Showing posts with label unhas/nails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unhas/nails. Show all posts

5.25.2011

Nails Nails

Oh.... hey. Sorry I have completely abandoned this blog for 4 weeks now. But I promise you it is for a good cause: school, work and my husband. Well I have a little list here on a post-it note of all of the things that I NEED to tell you and post about. So stay tuned and every time I want to ignore my home work I will check one of those off my list.

But for today I will catch you up on my nails. :) This nail polish is called Cappuccino by Risqué (again!) Like I have mentioned before, I love nude colors on my nails and I think they are a must in your collection. 


In the picture above I have two coats of Cappuccino on. The other reason why I love nude colors is because when you are leading a busy life like I am right now, the mistakes on the application and the chipping is not as noticeable! ;)

So many things to post about! :)

Jenny

4.27.2011

Nails Nails

Can you tell I have been a little obsessed with 'blues' lately? Can you tell I fell asleep shortly after I painted my nails? 

So Jack and I came down with this ungodly Stomach Flu. Apparently it's the latest trend around Rexburg. I have been in bed with no strength in my body for thirty something hours. And I've lost 4 Lbs. Thank goodness this can't be spread via Web. Or else I wouldn't be blogging. 

Well this week I am wearing this beautiful blue! Me and my little sister swapped some nail polish when I went down to UT and this is one of the colors I got. It is a Brazilian nail polish called Azul Hortênsia by Risqué. Which literally translated it is called Hydrangea Blue. I disagree it really is cobalt blue. Lovely. 


On the pictures above I am wearing 2 coats of nail polish, and like I said, it is not as glossy as it should be because I fell asleep shortly after. Sorry! I love how electric this color is.

Well, word of advice, start taking your Airborne and Vitamin C. I don't wish this flu upon anyone. 

Jenny

4.19.2011

Nails Nails

So one of my best friends, Ashley left Idaho. Life has been quite boring without her around. She asked me to do a guest post on her blog about Nail Polish so I did the {Top 5 Must Have Nail Polish} according to me! 
Check CHECK it out! 

And this week's nail polish is a Glittery one! Bling, bling. I was inspired by this, and when I realized I had almost that exact same color in my collection I decided to go for it. It's called Gold by Love & Beauty (Forever 21). Here is the closest one I could find on their website.

sorry the pictures are slightly blurry since I took them with my phone. I don't know where Jack put my camera.

On these pictures I have 3 coats of glitter polish. You can put less but I wanted them to look like the picture on the link above. Also one thing that I love about this nail polish is that even with 3 coats on, the surface does not get rough. It feels as if there was a matte finish on it. :) But I have found that the more layers you put on the easier it is to chip. But It will last you a good five days! 

Hope you like this color for those days when you are feeling fabulous

Jenny

4.09.2011

Nails Nails {Fails!}

Last week was so crazy! We had a road trip to Utah to visit family. It was glorious! But while I was in UT I did my nails (quickly if you cannot tell)! With this nail polish that a sweet reader suggested. I love it! It is called For Audrey by China Glaze
In the pictures above I have two coats on. This color is the closest to the turquoise I wanted. And it is a tricky one too because it can look a lot different depending on the type of lighting. So click here to see all of the results on Google. Haha But it lasted for a long time! So pretty durable. It does have a very creamy consistency. 
Well I will definitely be back with pictures of our weekend! I hope you like this color as much as I did. :)

Jenny
PS: Sorry this is so late and for being gone for so long!

3.25.2011

{S}Nail Nails

Oh no. I did it again. Belated nails! But I have an excuse. After spending a while painting my nails with what appeared to be a fine nail polish I realized after 4 hours of drying time that it must have been expired for it wouldn't dry.

So I had to wait till the next time I had more time. Here they are: No Room for the Blues by OPI. Lovely isn't it? There really isn't any room for the blues. Every time I look at my nails it makes me happy. Bright and cheerful!


In the picture above I have two coats of No Room for the Blues. Like I mentioned before. What I like about OPI is how big the brush is. And I also enjoy the creaminess of the lacquer, it is a little harder to manage but it covers really well. I should invest in more OPI! It did start to chip a little prematurely but it might be because I am a little careless sometimes.


