Friday, May 27, 2011
Pippa Post
Today I have a post about a yellow cream comparison on my new blog. I am comparing Zoya Pippa to Hard Candy Splendid. Check it out here:
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Limited Edition Zoya
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/05/zoyas-new-touch-collection.html
And follow if you haven't already!
xo
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Serena Set & Switch
For anyone who has not been aware, I am switching over to a new blog. Thanks to all who have, I am up to 120 followers now and I love every one of you.
I also have some great reasons for everyone else to switch over. I am hosting a giveaway! The link to enter is on the top left of the new blog, and it ends this Thursday so hurry.
Also, I just posted my take on the Serena Willliams OPI Glam Slam Set with Red Shatter... ouuuh! Check it out with the link below.
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/05/opi-serena-williams-glam-slam.html
Thanks again, hope to see you all over there soon!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Stash & Switch
If you have not yet moved onto my new blog, here is a great reason to do so, a giveaway!
I am hosting a giveaway over there, you can find the link on the top left of the blog.
Also, I posted a polish page and would love to hear your comments about the polishes I have.
Check it out here http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-stash.html and switch your following to that blog!
Thanks so much to everyone who switched and I hope to see everyone else over there soon.
xo
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Still Switching
I am so happy my new blog is up to over 80 folowers now!
Thanks everyone for switching over, and I hope more of you do soon! It is about half of my followers from this blog, so for this other half still hesitating please help me out and support a fellow nail blogger :)
Here is my latest post http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/05/swap.html
Thanks everyone, love to you all
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Switch Please
I have another post up there,
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/04/opi-texas-collection-too-hot-pink-to.html
So check it out and start following if you aren`t already.. This blog will be deleted soon.
Thanks for all your support!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
New & Old !
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/04/claires-mood-polish.html
Thanks to al who have switch and please do if you haven't
xo
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Konad By a Pro
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/04/nina-did-my-nails.html
Amazing Konad done at Wow Wow Nails downtown Toronto!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Ouuuuu!
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/04/nailene-safari-nails.html
Start following! :)
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Crackle Mani!
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/04/crappy-weather-crackle.html
Thanks lovelies
Saturday, April 9, 2011
New Blog
So here is the link to my new blog, for those who have yet to switch over.
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/
If you liked this blog then make sure to follow that one because it will be even better. Thanks to those who have!
Thanks, xo
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Nubar on New Blog
Okay maybe not but I do have a Nubar polish review on my new blog, please check it out and start following me over there.
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/04/nubar-review.html
Thanks everyone <3
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Still Switching
There is another post up now, and although you've seen it before I think it is one that got a good response.
Check it out & follow over there please, I will be getting rid of this blog shortly.
http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/
Thanks again lovelies <3
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Switch Time
So today I posted my first mani on my new site, so if you'd like to check it out heres the link.. http://love4lacquer.blogspot.com/2011/03/black-holo-zebra.html
Hopefully if you want to continue following me you will all switch over there with me, because I am going to get rid of this one eventually.
Thanks for all your support, xo
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
What Will Come...
I just wanted to take a few moments to update you on what my plan is for the next few weeks.
I originally mentioned a few post ago that things would be slower around here due to exam times and school stuff. Overall this is the same message today, but there is another part I feel like I should inform you all of.
There are a lot of things I didn't know when starting this blog, I kind of dove into it head first without really taking time to get a plan and get settled. Now that I look at my own blog I really don't feel happy with it. Sure a few posts I do like, but I can't shake the feeling that I can do much better. With this thought, I have decided that i want a fresh start. Any manicures or posts that I really like I will switch over, but most will be left behind. I am planning on starting my new blog hopefully by the end of March.
I sincerely hope you guys will all make the switch with me, and that this new blog can be done better for myself and better for you all. You deserve my best efforts and I hope that you will come with me to the new part of my journey, whenever that may be.
I am starting some ideas for my new blog now, so by the time it rolls around there will be watermarbles, more Eyeko products, and more Konad than you can imagine. I thank you all for following this blog, and truly would appreciate if you switched over to my new one when the time comes.
Thank you for your patience and support and dedicated following, you can never understand how much that means to me.
xo,
Emily
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Perfect Pink Pout
Need I say more?
Really does it need words?
I don’t think it does…
But I guess I’ll give some anyways.
This is my latest love, a Lipastick Glossy Lip Pen from Eyeko. This one is in Loud Mouth, a hot pink colour, and I bought it online with a few other things. I have done a review of a couple other Eyeko products, such as this Blush Duo and London Lips Lipgloss.
This is like a lip crayon type of product (don’t know why it is called a pen, not inky at all…very creamy actually), but it really surprised me. It was so silky smooth and soft I was really impressed. It is creamy like a chapstick, but has the colour intensity and pigment of a lipstick. It is not dry at all and actually stays like that for most of the wear time. It was still smooth and blendable when I rubbed my lips together even after wearing it for a few hours. The colour did fade over time. but it was so amazingly soft to apply that I enjoyed reapplying throughout the day.
