NOTD: Fall At Its Finest

Burgundy is always a hot color for autumn, so this season appropriate color was naturally my first color pick when I decided my chipped, pink nails were long overdue for a makeover. And gold is a nice accent color, so why not?

For more pictures, look no farther than the jump!

Essie Avenue Maintain Nail Polish Review and Swatches

Happy spring, ladies and (possibly?) germs! If you hadn't noticed, it's the first day of spring, March 20th! Yay!

Psst... exactly one week until my birthday. (:
It was really windy outside today, and combined with the rain, it felt like it was pelting outside. Not a good start to spring. But, you know as they say, April showers bring May flowers!
... It's almost April, just go with it.

Meet my new love, Essie Avenue Maintain. Such a gorgeous girl. c;
Essie's Avenue Maintain is a perfect transitioning color from spring to fall, especially in this weather. It really reminds me of blue skies, yet, Washington state blue skies; they always seem darker than everywhere else. -_-

Read on for more pictures and the review!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 11: Polka Dots!

Hello lovelies,

I hope you're having a wonderful spring so far! I loved using the mint in this nail challenge, I thought it was perfect for the new season!


Read on for more pictures and the products used!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 10: Gradient Nails!

I was so pumped for this challenge. Like, you guys don't even know. I LOVE doing gradient nails, I think they look so professional when they're done. Almost like they're airbrushed (if they're done right), you know? Well anyway, this look is centered around the Chinese/Vietnamese New Year! (: Red and gold are traditionally lucky colors, symbolizing luck and wealth for the new year. Hopefully, I pulled this look off.

Oh! Check out the challenge here. (;

Read on for more pictures and products used!

Nicole by OPI Love Your Life: Review and Swatches

Hello lovely readers,

First of all, happy Chinese/Vietnamese New Year! Gung Hay Fat Choy! Chúc mừng năm mới! Happy year of the Snake to you all! (:

Anyway, another upcoming holiday is Valentine's Day, as you all know. Or as I like to call it, Single Ladies Day. Because I like to celebrate by myself. With some Ben & Jerry's Fish Food ice cream.

It's great. (:

Anyway, since I was removing my nail polish, I felt a little festive for this holiday of love. For myself. But I'm too lazy of a creature to slap a creative design on my nails, so I popped Love Your Life on instead.

Oh how I was rewarded.

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 9: Rainbow!

Hello lovely readers, today's nail look is going to be a rainbow gradient glitter! :o

It seriously sparkles like no other mother.

Want to see the challenge? Merely click here!

 I've been testing out a new polish from the OPI Skyfall collection, and I'm really liking it so far. By the way, have you guys seen that? It's a really good movie! Not one of the best Bond movies, but a better one by far. 

Anyway, read on for the products and more shots!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 8: Metallic Nails



Hello lovely person, I hope you're having a great day. I'm just doing my homework and lazing around the house... Yep, that's the outlook of my Monday.

So if you're new here, check out what the 31 Day Nail Challenge actually is (here). Basically, I try to do nail art for 31 days (not really consecutively, I've been taking it slow) and then I post here what polishes and products I used in the making! If you'd like a tutorial on any of the looks so far, shoot me an email or comment below!

Without further ado, Day 8!

Read on to see more pictures and the colors I used!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 7: Black and White







Today's design was totally a thing on whim, I was at my cousin's house and I raided her nail polish collection. Without my beloved toothpicks and bobby pins, the designs didn't come out like I wanted. But, it worked out. Kind of.

Essie Boxer Shorts Swatches and Review

Hi everybody! I hope you're having a wonderful late autumn so far, it's getting really chilly, isn't it? I love my Eskimo coat... It makes me look like the chubbiest little kid. (:

Anyway, let's get straight to the swatches and review!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 6: Violet

Okay today's challenge made me stumble a bit because I don't really have a violet nail color in my vast collection... Kind of awkward. SO I MADE IT WORK. Oh, and to devoted readers of my blog (I love you) I'm dreadfully sorry for not posting (what's new?) because school has hit me hard. Remember, I have school and somewhat of a life outside of blogging, but I really do try to get good posts out there for you guys. Onward!

If you want to see more pictures and colors I used, read on!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 5: Blue

I'm not super fond of the color blue on my nails unless it's a rare, GORGEOUS color that only comes once in a lifetime, so I had a hard time thinking of designs for this challenge. But I did do a weird french tip/stripes/something design that looked okay. For the challenge, look no further than here.

