tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54439548139558102842012-01-31T13:26:11.872+08:00Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-9601742492882918372011-03-21T00:30:00.000+08:002011-03-21T00:30:36.329+08:00

This is the tiniest set of nails I've ever done. It's for a 9 year old friend of mine that's very fascinated with nail art! They were really tiny and cute. Although it's a really simple nail art, but she was really delighted with them! Look how small they are next to the orange stick! This Sunflower Lamp is my latest toy. It gets really dusty in my nail room whenever I use my nail drill

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-45962241215870161952011-03-14T02:24:00.001+08:002011-03-14T02:31:42.947+08:00

I love nautical nail designs! For some reason, I'm very drawn to this nail design and have since created 2 similar versions. The first time I created this set of nails was back in December 2010. I like it so much, I've made a similar set last week, with some slight variations. This is the first time I've worn the same design twice is such a short span of time! It takes me approximately 4 hours

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-85572130911029166862011-03-06T18:25:00.001+08:002011-03-06T18:26:34.126+08:00

I saw this set of teddy bear nails in a nail magazine for Valentines Day. It looks so adorable, I just had to make a set for myself! For this set of nails, I used 3D gels instead of acrylics as they are really easy to mould and will not harden until you cure them under the UV light. That way, you can shape and reshape all you want before setting the design. The only draw back is the longer time

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-25915043984833479812011-02-20T21:47:00.000+08:002011-02-20T21:47:17.154+08:00

I made this set of nails for a friend using pink gel, black fabric lace, which is embedded under clear gel. I also made some 3D acrylic bows and outlined the edges with silver glitter. It really makes a lot of difference to outline black acrylic bows. It seems to pop up so much more!

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-25721795848001459822011-02-14T00:01:00.000+08:002011-02-14T00:01:16.938+08:00

I wanted to stay away from the usual pink and red for Valentines day. But I also wanted it to be a bit glam. Nothing more appropriate than glitter and hearts for Valentines day! For this mani, I bring together OPI's 'Glitzerland' and OPI burlesque collection's 'Glow Up Already!'. The glitter in 'Glow Up Already!' has a bit of gold and green in it. It matches quite nicely with the pale gold '

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-50257113108521235372011-02-08T01:42:00.001+08:002011-02-08T01:43:27.134+08:00

My attempt to draw rabbits was an epic failure! haha but I've going to post them anyway. The funny thing is that I'm actually getting mixed reactions for this. Some little kids saw my nails and they say cute bunnies. My relatives say it looks like an albino mouse. And the best description I got for it was RAT-BITS! hahaha I think the trick is to draw the ears wider and longer to prevent it from

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-52572207641705968612011-01-30T21:02:00.002+08:002011-01-30T21:08:35.398+08:00

With Chinese New Year just around the corner, I've created a set of red embedded acrylic rose design for my sister. This is my first time creating embedded acrylic flowers. They are a little bit more time consuming but they certainly look very pretty. I've decided to create a tutorial for this post. Hope you'll give this a try too. First you'll need some red colour acrylic powder and some

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-18385810625313169542011-01-17T21:32:00.000+08:002011-01-17T21:32:19.134+08:00

I've recently created a set of wedding nails that took me ages to complete. For some reason, I had a design mental block and threw away several nail designs before I came up with the final set. My friend's wedding dress was cream and gold and her evening gown was a beautiful emerald. I wanted to create a set of nails that's suitable for a Spring/Summer wedding that incorporate all the above

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-24923217711968636852011-01-01T20:10:00.001+08:002011-01-01T20:13:47.668+08:00

Happy New Year! 2010 really went by in a flash.I hope everyone had a great New Year celebration :) I have a lot of projects planned for this new year. My new house is going to be ready very soon. I have so much to organise and plan before and after moving in. We're currently deciding on the wall colours and I am going through a white paint nightmare! Little did I know that there are soooo many

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-86420923189794115762010-12-19T21:29:00.000+08:002010-12-19T21:29:26.801+08:00

I feel so refreshed after taking 2 weeks leave from work. It's back to work for me tomorrow. Hope it doesn't get too busy these couple of weeks. I think everyone is in holiday mode at this time of the year. I wanted something cheerful and season appropriate. This is what happens when candy cane strips gets mixed up with a summer 3D acrylic flower design hehe. The background is OPI's - Isn't

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-76486413846174332972010-12-11T02:42:00.000+08:002010-12-11T02:42:08.513+08:00

