Fauxnad haul and new headband
I went to Rhodes yesterday to check out the sale at Ikea and chanced upon a little nail stall at the quieter end of the centre. It mainly sold nail stickers, polishes (OPI was only $15.95), acrylic nails and hair accessories. Of course I couldn't resist checking it out! I was only half heartedly looking as I have way too many nail stickers already when I noticed these for only $5 each:
My latest nail obsession is Konad so I couldn't resist purchasing the 2 image plates above especially at only $5! They had quite a few other designs but I recently placed at order at Wowsocool and also for the GCOCL plates on Ebay so I limited myself. I believe these plates are what the nail gurus call "fauxnad" plates.
Back of plate - no Konad label even though package says Konad
Comparison with Konad plate m14
Comparison with Konad plate m16
They've got no label on the back which is great because it'll make cleaning up so much easier! The m14-like plate is exactly the same except for the fact that it's labelled "b10" not "m14". The m16-like plate is pretty much identical except for 1 different design at the top and the labelling. I also had to peel a layer of plastic off 1st. I'm very happy with this purchase and I can't wait to try it out! I'll post up designs as I do them =)
I also hauled a cute headband too:
The nail stall is located opposite Target on the ground level of Rhodes Shopping Centre.
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My latest nail obsession is Konad so I couldn't resist purchasing the 2 image plates above especially at only $5! They had quite a few other designs but I recently placed at order at Wowsocool and also for the GCOCL plates on Ebay so I limited myself. I believe these plates are what the nail gurus call "fauxnad" plates.
They've got no label on the back which is great because it'll make cleaning up so much easier! The m14-like plate is exactly the same except for the fact that it's labelled "b10" not "m14". The m16-like plate is pretty much identical except for 1 different design at the top and the labelling. I also had to peel a layer of plastic off 1st. I'm very happy with this purchase and I can't wait to try it out! I'll post up designs as I do them =)
I also hauled a cute headband too:
The nail stall is located opposite Target on the ground level of Rhodes Shopping Centre.
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What great weekends are made of - nail polish and Korean BBQ buffet!
I hope everyone has had a lovely relaxing weekend! I didn't do any studying at all yesterday as I needed a break from the books, my brain hurt! =p I popped into my nail supply shop in the arvo to pick up a few items I've wanted to try. I mainly wanted to pickup some China Glaze and Essie polishes for konad-ing which I've been seeing on a few blogs but namely Sass's 'nad Stamping Stampede.
From L-R: China Glaze Love letters; Admire; Passion; OMG and For Audrey and Essie Apricot cuticle oil
Sasse has compiled a VERY extensive list of non-konad polishes that work well with Konad image plates which have been tested by many ladies who have contributed to the list. The Konad special polishes are recommended of course but as they can only be used for konading I prefer to buy normal polishes as they serve double function and are cheaper than the special Konad ones.
CG Love letters
Love Letters - Not purchased for konading obviously but since it was the 1st in the lineup above I thought I would review it 1st. I got this as I'm still on the hunt for the perfect sheer blush polish and this comes pretty close! It is very sheer and looks pretty much like a gloss but it gives a subtle pinkish tint to the nail which is what I'm after. Some may find it too sheer for their liking though.
CG Admire
Admire - from the Romantique collection which I purchased to konad with. This only needed one coat to reach opacity and was really smooth to apply. It's a pinky/purple metallic colour which I think will look great konaded over any dark colour.
CG Passion
Passion - Another polish for konading. This took 2 coats for opacity and is a lovely dark metallic-y gold colour. I'm not sure whether I'd wear it as a normal nail polish alone..
CG OMG
OMG - A really cool holographic silver polish. In the sunlight it changes colour and just looks so cool! The above swatch was 2 coats but could have used 1 one coat to reach opacity. I really wanted Millenium but I couldn't find it so this will have to do as my Konad silver polish.
For Audrey was swatched in the previous post so please see yesterdays post =)
Essie Apricot cuticle oil
Essie Apricot cuticle oil - I haven't used cuticle oil before as I mainly use cuticle softener cream such as Seche Soft. It smells nice - not really like apricots to me but fruity tooty nonetheless - and is simple and convenient to apply. I noticed a difference immediately after applying it to my cuticles as they looked healthy and full of moisture. A definite must have product!! The only thing is the oilyness that comes with it (obviously) as I hate having oily fingers but I can live with it if it means healthy, polished looking nails.
And what weekend wouldn't be complete with some glorious food?!? The bf and I had lunch at one of our favourite restaurants Charcoal Mine BBQ at Parramatta. Need I say more - Korean BBQ buffet = unlimited meat and seafood = FOOD HEAVEN!
