Caronia Chasse

It's been a while since I last posted my current nail color here and I'm finally back because it is holiday again! Caronia Philippines recently launched its newest collection in collaboration with Ballet Philippines dubbed as "Art of Dance" collection which showcases 3 gorgeous hues.

One of those hues are called “Chasse” which is an electric blue that’s perfect for summer! The word Chasse means a dance step used in many dance variations. The other hues are called “Pique” and “Glissade” which are another dance terms and I am reserving those for another blog post since each color can stand on its own. J

Thanks again Caronia Philippines and congratulations for having such a gorgeous, flamboyant collection! ♥

Chinese New Year Nails

Today we are welcoming the Chinese New Year and that means it's a holiday today! Yey! I am really amazed how time flies so fast, it seems that yesterday is just Christmas then there comes the new year but today we will bid goodbye to the first month of 2014. And that also shows how terrible I become in updating this blog because this is just my second post for this year! 

And since today is a holiday, not to mention it's also a long weekend (yay again!), I found some time to do the things I needed to do aside from my primary and secondary work. (Yes, I do have 2 jobs that occupies all my time for blogging.) Anyhow, today's post is a relative one since I became inspired to paint my nails red and turn it into simple nail art design inspired by the Chinese New Year. I used the traditional red and gold combination that symbolizes fortune according to some Chinese beliefs. It just took me a minute or two to finish my both hands but looking at the end product doesn't even depict that this is a less than 5-minute nail art! Maybe because the combination of red and gold just looks so perfect? 

I simply paint my nails with 2 coats of red then let it dry for 30 seconds. Then I pour small amount of gold nail polish in a flat surface, grab a tiny chunk of plastic wrap and crumple it to form a small ball, dab it to the gold color then dab it over the nails I just painted with red.

Kung Hei Fat Choi and Gong Xi Fa Cai to all my Filipino-Chinese friends! 

Halloween 2013: Jack O' Lantern Nails

Pumpkins are always a part of each Halloween party. It is the reason why color orange has been this time of the year’s color staple aside from black, white, green and purple. And when we talk about pumpkin for Halloween, we can never forget about the carve ones which represents Jack-O’-Lantern, a carved pumpkin. Today I’ll be sharing my second Halloween-inspired manicures for this year and it is no other than Jack-O’-Lantern!

Caronia Nail Polish in Sun Kissed

Recreating this manicure is super easy as it requires you just 2 colors which is orange and black, a dotting tool and a striper.  I have also created a step-by-step tutorial below like I have done in my previous nail art tutorials before.

So first you’ll gonna be painting your nails orange (I’m using Caronia Nail Polish in Sun Kissed here which is in a perfect shade for this manicure) depending on your desired opacity. Next, draw 2 medium circles for the eyes using your black color, followed by a small triangle for the nose. Create a curve line for the mouth as if your pumpkin is smiling, and thicken it by creating another line over it. Lastly, draw small circles inside the eyes and the mouth for details and apply generous amount of top coat to seal in your design.

 And that’s it! You can paint all your nails with the design or just choose an accent nails like I do, since I really wanted to wear this color in plain manicure also. Hopefully I can post more of these before the Halloween come! J

Halloween 2013: Dracula + Stitch Nails

October is almost ending and Halloween is just around the corner. It’s the time of the year when we are planning of dressing up on what character we would like to represent on the day of the dead. If you will ask me what I would like to dress up for this year, I would rather be a fairy, a goddess, a white lady, or anyone that requires to wear a light and flowy dress. My mind just wanted to rock that fashion statement on November 1^st.

 On to this blog post, since it is Manicure Monday, I am sharing my first Halloween-inspired manicure for 2013! I’m quite proud on how these Dracula nails have turned out, not scary but cute! Plus, it was super easy to do and you will just need 2 basic nail polish color, which is black and white. You will also need a dotting tool or a toothpick to draw Dracula’s face and those stitches. I recommend this manicure if you are looking for a last minute idea since it is so easy to recreate.

Sweet Cherry Nail Polish in Magic Black | OMG Nail Polish in White Out | OMG Dotting Tool

I decided to have his face as accent nails on my ring and middle finger, and decorate the rest with stitches.