I was out shopping with my sister and her boyfriend and he helped me pick out this neutral colour nail polish called 'Tickle y France-y'. I noticed that the title is a bit of an oxymoron, because if you were to wear a neutral colour, you would want to keep it natural. The problem for me is that I don't usually wear skin tone nail polish and wearing it just by itself seems a little bit too bare

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-25854346331765774312010-12-05T00:44:00.000+08:002010-12-05T00:44:51.363+08:00

My colleague have been flying over to Melbourne the past 3 years to attend the annual Melbourne Cup event. For people who don't know what it is, it's an annual horse racing event held at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. I know many people turn up dressed in their best. Women attend this event in beautiful dresses, elegant hats or fascinators. The best dressed man and woman stand a chance

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-74784834559551682632010-11-29T01:23:00.000+08:002010-11-29T01:23:04.646+08:00

The Summer heat is on! I nearly died this afternoon when the thermometer registered 39 deg.c! This beautiful orange colour 'OPI - In my Back Pocket' was one of my recent purchase. It's a beautiful bright orange that I absolutely love. Most importantly this mani lasted me 3 weeks without any touch ups!  

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I think I have not seen my sister for about 2 years. Imagine my excitement when she said she was coming over to visit me! We spent 2 gorgeous weeks together, just hanging out and catching up like sisters do. I wished we had more time together! During her visit I made 2 set of nails for her. The first one I didn't manage to take a picture of, but I managed to capture the second set minutes before

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-84204567020098158642010-11-13T14:50:00.001+08:002010-11-13T14:51:40.514+08:00

I wanted to create something cute and summery this week. I think out of all my nail polish collection, this is the third yellow nail polish I bought. My skin tone doesn't really go well with certain yellow and green, but I really like this colour on. I used a dotting tool and white nail polish to create the polka dots. The blue roses were drawn on using acrylic paint. Broken Finger Nails

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-84107608955057878112010-11-07T16:33:00.001+08:002010-11-07T16:34:22.656+08:00

I was looking through my nail polish collection and came across this OPI nail polish named 'Aphrodire's Pink Nightie'. It was one of my favourite nail polish colour from my early polish craze days. I'm using it today together with OPI's Cherry Blossom, just to give it a subtle glitter look. This very simple and fast nail art is created entirely using nail stickers. They are so convenient

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-70965645108749276652010-10-23T16:25:00.000+08:002010-10-23T16:25:39.635+08:00

I've officially ditched dark colours this Spring! I'm so into bright or pastel colours this season. This is China Glaze - Agent Lavender with lilac and white acrylic and purple bullions.  

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-68045535879053532412010-10-17T18:10:00.000+08:002010-10-17T18:10:32.297+08:00

My colleague recently got married and I gave her this set of nails to match her watermelon red evening gown. On the wedding day, I realised that the colour also matched her hand bouquet!  I've got lots of pretty Spring nail colour nail art lined up. Stay tuned! :)

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-5606354921987793742010-10-03T07:29:00.000+08:002010-10-03T07:29:13.046+08:00

Ever since I bought my first jar of silver acrylic powder, I've been looking around for more metallic acrylics. This Gold and Bronze metallic box set by Nfu.Oh was my most recent purchase. The colour didn't look very interesting when you look at the acrylic powders, but when I tried applying it on a piece of paper, I was pleasantly surprised by it! There are some very nice gold and bronze as

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-32880527900356102662010-09-19T21:49:00.000+08:002010-09-19T21:49:34.151+08:00

Just a quick update today. I did this set of nails a few weeks ago. Due to the clunky gold chains, it really attracted as lot of attention. For this design, it's either you love it or you hate it. I LOVE OPI - Glitzerland. It's got a super smooth application and lasted me nearly 2 weeks with no chips! I also did this set of nails for a friend a few weeks ago.

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-66336233072208028492010-09-08T00:22:00.001+08:002010-09-08T00:23:50.166+08:00

This is one of my favourite colour from the OPI Shrek series - What's with the Cattitude? I used this lovely light blue as a base and sponged on some white and dark blue nail polish.  Using a combination of 2 light blue, 1 yellow and 1 white acrylic powder, draw a 5 petal flower.   Draw a 3 petal flower on top of the existing flower.    Using acrylic paint, draw some lines across the lighter

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-1984932395703178062010-08-23T21:07:00.000+08:002010-08-23T21:07:12.940+08:00

We recently went on a trip south of Perth to visit the Manjimup Wine & Truffle Co. It's truffles season in Australia between May to August. If you love the smell of this beautiful but expensive fungus, you must visit this place and participate in their truffle hunt. We feasted on this amazing gourmet delicacy during our visit and paid $9 per 3 grams to have more truffles added to our meals!

