Kate vs Lily

Which one did it better?

NOTD - Stardust

NOTD - Stardust

Its nail post! I always wanted to try black nail polish but my current job is not suitable for me to wear black nail polish! So instead of put on all black polish I try to do something special like this. I named it Stardust because I used glitter polish.

Nail polish that I used:

1. Base coat/ nail strengtheners
2. White nail polish, shimmer type
3. Gray nail polish, with glitter
4. Black nail polish
5. Top coat

As for my toes, I go for deep blue. At first, I kind of refuse to put on this colour because it is too wild or "samseng" but never try never know, I like this colour.

It will be a long weekend, let treat yourself with a pedicure and manicure. Trust me you will be in a good mood when you see your nail with colours!!!

Love,

Joey

The Cambridge Satchel Company

Instead of prepping for Notting Hill Carnival, we have spent all morning drooling over these satchels from The Cambridge Satchel Company. They come in a rainbow of colours and different sizes so can be used as a regular satchel or as a preppie handbag. You can even get your name embossed on them - very Malory Towers...

French fancy

We are off to Paris in a couple of weeks so forgive us for coming over a bit oh la la... For starters we are totally swooning over this APC T-shirt - The Teenagers, APC, Paris...Could there be a more perfect combination?

I'm back!!!

Im back...briefly that is. I did the plate m27 with fish designs. Not sure I like it too well, but I'll post later today. & today is my M-I-L birthday, so she's letting me do some Bday nails for her. Sorry I have'nt posted yet.
I still have not yet uploaded my pics from my camera from vacation!

Clarins Power to Try Workshop

Awesome! A nice workshop from brought to us by Clarins for Plus Size Kitten readers. Thanks to Miu to invite me to attend this workshop on last Saturday at Clarins Headquarter Training Centre.

The workshop is to let the participants to try out Clarins skincare product through a step-by-step instruction given by the instructor and with the help from Clarins beautician. The content is pack with all the daily skincare tips and we can get full hands on the product so I have no time to snap photo at all because I kept throwing question to the Clarins beautician – Vivian and she is so patient to answer all my doubts.

Clarins HQ Training Centre

Clarins Product for this workshop

The friendly instructor

Although Clarins did not prepare their entire product for us to use but the product range using in this workshop is enough to cater all the participant problem/ need from normal, dry and oily skin type.

From this workshop I have discovered the next skincare product in my MUST HAVE list which is their star product – Shaping Facial Lift Wrap. It's a mask to reduce the face area puffiness, smoothes and redefines the features. Why I love it because the product does it job - my face look more refine.

Besides that, I have learned the correct way to do apply moisturizer and serum and you need to put on toner before you apply facial mask.

Let see what we got as door gift.

A 50% Discount for Facial Treatment Voucher

Samples of HydraQuench Cream Mask, HydraQuench Smoothing Gel, Shaping Facial Lift, Joli Rouge (come with a small brush). There are two more gifts to be collected from Clarins Counter.

My feedback for this workshop. Like what it said "Clarins Power to Try Workshop", Clarins really did a good job to let the participant to try out their product. The Clarins beauticians are nice, friendly and never hesitate to answer my question even though I kept buzzing them throughout the workshop.

Clarins when you going to have another workshop for makeup or body care. Please put me in the list! (raised hand)

Love,

Joey

Lip Service

What is it about lip balms that is just so irresistible? We have shelves-ful of Carmex, Kiehls, Blistex and Burts Bees. Gloopy, creamy or even the humble Chapstick, you name it, we can't resist smothering our lips in it. Latest on the lip balm conveyor belt is Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour Cream in this glamorous wee pot. At only £10 we think this is a bargain, therefore, or course we have to have it.

[Mascara] RMK Separate Curl Mascara

RMK Seperate Curl Mascara

I tried this mascara during a RMK workshop and I was so surprise with the curl and staying power of this mascara, it's called RMK Separate Curl Mascara. The RMK Separate Curl Mascara tube is a silver metal. I like it because it's look classy but I have to clean all the finger prints after I use it because it catch finger prints.

The mascara is wet in form if compare to my others mascara and I noticed that it dries pretty fast once apply so when I apply it I have to make it fast otherwise it will cause clump lash.

The curvy brush

I don't know why, when I am using a new type of mascara I need to find the correct way to apply the mascara to maximize the effect so the same process goes for this mascara because it has a curvy brush. I have not tried any mascara with curvy brush before (what I can recall). At first found it hard to use but now because the brush is kind of hard to reach the tiny lashes at the corner.

As the main attributes of this mascara is to create a separated and curler lashes so if you need a volume lash, you can apply mascara primer to boost up your lash volume.

Overall RMK Separate Curl Mascara does it job – separate and curl you lashes and I am so surprise that the mascara can hold the curl whole day long and the waterproof formula – SUPER GOOD! But again you need to spend a little time to remove it.

