NOTD: Sally Hansen True Love 66

Why is True Love the number 66? Since my nails are nubbins *growl*, I decided to go for a light neutral colour.
It's soooooo not me.

2 coats. Light and shimmery. Very safe. Bah. The middle finger is still red and a bit sore. It's growing but very very slowly. Maybe I'm just impatient.

Bonus Pictures!

Sleeping Cookie. She looks so sweet when she's not grumpy.

I'm sorry this looks so gross. Floppy was sleeping. Not dead despite the picture. He was almost impossible to wake up til dinner :) Then he was up like a flash.

Day Off and Shopping Blues

I got myself a BIIIIIIG bag. How big you say?

That big! Don't believe it? Different angle then.

Ooooooooo....

It's currently sale season in Singapore. The Great Singapore Sale. Not that there's THAT many sales in Singapore.

It's only the New Year Sale, the Pre-Chinese New Year Sale, the post chinese new year sale. The Easter sale (pre and post), end of season sales (times 4) Hari Raya sale (pre and post), Deepavali sale (pre and post), labour day weekend sale, National day sale, June holidays sale, Christmas sale (pre and post).

Just to name a few.

But i got this bag at about 65% off. It was a bargin.

And it was an evil buy.

I'm heading to Vancouver end of the year for 3 and a half weeks. During that time, I'm making a trip to Seattle. And possibly, Disneyland and Universal Studios in LA. It would be my first trip there.

And I'm excited and broke thinking about it.

I'm visiting a girlfriend in Vancity, so my room is free. *phew* Thanks mamajaja!

So, it's a day off and I'm doing maths. Evil maths.

Looks like I'll be living off air, grass, mud and public restrooms tapwater til December.

^^

NOTD: Yellow and Blue Flag Nails (Or what used to be)

Hi all! It's only after I finished my manicure that I realised it looked just like the Swedish flag.

Meatballs anyone? ^^

And I got a new bag! ^^ It was an impluse buy though.

I think you guys will be seeing photos of my shopping these 2 weeks. Cos, after I took my nail pictures, I gave my dogs a bath.

My nail got hooked on Floppy's collar and...

it got torn straight off. Ouchie! So I had to clip all my nails.

*sob*

NOTD: Goldfinger.......s

Faceshop gold! It's not really my colour. I like it but not on me. Top picture without flash, bottom with flash. It's really a lovely gold. I just wish it looked better on me.

It really is pretty. 2 coats. But, I couldn't stop that. I had to play around more.

What did I do? ^^

NOTD: Beige 'Dummy' Hands

Hellos everyone!

I think this is my shade! This i just one coat but it makes my nails look 'clean' and not discoloured.

With flash.

And without flash.

This is just a sneak of what manicure I have planned for later. ^^

Cheap Nailpolish

These were $1 bottles I found at a pushcart near my place. Look at the close ups of the glitters! The purple is a burple (blue/purple) therefore immposible to photograph accurately.
The black one (which I love) has hints of silver, red and blue glitter. The purple has loads of silver, purple and blue glitter in it.


But, when I cracked open the bottle, I nearly died. It stank! My goodness someone crack open a window!
 I have never smelt any polish that smelt that bad.


But was it worth the smell? The brush was easy to use and it was 2 simple coats.


The smell...............................

Yes, this was 2 coats. The black is pretty! The purple needs to be used a topcoat to really let it's beauty shine.

Click for closeups.

^^

But, my goodness, the smell! Thank god we don't have smell-o-vision.

NOTD: Grey with Red/Silver Glitter

Hi all! The first shot ws taken in full sunlight. The second one with flash and the last one in the shade without flash.

I would say the last picture to be the most colour accurate.

Same old, same old. 2 coats of grey. 2 coats of glitter. I like the density of this glitter. It's enough for a topcoat. ^^ It doesn't hide the grey, just highlights it.

" I'm still not looking at her cuticules!" says Floppy.

Missha Swatches

These 2 bottles (L to R) are named KH104 and GL101. Creative, no?

Out in the sun. I applied 2 coats each.

Ekkkk! The green was nice but streaky. The glittery rust(?) one was not nice with my skin tone.

AND MY CUTICLES!

I don't understand. I moisturize. I use Bert's Bees Lemon Cuticule Balm many times a day. Yet my cuticules are dry and peeling.

WHO CAN HELP ME?

WOE IS ME!

*dramatic shudder*

:P

 Even Cookie can't bear to look! ^^

NOTD: Skinfood Rosegold

Slightly blurred to show the sparkle. Nothing captures this rose-gold beauty!

Outdoors with no flash.

Indoors with no flash. Flash just makes it look white in any light.

2 coats as usual. I refuse to do 3 on most polishes except OPI (cos its expected).

Green Overload! (^,^)*

Hellos all! This is my left and *drumroll* right hand. I discovered that I have 16 bottles of green nail polish. Every one a joy in itself. And this was me experimenting with all the greens I had. My right thumb was a 'layered' franken. I love the colour but it had disgusting bubbles that made it look a bit like snot. Charming, eh?

I will line up the bottles tomorrow (when there is sun) and take a picture of me green beauties.

And speaking of green...

I walked into a Cash Converters after teaching a class today. I just wandered in cos I had 20 minutes to kill. I never expected to find anything interesting. And I almost didn't.

As I was just about to leave the shop, I saw little plastic bags all stuffed in a corner on a bottom shelf.

You never know right? So I looked. And I saw...

this. Interesting no? $5 for 10 pieces? What's Missha? Where is it from? Korea, I guess. Judging from the website anyway.

A++ for value. F for packaging. But who cares? So I got it!

I had 2 bottles of the same glittery brown but the rest were different!

Same bottles, just with flash this time.

I can't wait to swatch these tomorrow. I'm loving the greens and pinks in this haul.

Awesome, no? ^^

Bonus Picture:

 These are 'local' bluebells in Singapore. I could not manage a good picture. As a kid, I used to pluck these flowers and popped them on my pinkies to make little 'fairy hats'. I had a good imagination, even then.

NOTD: OPI Suede Russian Navy and OPI Mad as a Hatter Tips

Hellos! This was done at the shop. I did choose the colours. All of it was just 2 coats.

I know I have disappeared and there is no excuse.

I was honestly having one of those 'woe is me' months. 

I was in a self pity thing and felt pissed off, trapped and lonely.

Gee, that was swell.

I even let my nails go to shit. :(

Sooo, I cheered myself up with a mani/pedi and a massage.

I'm feeling better now but I still can't shake off this feeling that something big/bad is going to happen.

I tread with caution.

Now, to buy more nail polish and to paint me nails again. ^^

Hope you guys had a great April! ^^