ALL THE GRADIENTS!

Sunday funday...!

so.. the other half is home today for once.. instead of back at the new place doing renovations.. BUT.. he spent the entire morning sleeping in.. so what did i do...?!

INHALE POLISH FUMES AND DID MORE SWATCHES!

this one is Glam Polish Lucky. 3 dabbed coats with a Sinful Colors Unicorn. Orange Cream and Sweet Nothing gradient topped off with Miss Ashleigh Matte Hatter

Glam Polish Bee Do Bee Do. ONE dabbed coat over Ulta3 Black Satin and Sinful Colors Unicorn and Sugar Rush gradient

Glam Polish Angry Birds In Space. 3 dabbed coats with a Sinful Colors Cotton Candy. Sweet Nothing and Sugar Rush gradient topped off with Miss Ashleigh Matte Hatter

Glam Polish I.Q. 3 dabbed coats with an Elainto Dream Purple, Sinful Colors Sweet Tooth and Candy Coated gradient topped off with none other than Smudged Alone Tonight!

and last but by all means not least...

Glam Polish Matilda. ONE dabbed coat over Ulta3 Black Satin and a Sinful Colors Cotton Candy and Sugar n' Spice gradient topped off with Smudged Alone Tonight!

seriously.. i have a new found respect for the nail ladies who swatch polishes.. it is by all means NOT easy.. these 5 swatches literally took me the whole of sunday to do! luckily it was such a beautiful day out.. and i sat in the backyard pumping kpop while doing these swatches.. but they took a good 6 hours to do. on top of the fact that i took countless pictures of each mani and they all still came out only mediocre.. they're much prettier in real life and i just wish there was a way that i could capture it.

ok. this is the asian signing out now.. going to perv on some korean pop boys before passing out for uni tomorrow! hope everyone had a fantastical weekend!

SUN IN YOUR EYES

Hellooo my nailings!

today i bring you a small swatch of Smudged Polish Sun In Your Eyes from my Above & Beyond collection and some more gradients!

for this mani i used Sinful Colors Unicorn, Sweet Nothing and Sugar Rush topped off with Smudged Polish Alone Tonight (once again i had to physically unfish the holo crescent moons and stars) for the gradient and for the accent nail i used 3 coats of Smudged Polish Sun In Your Eyes.

this is the same mani in direct sunlight with all its glittering glory..

swatch of Smudged Polish Sun In Your Eyes 2 coats with top coat.

i think i'm getting back into the knack of nailart again.. i've been neglecting it ever since i started making my own line but now that I've stopped while i'm in uni and all my tools are back in Perth.. its allowed me to spend whatever time i have left... to do more nail shenanigans.

the other half is spending weekends fixing up the house nowadays.. so i spend most of my weekends doing my uni work and or groceries with my parents...

only a little over 2 months left till SG..! *nervous*

FREEBIE DAY!

NO UNI TODAY!

Wednesdays are the new fun days! well.. it is for me at least.. or.. it'll be fun up until i'm swimming in assignments and i have to use the freebie day to catch up on those assignments.

My dad and uncle and i went to a car auction yesterday and it was so much fun. i was the only female there.. (not like there was any eye candy to look at anyway.. they were either old.. or hairy or just.. there wasn't anything worth swooning over) unfortunately we weren't able to find a car we like.. we placed a few bids on 3 cars.. but to no avail.. i think we're going to go again next week.. hopefully we'll be able to find something we like! but more so... it felt good to do something with my dad. it been years since we hung out together.. and it was really nice.

anywho.. i am very excited to show you todays mani. dun dun dun*

i'm back baby! finally got back into my nailart groove! for this mani i used Sinful Colors Sweet Tooth, Candy Coated and Sugar Rush topped off with Smudged Polish Alone Tonight. I had to physically unfish the holo stars and crescent moons hahaha!

and just for funsies i added a leopard print accent! I used Sinful Colors Unicorn and Sweet Nothing for the leopard print. i have to say.. i'm quite proud of these suckers if i do say so myself.. its been so long since i did any legit nailart. i kind of gave up after i started my own polish line.. but now that i'm not creating any new colors till i go back in november.. it's all sails ahead for nail art!