I don't know about you but I LOVE Korean food, especially Korean bbq. Charcoal Mine restaurant is all you can eat lunch and dinner and they have a great selection of meat and seafood to choose from as well as kimchi, selected vegies and dipping sauces.
One of our many plates: Beef cubes, scotch fillet, marinated beef ribs and squid
Spicy and normal pork belly and beef cubes
Sauces and side dishes
Nothing beats the aroma of barbequing meats and the satisfaction of cooking it yourself!
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Sasse has compiled a VERY extensive list of non-konad polishes that work well with Konad image plates which have been tested by many ladies who have contributed to the list. The Konad special polishes are recommended of course but as they can only be used for konading I prefer to buy normal polishes as they serve double function and are cheaper than the special Konad ones.
Love Letters - Not purchased for konading obviously but since it was the 1st in the lineup above I thought I would review it 1st. I got this as I'm still on the hunt for the perfect sheer blush polish and this comes pretty close! It is very sheer and looks pretty much like a gloss but it gives a subtle pinkish tint to the nail which is what I'm after. Some may find it too sheer for their liking though.
Admire - from the Romantique collection which I purchased to konad with. This only needed one coat to reach opacity and was really smooth to apply. It's a pinky/purple metallic colour which I think will look great konaded over any dark colour.
Passion - Another polish for konading. This took 2 coats for opacity and is a lovely dark metallic-y gold colour. I'm not sure whether I'd wear it as a normal nail polish alone..
OMG - A really cool holographic silver polish. In the sunlight it changes colour and just looks so cool! The above swatch was 2 coats but could have used 1 one coat to reach opacity. I really wanted Millenium but I couldn't find it so this will have to do as my Konad silver polish.
For Audrey was swatched in the previous post so please see yesterdays post =)
Essie Apricot cuticle oil - I haven't used cuticle oil before as I mainly use cuticle softener cream such as Seche Soft. It smells nice - not really like apricots to me but fruity tooty nonetheless - and is simple and convenient to apply. I noticed a difference immediately after applying it to my cuticles as they looked healthy and full of moisture. A definite must have product!! The only thing is the oilyness that comes with it (obviously) as I hate having oily fingers but I can live with it if it means healthy, polished looking nails.
And what weekend wouldn't be complete with some glorious food?!? The bf and I had lunch at one of our favourite restaurants Charcoal Mine BBQ at Parramatta. Need I say more - Korean BBQ buffet = unlimited meat and seafood = FOOD HEAVEN!
I don't know about you but I LOVE Korean food, especially Korean bbq. Charcoal Mine restaurant is all you can eat lunch and dinner and they have a great selection of meat and seafood to choose from as well as kimchi, selected vegies and dipping sauces.
Nothing beats the aroma of barbequing meats and the satisfaction of cooking it yourself!
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Tiffany & Co manicure
I FINALLY got the chance to do a full manicure using my newly purchased Konad plates tonight. I decided to use China Glaze For Audrey which I just picked up today (and which is now my favourite colour!!) and Konad image plate 59 to do a Tiffany & Co inspired manicure.
CG For Audrey is an absolutely gorgeous colour!! It immediately conjures up images of Tiffany's, Audrey Hepburn and beautiful jewellery. It goes on smoothly and I got opacity with 2 coats. I thought it would be one of those colours that wouldn't really look good on me but it is just a beautiful colour.
I forgot to take a pic of what I used to make life a little easier (sorry!) but it was: Seche Clear base coat, CG For Audrey on tips and accent finger, Konad image plate 59, Konad special polish in white, rhinestones and Seche Vite top coat.
As you can see from above I'm still slowly getting the hang of konading! My placement is off and I smeared the design but practise makes perfect I guess.
I'll post up my new nail colours tomorrow =)
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New domain name and post-test hauls!
Hey guys!
Just wanted to let you know that I have a new domain name given to me as an early birthday present from my thoughtful bf =D You can still access me via the usual blogspot url but it's now much easier! www.cosmeticcupcake.com
I decided to do some celebratory retail therapy at lunch today after a brain draining 4 days at uni. My subject was an "intensive" unit which meant the subject was condensed into 4days instead of spread out over 13weeks and it sure meant intensive - I had 11hrs of classes yesterday! I headed over to Broadway at after my test for some rather well deserved lunch and a bit of shopping.
I picked up a pair of adorable japanese kimmi-ish doll tweezers from a little stand that sold all sorts of adorable stuff like cupcake lipbalms, pjs, coin purses etc. These also came in black, green, blue and pink but the yellow was most striking. I have yet to try them out but even if they're crap at least it's cute!