Love,

Joey

Pyjama Party by Plus Size Kitten

Picture taken from Plus Size Kitten

Yay! Another party invitation from Plus Size Kitten. She is so serious when she invited me to this party. It is a Pyjama Party, yupe you hear me right a Pyjamas Party at Genting View Resort Apartment. We will be doing a lot of girl things like makeup, pedicure & manicure and girl talk.

Who will be going?

1. Miu – Party Host

2.Buaya Wing - Pajama Party decorator

3.Von of VonVon's Interest - Nude Makeover Guru

4. Jess of JessYing

5. Sasa of Sasa Land

Oh boy…can't wait for it! And I know Jess already got herself a pyjama for this party.

Love,

Joey

Foot candy in Shoreditch

Aloha from Kauai

Aloooooha! This is gonnna be brief....I'm on vacation. Just had enough time to upload the nails I did before leaving! They are all broken now thugh....the rigours of travel! I'll post when I return Friday!

Summer Nails

This time lets go for something summer. Let's have some fun with bright colour because the latest trend is about BRIGHT nail polish. You can see a lots of celebrity put on bright coral nail polish or neon colour on their finger during this summer.

Nail polish and tools I am using:

1. Nail Strengtheners/base coat
2. Nude nail polish
3. Bright orange nail polish
4. Red colour nail polish
5. Yellow nail art pen
6. Top coat
7. Dotter

Hope you like it. Do you have a summer nail?

Love,

Joey

Coat check

Coats in August- are we mad? No, very sensible actually. We weren't looking for coats in River Island, but before we knew it, something was sucking us in and making us try them on. We fell in love with this one - fabulously fifties shape, detachable furry collar and what we're calling 'glove-length' sleeves - stopping just above the wristbone to show off a snazzy pair of gloves, perhaps with buttons up the side? Oh, and please don't miss the Cecil Beaton wallpaper in the fitting room - how very couture salon!

Why don't you...?

...get your leather jacket airbrushed? We nicked this great tip from Acne founder, Jonny Johansson in the September issue of Vogue. Give your new-season leather jacket (Oasis has heaps) an authentic twist with an airbrushed design on the back. Need inspiration? Try here...

Cute Accessory – Bow Earrings

I have been busy for the past few days busy with work in the office. That's why I have been disappeared for some time.

Although I have been busy, I will never forget to spend some time with hubby, so we decided to watch G.I Joe on Monday evening at Tropicana Mall. While waiting for the show, what else to do in a mall – window shopping. Yea, I thought so but end up buying something, something I have been looking for a while. I came by a small store, where they selling some Korea made accessories and some of them are design by the owner.

I got myself a pair of BOW earrings! I saw this kind of earring in lots of Japanese magazine. I guess bow is the latest fashion hits right now and some Japanese girls tie a bow hair like Lady Gaga.

Lady Gaga with her bow hair

I don't have long hair to do so and I don't dare to do so too, so instead of bow hair I got myself a bow earrings. Let's see the bow earring I bought.

The owner is a sweet Korean girl and she is nice because she gave me some free gift. She let me choose a pair of low range earring as gift on purchase and a bottle of foundation primer (aka makeup base).

Guess what I choose for the GOP! Another pair of silver bow earrings. I'm going to give this to my lil sis.

Do you like my bow earrings? If you have something similar, do share with me.

Love,

Joey

British summertime

Ah summertime - sea, sand and... wellies? We love this pic from John Lewis teaming a swimsuit with a trench and Hunter wellies. Now that's the British summer we know and love!

Spotted!

Oh how we love the ripped-neon-tights-over-black-opaques look that we saw on a trendsetter in Selfridges yesterday. Wear with a sixties mini-shift, trashed Converse and a studded hairband for full London-girl effect...

Cute stuff alert!

We can't help it, we just can't resist cute stuff. Cartoon graphics, kooky stationery, novelty make-up, we love it all. At the A/W Tammy press day we were all over the accessories, in particular, the mirror keyrings in the shape of old-school cameras and sunglasses with mini-lipglosses attached. And how disco-licious is the pink metallic make-up bag? Bring it on!

And the Lucky Winner Is.......

With the help of my 2 "LOVELY" assistants....I have selected a winner. The lucky winner is....

Here is a link to the "very official" drawing. My girls were very excited to help select a winner.
Thank you to all of you who entered and did a wonderful job on both blog postings, and emails. I really appreciate you helping me get the word out about my new blog.

