NOTD: Flower Power?

I'm feeling some 60's vibe coming from this mani!

 Thanks to one nail to rule them all for this awesome nail inspiration!

The play on contrast in this manicure is perfect!

Look at that cut on my thumb! It hurt for like 2 days :(

So, I'm on spring break now! The night after my last final I slept for a whole 13 hours straight! Talk about sleep deprivation, I don't think I had slept more than 9 hours all of last weekend combined! 

And now, I have plenty of time to sleep in and do my nails :) 

Products Used:

Chanel- Blue Rebel, Eastern Lights | Avon- Street Beige, Golden Vision |

NOTD: Chanel Mimosa

Mimosa needs 2 coats to be fully opaque and has a pearlescent finish. It's a bit brighter on the nail than in the bottle.

This limited edition shade is not my color. The lime-green undertones do not compliment my skin tone very well. It looks better in pictures, but IRL it's not the best yellow for me. It would definitely go better with pale skin tones.

It's too bad this color doesn't work for me, I was coveting it so bad! 

Products Used:

Chanel- Mimosa.

NOTD: Chanel Eastern Light

Leave it to Chanel to make me want all of their Limited Edition polishes! This one is part of the Hong Kong De Chanel Collection. This color is supposed to be a "bold shade of opaque white".

Eastern Lights is a bright white polish {with a bit of a grey undertone} that needs at least 3 coats to be streak-free, it has a vague jelly-like consistence.

This color reminds me a lot of Essie's Marshmallow {seen here}, but Marshmallow is less opaque and takes 4+ coats and a lengthy drying time to look like this. 

There is another color in this collection called Western Light, it is a "deep chocolate, burnished with a heart of pearly red" if you're interested.

 I think i'll stick to this one, I love my white polishes!

Products Used:

Chanel- Eastern Light.

NOTD: Chanel May

This is the second nail polish that my Valentine gave me. It is the most beautiful cool-toned pink ever!

It needs 2 coats for full opacity and is just gorgeous!

May is a lovely pink color that would suit all skin colors!

Products Used:

Chanel- May.

NOTD: Chanel- Accessoire

For V-Day, my Valentine gave me the most adorably wrapped Chanel nail polishes.

 The first one Accessoire is part of the new spring collection 2013 and is a vampy reddish brown color; it needs 2 coats for full opacity.

The second one will be posted tomorrow! :)

Products Used:

Chanel- Accessoire.

NOTD: Chanel- Suspicious

Suspicious is a bright red based raspberry color that looks brighter under direct sunlight than in the bottle. 2 Coats are needed for full opacity.

As you can tell, I'm not photographing my usual right hand because... I broke a nail. And to top it all off, I wasn't able to take a full hand shot of this hand because I have a giant cut on one of my fingers!

 Leave it to me to be a complete klutz. The other day I totally fell and scraped my knee pretty badly. I had to use the large bandaids. lol. Who trips and falls these days {besides kids}?!?!?! 

me.

Products Used:

Chanel- Suspicious.

BOTD: Mirrored Tray

{Bargain Of The Day}
I had been looking for a mirrored silver tray for a good while now and finally stumbled upon this beauty at Home Goods! It's gorgeous and was only $16.99! 

Check out that butterfly and flower design on the edges!

Displayed items: 

Mirrored Silver Tray- Home Goods {unknown brand} | Kate Spade- "Sweet Pea" Posy Vase 4.5" {silver sequins added to water} | Chanel: Perfume- Chance {Eau de Parfum 3.4 oz}, Foundation-Vitalumiere Aqua Cream compact, Lipstick- Rouge Allure Velvet #38 La Fascinante, Brush- foundation brush #6, Polish- Malice.

NOTD: Chanel Malice

Here is another Vampy nail polish- Chanel's Malice  has a deep shimmery complexion with a red base. It's fully opaque in 2 coats.

This sparkle it gives reminds me of ruby red slipper!

This nail polish gets me in the holiday mood!!!

Products Used:

Chanel- Malice.

