some crackle and some flak(ie)

Took out my MeiMei Signature's crackle and played again, this time its the ash brown one!

The dark patches are what it is supposed to look like with top coat on as the shimmers can then be seen. I used my Quick dry oil from Star Like nails after they cracked. The oil seeped into the edges and gave that 'wet look'. Hmmm. 

I tried the horizontal way of painting the crackle on as well as the normal nail bed to tip method. See the difference? Pretty cool. 

I used a non Seche Vite top coat on the right side of the nail, and it gave the shimmer look better than using SV on the left. 

Matte look of the crackle before my top coat experiments :) Also experimented with thickness of coat of lacquer.

I used Orly's La Playa as a base for all the nails. For this, I used Glisten up! by Essence for the flakies anda green shimmer look to the navy blue. Then I added Make Up Store's flakie called Linnea (another brand that names their lacquers on female names) to increase the flaki-ness. Glisten Up! adds greenish flakies but MUS's flakie was more red-orange-yellow...

It looked like there was rusted iron on my nails hehe. I quite liked it but am looking forward to my Nubar 2010 from a mega swap! :D I hope it arrives in time for my birthday heheheheeh <3

Im at the last lap of my thesis paper... I will survive! 

Ill be back!

Beauty Asia 2011 @ Singapore - my haul

Here it is! The long anticipated one :P Feel for my purse, ladies~

Crystal, Edyta, Valerie and Savita!

I also have 2 more on the way to me, Julianne and Adina :)

What do you think of my Zoya choices?

They are SGD10 a piece

Out of this world, Space Cadet, Galaxy Girl, Secrets and Kiss Me Now

Orly is at SGD6.40 (with GST) and Misa is at SGD5

Barbados Blue, Going Incognito, Hot Coco, Foot Loose and Sexy Divide

These are SGD6 a piece.

Adore-a-ball and Lady Godiva are a set with Essie Smoothie in Pomegranate and Mango :) cost me about SGD17

Sew Pysched and Lapis of Luxury cost about SGD8 a piece.

These are from Precision, a brand new to me and most of you Im sure. Have yet to try them out, they deserve a full review!

They have a lot of different colours but I got myself some neons :)

Taste the Rainbow, a stripe-r nail polish of glitters that remind me of Mad as a Hatter, After Dinner Mint, a glitter polish in a shimmery base, Got An Idea?, Pink-adelic and Twist and Shout!

Metallic Muse (which I owned but broke), Robotika, Sci-Fi, Watermelon Rind, Gussied up Green and Rainstorm

Missing Ruby Pumps which I will receive soon :)

They are at SGD6 a piece. 

Nail Art pens, 2-way, theres a brush in there and also a needle-tip for drawing flowers and leaves like in my present manicure :) 

3 for SGD2.50 (buy 2 get 1 free)

Cuccio Naturale- Pomegrante and Fig set

Sea Salt, Butter Blend, Spa Elixir (like a fragrance spray for linens and room), and Cuticle Butter Treatment Pen

for SGD 43

Cuccio Sicilian nail whitening paste

SGD 8

Cuccio Naturale Mango Hand Peel

SGD12

Seemed to be ok for use on the face I read... hmmm. A review is pending.

0.5oz empty bottles with a big ball ;)

x10 of these

each is about SGD 1.25

Starnail Quick Dry Oil

doubles up as quick dry drops and cuticle oil :)

Review is pending too!

SGD 10

whole bunch of files, buffers and birchwood sticks :)

SGD 5~ for all?

Pure Acetone 1L and empty bottle with pump and lock ;)

SGD12.50 for acetone and SGD6.50 for bottle

Bunch of Swarovski crystals worth SGD43 :P

This sums up my haul. Mega, eh?

Most of the items are from Star*like nails distributor but I get staff rates hence the low price :)

Hope you enjoyed looking at my heartache :P