// Look, shiny!

Posted on | November 10, 2011 | 2 Comments

I guess it is safe to say that the season IT-shoe — Miu Miu glitter boot — will not magically end up to my wardrobe.

Instead I’m painting my nails with the most outrageous glitter polishes there is, this one is Opi Rainbow Connection, multicolor glitter suspended in clear base. I managed to get an opaque surface with two coats — but that did not happen with traditional technique — I pushed the glitter back and forth, arranging it to cover the nail surface. The result is bit chunky, but I don’t mind. I could smooth the surface a bit with topcoat, but I think glitter polishes look best like this — the less there is stuff over the flakes, the better the bling.

In real life this color is less multicolor confetti and more really bright and super reflective silver with occasional color flashes. Definitely a must try for all who do not exactly seek subtlety and understatement from manicures…

Posted on | November 10, 2011 | 2 Comments

// Daylight glow vs. the nighttime glitter

Posted on | January 23, 2011 | 2 Comments

I don’t really know why am I so drawn to tacky nail colors. Any neon will do it to me — but I especially love yellow. I love greens, teals, blues and blacks. The recent infatuation… …blindingly sparkly glitter polishes…

The yellow one is Sinful Colors Neon Melon (PITA to use, this is four coat + top coat — but to be fair I haven’t yet encountered easy neon yellow polish), the glitter is Opi Sparkle-icious (or something like that… …I don’t do well with Opi color names).

Posted on | January 23, 2011 | 2 Comments

// Nailed it!

Posted on | November 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

To be honest, I’m not much of a product girl when it comes to cosmetics. And I hate cosmetics advertising, moronic with all that pseudo-science. F**k, I feel my blood pressure rising when just thinking of it. Sorry, guys… …but this is such an issue to me that I try to select brands that do not advertise at all for skin and hair care — both product types guilty for worst sci-fi-ence babble and empty promises as an essence of their marketing strategy.

My daily makeup is really light, a quick whiff of mineral makeup base, some mineral bronzer and/or blush, mascara, brow color and lip balm, probably dabbed lightly with lipstick. Perhaps some gel liner, if I rather procrastinate than leave home…

But I like painted, short nails. Usually bright or dark. For nude look I opt for bare nails instead of painted — duh, what’s the point of painting them if you barely see the result. Bright or dark nails act as an accessory, methinks.

manglaze

ManGlaze makes some awesome but very affordable, matte but shimmering nail polish; good enough for Gareth Pugh show! Love the package design with Joe Simko graphics — and their swift customer service kicks ass.

They have only two colors currently, black and gray. But isn’t that all a man… …er… girl needs? Got them on the last summer and they have been my favorite since. Recently they added bit pricier matte topcoats to their selection, a plain and shimmery one. Haven’t tested them yet, but they promise to take the crappy gloss away from any polish… …well that’s the kind of marketing promise I’m able to swallow.

colorclub

This is my happy neon Color Club family. CC is my second favorite brand, cheap, awesome quality and great color palette from classic to unconventional.

essie

Essie is better known for very ladylike colors, but they also have great brights. In their holiday colors they have a promising mint green, too…

nivea

Nivea is available here in every supermarket. They don’t have a wide color selection but I love the jellylike finish of these brights. Rimmel is another great supermarket brand for polishes, they have one awesomely tacky eighties teal green with tons of shimmer.

green

Green… …I love it! OPI has a great and very affordable alternative to Chanel Jade (color name Hey Get in Lime, how lame, this even isn’t lime) — well not that affordable in Finland but I suggest ordering online. Misa does great and cheap polishes, this darker, tealish green is Dirty Sexy Money.

red

For my classic moments (mwahahaha!) I opt for Chanel Rouge Noir or Rescue Beauty Lounge Glamourpuss.

fuggenugly

My manglazed nails, ain’t they fuggen ugly?

Posted on | November 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

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