Progress

Why hello there! =P Hope you've all had a good day. Today I will be showing you a cool layering taken in awesome indirect sunlight in my backyard. Lately the sun has been out and shining even past 6 so I'm happy I can squeeze in some nail polish almost each day that I attempt :).


I think I've made better progress in terms of making my nails look nice for pictures because of the brush & acetone trick that bloggers have been using. I knew about it but I wasn't exactly sure which brush to use, especially since I don't really use make up at all so I was pretty clueless until someone {sorry I forgot who!} suggested a concealer brush - so I got mine at ELF for $1 - an awesome steal♥! After I got it in the mail, I've been practicing and I'm definitely improving on that aspect; if only I had a better camera to capture the beautiful nails ;)


Anyways, onto my nails :P


I started off with Nox Twilight Talon which is a dark navy blue with blue shimmer - and it is shown in 2 coats. 

Then I layered it with GOSH Rainbow in 1 coat on top - and voila! Beautiful! :P

And here's a future sneak peak - hopefully coming soon. Do you recognize it? ;) If you have a guess, drop a comment! :P {it makes me happy when I get a lot of comments haha!♥}

Hope you all enjoyed and happy polishing! :)
<3katherine

Cult Nails

Hey everyone! Quick update on my giveaway counting, I'm about half-way done... I believe! Lol and more than 234+ entries including additional entries and minus a few disqualified entries so far. I'm taking a break from studying for 2 exams I have on Thursday to post these long overdue swatches. You've definitely seen them tons of times, but here's my pictures! This set of pictures were actually my re-take of the original pictures that I was not satisfied with. Luckily there was better lighting in this picture and it looks a lot clearer than the original. Hopefully there will be better weather like this more often when my nails grow out. And don't worry I've taken in consideration and thought about what YOU would like to see on my blog. I hope to post about how I take care of my nails in the near future, when my nails grow out because I hate nubbins!

By now, I'm pretty sure that you've heard of Cult Nails, which is a nail polish company a blogger by the name of Maria of R3daily created. She created 4 nail lacquers and she just recently opened up pre-orders for her 2nd collection. And if you haven't gotten the first 4 nail lacquers maybe this will help you decide!

First nail lacquer up is Iconic. Maria describes this as a berry red with gold shimmer and red flakies.  The swatch displays 2 coats and 1 layer of top coat. What a total beauty ;) It worked with 1 coat for me but I used 2 in the swatch just in case.

Next up is Living Waters, Maria describes this as deep navy blue with green and blue micro-glitter. The swatch displays 2 coats and 1 layer of top coat. THIS IS AN AMAZING COLOR - I love ittttt!!<3 This polish was actually Maria's version in creating another nail blogger's color in creating how water looks at night with the shimmer. Definitely a must have and very unique in the nail polish world, in my opinion! I've actually worn this color for swatch and 2 mani's. :P

And here's My Kind of Cool Aid, which Maria describes as purple/gray with a shimmer; a "gravender" :P. The swatch displays 2 coats and 1 layer of top coat. This is definitely a different gray than what I'm used to seeing, which are normal or dusty grays.

Finally, the last one is Quench, which is described as a red polish with a very glossy finish. It definitely can work with different skin tones and the color changes depending on the lighting.

Overall, I love the formula which is B3F and organic =) and the drying time is quick as well. I'm very satisfied with Cult Nails and I'm definitely going to get the next collection!

Hope you enjoyed and I'll definitely try to finish with the giveaway entries as soon as I can (after exams?)
<3katherine

Harley Indigo

I have to admit, I'm slacking on my blog. :(

I guess I'm not as motivated to do my nails as much - or maybe there are no sparks for creativity.

The good news is that I haven't broken my ban :]. I went to Walgreens near my college and saw that there's a new display for the Sally Hansen with Hidden Treasure, however it was the samples that they sent to Walgreens and Hidden Treasure was all gone *cries* They said they will definitely restock when they sell all the sample/trial :( Hope it won't be gone again after they restock lol.

But I do provide you with 2 days worth of SOTD & NOTD.

Hope you enjoy and don't kill me. ><

Zoya Harley - 2 coats and no top coat

light cement grey. taken in sunlight. I love this grey and it's beautiful!

easy to apply and dries quickly.

Floral Harley

- Zoya Harley

- Essie Dramatic Drachmas (red)

- Essie Cute as a Button (pink)

- LA Colors Nail Art Black

Zoya Indigo - two coats and no top coat

dark navy blue creme that shines blue.

taken with no flash (top) and flash (bottom).

dries quick and applies easily.

looks dark irl (refer to no flash swatch picture)

(left no flash; right; flash)

Zoya Indigo

LA Colors Nail Art Blue Glitter

Silver Beads

hope you enjoyed,

<3katherine