Manicure Monday: "Mr. Right Now" is "A True Romantic" detailed

Hello everyone and I wish you all a great Tuesday. Hope that all is going well for you all as well. Only the best wishes for my readers.

So yesterday I finally uploaded the post that I was asked to do a month ago. I am behind on a lot of materials, and I know excuses aren't going to make any difference but I promise you, once this dark time is over, I will be back with 200% effort and 300% dedication.

If any of you somehow missed it, I did a guide on how to Winterize your nails yesterday. My 6 step guide on how to keep our nails clean and healthy over the long, dreary Winter months.

Today, however, I will go into details about this week's manicure using Sephora by OPI and Julep Nail Colors.

How To Winterize Your Nails - Julep Exclusive Guide

Hello Monday my pretty blog explorers! Hope the beginning of the week is treating you well. For a few, this is actually the first day back from a very long break, I can only imagine how long and tedious this day is. But fret not! Now that we are home, it's time to pamper ourselves with a nice calming manicure. Does that calm you or is it just me?

So a while back, I teased an exclusive tutorial from Julep but I never actually got around to it until today. I actually attempted the guide twice but I was not completely satisfied with the results so I ended up scrapping it. Since today is the first manicure related post of 2015, I figured it should be a great idea to finally get to it.

So to brief y'all what this is about, I was contacted by a rep of Julep about a month ago; I am amongst the few beauty bloggers chosen for this special project. For the record, this is NOT a sponsored post. I will indeed inform y'all if I ever do a sponsored post, I would not lie about that. This is just a campaign Julep has going on, on how to maintain our nails during the Winter time. I was sent this tutorial guide and was asked to create my own guide, with my own products using the tutorial. With that said, everything mentioned in this post are all bought by my own money and was NOT sent anything. This is also not a review post so I will not be talking about anything except for the steps.

 If you are interested to see what Julep and myself have in store for you, please click the link below to view more. Happy manicure. :)

Manicure Monday: Sheer Glamour

Hello Monday everybody. Hope you all had a great weekend. And how's your Monday going?

I'd like to welcome you to another Manicure Monday! Last week, I sported coral-white polka-dotted manicure; it was bright and colorful so this week, I want to tone down the mani a bit but still seek for something simple yet glamorous this week. Nothing yells glamour than glitter, lots of sparkling, glitzy glitters.

Sephora by OPI in A True Romantic
Ulta Salon Formula Nail Lacquer in Boogie Nights
Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Diamond Shine Base & Top Coat (not pictured)

Unlike Seeing Pink Elephants where it was okay to do one coat, A True Romantic definitely needs two or three. I did two coats here, the first one a thin coat and the second a thick coat. I was able to apply the lacquer with ease, I had no problem with them skipping or streaking. The thin coat took no more than 5 minutes to be completely dried while the thick coat took no more than 10, but I let it dry for about 15 to be sure.

What you see is one coat of glitter. I absolutely love Boogie Nights, it has grown to become one of my most favorite glitter polish. I have paired with it other shades and it looks great on all. Love the fine gold glitter and colored specks of larger glitter; it looks beautiful in the light.

I am still using Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Base & Top Coat as a base and top coat. Nothing special to say about these, except that they do seem to protect me nails when used as a base coat.

If you enjoyed this manicure, please check out the manicures from the previous weeks, here.

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading all! Come back soon!! :)

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MAN CRUSH MONDAY #MCM

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Of the five members, I can luckily call ONE of the five, Oppa. Thank you Leader for being an 87 Liner... even though you look don't look 26 at all. :|

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Sephora by OPI - Hautelook Order

Tuesday greetings everyone! We're
almost there guys, just
a couple more days until the weekend. Imma go swimming on Friday so I definitely have something to look forward to. How are you all doing?

Have you checked out my Mani Monday post from yesterday yet? I used the Sephora by OPI for the first time. Which is what this post is  about today. Sephora by OPI was on Hautelook a couple of weeks back for $3 each. I'm not entirely sure, but the "original" priced listed was for $15 or $18; either way, I picked up five which only costed me $15. There were probably twelve or fifteen shades available for sale but by the time I got to it, five or six shades were already sold out. The five shades I did pick up were my favorite from the bunch.  Thinking back, I should have bought a couple more...maybe next time.

left to right: A True Romantic, Seeing Pink Elephants, Handpicked for Me, Mermaid to Order, Go My Own Way

A True Romantic and Seeing Pink Elephants are cremes while Handpicked for Me, Mermaid to Order and Go My Own Way are shimmers.

Although this was my first time using Sephora by OPI, I have very high expectations for this because I have heard nothing but praises about 'em. I am preeeetty excited to try them out myself. From what I can see from the swatches, the formula of these polishes are very thin, thinner than what I'm used to. They apply evenly without streaking and they dry super fast!

The shimmers are fairly sheer. With just one coat, you can absolutely still see your nails underneath. It's basically a tint. With two coats, there's more color to it, but you can still see the nails underneath. I used three coats to achieve the right amount of color and I can no longer see my nails underneath. Please keep in mind that I do paint a thin coat each time, they dry faster than thick coats.

The cremes are a little thicker than the shimmers but it is still not nearly as thick as other polishes. These too, like the shimmers, apply evenly with each strokes and does not streak either. The cremes dry a tad slower than the shimmers but overall, it is still quick if compared to other brands. From what I can see from my swatches, I can probably be satisfied with just one coat because it is super opaque.

I used Handpicked for Me yesterday and I am super pleased. The color is so fresh and paired with my freshly trimmed nails, it looks super neat and clean. The pinkish lilac color works great with my skin tone and I think it'll look great with many ranges of skin tones. It creates a great contrast pop that adds color to the nail, a high maintenance look without the effort.

I have yet to wear or swatch Mermaid to Order and Go My Own Way on my nails so I really cannot tell you yet how it looks with my skin tone. Mermaid to Order is a greenish teal that glistens and shimmers when it catches the light. As for Go My Own Way, it's a grayish navy blue. It's shimmery but does not so much reflects the light like how Mermaid to Order and Handpicked for Me does. I think shades like this are perfect for the toes.

Seeing Pink Elephants is a true bubble gum pink. It is pink, it is creme, it is opaque, it is in your face. A classic color any nail enthusiast must include in their collection. A True Romantic is a whitish cream shade that is very professional. With one thin coat, this polish can be sheer. It just so happens that sheer nail are in for Spring. Yippee! 

Hopefully this post helped out those who are reluctant in trying Sephora by OPI or those who wanted to try these shades. What shades would you like to see next? Comment down below.

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading guys! :)

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"YOU YOU YOU" - FLY TO THE SKY

They're FINALLY back ya'll...... it's about time.