Grab a Chance to Watch "The Vow" in Advance on Feb 8, 2012Do you want to avoid the crowd on Valentine's Day? Are you planning a pre-Valentine's date? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I am inviting you to join Zoya Manila and Carmex Philippines as they treat you to the advance screening of Th...
Nail Art: Swirls on Feb 4, 2012 in Valentine's Abstract China Glaze I was laying late last night, waiting for inspiration to come. But my mind went blank. So in hope that it will visit me sooner or later, I polished my nails with one of my all time favorite polishes, China Glaze Side Saddle. I still wanted to create...
Nail Art Tutorial: Heart Patches on Feb 1, 2012 in Zoya Valentine's OPI Nail Art Tutorial A few days ago, I posted my Heart Patches Nail Art and I felt wonderful that it got a lot of positive feedback. It honestly surprised me because that nail design was an accident, so to speak. I really wanted to wear OPI Fly but I didn't know if I cou...
Nail Art: Heart Patches on Jan 29, 2012 in Valentine's OPI This is another Valentine's inspired nail design. I'm still in the heart shape frenzy but I wanted a base color that is non-traditional for the occasion. Luckily, a recent polish haul from Digital Traincase arrived 2 days ago and I was anxious to use...
Nail Art Tutorial: Cluttered Hearts on Jan 25, 2012 in Zoya Valentine's Nail Art Tutorial I received a comment at the Simply Rins YouTube Channel, requesting a Valentine's inspired nail art that is cute and unique. The following day, I doodled some nail design ideas. I know hearts are overrated for the occasion but it was the only thing I...
Nail Art: Chinese New Year 2012 on Jan 20, 2012 in A England Abstract New Year Deborah Lippmann On January 23, the Chinese will be celebrating its 4709th year. Here in the Philippines, the Chinese New Year is considered one of most important and most celebrated festival among the Filipino-Chinese community. My contribution to this occasion is a...
Nail Art: Pine Trees on Jan 16, 2012 in Orly Nature I spent last weekend with 3 amazing friends in Baguio, the City of Pines. The night before our road trip, I mustered the energy to my nails. There were no choices. I instantly wanted to paint pine trees on my nails. I figured that it was the most app...
Nail Art: Cherry Blossoms ... a Remake on Jan 12, 2012 in Flowers Misa Nail Art For Beginners I was working on a project for a magazine one night and they particularly requested for a remake of the Cherry Blossoms nail art I did for my mother last year. Only to realize that I really didn't need to do it on my nails. They wanted some of my flo...
Nail Art: Brown Ombre and Dots on Jan 8, 2012 in Milani Orly Ombre Essie OPI Faceshop Nail Art For Beginners My first nail art for this year is an ombre. Gradient is a term I often use to refer to this kind of manicure but I was introduced to the term "ombre" that most nail art bloggers say in their posts. Honestly, I really don't know what it means. Thanks...
The Start of My 2012 on Jan 6, 2012 in Personal I'd like to greet everyone a Happy New Year and at the same time apologize for my absence. My 2012 started with a busy schedule, topped with the fact that I got sick. I am still recovering from a very bad cold and my work doesn't seem to be helping t...