Etude House Dear My Party Nails Review and Haul : Continuation

In my previous post, i did the swatches and review on PBK801 and PWH902 of Etude House's Dear My Party Nails Collection. Well, this is a continuation of colors that aren't swatched yet. Probably will have a Part 3 i guess, since i change my nail color every 1-2 weeks. 

The Tony Moly's Pinky Star!!
(pardon the clutters at the back, recently got a new room ^^)

The Tony Moly Pinky Star is a polish for a dreamy kind of look, it has circular glitter bits of red and reflective yellow/gold(?) with minute particles of shimmers in the girly shade of pink base. I thought it was a good polish to use when you have blunt nails or your're lazy to come up with something creative, because its blend of red and gold make it effortlessly-chic and the pink base allows blunt nails to have that 'nude' nail look but with little 'unique something'.

Up close shot of the polish in bottle

I got this because i wanted PPK001 from Etude House's Dear My Party Nails Collection, (but the seller do not carry that shade) and i thought that Pinky Star is a good dupe for PPK001.  (i got the blue one though...PBL601). However on closer inspection, realised that Pinky Star's glitter bits are red, and gold whereas PPK001's have blue in it, giving it a really different outlook. So not really a close dupe i guess.....
I did say that i was going to review PBL601 along with Tony Moly's Pinky Star, but on second thought i will leave PBL601 for the next time because there's no way i'm going to wear both polish on my body simultaneously. They look so.....clashing.....-.-   

Finally...the swatch~!

The only thing i didn't like about Tony Moly's Pinky Star is that it is so difficult to get a uniform spread...or even spread the gorgeous glitter bits onto my nails. It stays inside the polish bottle, at the bottle opening, onto the brush applicator but NOT ON MY NAILS!! Jeez.....that was quite a test of patience. 



Now, moving  on to the Lioele Nail color!!

Twins...

Swatch of Modern Mint
(Confession : i did not have the time to do a swatch of Mint Green =( but i believe the swatch would look true to pic)

The Lioele Nail Color in Mint Green and Modern Mint were something i got on a wimp because.....i didn't have these shade yet. Yea, kinda bought them without much consideration on what i'm going to do with it. Well, i thought it over and feel that this shade is really suitable for leopard inspired nail art!! Or other animal prints!!

      
Pictures taken from http://www.becausewearingblacklooksmysterious.co.uk, http://www.nail-art-101.com/cool_nail_art.html, http://www.flickr.com/photos/reenabetna/,  http://chloe-mia.blogspot.sg/2012_01_01_archive.html, http://www.motelrocks.co.uk/tag/nail-art-tutorial/ and http://ideias-de-caroline.blogspot.sg/2012/03/green-leopard.html

Awesome right? But i'm can't...not until i get my nail art brush and dotting set to paint the black stripes and dots. Well animal prints are really the rave now...other than the magnetic polish and the crackle polish, but they do give you a run for your creativity ^^ (see below)

 
Pic taken from http://beautopia.onsugar.com/Beige-Blue-Mixup-Mani---Leopard-Zebra-18314491

Hope i can start trying out nail art soon, all those DIY nail tutorials are so intriguing! *eyes Qoo10 for nail art brush/dotting set sale.....Haha.... Okay, i will be doing the swatch and review of PBL601 soon!

Hope this post helps and thanks for reading!!
Stay tuned for Etude House Dear My Party Nails Review and Haul Part 3 ^^

Etude House Dear My Party Nails Review and Haul

Lately Qoo10 had been having all these nail polish promotions, i succumb and went on a nail haul on Qoo10, and got these nail polishes from Etude House, Tony Moly and Lioele. I didn't even know that Lioele carries nail polishes until i went on my rampage!! Bought whatever that you see below for only SGD24.3 including shipping!!

New nail polishes!!! (except the O.P.I...have no idea how it got into the picture)

Lioele nail polishes!!

Highlight of today's review!!! 

Today i will be doing the reviews on two of the Etude House polishes first. Etude House recently launch a new collection of 16 colors called Dear My Party Nails and i'm sold the moment i saw their color chart! Its so uniquely bling, and they really came up with quite a few interesting shades i must admit. The first two rows in table really caught my eye, but i only got three of them due to limited availability.

