Euro Cup

As promised, a nail-art post!! Hehe. The vibe for Euro Cup is so high here, so I decided to make some easy nail-art for this once-in-four-year event :D

without topcoat

with topcoat

Well, I wanted to have this done with the tape technique for the infamous crisp lines it gives,
but I never be patient enough for this techniques. so yeah, I ended up free-handed them all. LOL

So.. Do you find the team you're rooting for in this mani?
Or better, could you guess which team I'm rooting for? LOL
Find out which one in the next couple of posts ;)

I'd love to hear from you, so please share your thoughts or suggestions in the comments below.
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time!


Color used: Revlon Black Lingerie (black), Revlon Golden (gold), Face Shop GR502 (green), Etude House WH702 (white), Etude House BL501 (blue), Pokari (red)




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#Karolinestripecontest

Hello! Time for another contest mani. Made this one totally for the contest's sake, but I failed, again. LOL.

How do you like this design?
Please share your thoughts and suggestion in the comments below.
Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you next time ;)

Color used: Etude House PK002 (pink), GR605 (teal), YL802 (yellow), BL501 (blue), Face Shop PP401 (purple), V.O.V Nail Art Pen #3 (white striper)


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OTON: Fimos and Sticker

*OTON: On the Other's Nails

Today is a bit different, because I'll show you some mani that were done not on my on nails, but on others. Hehe. My guinea pig is usually my cousin. She loves almost all things I did with my nails and often asks me to do hers. Unfortunately though, I'm not good at painting people's nails. I guess that's because: one, I don't have the freedom to maneuver the nails as needed; and two, people's liking is different one to another, what is cool to me, doesn't always cool to them. Painting other's nails is a lot different and I'm sure need lots of practice.

One of my colleagues' hands. She selected the color and the fimos she wants.

One of my colleagues' hands. She also selected the color and the fimos she wants.

My cousin's nails. She also wanted some fimos, and an Angry Bird maniac.
So I added some anger there :P

My cousin's other nails. She wanted the other hand with stickers. Funny really.
But I just followed what my customer wanted. LOL

All of them are very simple mani. Maybe with more practice, one day I'll be confident enough to actually draw something on people's nails. Hehe.

Have you ever painted other's hand? Do you feel that it's more difficult to do too?

Please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below.

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time ;)

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By Request : Map nails, in case you're lost

Hi! Today I have a very easy but cool-looking mani for you guys. I saw this mani when my friend tagged me the pic on Pinterest (here) way looonggg ago, and asked me to give it a try. So I tried it, and loveeee it!!

When I shared this on Facebook, it wowed my friends, and received many likes, even from my (ex) Deutsch teacher. lol. Well, they didn't know that I 'cheated' :P Most of them thought that I free-handed the maps. God, I don't know how much time and training I need to have before I can actually free-hand a map on my nails. 

I used the newspaper technique for this mani. But instead of using pieces of cut newspapers, I used pieces of cut maps. For you who don't know what's newspaper technique, here's a great tutorial video provided by cutepolish . It's a very easy technique really. And you'll love it, I'm sure. It's the aftermath (if you used alcohol like I did) that's terrifying, but I'll talk about it on the next post :)

I use maps that you can easily get in airports. These are Bangkok's 

You'll get some excess of the maps at first, but you can easily rub it off with your finger

Left hand with top coat

Right hand with top coat. I've got the hang of it, so the images were transferred better. 

Right hand final product. I redid most of my right fingers so that it has the same
image quality as the left. I left my ring finger without base color, and I actually like the effect.
Made it as if I have some tattooed nails. LOL

What do you think of this mani? Have you tried newspaper nails before? Do you like it?

Please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below.

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time ;)

Base color used: Face Shop BR801. Yep, it's the other designed I made using this color. Click here for swatch.

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What's Cookin': Don't Forget the Chef

Hello! As previewed yesterday, today I'm gonna share the first design that I made with BR801 (swatch here) as base color. I made this design for a blogiversary nail contest that Khuu from Copy That, Copy Cat held. The theme was What's Cookin', and the first thing that popped in my mind after I read the theme was the chef.

instagram ver. (follow me @lenny_cheng)

the plastic bag decal

I started off with one coat of base coat then added two coat of Face Shop BR801 and Etude House WH702 on selected fingers as shown. BR801 is the perfect shade for the chef's face, no? After the base coat is dry, I started painting according to the design I've drawn beforehand. As for the white toque and the flame, I made it the night before on a plastic bag. Anutka from Wacky Laki have a great tutorial for this plastic bag decal technique here. The final product is pretty much how I wanted, if only my top coat didn't smear some of the design *deep sigh inserted*

I didn't win the contest. Like always. LOL. My main purpose in participating contest is to train myself, so I'm sure with lots of training, one day I'll win something. Haha. 

What do you think of this design? Too simple for a nail-contest? What design would you came up with for What's Cookin'?

Share your thoughts on below comments.

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time.

Colors used: Face Shop BR801 (nude), Etude House WH702 (white) V.O.V Nail Art Pen #3 (black striper), Anne&Florio (grey), Revlon Black Lingerie (black)


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B&W # 2: Nothing more Black and White than Charlie Chaplin

Hello!

Today, I'm gonna share you a black and white mani that was my entry for two nail-art contests I mentioned here. The title said B&W #2 because I've done a unbelievably messy BnW art before, which you can see below (click the pic to jump to the original post). 

And for the nail-art competition entry:

I'm glad this time my black and white has improved. LOL. I took Charlie Chaplin themed design because he's like the legend in black-and-white silent movies, so there won't be anything or anyone more black-and-white than he is. Right? That's why I call this mani: Nothing more black and white than Charlie Chaplin. Hehe.

