Urban Decay Sale at Hautelook!

The Sale is on! Urban Decay Sale at Hautelook! There's not a ton of selection- but it's on SALE!!! lol There are some eyeshadows, pocket rocket glosses, a few body powders, nail polish set, and a few other things. Check out the Urban Decay sale at Hautelo...

NAILPRO April 2011 Cover: 3-D Nail Art Butterflies and Flowers

Loved how Nailpro named it the Trinity Butterfly ! Had an amazing time with Gina and Viv doing this cover for Nailpro Magazine in L.AThe crew behind the nail prosWe could do this all day and all night!Trying hard to stay awake till wee hours in the studio....Beautiful model and great personality !The final prod...

World Championship In Dusseldorf

National champions representing 25 countries compete in Dusseldorf in gel and acrylic categories It's an honour to partake in the Internationale Nail Meisterschaft in Dusseldorf (screen) in the Gel Category and made it to top 10 amongst 25 countries I thank my team for their enormous support and assistance that made this possible especially following the hiccups during competition "o)Asia has never won this championship yet, the only Asian who won this championship was Trang Nguyen, but he represented the USA. It is our dream to see an Asian flag make it to top 3 one day ~Successors of International Nail Meisterschaft, David Fowler and Stephanie presenting...

ZOYA Summertime Collection Swatches & Review

I just posted swatches and my review of the 6 polishes in theZoya Summertime collection up on the review blog... Check it o...

Jumpin' Through Hoops

Apparently there is some sort of competition going on right now with some college men & women who try to through a ball through a hoop & net. Go figure, it's March again, and what does that mean? March Madness. You got it. :) College basketball competition in full force!! Unfortunately, the teams of my home state of Michigan are already out of the running, so who do I root for? Who knows- but with this manicure I'll be looking 'sporty' doing it! :-D BASKETBALL nails!! They even FEEL like basketballs, it's weird. I used OPI Ginger Bells as a base, then mixed it with Barielle Coco Bar for the dots, which I applied with a dotting tool. (which, honestly, was a scoring tool from my graphic...

Nice Stems! OPI Preview

Summer Pinks in Bloom!Nice Stems! by OPI Revamps Nails with Vibrant Pink Hues for Summer 2011Stop and see the flowers with summer’s Nice Stems! by OPI, a limited edition collection featuring four new nail lacquers in stunning shades of pink. With whimsical names based on their floral inspirations, these vibrant, flirty colors range from pale, frosty pink to rich fuchsia. Nice Stems! offers fingers and toes a perfectly pink shade for all of summer’s looks.“These vibrant, feminine hues complement 60’s ladylike fashions, 70’s glam looks, and bold color-blocking, which are the season’s staples,” says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “The Nice Stems! collection...

ZOYA Intimate Collection Swatches and Review

I know that they're on the late side- not having a fully-functioning computer took its toll on the blog for sure, and for that, I apologize. I'll be working on catching up for the next week or so!First stop- ZOYA Intimate collection is up on the Reviews section of the blog! :)Zoya Intimate Collection Swatches and Rev...

NailQueen Workshop - Season 2 (2011 ~ Gel Painting)

NailQueen Workshop - Season II started with my very first class in presenting the latest technique in gel painting and we had the honour of having a guest artist, Trang Nguyen who is also the founder of Odyssey Nail Systems that made this class possible with the launch of the ONE gel.These are 100% gel painting created by the attendees using the ONE gelEveryone did an amazing job...

Gel Talk

As a professional nail educator and enthusiast, I can say that I've worked with almost every type of gel there are in the nail industry. People have often asked me what are the difference and they just can't figure out all the craze about gel, soak off gels, hard gels, gel polishes etc etc...it's all getting a little confusing and finally, they figured out that as long as you stick their nails under the UV lamp, it's gel....(even some people get away with acrylic or polish and a gel top coat!) well, that's not "entirely" wrong either!Traditional Gel Also known as hard gel was introduced as the earliest form of light cured nail enhancement (artificial nail extensions) commonly available in clear, pink and white. It's UV-light cured and it is non-porous. The only way to remove...

Bringing A Touch of South-East Asia To Seoul

Feeling right at home with the "elite" group of rising stars in the Korean nail industry. These girls have been specially selected from a top nail school in Korea to train with international educators from USA, Japan, Korea and Singapore and grooming them to be the future champions and educators.I was thrilled to spend time with these amazing talents and sharing among others, a touch of South East Asian flavour into their designs &nb...

A Little Cuteness In Our Lives....

Japanese "Kawaii" culture is known to the world where the distinctively Japanese breed of adorable and cute attributes is injected into all aspects of the consumer culture, and this includes nail art too. While I am not a fan of cute nail art, I do have a soft spot for Hello Kitty accessories and I think every girl do have a favourite cute character which they grew up with.In November 1, 1974 Sanrio company introduced the first picture of Hello Kitty with a red bow in her left ear and blue overalls. In her own make-believe world, Hello Kitty wasn't even Japanese. She lives in the suburbs outside London with her father, George White, mother, Mary White, and twin sister, Mimmy...