The image below shows how blendable this product is. From the short line I swatched on my hand I could blend it out all the way from my knuckles to back past my wrist. That really proves that this pigmented colour can go a long way, and you can change the intensity of the pink by rubbing some of it off.
I never thought I could be one to wear hot pink lips, I am pretty shy and reserved, and although I love fashion and beauty I am not the type to wear statement making pieces. This however did surprise me. I have been wearing it on and off for a few weeks and love it every time I see myself. In the reflection of the elevator I can’t take my eyes of my lips!
I wore it for a presentation in one of my classes and I felt so empowered! I felt like people listened to what I had to say because it was coming from such a bold looking mouth.
This really makes me feel so pretty when I wear it, maybe because it is such a girly pink colour. Eyeko’s website says this “Rosy pink lips always looks polished and effortless” and I agree. I felt like I looked very stylish and sophisticated, yet still so feminine. And it was effortless, just a simple lip product and my whole entire look changed drastically. It reminded me of a retro look, which I have been sporting with this product lately. Big ringlet curls on my dark hair, liquid black eyeliner, and this hot pink pout.
Anyways, I really really love this product and everything about it. Colour, quality, texture, and more importantly how it makes me feel when I wear it. I know I said that picture didn’t need words, and now I think I rambled, so thanks to anyone who stuck through this post!
If you’re interested in buying this product or any other from the Eyeko site, use my Ambassador code (right hand side of my blog) and you’ll get a free gift in your order!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Still Feeling The Love
Even though Valentine’s Day is over, I still have some cute nail designs for the holiday. This one was done with Claire’s mood polish, in Awesome/Silly, which is pink in both temperatures, so I found it to be perfectly suited for Valentine’s Day theme.
I used Konad image plate m3 for the tiny hearts, done in Konad Special Polish in White. These are so cute and dainty for the pale pink colour, they remind me of heart shaped clouds in a pink sky. Very Valentine’s-ey to me..
I think this is a really soft and sweet girly manicure, which fits perfectly for the holiday. When I think of this day i think everything girly and pink and very lovey dovey. This mani says all of that to me.
The image above is the cooler temperature, where it is a really really light pale pink shade. The image below in in water, so it is sort of in the middle of changing. I thought this was a cool shot so I added it in the post.
Now below is the warm temperature colour for the polish,. This one actually was hard to show because I had to use really hot water and it was burning my hand. You can see the water drops left on my nails because it would turn right back to cold if I dried them. This shade of pink is much warmer and I think it suits my skin better than the really pale one. It also shows the hearts a bit better as the white has more contrast against this darker pink.
Other than the length of my nails (don’t you hate when one breaks and then the rest all follow…) I really like this mani. I am definitely a fan of using mood polishes and Konad together because it completely changes the stamping and look of the design with a new background colour.
What do you guys think?
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Valentine’s Day Mani
Anyways, what I love right now is my manicure at the moment. I used a polish by Faces, number 139. I wish they had names, those are my favourite parts about nail polishes haha, the silly or cute name that goes with each colour.
But this colour is really pretty, even without a name. It sort of looks like a rosy pinkish purple colour, leaning more towards the pink but still that hint of mauve. It isn’t crazy bright but is bold enough that it doesn't look dull. I stamped using black to add more sharpness to the mani, but I can see it being softer and sweeter had I used a pale pink or white to stamp with too.
The stamping I did was with Wet N Wild Black Creme, my go to black stamping polish. I seriously have tried about five others but this one always wins out. Even over the Konad Special Polish, I always choose this one. The image plate I used was m73, the little heart tip pattern on the side.
Overall I love it, and hopefully you guys feel the love tomorrow too.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Blog Break
Thanks so much for following my little blog, it means so much to me!
I've been getting sick lately so my posting schedule is looking very empty for a while, and midterms at University don't help matters.
I just wanted to thank you guys for your support and interest so far, and ask you please stick with me in the coming weeks. When i get my time back I'll open my giveaway so hopefully everyone will stick around until then.
I very much appreciate every one of you.
xox
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Awesome Calm, Wild Silly.
This is a design I am actually so excited about! I used Konad plate m69 and two different Claire’s mood polishes. Using the mood polish as a base and the stamping colours makes this mani change colours together. The whole thing looks different every time the temperature of my hands change.
This is the mani when two fingers were one temperature (one colour option) and two were the other. This was a struggle to photograph, since I had to get only two of my fingers under the hot water and two of the fingers cold.
The base colour is two coats of Awesome/Silly and the stamp colour is Calm/Wild. In one temperature The mani is two shades of pink, while the other it is a pink and purple combo. Pretty simple post here, just so happy with this mani, or the idea of using colour changing polishes to stamp with.
Here is a quick shot of the supplies used. I would really like to know what you guys think of using mood polish to stamp with.
So guys, let me hear your thoughts, have you ever used mood polishes for stamping or the base to make your designs change colours?