Manicure Monday :)

Hello everyone :)  Today I am going to show you how to make a cute manicure which is a little bit more complicated than what I have done so far.

The following are the products that I am going to use:

Left to Right: Lioele Nail hardener, Neon Nails pink and Yellow, Rimmel 60sec Vinyl Shine in fuscia pink (not the real name, it got rubbed off), Maybelline Express Finish in Saipo-to no 66. and up front is a pergamano embosser.

First step is to apply Lioele Nail hardener as a base coat. I really love this one, it dries so quick!

Next up is two coats in the neon colours like this:

When this dries out completely, it is time to start our cute nail art using the pergamano embosser and the other two polishes :)

I used the embosser to make small dots with polish to resemble small flowers. This is a first time so my hand is not yet steady and I am still experimenting.  I hope you like the idea and try it out. These little dots need to dry pretty well before applying a top coat with the same nail hardener. This top coat is not exactly necessary but since the neon colours dry out like a plastic sheen and tend to peel off, I am trying to seal everthing with the top coat.  We will see how it goes.

And that is the finished look :))

See you soon ladies :)

Saranghaeyo! Pauline

Findings on eBay!!

Hello again! I hope you are all fine! Today I want to share with you a few cute finds that I found on eBay.  I want to start off with some SHINee merchandise. I guess you all know by now that I support the boys :D and anything SHINee is sure to catch my eye.  For me finding anything about the guys is just priceless because it is close to impossible to get any close to their merchandise here in Malta.  We are half a world away and I bet no one on these islands has ever heard of KPop! (except maybe for my friends who take note of my posts on Facebook and other SHINee stuff I carry around.)

This is for all the SHAWOLS out there :)

My first treasure is a Stainless steel SHINee Bracelet :)

A google search reveals quite a few links from eBay and if oyu have the patience to go through all the results you will find some KPop shops from where to get this bracelet. I am not that patient!  I prefer to check out google images and then check out the pages from where the interesting pictures come up. I found two versions of the SHINee bracelets, basically one is written as SHINee (like the one above) and the other is written as 'Shinee'. I prefere the first one as it is stylized just as the group's name and looks more original.  The one in small letterss gives the impression that it is fan-made, which is perfectly OK, but originals are always originals :) Anyways, I checked quite a few sellers on eBay and finally decided to get my bracelet from fumei2011.  The transaction was supersmooth, I ordered, paid and the bracelet was here in no time. (Oh well, standard shipping time of around 15 days, don't forget I am in Malta!) The condition was perfect and I was soooo hapy with it!!! I still wear it everyday, all the time and it is still in perfect condition.

If you would like your own SHINee bracelet, check out this link and you won't be disappointed :))

Another SHINee treasure that I never leave behind are my earphones :) This is already my second set though as my dog decided to bite through my first pair and obviously they are not dog-resistant!

I bought these on eBay as well from fumei2011 who has other KPop groups available as well. It took them quite some time to reach me because I ordered them just before Chritmas when the postal service is freaking out but I received them in perfect condition :)  Both my pairs came from fumei2011, I like her servive so much and if I ever need a third pair, I know exactly where to look for :) When I find something that works perfectly well, I don't change it very easily and this supplier is just perfect! 

A little review of the earphones:  they are supercute and with the special winder you can be sure that the wires will not tangle and break! Besides it has the SHINee World logo and a diamond ring on it which makes it extra cute :) The speakers are marked L and R because they work differently and the if you interchange them you won't here the music exactly how it is meant to be heard.  I tend to use the R side on it's own when I am at work hehe naughty me :)  The output is amazing, the music is so clear even if my mobile volume is set to full and they plug perfectly in my Samsung galaxy y pro. I am stating this because last time I was at the airport, I forgot my earphones in another handbag and did not have time to go back and fetch them, so I bought another pair from a shop there. They were quite costly and not worth their weight in poop! I had to constantly adjust the jack to listen to the music and even then the connection between mobile and earphones was terrible with continuous tshhhh sounds coming in. If the volume is turned up the music simply distorts itself.. and these earphones are meant to be good stuff according to their brand!

So that is another thumbs up for SHINee merchandise and for fumei2011. Here is the link to buy the earphones:  SHINee :)

Fumei2011 gets my 5 Pink Diamonds Rating :)) 

My last SHINee treasure that I got from eBay as well is my Taemin Make-up Pouch!  I really love this one!  It is waterproof inside out and has an inner zipped pocket where I store my eyeliners :D but the cutest part is that it has Taemin printed on either side and I got to choose the pictures myself :)) How cute is that :))  There are many more items that can be customised and the seller fay's arts and collectibles is so helpful! She would do anything without extra charge for changing the pictures.  Check out her store and let me know what you purchase :) I myself still have a long wishlist of items from her :)

I am currently contemplating getting another pouch with the all the 5 members on it. I have already sent her two pictures from the Fire Promotion and I am linking it here :)

Sale transactions make this store deserver a 5 star rating or better still, 5 Pink Diamonds :) Fast processing and perfect product quality makes fay's arts and collectibles my only go to store for customized items!

