knMFNsg-dA0jribYscDJyfkQXQFHhYGI8m6R4kpr3Wtu4mIZXlc3LXHjCjPlp0nMxP54wz7QVVfkygtpU8dptEDhbsFDzb73CM8a4YM7aKElyyadse0pvtDQzHZo/s320/DSCN5191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403010332287262626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCN17BdhihZm3v2mNQrDrJL50XWseS1ML-c5GmlmBVxlCQYoH4scEgQw-y8urYf0dHg7FTGkKYSlmeJIpl5Rif1GpjwJ3n4PXhTJT-Cj3_5Zw7uegBScTdEdXQwPYScIFiwexaDpMp9o/s1600-h/DSCN5199.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCN17BdhihZm3v2mNQrDrJL50XWseS1ML-c5GmlmBVxlCQYoH4scEgQw-y8urYf0dHg7FTGkKYSlmeJIpl5Rif1GpjwJ3n4PXhTJT-Cj3_5Zw7uegBScTdEdXQwPYScIFiwexaDpMp9o/s320/DSCN5199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403010338926040610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>BUT IT NEVER COMPLETELY DRIES.</div><div><br /></div><div>I first tested the infernal polish two weeks ago, Sunday morning. Take note, <b>MORNING</b>. I went about my day, then settled off to sleep. (At night, obviously. :P) I didn't have to go out in public anyway, so I didn't clean up the mani in the shower. The next day, I awake to this mess:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeFZ6C4fP9FnZamEpuEi4CwggFUDgpkXLFQ-norXjhNbuAO8NIXubD-BaXh3WKn3Qc0NhyAD7XbYZ5efyIGhBjd5sFs9rruNHrmpJRK_jTiwf4YdJS9uoMSLrGp9qpdjQzBHgwxaC-l0/s1600-h/DSCN5206.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeFZ6C4fP9FnZamEpuEi4CwggFUDgpkXLFQ-norXjhNbuAO8NIXubD-BaXh3WKn3Qc0NhyAD7XbYZ5efyIGhBjd5sFs9rruNHrmpJRK_jTiwf4YdJS9uoMSLrGp9qpdjQzBHgwxaC-l0/s320/DSCN5206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403010341003713746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">bed sheet marks EVERYWHERE. Ugh.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday I tried salvaging what I could from this difficult product. Top coats didn't work on it either, so I painted it over a layer of last week's similarly-colored <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/11/skin-food-pedicure-vita-french-kiss.html">French Kiss</a>. Doing that seems to have fixed the not-drying problem. Here's what it looks like today:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfZFcQioBKqPM1nLDGD7d6rlMHnnYN0UAQ9lE3zfyStt3M6FJTfeWoZOlpLEQ22o1OKyupT1uPedn_ofEqLMwBHZVAZ-QDajb6ifIILlewtLeLxH_8fh5Ugf4YJrJ2UHfdnOJA2sc_M0/s1600-h/DSCN5532.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfZFcQioBKqPM1nLDGD7d6rlMHnnYN0UAQ9lE3zfyStt3M6FJTfeWoZOlpLEQ22o1OKyupT1uPedn_ofEqLMwBHZVAZ-QDajb6ifIILlewtLeLxH_8fh5Ugf4YJrJ2UHfdnOJA2sc_M0/s320/DSCN5532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403010648219989362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfZFcQioBKqPM1nLDGD7d6rlMHnnYN0UAQ9lE3zfyStt3M6FJTfeWoZOlpLEQ22o1OKyupT1uPedn_ofEqLMwBHZVAZ-QDajb6ifIILlewtLeLxH_8fh5Ugf4YJrJ2UHfdnOJA2sc_M0/s1600-h/DSCN5532.JPG"></a>Eh, I guess that's alright. I won't be buying any more Juice Toxes in the future, though.</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-9311805504005703112009-11-16T11:30:00.001+08:002009-11-16T18:10:14.840+08:00Skin Food Nail Vita BL509 (Hami Melon Milk)<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thank you to <a href="http://jellynat.blogspot.com/">Nathalie</a> for tracking down this polish's name! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hami_melon">Hami melons</a> are a type of melon indigenous to China. