Daiso Boxes to the Rescue!

Whoosh! *the image of Mighty Mouse pops into my head when I wrote the title for this blog post hee*

I'm not huge with nail polishes.  Well, I thought I wasn't.  Come on, my collection isn't that big.  I don't do my nails like every other day (truly, I salute them who does! I think they are really, really awesome) and I'm not that good when it comes to doing my nails.  So, it truly came as a surprise when I realised that my little box could no longer hold all my nails polishes *horror*

see the overflow.  They can't fit in anymore *frown*

I kinda forgot about it and I ended up just having nail polishes lying here and there for a few weeks after this photo was taken.  Then I find myself walking around One Utama one evening and saw Daiso.  Nope, still didn't register the need for a box.  I somehow could not resist popping into Daiso wherever they are because, aw.. they have so much goodies in there!  Heehee....

Anyway, as I was walking towards the payment counter, the variety of boxes and containers caught my eye.  I literally felt a lightbulb in my head lighted up as I remembered my nail polishes!  keke...

And so, I've settled for their  wide box No. 2.  It fits my nail polishes comfortably (right height for regular polishes) and its shape allows for easy storage.  For RM5, this is definitely a good buy =D

Etude House BR310 Nail Polish

Seriously, my random purchases are coming back.  I remember walking into Etude House, not exactly wanting to buy anything, but was just browsing when I saw some nail polishes!  Since there was a promotion taking place, I ended up with 3 nail polishes along with some other items (to be shared later).

Since it is still Chinese New Year, I decided to commemorate the celebration by painting my nails with a new colour (For Chinese New Year, we are deemed to have something new as a way to welcome the year ahead of us =D)

The one I'm sharing is Etude House BR310 Nail Polish.  Seriously, one thing that does annoy me is the fact that Etude House just uses code to label their nail polishes.  Given their cute image, it seems like such a contrast.

This colour, I believe, could be label as brown nude.  I like that it gives my nail a slightly posh look, without going over board.  It's subtle enough to look posh but yet, soft enough to look as though I'm not wearing anything.  It's good for me because my clothes tend to be colourful and hence, I really don't want to end up having clashes between my nails and my clothes.

In terms of application, it is quite easy.  I don't find it too streaky.  However, I realised that I have to keep stirring the bottle (so to speak) as it seems to thicken rather quickly.  I have to do my nails quick too because it dries fast and if it's not done nicely, it will dry to look chunky (if there's such a description).

For RM9.90 (with 50% discount), I guess one cannot complain too much.  Loving how it makes my fingers and toes look fairer though *wink*

Teal Nails

With the year drawing to an end, I wanted something less sombre and more cheerful.  I was at Etude House recently and my attention was caught by this cute lil' teal nail polish.  It's matte, but in picture, it doesn't show as much.

I do find the texture slightly thick.  I'm not sure if it's because it's matte as this is my very first matte nail polish.  But for the price of RM9.90 (there's discounts, so I get to pay less for it too, yay, score!) I do think that it is doable.

p/s: please excuse the poor application eh?  Been a while since I've done up my nails.  My skills have turned rusty :(

Binnings for Sept/ Oct 2011

There's quite a number of things that I binned for the month of Sept and Oct! I'm so happy with it.  I think being one that likes to buy skincare and cosmetics, we rarely do get to finish everything (well, most things I would gather).  It is considered substantial for me cause I am not a heavy user of skincare and cosmetics (if there's such a thing).

Organic Aid Vitamin E Moisturizing Cream
Used it back in early September.  You can read the review here.

FOTE Block Up SPF50
This is the small bottle that I finished up rather quickly.  A good item for me to travel with but something that I would forego for the odd smell.  Might need a bit of a touch up on that one.  Check out the review here.

Benefit That Gal Face Primer
I left one on its own for a while and decided to use it all up.  It's my beloved primer so I was sitting on it for a while. Haha.. now it's gone! Sob sob

TheFaceShop Nail Nutrition
Had to throw this out as it's been sitting there for too long.  Check out the difference in colour here.  Looks kinda scary to me.. urgh...

Garnier Aqua Defense Intensive Moisturising Essence Gel
This is my second tub of it and it's all gone!  Good item for great price.  Check out the review here.

Loreal Hydrafresh Anti-Shine All day Hydrating & Mattifying Gel
Check it out here.  Btw, there was a warehouse sale and I got another one cause I wanted to try it with its non anti-shine version. Yeaps, I got that too!

Laneige Water Sleeping Face Pack
I didn't do a review on this, but this is something that was gifted to me by Plusizekitten as I went to celebrate her birthday!  It's a fun to use item but something that I cannot use every night because it broke me out! Ergh, I think it's probably too moisturising for my skin.  I used it once a week to twice a week but not routinely.  Just something that I reach out and grabbed to use when my skin's a little too hydrating.  All's fun =D  Not something I would go n purchase full size though eventhough there's great reviews of it out there.

Vaseline Healthy Sunblock Water Resistant UV Proctection Lotion SPF30
One of the good value sunblock out there.  I finished up in one month's time.  Heavy usage on this one.  I checked the price and it's valued at RM20++ now instead of RM10.  Thank God I decided to grab a few more before the price jack.

