PEACHES & GLITZ : Nail design : Nail Strips and Nail Polish

Oh my peaches! I love peachy colors for my make-up.

But I've never found a really nice peach polish from the drugstore...

UNTIL NOW, that is.

This is another line from the nail strip I used here and here.

It's less girly but are still really cute.

The main difference is that these strips have an extra film on top for more protection.

It is much thinner than the other line and less gummy.

Personally, I prefer the gummy nail strips as I could always layer a top coat if I want it to be extra smooth and shiny.

I picked one strip for my thumb.

Caronia Nail Polishes are a tad more expensive than other drugstore polishes.

It's around P35.00. I have misplaced the receipt for this purchase grrrr!

It has a nice shiny finish but the formula is not that great.

It's on the watery side and doesn't give good color pay-off until 3 thick coats.

It also bubbled up (because of the watery consistency).

Having said that, it's still such a pretty peach pastel color.

Bobbie Premium Nail Creme has brought out old favorites.

This line of gorgeous glitter polishes also come in blue, gold and silver.

But this peachy-pink glitter polish seems perfect for this nail design.

PRODUCTS USED:

CARONIA Nail Polish 

in Regular PIQUE

8ml

P35.00++

BOBBIE PREMIUM Nail Creme

in glazed STAR GAZER

8ml

P30.00++

GNDG Nail Foils 

H-58 (design number ?)

P19.75

All items were purchased at Landmark, TriNoma.

xo, Pau

RAZZLE DAZZLE : Nail Design : Nail Strip and Nail Polish

Nail Polish
My Polish in Carmine Red

P16.00 - Watsons

Nail Strip

M Nail Accessory in GT 016

P19.75 - Landmark, TriNoma

xo, Pau

GOLD STANDARD : Nail Design : Nail Polish and Nail Strip

Adding old-world glamour to your nails in half the time!
Thank the heavens for nail strips.

This way, I can create any design I want without learning how to do nail art.

I tried but I really suck at nail air :P

I used the nail strip left over from this post.

There was a lot of it left because the strips are pretty long.

As I've mentioned, I had tip issues.

To take care of that, I cut the strip in half :)

For the gold polish, I used OMG Oh My Golly in Gold Digger.

This is the best affordable gold polish in the market.

It is opaque (all gold, not just glitter) in two coats. It's also long wearing.

The gold matches perfectly with the gold accents on the strips!

PRODUCTS USED:

NAIL POLISH

GOLD DIGGER by OMG Oh My Golly 

P19.75 - Landmark, TriNoma

NAIL STRIP
GndG Nail Foils

(I don't have the style number :( )
P29.75 - Landmark, TriNoma

xo, Pau

AFFORDABLE NAIL STRIPS : Nail Foils

I picked up a couple of Nail Strips in Landmark, TriNoma (see the haul post here).

They've just brought it in and I am ever so happy that they've leveled-up their stock.

GNDG Nail Foils 

(doesn't have the design number)

Comes with 16 Nail Strips in various sizes.

P29.75

INGREDIENTS (Glue):

Epoxy Resin, Acrylates, Copolymer, 

Tris-BHT Mesitylene, Xylene, Potassium,

Cumene Sulfonate

HOW TO USE:

1) Peels the strip off gently. It may tear if you work on it too hard.

2) Make sure that your nails are clean. I can't put it on bare nails.

Here, I have a base coat on. 

3) Position it on the sides first (make sure to pick the strip that's the closest match to your nail bed).

Hold it on that side and pull it over your nail then smooth it out.

4) File and press down for a few seconds to secure it.

I'm new to this so the nails aren't perfect.

Nonetheless, it's very pretty.

My problem is major tip wear. Even if I file it off perfectly, it's still showing major tip wear.

THE FEELS

You do feel that you have strips on.

It's a bit annoying but not comfortable.

If you have tips on how to make my technique better,

leave them on a comment below.

xo, Pau

Chic Nail Color in Bluebell Grape 10ml for P30.75

It's a warm toned blue with a cream finish.

This is my SUMMER BLUE 2014! 

It's easy to apply - the formula is divine.

The only problem is that it shows major tip wear after a couple of days (see below).

Just layer on a good top coat to fix that. 

What's your SUMMER BLUE?

xo, Pau

OMG Oh My Golly Nail Lacquer Le Vernis in Sunset 10ml

Warm toned or Yellow based

ORANGE

It's a true neon orange with a cream finish. 

Perfect for the summer!

What do you think? 

xo, Pau

NAIL OF THE DAY: Weng Weng by BOBBIE Premium Nail Creme

BOBBIE PREMIUM

Nail Creme 

in Weng Weng

8ml

Glaze

purple-y gray base w/ silver, yellow and red glitter.

TRUE DUO-CHROME

These pictures do not do this polish justice!

It looks way better and has more depth in real life.

The formula is gorgeous in that it is very easy to apply.

One of my old favorites. I just keep going back to this polish!

With Flash

Without Flash

What are you wearing today?

xo, Pau

Nail Haul Landmark, TriNoma : Nail Foil and Pre-Glued Nails

A table was laid out for these fancy things!

Pre-glued Nails (it's what they called it) and Nail Foils.

Most of them are less than P100 and some are less than P50!

I'll have individual posts about each of these lovelies :)

Stay tuned!

xo, 

Pau

Nail Haul! Landmark, Trinoma : OMG Oh my Golly Nail Lacquer, and others!

I was at Landmark, Trinoma.

And, I couldn't resist picking up some nail things!

OMG Oh My Golly

Nail Lacquer Le Vernis

10ml

in SUNSET 

P24.75

OMG Oh My Golly

Nail Lacquer Le Vernis

10ml

in HAPPY HOUR

P24.75

 

Nail Tool Essentials for less than P10.

I always pick these up. They're great for cleaning up polish application.

Why do I need Nail Glue?

Find out on my next post!

xo,

Pau