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Three-coater BL509 looks like it could be <a href="http://www.alllacqueredup.com/2009/10/essie-winter-2009-sweet-time-of-year.html">Essie Mint Candy Apple's</a> frosted cousin!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaBBvftH4-5wSi7TWlxLorPuc5yEwsycz8hnRIuEkVdWPVebrU_80qxq7DlkSmvqNqVTwrM_6WlynNve6vBwoDN3lVrLv183InjXr-h_SK9aKMNndrk-8GSg02nhe3KcipiBtpP8FYf4/s1600-h/DSCN5525.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaBBvftH4-5wSi7TWlxLorPuc5yEwsycz8hnRIuEkVdWPVebrU_80qxq7DlkSmvqNqVTwrM_6WlynNve6vBwoDN3lVrLv183InjXr-h_SK9aKMNndrk-8GSg02nhe3KcipiBtpP8FYf4/s320/DSCN5525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403016888905081714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>However, it does have more yellow in it than the Essie polish. Check out <a href="http://naive-nails.blogspot.com/2009/11/essie-mint-candy-apple.html">gildedangel's swatch</a> to see the difference.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_FxgVElFP3aWmd7Qqfqk-jY5f0DNVjyksf5OEOIAiBKwN7hMiCh-YhoUXuSFmfXVTdswmNdBbAk-C-TVG1i6Fi7eaYl26WCBq1LB9NKaq4_GwTnG180L4t3hyj47nAonEfidWC8itWY/s1600-h/DSCN5528.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_FxgVElFP3aWmd7Qqfqk-jY5f0DNVjyksf5OEOIAiBKwN7hMiCh-YhoUXuSFmfXVTdswmNdBbAk-C-TVG1i6Fi7eaYl26WCBq1LB9NKaq4_GwTnG180L4t3hyj47nAonEfidWC8itWY/s320/DSCN5528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403016891117349570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-24232627106964119792009-11-13T11:30:00.001+08:002009-11-13T11:30:00.264+08:00Skin Food Pedicure Vita: Mai TaiThis one-coater is named after the<a href="http://mixdrinkipedia.com/recipes/rum/mai_tai"> red version of the cocktail drink</a>. I think it captures the color nicely.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHDXThTU8FAwKnF4FSPMOe1zQbX912E5mOcRxUUHKC_m7IfjWvyIGyPYm99PdLT1-zMxd-HBMWQgExHpU5Dciiz2iWwn7mYTOJWKgPJ65HO4RgKqOAhvFHKXOtYClanMII7UDTlWZId4/s1600-h/DSCN5516.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHDXThTU8FAwKnF4FSPMOe1zQbX912E5mOcRxUUHKC_m7IfjWvyIGyPYm99PdLT1-zMxd-HBMWQgExHpU5Dciiz2iWwn7mYTOJWKgPJ65HO4RgKqOAhvFHKXOtYClanMII7UDTlWZId4/s320/DSCN5516.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403004522478504226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't think it photographs very well on me, though. It's a cute fruity red in person but it looks absolutely lurid in these shots. :|</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsijvNaV4_bIaORUmcdB-tAYcwugsJHsYMAL36xeF8_Jog7Qx5AmE_cQGvL1_qMrCvYCXaayZz7d7zxjFeD264vSmOY0Z49ix0ebDFLKzBAcaOhwnrBMnwqGtk92YNRmfInf82i_fxjs/s1600-h/DSCN5515.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsijvNaV4_bIaORUmcdB-tAYcwugsJHsYMAL36xeF8_Jog7Qx5AmE_cQGvL1_qMrCvYCXaayZz7d7zxjFeD264vSmOY0Z49ix0ebDFLKzBAcaOhwnrBMnwqGtk92YNRmfInf82i_fxjs/s320/DSCN5515.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403004519249806770" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHDXThTU8FAwKnF4FSPMOe1zQbX912E5mOcRxUUHKC_m7IfjWvyIGyPYm99PdLT1-zMxd-HBMWQgExHpU5Dciiz2iWwn7mYTOJWKgPJ65HO4RgKqOAhvFHKXOtYClanMII7UDTlWZId4/s1600-h/DSCN5516.JPG"></a><div><br /></div></div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-45498013680705579122009-11-11T11:30:00.000+08:002009-11-11T11:30:00.262+08:00Skin Food Pedicure Vita: French KissI fail to see why this blurple is called French Kiss, but it's a pretty color anyway.