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Just a quick post today. I broke 2 of my finger nails and had to put my pre planned nail art design on hold. The nail break was quite massive so I've decided to trim down all my nails. Now that they are much shorter, I thought I'll give OPI's 'Who The Shrek Are You?' a try. I've never worn such a bright green before and I think they look so cute on short nails. This was the first broken nail

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-84686470454826745862010-08-01T20:54:00.000+08:002010-08-01T20:54:41.710+08:00

Hi everyone, I am finally back! So sorry I've been away for such a long time, as I needed a break after my failed fertility treatment. I'm all good now :) and all ready to start blogging and doing nail art once again. Big thanks to everyone who kept visiting my blog during my absence and for leaving all those kind messages. Just an update on my previous pink roses nail design. I was one of the

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-71179155155766882472010-06-14T15:53:00.000+08:002010-06-14T15:53:33.520+08:00

I have been feeling really sick the past few days. Down with a cold, plus I've finally gone for my IUI (intrauterine insemination) last Friday. I was so nervous being my first time but it all went well. I have to self administer 4 more injections the next 2 weeks before going back for a blood test to see if it's successful. The needles have grown in size dramatically! These new injections are

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-34853592352145828022010-06-04T16:32:00.001+08:002010-06-04T16:44:18.155+08:00

The past few weeks have been so crazy. I've started my next round of fertility treatment where I have to self inject needles into my stomach daily. I've not been scared of needles but injecting it yourself is totally different! The nurses were very helpful at the clinic. They allowed me to practise injecting into a fake belly and then teach me how to do it on the real belly hahaha. I'm now an

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-61794728091980577862010-05-24T15:43:00.002+08:002010-05-24T15:45:32.501+08:00

Sometime back, I bought these tools and said that I'll show you how to use them after some practise. Well, I didn't get around to trying them out until today. So that is my first attempt and it's not perfect, but thought I'll just share with you this new technique I've just picked up.   The acrylic colours used are neon blue, neon orange, neon pink, black and clear acrylic powder. First prep

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-16848497138638857782010-05-16T14:55:00.003+08:002010-05-16T20:38:11.277+08:00

I've finally got myself a couple of bottles of OPI Suede to try. When matte nail polish just came out, I stayed away from them because I prefer a glossy finish. However, I figuered I could probably take the suede finish. The novelty of this suede finish lasted 1 day. By day 2 I had to add some gold glitter and top coat to glam it up. hehehe Guess I'm still a glossy and bling girl after all!

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I've just completed this set of nails for my sister-in-law who was attending a dress up party. She wore a cute Kimono that had a black and white coloured Obi (Sash). I did this for her to match the Obi. Thanks to Cyan from Blue Tape and Nails who gave me the idea to use painter's tape for creating this nail art. When I first saw this being used for nail art, I had a 'why didn't I think of

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-29569981471220241262010-04-27T01:27:00.003+08:002010-04-27T01:42:16.498+08:00

Oh I love Autumn, it's one of my favourite season. The weather's cool, the leaves are starting to turn yellow and red...sigh...I just love it. Talking about red, I've posted about OPI's Royal Rajah Ruby a couple of times before. It's a beautiful deep reddish brown that goes really well with the autumn theme. I've used it the last 2 times over nail tips and this is the first time I'm applying it

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-36802293926663066892010-04-11T02:51:00.001+08:002010-04-11T02:54:59.135+08:00

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. I've been busy running around the last few weeks with relatives visiting, doctor's appointments and work. It's officially autumn now in Perth and the days are finally getting cooler. Both Danielle and I have been wishing for rain and dreary weather throughout summer. Our wishes were 'answered' just a couple of weeks ago in the form of a violent storm! It's

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-84309585121327168232010-03-27T15:23:00.000+08:002010-03-27T15:23:52.276+08:00

It was my sister's birthday earlier this month. I miss her a lot because she lives very far away from me and we don't get to see each other very often. I think the last time I saw her in person was 2 years ago! She's been following my website and sending me emails with comments on which nail colour she likes best. *hint**hint* So this year, I've decided to send her a set of nails for her

