22.8.12

Illamasqua Nail Polish Swatches!(イラマスカネールエナメル)

I currently own 5.

Fern (a gorgeous jewel-toned blue) :

Scarab:


Rampage:

It's pretty much completely true to the color in the bottle, and completely opaque after 2 coats. 5 out of 5 stars for Illamasqua polishes!

Jan (dusty rose-y lilac color):

Blow (bright lemon yellow):


21.8.12

キャンメイクカラフルネールズデニム (Canmake Colorful Nails Denim Swatches)

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I have to say that this nail polish really exceeded my expectations! It claims to give a "denim-like" effect, and I would say it succeeded-- especially if you add a few white stitches in some creative shapes, like a jean pocket or something. It dries fairly quickly and to a matte finish which I like so much that I didn't even use a topcoat! Great value for only a little over ¥300. I might just go out and buy the other 2 in this collection now!

20.8.12

Green/Purple Marble Nails



マジョリカ・マジョルカスピーディー&グロッシーネールエナメル (Majolica Majorca Speedy & Glossy Nail Polish Swatches)

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BE-116(ホットミルク):


PK-411(迷子) (argh this one got a litle wrinkled because I slept in it):

PK-412 (嫉妬心):

OR-213(アプリコット・クリーム):

Zoya Skye and Jo swatches!

Skye:


Jo:


Visée feat. SmackyGlam (limited edition!) Eyeshadow Palette and Glossy Nude Rouge Lipglosses


ヴィセグラムグロアイズ(アイカラーパレット)in PK-6 (Sweet Pink)
(starting with the pink) going clockwise
In comparison with the high quality of most other Visée palettes, this one is actually a quite disappointment as the pigmentation was very light and powdery. The shimmery white color on the bottom left comes off in chunks, making it impossible for a smooth application.

ヴィゼグロッシーヌードルージュ(リップカラー)in Pink 805 (Sweet Pink) and BE 305 (Bitter Beige):
(left) sweet pink (right) bitter beige:
The glosses are a bit sheer, but the color can definitely be built up. You can wear a matching lipstick color underneath to help bring out the colors more (which I haven't done in the swatches). I give these glosses 5 out of 5 stars! They are sticky in the sense that they cling to the lips very well, but they don't glue your mouth together. The consistency is also extremely even. These are part of a limited edition collaboration between Visée and SmackyGlam (Japanese fashion label), so they won't be around for long!

19.8.12

Hello Kitty for Sephora Nail Polish Swatches

Bubble Gum (pepto bismol pastel pink):

Night Sparkle (shimmery seaweed black with fine sparkles):

Blueberry (opaque powdery pastel blue):

Deborah Lippmann for Juicy Couture Swatches


Here are swatches for the Deborah Lippmann 2011 holiday gift set for Juicy Couture (from left to right as picture above)!!

 
Believe (with Here Comes the Queen on my ring finger):


Here Comes the Queen over Kiss me Ferme in 01:

Jewel in the Crown:

Essence Swatches

Essence is a really cheap, really good quality for the price UK brand which I picked up at my local ULTA when I was visiting the States last year. Here are two of the polishes that I own:

Dress for a moment (opaque dusty lilac):

Space Queen (shimmery jelly top coat, pretty standard):



Scotch tape Gel-like manicure!

It's amazing what some scotch tape, rhinestones, and a few coats of Seche Vite will do...

Pink/Champagne/White Marble Nails

Today I decided to attempt doing the water marbling technique for about the 100th time... For once, it actually came out quite well. What do you think? ;)

I used the 3 colors below:

from left to right: CMK 1001 (as a white base); and for the swirls, BE116 (ホットミルク) by Majolica Majorca), and PK411 (迷子)

Here's the finished product:

Not bad, right? I added some pink dots to accent certain places of the swirly design. I like the pattern on my thumb the best.

15.8.12

Integrate Nail Polish Swatches

The Integrate nail polish I got was a sheer light blue with iridescent sparkles. To be honest, it looks horrible alone, even after doing several coats... >_O but I decided to swatch it by itself anyway, as well as over an opaque light blue matching color.

BL103 (over Blueberry by Sephora's Hello Kitty polish line):
(, I chipped my pinky pretty badly earlier this week... :(

BL103 (alone):

4.7.12

Visée Glam Shade Eyes Eyeshadow Palette in PU-7 (ヴィセグラムシェードアイズパープル系アイカラー)

Hi everyone~

I went out and got myself a second visée palette after being impressed with the Smacky Glam one.

This is one that's been around for a while:  パープル系 from the Glam Shade Eyes collection.





In the palette and the swatches, the lightest eyeshadow on the very left looks like it should be a shimmery white. But in real life, it has a definite lilac sheen to it, providing a very versatile and blendable base for the other purple colors in the palette!

Here it is on my eyes:

30.6.12

Jill Stuart Haul!! (ジルスチュアート化粧品)



I bought a bunch of Jill Stuart cosmetics last weekend in celebration of my bonus! ^^
I will post pictures for now and swatches for later if anyone requests it.



The eyeshadow palette  is so pretty that I don't want to touch it though!!  T_T




It's so pretty that I had to display it on my wall...

9.6.12

Orly Cosmic FX Collection Nail Polish Swatches!

Rocket Science (left) and Space Cadet (right)



Rocket Science (topped with Dazzling by BYS):

13.5.12

セザンヌオールインワントリートメントネールエナメル(Cezanne All-in-One "Treatment" Nail Polish)

This nail polish claims to act as base coat, color, AND top coat all in one (and strengthen your nails at the same time).

ミルキーパープル04:



With a Japanese sprite can (heh):