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4Y775xDZtVZx8fESrtiaK97rq43sIDCW3sR3rittM3Fbsz11Ukj7iLBbFjps-ChSIS5vyjQ9EDp-NkEdMC_8DCckiZco5kfXozmk5D3TPYF_2NxGtRbdqKWvWChH0aA3OfFyh7wmsQ8/s1600-h/DSCN5523.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4Y775xDZtVZx8fESrtiaK97rq43sIDCW3sR3rittM3Fbsz11Ukj7iLBbFjps-ChSIS5vyjQ9EDp-NkEdMC_8DCckiZco5kfXozmk5D3TPYF_2NxGtRbdqKWvWChH0aA3OfFyh7wmsQ8/s320/DSCN5523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402272098414164866" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One-coater!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlleQxJDC5UPxNjtZHoX2JW0Q-YSA4E4i5sQ741UgNCFSygEwKy8tuKFfIbiLqje8P1WO77BSy5w9jJjrLQb8gcLZ1pMR7aynNpC7qsPu2Jln2C_2soB6bmBh8fPSYm7q8jEailkFxlM/s1600-h/DSCN5524.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlleQxJDC5UPxNjtZHoX2JW0Q-YSA4E4i5sQ741UgNCFSygEwKy8tuKFfIbiLqje8P1WO77BSy5w9jJjrLQb8gcLZ1pMR7aynNpC7qsPu2Jln2C_2soB6bmBh8fPSYm7q8jEailkFxlM/s320/DSCN5524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402272103640097442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> </div><div><div><br /></div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-7396451395428636632009-11-09T11:30:00.001+08:002009-11-09T11:30:00.239+08:00Skin Food Pedicure Vita: Midori ShowerYes, this Skin Food polish has a name! (I finally found a <a href="http://tk-beauty.com/Product_Skinfood/p_skinfood_makeup_nail_color.html">website </a>listing most of SF's polish names! It does a much better job than the official site LOL)<div><br /></div><div>Midori is Japanese for green, so I guess that would make this polish a "green shower"? Take note that Skin Food is a Korean brand and not a Japanese one, however.<br /><div><br /></div><div>As with most polishes from this brand, Midori Shower applies veeery smoothly in two coats - not at all like the lumpy disaster that was <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/06/elianto-lemon-green-repost.html">Elianto Lemon Green</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6CHEcYW4aVTKxdHsqXc8l4qP2YACOGidaWOEoWixtRF7qcL3avqGtA_E4R9e5GdIGZPm_Rfiurfam_JDPJvuQObJMn0JQGa1lLWfylShkH3Uzq9cgWs7sBviYYd-JT9FiSXyxvIS5cA/s1600-h/DSCN5517.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6CHEcYW4aVTKxdHsqXc8l4qP2YACOGidaWOEoWixtRF7qcL3avqGtA_E4R9e5GdIGZPm_Rfiurfam_JDPJvuQObJMn0JQGa1lLWfylShkH3Uzq9cgWs7sBviYYd-JT9FiSXyxvIS5cA/s320/DSCN5517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401883411598553842" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The polish also has some shimmers in it, but they're hardly noticeable. Can you see them below?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvRkSh2nhkxn4RvGksewMqPeAuRYfTU-8CIs0UmUDYX3sJVlTqG2ES4RTSi5QSA_h1Yn0Vdp5xnX-pARLLo0wGthQ4678_tA1I8kEvAR8M-Cj-KehUzCllSL1MnIja__9s4bY1bkSn-Y/s1600-h/DSCN5521.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvRkSh2nhkxn4RvGksewMqPeAuRYfTU-8CIs0UmUDYX3sJVlTqG2ES4RTSi5QSA_h1Yn0Vdp5xnX-pARLLo0wGthQ4678_tA1I8kEvAR8M-Cj-KehUzCllSL1MnIja__9s4bY1bkSn-Y/s320/DSCN5521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401883416178157554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-82085459441792389312009-11-06T11:30:00.001+08:002009-11-06T11:30:00.248+08:00Elianto Khaki Pearl<i>MAJOR ERROR: You might remember from a while back that I posted another Elianto polish called Khaki Pearl. Well, that color was really </i><a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/06/elianto-khaki-pearl.html"><i>Goldish Brown</i></a><i> - much more appropriate for it. Since the colors are quite similar, I got the names mixed up!