ChG Aquadelic and Essie Butler Please :D :D

Good morning!

Been up since 2:30 this morning even though it's my one weekend to sleep between school blocks :/ Here's ChG Aquadelic, a fantastic brightish aqua blue :D Application was very smooth in 3 thin coats... Love it!!

Cheeky plate Ch14 in Konad White polish.. :D

Essie Butler Please, a great brightish blue that sometimes looks neon and sometimes looks more muted. It's not as bright as CC Bright Night but sometimes close :) 3 thin coats.

Cheeky plate CH5 in Konad White :D

Enjoy and have a great day! :D

ChG Flip Flop Fantasy :D

Good afternoon!!

Ah, now we're talking!! I remember swatching FFF a couple years ago when I first received it but I had never used it for a full mani before. It is so totally awesome!! Definitely one of the brightest neons I own (I know right?). Application is a tad tricky and it's not completely opaque in 3 thin coats on my nails, but with a nice TC it levels off pretty nicely :) It's extremely hard to photograph accurately though because it just kills my camera!

Here's FFF stamped with a pattern from Cheeky plate CH16 in Konad Black - love that plate!! :D

Enjoy and have a great evening!! :D

ChG Fade Into Hue :)

Good afternoon!

Quick post this afternoon.. Here's ChG Fade Into Hue from the spring 2013 Avant Garden collection. It's a pretty greyish blue creme on me, but I guess I'm just not finding it that exciting.. Application was nice in 3 thin coats.

Enjoy and have a great evening! :D

ChG Gothic Lolita :D

Good morning!!

When I ordered GL, I really wasn't sure I was going to like it.. Purple are tricky on me, especially when they lean red. However, I'm happy to report I love Gothic Lolita!! It kinda looks like the red and blue pigments aren't completely mixed together which is awesome! And the shimmer is in general pretty subtle which suits me perfectly. This is 2 coats :D

And here it is with a pattern from Gals plate GA13 in CC Worth the Risque :D

Enjoy and have a great day!! :D

ChG Hang-Ten Toes :)

Good evening!!

Finally done with neurology after surviving today's final exam.. Why do I feel like I've learned so much material and that none of it was tested for? ;-) Anyways, here's ChG Hang-Ten Toes. It's a very pretty pink neon with blue shimmer, but somehow I think I just love cremes so much more for neons :/ Still super pretty!!

Enjoy and have a great weekend! :D

ChG Fancy Pants :D

Good afternoon!

Another new polish, this time ChG Fancy Pants from the spring 2013 Avant Garden collection. I absolutely love it!! It's a purplish blue with magenta shimmer but I couldn't really capture it with my camera unfortunately :/ It applied super smoothly in 2 thin coat which for me is pretty much a miracle :D

And here it is again stamped with Konad plate M64 in Nubar Lavender ♥

Went shopping with my mom for my birthday and picked up a couple of FingerPaints neons yesterday.. Can't wait to try them out along with my CC Starry Temptress collex that arrived last Monday!

Enjoy and have a great evening! :D

ChG Flirty Tankini :D

Good afternoon!

Taking a short break from reading on Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders to show you another new addition to my growing-again collection.. I was actually really disappointed when I unpacked Flirty Tankini last week. It looked so pink and bright in pics but here it was looking like a muddy coral, and god knows corals don't play well with my skin except neon ones :( I swatched it quickly yesterday and still didn't really feel it, I think I just don't like the finish that much... So I decided to try it on for real to prove me wrong. As I was still underwhelmed, I added a black houndstooth pattern and already it was much better. Then today the sun finally decided to come out and WOW! It finally looks like what I was expecting!! A bright pinky coral! So happy now :D

So here it is, smooth application in 3 thin coats topped with Konad plate M63 in Konad Black polish :D

Isn't it pretty? It has a slight shimmer that's not really that visible so it's almost a creme which I like :D Enjoy and have a great day!

ChG Keep Calm, Paint On :D

Good afternoon!