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-14728836631178339892010-03-16T02:10:00.000+08:002010-03-16T02:10:42.018+08:00

I'm trying to get more practise using gels to create a french mani. However, I didn't want to use the classic french manicure colours. I've chosen a black tip colour this time and pair it with antique looking roses. Materials used to create this look: The base was created using clear gel, black gel and a builder gel. I've also used a gel bonder to prevent lifting as well as a shining top gel to

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-88357704326168994442010-03-07T01:35:00.001+08:002010-03-07T01:41:07.580+08:00

This is my second attempt using the water marbling technique since September last year (See Water Swirl Nail Design). I really like using this technique as you can experiment with different colours and pattens.  First time using crushed shells. They give a very interesting textured look on the nails. Marbling's only done on the thumb, index and ring finger. I did this set of nails on a boiling

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-56917947030652517272010-03-01T10:35:00.002+08:002010-03-07T00:09:58.762+08:00

This is my first attempt to create a tutorial, as requested by Danielle from The Diva's Polish. It's not easy trying to take photos and draw at the same time, however I hope you'll get some insight into how the 3D acrylic flowers are made. Please let me know if you've got any questions.  One of my new purchase. OPI - Royal Rajah Ruby. Beautiful dark burgundy with tiny sparkles (2 coats).1 coat

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-44233698863460079122010-03-01T01:12:00.000+08:002010-03-01T01:12:52.504+08:00

This is my current nail art work space. It's grown a lot in size since my previous Work Station post! The original orange work station. I'm running out of space for my nail polish. Luckily I found these storage trays (see white try on the bottom right and next few photos). I'm going to use these trays to store my nail polish according to their colour and place them in proper shelves in the

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-76978613436979813502010-02-21T01:39:00.002+08:002010-02-21T01:44:37.149+08:00

Wow time really pass by so quickily! Jin Jin's Adventures has just turned 1 year old! A BIG Thank You to everyone who's been following and reading my blog. I can't express in words how much fun I had interacting with fellow bloggers who share the same passion in nail polish and nail art. Looking back this past year, I've realised just how much nail art materials I've collected and purchased!

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-66828798757472994732010-02-12T22:01:00.002+08:002010-02-12T22:19:56.361+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year! It's the first day of the Lunar calander this coming Sunday. Traditionally, we'll have a reunion dinner on new year's eve followed by 15 days worth of celebrations! During Chinese New Year, we often great each other with auspicious words such as 新年快乐 Xin Nian Kuai Le (Happy New Year), 万事如意 Wan Shi Ru Yi (May things go as you wish), 恭喜发财 Gong Xi Fa Cai (Congratulations and

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I've not been a big fan of nude nail polish, however the recent buzz with mannequin nails made stop by the MAC counter again and bought this new nail polish from the Love Lace collection - Light Affair. I'm very impressed with this nail polish's consistancy and how easily it applies with just 2 coates. Being rather busy lastely, I've not changed my nail polish for 2 whole weeks and I must say

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-51328563041360708082010-01-29T00:50:00.000+08:002010-01-29T00:50:55.219+08:00

Oh it's summer here in Perth and we're getting the full blown heat wave this year! My parents who were staying with us the past 6 months have just 'escaped' to Singapore for Chinese New Year. Just before they left, I made this 3D acrylic Sunflower pedicure for my mom. I hope they last till Chinese New Year!     

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-28115685135902476142010-01-24T21:09:00.002+08:002010-01-24T21:20:01.494+08:00

I've just completed a new set of wedding nails for a friend's wedding in Malaysia. For the first time, my nail art is flying international to another country! It took me 2 days to complete this as I wanted to make sure the paint is totally dry before proceeding with the 3D acrylic flowers. I've used 4 coats of OPI's Isn't It Romantic, as it looks quite sheer even after 3 coats. What a pretty

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-72644675446155197992010-01-20T08:20:00.000+08:002010-01-20T08:20:08.792+08:00

Whenever I go shopping, I've always walked right pass the Napoleon counter. Until one day, this colour stopped me on my tracks. I've always wanted to create a nail design using a Tiffany coloured nail polish! The application of this nail polish was very streaky but on the whole, it wears quite well and I do love the colour.      

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-29411160376542296912010-01-19T19:57:00.000+08:002010-01-19T19:57:23.201+08:00

The Summer Lace Wedding Nails I made for my friend M was finally being worn on the big day early this month! I was so excited on the actual day that I've totally forgotten to bring my camera. These photos were taken from the iPhone.  