Welcome Spring! Even though it looks dreadful here in Idaho. Hopefully now that it is calendar official Winter will get the hint. Sheesh!

Jenny

3.16.2011

Nails Nails {and Jane Eyre}

Wow. It has been a whole week and I haven't posted. And I was a little sad for not posting a much love monday post. I promise you one next week.

So last year I asked  my friend Brynne what books she liked and she said that one of her favorites was definitely Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. I trust her so I decided to read it. It was a little hard for me considering that English is my second language and I am a slow reader. But it was worth it. What a beautifully written book! I always had a highlighter with me because there were so many good quotes in it. READ IT!

Well I finished the book today and it so happened to be that my nails this week were the same color as my book. 

Thank you Ashley L for the Nail Polish!
I am not a huge fan of iridescent nail polish on my nails (I think the ridges make it look weird), so I put a layer of matte finish on top of the purple color. I love the way it looks. I have three really thin coats of Tempest on the pictures above and one of Matte about you.

Now back to Jane Eyre! Did you know that the new movie came out this last Friday? I am so excited for it! (And it got 83% on Rotten Tomatoes!)
Trailer time!

Jenny

3.10.2011

Nails Nails

Last week I came home from work to find a lovely package on the table. It was from a friend I met online. Her name is Julia,  needless to say she is a sweetheart. Recently she went to Brasil to visit and she brought me NOT only my favorite brazilian nail polish but THREE other ones! And of course I had to wear one of them for this week. So here it is: Terra by Risqué

My thumb looks massive on the first picture. Haha
I love this color. It reminds me of the Grand Canyon or Havasupai in AZ. Oh and I even included a picture of the turquoise ring I told you guys about in a previous post. The orange and turquoise look great together don't they?

On the pictures above I have 2 coats of Terra and one clear top coat. It has been almost a week and it's barely started to chip. This is my favorite Brazilian nail polish. Thank you Anna for introducing it to me. And the picture below might be the reason why I love it so much. 

Havasupai, AZ. When we were dating. It was truly magical.
So again: thank you Julia and Anna! :)

Jenny

3.02.2011

Nails Nails

I PINKy promise this is the last red/pink color. I can't believe it is already March. But here I am to give you the last colors for February! The first nail polish is Pop Art Pink by Essie and the second is called Vidrilhos by Risqué from the 'Rendas do Brasil' collection (Brazilian Lace collection). I love the the bottle and the entire Lace collection!

I don't know what is up with the dust on my fingers. I think it is from a towel.

So in the pictures above I am wearing two coats of Pop Art Pink and one coat of Vidrilhos. What I love about Vidrilhos is that it gives the nail polish the perfect pearly look but not that iridescent look that I am not a huge fan of. So classy and feminine! Don't you agree?

I have quite a few new colors that I have been dying to try but since I just started in my new job I am going to wait a little so I won't be called out on having too "extreme" nail polish colors on! Haha Just you wait...

Jenny

2.26.2011

{belated} Nails Nails

I would like to apologize for not posting on Wednesday. But here it is! Nails Nails of the week. All sorts of pink and reds this month. This one is called One of a Kind by EssieAshley was kind enough to let me borrow it after I fell in love with it. Under artificial lighting it has an amazing orange undertone. And you can't really tell on these pictures but its a pretty coral red. I love coral

I have three coats on and I am not sure if it is because I kind of did my nails in a hurry but it started chipping within 3 days.

So, I am looking for the perfect turquoise nail polish. Like.... Navajo turquoise. I always go shopping wearing my Navajo ring to compare it to the turquoise nail polishes out there. Haven't found one yet. Do you know of any?
There is this brazilian nail polish website called Unha Bonita (pretty nail) and they teach you how to do this 'misturinha' (little mix) to make the perfect turquoise color. I might try to do it if I can't find one.   :)

Jenny

2.16.2011

Nails Nails

Jack's band, Old Money has had some busy weekends with their CD release show coming up. Which means that Ashley and I have spent a lot of time together. One of our little projects was to try out this tutorial which resulted in this:
We did use regular alcohol instead of Vodka. So maybe that is why it didn't turn out as good. We might have to pay a visit to the liquor store to try again. But I do like how it looks and Ashley's looked a lot better than mine. 
The nail polish I used was Lilac Pastelle by Revlon. I LOVE this color but I am not a huge fan of Revlon nail polish. I find it really hard to get it to look smooth/even. But again, it might be my lack of skills. In the picture above I have two coats of LP and a base coat on top of the newspaper transfer. :) I hope you guys like it. Fun tutorial!

