SWATCH: OPI DS Signature

Exhausted.

Yup that's me, everyday, even during my off.

I don't even have the time to blog anymore. Or to look over my stuff for my lost license.

I really need something to cheer me up. I need to see color on my nails. I've been sporting the nude look for so long and I'm sick of it. I'll do it. Even just for a day.

But what color? I noticed it was really sunny outside. And what's the best polish seen under the sun? Of course! A holo! Perfect for a picker-upper!

I grabbed my untried OPI DS Signature.

This is OPI DS Signature

A pinkish mauve polish with scattered holo.

It's so darn pretty.

My photos didn't even give it justice.

This was taken outside with 2 coats.

It's still pretty even when indoors.

I really can't get enough of it.

Alright, well slight energy been restored, I just need more rest but for my happiness? I'm over the moon. Because today I get to paint my nails =)

Much love,

Camille

SWATCH: OPI Not like the movies and Gofun Nail Polish

Hi everyone! How was everyone's weekend? Mine was all work. But it's not that bad, I enjoyed every single minute of it. Thanks to my colleagues, we laughed our asses off the whole time we were working. So today's my off and I was very excited because now I can do a swatch of my new polishes!

First polish that I grabbed from the shelf was OPI Not like the movies.

OPI Not Like the Movies - a silver and purple duochrome, application was perfect, brush was exquisite. Took me 3 coats to get this look.

 I like it a lot, although I haven't tried it with Black Shatter or any crackle polish yet. I got this from Annie Countryman. Thanks again ate Annie! =)

But it just made me wonder, why does it look so familiar. Orly Space Cadet? But I have that one too and I compared it against the other. My eyes are just fooling me. There's no way their colors are the same. 

Now we get to the other polish:

Gofun Nail Polish (shell-based pigment nail polish) - in Mint Green, although in the picture it looks really blue. I tried taking a lot of shots, unfortunately it constantly showed me blue polish.

 I got this polish from Rory of The Varnish Vixen. Thanks again Rory!

I wish you could see how beautiful it is in real life.

Absolutely non-toxic and Big 3 free.

And yes, I love it! Love the color, love the formula. Although the brush was pretty small but its workable.

There ya have it! I know its a bit short, but hey, at least I got to play with my polishes. =)

Enjoy your week!

Camille

NAIL ART: My complete Valentine's nail art fail.

Hi ladies!  Happy Monday! Today I went to the post office to claim a parcel from Polishology. It was a giveaway prize that has the ELF Holiday Trio. Thank you Jenny! I really love it!  I can't wait to do a swatch! It took me a week before I could claim the parcel because I always didn't make it before the post office's closing time. Thanks again Jenny!

 Anyway.

Last week I made a nail art that was supposed to be an entry for a contest. It was a massive fail. I decided not to enter any valentines nail art contest anymore. I'm just bad at it. Really bad. Or maybe I'm better off making simpler ones. Well, there's still a few days left. I might make another one which is for the contest. That is if I can come up with something beautiful.

See, I was trying to tell a story. Man its so lame! Cupid's on my thumb, struck an arrow on the heart which is on my middle finger. They kissed on the lips on my ring and fell in love more on my pinky. Just telling the story makes me want to throw up.

My boyfriend can't even pretend and tell me that it was nice.
 

Awful. Awful. Awful!

Polishes used:

Thumb

Base- Bobbie Everafter

Wings- Caronia Marquise

Hair- Bobbie Chestnut, Sparklers

Index

Base- Caress Cool Blue

Arrow- China Glaze Unplugged, Bobbie Chestnut

Clouds- Konad white special polish

Middle

Base- Orly Rock Candy

Leopard print- China Glaze Unplugged

Heart with rhinestone- Broadway nails sticker

Ring 

Base- China Glaze Pure Elegance

Lace- Konad White Special polish

French tip- OPI The Show must go on

Lips- Broadway nails sticker

Pinky

Base- OPI The Show must go on

Hearts- Konad Pink special polish

That's it for me today! I'm hoping for better designs. Need to be artsy fartsy in a few days!

Camille

RANDOM: New loot! =)

Hi guys! How was Monday? It's so cold outside! It's windy and chilly and there was no sun today. Quite unusual for Manila. Anyway, I was at Rockwell this past weekend to buy some polish from Sol of The Digital Traincase. Also earlier today, my Gosh rainbow has arrived! I was really ecstatic about this polish when I saw it layered on various polishes. It can make an ordinary polish into something really magical. You'll see on my upcoming post about Gosh Rainbow. So here's all of it. 

(L-R) Gosh Rainbow, Barielle U Concrete Me, OPI Burlesque Little Teasers, Barielle Lava Rock, Zoya Suvi

 (L-R) Zoya Suvi, Barielle U Concrete Me, Barielle Lava Rock

These are my first bottles of Zoya and Barielle and I'm totally loving it! =)

 Gosh Rainbow from Smile of Updated Trends

 

 (L-R) OPI Rising Star, Take the Stage, The Show must go on, Ali's Big Break

It's not a lot but I'm very happy with what I got!=) Swatches will be posted soon so til then!