BIG thanks to Kathleen of OCnailart.com for generously sponsoring this giveaway! Kathleen did this as a wonderful favor to me and I just can't thank her enough...other than to continue to praise her awesome company & customer service!
On that note...I couldn't think of a more fitting winner for the give away...Julie AKA "Jollyo" in blogger has been following my blog, it seems, from the beginning. Also, she knows first hand how terrific OCNAILART is. So, after drawing and searching my saved folder in aol for her entry....I squealed with delight, cuz I was so happy for her.

Here is her entry:
Hi,

My name is Julie, aka "jollyo". I have been using my Konad for about 2 weeks now. I just LOVE it!! I was trying to do nail

art with fine, tiny brushes. Let's just say that my hand is not the steadiest. But using the Konad has fixed that. I get compliments on my nails all the time now!! I LOVE that fact that it's pretty easy, and super fun!! It really takes the hard work out of doing nail art!!

Now, why I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!! I'm soooo glad that I found you. How I found you??? Well, I just did a google search for Konad blogs. It was that simple!! I have also noticed that other blogs have a link to you on their sites as well. I should just go ahead and make you my home page I guess!! Cause I really do check your blog about 20 times a day!! I love your step-by-step tutorials!! They make it easy for a beginner like me to make wonderful designs!! I also like the fact that you use "OTC"(over the counter) polishes!! It's nice to know that I don't have to use a "special" polish everytime, to get a great look!! And I like the fact that you deal with OCNail!! Like I said on your blog, I WILL NEVER BUY MY KONADS anywhere else!!! Their customer service ROCKS!! Now for my pic. I just want to let you know that my camera is well....SORRY!! This mani looks MUCH BETTER in person!!

I took your "Killer Swirl" and changed the colors. I used Finger Piants, they seem to work well with the Konad!Thanks for all the hard work that you put into your blog!!

Julie

So, CONGRADULATIONS again....and thank you to all of you contestants who contributed your time and energy to this Give Away. I really hope to do it AGAIN soon!

Carrying Case for My Weapons – Nail Polish and Tools

I have no idea since when I become a nail art fans and starting to collect nail polish and end up all those nail polish and nail art tools placed everywhere in my home. Messy, messy and, messy and I have to spend some time to dig the nail polish when I need to use it. One more issue, I guess my son is interested to nail polish too because he always asked me: "Mummy, I want put colour!" and he will go to get the nail polish and put on his nail and end up with a mess. To solve all this, I have planned to get a makeup case to store all my weapons but I never have time to look for one until last weekend when I decided to take a nail extension lesson which requires me to carry around all my tools so I go look for one from a saloon supply shop at SS2.

Finally I found one to store all my weapons into it!!! Now I can keep all my nail polish and lil Jo cannot touch it anymore! The size is just enough for me to keep all I have right now, and I pretty sure my nail polish collection will be growing. But it should not be a problem I just need something for me to carry around those weapons to attend classes or do a manicure for my friend!

Right now, when I open the case I felt like I am a PRO! Just joking! Although I am still learning but I will do my best to become a PRO manicurist!!! I really hope I can do that.

Let's have a peek. Tadaaa….

I love this case so much.

Love,

Joey

Tick Tock....Goes the Konad Clock!

Sooo, the contest is winding down, but there are still about 6.5 hours left. I am actually pretty excited about the whole thing..so are my girls. They are going to help me draw. I COULD do the whole random.org thing, but that's too easy. My girls want to help, one will mix, one will draw. I think we will make a ceremony of it- you know drumroll, audience (dad) fancy dress up clothes. Yup. The girls will be all over it!



Good luck to all of you who have entered, or who will slam your entry in right before the midnight deadline (PST)!

Chinese Take-Out

My mother in law , Loiscame for her weekly mani. I have been wanting to do a sponge art nail for a while...but my fingers were full of other konadicures I had already drempt up! Any how, Lois was very generous in letting me wing it. Now when she comes over for a paint job, she knows to just throw her hands over, and let me do my thing. Very trusting of her indeed. So here is what I'm Calling Chinese Take Out. Maybe I should had dubbed it China Town Because take out really would be a white nail with red Konad on it? Anyway...

Here is what you will need. Sally Hansen intsa dry in Lightening, Petites in Mango, Konad red, any black that works with konad. For a VERY complete list, see sasse's stamping stampede.

You will also need the Konad sponge art set. But really, you can use any dense foam like material-not a regular sponge! I think the gray art brushes from the craft store would work (it appears to be the same material). Then you would need a plate/flat surface to put polish on, maybe a magazine page...so you can just toss it later?

1. Paint base coat

2. Sponge nail tips and graduate color to tips.

The picture below shows how you apply a "blob" to the plate, then pick up a small amount of color on the sponge.

3. Stamp image from plate24 in red, then again in black.

4. Finish with dragon flies on thumb, or any other finger there is extra room.

go wild in the country

GASP, how brilliant are these photos of cool kids wearing Westwood by Ben Toms? Makes us feel all creative...