What Have I Been Wearing? | Swatches and Haul

Claire's Flashing Lights over Icing Desert Sun

(I know I needed a fill)

 Zoya Aurora

(Outside)

(Inside)

Revlon Stone

L'Oreal She's so Matte

(I hate this color.  May re-approach)

 Julie G Sugar Rush

(Glossy)

 Wet n Wild Who is Ultra Violet?

 China Glaze Glitter All the Way

L.A. Girl Sand Blast on sale for $1.99 at Drug Mart

Sephora by OPI for $1.80 at Big Lots

 Sally Hansen polishes for a dollar at Big Lots

Maybelline Spring 2013 Color Tattoos for a dollar at Big Lots

Look What I Be Doin' | Fresh Til Death Nails

I love this nail design.  Fresh til death is what I always say.  I mean come on people, lets get real now.  I have so much swag(Something We Arabs Got).  Hehe yea I am thinking high of myself, but that is OK.  Sometimes...then it gets to the point where everyone thinks you're a bitch.   I don't get to that point, but trust me there are people who do.  People get on my nerves sometimes, especially the girl at work who didn't know what "fresh" meant.  Let me just remember everyone what it means while I'm at it.   To me it means to have good style, money, and just being myself.  And of course being clean.  LOL.  This design was simple to do.   I only had trouble with my doing my right hand because I'm right handed, but the design came out the same.   It took me two hours to do too!  Totally worth it.  

What I used to achieve this fresh design:
OPI Fly
OPI Need Sunglasses?
OPI Did it on 'em
OPI If you Moust you Moust
Layla CE 27
Wet N Wild Clear Nail Protector
Poshe Top Coat
Americana Lamp Black
Assorted rhinestones

OPI Just Spotted the Lizard

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OPI Just Spotted the Lizard:

• The Amazing Spider-Man Summer 2012

• Limited Edition

• Chanel Peridot dupe?

• Golden green, blue, teal, green metallic duochrome

 • Looks better in certain lightings

• Duochrome stronger in the bottle

• Slightly streaky

 

Icing Desert Sun

Icing Desert Sun:

• Mustard yellow crème

• Patchy toward the cuticle

• Kinda thick...and runny at the same time



OPI Diva of Geneva

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OPI Diva of Geneva:
• Swiss Collection Fall 2010
• Reddish toned plum with gold infused shimmer
• Not a duochrome
• Hard to capture the true color on camera
• Two coats
• No streaks or patches



Revlon Brilliant Strength 110 Hypnotize

 

Revlon Brilliant Strength 110 Hypnotize:

• A very nice metallic gold

• Thick and streaky

• Two coats

• Suppose to last up to ten days

• I did not get any tip wear surprisingly, even though my nails have an acrylic overlay

 

Sinful Colors 1106 Cinderella

Sinful Colors 1106 Cinderella:

• Baby blue with white shimmer that reflects pink

• Thin, three coats

Maybelline Express Finish 160 Racy Red

 

Maybelline Express Finish 160 Racy Red:

• Discontinued

• Found at Big Lots for a dollar

• More of a raspberry red than a true red

• semi crème/jelly

• two coats

• Bottle states it dries in 50 seconds

• Dries quickly but not in 50 sec.

 

Revlon 185 Sweet Tart

 

Revlon 185 Sweet Tart:

• Bright yummy pink creme

• The color almost looks like Hubba Bubba Original Gum

• A little on the thin side, patchy
• Two coats here but three would be better

Icing Absinthe

Icing Absinthe:

•Bright green/yellow frosty shimmer

•Has green and pink micro shimmer that's a bit hard to pick up on camera

•Sheer, two coats but three or four would be better

•Not a good color representation of Absinthe

 

 

Absinthe is a green alcohol that is about 70% alcohol.  It might still be illegal in the United States but I'm not sure.  I also heard it causes hallucinations.  I'm probably wrong because I'm not sure how its produced today.  Would I try this if given to me?  Hell yes! LOL

Orly Lucky Duck

Orly Lucky Duck:



•Birds Of A Feather Fall 2011
• Emerald green crème
•Two coats

China Glaze Tart-Y For The Party

 

China Glaze Tart-Y For The Party:

•Avant Garden Spring 2013

•Bright lilac creme

•Dark on the nails than in the bottle

•Two coats

•A little thick, but had no problems with application

•Cute name



Maybelline Great Lash Mascara | 2013 Colors

Here is another post on the Maybelline colored mascaras.  I have three colors from 2012 release; Go Go Green, Blink of Blue and Totally Teal.  I missed out on the purple one.  I did do a post awhile ago on two of the colors, Go Go Green and Blink of Blue.  For some reason I didn't review Totally Teal.  This year however, Maybelline released another limited edition colored mascara collection.  I didn't get the green, blue and teal ones because I already had them from last year, but I did end up purchasing the other three; Wink of Pink, So Very Berry, and Vision in Violet.  These were OK.  Some more wearable than the other but still good.  I had no problems with application.

Wink of Pink.  This was surprisingly the most opaque out of the three.  I did two coats for it to look like that.  It is a very unique color to wear as mascara.  Eye catching as well.  Hot pink lashes LOL.  I don't know if I'd really call this wearable though.

 

Vision of Violet.  I figured since my lashes were dark the color wouldn't show as well so I did two coats.  Still didn't make a difference but it is slightly noticeable.

 

So Very Berry.  Kind of opaque.  I think the color really flatters me.  I need to wear some neutral and brown eyeshadows and I'll be good to go.