❤ Jenny

PS: Sorry about my cuticles. (They look awful) I have stopped removing them (terrible habit developed when I was first exposed to manicures... probably age 11!) Sue me. Haha bare with me until they go back to normal.

2.09.2011

Nails Nails

'Tis the season of love! So I started this month with some red nail polish. A-List by Essie. I was inspired by this post! Isn't Kirsten Dunst adorable? And I love her SHORT and small finger nails!


I wore three coats. And as usual it has been a week and it barely started to chip. Go Essie! It looks like this bright red under natural lighting but it darkens up quite a bit under artificial lighting.

Jack and I decided that we would switch back and forth on who is going to plan whatever special occasion it is. And I got Valentine's Day. I had all these ideas, I kind of gave up on them and now I am panicking because I don't know what I am going to do. What are you doing for Valentine's day? Help! 

Jenny

2.02.2011

Nails Nails

Last week I decided to tone it down and go for something more subtle. Which worked out well because I ended up having a job interview that week. This nail polish is definitely in my top 5. I love this nude color and I have to thank Anna for introducing it to me. It's from Brazil and it is called Chic Pele (as in skin, not Pelé like I thought it was. Haha) from Colorama. It has a light pink and purple undertone. 

Again, forgive my ridge-y nails. 
I have two coats on and it was enough. It is really glossy and that is something I love about Brazilian nail polish. It started chipping after 4 days, but I was doing some deep cleaning, so that might be the reason why. 

And speaking of nude, I have been looking for a nude (and also a red) lipstick for my skin tone. Do you have any suggestions?

Jenny

PS: Do you like the new look on the blog???

1.26.2011

Nails Nails

Nothing like this nail polish to help me get rid of the winter blues. Haha some call it party in a bottle, Jack calls it Unicorn sneeze, my mom called it 'Carnaval'. I asked Santa for the Deborah Lippmann- Happy Birthday nail polish but they were sold out at the time. And as I was researching it online I found out that they came out with a dupe that instead of $18 was $4.99 (Milani- Gems). I looked in over 5 CVSes to try to find it and when I was about to give up I found the last bottle of Gems they had in the store (in TX). :)


Before that I had gone to a Nordstrom to see if they had 'Happy Birthday', but they only had the tester so I painted my thumbnail with it and stared at it thinking I would never be able to find HB or Gems. A day after I found Gems!
Sorry it is not a good picture. And YES that is Jack's (giant) thumbnail. Hahaha
So they are pretty much identical. The only thing different I noticed was that HB has a little pink glitter that Gems does not. Which I think is worth the $13 difference. ;)
It is not that hard to apply I was able to get plenty of glitter with two coats (HB took me 3 coats). The surface stays a little rough because of the glitter. I tried a coat of clear nail polish on top to smooth it but it started chipping the same day. So I would leave it the way it is. The worst part is removing it, the bottle says to use acetone based nail polish remover because it is hard to get this thing off your nails! Here  and here are other blogs better comparing the two.

I know this might not be the nail polish for everyone. But I just love some sparkle on my nails!

Jenny

PS: Check out my friend Ashley's Giveaway!!! I think I NEED this $25 gift card.

1.19.2011

Nails Nails

Last week I wore this beauty as we drove from Florida to Idaho (I know you must be tired of hearing about it). OPI- Done Out in Deco. This is my first OPI nail polish (or should I say Lacquer?) and I LOVE it. I had heard wonderful things about it and they are true! It has been a week and it barely started to chip. What I love most about it is the size of the brush. In two strokes you have your nail covered.
Sorry about the quality of the picture on the right! Also it looks pretty dark. It is a little lighter most of the time.
In the pictures above I have two coats of it on and it was plenty, since it is pretty thick.

I had been looking for a lavender/lilac color and I found this one in the clearance section at Ulta for $3! Score! I am going to miss Ulta. I don't care much about what nail polish collection/color is in. I wear whatever I am in the mood for. So I get really happy when I find a color that I like for less than half of the original price (who doesn't?!).

