After the fiasco that is OPI's regular topcoat I tried this one in hopes of it being better. I got this one for free with a DS polish that I really love. This topcoat is ok. It dries faster than the regular topcoat, but I found that it chipped a lot faster. I had serious chipping within a day of wearing it, and I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary that would make it chip faster. All in all I will finish it up, but I wouldn't get this again unless it was free with a polish that I had to have.
Monday, August 31, 2009
OPI DS Topcoat Review
After the fiasco that is OPI's regular topcoat I tried this one in hopes of it being better. I got this one for free with a DS polish that I really love. This topcoat is ok. It dries faster than the regular topcoat, but I found that it chipped a lot faster. I had serious chipping within a day of wearing it, and I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary that would make it chip faster. All in all I will finish it up, but I wouldn't get this again unless it was free with a polish that I had to have.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Nail Blogger Xmas Exchange!
Hey everyone! This is a reminder to all of you nail bloggers or beauty bloggers that feature nail polish to sign up for the exchange! It is international too, which means that you could get a brand that isn't available where you live! We are using Elfster so there are privacy settings, there are 41 people signed up so far! Let's get it up to at least 50! Remember, you have until SEPTEMBER 14th to sign up! Or you will be sad because you don't get any nail polish for the holidays or get to give another blogger polish. It is going to be so much fun! The details are on MagicXMaid's blog -> Nail Blogger Christmas Exchange! I know that you have probably heard about this already a bajillion times, but this is just in case you haven't or have forgotten to sign up.......
Yay For Hauling!
Hey everyone! Today I am sharing my nail haul from the past couple of weeks. I got lots and I am already in the process of swatching! I got 2 Sinful Colors glitters; Pearl Harbor and Hottie, the Essie Matte About You Topcoat (last one in the store!), OPI Brights Power, Green-wich Village, Bogota Blackberry, and Russian Navy. I can't wait to create new fun looks with the glitters and matte top coat! Reviews will be up later in the week for most of these!
Guardate un po: GELINIUM di PRONAILS
Questa mi sembra una novità interessante!
E' un gel ma semplice da usare come uno smalto, si toglie come uno smalto e si usa sulle unghie naturali!
Che dite da provare?
Ho trovato una dispensa che spiega per filo e per segno come viene usato, la gamma di colori, le combinazioni possibili di prodotti.
Ovviamente ve la propongo!
Andate su questo sito BeautyCompany e nella home page trovate la dicitura "istruzioni per l'uso" è un file in pdf che potete scaricare.
Vi faccio un riassunto di cosa dice:
Precisiamo che si tratta comunque di gel quindi va catalizzato. Il prodotto non può essere mischiato con gel diversi ma si possono mescolare fra loro per ottenere nuovi colori.
Si applica esclusivamente sulle unghie naturali in uno strato sottilissimo e senza bombature lasciando libera l'attaccatura dell'unghia per evitare che si sollevi.
Si può utilizzare anche per allungare le unghie purchè la lunghezza non sia eccessiva.
Per acquistare il prodotto si può andare sul sito della ProfessionalNails, solo che vi avviso non pubblicano il prezzo del prodotto bisogna prima registrarsi.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Sunny Blossoms
A happy and cheery set of nails perfect for summer!
Nail art from Nail Max. Did a slight modification to the colours and flowers.
The flowers may look pretty simple, but it took me quite awhile to get them done. Especially when I have to squeeze 2 flowers on each nail and it's pretty hard to squeeze them in the pinkie and ring fingers. But still, I enjoy the process of creating them and chatting with my customer.
The close up. The hand drawn checkered lines, flowers and crystals. The thumbs have the same design as the ring finger. Notice that the color on the ring finger is lighter? It's my favourite summer shade ever! Pastel milky yellow. (OPI - Banana Bandanna)
DIY Satin Finish!
Ok, so last night I was doing a french mani because I felt like it; I haven't done one in awhile. Now I have places to go and things to do, so I was blowing on my nails in a futile attempt to get it to dry faster, and I looked down and my nails were not very shiny! How cool is that? So I used a different top coat on my other hand and it worked too!Now on the hand pictured I used my Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Strengthening Top Coat. It is a thicker top coat. On the other hand I used my OPI Top Coat, and with this one it did not work as well as the Sally Hansen. I think that the key to this is the thickness of the top coat, so pile the top coat on!