Read on for more information!

OPI My Very First Knockwurst: Swatch and Review

Hello lovelies, how are you? I'm doing fine, thanks for wondering if you did. It's FRIDAY! TGIF! I'm actually a loser so I'm just going to be making posters for my Relay for Life team* and watching movies with the fam tonight instead of that thing regular teenagers do.. what is it? Par-taying? Sounds boring. ;)

I was excited when I found this nail polish, because I really liked the nudes in this collection. The OPI Germany collection (here) has a wide variety of darks and lights, but I always love the names of the polishes! Some of them are actually really creative, like Don't Talk Bach to Me. That one always cracks me up because I'm kind of an orcha-dork.

P.S. I apologize for the green stains on my fingers, I just finished painting and the paint refused to come off of  my fingers.

Read on for the review and more swatches!

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 4: Green

Hello, lovelies. Today's nail challenge is GREEN. Nail challenge here. Personally, I think today's design was a little holiday-ish. But I really adore the hunter green that adorns my nails. Take a look for yourself~

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 3: Yellow

Hello, lovlies! Don't my nails inspire sunshine into your lives? If not... They make my happy, okay? Just.. deal. 

For today's challenge, I did a kind of gradient/glitter/flowery look. I just wanted to do something happy with yellow. (: Because yellow always kind of reminds me of pee. -_-

For the full challenge, look no further than here. It's fun stuff, you should keep following my progress if you're interested. 

Anyway, keep reading for more pictures and info, if you want no more, click away on the rest of my blog. ;)

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 2: Orange



Hello, lovelies. It's an icky day in Washington State today. I wish we had summer sun still. But that's kinda a huge feat for the clouds that hang over WA.

Anyhoo, I've finally got up to painting my nails! And let me warn you, they aren't a pure shade of orange and that is for a few reasons:
1. I didn't really have many oranges to choose from, I mean come on!
2. Girrl, would you put pure orange/pumpkin barf on your nails? I don't think so.

So I kinda stretched the rules a bit and went with a dominantly orangey-coral. And a few more pops of orange. Oh, and if you have no flippin' IDEA what I'm talking about, then mozey on over here! Then life shall be simpler. For more pictures read on!

Yeah, I got impatient with the scotch tape..

I didn't actually particularly like this day, just because orange is a hard color to work with. I'm really excited for Day 3, which is orange! (:

Thanks for reading, read some more while you're here, alrighty?

Your rambling beauty addict,

Mai

31 Day Nail Challenge Day 1: Red

Hello, all~ It's such a gorgeous day today. The leaves are turning brown and orange and redddd..... RED. That's what today's theme is! If you have totally no idea of what I'm talking about, read about it here. Basically, I'm doing a challenge where I paint my nails with 31 consecutively different nail art. It's super time consuming fun! I'm loving it so far! Read on for more shots of ze nails and what I used to create them.

Fall 2012 Nail Trends You MUST Try

Once the leaves start turning colors, the nails do too. Out go the neons, in go the dark and neutrals. This year, rich burgundy was seen everywhere, whatever you like to call it. Chianti, oxblood, wine, they're all one and the same, the hit color of F/W 12/13. This year, we're evolving into a variety of jewel tones, soft metallics, and bold nail designs.

Trend #1: Oxblood

From the left: Oxblood nails at Catherine Malandrino and Jenny Packham(image)

Are You Up to the Challenge?

The 31 Day Nail Challenge that is! I'm going to take up this tedious exciting challenge with open arms! YEAH! Wait. I still have school. Maybe I'll take it slow? Yep, I think I'll spread it out opposed to 31 consecutive nails in a row because 1. I need to let my nails breathe. 2. Between homework and social-ness, I don't have enough time. Read on for more...

Tip of the Day: 9/4/12

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Hello, readers! Today's tip of the day will be about our nailsies, gorgeous things they are. But sometimes if you don't take care of them, they get weak and brittle. That doesn't look pretty. Read on to see my tip of the day!

Back to School Nails

Hey gals and guys, since many of you are starting school again soon, or already have, I thought I'd post this cute nail design that I came up with.

If you can't tell, they are pencils and notebook paper. Have fun going back to school, and I'll be posting more soon.

Your rambling beauty addict,

Mai