Swatch - The Face Shop Nail Polish in BL-603

Between work and all the craprama I am experiencing, I rarely find time to blog, much more do my nails, haha. And so this post was supposed to be up last year. But yeah, forgive me :P And also, pls forgive the low quality photo as I was only using my camera phone.

Okay so today I have here a new nail polish swatch. This is my first time to use The Face Shop's nail polish as I have no idea that they too are selling nail polishes. I usually stick to the obvious brands haha lol. Anyways, I dont know where to find the shade color, or perhaps it really does not have any cute or annoying long names like OPI, Wet n Wild etc. Instead, I only found the "color code" hehe, which is BL-603. Is The Face Shop a korean brand? Because usually korean brands have no names for their nail polishes like the ones from Etude.

The nail polish is a light blue in shade. Or is it baby blue? Honeslty I dont know the difference, all I know is that its blue. And yes, its a very pretty shade of blue. It reminds me of spring (yeah, because I always associate light colored stuffs like pastel things with spring).

And here's how it looks on my nails! Haha, I know I'm really that messy when applying nail polishes, so please dont mind. But admit it, the shade is really pretty, but I dont think it suits me.

I applied two coats btw because I find it a little sheer for only one coating. I didnt use a top coat too, because sometimes it messes up my nail art (i.e. smudging). Or perhaps I need a new top coat. Suggestions?

In the end, I think this color is really pretty and perfect for the summer. Which reminds me that I have to sort out my wardrobe now because the summer heat is starting to annoy me. I need new clothes, but I think I'll stick with my DIY short shorts right now. My jeans have to be cut because I hate them already HAHAHA. I'll be posting more DIY ideas soon too, so stay tuned :)

Etude House Petit Darling Nail Polish in Pinkade (PK010) Swatch/Review

Say hello to my first ever Etude House Nail Polish~ Haha. This wasn't really in my plan because I find P50.00 ($1.14) too expensive for a small bottle of nail polish which I know will just go to waste because I'm not the type who keeps on using the same color over and over again. But then when I saw the bright pastel shades of this evil bottles on the counter, plus the brush handles have this really cute design too, so yeah I picked up something in pink.

I can't read Korean, but I saw that this shade is called Pinkade (PK010). Its a light pink pastel color. I think other shades of this range are all in pastel shades, so you would really like to look at them.

I find 1 coat too sheer, or maybe I just don't know how to apply it. But really, even with 2 coats I can still see a part of my nail. And since its quite thick in my opinion, I just stopped at 2 coats.

It looks really nice from a distance :D But not closely because you will see how ugly my nails are done hahaha. I like how its a light pink.

I find it expensive because I can buy cheaper brands with even better quality, but I'm not yet sure about repurchasing. Maybe I will if it will be on sale.

Can I just ask a question? Im not sure if its just this bottle or all of their nail polishes, but since I haven't read anyone  commenting about the scent of this nail polish, then maybe mine is a defective one? Lol hahaha I find the smell of this nail polish unbearable. And when I say unbearable I really mean it. I mean I know most nail polishes have this acetone smell, but this is just too much. I'd rather sniff on gasoline and rugby than this. Really the smell is bothering me. Korean products always have this nice smell, but what happened to this nail polish? O_O

Oh well, enough ranting. Today is the last day of the year 2011 (at least here in the Philippines). So to all of you I want to wish you a happy and safe New Year :)

Wet n Wild "Teal or No Teal" {Nail Swatch + NOTD}

And I'm back again, haha. I am just going to show to you what I currently have on my nails today. I am not a fan of blue, but I gave this nail polish a try basically because I haven't swatched it yet and I just have to do it lol, so yeah here goes Wet n Wild's Teal or No Teal.

Actually its more of a sea blue or green blue shade. I dont see it is a completely bluish color, so perhaps I like this. Consistency is quite okay, but this nail polish is sheer. I had two coats on my nails and I can still slightly see my nails. But I think two coats is enough, for me at least.

Here are some swatches on my nails, have a look and tell me what you think about this shade. This is by the way one of the Fast Dry Nail Polishes from Wet n Wild, so it dries really fast.

eek, maybe this was out of focus lol.

