NOTD - Hello Kitty!

I rarely do nail art but Kandee Johnson had a great nail tutorial here:
http://youtu.be/Y8posThBPqU
I decided to give it a try even though I'm not as pro as her :)

For reference (although you can use any polish), the polishes I used were:
Red: Rimmel Lycrawear 10 - Hot Gossip
Yellow: - Icing (oh darn, no colour name!)
Black: L.A. Colors Art Deco
White: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On
Top Coat - Nutra Nail Triple Power Gel Strengthener

I used the tip of a pushpin to draw in the details.

NOTD - Rides, Stuffies, Cotton Candy, and all thing born from Fairs&Carnivals

Fun times call for fun nails. Especially when it seems like everyone is pouring in from the surrounding cities to partake in 4 hours of free PNE entrance and commemorate the annual Vancouver fair's 100th anniversary.

I found OPI What's With The Cattitude? (Part of the Shrek collection) to be so fitting. It's bright, but not obnoxiously bright. A pretty sky blue creme that reaches total opacity in 3 coats, although I got away with 2.

In a way, it reminds me of the cotton candy I bought today ^^


I decided to do a comparison between this and LA COLORS Breathless Blue. Which do you like better?

LOOT - LA COLORS (Swatches Part II)

This is the final part of the swatches. Finally!!! :D
LA Colors have a wide colour selection. The formulation of these are creamy (not too thick or thin) and long lasting. I'm not sure if they were meant to be a cheaper version of China Glaze since both state that they contain hardeners. The brush could be bigger, but I can live with that. For $1 each, these are definitely worth it :)

Unless otherwise stated, these are all two coats.
**Link available for more details about this shade.

VIBRANT VIOLET
Light purple-pink shimmer.
Pretty, in a classic away.



**PINK SATIN
Barbie pink shimmer that flashes light purple in the light.
Cute & girly.
In the previous post, I didn't love it as much but it just looks too good to resist now =P



APRICOT
Peach shimmer with yellow-green flash.
Cute with a tan.


**SOLAR GOLD
Light gold shimmer.
LA Colors manages to do gold right! Other brands end up with shades that are too yellow or too dirty looking.



**GREEN SATIN
Pale green with a slight shimmer.
Not too streaky like how pastels can turn out to be.
*Three coats.



**BREATHLESS BLUE
Pale blue with slight shimmer.
Green Satin's fraternal twin. In winter when you want to stand out from all the drab dark polishes, this looks awesome with some snowflake nail art.
*Three coats



SEA GREEN
Aquamarine with shimmer that flashes gold.
My least favorite.



SHOCKER
Magenta shimmer that flashes bluish-purple. A bit sheer.
This shade has already been done by so many brands, but I always gravitate towards it!
*Three coats



GRAPE
Berry red shimmer.
A tad darker in real life.



METALLIC PINK
Dusty red-pink & silver glitter.
Doesn't this remind you of Live from the Color Craze collection?
*Opacity in one coat



METALLIC GREEN
Leaf green & silver glitter.

LOOT - LA COLORS (Swatches Part I)

On a Previous Post (click for a refresh) a long long ago, I told you guys that I got some LA Colors polishes as a birthday present. These might not be available at EFADS anymore but if you really want, check out Forever 21 or Urban Planet :)

I will divide the LC swatches into 2 parts. The first part are swatches of the LA COLORS COLOR CRAZE collection. The second part will be of the regular polishes.

LA COLORS COLOR CRAZE
The names have nothing to do with the colours they represent, but I like that they share a common theme =P
*Unless otherwise stated, these are all two coats.

INFRARED
A frosted pink with slight purple reflex. This turned out way prettier than I expected.
*Three layers.



ELECTRIC CHARGE
Creme blush-pink. Definitely lovely with a tan :D



MAGNETIC FORCE
Gold shimmer dispersed in neon orange creme base.
It's way darker in real life. Disappointed with this one. Not very tan-friendly.



WAVE LENGTH
Sheer medium yellow with yellow shimmer.
Use white nail polish as a base to increase vibrancy and reduce the number of coats you need.
*Three to four coats



STATIC ELECTRICITY
Medium blue creme.
Stains nails like crazy! Use a basecoat!!!!



PHENOMENA
Magenta creme. Nothing special, but good for fall.



POWER OUTAGE
Berry creme with red glitter suspended in it.
Love this one for Christmas :)



LIVE
Silver glitter in clear base.
The glitter in this is so densely packed that you can achieve opacity in one coat! It isn't that hard to remove either. I can't wait for an occasion to wear this one. Definitely one of my favourite glitter polishes.