Just started March break today... and my school todo list is already a mile long!! It's much more of a "break" than a break ;-)

Here's one of my newest arrivals, ChG Keep Calm, Paint On. It's a really nice slightly shimmery light green, and it applied smoothly in 3 thin coats as usual. Pictures were taken in the shade unfortunately as I haven't seen sun in over a week now :/

Added a pattern from Konad plate M78 in Konad White polish.. Pattern is nice but I'm not really digging the combo that much...

Enjoy and have a great weekend! :)

ChG Poolside Collection :D

Good evening!

This will probably be my last post for a little while pending my recovery from this Wednesday's shoulder surgery, so let's make it fun! I just received the China Glaze Poolside collection from a friend, and I have to say they are everything I was hoping they would be!! The entire collection is a huge hit with me, and it's probably my all-time favorite ChG collection :D The polishes are right on par with the Color Club neons in terms of formula and brightness, and the CCs have always been my favorite ones so hats off to ChG!

I was going to put them in order from least favorite to most, but I can't pick so here they are from the least opaque to the most opaque. The first 2 are 4 thin coats, but I suspect they would look great in 2 thin coats over white. The next 3 are 3 thin coats like I usually do, and the last one is 2 coats but I would probably still do 3 coats on a regular mani. All pics are quick swatches with no base or top coat.

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - retina burning highlighter yellow creme.

Sun Worshiper - retina burning orange-yellow creme that looks more orange indoors and more yellow outdoors. It's a bit more orange than CC Explosive.

Kiwi Cool-ada - retina burning (feeling the theme here?) green creme, way brighter in real life.

Flip Flop Fantasy - retina burning pink-coral-orange creme, pinker in real life.

Towel Boy Toy - super bright blue shimmer.

Pool Party - retina searing pink creme.

Enjoy and have a great week! :D

ChG Something Sweet :D

Good evening!

Here's another one from the recent China Glaze Up & Away collection. Something Sweet is a light, but somewhat bright pink creme that looks like it has a light lavender undertone that makes it pop on my warmish skin. I used 3 thin coats as usual, and by the 3rd coat it was even and opaque :D It's a bit more pink than the pics show.

I added a pattern from plate M64 in Sparitual Provocateur, and I LOVE it!! I wore that KOTD for 3 days straight until it was too chipped to keep ;-)

Enjoy and have a great week!! :D

ChG Happy Go Lucky :D

Good evening!

I'm back with a new post!! I know it's been a long time, but I've just been feeling too uninspired and too tired to do my nails for most of January :-( Anyways, I received 8 of the ChG Up & Away last week so this week I started with Happy Go Lucky to make me happy. Well turns out it's the perfect buttery sunny yellow creme!!! It applied perfectly for me in 3 thin coats :D

And I added a cute blue-green konad design from plate m73 in ChG Four Leaf Clover :D

Enjoy and have a great weekend!! :D

Essie Mint Candy Apple :D

Good evening!

I finally convinced myself to edit some pics so here my last mani of 2009, Essie Mint Candy Apple! It's an amazing bright pastel green creme that really pops against my neutral warm skin, and it's made its way into my top 20 for sure!! Unfortunately it ended up snowing or being cloudy all the time I wore it so my pics just don't do it justice :(

I decided to add some konad using plate S6 in Princess Pop Green, and since my stamping wasn't perfect enough for me I topped it with ChG Glacier and wow did that work!! I wore that kotd a week lol :O

Enjoy and have a great evening! :D

China Glaze Poolside - Summer 2010!

Good afternoon!

I'm currently away on training camp in (cold) Florida, and I've been feeling pretty lazy wrt changing manis and taking pics so today I thought I'd post the promo pics for the Summer 2010 China Glaze collection that will be available next April.

"Introducing Poolside by China Glaze!

Dive into summer with these hot neon hues! No matter where you are this summer, China Glaze takes you poolside with 6 new juicy neons. Vibrant colors add bright, dare to bare deliciousness to your manicure and pedicure. Dip your toes (and fingers!) into a bolt of lightening blue, kiwi cool-ada green, poppy pinks and candy-colored citruses. Bold, brilliant polishes are the perfect accessory to any summer wardrobe!"

The Poolside Collection by China Glaze – Swim in Colour.

