Barry M Racing Green

First of all, what the heck is racing green? Is it a green that's used specifically for racing? Is it a green that races?

I'm about to fall asleep right here in front of the computer. I ended up getting to this post later than I expected because I was watching Sherlock Holmes on tv. Love that movie. It's pure genius. Also, my dad was hogging the computer from the moment he finished dinner.

Racing Green is a blue-based green jelly (?) base with yellow-based green shimmer. You can't see the difference in color between the shimmer and the base in the photos, but it was more obvious in real life. I'm not a huge fan of greens but this one was lovely. At first I questioned (to myself) why my aunt bought this but then I realised.. this is awesome :D

I did a thin first coat followed by a thicker second. I almost forgot how many coats I did until I saw the number on my flickr. All pictures taken in daylight unless otherwise stated. If you see any bald spots or anything like that, they weren't visible in person.

Taken under my desk lamp.

Blogging seems to be a bit more time-consuming now that I have to wait for the opportunity for nobody to be there to watch me as I blog, since I'm using the desktop computer now because my laptop sucks and a couple of the keys are starting to need extra effort just to be pushed. I've also been taking a billion pictures because I want back-ups in case some didn't turn out so well when transferred to the computer, hence I spend a lot more time picking out photos.

I haven't watched an entire football match since last year. Yup. The ones I want to watch are never on when I turn on the tv. Portugal is set to face Argentina soon.. I really want to watch that!

Goodnight!

Layering Experiment: Barry M Red Black

I'm so sorry for abandoning my blog. I really, honestly intended to blog over the week but for some reason my laptop wouldn't connect to the wireless network at the house I stayed in so I couldn't even read anyone else's blogs unless I did it on my phone and the screen's pretty small on that thing.

I had a great Chinese New Year, lots of food, as usual. I had a few headaches because of the really hot weather coupled with my refusal to drink more water. I went to my uncle's house which is in a different state, a 2 hour drive from my house. There were a billion mosquitoes, which is why I'll be going to class with a LOT of pink spots on my legs and arms. Argh. Hate mosquitoes.

Back when I had Barry M Red Black on (seems like forever ago!), I tried layering a whole bunch of stuff on it. Some didn't work out (didn't take pictures of those), to the extent that my friend questioned it. And finally I tell you what the third mystery polish I bought was (somehow I still remember this). Nobody managed to guess what it was from this post.

First: multicolored glitters. The BeYu (left) looks nothing like the other two but since it had the same type of glitter in it, I thought I'd throw it in. Elianto Glitter Mixed (middle) was more dense than 17 Cosmetics Glitter Top Coat (right). Here is 1 coat of the Elianto and two of the 17.

The Elianto has more green and the 17 has more blue glitters in it.

I wanted to try something different, so I put China Glaze Matte Magic on half of each nail. I like it! I really want to call it schizo. But I think a more appropriate name would be dissociative identity disorder, am I right?

The polish nobody guessed was Nubar 2010. I saw this and HAD to have it. I love flakies! I should've bought that little jar of flakie glitter I saw in this shop I went to but I guess that can wait. I think this was 2 coats of Nubar 2010.

And with Matte Magic:

I found a random bottle of holographic string glitter in a Japanese shop and tried it. The bottle says fast drying but... it's a lie. It didn't even dry glossy. There's regular top coat on the shiny right side of my nail and Matte Magic on the left side.

This was a really.. weird post. I'll be posting regular, normal stuff after this. I don't want to go to class tomorrow! Or.. today, since it's past 12am already. Stupid class. Argh. I haven't even touched my homework. ):

I think I'm going to call it the schizo. It's just sticking with me, I don't know why. I know, psychology nerds, let me have it. :P

Barry M Red Black

I am so tired and sleepy, and I was supposed to write this yesterday but after dinner I went to hide in my room because my dad was sick and I didn't want to fall sick as well. I played with some games on my phone while lying in bed and just fell asleep. While playing Doodle Fit (which is an awesome game btw). I kept waking up and falling asleep again before I could do anything and before I knew it, it was like.. 2am. I think I went into my room before 9.30pm.

I went for my little cousin's birthday party today. It was up in the hills and the temperature was about 21 degrees Celsius (not sure what that is in Fahrenheit). I felt like I was in Sydney again. We fed rabbits, donkeys and swans. The little ones got to ride the donkey but I didn't want to and I'm way too big for the guy anyway.

I am now on holidays as Chinese New Year is on.. Thursday and Friday. I think. I really don't know what to put on my nails, and I'm feeling way too lazy for nail art. :/

This is one of my favourite colors for polish of all time (say that last part like Kanye did when he interrupted Taylor Swift)! It's just so wearable. I don't know, I just really love this color.

Barry M Red Black is a jelly, or feels like one. Right? I have difficulty differentiating between jellies and cremes sometimes, so correct me if I'm wrong. It's so vampy. I did 3 coats with top coat. The application was just what you'd expect from a polish like this. All photos (yes, I did feel the need to post every one of these) were taken in natural light.

