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Nail Art

I have been exposed to the world of nail art because of the Etude House Wannabe Style Nails set. One day, I was walking around Watsons while waiting for MB to finish his haircut. I did the usual rounds of makeup and toiletries, mentally checking if I needed anything. Well, I didn’t until I found these: Each set costs Php69.75 and includes a nail file, nail glue, beads/studs and a stick. I like the first set better as the studs last longer and they’re not a pain to apply. Or maybe I’m just doing it wrong? Anyway, here’s the result of my first try: The color of the studs faded when I applied a quick dry topcoat. The color also runs when you’re not careful.  I didn’t use the glue for this project. I relied on the nail polish which was satisfactory as the studs lasted several days even with light chores such as cooking and washing dishes. I was too paranoid on the first night. I was very careful with shampooing my hair as I was afraid the studs would fall off. Th...

Great Finds @ The Emporium

If you can remember a few months back, I was asking around about the Konad nail art stamping kit. It’s quite expensive at around Php750 for a set. I’m not too keen about expensive nail polish what more an uber expensive nail art stamping set. I’m not a big fan of nail art. Sure, I like looking at it on other people but I just don’t have the patience to do that on my nails. That was a few months ago. Now I’m very happy that I found an affordable (and very easy DIY) nail art stamping set at The Emporium .   Nail Art Stamping Set from The Emporium It’s only Php199! Extra plates/templates cost Php150. Here’s my first attempt at nail art: This is my almost Christmas nail art because the colors remind me of Christmas! Here’s another one but it’s kinda hard to see because of the colors: This is my spring nail art using this template: And, to make everything perfect, I used this: Nail Dryer from The Emporium The nail dryer is available on a pre-order basis only a...