No-frills Makeup

Just to kick off the regular blogging again, here's a short nail entry! I change my nail colour very often - not so much of toenails though. Here are some I managed to snap pictures of over the past month!

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Hot Red

Urban Decay in Barlust - Don't you love the names UD comes up with? I do!

Urban Decay in Wrecked

These two UD polished are the miniature bottles from the Holiday Nail Kit 2011. They were a present from my girlfriends:)

photo credit: www.scrangie.com

The extremely shiny texture is thanks to Seche Vite topcoat. Nothing unheard of about how wonderful this topcoat is! I must say, though, that Seche Vite gets bloppy in the jar after sometime and it's not as easy to use and long-lasting compared to when it's first used. My nails tend to come off in big pieces rather than slight chipping.

Tony Moly nail polish (White)

A lot of my friends asked me how I did this without using a french tip sticker. Simple!

1) Use a toe clipper to get square nails

2) Use a pigmented white polish. It's not going to work with a watery one because you'd have to keep building up on the colour (and it tends to get messier if you have to keep applying repeated strokes)

3) Place the brush on the tip of your fingernail. Instead of swiping the brush, maneuver your finger from one side to the other, while keeping the brush at the same place throughout. Simply said, instead of moving the brush, move your finger! It may sound ridiculous, but it helps you get straighter lines :)

I applied three light coats in the picture above.

And the instagram-ed version of Barlust and Wrecked! Everything looks nicer instagramed, huh!

Follow me on Instag if you wanna and I'll follow you back ♥ It's more of my everyday pictures than anything beauty-related though! Username: elisenurasyidah

Hope you enjoyed this nail entry!

Super Dolly Fantasy Colour by Sasatinnie which I bought a few days ago posted in this entry. There's no name or number code for it, but it's a translucent stone washed blue, almost a grey.

I had four coats on. It's definitely not an opaque tone. Looks nicer in the bottle with its blue, red and silver micro glitters!

Overall, it has a disappointing, runny formula. I'm not too sure about its darker colours. The only thing I appreciated is its quick dry formula. At least painting 4 coats and waiting for them to dry wasn't a pain!

I think this colour will look lovelier on fairer toned individuals. It kinda make my hands look a little sickly :( Shall keep them on nevertheless, the shade is starting to grow on me!

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If you're not aware of the famous Black Shatter yet, you can read The Make-up Blogette's (Sophia) entry here.

Canmake Crack Lac Nails ($14.90). Comes in three bubblegum-ish colours, no black though.

Source: Cleo (February 2011 issue)

Like Black Shatter, these dry to a matte finish as well. I can't comment on its quality becos I've never tried it (not planning to buy too), but Black looks nicer to me becos of its grungy-chic look, compared to these pastel, cutesy colours. Kinda don't match with the shattered effect, I feel. But still, it's an interesting find!

before I say anything else, apologies for being AWOL! got caught up with my own social downturns, but I'm good now :) I hope people will still bother to read my little site!

so back to the purpose of this entry... I bought my first Rimmel product!

Pop Rose

I got attracted to it becos it reminds me so much of my Nyx's Paris - with it's bluish undertones.

the polish is very pigmented. you can already see how potent it is with just a coat. dries up fast too ;)

after 2 coats

after it turned opaque, I realised it looks more like my Revlon Colorburst in Fuchsia! seriously, it's a carbon copy! Pop Rose is just slightly more neon.

I don't usually apply polishes as neatly as this (makes me wonder how I actually did Fine Arts for A levels, life is an irony!), not even when I use OPI's dense nail polish brushes. what really helped was this wonderful Maxi brush - which promises mistake-free application! the brush tip being larger means there's no need to swipe many streaks to coat your entire nail evenly. and it's flatter than OPI's, I guess it's easier to maneuver like that?

yay, nothing gives immediate gratification much like a pop of happy colour! I'm not too sure of the other colours that Rimmel in Watsons carry - but I noticed they gravitate more towards the neutral colours. Pop Rose was the funkiest I could find. their neutrals are milky and pretty too, I might just get them:)

I bought this at Peace Centre's Watsons (Dhoby Ghaut) for $5+ after discount (U.P: $6.90). not every Watson store carries Rimmel, but yes, I'm sure everyone knows that by now ;)

so what's your happy nail polish colour? shareeee! :D