cosmet-knowledge-y:

How to put temporary tattoos on your nails- totes cute.

(Source: pursuitoftruthanbeauty)

etherealellie:

(Pictures were taken with and without flash. Click on individual pictures to see enlarged version!)

Let me start by saying that I am not a nail polish/varnish mania and I’m probably not as interested in nails as other beauty geeks out there. However, I have to admit there are times when I get the urge to splurge a little bit and allow myself the pleasure of painting my nails.

I recently bought a few Essie nail polishes. I’ve found that ordering them online through Amazon is just so much of a better deal than buying it at a local drugstore. That being said, let me tell you what colors I got (recently) in order of the fourth picture:

• Navigate Her
• She’s Picture Perfect
• Lapis of Luxury
• Tart Deco
• Neo Whimsical 

I absolutely love these colors. I’ve swatched them on my nails for you to see, and basically the colors I got are on the more pastely side except Tart Deco which is a hot orange/coral. 

I’m currently loving “Neo Whimsical” and “Navigate Her”. Neo Whimsical is basically a really pretty baby pink and someone described the color as “truly feminine, fit for a wedding.” It definitely gives you a clean finish to your nails, adding a very soft feminine look. 

As for “Navigate Her”, I’ve been hearing so many compliments about it every time I go out with that color. I’ve written a post about it, which you can read it here. Basically, you can’t go too wrong with that!

“She’s Picture Perfect” is a really pretty lavender color, which turns out bluer than excepted on nails. It also has this shimmery content in it, which I had hoped would come out as such on the nails- but it wasn’t as shimmery as expected. 

“Lapis of Luxury” is a matte soft blue that is pretty pigmented, not so sheer.

And lastly, I wrote about “Tart Deco” here if you’d like to read it. 

Essie nail wasn’t my favorite nail brand. I really enjoy Butter nails the most as I love their color and pigment, and how they are true to color on the nails as inside the case. However, Butter nails are quite pricey ($14) compared to Essie nails ($8). I feel though that Essie nails are coming out with better more trendy colors and I’m really enjoying them! xx

babymin:

Holiday 2011: Chanel Limited Edition Rouge Carat Le Vernis ($25.00)