I bought the Dear My Party Nails in PBK801, really tempted to get the PBK802 but i didnt have any red in my nail polishes so PBK801 it is ^^

Such gorgeous shade of red glitter and shimmer in black jelly

Looks really unappealing without any dark base coat underneath

The PBK801 is actually just like your typical normal glitter nail polish, with the exception of a black tinted base. Quite ingenious actually, but do take note that PBK801 cannot be used alone. So be sure to have a dark base ready before applying this. PBK801 will look exactly like what you see on the bottle after proper application. This is really gothic-ish.... really suitable for a Halloween party night out as a vampire or werewolf.  Maybe i'll use it this year during Halloween to spice things up a little. 

Here's how it look like on my feet after applying it on 2 layers of O.P.I Lincoln Park After Dark (deep purple)....

Forgive my chubby toes 

Next is the Dear My Party Nails  in PWH902, a rainbow-sheen shimmers in clear base. I was actually pretty skeptical how it would turn out on, but i am delighted at how it turns out! It looks like a normal clear coat with shimmer, and this insignificant bottle creates a fine mosaic effect! Kinda looks lizardy though...would strongly recommend this to try out!!

Looks harmless doesn't it?

Brilliant isn't it? Probably should experiment with other base colors as well...

Another picture of PWH902~

Those korean beauty brands are really innovative!! Can't wait to see what else will be brewing in their pots in future. Will do the review for PBL601 together with the Tony Moly polish because both Etude House and Tony Moly carries similar polishes. So stay with me!!

Hope this post helps and thanks for reading!!

Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Set #3 - Love Violet

Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Set #3- Love Violet

I did a review on Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Set #4- Mint Frappe the previous time, and now will be doing the same for #3- Love Violet. I know i posted a picture of #3 Love Violet done by another Qoo10 consumer, but decided it would be better if i do one myself too.

How the #3 - Love Violet turned out (under room light)

To get the above displayed gradation effect, i used 2 coat of base color, 3-4 coats of the middle color (you really need to apply lots of it), and around 2-3 coats of the last color, topping it off with 2 coats of top coat. Felt that i fared better in #3 -Love Violet than #4 - Mint Frappe and #6 - Angel's Kiss, the gradation effect is more prominent here than the other two. *sigh....will have to practice more....

As you guys would have notice that #3 - Love Violet do not have glitter pieces at the last color, unlike #4 - Mint Frappe and #6- Angel's Kiss. This made application a breeze, however the easy application seemed to be compensated by slower nail drying. Took me longer then usual to get my nails dried completely, even had to use the cold water method as last resort. So, with a little patience, your nails should turn out fine ^^...

more snapshots of my nails

Shimmers really shines! (surprisingly....this was taken away from room light)

The shimmers in the middle coat does not seem to reflect under light, but away from light, suitable for subtle glamour. More pictures coming up...  

The purple really stands out against green ^^

Side view of the nails...hoping to catch the reflection of the shimmers

Hope this post helps, and thanks for reading!!

Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Set #4 Mint Frappe

Was doing my makeup before leaving the house when i suddenly saw my index finger....the horror.....my nail polish was gone....never found it though lol! 

Went to remove my nail polish, bracing myself for a round of intensive session, cause nail polish with glitters are usually difficult to remove...and i found out that....it can be peeled off!! It does not comes off easily but you can actually remove most of them manually without the help of a nail polish remover. After peeling what i can, i removed the leftovers with the nail remover and it was a breeze~!

Since my nails were clean again, decided to try out the Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail Set in #4 Mint Frappe. Here's a shot of the nail polishes. It's a green/blue version of #6 Angel's Kiss.

The second color (with the shimmers) in Mint Frappe is even more sheer than that in Angel's Kiss. In my Angel's Kiss review, i mentioned that i used 3 coats of the second color, but in Mint Frappe i used 4 coats instead. 

 With 3 coats of the second color                                    With 4 coats of the second color

The third color (with the glitters) in Mint Frappe appears to contrast against the first two colors more, compared to Angel's Kiss. Same problem faced in Angel's Kiss with the spreading of the glitters is also present in Mint Frappe. So with the strong contrast of the green glitters, i would recommend 1 coat of the third color, 2 coats would be a little over powering.

Under room light                                                                      Without room light

 The picture taken under room light is not true to what Mint Frappe is, the second color seemed washed out, and the gradation effect looked weak. So i took another one without the room light, away from the sun, surprisingly it turned out fine, just a little dim. But the glitters are quite to true to its color (picture closest to its true colors would be the one with all three side be side), and it only required 1 coat of the third color to achieved this look. Mint Frappe is really a gorgeous shades of green/blue/turquoise, kinda reminds me of china blue porcelain/jade and mermaids, really suitable for a beach outing.