With China Glaze Matte Magic

Looking at these pictures makes me want to wear it again! Okay finally.. bedtime! I swear the bed is singing my name.

OPI Suzi Skis In The Pyrenees Suede with Top Coat

Seriously, OPI couldn't come up with a shorter name? What if this doesn't fit in my tweet? :/

I feel weird, like I don't have the mood to write super long posts that you probably don't read anyway. I just don't know what to write anymore. My days are mundane. I guess I could tell you that a guy in my class had to drop out because his results from his previous exam didn't meet the requirements. He was supposed to be the class representative but... :/

Also, the weather today was great. It rained in the middle of the night/early morning and was sunny in the morning, then apparently it rained at my housing area while I was out and the sun was back out in full strength by the time I drove home. It was breezy, so it wasn't that hot, and I like it when the wind blows all the clouds away in the evening because it gets nice and cool. I didn't manage to swatch anything today because I was trying to figure out the difference between China Glaze Cheers To You and Models Own Sterling Silver. I'm sure there is something.

Anyway, I kind of showed you what this looks like here but here it is again, properly. Without top coat, it has a suede finish (duh), which I posted here. As I've said, with top coat, Suzi Skis In The Pyrenees Suede looks like one of those metal pipes, the name of which escapes me. But yeah, it looks like that metal pipe's material.

Excuse the tip wear and chipping. The suede finish doesn't wear well at all. I think this was my 2nd or 3rd day of wear. I like this with and without top coat. All photos were taken in natural light.And yes, I did feel it was necessary to post 3 very similar pictures. I assure you, they are not the same photo posted 3 times.

I am so behind on posting. I am on my third mani after this OPI, and usually when I post something, I'm only on the next mani. I'm also thinking of doing a acetone vs. non-acetone polish remover post (have I said this before?).

Has anyone tried Color Club's Black? The name of the polish is Black. I needed a black creme and thought one named Black would be it. It dried looking like a tar pit. It bubbled (could be due to my shower/base coat etc.) but I managed to press the bubbles down somewhat and put something over it to hide it a little. At least it's only on my toes, not my hands. Help?

P.S.: I still need help to my storage problem and Anchor's Away problem at the bottom of my UK Haul post. Please? ):

UK Haul

I spent the longest time ever browsing random stuff and generally surfing the internet. Until I remembered I wanted to show you this before I post anything that I used already.

My aunt had to go to England for a month for work, and I put together a last minute insanely long list of polishes I wanted. Of course she couldn't bring all of them back. Although now that she's back and she's seeing me wearing them, she says she should've bought more. She initially bought only 13, but I told her that 20 would be a nice number. She managed to get another 5, so that's 18 altogether. My age! (for the next 7 months anyway)

I'm sorry for the terrible pictures, I can never take good pictures when it comes to bottles.

Models Own

Top row, L-R: Purple Mystique, In The Navy, Sterling Silver

Bottom row, L-R: Red Red Wine, Juicy Jules, Black Magic

L-R: Rimmel Black Cab, 17 Cosmetics in Peacock, Glitter Top Coat, Double Gloss Top Coat

Boots No. 7 
L-R: Poolside Blue, Milan, Salsa and Night Silver

Barry M
L-R: Mushroom, Raspberry, Racing Green and Red Black

Free Barry M Lip Gloss (smells like strawberry!)

I would've opened the lip gloss to swatch it on my hand or something but I saw that the neck of the gloss tube? was so nice and clean, I didn't want to mess it up until I have to use it.

Now, for the important part: now that my stash has grown by this much, it no longer fits in my drawer - not while the Antonius basket insert is holding all my other polishes.

 

Image source: ikea.com

I like how the Antonius basket insert has compartments so I can separate my bottles by brand, but it doesn't fit into my drawer perfectly (I am not using a Helmer). Also, the bottom of the Antonius is much smaller than the top of each compartment due to the slopedness of the wall. Does this make sense? This wastes quite a bit of space. Like what Alizarineclaws posted on her blog here.

So now, I'm looking for an alternative. I have two options. The first one is to use one of those sheets that are kind of rubbery, which prevents the bottles from moving around when I open and close the drawers. I like this because it doesn't waste any space at all. I don't like this because there's no physical separation of the brands.

The second option is to use smaller containers which fit my drawers quite well. I like this because I will be using about 3 of these, so I can separate the brands a little. I don't like this because the material is clear plastic, which in my experience, doesn't really like polish. Not that I expect any polish to get on the containers, but still. Also, it's more expensive. One container costs the same as the rubbery mat, and I need three containers. 

A more tedious option would be to buy the mat, then make some boxes out of some sort of paper or cardboard. This way, I'll be able to make the boxes any size I want, but it's a very tedious thing to do and I'm a lazy person. 

Another thing I need an opinion on: should I get stuff from the Anchors Away collection? I'm liking Sea Spray, Below Deck and First Mate. Maybe even that red creme which I can't remember the name of.