Now what I did was blow warm air onto my nails while moving them back and forth, and it fogs up the top coat. The fog stays in the top coat when it dries; thus it imitates a satin finish. It is not matte in my as some light still reflects and it doesn't look chalky. So I am calling the finish satin. Now this doesn't last forever; it started to fade after a few hours. But, I found that blowing on the hand with the Sally Hansen refreshed it; such was not the case with the OPI.
Sooo....are you going to try this? If you do, please let me know how it goes! Tell me what top coat you used, and if it even worked for you. I would love to know! Oh, here is the picture with the mani glossy so that you can see the difference. I used OPI You Don't Know Jacques as the nail color and OPI Bogota Blackberry as the tip color.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Nail Art: Elegant Nails
I love how this turned out, it is so elegant and classy! I was inspired by the recent "pointed tips" trend in the blogger community and I doubt that this is new, but I was really excited to try it. It was very easy to freehand as well! I used OPI Tutti Frutti Tonga as a base color, OPI Alpine Snow and OPI Black Onyx. Enjoy!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
OPI Sea? I Told You!
This is such a fun color! OPI Sea? I Told You! came out with the summer collection this year. It is a sparkley sky blue with a green undertone; it really reminds me of the ocean. It applies really well in 2-3 coats and is a really great summer color, plus I got it on clearance! Yay discounts! Do you have this color and do you like it?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
NOTD: My Private Jet Holographic Goodness!
I was going to do nail art with this nail; but it's too pretty to ruin! Look at that sparkle! I put OPI Black Onyx under OPI My Private Jet to get a darker effect. I love this NOTD! It is a great way to wear black nail polish without looking harsh or gothic (if that is not the look you are going for)!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
nail salon..Minx Responds!
I just wanted to quickly let everyone know that one of the owners of Minx responded to my recent post about Minx Nails ....MASTERMINX said...
Hi Princess of Polish! My name is Janice Jordan, one of the owners of Minx. Just wanted to let you know we hear you and are hard at work developing a hands on training course we plan on launching in 2010. We have some really cool fun stuff we are working on as well including new designs and customization for the nail artist who really wants to get creative. Thank you for your support and giving Minx a go!
I think this comment to my Minx post was phenomenal. How many companies take time to respond to a customer in the manner, not many. Much appreciation and respect to Janice Jordan. I hope to be this responsive to customers / clients when I open my salon ( note to self).
I didn't learn about Minx when I went to school to become a manicurist ( weird , I though nail school taught you everything...lol) . I was introduced to Minx by a friend when she showed me a picture of Beyonce sporting the silver nails. I took out a few of my trade magazine and read some articles about nails and application process. I found out about them on Monday and by Friday I was ordering a kit. I was just that intrigued!
I am so excited and cant wait to see the upcoming 2010 developments from Minx . I will keep you all posted.
nail salon.
nail salon is tired ,but she just might...Put some Minx on her fingernails tonight!
Hi Princess of Polish! My name is Janice Jordan, one of the owners of Minx. Just wanted to let you know we hear you and are hard at work developing a hands on training course we plan on launching in 2010. We have some really cool fun stuff we are working on as well including new designs and customization for the nail artist who really wants to get creative. Thank you for your support and giving Minx a go!
I think this comment to my Minx post was phenomenal. How many companies take time to respond to a customer in the manner, not many. Much appreciation and respect to Janice Jordan. I hope to be this responsive to customers / clients when I open my salon ( note to self).
I didn't learn about Minx when I went to school to become a manicurist ( weird , I though nail school taught you everything...lol) . I was introduced to Minx by a friend when she showed me a picture of Beyonce sporting the silver nails. I took out a few of my trade magazine and read some articles about nails and application process. I found out about them on Monday and by Friday I was ordering a kit. I was just that intrigued!
I am so excited and cant wait to see the upcoming 2010 developments from Minx . I will keep you all posted.
nail salon.
nail salon is tired ,but she just might...Put some Minx on her fingernails tonight!
Flowers, petals and crystals... (bridal style)
This is ideal for brides as well.
A close up on the thumbs. ;)
OPI DS Reflection
Today I am reviewing OPI's Designer Series polish in Reflection. I got it on sale at Trade Secret for the price of a regular OPI Polish (the DS ones are $12.50) with a DS Top Coat. This is a gorgeous color; it's a light red with holo magenta glitter. It is pretty in the sun but my camera wasn't feeling like capturing the full effect. I want to put this over Big Apple Red to see if I can get it to show a bit redder. This polish dries quickly, but it also chips quickly, I had chips within two days. It is still gorgeous though! Have you tried any of the DS polishes? Did you like them?
