Butterfly flitter away!

I'm sure a lot of you read Emily nail files, a few months ago she posted this adorable bumble bee nail art. I loved it, and knew I had to recreate it but give it my own spin.

I don't know if any one has realized this, but I am bat shit crazy about butterflies. If I could change my name to Butterfly I would (Okay I wouldn't but that is only because I like my name..also one of my favorite singers is Butterfly Boucher, We even have the same bday, June 2nd). I used a Frankenstein color that I made, a bright shimmery baby blue for the background (curse you background for sucking all the color out) milani neon purple, and various nail art polishes.

This was a little more difficult to do, I took my time drawing the butterfly making sure it actually did indeed look like a butterfly.

I had to show a picture of the thumb. How hot is my flower? Modesty, that's me to a T.  I finally managed also to find two more of the Revlon's super glitters. One for Renee and the blue one(Blue Mosaic) that was shoved all the way in the back.. No smokey canvas though! boohiss.

I am going to try and post some pics of blue mosaic for my next blog, but ta-ta for now!

Revlon Scented Ramune/Gumdrop

This is the ramune scented polish, yes I did wind up getting it. This is not a shimmer like cotton candy, it is a light purple cream. It is essentially the same color as gumdrop (they even used the same cap.. lazy Revlon) and same ole qualityRevlon formula, lol, but in a Japanese package (JP limited bottle, sticker that says ramune.) It does smell a lot like ramune, but I really want to smell both US and JP versions to make sure they didn't fib a little. This one came with a free Revlon nail buffer, which was a nice bonus.

Revlon Scented Ramune/Gumdrop, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

More red! (like that's a bad thing...)

If I haven't said it before, I'll say it again, red is my favorite color. I have this color from Sally Hansen called Brick Wall, its this gorgeous creamy blood red. I must have worn it at least 20 times already. And as seeing as it's fall( yeah yeah I know it's technically not fall yet) I grabbed it.But I've been spoiled with my super glitters and holo's because when I was finished it just didn't feel quite right yet. I went through my drawer of polishes and put on this super glittery holo topcoat that Julie gifted to me a few months ago. You have to be super patient with it because you will need about 4-5 coats of it before you see the effect. And even when you do get the effect it's really hard to photograph.I took a whole crap load of photographs, inside and outside. And still had a hard time capturing it. I need to get a light box already!

Inside

Outside

Here is a link to the holographic topcoat:

But I'm off for now, tata!

Revlon Scented Cotton Candy (Japanese Version)

So you know the new scented nail polish line that Revlon has? Well, they released Japanese versions. In this set all of the bottles are smaller, and there is an exclusive polish, Ramune (a type of bubble gum-like flavored Japanese soda with a marble inside the top, pronounced ra moo nay), the light purple one in the picture. I need to pick it up:)

ramune image by: gooten.com

The weird thing is, this line and one other line are the only ones with small bottles, all the rest of the Revlon polishes come in the same size bottles as the US has (tho the bigger bottles are a little bit pricier.) One thing I do love is that since Japanese girls are so into nail design, many companies (including Revlon) go so far as to create some nail design ideas to go along with the polishes they release. Pics of that at the bottom!

Revlon Scented Cotton Candy (Japanese Version), a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

This is a really pretty color, I believe it's the same as the US version. It's not actually a pearly pink, but pink with gold shimmer. I tried so hard to get the shimmer to show up in the picture, but no matter how hard I tried it just wouldn't, so it looks like a different color in the photo.

It smells really yummy, and I love the color. I can't stop smelling my nails! However, Erika wasn't kidding about Revlon's formula-the application is only so/so, applies streaky (took 3 coats) and takes ages to dry. It actually dries "soft", so even after it's dried it can still be nicked if you're not careful. I'll still buy more anyway, I like these polishes despite their flaws.

Here are some pictures from revlon.co.jp:

Facets of Fuchsia by Revlon

You know Revlon, as much as your formula bites the big one, you are geniuses for "replicating" expensive nail polish colors, like Graphite and Paradoxol from Chanel. And now, Bad Romance from Deborah Lippman. Facets of Fuchsia is a color you have to see in real life, because it a bitch to photograph! I had to go into the twins I nanny for playroom, to get a decent shot (hence the toys in the background). I definitely think they have a hit on their hands, I obviously do not have Bad Romance to compare (Julie!) but if you go online, there are a million pictures comparing the two.

The formula is a bit better since it's jelly, but you will need three coats because with two you will see the nail bed underneath. I love how it is dense with glitter, seriously the first coat was packed with glitter. That is one thing that I loathe with glitter nail polishes, you get no glitter pay off until the 57th coat. But not this one! It is packed with glitter (it's going to be fun getting it off though, thank you foil for making the process a lot less painful!)

Stock photo from Revlon, no justice whatsoever...

So overall, this polish is amazing! If you can't get the real deal from Deborah, then definitely locate your nearest Target and look for the make-up collection from Gucci Westman (an amazing make-up artist with Revlon). But ta-ta for now!

Susie N.Y. luster collection, #51 Shine of Ice

How's everyone been doing? I haven't been feeling super good lately, I've been having terrible insomnia. I can't get to sleep until 6-7am lately, 5am on good days, even with a sleep aid. Why haven't I gone to the doctor yet you ask? Well I had an appointment last Saturday, but I couldn't make it as they close around 12pm on Saturdays. Sure, like I can make it to a doctors office before 12pm when I only got to sleep around 7. Oh beautiful irony.

So, since I've been feeling lousy lately, Yoshi picked me up two polishes to try to cheer me up. One of them was this one by Susie N.Y. A beautiful light blue micro glitter with bigger green iridescent glitter from the Japanese brand's luster collection, which has a foil look. Extremely hard to take without the shine!

Susie N.Y. luster collection, #51 Shine of Ice, a photo by KitaRei on Flickr.

An Unlikely Last-Minute Unique Combo!!

I haven't been this excited about swatches in a while, hence my lack of posting lately. Boredom, and a bad manicure @ a salon today, and I was ready for something new. I decided to give one of my new Zoya swatches a shot today - Yara. It's a gorgeous color! A deep olive green with yellow sparkles in it. I love it but I still felt it was just a bit dull. Needs something brighter. I topped it off with a new NYX swatch I received from the Hautelook NYX sale a few weeks ago. It's a flakie polish called Pink Avenue - which isn't all that pink, actually. It's clear with gold/green/yellow flakes in it. I don't see pink, but maybe it might show up in the daylight.

It really made for a beautiful combination! I imagine this NYX color would light up just about any color. If you can get your hands on this (where do they sell NYX, anyway? I don't think I've ever seen it in stores) I definitely recommend grabbing a bottle.

Back on the subject of Hautelook...here is the set of 4 NYX polished I received. I am in love with them all! I'm quite impressed with the uniqueness of their colors.