NOTW X2: MORBID + HIDDEN TREASURE / MATTE ABOUT YOU

I had my very first manicure client today.... (well with the exception of my Mom) - Kaytlee, a pretty little girl that's really close to the family... her Mom often asks my Mom to watch her while she's at work... she's the same age as Devean (my eldest) so they get along really well...

(I had to blur out her face as I did not ask her Mom for permission yet...) 

I was actually in the room doin my nails when she walked in & saw me.. so of course, being a girly girl that she is, she excitedly invited herself to watch what I was doin.... I asked her if she wanted me to paint her nails, she nodded with a big grin on her face... I was so excited!!! I even had her pick the color... when she saw all my nail polishes.. she was like "whoah!! why do you have so much? my Mommy have like 7!!" in amazement!!! hahaha... she's too cute! it was so much fun picking colors with her... she put all the pinks together, all the blues, the greens..... & then asked me "why do you have to have a lot of pinks, & a lot of blues, & a lot of greens??".. I just said "you'll understand why when you get older!" not knowing how to explain it to her.... LOL

anyhoo, she picked Wet n Wild's MORBID.... which was a total shock coz that is the color I already picked for my self!!! like honest to G!!! it was soooo crazy!! I swear we were havin a girl bonding moment... & this is why I want to have a daughter soooo bad! =(

(that's her in the back while waiting patiently for her nails to dry)

with mine, I planned to do matte this time.. so to change her's up, I decided to add the Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure on top.... then I used Nailene Acrylic Strong topcoat...

& for my NOTW:

MATTED Wet N Wild MORBID

Products Used:

Seche Base Ridge Filling base coat

Wet n Wild nail color Morbid

Essie Matte About You

applied one coat of Seche Base

applied first coat of Morbid

applied second coat of Morbid

applied first coat of Matte About You

after second coat of Matte About you & after a little clean up

the final result

I like how it's matte but didn't lose the glittery look of the nail polish.... maybe next time I'll try a polish with a solid color....

RECENT COLLECTIVE HAUL

no more blah blah's... on with my collective haul for the past couple of weeks...

from Wal-Mart

nail polish remover

PURE ICE n/p French Kiss

PURE ICE n/p Free Spirit

from Target

Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Carnation BOGOF

Essie Matte About You matte finisher

tried out polishes & the matte finisher real quick...

here are the two PURE ICE n/p's from Wal-Mart, no top coat

index & middle: French Kiss

ring & pinkie: Free Spirit

then applied the Essie Matte About You on the index & ring fingers

to compare the matte finish vs glossy finish

(for some reason this friggin picture keeps coming out sideways... weird! I keep tryina tweak it, but nothing would work... now my shit's all jacked up!!! ugggh!! it irritates me coz I'm so fuggin anal!! hahaha... so you just gotta do some neck exercises with this one... sorry!! LOL)

index & ring fingers have matte finish (topped with Essie Matte About You)

middle & pinkie have glossy finish (topped with Nailene Acrylic Strong topcoat) 

to compare the finishes closely

from Michael's & Fashion Maxx

1/4 Angle Comb painter's brush

Nabi n/p Blue Big Ball = $0.99

look at how thin it is sideways! this is perfect for precise lining...

like I've said in my previous post, I've been in this blue nail polish kick... this caught my eye, so I grabbed it without even thinking twice... I still have to figure out how to use it though...

NAIL POLISH HAUL

my 2nd package from eBay came today... instead of being excited, I realized I'm getting kinda tired of these nail polishes.. I feel like it's overkill!! I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm still gonna wear 'em, it's just that I overdid it these past few weeks & now I'm like 'BLAH' about it... I don't blame ya if you feel the same way, but hopefully not, coz whether ya like it or not, I am still gonna blog about it... who said I'm getting tired of bloggin??? =)

so here it is...

I was pretty pleased about the packaging... now I understand that the sellers are just using whatever box they have available & putting in nail polishes with random brands...

I got 3 China Glaze n/p's

2 essie n/p's

& 1 O.P.I. n/p

I just thought I'd have fun with all the pink polishes I have so...

here is the order

index finger: China Glaze - Shocking Pink (Neon)

middle finger: essie - Fiesta

ring finger: N.Y.C. - Fuchsia Shock Creme

pinkie finger: Orly - Basket Case

1 coat

2 coats

with top coat

then just wanted to try the grays....

on the left side: China Glaze - Recycle

on the right side: Essie - Chinchilly

so far, my favorite on is the Essie Chinchilly & the O.P.I. Lincoln Park After Dark... can't wait to wear these shades one of these days...