As you can see, it's not a complicated mani. All you need is white polish for your base, black polish to draw, striping brush to make fine lines needed for the jacket (middle finger) design, and a nail art brush (or toothpick, which is what I used). This is my first time to use my black striper, and I LOVE it!! It's just so easy to use, and helped me a lot finishing the design :D

What do you think of this design? Would you do it on your nails? If you do, please share your interpretation on my facebook page here, and if you like this post, please take time to like it (and pin it, and tweet it, lol). Thank you so much for reading. I'll see you next time :)

Colors used: Etude House Petit Darling Nails WH702 (white), Revlon Black Lingerie (Revlon), V.O.V Nail Art Pen #3 and #4 (black and white striper)

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FTV: Sunset Deep Down in the Ocean

From the Vault (FTV) is a section where I post stuffs from the past. Some had been posted on my regular blog, A Two Minutes Escape (ATME), which you can visit by clicking the most right page button.

This is the other mani that accompanied me during my short trip to Phuket. Click on the pic to lead you to the post. I decided to not rewrote anything I've post before, it'll be a waste of time, no? If you missed my post on my pedi, click here :)

In case you're going to Phuket anytime soon, and want some sneak peek, here's my picture heavy post, divided to 2 parts, here and here.

I can't believe it's another weekend already. Happy weekend fellas!

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FTV: Very First Nautical

From the Vault (FTV) is a section where I post stuffs from the past. Some had been posted on my regular blog, A Two Minutes Escape (ATME), which you can visit by clicking the most right page button.

Like what I said in my previous nail-art post, here's my very first Nautical mani which I did on my toes. Hehe

I painted the base color first, then used a toothpick and dotting tools to draw the simple designs on the thumbs, before finally layered the glitters on my ring fingers for accent nails. Then of course top coat, for a glossy look :)

Since this mani came up, the next nail-art post would be it's companion for my Phuket vacation. That's my first ever sponging mani. Stay tuned for that? :D


Colors used: Pokari 8H (red), Etude House BL501 (navy), Etude House Petit Darling Nails WH702 (white), Etude House Petit Darling Nails PK003 (pink), Etude House Luci Darling Fantastic Nails #3 (tiny silver glitter), Etude House Luci Darling Fantastic Nails #4 (tiny gold glitter)


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Nautical

Hey all! Finally I get to write a nail-art post.. hehe.
I'd like to share my entry for the very same competition I participated before here. Only this time the theme was Nautical. I did Nautical toes mani before for my holiday in Phuket (post about the mani coming up), so that was my first entry. LOL. Then I sketched and sketched and sketched, and finally ended up with this one for my second and final entry.

indoor

outdoor
(that thing happened again. it just won't rotate)

How I made the background color step 1: paint the base color

How I made the background color step 2: paint the second color slightly over the base

How I made the background color step 3: sponge to blend.
Here's a tutorial link to achieve this look, by pixiepolish.

Then I just started drawing according to what I've sketched, and top coat. I used toothpick since I haven't yet bought my own set of nail-art brush. 

(I'm an employee with a student-pocket. Sad) 

However, as much as I really wished I made it to the top 4, I still didn't make the cut. Guess I need more training and creativity to win. Anyway, here are the top 4 finalists. What do you think of their designs? Which one is your favorite? (P.S: I love D best. The idea is genius!!)

If you want to enter the competition too, first you need to install Instagram (available on iPhone and any Android mobiles) then follow @nailcompetitions and wait for her to post the weekly theme. Below is this week theme ;)

The theme is coincidentally the same as the one Berry Polished hosted. So maybe I'll enter this one also, if I can figure out which B&W design I want to do before this Friday. LOL. Visit Berry Polished facebook page here to join the competition. It will be closed on June 1st. So you still got plenty of time ;)


Colors used: Etude House Petit Darling Nails BL501 (sky blue), Etude House Petit Darling Nails WH702 (white), Etude House BL501 (navy), Etude House Matte #6 (orange), Etude House PK008 (pink), Pokari 8H (red), Revlon Golden (gold).


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Official!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I'm officially a nail blogger!

Well, it's still in Beta mode. I still need to add little bit of this and that, but I'll get those done as I'm posting here. It won't do any harm right. Right?

I did my first color-block nails last weekend, and to be honest, I'm happy of how it's turned out. Hehe. The colors were inspired by Shinhwa (a Korean boy band)'s outfit when they're on Hello (Korean variety show). 

Under the sunlight.
I don't know why Blogger is so persistent to make this photo non-landscape.
I tried a few times, but every time always turns like this.. =='

I want to make this mani as tidy as possible. Thus, I tried using tapes at first. However, because the total-dry time is slowly killing me, I decided to freehand them with the polish brush. They will be covered by the silver striping tape anyway. Haha. This is how they looked before the striping tape came to the rescue.

I entered my first ever nail competition with this mani. It was by nailcompetitions on instagram. She does a regular themed competition every week, and last week theme was color-block. So I thought, why not? Hehe. I didn't make it to the final four though. How could I, when the finalists did these amazing mani.

Can you guess which one is the winner? 

And here's my inspiration to close this post. Thanks for reading, and see you tomorrow! ;)

the show is hilarious! Click here to watch it in Eng sub ;)

Colors used: Etude House BL501 (navy), Etude House Petit Darling Nails BL 501 (sky blue), Etude House YL805 (yellow), Pokari 8H (red), Face Shop GR502 (green), Face Shop OR201 (orange)


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