U-Concrete-Me plus Bling!

Halloooo, I have this major problem...it's called never-do-my-nail-at-a-good-time-itis. Haha yeaah so I always end up doing my nails right before I have to go somewhere and they are never dry enough so I end up somehow ruining them. I even did another design for halloween but I completely ruined them when I went out and I refuse to show you the disaster that occurred. I like to take pictures of my nails in the day light and I always do my nails at night time so I wait until the next day to photograph them and by then something usually goes wrong. Yeah obviously I have not learned from this mistake. So if any of my photos if the topcoat looks kinds rough, well it's because it is-but it's completely my fault not the topcoat lol. Hopefully you guys can overlook that since I hardly have time time to sit there for 2 hours to do my nails and wait for them to dry completely.

Anyway I've changed my nail shape back to square nails.. not because I didn't like the oval-I loved it! Unfortunately with the move my nails took a good beating and some of them broke so I gave up and cut them all off

I wasn't sure if I wanted to show you guys this picture because I didn't like it but heyy why the hell not? I put OPI's Pepe's Purple Passion and didn't do anything special, well because I hadn't really found the time.

But once I did find the time I created this manicure.

I used Barielle U-Concrete-Me and Color Club Sugarplum Fairy for the glitter which translated terribly in this picture so I took another one under artificial light which as you can is incredibly holographic!

I liked this a lot actually sort of felt like I had Jewelry on that ring finger there haha

Talk soon

-Selene

Purple Temptation!

Good Morning! Today I have for you a design that I did a couple days ago.I felt like something simple but not too simple. Complicated but not too complicated. And this...is where I pretty much ended off, having to do it in a short amount of time.

Since this is the first time I had gotten/heard of/even used a barielle shades polish, I felt like it should be incorporated in my first mani after the grand haul!

So for  today I got for you a mani using one barielle shades polish, one OPI, and a regular black striper. The barielle is called Grape Escape and the OPI, from the DS collection is called Temptation.

I'm gonna say that I was really happy with the result of the quality of the barielle polish. I only had to use on coat and it went on smooth like butter... absolutely amazing!!

So without further adieu...

Talk to you laterrr aligatorrss :)

-Theia

Breast Cancer Awareness Nails

Okay! So I actually did this manicure about a month ago for Breast Cancer Awareness Day at my school. I actually think this is really cute but would change a couple aspects in it now that I look back at it.

So I used Yum Gum by Color Club for the base color and Mod About You by OPI for the ribbon.

Hope you enjoy :)

Sorry I haven't posted in a bit!

Will post another mani soon

-Theia

Fresh Frog of Bel Air

Okay, so this polish is probably my favorite from the chunkier glitter in the Muppets collection. At first I was hesitant on getting OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air, I was like "A green sparkle, how often will I really wear this?" but now I am SO happy I got this!! I put it over a coat of Color Club Rule Breaker from the Wild at Heart collection so there would be no visible nail and it looks perfect :) 
Absolutely love this color, I would highly recommend it!

I know that last photo is blurry, but I felt it gave more of an accurate depiction of how the color looks like in person.


I'll be back with a Halloween nail design very very soon :D
-Selene

AND.. another Haul!

Okay, can I just say that the Muppets collection by OPI is probably on top there for favourite collections ever!! I absolutely love this collection and if it weren't for the hassle it is to take off glitter I would change my nails on a daily basis to each glitter from this collection. LOVE. Anyway the minute I saw this collection in stores I got a lot of these polishes and I tried to convince myself not to buy to much (because it does get expensive).. but I could hardly hold back and I think I came back twice to get more from this collection. I think I'm only missing 2 colors from the entire collection. I also got the 3 Revlon glitter polishes that I've been seeing everywhere in the nail blogging world and Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment. 

 The entire purchase, except I've forgotten to take a picture of the mini Muppets collection.. oops, I think I'll add it later.