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-76940647110778934662010-01-09T02:24:00.000+08:002010-01-09T02:24:04.785+08:00

Hi everyone, I know this is late but Happy New Year!!! It's been a really eventful 2009 both at work and at home. I'm really glad to have started this blog to share my passion for nail art. Along the way, I've met some really great friends online! Thank You for following and reading Jin Jin's Adventures. I've been wanting to post this new year nail design for sometime but I've not been feeling

Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746243642122928115noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443954813955810284.post-77679031071884322662009-12-25T19:39:00.000+08:002009-12-25T19:39:41.601+08:00

How's everyone enjoying their holidays? It's been a hot week for us here in Perth, averaging around the mid 30s. I've just checked the weather forecast and it's going to be a steaming hot Monday next week, tops at 40 deg.c!!! My red Smitten With Mittens Holiday Nails were looking a little bit tired and I thought of creating a new design. This design was inspired by the talented Asami's Winter

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I'm so happy to create this set of nails for my friend who's getting married in 2 weeks time! Her favourite colour is orange and her summer wedding will have lots of orange tones throughout all the decorations and flowers. Without even seeing what type of orange she's chosen, I went ahead and bought this nail polish from The Face Shop. I was shocked when she handed me the wedding invite,

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1 and a half weeks into my 3 weeks break from work and I'm totally loving it! My relatives are visiting for 2 weeks and we've been busy shopping, eating and watching lots of dramas. It's so relaxing to have holidays like this! Only if everyday can be like this...sigh....hehehe Look what I found! A Magical Tray for flipping rhinestones the right way up just by shaking it! All you have to do is to

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This must have been the most frustrating nail art experience ever. The previous full cover acrylic overlay took me more than 1 hour to remove! This week's nail art was meant to be snowflakes and snowman (although it's 37 deg.C now in Perth).  However, my snowflakes were a big failure. I think I've chosen a way too complicated design and my free hand drawing skills are not up to speed. After

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It has been a very tiring weekend because I had to work till 12am on Friday night! To make matters worse, it's extremely hot as well. Next Saturday is going to be pretty much the same with the mercury hitting 37 deg.C. I was lazing around the house feeling very lethargic the whole weekend not wanting to move or go out. I feel like a sloth! Luckily, by Sunday afternoon we had heaps of cooling sea

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I've bought this OPI colour called 'Teal The Cows Come Home' for a long time, but did not have the chance to try it out. I kept getting distracted by other colours and nail art ideas that I've cold storaged this colour until this weekend. This evening,  I 've got a dinner picnic at the beach and the thought of the glittering blue ocean suddenly reminded me of this colour! It took me quite a while

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I discovered a shop in Perth City's Piccadilly Arcade called The Face Shop. It's got heaps of face, body, hair and nail care products from Korea. I bought quite a few nail colours to try out. They are currently having a promo where you buy 3 bottles and get 1 free. The cost of 4 bottles is $12! You can't see from this photo, but some of these colours have very fine silver sparkles in them. I

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Look what I found after going to the hardware store! I've seen people using hooks and blue tags to hold nail tips like this. It's a great way to prop them up so that you can have both hands fee. It's especially good when applying air brush artwork. This is another way of holding the nail tip. I've improvised this holder by using a non-slip furniture cap and a plastic hook. Holding the round

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While my dad was busy baking real cookies and muffins, I was busy in my nail room 'baking' these goodies!         I've taken some photos from the side so that you can see the vanilla cream or chocolate cream filling I have in between the heart shaped cookies. I've also made coffee doughnuts with strawberry frosting and normal doughnuts with milk chocolate frosting, both topped with

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I went shopping again! Bad..... very bad, but very happy at the same time hahaha! This time, I got more acetone, brush cleaner, nail art brushes...etc....The most exciting are the new acrylic powders (far left) which includes the Bronze and Gold acrylic powders. If you remember my post sometime back regarding Cool Silver Acrylic Powder, well these 2 are the other remaining metal acrylic powders

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For the past few years, my in-law's garden have a been pretty popular nesting ground for birds during spring time. My husband's dad will update us every year how many bird nest he found in his garden! It's such an amazing experience to see how each egg hatch into a tiny bird. They look extremely cute, like a ping pong size fluff ball! Unfortunately, a tragic event happened this year. One of the

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Looked what my parents made the other day! They look so good I had to take a photo of them. Soba Noodles served cold on ice are the best on a hot day. They go very will with prawn and vegetables tempura. I'm so blessed to have them around!