One last thing that I want to share with you has nothing to do with SHINee ( I never get tired of typing this name :D) but is equally cute and precious.  I am talking about a Wish Pearly necklace that I got from qingmos (eBay again)

The chain and cage are in 925 S Silver and the pearl is a gorgeous rice shape, but you will only discover it's colout after you fetch it from inside the oyster which you receive along with the necklace.  I was super excited when I received it tht I forgot to make a wish before opening the oyster! You are supposed to make a wish on the pealr that you will find and maybe it will come true... I am not exactly a believer I'm afraid!

Anyways, my oyster was easy to open and I found a beautiful baby pink pearl! Probably the oyster new that I love pink and came to me :D The box says that pink means health but then again I am not a believer of such things, although considering that I found my favourite colour maybe I should believe in these kind of things.........what do you think?

So this item was packed and shipped from China so it took quite some time to reach me here (around 20 days) but it arrived in good condition and the product was just as described so qingmos gets my 5 Pink diamonds rating as well!  

Check out her store and her beautiful jewellery including real jade here :)

I think I said more than enough for today. I wish to thank all of you who take the time to read my posts and support the stores and sellers that I give my 5 Pink Diamonds rating too. Please be aware that there is no personal gain except for the satisfaction of sharing good things with the rest of the world :)

Before leaving, check out the sponsored giveaways by my fellow bloggers - there are links in posts and on the side bar.  Good Luck to all and Thanks for stopping by!! 

Pauline

(instead of diamonds today it's another SHINee MV )

Manicure Monday :)

Hello everyone! I am back with another nail look as promised.

But first I wanted to share with you a healthy tip!  We all know that it is important to drink a lot of water to keep our bodies hydrated inside and out, but we all know how annoying it gets to try to keep up with the 2 litre per day mark.  Somehow when you are concious that you have to do, you just find it boring and annoying.  I am one of those who doesn't reach the 2lt/day mark at all.. In winter I am all teas and coffees and in summer I am more into juices so my water intake is very low. So I figured that the only way to increase my water intake without actually thinking about it, is to start a few habits that will eventually become second nature.  My first step is to remember to always drink a full glass of water before going to bed!  Somehow this one is working... but I am still in the second week hihi so it is a long way off of becoming second nature.

If you are not a water drinker..join me in my quest to increase water intake :)  Give me your tips ladies... staying hydrated has a good effect on our skin and complexion so it is not just good because the doctor says so!!!

Moving on to what you really came here for! - The Manicure

Today I used 3 different polishes:

Blue Nail Polish by Glitz and Glam (a very  old polish!)

Lioele Nail Hardener (instead of base coat)

Wedding Crasher by Sally Hansen (pink glitters)

The sky blue colour has been in my collection for ages and it lost its fluidity so I had to start preparing this manicure yesterday.... You will discover why shortly! The Wedding crasher is quite a recent purchase from a local supermarket but it disappointed me completely because it chips off almost instantly as opposed to what is stated on its label.

On to the how to!  So first up you need to apply a thin coat of base coat. I used the Lioele nail hardener for this step because my nails really need a little boost.  You really need to make sure that the base coat is completely dry as we are going to have quite a number of coats of polish and we don't want them to remain soggy for a long time and dent them.  Once the base is ready, apply the first coat of blue on all your nails, except for the ring fingers as they will have their coat of pink glitters.  Apply as many coats as needed to get an even colour.  In my case, Wedding Crasher needs 3 coats and the blue one took one very thick coat of polish which needed an overnight to completely dry off.  (That's why I started the process yesterday ;))

This will look something like this:

This is quite a bold look and I personally like it a lot.  But I wanted to try out french tipping the rest of the nails in the pink glitters and here is the even bolder result:

 

 For once my right hand looks better than my left....I do not know why though because in truth I am left handed and tend to mess up when applying the left nails with my right hand.

The idea of the french tipping was to tone down the brightness of the blue and make the look less bolder but somehow I achieved the complete opposite result.  If your nails are shorter than mine, it might look better but to be honest I prefer to stop at step one.  All in all here we have two ideas... bold and bolder :) Please let me know which of the two ideas you like best in the comments below!

Where to buy:  Wedding crasher can be found at any drug store at least around here. I bought mine from a supermarket!  I don't exactly suggest buying this one though, as long as you don't mind the polish chipping after a day or less!

Lioele carry both a base coat and the nail hardener and you can pick up a blue from their line as well. The best suited for this idea is either no 9 - sky or number 36 - Edge blue where 9 is rather light coloured and 36 is more of a nice royal blue which would mix perfectly with a fuscia like for example no 17 - Hot Pink  :)

Pretty and Cute

Click on the link above to purchase these polishes :)

On a different note :)

So today I found out a new giveway posted in one of the blogs I follow and I wanted to share it with you. Here is the banner and link:

CLICK ME :)

Make sure to check it out and support lovely Chermaine Ho in her first give away! Good luck to everyone!!

Cya next time
Pauline