oh oh.. and with my obsession over everything korean lately.. i made kimchi bokumbap!!!

kimchi bokumbap is just kimchi korean fried rice. but absolutely delicious. after i saw it on Coffee Prince i just had to try and make it.

well i'm out of rants today.. going to pretend to study and sneak in some kdramas!

mellow yellow

#nailartmay yellow...

for this manicure i used Sinful Colors Unicorn and Orange Cream and Portmans Cherry for the gradient.
originally i was going to do a sort of sunset background of the beach.. but i obviously got lazy and gave up after the gradient.. so lazy today.. even though the day has only started all i want to do is sleep and waste away watching korean dramas.. currently watching Flower Boy Next Door

very cute so far.. and i'm dying for the main character to get with the guy on the right hahaha. i burned through You're Beautiful and waiting for the next Nail Shop Paris episode... --i mean.. i'm totally studying and.. just taking a quick break is all.. hahaha.

bestie tuplet nails

oh weekend is here.. what is there to do..

study... nails.. study... nails.. failed movie date.

nails with my tuplets!

only 4 of us were able to do this bad boy this time. but it was still a lot of fun none the less.

for the gradient i used Sinful Colors Unicorn and Orange Cream

and for the hearts i used China Glaze Liquid Leather and Portmans Cherry

i've been in a long distance relationship with my other half for about 32 months now and out of those months we've only been together in the same room for about 6. seeing as i can only see him if either one of us visits during my uni break.
being in a long distance relationship really limits what we can and can't do together on top of the time difference. so we're reduced to phone calls or skype dates every so often. today was supposed to be movie day. we both downloaded Troy and were going to waste away the day watching a movie and just being around one another. to our dismay his aunt came over for lunch and needed him to help her with her iPad... ended up taking the whole day..
date ruined. and of course not understanding one another... he thought i was angry that he had to help his aunt so he got angry with me and i got angry with him that i was just sad our date was ruined. when will it get better...?

bestie twin nail date 3

this week was my turn to choose the theme for the bestie twin nail date with @nailingaround and in my indecisiveness.. we came up with this...

i don't think it turned out too bad.. although she puts my marbling to shit.. we already know how terrible i am at it anyways =P

for this manicure i used OPI Dulche de Leche Portmans Cherry China Glaze Liquid Leather and Sinful Colors Snow Me White. 

mood changing?

because gradients are all i'm worth...

must say.. this is one of my better works ^_^

for this manicure i used Sally Hansen Petal Pusher and Jaded topped off with Insta-Dri :D

--things aren't going so hot again.. the constant up and down.. i mentally can't keep up anymore and i'm sure he's starting to feel drained if not already. just the constant misunderstandings and petty little arguments that escalate into huge fights. long distance relationships are probably one of the most hardest things i've ever emotionally been through.. it's great when you're together. it's easier to convey emotion and feeling when you're with someone.. but through the phone or online.. just seems so cold and disconnected.. when most of the time.. all you want is a hug to let them and yourself know that everything is going to be ok.. but no.. time difference.. i have uni stress.. he has work stress.. nothing but a cluster fcuk of ridiculousness waiting to explode. i'm supposed to be head deep in my studies for the next couple of weeks leading towards exams and end of semester.. but i can't concentrate with all this bickering and loneliness.
-i wish i could tell you how much i miss you. i wish i could hold you and tell you that everything is going to be ok. that i just want to be around you. feel your warmth and see your smile. but i'm here. and you're there.. and all i can do is to love you from afar.. best as i can and the only way i know how to.. i know we've been through a lot of hurt and said many mean things to one another.. but i need you to need me because i need you and most of all i need you to love me. because i love you.

twosome or a threesome?

because it was such a hit the first time.. i thought i's try it again.. except with the traditional gradient instead of ombre :D

for this manicure i used Missha BE02 and KH02. and BYS Rhapsody topped off with Color Club top coat

just for kicks... i thought i'd do a duo gradient because i hadn't in a long time..

i'm not sure how i feel about this one.. i guess ever since i tried doing three or more colors.. two just seems a little boring now. i mean i still think it's pretty.. just not as excitable... that's just me.

glitter gradient madness

le gradient II :D