I’ve always been honest with you. My nails are…well, nails. My nails are brittle, I never had the patience to grow them long, and though I really, really envision myself having long, elegant-looking nails, I always find myself on a path of sabotage and nail-destruction, as my nails easily break. I’ve tried them all – even the crazy teflon-coated Sally Hansen nail strengtheners, and I just couldn’t make my nails grow longer and stronger. And ok, not blaming it all on my nail-DNA, I also don’t feel like typing and doing stuff with my hands with long nails. I’m quite comfortable this way – with short nails that do all the labor, carry stuff, type like a maniac ( I scored high during typing maniac okay ), and all.

Although, sometimes, I just don’t feel like a lady sometimes with my short nails, and much more, a short nailbed. Haha! So…just imagine what I did during a really boring day at the mall…

While I was getting really bored on a Friday afternoon, I was checking on MAC Cosmetics’ holiday collection, and I really felt like getting a manicure. I strolled in Dashing Diva at Powerplant Mall, and well, I asked for “fake nails.” Haha! That was really, really blunt! But they really are, right? Anyway, Dashing Diva apparently has a variety of “virtual nails,” as they are called there – they have metallic nails with various designs, french tipped nails, and just plain nails that can be applied with your chosen shade of nail polish. I chose the plain nails, to save the complication. I was surprised that it only cost me P800.00 for both hands, as before, sculptured nails were much, much more expensive, going to thousands. But these are not sculptured nails, these are virtual nails! Yay for affordable nails!
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You might be surprised that I am posting pictures of my nails, as I do not do that often. First, my nails have always been short, and my nailbed is not as spacious as other lucky girls, and second, my nails are brittle. Okay, you know the reason. But from time to time, I do enjoy my nail-pampering moments because I am actually appreciative of beautiful shades nail companies come up with.

It was one fateful day when Digitaltraincase ( an online superstore with tons of good beauty brands ) announced that she was selling UK nailpolish brand A-England , as her link with swatches made curious me click on the link and read on. Oh, how I started to adore the shades that A-England has come up with! One shade that I have particularly eyed on was Iseult.

If you’re into Arthurian legends or stories from English literature, you’ll instantly recall that Iseult is from “Tristan and Iseult”. Tristan falls in love with Irish princess Iseult who was already promised to the king, and the tale goes on..( these were my bedtime stories when I was in fourth year highschool. I had a phase when I loved mythology and legends )

Okay, going back. What made me purchase this shade? Well, Iseult is a beautiful, beautiful white shade, with a very very light influence of pink. We can call it a very pale pink. The shade, when applied on my nails, looks very clean, and very dainty. For me, I find it to be such a feminine and classy shade. The shade is also filled with fine, fine shimmers, that sets it apart from regular nude/pale shades. I find the very subtle microshimmers make the color pop out and give it more dimension.

Wearing Iseult definitely makes me feel like a princess because of its classy factor. I find this shade very very wearable, and very, very pretty. Another thing I love about it is that the formula is very impressive – it’s been four days, and no chipping occurred even if I kept on scraping stuff here and there ( yes, I am a careless person, I usually have my nailpolish chipped by day two )

Well, I am just so happy that I have taken a leap of faith and got this bottle! I highly recommend this as the shade is very versatile and feminine, and the formula’s just extraordinary ( even better than OPI ) that it doesn’t chip for a long time. I think that A-England’s Iseult will be a staple in my bag whenever I’d go for a manicure or pedicure, as I don’t think I’ll be tired of this shade everytime soon. It’s timeless, just like Tristan and Iseult‘s story.

*A-England nailpolishes are available locally at Digital Traincase. Go get one and let me know what you think!

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Fall is the most fashionable time of the year, don’t you agree? The colder weather makes it permissible to us to wear anything we want without the risk of melting, and all that. Oh, that’s beside the point. I’m talking about nail polish, not makeup ( Sophie, pay attention! haha! ). Nonetheless, I love what I see during fall on ladies’ hands – dark nails. But then, there’s always room for color as it’s almost time for the Holidays, too!

With that, NARS has resurrected its five bestselling shades, due to popular demand for fall, but only for a limited time. With classic cinema as their common theme, here are the shades to be re-launched this fall, together with their original launch dates and movie inspiration :

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Hi guys and girls!