The only thing i regret is that i could not capture the second color (with the shimmer) accurately, intend to get a camera this June during IT Fair, so bear with me until then.

Hope this post helps and thanks for reading!!

Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Set #6 - Angel's Kiss

This picture does not do the nail justice!! For more accurate depiction, see below.

As promised, i managed to grow my nails a little longer and tried Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail Set in #6 Angel's Kiss myself. The gradation is really pretty and bling, perfect for weddings and clubbing, or whatever event that needs a little dolling up.The nail polish dries fast, but like what i posted previously, the colors are really sheer especially the base color. Here's a closer view of the nails....

Sorry about the clutters in the background

To get this desired look, i used 2 coats of the base color, 3 coats of the middle color and 2 coats of the last color, topping it off with 3 coats of top coat to seal everything in.  I felt that the gradation effect could be better if my nails were longer, cause everything seemed to be crammed at the bottom half. 

It took me around 30 minutes to do both hands, everything goes onto the nails smoothly except for the last color, the one with the silver glitters. I spend more time trying to spread the glitters evenly, they just clump together and not budging from the brush, when they do, they come out in a HUGE clump.....*sigh.... For the top coat, i strongly suggest at least 3 coats, unless you want the silver glitters snagging your hair or clothes and the silver glitters really can scratch!! I felt an itch on my face and scratched, i thought it was going to leave a mark. So top coat, at least 3 coats okay ^^.   

Well, with a little more practice, it'll really look like professional gelish mani, and this gradation nail set is really idiot-proof, no advance nail techniques or tools required. SGD5.90 for a fake gelish, why not? Try it yourself, your friends will be amazed!!

Qoo10 had another time sale, and the shopaholic in me could not resist and i....*sheepish....bought another set!!! This time i bought it from another seller, The JD, was quite upset that no samples came along with it..*sobs...

Mint Frappe

Will try it out too, and do another review after i got tired of Angel's Kiss and have longer nails. Hope this post helped, and thanks for reading!

Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail Set Review

The Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail Set comes in 6 sets of colours, in which #3 Love Violet is the most popular i guess, given that its sold out on Etude house's korean home page (the last i checked) and has the lowest in-stock quantity in the seller's option list.

Bought the Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail Set in #3 Love Violet, #5 Princess Marry and #6 Angel's Kiss, at Qoo10 which was previously known as Gmarket from Pretty Shop (seller).

The parcel came after like 7 days, pretty fast given that they were shipped from korea. Pretty Shop was generous with gift samples, probably cause i bought 3 gradient nail sets though -.- .

Just this noon i went to Shine Korea Supermarket at Marina Square, and passed an Etude House outlet at City Hall MRT, popped in and they finally had the Juicy Cocktail set! Just the Angel's Kiss only though. Lol went ahead and asked the SA for price... guess what...$15.90!! *eye roll....could have bought like 3 sets of Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail online with that money!!


Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail sets and samples galore~!!! God i love samples >.<

                                                                         Princess Marry                                                                                                  

Love Violet

Angel's Kiss 

Sorry about the poor quality photos, will work on getting a decent camera in future ^^.


Love Violet is exactly like its name, lovely shade of violet that looked chic yet sophisticated, its not difficult to see why it is so popular among the other colours. Below is the best Love Violet i've seen done by Pretty Shop's customer. She did state that multiple layering of each colour were required to achieve this effect. Fret not, other reviews did state that the nail polishes were fast-drying, i guess patience and practice is all you need.

Check out my review

Princess Marry is a gradient of gold hues and sparkles, kinda like dipping the tips of your finger into gold glitters. Great colour to match with black or for Chinese Lunar New Year for luck (*ahem Mahjong). I guess this colour will give a 'atas' feel to your hand as the glitter pieces for Princess Marry is much larger than that in Love Violet. Below is the best Princess Marry done by Pretty Shop's customer, unlike Love Violet, one coat was all it needed to get this desired look.

Picture taken from Qoo10 premium review section

Note to be taken:

The nail polish volume (4ml) of the gradation set are tiny, compared with a O.P.I nail polish (15ml). Don't expect that each bottle will be the size of a regular O.P.I, perhaps comparable to a mini O.P.I.

That's all for this post, thanks for reading! Will be doing another post and try out Angel's Kiss some time later cause my nails are stubby now and realized that there are not much detailed review done on Angel's Kiss yet.

See ya ^^