back from holidays!

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the short absence, but I've been away on holiday. :D And I am excited because I think my nail polish collection just exploded while I was in China. It was a madly cheap SGD $0.80 per bottle!

I KNOW, RIGHT?! How could I possibly resist? :D I swatched them on my (extremely cheap) nail wheels as well and the quality seems all right so far. Since it was so madly cheap, I took the opportunity of getting colours like orange and yellow which I would normally not dare to buy with the more expensive brands like OPI and China Glaze, so I can try out which colour is nice on me!

In addition, I also haven't quite finished swatching my recent haul with 8ty8beauty. LOTS OF SWATCHES COMING UP, I HOPE.

Thanks for sticking with me! :D

Some updates!

I've made a Google spreadsheet with the (almost) entire list of my nail polishes and put a link to it under the About Me section on the right! (: This is for me to keep track of what I've swatched and what I haven't, and also for the viewing pleasure of all!

Other than this, I'm also happy to say that I've recently counted another NINE additions to my nail polish family, a majority of which are Color Club. I can't wait to swatch them! :D Expect some new colours coming your way soon! :D

Daiso Pearl Heart

1 coat.


5 coats.

Note: This polish doesn't have a name, so I called it Pearl Heart.

This is a sheer polish in a white base, with a green flash. I'm not exactly sure whether it's buildable or not, but here it is with 5 coats. If you do decide to wear this as a sheer, the creamy base will make your nail bed look pinkier and the green flash may also distract attention, if your nails are yellowish. It's a very peek-a-boo effect at 5 coats. At some angles, it looks more opaque white, from other angles, all you can see is the bright green flash, and at other angles still, you can see your nailbed and nail line very clearly.

Daiso is a Japanese chain of stores. I'm not exactly sure what to call it, because it sells everything from paper cutters to kitchen sponges to laptop cases and to the containers in which I store my nail polish. And yeap, they do have nail polishes too. The label's all in Japanese so I can't really read it. The best thing about this awesome place is that everything, every item in it is a standard fixed price of S$2. Including this nail polish, of course.

My experience with the nail polishes in Daiso is that - it's actually not bad quality for something so cheap! Quite value for money, though I've never actually bought any of their solid colours or chunky glitters. Only their layering microshimmers like this one, and two others, I have. Nothing to complain about, perhaps I shall layer this over Black Onyx and see how it turns out!

My shopping list for 8ty8beauty spree

I'm so excited, omgoodness!! Here's my shopping list for a recent 8ty8beauty spree that my friend's conducting. I hope that it should take less than 3 weeks to get here! :D

• OPI Houston, We Have A Purple from the Texas collection '11 (purple jelly)
• Color Club Worth The Risque (silver holo)
• Color Club Revvvolution (dark grey holo)
• Color Club Raspberry Rush from the Wicked Sweet collection (neon magenta with a candy scent)
• Color Club Electro Candy from the Electro Candy collection (neon bubblegum pink)
• Color Club Ultra Violet from the Electro Candy collection (neon purple with a blue duochrome)
• China Glaze Black Mesh from the Crackle Glaze collection (black shatter)

HOW COULD I NOT BE EXCITED?

In other news, I did a count of my nail polish collection and was shocked. I would rather not report the number here. It's a rather disturbing number to have collected, seeing as my nail polish fetish started only less than a year ago. ): I wonder how much money has gone down the drain.

that's how you know exams are over.

My exams ended today.

HELL YEAH.