notw/review - nails inc rainbow wishes on false nails

edit: see my updated thoughts in a later post!

hi guys! i'm interrupting my regularly behind scheduled posting catch-up routine (as mentioned here) to bring you something i recently posted about on my instagram. i've been slowly catching up on my youtube watch later backlog...i somehow got it down to 1 video (which is wongfu's single by 30 bloopers until i actually watch the rest of the series...) last month, and now it's back up to like 50+ because i work. anyway that's beside the point, i was watching a video by bailey b and on a whim ordered fake nails from the brand on her amazon list maybe two weeks ago as well as some brush-on nail glue.
polishes used: cnd stickey base coat, 2 coats nails inc. rainbow wishes, 1 coat essie gel couture topcoat

"short" coffin false nails in natural ~$7
these were great once i got them to the length i like! as mentioned in the below IG post, these were supposed to be short coffin nails, but these are definitely long by more than just my standards. but they were easy to file and trim down (i used a 'normal' larger-sized nail clipper) and i was able to get them to the perfect length (right around the length of impress brand short sized nails). i wore these for about 9 days with no signs of chipping or wear, which is freaking amazing. this includes dish washing (without gloves), gardening (with gloves), hand washing, cooking, and working. unfortunately i lost one while sleeping and can't find it 😭, so i took them all off today. anyway, i always got annoyed by expensive nail polishes lasting me only a day or so. after using these, i think the problem is more of me and my nail type. my nails are pretty thin, sometimes flaky, and often bend and break. then considering my previous job of 7 years, i was breaking them constantly while tracing cable in telecom closets or navigating under the floor (because i was the smallest 😉) in search of said cabling's endpoints. these days, i just sit at my computer 10 hours a day and never walk around because who does that?! (lol) anyway, bottom line, i appreciate that these made me feel like i could maintain a manicure for more than a couple days, and gave length and strength that i don't otherwise have. pictured below are my sizes (3, 5, 6, 7, 9). i'll have to play around with it, but i think one of my thumbs might be more of a 2... not sure yet. at the very least, this package has a gazillion, so you could always practice nail art or swatch on the ones that aren't your size! and it's so cheap!
these get a 4.5/5 mostly because of the length i received.

kiss brush-on nail glue (2pk) ~$8
pictured below is only one bottle out of its packaging, but it was a two pack. i was kind of disappointed by this glue. whatever they sell with their gel fantasy press on nail kits is great! that stuff usually lasts me 4 days or so before the nails get loose and come off. this stuff, some nails stayed all 9 days without regluing. some came off 2-3 times each, one of which came off in less than 24 hours. i will say though that the ones on my right hand (i'm a righty!) tended to come off more frequently than the left, which is probably to be expected. i will give it some props back though because i liked the application and ease of use with the brush as opposed to the tube included in the nail kits.
for now, these get a 3.5/5 because of the weird wear time, but i liked the application.

Painted my nails 💅🏻 for the first time in...forever, after getting these in! This packaging is super confused.. I ordered short coffin nails, but they’re long and short? 🤨 I filed them down some, but I’ll have to try trimming them next time since these are a lot longer than I’m used to. Used Nails Inc rainbow wishes!

A post shared by LindsayCH (@lindsaydamodel) on Jan 20, 2018 at 10:10pm PST

~Lindsay

november hauls - planner and makeup

hi guys! please excuse the lighting in all of these photos as i try to figure out the new setup. i decided to go ahead and put this post up a little early because the only things i have coming in the mail are canadian stickers, which can wait til next month's post. ~Lindsay

sephora rouge sale goodies are in their own separate post! click here!

ulta -- all of the unicorns. i also got a few other skincare repeats which are not pictured, as well as the clean & clear acne triple clear bubble cleanser, urban decay naked skin concealer in light warm (was on sale!), alterna cc cream (also on sale!), jergens natural glow lotion (this stuff is great for pasty days!), anastasia eyeshadow in stone, and the sally hansen salon chrome nail kit.

