Weekly Manicure

Today I want to share with you a very summery manicure. It may be a bit out of season, but it can be worn in fall just the same, especially matched with some lively colours, after all it is still early fall right :)  

This manicure uses nail polishes by Etude House, the Ice Cream Nails which I got from W2Beauty and some nail stickers which were sent to me with one of my purchases from Born Pretty Store. I am sorry I can't link the stickers because I could not find the exact ones in the store, but there are tonnes from which you can choose from so it shouldn't be a problem finding the right design.

Here are the nail stickers which I was very pleasantly surprised when they started glowing in the dark when I went to bed :) They are a mix of bows and lacy edgings.












And these are the cute Ice Cream Nail Polishes by Etude House in Pink, Green and Blue.

Basically this look is very easy, all I did was paint my nails in different colours, you can choose which colours to make more nails of as you wish. I decided to have two blues and two pinks on each hand with just one nail in green. The thumb nail is in blue to match the little finger.

I then alternated between bows and lacy edgings as you can see below. The thumb has two white bows just like the little finger, because it is not very visible in the pictures.

To protect the stickers from coming off, I applied a top coat on top of everything and the resulting look is below.

The picture below was taken seven days after applying the manicure and as you can see, the polish is still intact and only one of the bows has lost a tiny piece :) These polishes are really long lasting and the top coat makes miracles when you have add ons :)

 I hope you found this post useful and you try to recreate this style in your own way :) Let me know what you think in the comments below and if you wish to get your hands on the products that I used, just follow the links to the stores on the side bar to the right :)

Till next Tuesday,
Saranghae,
Pauline

Weekly Manicure :) - Sailor Jupiter

Hello everyone! I didn't post the weekly manicure last week, so I shall be making up for it this week. I will try to post two manicures.  Let me show you what I had prepared last week.  The theme is Sailor Jupiter and features a polish from the Ice Cream nails collection by Etude House and Nail Stickers from Born Pretty Store.  I tried to portray the classy side of Sailor Jupiter so this look has a rather sophisticated appearance.

Products used:

Lioele Nail hardener

Etude House Ice Cream Nails in Green GR401

Nail Stickers in Gold 

Here is how to do it:

1.  Prepare your nails with a base coat and make sure it is completely dry.

2.  Apply one thick coat of Green Ice Cream polish and allow to dry completely.  This may take some time

     because of  the thickness of the polish.

3.  Choose a design from the sticker sheet and carefully peel it off and stick it onto your nail. Make sure to

     press all the edges firmly.

4.  Complete the manicure by applying a generous coat of top coat so as to seal the nail stickers in place.

 Different Lighting to try to capture the real colour of the Green Polish. 


Now you are ready to hit the streets :)

Where to buy:

You can get the Lioele Nail Hardener from Pretty&Cute by following the link on the side bar.

Get hold of the Ice Cream Nails by Etude House at W2Beauty by either following  the link on the side bar or click on the link here :) Don't forget to insert 2862205 in your registration form for a $5 voucher that you can use instantly.

As for the Nail Stickers Click on the pic below and go shop :) And don't forget to use Coupon code PCLG10 to get everything in your shopping list 10% cheaper!

My thoughts after a week:

The polish is the exact same colour as appears in the bottle and the stickers lasted pretty well for a whole week.  One has to be careful with regards to the edges. Make sure that they are completely sealed with the top coat!  I really recommend all the products that I used for this manicure as the result was very satisfying!

Here is a matching makeup look:

Basically all you need is a black liner (I used Maybelline Master Drama), Black Mascara (Maybelline One by One), Green Eyeliner (Lioele Jewel Eyeliner in Aqua Green), A pale green eyeshadow and some body glitters in gold.

I hope you enjoyed this post, till next one!

Saranghae,

Pauline

Manicure Tuesday :)

Hello everyone!!! Sorry for the delay with this week's manicure... for a change I was over busy ;)


This week's manicure is inspired by my long-time favorite Anime :

 

Plus I was really excited to try out my new nail polish :)

So first up is Usagi Tsukino (Bunny for the Maltese and Italians) in the First Season of Sailor Moon.  Here she was still a 14 year-old clumsy crybaby :P I will be doing more looks to reflect her transformation from one series to the next untill I reach the Sailor Moon Stars Season. So look forward to that.

Anyway... In this season, Usagi is 14 years old and is not exactly into nails so her nails are a normal short length that 14 year-old students sport.  She probably hasn't got the patience for complex manicures either so as she would rather spend her time shopping or playing video games.  Her favourite colours are pink and white and since she is a lazy and clumsy girl, I believe she woul just make do with clear polish.  To reflect a look that Usagi might sport when she is really into looking cute, I decided to do a manicure using light pink and while going through my stash (which is currently dwindling) I stumbled on the new polish that was sent to my by Alice from  W2Beauty with my SHINee Mini me - ETUDE House Ice Cream Nails in PK001. The Manicure is simple in one colour which also reflects Usagi's careless personality in this series. I didn't want to do anything particularly complicated.

This polish comes in a package that is soooo cute and since we all know that Usagi falls head over heals for cute stuff and adores ice cream, this nail polish is made to measure :)

So here we go with the tutorial:

The products that I used are my all-time favorite Lioele Nail Hardener which you can buy from Pretty&Cute

and the gorgeous Etude House Ice Cream nails in PK001 which as already stated before, was given to me by Alice from W2Beauty who also has it in stock :)

The Manicure is quite simple:

1. Apply 1 coat of base coat polish - Nail hardener
2. apply 2 coats of PK001 nail Polish. Make sure that each coat dries perfectly before applying the next or else it will turn out a mess.  Etude's polish dries out pretty quick so it shouldn't be a problem.
3. Apply 1 coat of top coat - Nail hardener 

The Final Look is shown below:

 

I chipped a nail so I had to shorten everything.  Quite sad about it but at least it turned out pretty good for this Usagi look :) Tell me what you think in the comments below! Do you think Usagi would actually wear this look?

Mini-Review - Etude House Ice Cream Nails - PK001

Here are my thoughts about the Nail polish:

• It looks better when applied to the nails than in the bottle. Somehow the colour is that of dirty pink in the container.
• The packaging is extra cute!
• The brush is not too wide and not too thin so it makes application easy
• The consistency is rather liquidy which is good to prevent bubbles and solid bits sticking in the nails
• Fast drying 
• It is a little stinky but it doesn't affect me much
• It needs to be applied in one thick coat for a good finish. Apparently all Etude polishes are like that. The downside here is that you really have to do nothing for some time to allow it to dry completely. The thicker the coat the longer it takes to dry.

The colous is a bright bubblegum pink which is really really sweet. It does remind me of strawberry ice cream as well.

Overall rating:

I rate this polish a 4.5 Pink Diamonds and I reduced that little because I am not fond of thick coats.  I am always on the run and usually do my polish in between things and don't have time to stick around waiting for it to dry so I prefer polishes which can build up in very thin coats. I would buy this product again though cause I love the packaging and the colour and also the final result is just precious :)

A Big THANKS goes to ALICE from W2Beauty for sending over the Nail Polish and inspiring this series of Manicures.  I hope you guys enjoyed reading through this first tutorial (even though it is simple) from the Sailor Moon Series and keep following for more :)

Till next Post,

안녕히계소요!

Pauline :)