Erboristeria e decotti, le proprietà delle piante!
Ci sentiamo a volte ansiose, stressate, stanche o gonfie....non riempiamoci subito di medicinali se il nostro è un problema semplice le piante ci possono aiutare!
Andiamo in erboristeria e chiediamo consiglio, ci sapranno sicuramente indicare un decotto o una tisana che fa per noi!
E' bene però avere qualche piccola nozione sulle proprietà delle piante, eccone alcuni esempi:
La Salvia: E' originaria del Mediterraneo e viene usata per ridurre l'infiammazione di gola e bocca e per ridurre l'eccessiva sudorazione.
Potete provare a bagnarne una foglia e applicarla ad esempio su un'ascesso è ottima anche come "aspiratore" ovvero tira fuori l'infezione.
La Veronica:questa pianta ha proprietà lenitive
Il Rabarbaro: E' un drenante epatico
La Melissa: Serve per rilassare e calmare, si usa anche durante il ciclo
Il Carciofo: E' uno stimolante della funzionalità epatica
La Liquirizia: Protegge la mucosa gastrica
L'Anice Stellato: Aiuta la cattiva digestione di natura nervosa o ansiosa.
La Gramigna: Favorisce la digestione ed è un'ottimo diuretico
Il Rosmarino: E' un'antiossidante, garantisce un'azione depurativa completa.
Monday, August 24, 2009
OPI My Private Jet
This is a review for the much loved My Private Jet. It is a dark grey holographic polish with rainbow glitter that isn't a part of the OPI Designer Series, so it doesn't cost $4 more than a regular OPI polish.The first picture isn't that great, I tried to capture the holo qualities of the polish but didn't. I did manage to capture the rainbow qualities of the polish, although the picture doesn't do the polish justice.
Something that I love about this polish is how different it looks inside from outside. It's like you changed your mani as you crossed the threshold of the door! Inside the polish looks like silver glitter, which is really cool! I love this polish and will be sporting it often this fall and winter!
Fairy dust extension with crystal hearts n bows
This is a 2 tone glitter acrylic sculpture extension. It's like a fairy tale isn't it?
A really sweet and bling set of nails!
Champagne gold with laces and petal flowers
This is for a bride!
I love taking clear and close up pics!
Truccare e Curare le labbra - che rossetto usi?
Le labbra truccate indubbiamente focalizzano l'attenzione di chi ci guarda sul viso.Sono sensuali, eleganti, divertenti, sbarazzine....tutto dipende da cosa usiamo per risaltarle.
Tutte noi abbiamo un punto esatto del viso che non trascuriamo mai, questo articolo è dedicato appunto a chi non uscirebbe mai da casa senza un velo di rossetto.
Ci sono in commercio tantissimi tipi di rossetto, burro di cacao, lipgloss, ma non tutti sono uguali e non tutti vanno bene sulle labbra di tutte.
Vediamo allora di capire come scegliere quello giusto.
La matita: se abbiamo labbra carnose è bene usare colori tenui; al contrario i colori forti sono adatti a chi ha labbra sottili per aumentarne il volume.
Il rossetto classico: diciamo che va bene per tutte perchè scegliate quelli che hanno componenti idratanti.
Il rossetto volume: è studiato apposta per nutrire le labbra, ammorbidirle dando volume e proteggerle.
Il Lipgloss: lo usiamo principalmente per dare lucentezza, possiamo applicarlo anche sopra al rossetto per dare più luce.
Labbra Volume: usato costantemente rende le labbra più voluminose e definite grazie ai suoi componenti.
Il Burro di cacao: è utile per idratare le labbra, soprattutto se screpolate. Ne va fatto uso costante principalmente in inverno. Può essere usato prima del rossetto.
Il trucco sulle labbra è in genere abbastanza evidente soprattutto se abbiamo labbra carnose, ecco alcuni piccoli trucchetti per evitare l'effetto "maschera".
Se abbiamo gli occhi già molto truccati usiamo sulle labbra colori delicati.
Con capelli castani e pelle chiara va bene il dorato ed il rosato, con la pelle ambrata è ok un lipgloss colorato.
Per la carnagione mediterranea i lipgloss ultralucidi sono perfetti.
Capelli neri e pelli chiara, occhi appena truccati, meglio se solo con mascara potete applicare un rossetto rosso.
Ricordate che se ad un rossetto di tonalità forte applicate sopra il lipgloss l'effetto visibilità è raddoppiato.
