Bonfire Mani

   For the Annual Ateneo Bonfire I wanted to paint my nails blue and white, our school colors, but I didn't have any white polish.So I just did this:

Two coats of OPI Servin' Up Sparkle over one coat of The Face Shop BL 604.

one coat of BL 604. Yeah, I know, right.

    TFS BL 604 is one of my favoritest nail polishes ever. I've had it for two years and there are no signs of discoloration or separation or whatever. So it saddened me that I couldn't close the bottle anymore. Well, at first try. The next day I was able to close it, no problem.

This was the most it would go.

   My Bonfire mani was not very Bonfire-y but it did remind me of the fireworks that go off after the bonfire is lit.

Find the deformed hidden Mickey!

   So I'm renaming it My Bonfireworks Mani. Shut up, this is MY blog.

   It also reminds me of the view when you look down from the hill, where the Ateneo is.

Down from the hill, down to the world go I....

  I am in love with this mani.

 

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    This shot captures the awesomeness of Servin' Up Sparkle:

I'm sorry for my greasy fingers. Blame the rain. And the chicken. Long story.

   Do you see that sparkly sparkle? You can't miss it. (Unless you're blind)

(Bonfire photos courtesy of Grake Ablana)

My First Pink Wednesday

   The Game 2/Final Game of UAAP Season 74 was postponed due to typhoon Pedring. You know what this means? I can remove my blue nail polish and finally participate in Pink Wednesday!

   So for my first ever Pink Wednesday, I thought of braving the unknown - nail art.

   Background: as early as preschool I already knew that Art is my Waterloo. While my classmates got  VG's (very good) or 10+star on their works of art, which were really just goddam splotches of color on Oslo paper, I received around freaking 8/10. Yes, as early as preschool I was getting B's on my artwork. For a 4-year-old, that was kinda traumatizing. Imagine the shame of getting 8 in Art. ART!

   Fine, I got it. I suck at Art. That's why my whole life I shied away from everything that involves creating things with my hands. It was only very recently that I discovered I can make some kick-ass jewelry, and even so I was  am insecure of my creations.

   But I digress.(I just really want to say I make jewelry, too.)

  The whole point of that preschool anecdote is simply to warn you that I was, am and probably will always be mediocre with anything that involves painting. Also so that you'll feel sorry for me and not bash my miserable attempt at nail art. 

   Here are the photos:

Photo taken in poor lighting (or maybe I did that on purpose to conceal the amateurish quality of my nail art)

It's totally the lighting that's bad.

   I used Tony Moly MK01 as my base and The Face Shop PP 406 as the tip.

   One last photo of the experiment and the horror is over.

   While doing my first ever Pink Wednesday manicure, I realized one thing: I have only TWO bottles of pink nail polish.

"No way."

   Yes way. Tony Moly MK01 and Etude House Matte 10, which I don't even like that much anymore.

 
   Believe it or not. And I bought both of them only about two weeks ago. Imagine, had I not thought of buying nail polish that day, I would have nothing to wear for Pink Wednesday. And what makes this lack of pink nail polish even more shocking is the fact that pink is my favorite color.

 

   Yes, pink wallet, pink notebooks, pink shirt, pink ring holder, pink envelope (containing letters from my students from Summer 2010, the envelope was from them, too), heck, I even have a pink stapler and pink staples!

   And yet only two pink nail polishes. :(

   Now I know what color to get the next time I buy polish.

PS: It's only Tuesday but I'm posting this already because I might not be able to do it tomorrow, what with the typhoon and the power interruptions.

The Face Shop BL605 aka Ateneo Blue

   When the Ateneo Blue Eagles made it to the finals a few days ago, I painted my nails blue in preparation for Game 1 against the FEU Tamaraws. I knew I wouldn't be able to watch it as I had work, so I just showed my support through my nails.

  
   This one is The Face Shop BL605. (Really, TFS should give names to their polishes, not just numbers. Numbers are boring.)

   You have to forgive my far-from-perfect manicure. I took these pictures days after I did my nails. And it was I who did my nails, so it would look imperfect regardless.

   I consider this nail polish lucky because it was the same polish I was wearing when we won last year. And we did win yesterday!

courtesy: Graks Ablana

   Needless to say, I'm not taking this nail polish off until we win on Tuesday. And we shall!

   Honestly speaking, I don't know for sure if this really is THE Ateneo blue, but among the blue nail polishes in my collection, it sure is the closest to royal blue.
 

L-R: TFS BL605, TFS BL604, Elianto Blue Splash, Elianto Aqua, Etude House BL 501

   And when we do get that 4-peat, hmmm.... I'll keep you posted. :)
   GO ATENEO! ONE BIG FIGHT!

Like a Virgin

Hello non-existent followers!

This is my nth attempt at creating a blog; I'm crossing my polished fingers this blog lasts at least... I dunno. I don't remember how long my last blog lasted. I've always wanted to maintain a blog but I just can't because I'm too damn lazy. because I'm always busy. Well, I just didn't think people cared about what I thought, what I did, etc. But being a nail polish lover since birth,  I simply need to finally express my passion for nail polish. Painting my nails is not enough. Ergo, this blog.


Disclaimer: I'm no artist. I simply love pretty colors on my nails. This blog won't be about complicated nail art, nail tutorials, the best nail care products, etc. I've dreamed of becoming a nail technician since I was three, when my mom started bringing me to beauty salons. Sadly, more than two decades of loving nail polish, I'm still an idiot on the subject. Maybe I should do a Serena Williams and get myself licensed.





PS: It doesn't feel right that my first post doesn't include a photo of my nails, so here ya go:

This is my niece, Marielle. She's the reason behind my pink nails at the moment. (That's an old photo, taken when she was two days old. I was wearing The Face Shop red-something)