#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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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.

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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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