Dupes or not?

I love seeing celebrities wearing fairish nail polishes. Just like us, she loves OPI too! But much to my curiosity, I know that I've seen this India Mon before. Hmmm, oh in HongKong!

Alright, let me show you this and let yourselves be the judge.

Indoor at daytime w/o flash

Under the lamp (cool light)

Indoor w/ flash

Against sunlight w/ flash

Direct sunlight

OPI Mon-sooner or Later (L)

OPI Red My Fortune Cookie (R)

They are not dupes but I think either can be a good replacement to another, whatcha think? I don't have much to say about this because both came from the same family of color and yeah... except that Jason Wu and Rebecca Taylor used that OPI thing and that made me buy the Mon-sooner. Influence huh?

Day 5: Oh, The Vlad (Blood)

I want to retract my statement saying "I'm not into reds". What made me say that? I bring off that I'm loving it to the levels of everyday! And Vlad confirms it.

Gosh, the shininess is tangible. The sun's and it's glim are competing who's to stand out. Are you now wondering what red is this? IMO, this is the sexiest red (so far) that kissed my nails.

OPI Red My Fortune Cookie (2 coats), OPI Opi Red (1 coat), Zoya Kimmy (1 coat)

My fifth installment for 7 days challenge. Two more to go and I'll be moving to the next!

I wear red

I am so so (and very) sorry that it took me forever to post this. I guesstimate doing this three days ago but I can give you lots of excuses why I fail doing so. For all that I'm posting it now. Hmmm... Hard to decide what color and shade to use. Yeah, I picked red --- and amongst my red family --- Zoya Kimmy, OPI Opi Red, OPI Manicurist of Seville, Essie Too Too Hot, Essie Meet Me At Sunset, guess who won?

1st photo: Daytime w/o flash

2nd photo: Daytime w/ flash

If you will notice, the polish actually appears to be in plum family in the bottle but it's so surprising that it's in the red-berry family! Not to mention how gorgeous is it in my nails! Oh by the way, it's OPI Manicurist of Seville.

I halved it using my magic tape and China Glaze Platinum Silver and pat with Misa Dance Fever/OPI Crown Me Already that I got from my dearest Rina! You can use either of the two. I use two different glitter lacquers just for comparison and I end up loving CRA bigtime. Sealed it with 2 coats of Seche Vite. In my opinion, it will last for 6 days w/o chipping except for the shrinking issue of SV. I took the pic in Day 2.

And lastly, my instagramed version. 

It's February 13 in Manila and tomorrow is the V-day. Happy hearts day!

"When in doubt, wear red."

From Roses to Cotton Candies

Just so you know that I'm not fond of colors red and pink but then again, I still want to keep the ones bought and use them. Somewhat this is what I did three days ago; considering it's the "red/pink" (my opinion for the colors of Valentine) month, I want to create a nail art that'll make someone think of valentine. Funny that after all my effort, it didn't turn that way! My four and five-year old nieces say that it looks like a cotton candy.

Please forgive my mess and not cleaning.

Here are the the stuffs:

1st color (in-line w/ the cuticle): butter London Snog

Middle color: OPI Manicurist of Seville

Tips: OPI Opi Red

"I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles." ---Audrey Hepburn