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I've bought these 3D soft cane fruit wheel for ages but can't think of any interesting way to wear them. Since the weather is now starting to get warmer, I thought of wearing something bright and sunny. I've never tried wearing so many colours before and was a bit embaressed wearing this out! What do you guys think?   These are the colours I've used. They are all new colours that I've

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The Gracia Gel I used last week was still intact. I noticed some lifting near my cuticles by day 4, but the gel stayed on the nail and didn't come off. I noticed that Gracia gels come in many different colours. I'm very tempted to get a few more to try! This weekend, I researched on folk art and looking at how I can incorporate those hand drawn flowers onto my nails. The hard part is to also

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I am now slowly trying out all the new gel products I bought earlier. On Monday night, I started working on removing my previous nail art and getting my nails ready for gel. The whole process from removal, to reshaping, cleaning cuticles and applying the gel took me 5 hours! I went to bed at 2 am and spent the most of Tuesday living like a zombie! It took me a while getting used to applying gels

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Wow this is the first weekend in a long while that I did not redo my nails! The previous nail art had heaaps of acrylic flowers covering the nail that it lasted quite a while. On Sunday, a collegue came over to get her nails done. She wanted something pink. This was what I did for her. Unfortunately we didn't manage to get this done until after sun down. It would have been nice to photograph

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I am so happy to finally receive my box of new 3D gels!!!! I was so totally in love with the first Jar that I went back and got all 24 colours! It's so easy to mould them into shapes and the main advantage is that there's no smell! This box set is so cute it comes together with a 3D gel brush and a glass pallette to place or mix your 3D gels before applying onto the nails. For those who's never

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After the rest of the world have tested and reviewed the new Mac nail polishes, the Style Black series have finally arrived in Perth! Unfortunately, I have been very busy and missed out on the first few days when it hit the stores. By the time I got to the mac counter, a lot of the products were already sold out! However, I did manage to grab a bottle of Seriously Hip and the Volcanic Ash

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Last week I tried making a 3D gel rose and was very happy with the result. I called the store immediately the following day and booked a whole box of 3D gels in different colours! I'll be practising making different kinds of 3D nail art and hope to post them up soon. Part of my haul last week include this very cool Silver Acrylic Powder. When it's wet it looks like a drop of mercury. However, it

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Today is officially the most hydrated day of my life! I drank 1 and a half liters of water within half and hour and had to hold for 1 and a half hours before I can let it all out! It was such a torture. The reason behind all these drinking is because I had to get a pelvis scan done. The husband and I have been trying for a baby the past 2 years without success and we've finally decided to see a

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Lace nails are really getting popular now, however, as far as I'm aware, the Japanese have been using this technique for a long time. It's quite tricky to stick real lace to your nails. This is my first attempt and I'm only 60% happy with the result. For this nail art, I used nail glue to stick the lace onto my nails. The problem with it is that the lace pattern disappears once too much glue is

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My first tag from Shanghainese Dumpling!If you were going to allow us to spend a night at your home, we’d like to know the following:1. What books are on your favorite shelf?My all time favorite books which I can read over and over again are all books by Roald Dahl, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden and all Sword Fighting books by Jing Yong.My current favourite read are 1421 by Gavin Menzies,

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Oh my goodness. I've been working every single night the last 3 days till about 4a.m.! I was so busy I didn't manage to maintain my previous nail art at all. However, the water swirl nail polish wears really well even after 1 week. It can safely be worn for another 5 days with some additional top coat. Usually, to extend the length of your nail polish, especially on natural nails, remember to add

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After much hair pulling, I've finally managed to upload and modify a new blog template. It still needs a little more final adjustments but I do like the end result. Hope you'll like it too.As previously mentioned I was meant to continue with my wedding theme, however I was so tired of light pastel colours, therefore I've decided to try a new technique.I don't know what's the official name of this

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This week I'm continuing with the wedding theme. Decided to go with a very simple design which will suit most wedding dresses. Unfortunately I was unable to take these pictures in natural light like I always do. These pictures do not show the beautiful pearly nature of OPI - At First Sight. I personally like this colour a lot but prefer to have a more complicated design :)I'll try to use the same

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As I've mentioned before, I've always only done my own nails and that of my mom's. I've also created nail art for 3 other friends before, but they were all done on natural nails. Last Friday, a friend of mine was going to attend a wedding and wanted her nails done. I thought I'll try painting on some artificial nails. The end result was pretty good!

