Dupe to Unicorn PeePee: Max Factor Fantasy Fire (Picture heavy)

YES. I got the dupe for Clarins 230, Max Factor Fantasy Fire. I got it on eBay for about $16. How lucky am I? It's a tiny bottle of pure awesomeness. Max Factor Fantasy Fire is this sheer indigo with a really pretty magenta/orange/gold/copper shimmer. Even though Clarins 230 is being sold for $100 on eBay, I really prefer Fantasy Fire. Maybe because I like indigo, but I think it's worth the price. I think it just became my favorite polish from my collection!

Here are some bottle pictures:

You can definitely see the fiery copper color just chillin on the gorgeous indigo.

I layered my mani look with 2 other colors so that I can use least amount of my precious Fantasy Fire as much as possible. I used Essie Perky Purple, a matte neon purple (almost like magenta), and Barry M Indigo. All my nails except for my left ring finger nail are Essie Perky Purple. My left ring nail is Barry M Indigo.

It took me 2 coats of Essie Perky Purple to get a full coverage, and it was definitely more difficult to put on a flawless coat because this polish is matte and it dries super fast. I put on 1 coat of Fantasy Fire on each nail.

Essie Perky Purple + Fantasy Fire:

With Flash:

 Normal Room light:

 Shots with Indigo + Fantasy Fire:

Final look with Flash:

These pictures do not do justice. It's such a beautiful polish, and I'm so excited to check it out under the sunlight! I've already gotten so many compliments on it and been asked multiple times where to get this polish. If you can find one on eBay for a good price (under $20) don't hesitate to buy it--you won't regret it. It will probably be one of your best splurges on a nail polish.

Thanks for reading,
Grace.

I want a ring from Tiffanys: Tiffany Diamond Nails

I've been online eye-shopping (window shopping) and I have been on the Tiffany website so many times for the past 3 days. I am obsessed with their infinity ring! I really want one. REALLY REALLY want one. I think it's every girl's fantasy to receive jewelries from Tiffany's every christmas and birthday from their husbands.

This is the baby I'm in love with:

It's $2,300...UGH I just love it so much!!! I want it on my finger NOWW

Okay, enough whining. My friend Susanna was visiting me right when I was super inspired by the Tiffany color and the lovely ring above. I didn't really want to do my nails this color because I recently painted my toes China Glaze Aquadelic, so I decided I'd paint Susanna's nails.

When I visited SoCal over Spring break, Susanna took me to a nail supply store and I picked up some awesome silver diamond shaped glitter. This was the perfect occasion to debut my glitter skills that I will be whipping out more often in the future (;

Normal room lighting:

I just made X's with the diamond glitters on her ring fingers. It's supposed to make up for the Tiffany rings that we really want. Isn't the color shown in the pictures above look exactly like the Tiffany boxes? I felt like it was shown lighter in shade in my Tiffany Pedi post.

With Flash:

WOAH Aquadelic looks like Essie's Something Blue in this picture, which is weird. I wouldn't expect a minty blue to look light baby blue just because of a flash.

Future husband, if you're seeing this, I'd really appreciate it if my gifts were from Tiffany's!


Thanks for reading,
Grace.

Spring es Aqui: Green and Blue Mani

I've noticed that now in America gradient nails are the "in" thing; it's actually been very popular in Korea for about 7 years now. And in Korea, glitter tips, which have been popular in the US for a few years, are the "in" thing to do on your nails. I just find it so interesting how trends spread all over the world. It's a giant exchange of trendy tips! Anyway, I got this is kind of like a mix of the gradient nails and glitter tips mixed together, but in spring colors!

This look is done with Opi Did it on 'em from the Nicki Minaj Collection and Sephora Opi Indi-go with the Flow.

Opi Did it on 'em is a lime green polish and it's pretty opaque. For some nails, I had to put on 2 coats, for others, 1 did the job. Sephora Opi Indi-go with the Flow is a very pretty periwinkle glitter top coat. I have never seen a periwinkle colored glitter polish, so I gladly added this to my collection. 

Normal room light:

With Flash:

Did it on 'em is such a weird polish. Sometimes it will look super green, sometimes yellow, and other times, it looks like a neon color.

I received tons of compliments on this look and it encouraged me to go and buy some more glitter top coats! And so I shall.


Thanks for reading,
Grace.

Opi DS Desire

Opi DS Collection is my favorite Opi collection of all, and I'd say DS Desire is one of my top 3. It's this crazy gorgeous brown linear holographic polish that'll make any holo lovers drool! I know brown is a bit of a wintery/fall color, but lately it's been a bit chilly here in Santa Cruz, so I felt like putting on some toasty looking polish will warm me up!

Under room light:

Do you see all that holographic effect even though it's under a dim room light?!

With flash:

If you've noticed, I put on some glitter on my ring finger.

Anyways, I know it's not a lot of pictures, but that's because I gave up on taking them. These photos don't do justice for this polish. I'd say DS Desire is probably top 3 most holographic polish out of the Opi Designer Series Collection, but unfortunately, this awesomeness is discontinued. If you can find it on eBay, GET IT (if you can).


Thanks for reading,
Grace.

Tiffany Blue Pedi

Hello, I haven't been on for a while! Today, I'm back with a really simple Tiffany Blue Pedi that's perfect for the summer. Today's post will be a quick one, but I have a few more posts coming up.

So this look is done with China Glaze Aquadelic, which is probably the closest Tiffany Blue, and OPI's Pirouette My Whistle from the OPI NYC Ballet Collection.

A closer shot of the polishes:

China Glaze Aquadelic is really opaque compared to other China Glaze polishes. It only took me one coat to cover everything. Good job, China Glaze!

In natural sunlight:

In just normal room light:

I got so many compliments on this pedi and it was super easy to do. This look took me just one coat of 

Aquadelic and one coat of Pirouette My Whistle.

Thanks for reading,
Grace.