And as always, here's a step-by-step guide on how I achieved these Dracula Manicure:

1. Paint your nails 2 thin coats of white polish

2. Draw 2 curve lines that meets at the center and fill it in with either a dotting tool or a toothpick.

3. Draw 2 medium circles for eyes.

4. Draw 2 lines above the eyes for eyebrows.

5. Draw 2 smaller circles inside the eyes for details.

6. Finally, add a top coat to seal in your design.

For the stitch, simply draw a straight line and add smaller lines perpendicular to it. Also add a top coat to seal in your design.

I hope you like it and I am looking forward in posting more of Halloween-inspired manicure before the month ends. ♥

Midnight Sky Nails

It’s been so long since I last painted my nails and I don’t know why I’ve decided to do it today. Maybe because it’s Manicure Monday? Well, it has been unusual to see my nails bare since I started to be addicted in nail polishes and embrace on changing my nail color every week. I just agreed to myself not to do it for a while since I left my job because I will be attending series of interviews during my job hunt and having an uncommon color of nails may cause disappointment to an interviewer. No other fancy reasons, just that.

 Today I am replicating the midnight sky on my nails using these 2 new blue nail polishes which are Oh My Golly in Bahama Blue and Klik in Witch Blue. I don’t have my glitter polishes nor my white one to complete the look with the moon and bigger stars so a plain night sky with small stars in it is what I have created. J

Photo from Google

Sultry Red Nails

It’s Manicure Monday again! Luckily I got the chance to have another nail-related post today since it’s a holiday (Oh, how I love August for having so much holidays in it!). And holiday for me means celebration since I would have an extra time to do whatever I wanted to do including my rarely update on this blog. And to call for the celebration, I painted my nails red! Red, to many, can stand for a lot of things but today this is the definition I choose. Red is for celebration and festivity! After all, we are celebrating the National Heroes day today which marks the valor of our Filipino heroes that fought for our country’s independence. Red symbolizes their courage too!

  This was my second time to paint my nails red but it was the first time that I felt my nails sexy. Instant sexy nails? Did that made any sense? Haha! Maybe it was because of the sultry tone of this one, we all know that being sexy is describe as sultry and that could be the reason why I achieved an instant sexy nail feel.  I first thought of having a simple nail art today like I promised in my last posts but when I tried this color, I know nail art would not be needed because the color itself can stand out on its own. To catch up with that, I intentionally get my striped t-shirt to resemble a nautical vibe for these nails. And seeing the photos, I know I succeed!

True nautical nails will come next I swear! I was inspired enough by cutepolish on Youtube that I wanted to replicate her cute version of nautical manicure! And this sultry red color would be perfect for that!

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Bunny Nails

It’s Monday and it’s raining hard in the Philippines! Tropical storm Maring is continuously pouring the country with heavy rainfall that caused flooding in various places and class suspension as well office work schedules. Luckily, I am not included on the number of families suffering from the effects of this tropical storm. It was technically a holiday for me since today is Manuel L. Quezon day and I am working at Quezon City, the city named after this hero. I ideally wanted to make this day productive since last week where I planned to go to my college school at Sta. Mesa, Manila to get my TOR, then go to Ortigas, Mandaluyong City to get my certificate from the last Strategic Marketing Conference (StratMark2013). But here I am, shut in the house all day because of the heavy rain.

But to make it all up, I am still trying to be productive as I can by doing other works and drafting blog posts for this blog. And today I will talk about this cutie Bunny Nails that I wore last week since it is Manicure Monday. This is another simple nail art that I am inspired to do after my Piggy Nails. I am planning to post more of these simple nail art that you can DIY (Do-It-Yourself) if my time permits me. Bunny is one of the cutest pet you can ever had. And I personally love this cutie animal! I mean, who wouldn’t be? They are awesomely adorable! And imagine wearing them on your nails? Yes please! More particularly if they will be in different colors! I personally love to wear them in soft pastel hues that was inspired by Easter eggs! And yes, this is a perfect Easter manicure!

And just like the last time that I posted a nail art manicure, I am also posting a step-by-step guide on how to achieve it (see the photo above) and yes, I am committing to have this guide every time my Manicure Monday post is about nail art, complicated or not. Hope that you've enjoyed this Bunny nail post.

Don't forget to join my Blow A Rainbow x Romwe giveaway!

