I Nailed It #22: Glittered Candy

Hey guys! Just a quick nail art post. I did this while re-watching Frozen (totally daebak!). Unfortunately, this nail art was destroyed during my sleep because I did it when it was like 11 pm. So, it didn't dry well,. I really do have to buy a nail polish dryer. Anyhow.

 

Here are the polishes I used (L-R): OMG in Colorless, Skin Food Nail Vita Base Coat, Etude House Look At My Nails in Jelly Blossom Syrup, and Bobbie Cocktail Hour #2 in Blue Martini (This is a polish from the Bobbie Nail Gradation Set that I reviewed here.)

 I just put on the base coat, two coats of the Jelly Blossom Syrup, waited a couple of minutes for it to slightly dry because I could drag the pink color by dabbing on the glitter, dabbed on the glitter on about a 1/3 of each nail, then put on the top coat. 

What'd you think about this nail art? Lemme know. Cheerio!

December 2013 Hit Listers

Hi! December has always been a crazy month for me because that's when most of the coolest bazaars in the planet come out, at least in my opinion. I had quite a hard time picking out the 10 awesome-est for the month of December but since there's always next month, I figured it wouldn't matter whichever made it to last month's list.

By the way, I'm currently trying to figure out Instagram (Please don't laugh at me ^^). My sister figured it'd be an effective way to at least let you guys know what's coming next in this blog. Give me at least 2 years and I'll be the bomb in Instagram-ming. Kidding.

Anyway, December was filled with quirky polishes and facial masks, but mostly polishes. Of course, there'd be the K-dramas which would be taking place of the "special nominees." (Was I the only one who felt crushed when The Heirs ended?).  Here goes nothing!

Special Hit Listers: Prime Minister and I; Empress Ki
-Well, y'all know how I feel about Korean dramas. I do follow a lot but I don't find each and every drama enjoyable. I started to watch these dramas in December and I'm hooked. I hope both shows end well because so far, I love both of them. For Prime Minister and I, I like it because it's funny and witty enough to make me hang on to every episode. I actually enjoy watching Yoona in this series the most. And despite the huge age gap, she actually has quite the chemistry with Lee Beom Soo. And come on. It's the prime minister and a paparazzo--in a marriage contract. It's awesome.

As for Empress Ki, well, I'd watch everything that Ha Ji Won is in, especially if she has a kick-ass role. It's a 50-episoder and all, and I kinda got caught in already about 5 episodes in, but I'm loving it. It's 5 episodes shy from the halfway mark but it's far from being a boring sageuk show. I hope it continues to be interesting because I normally don't last 50 episodes. ^^

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1. Etude House Blending Sleeping Cream
-This is my first ever sleeping cream and I liked it. I like how it helps brighten my skin when I wash it off in the morning. Plus, it smells great...and, it looks totally cool. 

2. Dolly Wink Brow Mascara
-This is my current brow mascara. It's actually not the best that I've tried but it is the closest in terms of color. I have kind of a weird yelllow-ish orange-y red hair color and this suits me better than the other light colored brow mascaras. 

3. Skin Food Choco Powder Eyebrow Wood Pencil
-While my mom was looking at some polishes at Skin Food, I got talked into trying this one. Thank heavens it was on sale because it was quite pricey for a pencil. I like this because the other end is different. Most brow pens I've used have spoolies and this has a brush. ^^ 

4. Shiseido Baby Powder (Pressed; Medicated)
-When my skin starts to get crazy, I stop using tinted pressed powders just to give my skin a rest. But since I have oily skin and really can't be without a powder, I started looking for something mild enough to help me get through. I've read quite a lot about this baby powder but it was so darn hard to find. So when I got lucky and saw this at a bazaar, I bought it immediately. So far, I think it is helping--both with my skin issues and the oiliness issue. I don't think this is available in local Shiseido counters though. 

