July 2014 Nail Art Recap

Hi lovelies! While I wasn't blogging much, I continued to do my nails but just got too busy to blog about them. So here's a recap of the nails I've done in July after my last blog post. I don't remember which polishes I used on these nails, so the pictures are all I've got.

27 JULY 2014

29 JULY 2014

31 JULY 2014

Zoya Tomoko!

Hi lovelies! I finally received one of my THREEDOM orders from Zoya on Monday. I got Zoya Tomoko, Chita, and Chyna. I was way too excited to try all of them but didn't wanna use all 3 colors because it'll look too holiday themed. So I figured I'll use Tomoko first because it's more appropriate to summer than the other 2. I wasn't sure what design to do, so I just did a mix n' match mani. Hope you enjoy!

In Honor of the Original Pacific Blue

Hi Lovelies! In case you didn't know, Sally Hansen changed the formula on their Xtreme Wear polishes and so people have started stocking up on their fave polishes. The most popular one that people have been talking about is the Pacific Blue. I've never owned it, at least not until last weekend (while I was on vacation). I'm so glad that I got my hands on this polish because it's just so amazing! I love the shade of blue and the formula is just perfect! I hope I find more of these, or that SH changes the formula to the old one.

So today I have for you the very first mani I've done with this bottle. I hope you like them!

Sheer Florals

I'm so happy to finally get my hands on the OPI Sheer Tints collection. When I was at BZ, I was having a hard time deciding whether I should get them or not. I knew I couldn't just choose one or two. If I were to buy them it had to be all or none, and I think that I made the right decision. A part of me was a little hesitant because for the price of all four of them, I could've bought 7 China Glaze of Color Club polishes, but no regrets. I love how these polishes look and the possibilities are endless! I can't wait to keep trying and find out what else they have to offer.

Here's the first mani I've done since I got it and I'm not sure if I'm in love with them but it's okay. I'm limiting myself to doing my nails at least every 3 days. It's getting really bad to where I paint them almost every day. I need to control myself! Haha.

To matte or not to matte, that is the question

I've always been a fan of Lindsey of Wondrously Polished. Her designs are always flawless, and just plain beautiful. When I first found her blog, I was amazed. Her floral manicures (well, all her manicures actually) are just to die for. I thought to myself, if I could just make my nails look half as beautiful as hers, I would be so proud of myself. So I went through her blog and found a design that wasn't too complicated for me, but has something I've never done before. I chose to try and remake her primary colors rose nail art that can be found here. Although I've done rose nail designs in the past, I thought this was different simply because of the white dots that I like to think are an abstract form of baby's breath. I loved the way it turned out after I put 2 coats of Seche Vite to get a smooth texture. But since her seemed to look matte, I decided to make mine matte as well.

Speaking of matte top coats, I got myself a bottle of Essie Matte About You maybe a year or two ago. And I liked it but after some time, it became thick and just hard to use and so I figured I should just get a new matte top coat. I've been reading different blogs trying to see which one is the best, but yesterday I was at Target and I saw that they had a few bottles of the NYC Matte me Crazy top coat. I was scared that the finish wouldn't be the kind of matte that I like, but to my surprise it's exactly what I was looking for! And for the price of $2.04 (+tax), I think it's a great steal! It dries quickly and is very smooth to touch. In less than 15 minutes after applying one coat, I found myself wearing gloves and washing the dishes. I'm not sure how long the matte finish will last but as of right now, I am totally in love with this polish. I hope it lasts at least a week. But I'll be happy if it even lasts for 4 days. LOL