Camille

SWATCH: OPI Unripened VS The Faceshop BK901

Good Monday Morning guys! I have here something that I bought on November last year, new from The Faceshop, BK901. Another is from OPI Go Goth collection, Unripened. I thought these looked the same.

 OPI Unripened, The Faceshop BK901(With Flash)

  OPI Unripened, The Faceshop BK901 (No Flash)

 Guess which one is Unripened and BK901.

 No flash

 With Flash

OPI Unripened has a black base, duochrome with teal microshimmer. The Faceshop BK901 also has a black base, duochrome with teal microshimmer although its leaning more over purple. But that's by looking closely. I can say its quite similar and The Faceshop can be a cheaper alternative from OPI Unripened.

So what do you think?

Camille

SWATCH: OPI You dont know Jacques Suede

Hi everyone! I just came back from Tagaytay City. My boyfriend and I had an amazing lunch at Sonya's Garden

It's our second time there and we cant get enough of the place! Were even planning to have our wedding there.

A little preview of the place:

 

I still want to go back there. The place is quiet, food is good, even the b&b is awesome! Unfortunately the place was fully booked so we never had the chance to take a peek at the rooms. 

Food is available on set menus, Php 610.00 per head. 

So on with the nails. Because of that getaway, I wasn't able to do a mani. I used fake nails instead. 

Please, no laughing at my nails. Its the first time that I'll be doing this. =P

I did a swatch of OPI You Don't Know Jacques Suede. It was amazing! Formula was a bit on the thick side, but WTH. What do you expect from matte polishes? This color is a bit old but I really wanted to have it because of it's awesomeness which I think I just ruined because of my fake nails. I'm not myself this week, I kept on doing crappy manis.

Does it look like fake nails?

RANDOM: Birthday goodies!!

The past week was my birthday week. Now to celebrate that, me and my boyfriend went to the Karl Edwards Bazaar in the NBC Tent in The Fort. We went there because of one thing. Nail Polish shopping!! My Digital Traincase was there! I couldn't sleep the night before because 1) Again, Polish shopping!!  And 2) Im gonna get Space Cadet! Its bad enough that Orly's kind of expensive here in the Philippines, but for the Cosmic FX collection not to be EVER available here, well that's too much. That's why as soon as the word was out that MDT's gonna join the bazaar, I immediately told my boyfriend that we'll be going there on Saturday. And that's in the morning. And yes, I was her first customer. Haha! Anyway. Here's Orly Space Cadet and the whole bunch of bottles that I got.

 top: L-R : Etude House PP007, China Glaze Matte Magic, China Glaze Emerald Fitzgerald, Chinaglaze 2030

bottom: L-R: OPI Here today... Aragon tomorrow, OPI You dont know Jacques suede, Orly Space Cadet, Orly Viridian Vinyl, Orly Purple Pleather, Orly It's up to blue

 I got all of this from My Digital Traincase

 Bought this from PCX in Alabang Town Center

From Etude House, Megamall

I'd like to do a swatch on all the colors but mine's still occupied with growling nails. I'll try out first Orly Space Cadet! Anxiety's getting through me. Anyway, my boyfriend's gonna be back there later to buy something he pondered for all day yesterday. Maybe I can ask him to buy me just one more bottle. =p

NAIL ART: On the Dot!

Hi! What a lazy Sunday morning. Its 11am and I'm still sitting on my bed while browsing. Great. =) I'd like to spend my Sundays lying lazily on the couch and watch TV all day long. Anyway.

A few weeks ago, I got the chance to take home, OPI Tease-y does it from the Burlesque Collection.
Here's my swatch.

 With flash

Indoors: Natural Light

OPI Tease-y does it is a plum based vampy polish with red shimmer.  Pretty. 

I wore this for a few hours but then I got bored. So, I did this:

With a little help from my dotting tool, I made it more fun! I used silver and pink 2 way nail art pens and Orly Top 2 Bottom for topcoat.

EmeraldSparkled is hosting a giveaway for her 1000 followers and her blog's birthday! China Glaze Holiday Collection, Nox Twilight Polishes and Konad Image plates are the prizes!  I'm so joining this one. I got my eye on Nox Twilight Polishes!
 
So there, Now its time for brunch. Happy Sunday!

Camille

SWATCH : Am I your teenage dream?

Hi! It’s been raining hard tonight and I was stranded a few kilometers from our house.  Flood was hip deep, I was lucky enough to be dry during the whole time I was there. Anyway, I read about the new line that’s coming up from OPI. They’re teaming up with KATY PERRY!

Shades are Teenage Dream, Not Like the Movies, Last Friday Night, The One That Got Away and  Black Shatter. I'm eyeing on Teenage Dream and Black Shatter though a lot of polish lines already released crackle polish. I'm excited for this line! It's like being Katy Perry for a day. =P Well that's just plain cheesy. 

Anyway. I also did a swatch earlier of a local nail polish. It's Caronia Silver Sand. I like the color but its too streaky. Too bad =( But maybe with more practice there might be a chance of me applying it perfectly. 

 

Direct Sunlight

 

Indoors: No Flash

So that's it for today. Time to sleep.

Goodnight =)

Camille