 Rainbow Connection, Divine Swine, Gettin' Miss Piggy With It

Excuse Moi, Fresh Frog of Bel Air, Meep Meep Meep

Blue Mosaic, Starry Pink, Facets of Fuchsia 

 Close up of Make a Comet-ment so you can see the holographic glitters. I actually have seen Fairy Dust by China Glaze and part of me wishes that I had gotten that instead because I'm pretty sure it's a dead on dupe and is cheaper.

  A purchase I made after I had taken the photo, also from the Muppets collection, Pepe's Purple Passion. I apologize for the terrible lighting but I wanted to show you the true color of it, from far it looks like a creme but when you look up close you can see the shimmery flecks in it! 

I already have some pictures of some of these colors on my nails to show you guys :D 
Soo excited!!
-Selene

Sophy Robson Inspired Nails

These nails are entirely inspired by one of my nail idols: Sophy Robson. She is well known in the nail world and I love every one of her designs. If you don't know about her you should definitely check her out, she's got a blog that you can probably Google. She's amazing! Anyway here's my interpretation:

I used OPI, It's Totally Fort Worth It which has a slight pink shimmer that the camera does not really pick up and the I used What's A Tire Jack by Sephora by OPI for the black.

This is the best picture I could take that would show a bit of the shimmer, but it still not quite what it looks like in person...

I hope you liked it! I'll be back soon with a haul and another design :)
-Selene

Magical Manicure

I'd like to apologize that our posts are a bit slow, we really would like to post more often but were finding it  difficult since we are moving and are doing major packing. Not only that I got stuck with a bit of a cold that slowed things down a little. Anywho, here's another manicure I had on a few days ago and I like it much better in person rather then in pictures:

I used an American Apparel polish called L'Esprit for the light purple that actually has a slight blue undertone. And to spice it up I put it OPI's Teenage Dream on top, adding a little more towards the tips.


Here's Teenage Dream in its original bottle, look how beautiful the holo sparkles are!

I feel like I'd wear this look if I were to dress up as a princess or a fairy for Halloween lol. It seems so fun and bright to cheer me up during the grey weather we're having here and as a break from the darker colors I've been wearing lately.

Hope you have an amazing day!
I'll post soon, I promise :)
-Selene

Shiny Ballet Slippers

Hey there internet peoplee! Guess what?? I rounded of my square shape and I'm pretty sure I'm sticking with it! I've always had my nails square shaped but I was looking at a few blogs and I was loving the rounded off shape and thought to myself, the next time my nails break Im going to round them off. So I did. And now I'm loving it! My nails didn't break yet and my shape isn't perfect yet but I'll get there. Soo as for my first nail design with the shape I chose to show you these shiny ballet slippers. Actually to be honest it wasn't my first nail design with this shape- I had a failed attempt doing a half moon manicure using the Sally Hansen nail art pen but for some reason it wouldn't work with me and was too watery and not quite as opaque as I was hoping it to be. So ahem, let me correct myself- the second nail design I tried on my nails: 

If you can tell I gave my Sally Hansen nail pen a second chance drawing the laces on these design, but it didn't quite work... Sigh, hopefully I'll find a better use for this pen. For the base I used Sephora by OPI I Need Space, and for the the shoe I used Color Club's Hot Like Lava from the foiled collection. For the details I used Sally Hansen White on and 3 different blacks: Sephora by OPI's What's a Tire Jack, Color Club's black from the Art Club collections, and Sally Hansen nail art pen.


Here's the tutorial for those who want to recreate this look:
Step 1: paint you're entire nail in a nude color (Sephora by OPI's I Need Space) the paint Hot Like Lava leaving a triangle out at the top like so:

Step 2: Add a black V to your nails where the pink and the nude meet.

Step 3: Create black dots around the "V" shape on the Hot Like Lava Color. Make sure to make it even on both sides of V since those are the holes you are going to be putting the laces through.

Step 4: Make white dots within those previous black dots.

Step 5: Add the laces. Using a black nail polish create first a horizontal lines connecting the top dots and then move on by connecting the others in a criss cross formation (if that makes any sense). I made the mistake of using the art pen as you can see:

Step 6: Your final step, put a clear coat and there you have it: ballet slippers on your nails! Now you can put on a finger ballet show... like I did hehe :D

Hope you liked my first tutorial!
-Selene

Apple Picking!

