What I've been up to....

Hey guys!!! Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

Today I thought I'd share my entries for the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist with you!

Since you've already seen my piece for the first challenge, I will start with the second all the way to the part where I got eliminated *ugly cry*

Challenge 2- Entity Challenge

Challenge 3- "Home is where the heart is" Nail Mural

Challenge 4- INM 

Challenge 5- The 50's NSI 

Challenge 6- Orly's French reinvention

Challenge 7- Halloween three strokes challenge

Challenge 8- Misa Cosmetics

-ELIMINATED-

x__x

I feel like I've learned and grown SO MUCH through out the competition, and I'm so happy that I got to experience this! So that kind of explains what I've been up to the last couple of months!

For more information on the competition and what I had to say about each entry, visit HERE

The final three contestants are going to compete LIVE in Long Beach California on January 26th! Best of luck to the very talented Lauren, Buddy, and Ryoko!!

Well, that's all for me today! Hope you enjoyed these entries!

HAVE A SPLENDID DAY, LOVERS!

RAWR Shop- Holo Gradient

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

Today we're taking a break from our regular programming to present to you- FUN FRIDAY!

(it starts with F...so it works....right?)

I'm sure you already know whose hands these are. The one and only- Call It Beauty!

Every time she comes over, we always end up spending hours on end on her nails...but today was a quick one.

We used Color Club- Fashion Addict: a lilac holographic polish, and a rich purple Sinful Colors- Let's Talk.

But of course, you cannot wear holo on your nails and NOT play in the sun! 

So while shouting off the top of our lungs to Spice Girls this happened:

Never a dull moment with Dani @ Call It Beauty! I'm so glad I have a friend I can be silly with <3

Here a final shot of the mani. Enjoy.

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PS

See something familiar?

Yup, that's me, with my Fierce Friday Nails holding a pair of fake TOMS.
Thanks to CTV's Steele On Your Side, I got my money back!!

I won't get too much into the details, but if you want more info...check out the full story: here

hehe, it got some attention :)


Anyway...enjoy the weekend!
Hope there's sunshine wherever you are :D

un-ProfessioNAIL

I have something I'd like to share with my readers....

A week ago, I went to a nail salon in my local mall (Metrotown, Burnaby) called ProfessioNAIL

I was looking to get the RAWR Claws refilled. I specifically asked for gel refills because that's what I had on, and I liked that they're strong enough to withstand the use of acetone.

"Gel? I use gel powder for you, it's much better!" said the lady.

While I had doubts of my own, I went with what she said, because after all...she does it for a living right?

WRONG.

I removed my polish and this happened:

The "gel powder" she was referring to...was acrylic powder. Which costs way less. 

So basically, what they do to everyone that walks in there is do their nails with acrylic, and then a layer of gel top coat....and then they charge you WAY more because it's "gel powder"

HELLO SCAM!!!

So anyway, I went back yesterday to the lady and showed her my nails. She gave me the death stare, buffed down the "bumps" while mumbling to her coworker something I don't understand...and told me:

"you applied your nail polish too hard! all you have to do is buff!"

Now tell me....

How does one apply nail polish too hard? 

I'd like to know 

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Anyway. If you're in the Vancouver, BC area.... 

DO NOT step foot into ProfessioNAIL....unless you really have to.....

Heaven...

Happy Thursday, lovers and friends!

Yesterday I visited Secret Nail & Beauty Supply, it's a beauty supply store

... and my life is forever changed ...

Where have I been all this time? I don't think I'll ever leave this place without buying anything.

First I saw THIS:

...a wall display full of China Glaze... *freak out* 

I CAN HAZ?!

Then within minutes, these things magically appeared in my basket...

I don't know how they got there....I swear.... 

Here are my purchases from yesterday:

China Glaze- Fairy Dust (!!), Color Club- Wild Child, Daisy Nail Polish- (I forgot the name), and SUN Glasses, Please! and a CND Super Matte Top coat.

Not in the picture: Pink Polish remover, and a clear nail wheel

Well of course I couldn't wait to play with them....

So I swatched some of them along with the polishes I bought on Monday on my wheel...

I'll get more in depth with each and every one of them eventually...but I wanted to show you first!!

LOOK HOW PRETTY!!

CG- Fairy Dust over Black...instant HOLO!

....and then this happened....

This guy looks like a pokemon or something...

My new mascot! I shall name him...

George-Bob