OPI Fall 2017 "I'll Have A Gin & Tectonic" Swatch & Review

Hello hello everyone! I can't believe this is the last week of September already! It feels like summer just ended yet it's almost October...which I'm pretty excited about because October is my birthday month haha Student teaching has been great, I love teaching 1st & Kinder but they are a lot of work.

Well anyways onto the nails! Today I have one color from the OPI Fall 2017 collection. I haven't been paying attention to many of the collections because now that my own personal collection has grown, it's getting more difficult to find unique colors or colors I don't already have lol However "I'll Have A Gin & Tectonic" caught my eye because it's one of my favorite color combos: pinky-nude. For my swatches and thoughts, check them out after the jump!

Simple Green, White, and Holo Nails

Hello my darlings! It's literally been over a year since I've posted to this blog ㅠㅠ Since coming back from Korea and starting graduate school last fall, my life had been kinda crazy. Between adjusting to school, changes in my personal life, and getting a new job; my nails (and this blog) had taken the backseat. Now that things have settled down and I'm in a much better place (emotionally and physically), I plan to start blogging again. I decided to change my nail shape because square nails was becoming difficult to maintain.

I also made the decision to slightly change the content of my blog. While I still love nails, I also love makeup too. Plus I have a very fair skintone (i.e. NW15) and sometimes struggle to find swatches of lip colors and such on super fair skin so by providing swatches, pictures, and reviews I hope I can help everyone in the super fair category :) 

Now onto my nails haha 

My cuticles are a bit beat up this picture so excuse them for the moment. 

Here is the colors I used:

1. Nature Republic - "01 화이트"
2. Color Club - "Angel Kiss"
3. Etude House - "#352 3일 완성 운전면허"

I totally forgot how much I love Color Club holos...they're so amazing! 10/10 would recommend you picking one up if you love rainbows! Until my next post, have a good day~

Zoya "Sia", "Ziv", & "Storm" Swatches & Review

Hello, hello my darlings! I'm so sorry for my absence, I realize I haven't posted since March because my life has been super crazy. Between my personal life and preparing to study abroad in South Korea, I haven't been able to properly blog or even really do my nails in sooo long. I really missed it. Currently I am in Korea so my timezone is completely opposite of my timezone in the US so my posts will probably be at random times until I come home in a about 3 1/2 weeks.

Enough about me, I have a kind of random swatch-haul of some Zoya minis I got a while ago (this was supposed to be up long time ago haha). Zoya sent out an email to people who are subscribed to their newsletter saying there was a deal that you can get 3 minis for "free", just pay $6.95 shipping. After seeing that minis alone cost $6, I decided to pick up a couple because that's a really good deal! There was special code in the email that allowed you to get the deal plus there was only a certain number of colors to choose from. That is how Sia, Ziv, and Storm came home to me haha. For my swatches and thoughts, check them out after the jump!

           

Kiko Cupcake Polishes #649 #651 #656 Swatches & Review

Happy Friday everyone! I'm so sad that my spring break is over but I kind of like getting back into my routine you know? Is anyone else like that haha? Also my other exciting announcement: I got into grad school! I'm so happy and relieved because the program I applied into has quite high standards. I look forward to starting some grad classes along with finishing my Bachelor's degree in the fall.

Today I have some more Kiko polishes to share with you guys! I actually got these free when I bought the other three that I reviewed a bit ago. I think they're discontinuing or getting rid of them but I'm not sure. Last time I checked on the Kiko website they were on sale so I apologize if you can't get them anymore (then again you could probably find them somewhere on the internet). Anyway if you want to see my full thoughts and swatches of Kiko Cupcake polishes #649 #651 #656, look for them after the jump!

OPI Hello Kitty Collection Swatches & Review

Hello my lovelies...it's been quite a while right? I normally don't disappear for so long but I was having a lot of problems in my personal life and I was slammed with work because Spring Break was coming up. Things in my personal life have since gotten much better and now that my crazy week before Spring Break is over, I can finally relax for a minute. Other than that, I have exciting news! I'll announce the first now and the second in another post next week~ My first exciting announcement is I'm going to be studying abroad in South Korea this summer! I won't be gone the whole summer, just 6 weeks or so but I'm still very excited to finally go back!!

Now onto my actual post: the OPI X Hello Kitty collab that slayed my life. When I first found out OPI was coming out with this collection, I about died. I realize that this post is "old" because the collection has been out for a while now and OPI is moving on to the New Orleans collection for spring (which I've got my eye on a few of those ;) ) but I figured that I still should post it anyway. I don't get PR or normally have enough money to afford to preordering the whole collection, so I have to wait until it hits the stores. I love OPI and Hello Kitty anyway. I ended up picking up 4 shades, two individually and two came in a set with a little Hello Kitty coin purse. For swatches and my full review on these polishes, check it out after the jump!

St. Patrick's Day 2016 Nail Art

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone !

Long story short, sorry for not posting in awhile. My next post will fully explain why I've been missing, but for now I just wanted to hop on here and share my St. Paddy's Day nail art!

I used a lot of different things haha. For the green on my pointer and ring fingers, I did a base of Essie Vices Versa then sponged Color Club Angel Kiss on the tips and somewhat gradient-ed it upward!

For my middle finger, I did a base with China Glaze Mingle With Kringle then went over it with a layer of Zoya Maria Louisa. This combo reminds me so much of the "Golden Egg" bath bomb from Lush which I totally adore as well. 

Finally for my ring finger, I first laid down a white base with my favorite Nature Republic 01 화이트. After letting my quick dry topcoat dry, I applied straight nail vinyls and then applied China Glaze Mingle With Kringle again. Then after I removed the vinyls, I stamped the clover using the Bundle Monster BM723 plate!

Overall, I'm so happy with the way these turned out! I think they're so cute and perfect for the occasion.  

Dupe/Comparison: Nars "Schiap", OPI "Girls Love Ponies", & Essie "Mod Square"

Hello my lovelies! How was your weekend? Mine was absolutely amazing! The Exo concert was just...I can't even describe how amazing it was! They're one of my favorite bands and I'm so glad they finally came to the US on tour!! I'm currently experiencing post concert depression haha.

Anyway, today I have another dupe/comparison post (if you couldn't tell from the title). Quickly I fell in love with Nars Schiap however I am not in love with the price, so I looked through my collection to see if I could find a dupe that not only matches in color but also in formula. I found OPI Girls Love Ponies and Essie Mod Square.

Here is a bottle shot of all three next to each other:

They all look so similar, right?

Now here is what they looked like all swatched next to each other:

So as we can see, Essie is nowhere near as dark as the other two. Even though Nars and OPI look pretty identical, I would say that OPI is a hint darker. All formulas were wonderful, they all only needed 2 coats. I would say if you wanna splurge, go for the Nars but since this color isn't the most unique in the world, you could probably find it for cheaper!