The Face Shop PK110

Ang my nail polish fetish continues!  I'm on a roll to add to my ever growing collection of nail polishes.  The latest to join my gangs of little bottles is the Face Shop PK110.  

This is going to be a rather short entry

Love: the color, very sweet pink.  If you are into the sweet mood, this goes well for you.  After a good few layer, the colour looks much better and everyone who saw my fingers commented that it looks sweet.  I guess it's good? 

Dislike: 

• it's sheerness.  Even with 3 coats of the polish on, I can still see the white of my nails.  Not exactly easy to color because of its sheerness, sometimes it does make the nails look patchy (especially when I use my unstable left hand to color my right).
• It feels rather thick but yet the colour is very sheer.  A very oddball combination because it makes it ever so hard to even out the colour.

I'd definitely won't repurchase this again and it may take me a while before I come back to it to do my nails.

Etude House Nail Polish WH701HD - Metallic Grey

Like I said in an earlier post, I'm like crazy over nail polishes these days and they got darker in terms of colors too! Haha...Here's my latest conquest.  Why did I go for grey?  It's also coz I'm in the GREY mode these days.  I'm even looking for a pair of grey shoes =.=  Maybe I am turning grey??? OH NO! That lady's GREY!! *wokay, me going wonkers*

Please excuse my not so nice painting of my nails.  Still trying to improve on it and all.

How do I like it?  

I do wonder if it's me or if it's the nail polish as I seem to be encountering some issues during application.  This colour is seriously not easy to apply it.  A thinner layer seems to clump together rather quickly.  I guess it dries fast?  I had to redo my left hand and make sure I get thick and gooey polish using the brush to ensure that the colours applied well.

Other than that, the colour is so pretty! It lasted me more than a week without chipping of any sort and it's with 1 base coat, 2 coating of grey and 1 top coat.  The colour are rather pretty and quite similar to the picture.  At least a number of people commented that it's a very nice colour... hehe

Is this a rebuy?  Well, depending I guess? I'm still out searching for a different grey (Crazy me) and if I do find a better one, I guess I will forego this one, of course provided that grey is easier to apply =.=

Do you give your nails nutrition? TheFaceShop Nail Nutrition

Do you give your nails nutrition?  If you do, what do you use?  When I was in Australia last year, my nails was extremely brittle.  I guess it was due to the weather.  I remember back when I was studying, my nails were in that same condition too.  So as I was walking around Melbourne Central, I came across TheFaceShop.  On impulse I went in and started looking at their nail polish.  I scouted and saw this nail nutrition bottle.  Similary, on impulse I decided to buy it... haha...

Did it work?  Well, I'll be honest to say that it didn't really work when I was in Australia.  I guess the winter there is too dry and because my nails were already quite weak, it couldn't save my nails.  I ended up needing to trim it =(

When I got back to Malaysia, I decided to continue using it.  Lo and behold, it works wonders!  I use it continuously for a few days every time after I remove my nail colours.  My nails really does look better and it looks healthier.  It seems to give it a natural glow (does that apply on nails??) and the brush is so soft that it makes application a breeze.

This is a definite re-buy for me =D

ianti Luxe Jewelry Manicure 228 Ferra Red

What does Ferra Red means? Well, I totally have no idea!  And why did I choose it?  I didn't, it was just one of those freebies that was given when I went to ianti shopping months ago.  I'm not really into such sharp colors and I'm not good with doing nails, hence sheer colours are always my favourite.  

However, for the past few weeks, I've been going nuts over solid/strong/sharp colours and when I saw it, I'd thought I give it a try again.  It's orange red, skewing towards orange more than red.  Does turn out to be a very sharp and sexy colour =D  

How is it?  To be honest, this is one tough colour to apply.  The pictures shown above is a result of 1 layer of base coat, 3 coating of the colour and 1 top coat.  That's a total of 5 coating and it's a first time for me.  WHY? It's because the colour turns out to be very sheer and streaky.  I have a tough time trying to keep the colour looking even and nice during the application. But once dried it's alright.

I guess next round I can do 2 coating of the colour and bear with the lightness of it because it's too much a hassle for me to wait for that 5 coatings to dry.

Besides the fact that I like its redness, I don't really have much of an interest in it.  It's fun to disturb my grandma with my nail colour so vibrant I guess.  She kept smiling when I try to do the "scary hand coming to your face" act.  Oh well, at least my grandma's entertained.

Review: ianti Luxe Jewelry Manicure 224 Sweet Pink

I'm always out to look for sheer-coloured nail varnishes.  So when I saw this Sweet Pink, it was a must buy for me!  Granted, the colour seems to be suggest glitter-ish and whitish colour, it turned out to be a rather sweet and gentle colour.

For RM7.90 for the bottle at ianti, it's quite worth the purchase.

I like it cause:

1. Sweet Pink really carries its name well.  It really does look so sweet on the nails (okay, it looks like there's no colour on my nails, but it really is a sweet pink)

2. Easy to apply; it doesn't run easily, and has just the right texture.

Sometimes, I use this as a base colour, and play around with other glitter stuff on top of it.  Works well with a number of colours =p  It's also my lazy colour!  I like to keep my nails long, and sometimes, without colours, it can feel rather plain.  So what I do is that I'll just grab this and start applying.  Works well every time.

The picture above shows my nail with only single coat.  If you want the pink to stand out even more, you can try to double or triple coat it.