Vintage flower #2 + Prizes and more!

Hi all! after a long busy week of preparing for my youngest son's 1st bday and christening, it finally was over. It was a very happy and memorable event. Here's the mani I made, if you noticed, I already used this mani in my previous post "vintage", but this time I used more lively colors, I picked EH avocado green as base coat, thenI stamped it with bm20 2 times to create a full design, I used chg 2030 for stamping, then I sponged 2 yellow dots.. sponged again in the center with white n.p, then stamped it with h08 i.p. I used blue and orange konad special polish. Last but not the least applied top coat.

BTW I already received my giveaway package which came from LOCKE of locofashion. she was very generous .. I love them all! Thank you so much!

Magic tint balm
TFS Fruit jelly tube
EH happy teatime water proof lip and eye remover tissue
Lioele secret pore rich balm
Lioele triple the solution bb cream
Lioele perfect brightening essence mask
Kyung ok essence
Tfs white tree snow facial treatment cream
Skin food algae smooth
Green tea collagen mask
Eh false eyelashes
ellana clean it up brush cleaner
Eh color me nude lip concealer
St. Ives make up remover
tfs Nature garden cleansing bar
Caress neon purple
Elianto yellow
Elianto bisque

EH GR 605

Caronia Peach Bloosom

Thanks ENAMEL GIRL and TSIISFAMKE for tagging me! Thats all for now!

Last.. Don't forget to join in our weekly challenge. This week's theme : fruit

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Deadline: november 22, 2010
Mae and Thriszha

HOPE YOU LIKE THEM! GOD BLESS!!

what top coat do i use

i am a creature of habit. when something works, i stay near it. for years i went through 25 different top coats that promised not to chip or yellow or that dry fast and stay durable. none lived up to their claims. after looking and looking, i found PRO-FINISH UV topcoat.

it is thick and lasts over my nail art.  for different people, it might be too much ~or not enough depending on what you are doing!!!...but for what "I" do, this seems to be the superior product. it doesnt yellow or crack, it is thick and gives a very beautiful shine that lasts and protects all that i  paint for up to a month! no one EVER comes in and has their top coat popped off or cracked....EVER.

i have heard about gel top coats that i am interested in for portrait work, but i havent tried yet. i will give more details when i test gel top coat out :) until then, it is PRO-FINISH UV top coat. it works with the UV light that cures the top coat in 6 minutes (BUT IT  DRIES UNDER A REGULAR LIGHT BULB OVER A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME) with very few dings. :) hope this helps you guys :)

acrylic medium; to use or not to use

i was asked tonight if i used acrylic medium in my paints. acrylic medium is a clear gel that allows the acrylic paint that i paint with to not dry so fast...it is really a great product for people who paint slowly.....


i live in oregon and paint doesnt dry up very fast, in fact, it will stay workable all day long. in nevada, however, i sometimes DO have to use a bit off medium in my paint when i am doing very small portrait type of designs....you need your paint pliable and workable and nevada is just just very unforgiving with acrylic paint. you put it on the palette and it is DRY!!!

so, it depends on your climate. if you are finding every single thing you are doing is drying up, either water down your paints a little or try a medium...its very inexpensive and might help a lot for slower painters....if you do use them, realize that when it does dry it might get a little 'rubbery' and some of your paintings might 'peel' ....if you find this happening, it might be the medium......thank you so much for the great question and i hope this helps anyone trying to decide whether or not to try a medium :) have a great night

robin

First Bloom

Hi all, last Sunday, me and my family went out, guess what? I bought some nail stuff.. some of them are my lemmings like etude house and acrylic paint, I also bought some stuff from ebay.. Btw, here's my NOTD, my first try using acrylic paint.. Do you like it? I named it "First Bloom", love the outcome of my design, the color of it is very lively.. I used acrylic paint as base coat,and drew a flower on the corner tip of my nails, then I added some dots.. and last I used wet n' wild Black Magic as top coat... everytime I look at it, it feels like I'm in a garden filled with flowers. Look how pretty the flower is.. I like them! Hope you also will.. ^.^

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

a question about pigments

question: I have been looking on ebay at the pigments and just wondered what you thought of the pigments from china/hong kong..are they any good??

 

answer: what i like......are textures..you will see what i mean..the thicker, shinier pigments will 'crack up' more...some do not go back to 'flat' the "silkier" the texture.....and the finer the grain will give you a more flawless grad...ient and also crack up less with the top coat......remember to wait a bit and it should all settle back down..it is some kind of small chemical reaction where sometimes...it just happens and sometimes it doesnt...but, dont give up because once you get the feel of it, it really is worth the effect to keep going. good luck!!!! i would test each new pigment on yourself first and topcoat it and see what happens to each pigment individually on with your topcoat...some topcoats make the pigments crack more than others.......but!!! never fear..i am also going to do SO MANY tutorials on gradients etc without pigments..i just wanted to really show pigments in action for halloween!~~~~

and martine, i am going to post this comment on my blog so others can view the answer :):) thank you for asking such a good one!!! if i havent answered enough..please feel free to keep asking :) i will do my best to answer!!

Vintage Flower NOTD + Color It Red NailArt Contest

Hi all! It's a wonderful sunny Saturday! We woke up early this morning, went over to my parents' house, then just drove around all morning... I was inspired by the nice view, I felt relaxed and comfortable. Here's the mani I made, vintage flower, I love the color of this, usually I'm into abstract design, but now I'm inlove with this vintage flower I made. I also noticed that my nails grew in length faster, it's only been a month since I cut it down.. Anyway, hope you like my NOTD! Have a great weekend! God Bless!

And here's my entry for Rina Alcantara "COLOR IT RED" nail art contest you can choose 3 of your fav entry.. You can also vote for me if you like.. thanks so much in advance..

CLICK HERE to vote...

I enjoyed doing my entry, eventhough it took a lot of time to make, I got my idea from traditional chinese dress... while I was browsing the net, I stumbled upon a picture of early chinese community which gave me that certain idea.. The chinese character in the middle of my nail means "happiness"..

My second entry is "Chameleon Ring" inspired design..

Hope you like them!

a couple of sites to get the supplies you should have.

hello everyone!

so, i contacted my favoritest seller on ebay and asked i could use their name and they said i could. i buy lots of things from a seller called "papi" on ebay. they always ship fast and have never gotten my order wrong and are in US...i buy lots of things in hong kong too, but that takes a couple of weeks and i havent contacted them yet....however, papi also gave me their websites.
 

http://crafts2do.com

http://rhinstonesandcrafts.com

they told me that their supplier for foil glue is still out, but asap they will have more available and to keep checking!

(if you mention me, i get 10% off...my first discount due to my nail fabulousity..hahahahahahah!!!!!!) i hope this helps a little!