Manicure Monday: "IM Beauty" In Bright Yellow

Monday greetings all! How is everyone doin' ?

I welcome you back to another Manicure Monday. My manicures have been very abstract lately so I want to go back to simplicity today. Just one color, that's it. I'm in the mood for a BRIGHT, in YOUR face color. Orange? Red? Yellow?!

Sephora by OPI in IM Beauty
Sinful Colors in Sapphired Up

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Diamond Shine Base & Top Coat (not pictured)

Last week I used It's Hippo To Be Square which only needed one coat for a full coverage. This week, I am using IM Beauty, another creme formula from Sephora by OPI. Sadly, this nail color took me three coats for this even, full coverage. The shade is beautiful so I don't mind the extra coat honestly. Other than needing three coats, this nail color does not differ much from the other nail colors. Applies very creamy and evenly, drying time is within three minutes.

All ten fingers in yellow can look a tad boring, so I left my ring fingers as accents. Simple does not mean boring guys. I had forgotten to paint a coat of blue before I applied the glitter but that's okay. I did probably five or six coats to get the glitter flakes to completely cover my nails.

Alright y'all, that's my nails for the week. Show me what's on yours!

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. Please come back soon. :)

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MEN CRUSH MONDAY #MCM

WINNER

SONGS OF THE DAY

Too much feels! They FINALLY made their debut, one year overdue. But to YG standards, this is on time. Still cannot believe WINNER finally debuted. The album is nothing short of AMAZING. Proud INNER CIRCLE!

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

Bigflo

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. :|

Bigflo 1st Mini-Album First Flow

[UPDATE] VIXX HEX SIGN Posters... *nose bleed* Why?...... Whhhhhhy? My feels.

Manicure Monday: Clean, Cut, Cute

Hello Monday everyone! Hope You all had an enjoyable weekend. Mine was crazy but fun.
Although I did spend the night at the hospital again. I am super tired today, heavy duty concealer was my best friend. But on the bright side, I did get to trim, file and clean up my nails. I tend to keep my nails short for the warmer months because I either go swimming with my cousins, do gardening or wash my cars. I've had bad experiences with long nails while do said activities...  Never again said I.

A couple of weeks ago, Sephora by OPI was on Hautelook for $3 each so I picked up five. They took forever to arrive but they finally did last Friday. Although I've worn nail colors from OPI and Nicole by OPI before, I have never tried Sephora by OPI. I have heard many great things about this polish so it's about time I tried it out for my own.

Comes Monday and guess what's on my nails for this week?!

Sephora by OPI in Handpicked For Me (sheer)

*Bonus* On my toes for the next two weeks are Sinful Colors in Tempest

I thought this shade was absolutely gorgeous from the site, that's why I ordered it but upon seeing the shade from the bottle, in person, up close... I wasn't too sure. I already own a couple of shades VERY similar to this, one of them OPI. So if I already bought it, might as well give it a try; if I like it, I'll keep it, if not, I can give it to my Aunt.

Maybe because this is a shimmery polish, but the formula is very thin compared to other polishes. It applied very evenly and dried quicker than you can say quick. After the first coat, I wasn't convinced still. After the second coat, I can faintly see my nails underneath but the color has become a whole 'nother shade. I added another coat to get the total opaqueness. And so what you see there, took three thin coats.

I wore a base coat on all of my nails to protect them like I always do. However, with the exception of the middle finger, I did not wear a top coat. I am testing this polish out so to see how well it fends on its own. Would defeat the purpose if I wore a top coat. The middle finger I needed to wear a top coat to secure the stone and the bow.

Like I said, I bought five, a couple creams and some sheer. I will do a post on them if not tomorrow then Wednesday. So please stay tuned if you're interested.

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

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MAN MEN CRUSH MONDAY #MCM

EXO

OT12

Manicure Monday: Dream On Matte

Hi, hi, hiii! Hope all is well. As we continue on with our daily lives, I hope that everyone still have the Sewol ferry tragedy and the still missing MH370 flight in your thoughts and prayers.  We could use a miracle right about now. With all the unfortunate news surrounding us everyday, it makes me cherish life and appreciate everything, even the little things so much more. I hate that it takes such tragedies to make me realize that again, but it's never too late. Thank you for being born, thank you for being alive and please remain healthy.  

Welcome to another Manicure Monday all! Last week, I went Back to Basics with simple light pink and pale blue, topped off with subtle shimmers. I love pastels but after looking at something light like that for a whole week, I wanted to go bold this week. I didn't want to go too dark, because ya know, it is still Spring after all. But I also want to stay away from light shades and pastels this week. Something in-between...

Sinful Colors in Dream On (Matte finish)
Ulta Salon Formula Nail Lacquer in Boogie NightsSally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure  in Twinkle Toes-ty

Something bold yet bright like this b-e-a-utiful fuchsia, matte finish polish by Sinful Colors. Love Sinful Colors, but you already knew that; also love matte nails, you didn't know that until now. :P As much as I love it, I don't usually wear matte nails because they don't last as long. One or two days in, the tips start chipping which I do not like one bit.

All matte nails are kinda boring. To jazz it up a little, I accented my index (pointer) fingers in glitter polish topped with glitter bits. It has to contrast with the matte finish from the rest of the nails. Gold looks great with any color, it's so versatile , but I especially love how good this gold glitters works with the fuchsia shade.

Thank you for visiting and thanks a bunch for reading! :)

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Man Crush Monday, K-Pop Idol Band

CN Blue - South Korean idol band under FNC Entertainment that consists of four (extremely handsome) members

Jung Yonghwa - 24, Leader, Rhythm Guitar, Main Vocal, Rap
Lee Jonghyun - 23, Lead Guitar, Vocal
Kang Minhyuk - 22, Drum, Vocal
Lee Jungshin - 22, Bass, Rap

Manly Minhyuk, rawr! ;)

Cute-as-a-Button Minhyuk