NOTD: Chanel- Sky Line

This polish is really unique! I wish I could have captured it's beauty {as seen in person} because it is truly breathtaking! It's somewhere in-between powder blue and periwinkle. It has a pearlescent finish and is fully opaque after 2 coats.

 Under direct light it looks more like a powdery blue color with a grey undertone that makes me want to describe it as a dark-light blue.

In the shade it has a purple undertone making me thing of periwinkle.

This is a limited edition shade and priced online at $30.

Products Used:

Chanel- Sky Line. 

NOTD: Chanel Provocation Swatches {FNO Limited Edition polish}

I finally received Chanel's Fashion Night Out limited edition nail polish Provocation!
{The lipstick is still on its way}

Provocation is a dark plumy burgundy color with a creamy consistency, it goes on fully opaque with 2 coats and looks amazing! The quality of this nail polish is exceptional, it goes on beautifully.

Get this polish while you still can, limited edition Chanel items always sell out fast.

Products Used:

Chanel- Provocation.

NOTD: Chanel Vendetta

Vendetta is a very deep purple with purple & blue shimmer. It almost looks black when not in direct sunlight. It's fully opaque after 2 coats and is glossy enough not to need a top coat. 

{I used Seche Vite because Finals week of summer school is here and I need to focus on my exams and not so much on my nails!} :(

 I seem to always get wear on my tips with Chanel nail polishes... immediately after I paint them. I also notice that most of my nails are opaque after 2 coats, but there is always that random bald spot near the base. I bet this means that I'm either pressing down a bit too hard, or not waiting long enough between coats.

Good luck in this new year to all of you who are starting school!

Products Used:
Chanel- Vendetta | Seche Vite- top coat.

NOTD: Chanel Manicure #2

This is the second Chanel manicure I did using the same decal stickers I got from eBay :) I like this one much better!!!

• Again I did black with gold french tips.
• But on the other nails I used a dotting tool to create pearl necklaces in various colors.
• Finally, I added the decals plus some rhinestones to the mix!

I have to mention... one of my nails broke :( and I was pretty devastated from having to shorten them all, but I hope they grow out fast. They actually haven't been this short in a few months now and it feels so weird! I think the acetone I'm currently using is really helping to strengthen my nails. {and my OPI ridge filler too} My nails used to be extremely thin and weak... and now they aren't! Is that normal? lol

Which is your favorite Chanel Manicure? :)

Products Used:
Chanel- Black Satin | Avon- Illusion, French Tip White, Black Licorice, Golden Vision | Ebay decals {via seller sunny**bbs no longer available} | rhinestones.

NOTD: Chanel Manicure #1

Today I got some decals in the mail from eBay and needed to do this manicure right away! This is the first of 2 Chanel manicures I did... I re-did this one because I am totally Chanel obsessed I found more Chanel-inspired pictures floating around on pinterest!

My inspiration came from: SuPa Nails-here and Emerald Sparkled here.

• I alternated colors then used the opposite color to make french tips. The trick is to go slow when painting the tips.
• Applying these decal stickers took some practice, they have to be bent a bit so the edges don't poke straight out. I used my dotting tool as a guide and just pressed the decal onto it to create a more rounded shape.
• Also, I added about 3 coats of top coat to each decal just so the whole decal stayed put and this seemed to do the trick!

I used Chanel Black Satin- a black with finely milled glitter.

Stay tuned for the next Chanel inspired manicure!

Products Used:
Chanel- Black Satin | Avon- Golden Vision | Ebay decals {seller sunny**bbs- no longer in stock}

NOTD: Chanel April + Matte

Today, I used my all-time favorite color to create this matte manicure after seeing this one {but black seemed to dark for all this summery heat}

• After applying 2 coats of April I used Essie's Matte About You as a top coat, 
• Then I used Konad m73 to stamp this flower pattern on my nails using April. 
• The effect is subtle, but very pretty!

Products used:
Chanel- April | Essie Matte About You | Konad plate m73.