Pool Party - neon dark pink creme
Flip Flop Fantasy - neon coral creme
Sun Worshiper - neon tangerine creme
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - neon yellow creme
Kiwi Cool-Ada - neon green creme
Towel Boy Toy - neon blue creme with a hint of irridesence

What do you think, don't you agree this looks like my very own collection? ;-) I don't think I've ever looked forward that much to a collection, and I'm actually most likely going to try to get my hands on the display to put on top of the Helmers!!!

Enjoy this summer preview and hopefully I'll be back soon with new pics :D

ChG Aqua Baby :D

Good afternoon!

I bought this polish a couple of weeks ago due to swapper's remorse over having swapped away ChG Shower Together (they are the same color, but different formula it seems). Well I'm so glad I followed my gut! Aqua Baby is this wonderful medium bright aqua/teal creme that applies perfectly in 2 thin coats. I wore that mani for 6 days with only having a few touch-ups to do here and there :D The color IRL is a tad more green/teal than the pics show.

And on the 2nd day I added a pretty Konad design from plate M70 in Konad White polish. ♥ ♥

Enjoy and have a great weekend!! :D

ChG Meteor Shower :D

Good evening!

Well my RBL Teal mani lasted me 4 days before chipping off to much... and I was too lazy to remove it so I just slapped on a coat of ChG Meteor Shower on top and voila!! Just a wonderfully sparkly dark navy jelly :D

Enjoy and I'll be back soon with some more :D

Essie Pink Parka :D

Good morning!

I am finally back home after a little over 2 weeks in Florida and tho I must say it's good to be home, I really miss the warmth and sun :-( Anyways, I just finished editing my latest NOTD pics so here's a great one from last week, Essie Pink Parka! I topped it with 2 coats of ChG Snow Globe (again) to hide all the bubbles I got on application (boo!), but I adore how it turned out!

And since I hadn't konaded for a while, I decided to add some flames to my explosive pink mani using plate M73 in Konad Black polish :D

Enjoy and have a great day! :D

ChG Dreamsicle & Milani Colorful In Coral :D

Good afternoon!!

I'm still in sunny Florida until Sunday, so in the meantime here's another NOTD from last week, ChG Dreamsicle. I layered 2 coats over Milani Juicy Glo (neon orange creme) and it is just totally awesome! :D

And my current pedi, Milani Colorful In Coral with OPI Mod About You polka dots :D I've gotten quite a few compliments lol!

Enjoy and have a great day! :D

Massini Neon Caution & ChG Snow Globe :D

Good evening!

Back to a true "me" mani for this one ;-) I intended to use only Massini Neon Caution (almost dupe of CC Yell-Oh) but SV bubbled like mad over my 4 coats of polish... I loved the color but didn't want to redo, so I decided to add 2 thin coats of ChG Snow Globe on top! I just love the end result, and it wore extremely well, enduring swimming and training for 4 days :D

Enjoy and have a great evening! :D

SH Project Runway & ChG Shooting Stars :D

Good evening!

I'm currently away on a training camp in Florida, but I thought I'd take the time to catch up on some more recent NOTDs :D Sally Hansen Project Runway is one of the most beautiful greens I own, and it is definitely my favorite SH green! It seems to be, at least for the moment, a Canadian exclusive collection tho. I wore that one for 3 days straight ;-)

Here's my current pedi, 1 coat of ChG Shooting Stars over 2 coats of OPI DS Glamour (please excuse the blister on my toe...). This is just so awesome and sparkly!

Enjoy and have a great week! :D

Jessica Butterfly Kisses & ChG Blue Hawaiian :D

Good morning!

First up, here's Jessica Butterfly Kisses, a very pretty and sparkly blue. I thought it would be too frosty in the shade, but as the inset shows the microglitter prevents that :D

But I wasn't completely satisfied so when more ChG glitters showed up in the mail and I saw Blue Hawaiian, I just had to use it! I added 2 coats of BH over my Butterfly Kisses mani and the result is spectacular! BH has multicolored glitter that actually shows on the nail even tho it doesn't show in the pic.

Finally, I added a subtle Konad design from plate M61 in ChG Passion and I loved that! :D

Enjoy and have a great day!! :D