Chanel Miami Peach

I was looking for a summer color and after looking at the new Chanel summer swatches I settled on Miami Peach, a Neiman/Bergdorf exclusive.  I used OPI Acrylic Base coat and Essie Good to Go top coat.



 

Its a cute coral color and I like anything  orange or orange adjacent =)
I did hear that the new summer colors had issues with bubbling if you don't let each coat dry.  I did have maybe 3 bubbles out of all my fingers so it didn't really bother me.

Double Layers

I've learned to love layering sheer colors over darker colors


My newest concoction:

OPI Not Like the Movies
over China Glaze Calypso

Clarins 230 aka Unicorn Pee

I guess this is my HG of nail polishes.  So of course I wanted to try this layered over everything.  And yes, I am going to keep my nails like this for a few days =)





Left Hand colors: thumb-pinkyOPI DS JewelOPI Take the Stage4OPI DS ClassicForever 21 Light GraySally Hansen Insta Dri Whirlwind white

Right Hand colors: Pinky-ThumbMac Plasma BluOPI DS MagicOPI Yoga-ta Get this blueOPI My Private JetChanel Black Pearl


  Before







After:

The dark colors are nicer.  My top picks are all from my left hand =)  OPI Yoga-ta get this blue is on of the nicer ones.  OPI DS Jewel does make a nice combination. 

Finally got it!!!!

I finally got my unicorn pee!!!!  The elusive Clarins 230!  I snagged it on ebay for $50.  It pained me to pay so much for one bottle but I saw some swatches of this and I knew I needed it before it was too late!
I also managed to get MAC Bad Fairy from the same seller for about retail.  I totally missed out on this color and I've been hunting it down on ebay for a few months now.

ELF Mint with Konad

I've been drawn to this sea foam green color for awhile now.  Yes, I did manage to get Chanel Jade when it was in the store.  But its gotten to the point where a bottle of Jade goes for $225! Just this week I watched a bottle start at $0.99 and go up to $225!  I'm wary to use it knowing how much its worth now =(

But here is my ELF Mint, a $1 substitute sea foam green.  It took 3 layers to get this green, it was still a bit streaky under the Konad

I meant to swatch Jade on 1 finger to show the difference but I totally forgot.  So here is a bottle comparison instead =P

MATTE Forever 21 Olive Juice Nail Polish with Konad

So I decided I want to change my nails again.  But before I do, I was just curious my current color would look like matte:



Ring Finger: No top coat
Middle Finger and Pointer Finger: ELF Matte


Ring Finger: Essie Matte about You
Middle Finger and Pointer Finger: ELF Matte

I honestly can't tell the difference  between Essie and ELF when it comes to matte.  But ELF is just $1!  I'll continue to compare them with different colors to see, but for now they are about the same even though the price is a big difference!

New Hair Cut!

So its been maybe 6 months or so since I cut my hair and I guess it is about time to cut it.  And I got my mom to fund it =)

before:



After:


Feels a looooot lighter! I've been getting my hair cut by Yoshiko at K's Hair at McCully shopping center for a few years now and I feel like shes the only one that gets me haha