</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div>This two-coater does remind me of khaki,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WM0tZ_BelK7Bn8ArqObavcVFKaY4eSjMs62dfbIhtyQYF71maWIYafJ9KjmFvk5wwrtntaVlKxfcMNRsoQA_y708agQDXnrsMGPcHC_09lMJ45nNHx47wbcOlWUog71R6gnqw55lhoM/s1600-h/DSCN5511.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WM0tZ_BelK7Bn8ArqObavcVFKaY4eSjMs62dfbIhtyQYF71maWIYafJ9KjmFvk5wwrtntaVlKxfcMNRsoQA_y708agQDXnrsMGPcHC_09lMJ45nNHx47wbcOlWUog71R6gnqw55lhoM/s320/DSCN5511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394983157810675730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>and it is kind of "pearly" (more of frosty IMO, but whatever floats Elianto's boat),</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhZI7xCbOuFdr1TtbC8PHrkaQ5ConKrGl7cv47nUCCTcdnC1PCh8bkQaSi0TOhHChJ5Flpnx5uOAvIZhVJa-k9bkz1GzPRGxprC5okpayCIs_La_D9GOnBS-yAl1nyM050Q5hE3XLt_M/s1600-h/DSCN5512.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhZI7xCbOuFdr1TtbC8PHrkaQ5ConKrGl7cv47nUCCTcdnC1PCh8bkQaSi0TOhHChJ5Flpnx5uOAvIZhVJa-k9bkz1GzPRGxprC5okpayCIs_La_D9GOnBS-yAl1nyM050Q5hE3XLt_M/s320/DSCN5512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394983168436352034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>so maybe that's why they named it Khaki Pearl? Har har, way to state the obvious, Elianto.</div><div><i><br /></i></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784780231495887817.post-5794678745654735722009-11-04T11:30:00.000+08:002009-11-04T11:30:00.539+08:00Elianto Shimmer VioletHere we have a shimmery pink-violet that's great on its own and for layering.<div><br /></div><div>The polish is layered over <a href="http://nailpolishninja.blogspot.com/2009/09/face-shop-bl605.html">TFS BL605</a> on my ring finger. The bright blue from that polish makes Shimmer Violet closer to the blue side of the spectrum.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0laxRlUqO-A5cWtPhuIovRVPxcnWzAWTSlrke4w_bqpc3NwuCKA-V7fDpkdbMGrHo9awje75dNOwpoYgKg7qdtRFfol4D8Wr8KFW_y00byBLGF5PMAyX1c-sKFu-77m3tzYnSF56tM4/s1600-h/DSCN5507.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0laxRlUqO-A5cWtPhuIovRVPxcnWzAWTSlrke4w_bqpc3NwuCKA-V7fDpkdbMGrHo9awje75dNOwpoYgKg7qdtRFfol4D8Wr8KFW_y00byBLGF5PMAyX1c-sKFu-77m3tzYnSF56tM4/s320/DSCN5507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394980116252981746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's a three-coater alone and a two-coater when layered.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5AkxRU1XBDe98OUx-m07o-EgwcgDwnueM8DMzflPrwAHy-mF1Db_Ajm79IdgKAVoGIR2c00NHHJeFTjE-jipR16GfxBRhYe4lFgmvxRvGfzqkKcr9oKojQCq6qo6Xdx8kHEIyDTOStE/s1600-h/DSCN5513.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5AkxRU1XBDe98OUx-m07o-EgwcgDwnueM8DMzflPrwAHy-mF1Db_Ajm79IdgKAVoGIR2c00NHHJeFTjE-jipR16GfxBRhYe4lFgmvxRvGfzqkKcr9oKojQCq6qo6Xdx8kHEIyDTOStE/s320/DSCN5513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394980122962295314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711120052929097031noreply@blogger.com4