• i had to return the nail kit. it was awful. just before attempting to do it myself, T sent me a video by christine of how awful nearly all of the sets were. and i don't have time (or products) to do the gel method, so i tried the tacky polish method and got mixed results over 3 fingers. i used opi black onyx. i waited until i thought it was reasonably dry/tacky before applying the powder, but got inconsistent results. one nail looked okish and two nails, the applicator picked up the polish onto the sponge and that was it. i was done. and not only that, it didn't look as amazing as the box showed. so i agree. these sets are a pass.

unicorn tears highlighter, lipstick, melted latex; light warm concealer, eyeshadow in stone, milani strobelight

unicorn tears lipstick

unicorn tears melted latex

please excuse the sloppy paint job. i figured i would clean up after applying the special topcoat, but yeah.......no.

old navy -- penguin socks! these were like $3? and super cute!
sigma -- someone over at sigma needs a raise. their analytics is ridiculous. less than 1 hour after looking at the page for sigmagic brush foam, i got an email, hey free F86 with any purchase. pshh well yeah, i'll buy your $15 brush shampoo and get a free $25 brush. please and thank you!
walmart -- kiss and impress nails, milani afterglow highlighter in strobelight
target -- pixi endless silky eye pen in black noir
macy's -- they were having a sale and these were half off! urban decay 24/7 pencil in underground

graze -- i got myself a full 8 snack box in the mail, and the wrapping on the package was the same. this time though, it somehow felt more secure? weird. [i also got a set of that raspberry muffin one i mentioned liking last time, and that came in a normal people box, properly sealed and what have you. sorry for not photographing.] anyway, i enjoyed most of these snacks and updated my profile with my preferences on them.

planner stuffs -- here's the link to my etsy list of purchased planner stuff
SweetKawaiiDesign -- she was giving away this supah amazing pilot pen and cute die cut for every order over $15 that day, and of course, i need every pen ever.

Bolderbon -- soo many freebies! i ordered the penguin weekly kit, 52 week savings, weekends, and declutter sheets and the rest are oops and freebies! so awesome!

june hauls - beauty and planner

hi guys! so this post turned out a bit different than i normally do.. i prewrote bits and bobs here and there and kept adding to it, and this one became more of me talking naturally than me listing the things, which was what i was sort of doing. so let me know if this format is better. i usually prefer reading posts that get to the point of things, but this was a nice change. ~Lin-chan ^.~

so our anniversary was last month and teh paul got me some goodies. namely the sky organics bath bomb set (which you can get on amazon), story of seasons: trio of towns (woookit teh kyoot capybara!), and a dishwasher basket for chopsticks!
i also got this month's target boxes, because yall know how fast i've been going through these razor handles recently! i have no idea how i keep breaking them, but it feels like i'm breaking handles faster than i'm replacing the cartridges! ~.~ and teh paul was interested in the men's one this time.

got some colourpop birthday 'sale' goodies. got the gemini by night palette, pinky promise, and the limited: birthday cake super shock shadow.

i also placed a sephora order because free nars orgasm lipstick? heck yes. the thing that's interesting though is that this tarte paaarty blush looks different and is in a lighter color packaging than the sephora birthday freebie. swatching them on my arm though, they're pretty close but not exactly the same. i'll have to start using this to see what it's like. and i added a marc jacobs velvet noir mascara for 100 points.

golden gate bridge, the hidden hills, manhattan coffee run, moscow sunrise, pinky promise (all swatched without primer),
birthday cake, orgasm lipstick, paaarty blush (new, old)

nars orgasm lipstick

picked up a few things at the walmarts. got another concealer and brow gel, as per usual. i saw that they had these soo ae lip masks, so i wanted to give them a try. and they're carrying those nail polish bottle holder things, which i've been kinda wanting, for like $2-3! annnd kiss salon color nails are ok, but i prefer the gel fantasy or impress kind, but out of the designs available, i liked these.

mac was having a 25% off coupon, and i've been wanting these since i saw a particular instagram post of theirs... anyway, so i got an extra dimension eye shadow in smoky mauve and an eyeshadow pan in blackberry, and i picked their false lashes extreme black mascara as a sample.

