Gilded Nails is having a giveaway and she has the entire China Glaze OMG collection up for grabs! It's open internationally so everyone can take part so click away! (:
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
The Helmer
The last time I showed you my polish collection, they were in plastic baskets but I kept having to buy more baskets so I finally bought a Helmer for my polish storage after my exams and I'm so proud that I managed to set it up all by myself! There are 6 drawers but I only have 5 drawers filled currently so defnitely more room for expansion here! :D
In the first drawer are all the random nail supplies like polish remover, cuticle remover, nail files, buffers, konad stamps, cotton wool and sponges for sponging gradients (yes, I bought a huge pack of dish sponges because they were dirst cheap)!
In the second drawer, I have base coats, top coats, glitterss and flakies, blacks, metallics, greys, greiges, whites, bronzes and yellows.
The reds, pinks, mauves, nudes and taupes are in the third drawer.
Then, I have the purples, blues and greens in the forth!
And lastly, in the fifth drawer, I keep all the boxes that the polishes came in when I buy them from sprees in there! They're all empty and I can't bear throwing them away but if I ever need more space, they'll have to go!
When packing the polishes into the drawers and then putting them all side by side, I realised how much (not even gonna use "many") polish I have. I actually stopped counting once I hit 120 because the number would probably give me a heart attack!
If you noticed, I actually bought these tiny round circle stickers from the bookshop in my school and I painted polish on them and stuck them on the top of the covers so when I open the drawers, I can get a bird's eye view of the colours so it's easier to find the polish I'm looking for! The stickers were $1.60 for 416 pieces so they're pretty cheap! Just an idea for you guys if you have trouble finding your polish!
So how do you store your polishes?
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Mischief Managed
This was the mani I had on while study for the bulk of my papers! I was rampaging through my mum's polish stash and I found this baby! It's Mischief 27 from Couleur Inc and it's a real good nude. It's the closest thing I've found that'll give me mannequin nails! Here it is in natural sunlight.
And this one's with flash
This polish was such a dream to work with! It glided onto my nails and the brush was pretty nice too. Not as wide as OPI but not as thin as Essie, and it was able to fan out so painting was so much easier! The polish was also pretty pigmented and all I needed were 2 coats to achieve opacity! Best thing of all? It only costs $3.50 (usual price is $4.30 I think, but I bought it at a Robinsons / John Little Expo Sale).
I used Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base and Top Coat for both my base and top and I must say, the mani lasted really well! 4 days and all I had was minor tipwear. I don't know if it's due to the Sally Hansen Base and Top Coat or the polish itself. Or maybe even due to the fact that I was only flipping pages and writing the entire day so I didn't subject my nails to any potentially chipping activities! One drawback to the Sally Hansen Base and Top Coat was that as a top coat, it took FOREVER to dry. I could still kinda squish my nail polish around even after hours of painting so unless you have time to wait it out, use a different top coat! As a base coat, it was still pretty good, it applied smoothly and actually look less time to dry!
I may be wearing shades like this frequently during my internship cuz the office seems really strict on dress code! Byebye blues and greens, hello nude colours!
PS: Etude House at Bugis is having a 30% storewide till Sunday (tmr) and the polishes are going at pretty good prices! Got 3 yesterday after work so if you were eyeing some but they were too expensive, go get them now!
And this one's with flash
This polish was such a dream to work with! It glided onto my nails and the brush was pretty nice too. Not as wide as OPI but not as thin as Essie, and it was able to fan out so painting was so much easier! The polish was also pretty pigmented and all I needed were 2 coats to achieve opacity! Best thing of all? It only costs $3.50 (usual price is $4.30 I think, but I bought it at a Robinsons / John Little Expo Sale).
I used Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base and Top Coat for both my base and top and I must say, the mani lasted really well! 4 days and all I had was minor tipwear. I don't know if it's due to the Sally Hansen Base and Top Coat or the polish itself. Or maybe even due to the fact that I was only flipping pages and writing the entire day so I didn't subject my nails to any potentially chipping activities! One drawback to the Sally Hansen Base and Top Coat was that as a top coat, it took FOREVER to dry. I could still kinda squish my nail polish around even after hours of painting so unless you have time to wait it out, use a different top coat! As a base coat, it was still pretty good, it applied smoothly and actually look less time to dry!
I may be wearing shades like this frequently during my internship cuz the office seems really strict on dress code! Byebye blues and greens, hello nude colours!
PS: Etude House at Bugis is having a 30% storewide till Sunday (tmr) and the polishes are going at pretty good prices! Got 3 yesterday after work so if you were eyeing some but they were too expensive, go get them now!
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