Watercolor Nails

This past week I created these cute and colorful watercolor-esque nails. Here's a LINK on how you can achieve this look. I of course added in my own personal touch with a hint of gold using a Stripe Rite nail art brush in gold glitter. I was originally hoping I had a chunky gold glitter polish to add to this nail look rather than the nail art brush, but I only had a silver one... I'll be on the lookout for one though (perhaps Milani in Gold)!

Base polish: Wet N Wild in French Creme White
Other polish colors used: China Glaze in Flip Flop Fantasy, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, and Secret Peri-Winkle.

June's Beauty Buys

I have bought quite a few new products recently and I just wanted to share some of my favorites this month so, if you like this type of post I'll try to do them every month or so :)

China Glaze polish in Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, I know this isn't a new item but I got this as a dupe for the Sinful Polish in Neon Green because I honestly hate the formula of the Sinful polish as it took 7 coats to accomplish what the China Glaze polish could do in 2-3 coats and thus it was a much better formula. These are very similar colors to one another and I would consider them a close dupe. I've been favoring this shade lately since seeing a very similar shade on the Ring My Bell blog which was my reason for getting this polish.

I have been seeing sooo many people wearing red lipsticks lately that I ended up finding one with a pink undertone to it and it was a new product by Wet N Wild called Red Velvet. The formula is really nice, it has a matte finish and these lipsticks are sooo pigmented and totally worth the purchase (I did grab a few other shades, heh). I also line my lips before applying this using my Apple colored Nabi lip pencil.

Another polish that I got complimented on numerous times from complete strangers and family is Sally Hansen's magnetic polish in Electric Emerald however, I'm sure you'd get just as many comments on it from any of there magnetic polish shades. So while sporting this be prepared to tell people how the polish works, heh.

Also Maybelline has some super cute Porcelain Limited Edition lipsticks out right now and OMG if you like pastel shades then you'll be grabbing them up in a heart beat like I did, haha. I ended up buying Porcelain Pink and Pink Fuschia (although Porcelain Pink looks better on my skin tone). I have a feeling these could be dupes for some of the Barry M lipsticks I have but I haven't done a comparison yet. The only downfall for me is that these taste horrible but I guess you could add some fruity lip gloss over top to mask the taste :P

I also picked up a new liquid eye liner which is the Milani eyeliner Eye Tech Extreme. It is pretty good stuff as it doesn't flake, it's long lasting with staying power, and it isn't that hard to apply since it is a felt tip liner. I found out about this liner from another beauty blogger but I can't remember her blog, fail. The only downfall for me is that I feel with felt tip liners when you're putting it on over top eyeshadow the felt tip doesn't seem to flow that well after a few times of use so I think I'm still preferring my normal Rimmel pro liquid eyeliner since it's a brush applicator.

The last product I'll post about here is Milani's multitasker face powder which I got in the color Tan. Obviously the tan shade is wayyy dark for me to put all over my face but I've been using this as a contour/bronzer and an eyeshadow. The product is super pretty looking in the packaging, the powder is soft to the touch and applys evenly while being a bit blendable. I do recommend giving it a try if you're looking for a matte type of product like this because it does stay on nicely so, I may try another shade which I can use all over my face later on.

Nail Trending

I picked up "For Audrey" by China Glaze recently, got compliments on the color in fact! The pink color is "Basket Case" by Orly which is one of my favvv pinks that also gets compliments as well and I totally dig the name, haha. The gold glitter on top is "Gold Rush" by CoverGirl which looks kinda cool with a matte topcoat if you don't wanna sport the normal shiny look as pictured above.

This is a marble water technique I found when surfin' YouTube. I put these two colors on top of Milani "Colorful in Coral" which is a reddish pink color. The yellow color is Sally Hansen "Lightening" and the orange color is Essie "Bright Tights" which is a bright orange that I've been searching everywhere for. This is a messy technique to be honest and I can't say I was THAT crazy with the results but it was my first attempt at this, so be easy.

This is Milani in "Timeless" which I came across last month I believe and it was the last one left at the store apparently and I haven't seen it on the web. The top photo has a matte top coat in Essie "Matte About You" which is suppose to be all the rage this fall...my mom hates it and for my personal review its kinda cool but the matte finish starts to rub off and my nails seem to chip more. Mr. Sweety complimented me on the shiny version of this ;PI've been upping my polish game to make more unique looks so I took the matte version of Milani "Timeless" and turned it into a french manicure style using NYC "119A" and leavin' it in a shiny finish. Tip for a cheap/easy french manicure: Place a piece of scotch tape over completely dry nails to get straight lines, peel off the tape as soon as your wet nail polish has been applied ;D

Nike Hunt

I've been on the hunt for a colorful pair of Nike's...where I actually dig the color scheme. I ended up finding a pair of Nike Air Prestige II...on clearance for $39.99, last size 10 they had for 'em at LFL (lucky me! hehe). Now that I know what size I wear in Nike's I can attempt to buy 'em online...which was part of my Nike objective as I've seen tons online that are better then the ones I've seen in the stores (the stores where I hardly get any help from the little teenie boppers working in their).

This color scheme reminds me of Doraemon...is that odd? haha. The other cool thing is that my China Glaze polish from the Kicks 2009 collection has the same dark color blue (Sky High-Top)as on these shoes, woot for matching.

China Glaze Haul

Yes, I have the entire 2009 Kicks Collection of China Glaze nail polish...envy much? hah.
Between my Mom and I there were maybe 4 colors out of the 12 neither of use really went for...so that's not bad but I'm sure I'll still get around to using all of them. On that note...I will probably not be buying anymore polish for the rest of the year ;P

I'll probably post a review on these later along with some nail pics of mine using these.

Recent Hauls

I was super excited when my NYX Jumbo Pencils arrived this week from E-Seller BuyCosmetics24! I loveeee these pencils ;) I took a fair skin swatch photo (below) that I did on myself. Also NYX is currently having their 50% off everything online Anniversary Sale till the 15th, I'm totally going to buy some more products. GOLD, HORSE RADISH, ICED MOCHA, MILK, OYSTER, & SLATEI got this cute swimsuit the other day, my mom says it makes me look like "little miss sunshine"...I guess meaning that I look like a pudgy white girl, jahaa...ok, not really that funny, hmph.
Wal-Mart Electronics Haul Sale (except the ZT2)Found the perfect cotton skirt at FB, its tough finding the right one in this type of style.
In my free time this past weekend I started creating my own miniatures that are around the size of a dime. Not bad for a first attempt...right? heh.My recent drugstore haul this past week
A few CS88 eyeshadow combo's I took the past week, I was just in a pink kind of mood :PStrawberry Inspired

I also made a makeup purchase on Eyeko this week after doing some fave prod research, if you want a free gift enter sales code E3178.

Still trying to find my perfect pair of Nike Dunks SB and I'm also interested in China Glaze nail polish this week...hrmmmmzzz...TBC.