top: smoky mauve, bottom: blackberry -- swatched without primer

went and renewed my sally's card and if you don't know, they usually give you an up to $8 gift of your choice (ion extreme moisture creme) with your $5/year membership. then a few days later, i got a $5 off my next purchase coupon.. and they were having 20% off macadamia natural oil..so i had to get another one of their hair masks!
i also placed an order with sigma because their loose glitters and shimmers were on sale and zeal is absolutely gorgeous. i'm kind of disappointed with astral and stellar compared to swatches i saw online. i swatched them dry for the photo, but i also put them over primer and didn't see much of a difference (zeal was even better!). but i'll try them a bit more and see what happens. by the way, my swatch of zeal below isn't true to color. zeal's like a blue-brown duochrome, and my swatch came out kinda orangy looking. ain't nobody got time to re-swatch!
T and i went to sephora on a quest. or rather, i was on a mission and she agreed to come along. i really wanted to try the new becca highlighters, and i picked up opal flashes jade because it's friggen gorgeous.
sephora is doing some app only specials (like one-day-only pre-sale thingies) and this it superhero mascara and brow power bundle (full sizes) was a must at $24. two-fer! now i have 3 spare brow powers! muhahaha! i also got the urban decay optical illusion primer with a code.
lastly from sephora, they supposedly sent out a $10 or 15 off $50 coupon to VIBs for two days only. LOL i didn't get one, and i somehow managed to find a code floating about the internets. (if you aren't already, you should follow trendmood1 on instagram!) anyway, i got something for the sis in law, and the viseart petit pro palette, which T and i were pretty impressed with when we saw it in the store.
and finally, ulta had their 20% off almost everything coupon again. so i got a couple usual clinique skincare things which i didn't bother photographing, and i had to get another hoola lite. yall, i don't understand how i hit so much pan so fast on the first one. i got it in march! three months?!

zeal, stellar, astral, opal flashes jade, viseart petit pro palette (all swatched without primer)
(man, this photo doesn't capture the prettiness that is zeal and opal flashes jade...)

planner stuffs -- here's the link to my etsy list of purchased planner stuff
got my one of my two PBC sale orders in the mail from thecoffeemonsterzco. for the second, it's been over a month since she mailed it, but i haven't seen my oncemorewithlove order yet.

stickeriffic participated in monthly planner madness, so i got some of her goodies too! got a couple cactus sheets and washi, clear stickers, unicorn boxes, and llamas!

wonton in a million collabed with once more with love to make this super adorable bundle!

createdbydanielle1 had these gorgeous weekday stickers and i couldn't pass on her sudoku stickers! love!!!
planner studio made a bundle that i couldn't pass up, and i ordered a few other sheets as well

june hauls

hi guys! can you believe the year is already halfway gone!? anyway here's some of the stuffs i got this month. made a few trips to sephora because they decided to make like 4 of the sephora play! bonus points coupon things expire this month..... ~Lin-chan ^.~

tarte: swamp queen palette
ulta: lorac pro 3 palette, covergirl clean matte bb cream in light

target: wet n wild color icon blush in rose champagne
walmart: wet n wild 1 step wonder gel polish in stay classy, royal and langnickel moda powder brush, makeup mat (only $3!), kiss salon color nails in bonita
sephora: jack black the stick lip balm in fresh mint

bonus review! this polish lasted me less than 12 hours before chipping. at least it was only $2!

bonus review! these lasted me about 5-6 days before popping off, using the included glue. the glue included is the same in their gel fantasy nail sets.

sephora: formula x in victory lap (see notd post), sephora collection green tea sheet mask & rose lip mask, freebie clinique almost lipstick in pink honey

target: nyx tinted brow mascara in espresso

sally's: renewed my membership with a half off coupon, got a membership renewal freebie product - ion thickening shampoo, and i bought volumedic volumizing shampoo. i got both of these because they no longer sell folicure, and i thought these'll be worth a try to start growin my hair back!
walmart: royal & langnickel moda complexion brush, maybelline color tattoo eye chrome in beige luster

maybelline beige luster, clinique pink honey

ulta: last week, they had a 4-hour deal thing where if you spent $40, you got 5 extra items. so i went ahead and placed my order, since the items appealed to me, and i got: nyx high voltage lipstick in flutter kiss and wine & dine, clinique clarifying lotion 3, secret ph balanced deodorant, tree hut sugar scrubs, and the freebies in the 5 piece set: maybelline vivid matte liquid lip in berry boost, master precise skinny in defining black, and lash sensational luscious mascara in blackest black, garnier micellar water and miracle anti-fatigue sleeping cream.

master precise skinny pencil, flutter kiss, wine & dine, berry boost

flutter kiss

wine & dine

berry boost

target: pantene bb shampoo

sam's club: garnier whole blends shampoo, conditioner, and mask set in honey treasures

amazon: zero time dilemma -- zero escape is one of my favorite game series! can't wait to playyy!!