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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Review: Revlon Cuticle Massage Cream

Hi lovelies! Today I'm gonna introduce the one and only cuticle moisturizing cream I have right now, Revlon Cuticle Massage Cream.

Besides its greasy feeling, I had no other complaints for this products. The only thing I need to do is massage my nails for about 15-20 secs each nail, and voila! My cuticles are saved from severe dryness. The cream also soften your cuticles, so you actually can remove some of the dead skins while massaging, which is good. I apply it daily and I can see some improvements on my cuticles. What's more is that you don't even have to afraid the cream will dull your manicure, because it won't, just like the label said. So it's definitely 'safe' to use on daily basis :D

This cream is retailed at a very affordable price, IDR 30k-ish (about USD 3) which is very cheap considering the goods it can give you. Like other Revlon products, you can easily get this cuticle cream in every drugstore retailer around you ;)


Have you tried this product before? What do you use for your cuticle maintenance?
Please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below.
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time :)


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Nail Care: Lemons to the Rescue

Hello lacquered ladies! Yesterday, I showed you the easy but cool-looking map nails (in case you missed it, click here). I really love the coolness of this mani, that I was considering to redid them with different approaches. Well, it was before I removed it from my nails. Gosh. My nails were terribly yellow and dry I almost cry. Then I remember reading The Lacquerologist Stain Removal receipt here, and decided to give it a try. Andddd guess what?! It works like magic!!
I never use pure acetone to remove polish because I'm terrified by the dryness it can caused, so for the first step, I use regular acetone-less nail polish remover. Also, my baking soda + lemon juice wasn't turned to paste no matter how many times I tried, so I improvised a bit, and soak my nails in the mixture instead. LOL. Well, thanks God, it still works. For me, it's already working the time you finished brushing your nails with whitening tooth paste. So I guess, if your staining isn't very bad, you're good to go with only the tooth paste method.
Unfortunately, I didn't take any before pictures, so this was my naked nails a few weeks back, with top coat on. Please imagine the before picture here more yellow and dry.

before

after

The after picture really don't do justice because my nails are almost-white after this easy homemade treatment. Moreover, after I moisturized them with my Revlon Cuticle Cream and Watson's Hand Cream, it became glossy. Yes, my natural nails are even glowing! Now, I can have a day without any polish with proud!! :D

What do you think of this homemade treatment? Have you tried them? Does it work for you? Or do you have another magic secrets that you want to share?
Please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below.
Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time ;)


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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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May Haul (picture heavy)

First haul post!! and might be the last in the next couple of months. I'm saving for my August trip to Taiwan, where I'll have access to NARS, Deborah Lippmann, cheaper OPI, and other nail goodies I can't get here. So yeah, I'm saving for a bigger haul which would be totally worth it!! :D

Left-right: Revlon Golden, Revlon Decadent, Face Shop PP405, Face Shop BL602, Face Shop OR201, Face Shop PP401

Face Shop PP405 (vampy dark purple with tiny shimmer) and BL602 (blue-purplish duochrome)

Face Shop OR201 (orange with tiny shimmer) and PP401 (creme pastel purple)

Revlon Golden and Decadent

Revlon Decadent closer shot 

Revlon Golden closer shot

V.O.V Nail Art Pen #4 and #3 (black and white)

Some hand and nail care product:
Watson's Olive Hand Cream, Face Shop Cuticle Oil, Revlon Cuticle Massage Cream

Another back-up brush for cleaning.
It's the cheapest I have bought so far, IDR 7,500 (around  USD 0.7)

So excited I found this pointed Q-tips!!
This one gonna help a lot on cleaning.

I accidentally flooded my nails while testing the black striper. Let's give the Q-tip a test.

Easily cleaned!! :D

So how about you? How many have you bought in May?

Please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below.

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

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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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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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[CLOSED] Giveaway: Three Year Bloggiversary Giveaway by The Hungry Asian

There are loads of giveaways these day so time for another giveaway post!! This time is from The Hungry Asian. Sure you know her, right? She's one of those genius indie polish makers around. Visit here to shop her self-made polishes on Etsy.

Now for the giveaway, she has prepared three sets of amazing prizes shown below:

Grand Price: Zoya Pippa, Zuza and Ginessa. Claire's Candy Shop. My Beauty Diary whitening face mas. 3 winner-chosen Hungry Asian polishes.

2nd prize: Zoya Mimi and Tiffany. Revlon Whimsical. My Beauty Diary whitening face mask.2 winner-chosen Hungry Asian polishes.

3rd prize: Zoya Ivanka. My Beauty Diary whitening face mask. 1 winner-chosen Hungry Asian polish

Details:

- opened internationally.

-closed tomorrow! so hurry  up! 

Click here to enter!

I'm crossing finger for the second prize (Whimsical alert!), but the grand prize has Candy Shop in it, so I'm crossing finger for that set too!! LOL

Which prize are you lusting on?

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