Birthday Nails + Diffi Nail Polish Mini Review

It's Manicure Monday again! How time flies so fast! July is almost ending now! One month to go and it's already "ber" months! I can smell the Christmas already! Hahaha! Weird me again, talking about Christmas in July? Wooot~!

 To be honest, July is the only month in a year that I can't feel passing by. Considering it is my birth month! Well maybe because every time this month starts, I am always looking forward to its end. Don't get me wrong, it is not because I don't like to live each of July's days, it is because the month's almost end is my birthday! And that day was yesterday, July 28. In line with this Manicure Monday post, what I am sharing today is my birthday nails! Violet is my favorite color and it was my tradition to wear violet color from head to foot on this special day. Talk about color addiction! Haha! Not to mention, I always make sure that my cake is violet in each 28th day of July!

 But that was before. Yesterday was quite different from the rest. I opt wearing red instead of violet, I didn't have a violet cake. It was like an ordinary day with my boyfriend and I even refuse to go out when he said that we will be going to celebrate. I don't know, I've looked up for this day the whole month, plan so much things to do to make it extra special and yet it came out like an ordinary day.

 So to cheer myself up again, I wear my favorite color on my nails. Diffi nail polish is a Thai brand. Ate Len (happy-whenever.blogspot.com) brought it for me in their recent trip to Thailand as my pasalubong! Yay! The first time I saw them, I just died! They're just in perfect timing as my birthday nail color. I'm amazed with the consistency of this lacquer since I didn't expect it to be that good. Maybe because this was the first time I encountered the brand name. (Lesson? Don't judge the book by its cover! lol) You just need one (1) coat for the dark color and two (2) coats for the lighter one. An average nail polish consistency will take you to have 2 coats in dark nail polish, and 3 coats in light one. That is why the consistency of Diffi was that great!

Piggy Nails

 Hello short nails, Manicure Monday! I've managed to keep my promise this week! And this week's nails are quite special because I am wearing a nail art! 

Well not one of those gorgeous yet complicated nail art that you usually see, but I am proud that I have made it myself! Plus, if you are a regular reader of this blog, you may actually know how I am usually ranting about having a busy schedule, and for the nth time, I will say, I am not complaining, just plain rant. That just explains how big deal it is for me to find time for such things like nail art. Lol. 

Now back to my nails, look at my cutie piggy nails! I am staring at my little nail polish collection the whole morning yesterday undecided on what color to wear this week. Until I've decided to go girly in pink but having them in different shades just caused me another confusion! /simpleyetcomplicatedgirlproblems From there, I thought of choosing at least 2 shades and create a simple nail art out of it. There comes the idea of having these cutie pigs on my nails! Just a few curves, dot and line and you will achieve it! To those who are still curious on how to do this, I created a simple tutorial below, hope this helps! Plus, I have realized that it is better to wear your nails short if you will be doing a nail art. Long nails fit a one color/plain manicure only. Just a simple tip!

 As you can see from the actual photos above, there are two kinds/size of pigs on my nails. One being the half-nail size and the other is in full-nail size. That is why I created 2 different illustrations. Well, here's a confession about having those two: I am actually planning to have a pig nail art just on my ring finger and leave the rest of my nails plain pink. /lazygirl

 

But I still end up wanting to have them in all of my nails so I just find an easier way to recreate them /lazymeagain, lol/.   My problem is, I have already painted all the other nails with light pink and I don't want to erase it and repaint it all over again just t achieve the half-nail size pig. Besides, having an option is always great. (palusot!)

I used this Caronia Rosy Glow nail polish as the base color for this manicure. This was from the Caronia Expressions collection that they've generously sent me last summer.

 I forgot to include this when I shot my nails but here are what I've used for this manicure from my Instragram post yesterday: Oh My Golly nail polishes in Bikini and Black Out; Caronia Rosy Glow; OPI Top Coat and OMG nail dotter. If you haven't yet, follow me on Instagram @priscillajoycepardo!

Navy Blue Nails

It's Manicure Monday! Am I keeping my promise again? Am I? Am I? Ohh.. Sorry but I'm not. It's just that I got some free time yesterday to change my nail color because I gave up some things that I need to do. I honestly didn't list changing my nail color in my priority now. But I am keeping this blog as one in top of that list!

