Winnie picked out a unique leopard design from her own nail magazine! It has glitter accent nails, leopard prints on some nails, and an actual leopard face on some nails! I modified it a little for her and this was the result: Interestingly, Winnie asked for a slanted twist to the usual half moon, and … Continue reading »
Yanting asked for florals on a half moon base, with a glitter accent nail. I showed her the new range of glitters by Angel Pro Gelly and she picked out #99, a gorgeous holographic glitter! I used Gelish Desert Sands as the base, then Angel Pro Gelly Polish in #38 (coral pink) for the half … Continue reading »
A while back, I posted about the 100 new colours of Angel Pro Gelly Polish, and I pre-ordered some of them in advance. When they arrived recently, I got to see the swatches in real life at the distributor’s store (which happens to be my nail school, The Pink Room International Nail Academy) and they … Continue reading »
Recently, a reader named Cynthia left a comment asking me to recommend some commonly-used colours as she was looking to purchase some Angel Pro Gelly Polish colours to start with. This made me think of doing an in-depth post so that it would benefit more people similarly struggling with choosing colours for their starter kit. … Continue reading »
Today’s post is going to be a long one, because I have something special to share. It’s no secret that I’ve fallen in love with Angel Pro Gelly Polish – I’m sure many of you have noticed that my designs are increasingly featuring this Korean gel polish rather than the more commonly used Gelish or … Continue reading »
Currently, I’m only using gel polishes from Gelish and Artistic Colour Gloss for my customers. I love them, but one unfortunate thing about these two brands is that the colour range is so limited that I sometimes have to disappoint my customers who want certain colours like pastel yellow or pastel orange as Gelish and … Continue reading »
I love it when brides go all out for their nails! Check out this set: I used Gelish Light Elegant as the base and drew on lace with acrylic paint. Then, I sculpted embossed flowers and added tons of embellishments. Apart from the usual pearls and crystals, I dug into my treasure trove of charms … Continue reading »
Ann is a thoughtful mommy with a two-month old baby (if I remember correctly) and she opted for a Gelish mani as was concerned about normal polish chipping off around her baby. She was considering doing a Marc Jacobs-themed set (would love to do that one day!) but opted for Miu Miu swallows instead due … Continue reading »
Yanting choose some designs done with gold stickers (from my Tokyo nail loot) that I had on my nail wheel. This design was done with Gelish Ambience as the base and Gelish Take Action. For the ring finger, I used a large ornate gold sticker down the centre of the nail. The rest of the … Continue reading »
Michelle’s mani is very appropriate for Valentine’s Day! This was actually her CNY mani, but I saved it for V-day. As you can see, I used my ultra-realistic nail stickers from my Tokyo stash for this design. Used Gelish Ambience for the base and Gelish Take Action for the half moon. Added a border of … Continue reading »
Janice saw the ultra realistic floral stickers that I used in this design and requested for them in her mani. I also took the opportunity to show her some other stickers that I thought would match and in the end, this is what we agreed on! Floral borders on every nail except the middle finger, … Continue reading »
Xen wanted to try a new design that I had on my nail wheel – it looks pretty random, like a cross between marbling and sponging. The new wheel: However, she didn’t want the gold frame because she doesn’t like gold, so we left it bare. For the rest of the nails, I suggested using … Continue reading »
Vel had a hard time choosing a design (it’s a very common dilemma!) so she left it up to me in the end. This is what I did for her: On the thumb, I did a floral border with acrylic paint and added a bunny sticker (part of my Japan loot). These stickers are amazing … Continue reading »
Michelle loves leopard prints and I think I’ve just about run out of ideas on how to incorporate them differently into each of her manicures. Her nails had also just chipped so we weren’t able to do a really outrageous multi-section design that I had in mind. In the end, we settled for this: I … Continue reading »
Sometimes I think I’m really fortunate because I have some of the nicest customers ever – the majority are early/on time, and there are some who spring surprise gifts on me, like souvenirs from their holidays, or bring me food/drinks because they know I’m always too busy to eat… there are also those who are … Continue reading »
A few weeks ago, I bought a set of striping tape off eBay. Striping tape is a quick and easy way to embellish your nails, and I’ve seen people use it to wonderful effect. After a week of looking at my Gelish-ed nails, I was already getting bored even though the mani still looked fresh. … Continue reading »
A while ago I posted a Gelish mani with Hello Kitty nail art. Remember this? After exactly three weeks, the customer came back to me to get the Gelish soaked off. Ignoring the nail growth, the Gelish was in amazing condition! And because my nails currently look like this: The customer also asked for the … Continue reading »
My mom has always loved painting her nails, but she used to only do it on weekends. It didn’t make sense to polish them on weekdays because they would chip after a day at work (she does a lot of washing and preparation of food because she runs a food stall). For that same reason, … Continue reading »
Bessie opted for a candy-striped design with OPI Pink-ing Of You as the base: The stripes were added randomly. I used Art Club’s striper polishes in Mint and White as well as acrylic paint in purple for the stripes. Finally, I used Art Club’s fine silver glitter polish to line some of the stripes. Super … Continue reading »
Received my OPI Silver Shatter yesterday and immediately played with it! The picture on the left shows OPI Planks A Lot alternated with OPI Sparrow Me The Drama. The picture on the left has Silver Shatter over the nails. Which do you prefer? I like them both and am having a hard time deciding. I … Continue reading »