 

 



China Glaze Fast Track

I did cut down my nails.  Only temporarily though.

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No Flash.

 

China Glaze Fast Track:

• The Hunger Games Capitol Colors 2012

• District 6

• Beige with a lot of gold shimmer that reflects green

• One of my favorite colors

• Not sheer, took two coats

Arab Inspired Makeup | Pink and Purple

This is probably my favorite makeup look I have done so far.  I love incorporating different colors into one look, especially pinks and purples.  Those colors make my eyes stand out more with this style of makeup too.  I mainly went for frosty and shimmery colors, even for the highlight.  I love looking dramatic!  I went out to smoke hookah with some friends and got so many compliments.  Go big or go home, right? 

Products used:
NYX Shadow Base White
Revlon Starry Pink
Profusion  09
Avon Eyeshadow Quad in Vibrant Spice and Arctic Goddess
Arab Eyeliner
Maybelline Gel Liner in Blackest Black
L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes
Ardell Lashes in Sparkles

What's Up With Them Lips | Pink and Blue Lips

I'm sure a lot of you noticed my background imagine and yes, those are my lips!  I want my blog to look unique, so I decided to put on two colors and take a picture.  With some editing, I think it came out great.  I made sure to pick colors that really go well with each other.  Mixing them up when I was done gave me a really pretty color.  I also taught myself a good technique for mixing colors as well.  The only trouble I had when doing this was making sure the colors don't touch.  Imagine if I went out in public like this....omg.  I would do it though actually, who knows I might start some trend LOL.  I'm also in need of wearing my blue lipstick.  Public reactions are one of my favorite parts when looking unique. :)

No I did not make my lips bigger!!!

Lipsticks used:
CoverGirl Enchantress
BlackHeart Beauty Icy

 Before any editing

After

Look What I be Doin' | Ghetto Fab Nails

I love my long nails, and what I love more about them is how much room I have for nail art.  Getting designs on my nails are costly, and honestly, I'm not about to pay for that when I can make my nails look fresh out of the nail salon.  Since I have a unique style, I must have unique looking nails.  Honestly, I think the design came out very well, and some of my friends didn't believe at first that I did them.  My nails may not be one hundred percent WTF ghetto, but they do look pretty raw in a sense that only "black/hood/ghetto/Hispanic" women may get.  Haha I don't know what I just said but listen, if you want to recreate this look on your nails with these products or whatever you have, then keep reading a little more OK? For me? :)


Products used:
Sinful Colors Rise and Shine
Sinful colors Bianca
Sinful Colors Pull Over
Savvy Touch of Glitter
Americana Lamp Black
American Snow White
Silver Rhinestones

I painted all my nails with Rise and Shine. I sponged on Bianca then Pull Over.  Waited for the colors to dry then added Touch of Glitter.  Painted black and white lines and dots.  Added rhinestones and finally top coated the whole design.  So Easy right?  :)

 Left Hand

 

Right Hand

Reptile Print Featuring Croc Nail Effects

I feel so special since I have this polish now.  My cousin recently went to the UK, and of course I had her get me nail polish!  I particularly wanted Barry M.  Barry M is not available in the US.  I asked for the crocodile crackle nail polish and I got it.  LOL.  she also bought me two limited edition summer colors that didn't appear to have names, 321 and 322.  OK so now I have a brand not available in the US, limited edition, a crackle effect not found by other US brands, my stash has a whole new meaning!!


Polishes Used:
Finger Paints Lemon Sour
Barry M Burgundy Croc


Barry M Burgundy Croc:  Applied like a crackle polish, effect appears as it dries, better results when a medium thick coat is applied, and dries shiny.

Neon Yellow Splatter Nails

The yellow was insanely bright!  I couldn't take a picture of the true color.  Neons are difficult to capture on camera, but I managed to take some good pictures.  Splatter nail polish is very in this season, and for those who don't know what splatter nail polish is; it is typically black and white glitter of all sizes that look like polka dots when applied to the nail.  Of course when a trend comes out, all brands must have it in their line, and guess who's the girl that buys them all! ;) 



Polishes used:
Wet n Wild Pin' Em Slater
Icing Milky Way

Icing Milky Way:  black and white hexagonal glitter, small round glitter and black bar glitter.  (I believe I used two coats)?

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Attempted Giraffe Print

This looks nothing like what I had in mind.  I love giraffes and why not recreate their print on my nails?  My attempt failed!  I used a very easy technique which required to paint a thick coat of my base color, and then let the spots color drip onto the nail to created irregular and elongated shapes.  Now this was trial and error.  First, I noticed if the base color was too thick, the polish had a tendency to run off the sides.  Second, if the polish is too thin, the spots wont spread right, obviously.  I did get it right on some nails and others not so much.  Also, make sure the spots are close together as possible too.  After this design was complete, I realized my nails look like chocolate chip cookies and not giraffe print.  Total fail!  If my base color was more of a yellow and not khaki, then it possibly would be more convincing.  Overall, it was still a cute design.

Polishes used:
Finger Paints Don't Make A Scene
China Glaze Mahogany Magic

Neon Summer nails with studs

Such a perfect summer look, so neony and such.  Well it did brighten my day even though the weather in the CLE is bi-polar. LOL.  The orange is China Glaze Sun Worshiper, which is very bright and thin.  It took up to four coats to get it near opaque!!  The blue is Sinful Colors Endless Blue.  I also glammed it up a bit by adding silver triangle studs and orange rhinestones.  If you don't have nails like mine, then don't panic!  You can put studs on your nails too :))