 On to my nails, I am currently wearing this Klik Nail Polish in Navy Blue which is almost a violet color that I really love! Plus it matches the pink dress that I am wearing today so well! Violet and pink are always my go-to color when I feel like an extra "girly girl"!

OOTD: Philippine Independence Day

3 days ago, we have celebrated the 115th Philippine Independence Day. I used to appreciate this day during my school years but now that I am already working, holidays like this makes me look forward to have a vacation than reflection. I know this isn't right but I am working regularly 6 days a week, 7 days straight if I needed to attend a marketing event and no, I am not complaining. I am enjoying my work and the experience I am earning from it but my body and mind doesn't. I'm much more exhausted and burnout than my usual state so I can't blame my self. Rest assured, I'm much more satisfied with my first job.

Shoes and Shorts: Bazaar | T-shirt: Mogu Mogu Manila | Watch: Maxxe | Bag: Romwe

Moving on, this are the nail colors and outfit I wore last June 12. I basically want to replicate the colors of the Philippine flag which are red, blue, yellow and white and felt so happy when I realize that I have these bold colors on my closet. I rarely wear bold colors because it wouldn't blend well with my morena (fair) complexion but at least I proved that I am not afraid to wear them that's why I have them! And it is Independence day so I thought I have the freedom to wear what I want to wear? lol. 

My take on Independence Day manicure is this frosted colors of Philippine flag! No nail art / design done but I'm happy with the result. Besides, since they are all in bold colors, I thought being simple would be better.

And this is the whole look! I know, shameless mirror selfies are unforgivable but that's all I can do. First, I don't have someone to take my photo and second, if I will have one, I will always feel and look awkward while taking them. As I am always saying, I haven't learned on how to pose for a portrait shot in the camera and still didn't know when I will learn that. I hope it will be as soon as possible? Please? 

It was my first time also to wear this cutie Mogu Mogu Manila shirt and I really love it! I got lots of compliments wearing it and I am wanting to have them in every color! I have posted the closer look of it on Instagram that was the photo shown below. And if you haven't yet, please follow me @priscillajoycepardo!

That's all and I'll see you again next time! ♥

Nude Nails

Neutrals are always a life-saver for our "color dilemmas". Why? It would go great with almost anything! Today, I want to share my current nail color (in my favorite brand of course) which is a nude/ skin tone/ neutral brown shade. I am wearing Oh My Golly nail polish in Naked. I love this warm color that greatly compliments my morena skin. I am dressing crazily throughout the week and will be having an event on weekend so this would be a perfect nail color for me to rock on. 

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Green Tea Nails

Nail polish used: Klik Nail Polish in Green Tea. I love that earth/jewel tone of this nail polish because they are giving me a calming feel. Plus, this hue is so close to emerald which is a big trend since it is the color of the year for 2013!

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Summer 2013: Neon Tips Trend

As we know, summer is all about wearing the craziest colors from your head to toe. I mean, when you wear them on rainy days or spring, it would create an unusual feel. But try wearing it on summer and you'll see, everything will wear it! And speaking of crazy colors, will there be any crazier colors than NEONS? For me there's not. And I am surely taking this opportunity to rock them on from clothes to nails! 

But since I am at the office 6 days per week, I am keeping these neon in a subtle wearable mode. I cut my nails short and wear this Klik Nail Polish in Neon Green at the tip of my nails. Tadaaa! A summer trend that you can rock even in formal or casual days. Yay!

Caronia Expressions

I'm so excited to announce that I finally got my first local sponsor! Seeing these photos will not keep it a secret anymore. (And yes, they misspelled my last name on the tag, [it should be Pardo] but that's ok! I still love them a lot!)

 I'm talking about Caronia Philippines which recently send their newest collection to various bloggers all over the country, and I'm so much grateful to be one of them! This gorgeous nail polish line recently launch their summer collection which is Caronia Expressions, a combination of bright and cool colors that will help you express your self this season! 

The collection is consist of these 3 dazzling Caronia nail polishes in Fresh Mint, Blue Chill and Rosy Pink plus, this stunning summer flower and ball keychain that you can use as keychain or bracelet depending on your mood. (Yay! for girly pieces like this!)

So, whether you want to be girly, cool or fresh this, there will always be a right Caronia nail polish for you! Express your self through your nail color!