Tickle my francey is a pinkish nude. goes well with my yellow toned skin. i've decided to wear some sunflowers to celebrate my Tuscany vacation.



i've used gold glitter for the heart of the flowers, darkened with some black acrylic paint. painted the petals with red, orange and yellow acrylics.



3d effects were done using acrylic powder and painted again.



i've layered some glass glitter top coat over the base. it makes it look as if the polish has bubblez. eep.

Nfu Oh 444 with 2 looks

by the time this post it scheduled to be publish i will hopefully be seeing some lavender, even though i'm not in Provence.

444 is another taupey nude color that can look purplish in some light. it's a creme but i've layered some glass fleck glitter on top.



i think this is a rather neutral color, in the bottle it looks warm but on my fingers it pulls a cool tone.

and because i've failed miserably on trying to have lavender sprays on my fingers (purple totally disappears into the nail base), here's an alternate look.

TFS OR 202

a color that reminds me of orange juice. YUM!



i've fallen into the lazy trap. i've run out of nail art ideas. :(



i'm playing "hide and go seek" with the sun.

an orange that doesn't make my skin look sallow. nice.



oops, bye bye sun.

TFS BL606: an attempt of the Bohemain look

this is the only "accurate" picture i could get of this awesome polish. it's a dark but bright cerulean blue with a yellow hue.

all TheFAceShop polish are highly pigmented (except for the lights) and will thicken with time. and the fumes will probably burn a hole in your throat and lungs. :O



the photo above have been manupilated to try to bring out the yellow hue but to no avail. my CANON 500 seems to take pictures on the bluish side.

MAC haul: to the beach

So like any other MAC adoring public, i fell into the hype for the Marine Life Highlight. or whatever it's called. i'm not even a MAC fan. i just read Temptalia all the time. :P

right, the reason i wanted Marine Life Highlight, besides the pretty seahorse design (check out the pygmy seahorse), is the color. it's a pretty corally pink, and i do not have that range of blush in my stash. a lemming is born.

it launch last friday, i was on leave, i reached the counter at maybe 1.30pm. it was sold out, "everywhere" said the MA. i also checked out the isetan counter, and even DFS. -ve. it launch at 12pm.

yesterday i was feeling emo and what i needed was some pretty bright corals. LOL! tried tangs vivocity. nil. i went back to cityhall and got Hipness instead. a similar but not so orange and more pink. happy!

i also bought crosswires lipstick. it looks so different on me. more dark red. now i want a Korres Mango butter with SPF, which will do nicely on my European/Meditarranean vacation.

i'm on a new juice diet, consisting of one potato(small), 1 celery stalk and half a green apple, maybe half a carrot. and some lemon juice to prevent oxidation. it's suppose to expel my body's accumulation of uric acid etc so i will get less aches and pains. it seems to be working. plus it stopped my gastric reflux somewhat. potato juice is not bad LOL.

Nfu Oh 503

this is a beautiful bright grass green that applied smoothly. i'm wearing 2 coats here. if you're picky about total coverage you can easily go for 3. dry time should be decent but i'm a seche vite user so i cannot tell for sure.



crudely popped on some KONAD just so i have nail art to show. i was wearing this mani in a reverve french style with glitter, my usual lazy art fall back. my top coat from TheFaceShop streaked the white special KONAD polish.



wore the color for about 4 days before taking these pictures so you can defintely see some tip wear and chipping.



we've been busy reading up and planning for our june vacation and this has defitely taken up my nail time as well as blogging time. the DH and I will be away for 3 weeks till july so i'm trying to accumlate some nice NOTDs to be scheduled for posting.

Nfu Oh 562

i've been lazy to come up with any interesting designs so i stuck some stickers on. i love the color on me.



the brush on this is pretty decent and application was easy enough. this is 2 coats. still some bald spots but can be camouflaged with the shine from the top coat.



i'm currently wearing another green shade from Nfu so i'll put that up next when i have enough sun to get a some nice shots.

one last photo.

Sally Hansen ice frost false nail tips

i'm sure i have this Sally Hansen for at least 5 years. i never really liked Sally's polish in the past because they were thick and took long to dry, and were hard to get an even color. Quick dry top coats are making manicuring easier now, so i might start exploring them again.



this is 3 coats of base color. the roses were painted with acrylic paints in a dusty pink and white cream. the lace was laid immediately after i layer the tips with a clear coat of polish.



the 3D hearts and flowers were made with acrylic powder in white, green and pink. silver bullion seeds were used to line the heart.



i'm not sure if i'll ever wear this so i'm thinking of putting it up on sale. let me know if you're interested.

nfu 506 with blings

this is what Brooke over at Getcha Nails Did would describe as "ugly but awesome".



when i saw the swatch online at fabulous Street i thought i looked more green, but when the DH brought it home, my first impression was baby's poo. once i had a full mani on i think it's pretty chic. LOL. i'm lovin' this right now but i'll probably take it off soon.



i made earrings. i plan to make some more.



they look like a firework of pearls.

rainbow wedding nails

a colleague's getting married tomorrow asked me to do her nails. i decided to make her some nail tips instead, so that they can be a keepsake.

these are held onto the sponge using some bluetack.



i fitted the nails to the colleague's fingers and clipped them to a nice length. she has a long nail bed to start with so i didn't make the tip very long. i filed them down and shaped them before applying the base color. this is 3 coats of Rainbow #31, a blue base sheerish pink.

the clouds and rainbow were drawn with acrylic paint, the puffy clouds were makde with nail acrylic powder.

swarovski ab crystals to make the smile line.

one last look.

Etude House LUCIDarling collection

i ask my DH to help me haul some Etude HOuse's LUCIDarling collection. the promo pictures i saw on Gmarket were rather enticing and i had to get somethings to try.



the packaging were pretty and unique to their own. at least they do not remind me of anything other beauty brands. i like the ribbon details at the catch.

my first impression is the scent. when you open the lids of the blushes and lipstick, there's an overwhelming sweet raspberry smell. it's actually rather yummy but might be too cloying for some. luckily the scent does not persist after application. there's no obvious discernable scent from the eyeshadow palette.



Lipstick in 01.



the texture is ok, smooth but will ball up if your lips are not smooth. exfoliate lips prior to use. lasts pretty well, at least over breakfast and drinks. i always wipe my lips clean after food so i can't tell you how long it can last. probably 3 to 4 hours with the occasional drink.



e/s palette in #04 fully olive black. the promo pics make the colors look more blue but in actuality the liner is more of a bluish black, with a silvery blue and a vrey pretty taupy olive.



i used this with either with TFSI or Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy over Inovi eyebase. both works well with the e/s.



finger swatches, left to right, index is the highlight, middle is blue shade, ring is liner and pinkie is olive taupe.



back of had swatch, also without base, left to right, liner, blue shade, highlight and olive. bottom is lipstick in 01.



blushes in 01(pinks and purple) and 03(brown and peach corals)



too light to swatch, but does impart a pretty flush to cheeks. does not last long though. i've been using it over Skinfood's Agave BB cream.



a couple more pictures in different lightings.





hope this little review will aid you in your shopping.