Hey there fellow beings :D, over the weekend I went on a trip over to a farm for some apple picking! I love picking fresh fruits right from the plant, its cheaper, fun-er, and delicious-er!! So when I got ready I decided why not make an apple themed nail design! So here you go, these are the nails:

I used Love is a Racket by OPI for the red nails and red apple. I used Never Enough Shoes by Sepora (by OPI), which does have a golden bronze shimmer which really does’nt really translate on the nail both in the picture and in real life. Also I used a gold and sparkly green that are nameless, but are Art Club Nail Art Lacquers by Color Club (I used those for the apples branch and leaf). Lastly, to give it a more 3D feel I added a little red rhinestone on the apple.

I was looking for some apple inspiration online and found out that there aren’t many apple nails designs! I wish there were more maybe you guys know of any?

Anyway, Enjoy your weekend!

-Selene

Gargantuan Green Greatness

Hello All, Theia here. This color I’m wearing is Gargantuan Green Grape by O.P.I. If you read our very first post you would know that this is one of my favorite colors. I have worn this before but because of my love for it felt like painting it on my nails again. 

I also felt like a little twist. I added a matte top coat by Gosh. I have to say it does make me love this color so much more.

In the pictures I took, I’m not sure why but the color looks just a touch blue-er. In real life it has a slightly more minty green shade

I do have to admit I was very clumsy when I put this color on, I hit almost every surface possible and my hands did not want to stay quite as still as I hoped. I’m hoping as time passes my skills will improve and you guys will not have to suffer and look at these atrocious nails :$. 

Though I love this color for its minty freshness, its light but stand out shade, and, excuse me if this doesn’t make sense, its sort of calming-ness, there were some down sides. When I first used this color, I loved the way it brushed on so smoothly and didn’t bubble. Though this time I was somewhat disappointed to realize that it got a touch thicker and if you noticed in the pictures, had bubbled a bit. 

Overall, I still love this color and see myself wearing it again in the future :)

HELLO MORTALS WELCOME TO OUR PAGE

Let us introduce ourselves, WE are Selene and Theia. We are currently obsessed with nail polish and like to share our obsessions with YOU. We are aware that our addiction may not be of the healthy kind, but currently we have not found a rehab suitable for our particular disorder… 

Therefore we shall indulge in the great thing that is NAIL POLISH!!! heehee. We hope that you find our blog entertaining and enjoy your stay.

And here are some “get to know us” question and answers that we came up with:

What is your favorite nail polish from your collection?

Selene: Frosbite by China Glaze

Theia: Gargantuan Green Grape by O.P.I. and Reggae to Riches by China Gaze

What is your dream nail polish?

Selene: OMG collection by China Glaze
Theia:OMG collection by China Glaze

What is your favorite nail polish name?

Selene: WHAM! POW! by Color Club

Theia: I Always Get My Man-darin by Color Club

If you could invent a nail polish what would it’s name and color be?

Selene: a holographic mint green and its name would be fresh rainbow breathe haha

Theia: black and yellow duo-chrome named Imma Be 

What is your favorite winter color?

Selene: Frostbite by China Glaze

Theia: Turned up Turquoise by China Glaze & Coat Azure by Essie

What is your favorite summer color?

Selene:Fiji by Essie (for toes) Wham! Pow! by Color Club (for hands)

Theia: Gargantuan Green Grape by O.P.I.

What is the worst nail polish out of your collection?

Selene:Mac - Mischievous Mint. I may have just gotten a bad bottle, but this polish has a terrible brush and solution :(

Theia: White Crackle by China Glaze. It didn’t crack as much as I would have liked it to. Though I know of people who have the same and like it just as much as Shatter by O.P.I. Maybe it’s just my bottle

What is your most used nail polish?

Selene: Fiji by Essie

Theia: Pucci-licious by Color Club

In our next post we shall release the evidence of some of our nail experiments.

PS. if anyone actually reads this, we would like to hear your answers as well!