L - front of tweezers. R - back of tweezers. Please excuse my unmanicured hands =(
I have far too many pairs of earrings but I can't resist cute studs and I just HAD to have these that I found at Diva:
Cupcakes!! Lollipops!! Sweets!! "These are a few of my favourite things...". I 1st began wearing cute/interesting studs when I used to work on the wards as it was the only way to jazz up a boring nursing uniform! Now I work in an outpatient unit I don't need to wear a uniform but because it's still a health environment I think cute studs are the way to go=p
I wanted to mention that Sportsgirl (the one at Broadway anyway) is having a big sale on most makeup items. I saw the bronzers, brushes, pencil and liquid eyeliners, eyeshadows and all night fighter all reduced by about 40%. Get in while it lasts!
As I've mentioned before I love all types of sweets and today I picked up Junior caramels and Junior mints, a steal at $2 from Go-Lo!! I prefer Junior mints but chocolate is chocolate *greedy grin*
Oops I left the price tag on!
I picked up some skincare stuff the other day at Chemist Warehouse which I will do a review for some time soon. I'm a Clinique 3-step girl at heart however due to different reasons (mainly financial) I'm phasing out my 3-step routine and trying some drugstore brands. To start off with I'm running out of Clinique Superdefence and also Super city block and I currently don't feel like paying $90Aus for it! I normally buy my skincare products from Hongkong so it is considerably cheaper however I'm sure drugstore brands will do the exact same job.
From L-R: Nivea Visage Young Be beautiful tinted moisturiser, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen and Cetaphil Oily skin cleanser
I picked up Nivea Visage Young Be beautiful tinted moisturiser, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen and Cetaphil Oily skin cleanser. Reviews shortly!
Annnnnnnnd my bf also gave me a Kimmi junior pen as a early birthday gift which is just too adorable for words! I actually used to have hair exactly like this when I was 4!
I hope everyone has a great weekend planned!
If you enjoy reading my little blog please follow me!
Just wanted to let you know that I have a new domain name given to me as an early birthday present from my thoughtful bf =D You can still access me via the usual blogspot url but it's now much easier! www.cosmeticcupcake.com
I decided to do some celebratory retail therapy at lunch today after a brain draining 4 days at uni. My subject was an "intensive" unit which meant the subject was condensed into 4days instead of spread out over 13weeks and it sure meant intensive - I had 11hrs of classes yesterday! I headed over to Broadway at after my test for some rather well deserved lunch and a bit of shopping.
I picked up a pair of adorable japanese kimmi-ish doll tweezers from a little stand that sold all sorts of adorable stuff like cupcake lipbalms, pjs, coin purses etc. These also came in black, green, blue and pink but the yellow was most striking. I have yet to try them out but even if they're crap at least it's cute!
I have far too many pairs of earrings but I can't resist cute studs and I just HAD to have these that I found at Diva:
Cupcakes!! Lollipops!! Sweets!! "These are a few of my favourite things...". I 1st began wearing cute/interesting studs when I used to work on the wards as it was the only way to jazz up a boring nursing uniform! Now I work in an outpatient unit I don't need to wear a uniform but because it's still a health environment I think cute studs are the way to go=p
I wanted to mention that Sportsgirl (the one at Broadway anyway) is having a big sale on most makeup items. I saw the bronzers, brushes, pencil and liquid eyeliners, eyeshadows and all night fighter all reduced by about 40%. Get in while it lasts!
As I've mentioned before I love all types of sweets and today I picked up Junior caramels and Junior mints, a steal at $2 from Go-Lo!! I prefer Junior mints but chocolate is chocolate *greedy grin*
I picked up some skincare stuff the other day at Chemist Warehouse which I will do a review for some time soon. I'm a Clinique 3-step girl at heart however due to different reasons (mainly financial) I'm phasing out my 3-step routine and trying some drugstore brands. To start off with I'm running out of Clinique Superdefence and also Super city block and I currently don't feel like paying $90Aus for it! I normally buy my skincare products from Hongkong so it is considerably cheaper however I'm sure drugstore brands will do the exact same job.
I picked up Nivea Visage Young Be beautiful tinted moisturiser, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen and Cetaphil Oily skin cleanser. Reviews shortly!
Annnnnnnnd my bf also gave me a Kimmi junior pen as a early birthday gift which is just too adorable for words! I actually used to have hair exactly like this when I was 4!
I hope everyone has a great weekend planned!
If you enjoy reading my little blog please follow me!
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