Last week was a breeze since I got my needed R&R this year with a trip to Cebu. The trip to Cebu was a mix of tiring and relaxing experiences, as there were lotsa adventures, but also lots of pampering involved, thanks to our very gracious and kikay host, Gale ( picture, to be revealed in my next post! haha! )
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I have my mom to be thankful for my being such a beauty lover. She owned a salon when I was a little kid, and with her being my ultimate inspiration, I wanted to be like her one day, and thus, fast forward to the present day, I make it a point to shower her with so much cosmetics, and beauty products that she doesn’t even need to buy them ( well, just the occasional body wash products that she’s crazy about! )

Girls are girls, and girls like all things beautiful, and make them look and feel beautiful. I’m so sure that your mom will love getting a beauty loot this coming Sunday, Mother’s Day, so here are suggestions from Elianto,

Elianto’s Eyeshadow Set for mom’s has four delectable eyeshadow shades with a spring inspired refillable palette. Comes with elianto’s bestselling Rose Cleansing Tissue – all packed in a metallic satin cosmetic bag. Definitely eye catching for this mother’s day! Available at P699.

Daughter Sophie’s Note : This is for the mom who’s experimental about makeup, or the mom who wears regularly, perhaps for work. This is great, because you can always remind your moms at the end of the day to remove their makeup with the Rose Cleansing Tissue, before retiring to bed.
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The MAC Cosmetics Riveting Collection is a collection full of bold, bold shades that reminds me of rock n’ roll glam. One thing’s for sure – the shades showcased here are not the ordinary everyday shades!

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NARS comes up with their version of spring – sexy spring, that is!

Inspired by Catherine Deneuve’s role as Lucille in La Chamade, the NARS Spring 2010 Collection features soft, sexy shades that are as elegant as they are versatile.

“I love Catherine’s makeup look in this movie,” says François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics who chose supermodel Amber Valletta for the campaign. “It’s very sophisticated and bourgeois in a Parisian ‘16th Arrondissement’ way. She is the perfect reference for this collection, and apropos for spring, a time to embrace color and get noticed.”

The items in the NARS’ Spring Collection include :
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See this shiny, shiny car? This is the spankin` 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Coupe, that was displayed at the iconic Raleigh Hotel ( USA ) during the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week SWIM in Miami. Gotta love this shiny car!

But then, this shiny car can be translated into shiny nails, as well!
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One confusing day ( confusing, in terms of whether it was sunny, or rainy, haha! ), Renee and I were given the chance to check out the services of Pink Parlour, located in Liang Court. Liang Court seems to be a good, quiet place that is full of establishments that have aesthetic services. My last visit there was at the Skinlab Medical Spa, and now, I was able to raid Pink Parlour, an award winning salon that boasts their signature Brazilian Wax and Princess Manicure and Pedicure service!

While still being a chicken, and having not enough courage to go bare down there, I opted for their signature Princess Pedicure. I settled in a comfortable couch, rested my feet on the sink, as their nail technicians started their magic on my toes. Hahaha!

First, I felt very comforting warm water relax my harassed feet. Walking has been my sport in Singapore, and the casualty is definitely my feet. I sighed in relief, as my feet was scrubbed using either sugar scrub or salt scrub ( they do have both ), moisturized, and pampered. After that, it’s pedicure time! With Havaianas as my everyday footwear ( no heels in this walkathon! ), having clean looking feet is a must ( despite the blisters, haha! ) Continue reading

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In all the collections of MAC Cosmetics, I think MAC Hello Kitty is one collection that I’m determined to collect, given that I have unlimited resources and that includes cash! Haha! For now, I have these MAC Hello Kitty babies, and I am anticipating March 6, for MAC Cosmetics Vivo City will be having the MAC Hello Kitty Collection for sale on that date. They have displayed the collection last weekend, and I almost fainted when I saw the adorable stuffed toy that I’m determined to get, for sure!

Anyway, here’s what I have so far :

I’d be totally honest with you to tell you that the first thing that got me is the packaging. Black packaging with the very very cute black Hello Kitty! I don’t even know if I want to finish these babies, or maybe, if I get to finish using them, I would definitely be keeping the packaging. They’re just so beautiful!
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