Jenny

1.12.2011

Nails Nails

Last week I painted my nails with Wicked by Essie. And let me tell you that Essie and I are becoming pretty good friends. Especially because yesterday I was at Walmart and when I was looking through their nail polish section I discovered that they now carry Essie nail polish! We are on our way back to the middle of nowhere so it is good to know that I will be able to find them at the local Walmart (or will I?). 

When I paint my nails dark or red or any color that is really contrasting, I like to file them down as short as I can get. :) I think it looks better.
I got this one at Ulta with the Matte About You from the previous Nails post. It was on clearance too! Yes!
Now back to Wicked, in the pictures above, I applied three coats. What I love about this nail polish is that it's not too thick. Which makes it really versatile/cooperative. The down side is that you have to apply more coats, which may be my lack of skills  but when I applied two coats it was too streaky. It lasted me a whole week without any chipping. Even after I "deep cleaned" the house in Florida before we turned it in. I am impressed!

I hadn't bought/worn dark nail polish since High School, so I think this was a good addition to my collection. I like the wine color, it's a good winter nail polish. Do you have a favorite Winter nail polish color?

Jenny

1.05.2011

Nails Nails

It might sound a little silly but this year I want to try to do my nails weekly and get better at it too! I bought some new nail polish and I like them.... A LOT. So I wanted to share with you. I really like the look of matte nail polish and I found this Essie one that you can put over any nail polish and have it look matte! I found it at Ulta in the clearance section. Yes! 
I love it. And I also love the American Apparel mint color with and without the matte finish. 

Forgive my ridge-y nails... I looked it up online and it said its hereditary. (Thanks mom!) But I think one of those little buffers can fix it. I shall try it someday.  



Essie- Matte about you $3

I think these two brands are the best american nail polish I have tried. Do you have a favorite nail polish?

Jenny

11.13.2010

Você Sabia?

Você sabia que eu sou obsecada por esmalte?
Você sabia que o produto de beleza mais vendido no Brasil são esmaltes (ouvi dizer)?
Você sabia que o Brasil é o segundo maior mercado de esmaltes do mundo (via Exame)?
Acho que corre no sangue das brasileiras (esmalte, guaraná, suco de maracujá, dentre outras coisas...)! Nem lembro quando que comecei a frequentar os salões e as manicures mas eu sei que esse amor por esmaltes cresceu! Acho que ainda mais quando me mudei para os EUA... Antes eu  não dava valor ao preço e qualidade do serviço prestado as manicures maravilhosas do Brasil (uma salva de palmas a todas elas... menos para aquelas que tiram bife!)

E agora desde que me mudei tive que aprender a fazer minhas próprias unhas e tirar minha própria cuticula... Vê se pode. Como eu era MIMADA e nem sabia! Ainda nao sou tão boa quanto eu gostaria de ser (como a minha amiga Barbara e minha irmã Brenda) mas fica bom o suficiente pra eu ficar contente. (rimou)

Essa semana fiz minhas unhas e usei dois esmaltes diferentes. Nas mãos eu usei esse:

Sally Hansen- Wet Cement 37

Nas unhas dos Pés:

Sally Hansen- Caribbean Coral 36 (parece bem
vermelho mas tem um tom de laranja)

Eu amo meus esmaltes brasileiros. Semana passada estava com Colorama Chic Pele (FAVORITO! Thank you Anna!) nas mãos e Colorama Noite Quente nos pés. Nunca coordeno as cores das mãos com as dos pés porque se não eu me enjoo da cor. Estou começando a expandir minha coleção com alguns esmaltes americanos e os da Sally Hansen tem sido bem bonzinhos, pelo menos esses dois! Duas camadas foi o suficiente! Quem sabe eu começo a tirar umas fotos das cores para mostrar aqui.

Eu adoro que o Brasil tem modinhas de esmalte, entao me atualizem! Quais são as novas cores e tal... Quanto que custa pra fazer as unhas por ai? Só por curiosidade, afinal faz quase 4 anos que não vou para o Brasil. :( Enquanto isso no lustre do castelo eu vou sonhar. 

♥Jenny
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