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It's finally springtime! I love all the beautiful colours appearing all over the place. For these couple of months, I'm thinking of focusing on spring flowers design and wedding themes. I'll be helping a friend and her sister with their nails for an upcoming wedding. It'll be so much fun!A few weeks back I had multiple nail breaks on my left hand. That's why you're only seeing my right hand all

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Why is it still so cold? I am really looking forward to summer and sunshine!Created this marine theme using the emboss method. I used blue and red acrylic to paint on my nails for a 3D effect, then using clear nail polish, I sprinkled on some glitter. It's a really messy process, especially when I'm still coughing hahaha. Ended up with glitter all over the place! Using the same red acrylic I also

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I've been down with the winter bug since Wednesday 2 weeks ago! Never been so sick for a long while. I nearly took a whole week off from work to recover but I'm still feeling very sick. The doctor said it's not H1N1 but I think it maybe a variation, cos no matter what medication I take my flu refused to go away! I may have to revisit my doctor again to have a second check. I'm so over being sick.

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Have been feeling very stress lately due to work as well as other issues! There's so much to do and not enough hours in a day to accomplish them. sigh...

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On Friday I had lots of work to complete and requested to work from home. The laptop we were given at work had it's wireless capability disabled due to security reasons. The only way to get access to the Internet is via the blue network cable. However, the one given to us at work was really short and I'm limited to work in the back room, which is the coldest in winter. Luckily I found this super

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When I saw this piece of furniture, I knew immediately that it would be perfect for storing all my nail art equipments. Previous to this, whenever I need to work on my nails, I need to carry 3 boxes worth of stuff to the living room. Now, I just roll this work station to whichever location in my house.On one side is the display unit where I store all my nail polish according to their colour, on

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I saw this colour for the first time on The Polish Addict and have been thinking about it ever since. However I've never seen China Glaze nail polish being sold here in Perth before.You can imagine my excitement when I found this last bottle standing on the shelves!Unfortunately, after wearing this nail design for 3 days, I broke 2 nails on my right hand! I was extremely sad the entire day! I

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Some time back, when I started my nail art craze, a friend of mine introduced me to a nail products supplier. Every since that first introduction, I've been going to her shop to top up my supplies. On my birthday, she brought me to several distributors to get some nail polish. I was like a kid in a candy store when I saw all the brightly coloured bottles! The best thing of buying from a

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First time I received flowers for my birthday at work! Thanks Kate!

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Oh my goodness! My favourate singer Amei have released a new albulm this month under her Puyuma aboriginal name - Gulilai Amit. The entire albulm ROCKS! I've been listening to all the tracks on repeat mode for several days. My husband can even sing her songs now hahaha!Created my nails to match the rock theme.

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As I'm writing this post, it's pouring like crazy outside. I'm planning to go shopping tomorrow, but looks like I may have to stay home and watch drama instead!Tomorrow's forecast:"Showers and windy, with the risk of a thunderstorm and hail. Strong and squally W/SW'ly winds, reaching gale force at times."This is last week's nail art. It took me 4 whole hours to get it done. My eyes were all blur

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Is it old age or is it really cold this winter? I am already looking wishing for Spring to arrive!Did a frosty design this week.

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Last night at 3am I was woken by a loud bang. Upon checking, I realised our fence have collapsed! The strong winds, rain and hail stones passing through last night have created havoc all over Perth!These pictured were taken after much cleaning and shifting around. The fencing were initially leaning against my patio. I also found one of my neighbour's tree trunk on my drive way and leaves all over

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I recently received an email from my uncle inviting everyone in the family to his place for a Durian and karaoke party. The only problem for me is that the party is a good 5 hours flight away :( I heard they also had very good mangosteens! I miss my family, I miss Durians and Mangosteens too!!!To make up for the lack of karaoke, I spent yesterday afternoon with a good friend locked in a karaoke

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Oh what a fun and relaxing holiday! I've taken a couple of weeks off to spend time with my uncle and auntie who've come over to visit me from Singapore. We went shopping, eating, vegetated at home and watched lots and lots of dramas! Sigh I wished everyday could be like this hehehe...For my nails this week, I've chosen to attempt 3D acrylic nail art. It was so fun and smelly hahaha. To create the