5. iWhite Korea Whitening Pack Peel-off Mask
-I've used a couple of peel off masks before and so far, I think iWhite has the best ones. This one I've tried recently. Though I don't think my skin has gotten any whiter, it helps make my skin feel really clean. It probably sucked out everything. ^^ 

6. Etude House Dear My Party Nails in Boom Boom Boom?
-I'm quite unsure with the Boom Boom name, but it is what it says on the cap. I normally hate glitter polishes because they're so much of a pain to remove, but when the glitters are this chunky and random and cool, I can't resist. It is a struggle to get all the glitter on. Patience Patience Patience. 

7. Etude House Play Nail in You are My Sunkissed Candy
- I did a review of this here. I really love the neon orange color. And because the color of this polish shows up so well, I can use it for gradated nails.

8. XOXO Minnie Etude House in Minnie Black Face
-Probably one of the best if not the best find of mine in December. It has officially become my favorite polish ever because it has Mickey/Minnie's face in it. 

9. Etude House Facial Pack Brush
-I usually use my hands when I put on cream masks but I find that it's quite unhygienic especially when they're in pots. This was given to me by my sister and it actually makes putting on masks a breeze and it's hygienic. 

10. Holika Holika Blending Brush
-I own a couple of blending brushes but I wanted to have this one because it's big and fluffy. It's awfully too big for my eyes but it is perfect as a contouring brush and a setting brush. It was given to me by my sister last Christmas. ^^ 

 So, that was it for the Hit Listers. ^^ Hope you had a great weekend. Cheerio!

I Nailed It #21: You are My Sunkissed Candy

Hey guys! I'm quite enjoying the whole neon nails thing and so my nails ended up with neon gradated tips during the start of the new year.

I bought this from Etude House just because I fell in love with its striking neon orange color. I thought it would be a perfect shade to try out with my neon nails experiment.

The shade is #59 You are My Sunkissed Candy. Each "Play Nail" bottle costs Php 128.00. It's a pretty big bottle so use it well. ^^

The Verdict:
The color payoff is great. It's opaque so a layer would do and you'd get the color that you see in the bottle. It's a bright neon orange that actually reminds me of orange Popsicles. But, this polish is pretty pricey given that there might be other polishes of the same color with a much lower price tag. Also, the brush bristles are a little stiff that it causes the polish to transfer on your nails and streak a bit so you just have to be a little careful about that.

This new line of nail polishes in Etude House has some pretty colors. My mom actually has one in an old rose shade. I'm planning to check out the other colors after my wallet and I have "the talk".

Anyway, Happy New Year guys. Cheerio!

Happy New Year!

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Hey guys! I hope y'all had a blast during the holidays. I just wanted to greet everyone a happy new year. ^^

I hope your 2014 will yet be another year full of hope, joy, and lotsa blessings. Sorry for not being able to update this blog as much. I wish for more time for blogging this year. ^^

Anyhoo, Happy New Year everyone!!! ^^

November 2013 Hit Listers

Hi guys! This list is coming in pretty late. I'll just keep it short though since it's already a little late. ^^

 1. Dear My BB Cream
-This one is actually pretty old and is my sister's. I just gave it a try since she wasn't using it anymore. It's actually a good BB cream. Probably one of the best I've tried.

2. iWhite Korea Aqua Moisturizing Cream
-This was recommended to me by my friend and I ended up liking it. A lot. It's a cream-type moisturizer that turns watery upon application. 

3. Watsons Green Tea Purifying Gel
-I've been looking for a good spot pimple corrector and decided to try this one. It takes a while to work but it does work and it's non-sticky so applying it throughout the day is no trouble. 

4. Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti
-I bought this for my sister a while back. It was on sale I think. i just tried it once then end up borrowing it a lot often since I really liked the color payoff. I thought it was gonna be too glossy and balm-y but it wasn't so it was pretty good. 

5. Cream Bath Wash from Daiso
-I bought this since I wanted a good wash for my brushes. Using hair shampoo is quite wasteful so I figured I'd try this since it's so big. It actually does the cleaning pretty well. And it's such a huge bottle to boot. 

6. Bobo Tiny Pots from Landmark

-I keep a couple of pots like these in hand just in case I open up samples or need to mix up a couple of colors, like with blushes and stuff. These ones are actually pretty cool because the designs are simply adorable. Such a great find I think. 

