notd redoux: china glaze afterglow & nina ultra pro pink frost

hi guys! i've finally made a new redoux post. and it's not the same colors as what i used and failed with last month. lol. it will come again sometime soon, i just didn't want a dark polish for now. anyway, today i bring you a comparison of two polishes that i may or may not have already compared??? i don't really remember. i did two coats each of china glaze afterglow (thumbs, middles, and rings; previous notd post) and nina ultra pro in pink frost (pointers & rings, previous notd post). anyway, between the two, i think i like afterglow a lot more. the formula is thicker and the blue irridescence is more prominent? vibrant? basically when it reflects, the blue is a lot more noticeable. (if you check out the old notd posts, the blue is more apparent in those photos.) additionally, afterglow appears to be a bit pinker or this could be because of the nature of the polish formula, i'm not sure. side by side from a distance though, you probably couldn't tell the difference. ~Lin-chan ^.~

notd! sheer iridescent pink comparison

hey guys! today i used china glaze afterglow and nina ultra pro pink frost. between these two, i like afterglow a lot more. it has a slightly smoother application, it's pinker, and the iridescence is bluer and more noticeable. ~L-c ^.~

 
flash, no flash
thumbs, middles, & pinkies: afterglow; pointers and rings: pink frost

nail of the day: nina ultra pro pink frost

my stone cold started chipping really bad and i'm on set tomorrow so i decided to change them to nina ultra pro pink frost. ~L-c ^.~

 

nail of the day: my first **attempt** at water marbling

 

what i learned: alpine snow is not super great as a base color for this--i wish it were a more bright and vibrant white, ibiza comes out looking like black (except for that little strip on my left thumb), pink frost gives some of them a cool effect but is too sheer, and patience, patience, patience is everything. my middle fingers and right pointer and thumb were double-dipped, they came out too white after the first try. after the second dip, my middle finger looks a bit muddy. as you can probably see, one of the last ones i did (right ring finger) looks the best......... >.> ~Lin-chan ^.~

ps; if you don't know what a water marble is or how to do it, check out SimpleLittlePleasures' tutorials.

sally's (and sephora) haul

more nail polish! yesterday, i was really in search for finger paints twisted and flecked, going to 3 different stores. but based on what i'm seeing on ebay etc., twisted's rare... like $45 (buy it now) rare. and flecked is about $15 online now. 太不好了！ and i ordered something from sephora and who let the dorks out? was on sale. ~L-c ^.~

Sephora by OPI - Glee: Who Let the Dorks Out?, Savvy: French Rose Opal Frost (on sale! $2), Nina Ultra Pro: Pink Frost,
China Glaze - Magnetix: Pull Me Close (magnet sold separately), China Glaze: Some Like it Haute (clearance $3!), China Glaze: Blue Iguana, Finger Paints: Laugh My Art Off

update 2/26: i managed to get them off ebay!

twisted, flecked

sally beauty supply mini haul!

went to sally's today--yes the BR one was open, the two in metairie/kenner weren't >.> and got stuck in traffic because i should have known better that the sally's near my house would be closed seeing as though it's veterans. and mardi gras day. and parades. i mean, come on. right. >>big dummy<< anyway. it took me an extra hour to get home, maneuvering around the parade traffic because i didn't get back onto w. esplanade soon enough TT_TT. so! that brings us to our haul. i had a 15% off your purchase coupon (of which, they emailed me reminding me to use it about an hour after i used it..........) and i got these, ~$14. ~Lin-chan ^.~

the first one, i'm not sure what it is..it's a nina ultra pro, but it looks like the sticker with the color's name was removed.. on clearance ($2.50)
two more finger paints flakies, these were the last two they had, i think i'll check other places, i really wanted to get twisted ($5 ea)
orly's primetime was like $1.30 on clearance, i wanted to try it out--i really like being able to buy small quantities for cheap and then deciding to repurchase larger or not.
a lot of people online have been raving about inm's out the door topcoat, so i got a tiny one to try it--$1, clearance