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We're finally getting some rain and colder nights! Apparently there have been a warm current along our coast that's been bringing us a warm and sunny winter. Although it's never cold enough here to have any snow, but I've seen some frost and hail storms the last couple of weeks.I've been really into white nail polish the last 2 weeks. One black and white nail art one was inspired by the dress

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Pink is in town and I'll be going to her concert!My first attempt on Leopard print. hehehe Very over the top but fun. Better wear it while I am still 'youngish'. Or am I already a 'lao hiao" (Old Vain) ? hahaha

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Wow my weekend's been packed with weddings and birthdays. I've lost count of the number of presents I've bought this month. I've created a few darker coloured nail art the past few weeks to welcome the winter months. I've also tried painting flowers and lines but some were not very successful :( I'm still working my way to become ambidextrous!

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Phew I am safe from this round of retrenchment. Thank God!Thanks to all who have given me lots of encouragement. It's been very stressful and sad to see some of my team members loose their job. My manager and I have been moved to a new department and we're still unsure how the new environment will be like. I hope it'll be a great team to work with.It's been pretty gloomy at work the whole week. I

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Whenever I have family or friends travelling to Asia, the first thing I ask them to bring back for me are nail stickers! I absolutely love them for their ease of use and convenience especially when creating nail art. See the cute flowers my sister bought for me (pink nails).I just got 2 new nail colours - OPI My Private Jet & OPI DS Coronation. The DS Coronation is a beautiful sparkling gray but

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Finally, I received a firm confirmation that we're going to have some news this Monday or Tuesday regarding our job security. It's giving me some butterflies in my tummy, because I'm still unsure of what to do if I loose my job. Even if my job is safe, I still feel lots of uncertainty, as many staff have speculated that this is not the end of the job cuts. Sigh... very uncertin times ahead. I

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I LOVE April. We have the super long weekend during Easter (both Friday and Monday are public holidays) and another long weekend during Anzac Day. Both Charles and I did absolutely nothing and had a wonderful time!Charles and I have been married for a little more than 3 years now and many people have been asking the same question. 'When are you guys planning for kids?' My friends have been asking

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Yippee it's the Easter long weekend and I've taken 4 more days off straight after! I'm so in need of this break from work. It's been an extremely stressful week waiting for news. So far I've not heard any news about the security of my job. However, there's already quite a number of staff who's been informed that their role have been made redundant. I hope to find out more info by the end of the

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I was out shopping last Friday evening for Jane Iredale's Amazing Base Mineral powder and bumped into a lovely girl in the shop. Being beauty fanatics, we could relate to each other and ended up shopping together! She introduced me to this range of Nail Polish from Kit Cosmetics and I fell in love immediately. The colour is intense and there's a wide range of shimmering colours which I

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When we were young, I loved playing with my sister's hair. I'll sit her down and tie her hair up in all sorts of manner. I love dolling others up and treated her like my real life Barbie! To this day when we bring up our childhood memories, she'll always complain that I was extremely rough with her hair and caused her lots of pain! (so sorry Small Y) Ofcourse that happened when I was really young

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There are more and more news every day about recession. Gloom and Doom is all there is on business news. I've heard news from a few friends who have lost their jobs. My heart goes out to those with families to support and a mortgage to pay. The reality of life is that we need money to survive.The company I've been working for have also recently publicly announced that they will be cutting some

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I've been pretty happy with my last 3 nail art. The one I have on this week took me 3 and a half hours to complete! I love anything that sparkles, especially gold and sliver ones. It works really well on long nails.Last week I had a rose pattern nail art. It's so sweet and pretty. I've forbidden myself to buy anymore nail polish but caved in when I saw this OPI Designer colour with diamond powder

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You might have noticed from my previous post that I've been busy land hunting. After looking around at so many locations, I've decided that I'm still more comfortable living south of the river. In fact, I've been a southling for the past 11 years!I found a beautiful estate called Meve. The newest release consists of elevated land with breathtaking views of the city, ocean, surrounding parkland

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Oh my goodness I've been so busy at work the past couple of weeks that I feel numb both mentally and physically when I reach home. The last thing I want to do is to think of what to cook at the end of the day. Luckily my parents are around to look after me! I feel so blessed to have them around, not just because I can come home to a lovely meal every night, but also because I somehow feel more at

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Like my goth look? I had to tear one square piece of silver nail foil into small bits and stick them on one by one. Took me 2 hours to complete.

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