 7. Neutrogena Deep Clean Brightening Mulberry Ultra Foam Cleanser
-I've been meaning to try this for the longest time but had to wait because I still had a tube of facial wash. I'm actually glad I tried this. It makes the skin feel so soft and it smells so good.

 8. Tony Moly Silky Glaze Fruit Hair Spray
- Definitely the best hair spray I've ever tried. I'm used to the ones that make your hair stiff and wire-like and most of them smell, well, bad. This is just plain awesome because you can hardly tell that you have it on. It smells great and your hair won't be so wire-like.

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9. Pony (Park Hye Min)
- One of my current favorite Korean make up artists. She looks so cute and her tutorials are very easy to follow. I also like how she uses a diverse set of items. She's just adorable and you should really check out her videos. Check one of them here.

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10. King 2 Hearts
-Aside from The Heirs, I'm actually not watching any new dramas but one of the recent ones I've rewatched is King 2 Hearts. I love Ha Ji Won and I think playing a bad-ass role suits her best and being a North Korean soldier is definitely up her alley. Playing opposite her is Lee Seung-gi as a South Korean "prince." It's a pretty great drama to watch since you get to witness such a funny love story unfolding. 

And that's it! Hope you had a great weekend. Cheerio!

Certified Movie Buff: Hello Stranger

Hi! This'll be just a short movie entry, I promise. ^^ This film was actually a recommendation from a good friend of mine. I've actually seen the CD of this in some CD shops but I never did think about buying it. But since I've heard that it's actually a good film, I decided to find myself a copy.

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 Hello Stranger is a 2010 Thai film that's mostly about being in that blurred line between a rom-com movie and reality. That, and happenstance. It's basically a story about a girl and a guy who met by chance in South Korea while on vacation. They were there for different reasons and somehow along the way when they met, they just found comfort with each other. Then of course, life has to be the pain in the ass, and reality just caught up with them, waking them up from what was seemingly a love story on water. In the end, it was just a matter of knowing whether or not you give into fate or if you'd create it. :P

I don't wanna spoil much about the movie but I will tell you that it was really fun to watch. The kind of film that just makes you want to hang on until the last minute, wondering how everything would end. 

Have you guys seen this movie? How'd you find it? Lemme know. Cheerio!

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I Nailed It #20 With Love, Mickey

Hey guys! I apologize for not being able to update this blog as much as I want to. Aside from my wallet walking out on me after a terrible fight about me spending too much money on makeup (shout out to a good friend for this clever excuse), I almost always get too tired when I get home. 

Anyway, I know I owe you guys last month's hit listers. I'd probably get the time to take the pictures this weekend so the post will most probably be up next week. I'll try my best to do it. Also, my blog post drafts are piling up so I'll make sure to check that out and see the stuff I missed out on posting. 

I used a white polish from Bobbie, a shimmery black polish also from Bobbie, OMG in Salsa for that strong red color, and OMG Citrine for the sand polish. I replaced the color of the nail of my ring finger with Etude House's Strawberry Milk so that the glitter polish would show more.

I've been looking for hologram? holographic? foils since I saw them on Kstyle. Fortunately, I was able to see some in the recent Noel Bazaar in WTC.  I only bought 2 rolls though. I should have bought more. I probably wasn't in my right mind.

They are actually pretty easy to use. Just make sure that your base color is all dried up because you don't want it to be sticky and mess up your foil design. Dab on some nail glue (a plain polish works just as well, at least based on my attempt). It can be as random as you would like or it could be neat so that the design would show well.

Here's what happened with my first attempt. ^^ I glued on some nail gems to form the famous Mickey head. I got this nail gem wheel from Trinoma by the way.

I topped the black polish with Caress' Christmas Polka...

Then I drew on an attempt on Mickey's pants? shorts? on the red nail...

Okay, this has got to be my favorite nail. It could be because I was so stoked to find one of the shades of the limited edition Disney's Mickey and Minnie Mouse x Etude House polishes. I found this at the bazaar too. ^^ I was so happy because according to some sites I've read, this was only released in Korea. 

 

And this is what happens to the nails of a Mickey Mouse fan. ^^

Hope you find this attempt on nail art helpful, in any way. ^^ Cheerio!