Haha I am really not good at applying nail polishes >.<

I left it that way because I wanted to do some nail stamping on my nails and I used this as my base nail polish. Stay tuned for my NOTD via stamping in my next post. Hope you enjoyed the swatches :)

Wet n Wild "Ebony Hates Chris" {Nail Swatch + NOTD}

I love black. That's why I was so happy that I also received a black nail polish from a giveaway that I previously won. Today I am going to show my nails painted with black nail polish from Wet n Wild. This one is called Ebony Hates Chris.

Its a very rich black nail polish which dries pretty fast. Prolly because its from the Fast Dry series? Lol. Although I love how its thick in consistency but it also irritates me because I find it hard to apply because of the thickness, I always end up putting blobs of black nail polish on my nails.

 Photo taken with flash~ Shiny

But really, I'm happy to have this in my stash. Black Nail Polishes are a must have in every girl's nail polish collection :)

MAX Lips Lipstick Swatches

Here's something that I got from my cousin who went to visit Holland a month ago. I'm not familiar with the brand, and I can't find anything on the Internet as well except for one YouTube advertisement. I guess this is not a popular brand, or maybe it is in Holland, but not worldwide. Its called MAX Lips, and I got two shades of lippies.

At first I thought its a Max Factor, but further researching on the internet told me its not. I really dont have a clue about this brand, but I dont mind because I got them as a gift anyway.

MAX Lips in Cherry Red

MAX Lips in Frozen Lilac

Of the two, I love the red one more because its a natural shade. I dont know about the frozen lilac shade but for me its to shimmery and the color is not suitable for daily wear, at least in my opinion.

Have you guy heard about this brand? Or do own anything from this brand? Im curious as to what other beauty products they have...

Chic Nail Polish Haul

I totally told myself no more buying of nail polishes until I have finished all that I have (which I doubt I can do, haha), so I was totally happy when my cousin bought these nail polishes x_^. Hehe I didn't actually buy it lol so I think its okay ;P I just can't get enough of nail polishes, especially if I see a shade I really like, I will buy it without thinking twice (is it bad?). But on the other hand, I only buy something that is cheap,

4 bottles

I actually forgot the names of these shades, so I'll just have to describe them the best that I can. Okay so first is this glitter nail polish with stars. It looks somewhat blue form the bottle, maybe because of the color of the glitters inside but in reality I think its just a colorless nail polish. And yes, the stars are pretty adorable ^_^

This nail polish is a light pink shade, and I don't like it because its too "wet" in my opinion making it sheer. It took me three coats just to make the color show, and its still not enough. I just stopped on the 3rd coat because I don't want to overdo it. Although the shade is pretty, but the consistency is what disappointed me.

I really don't wear this shades because for me they are a bit dull and boring, but this red glittery nail polish is actually very pretty in my opinion. I just applied one coat on my nails and its already done! Pretty amazing huh? I also like how it appears to be shiny and glittery, just so nice.

Chic Nail Polish

Nail Swatch, one on each nail because I can't be bothered to do all :P

Aido Classic Make-up Kit; Eyeshadow and Blusher Swatches

I was looking through my mother's stuff when I found this black case somewhere. Its got a very nice design, and the label read Aido Classic make-up Kit. To be honest, I've never heard of this brand, though its manufactured locally here in the Philippines. I guess this is an old brand or something coz I didn't find that much information on the internet too.

The brand is hard to read, but it says Aido Classic Make-up Kit

Back printing, its a local product =)

When I opened it, I was shocked. I totally forgot that this is a kit, thus it has a blusher and eyeshadow. The kit also contained two brushes, one for the blush and the other for the eyeshadow. Its got a pretty decent mirror too, which is big enough to look at when applying make-up.

Blusher on the left, Eyeshadows on the right

For blush-on...

7 eyeshadow colors =)

I also took shots of each colors so that you can have a look at each individual shade. You can check them out below. There was no names for the shades, so I might just describe them as to how I see them haha.

I think this is coral-ish, or maybe orange?

This one is a pink shade, but somehow it comes out as a soft red. This is my favorite one.

Violet, White, Yellow

Light Brown, Dark Brown, Marroon (?), Black

With flash

I also made some swatches on my hand to see how they would appear when applied.

Swatches for the blusher

All 7 colors of the eyeshadow

Overall, I like all the colors. For me its a nice make-up kit because it has both blusher and eyeshadow. I think this one is a cheap product which could have been discontinued. But I am glad I found this one because I really love the case and the mirror =)