NOTD: Floral Print Nail Art

Before we finally bid goodbye to summer, here's my final installment of my last hurrah for summer posts. Have you seen my #3 & #2 yet? Anyway, I used Caronia nail polishes and KONAD again to do this nail art.

Floral Print Nail Art

I actually made this when I did the Summer Fling nail post here. Then, I decided to do nail art right after. I thought Summer Fling was a good canvass for a nail art. Here's another simple tutorial for you lovelies:

L - R: First Crush, Kiwi & Summer Fling

Step #1. Apply 2 coats of Summer Fling. Let it dry.

Step #2. Using my KONAD, I chose this set of 4 flowers in the plate. For stamping tutorial, click here.

Step #3. After stamping on all nails, take any of the two polishes - Kiwi or First Crush. Drop a little amount onto old CD or a plastic (I used my KONAD plate). Using the toothpick, dip in onto polish and fill in the center of the flowers. Depend on how many flower you made, just make it sure it is balance.

Step #4. After filling in the polishes, let it dry for 30 minutes or longer before topping it off with a top coat. Why? Because even though it is just some kind of a point, the amount in it is thicker, hence, surface is dry but the inside isn't. Same with the flowers I stamped, it needs a longer time of drying or else, everything will be ruined. Trust me.

Ta-Da!

And there you go, my #1 last hurrah for summer - Floral Print Nail Art. I hope you find this tutorial helpful. Until next time!

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NOTD: Rainbow Spotted Nail Art

Last Sunday, I had fun with my hubby's clan. We had a swimming activity somewhere in North and I can say that I enjoyed so much the Tsunami wave because I feel body aches now. Lol. Hmm... lack of exercise I know. Anyway, in connection with the last nail post, today I will share to you my #2 last hurrah for summer.

Rainbow Spotted Nail Art

If you follow me on Instagram, you'd probably guess upon seeing this photo that this is what I come up with the 5 shades of nail polishes I posted in IG. During the times that I can't think of any original nail art ideas, there's only one YouTube channel I ran to - cutepolish. I have recreated a few of her nail arts like Minnie Mouse, Kiwi, Newspaper & Polka Dots. This time, I've recreated her Rainbow Spotted. 

I did this nail art prior to the family activity. Honestly, this is the easiest nail art I did as far as I remember because I just made dots. Trust me it's that easy. Now, check your nail polishes and pick the rainbow shades. Good thing I have Caronia shades which perfectly suit for this nail art. As promised, here's an easy tutorial for Rainbow Spotted Nail Art.

L - R: First Crush, Blueberry, Sweet Surprise, Kiwi, Summer Fling & White Satin

Step #1. Apply 2 coats of White Satin onto the nails. Let it dry.

Step #2. Get a toothpick and old CD. In my case, I used my nail art plate. Put a small amount of First Crush (nail art here) on the plate and dip the toothpick. Then, dot it onto the nail. Create small & big dots starting from the top cuticle. Just estimate to dot about 20% of the nail.

Step #3. Same as the Step #2, do it with Blueberry (nail art here), & Kiwi (nail art here). Do not forget to dot in estimate up to 20% part of nail only so you can apply five (5) polishes. TIP: Use both end of the toothpick for bigger and smaller dots.

I actually thought of stopping here since I find this a pretty simple nail art and it looks so clean but then, I continued dotting. I took a picture of it however for you to see some options.

Step #4. Finish making dots of Sweet Surprise and Summer Fling. The latter instantly lifted all the colors. Agree? 

Step #5. Let all the dots to dry. I t will took up to 30 minutes because of the thick dots. Make sure when you put the top coat, the last dots you made on the nail tips are dry already or else your precious nail art will be ruined. It happened to my one pinky nail; the Summer Fling wasn't totally dry and it cling to the nail brush of the top coat.

If you've watched cutepolish tutorial, she actually used 6 polishes but I do not have an Orange one so I omit that, hence, I used only five polishes.

I took this picture when hubby and I sat down on the grass near our rented cottage. My skin was obviously dried up from the chlorine of the pool. If you'll take a closer look, my cuticles around my nails are obviously flaking. By the way, all the pictures were taken using iPhone 5.

What do you think of this nail art? 

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NOTD: Caronia in Summer Fling + TIPS

That rain a few days back is a sign that we have to bid goodbye to summer soon. Oh no, not yet. I'm still  enjoying wearing pastels and comfy outfits like shorts & tees, so please do not come so soon rainy season. But let's admit, that rain was helpful eh? It cool down and subsided the heat in the metro. Whew! 

Since, summer is ending soon, I want to show you my few nail posts as my last hurrahs for summer. I decided to countdown on my own, so let me call this post the #3 last hurrah in my list, so expect there will be #2 & of course, #1 hurrahs. Excited? 

Caronia in Summer Fling

This nail polish has been with me since July 2011. Yeap, I remember the date and will never ever forget because the first time I used this polish was during the SMART Ultimate All-Star Weekend in the Araneta Coliseum featuring the PBA All-Star and of course, NBA Superstars Kobe Bryant KB24, D.Rose, CP3, J.Harden, and many more (there were 9 of them). It was our third (3rd) time to see Kobe Bryant in person and it has been always felt like heaven.

This shade is a bit darker in person. The photo above is 1 shade lighter. I don't know but I noticed that even my SLR camera can't take the real color of any of the nail polishes. I used my iPhone 5 in taking these shots without using flash beside my window under natural lighting. If I used flash, it will show its truest color but I am not really fond of it, so be these photos speak itself. Oh the second to the last photo before the end of this post is the nearest, almost exactly the Summer Fling in person. You'll find out when you scroll down later.

Summer Fling on my nails with 2 coats. Excuse that little hump on my middle finger nails. That part was accidentally scraped by the edge of paper, so I had to top that part (only) again with the polish.

As I've said, this polish has been with me for long already. I bought this polish together with the Caronia in On The Go and I can say that formulation of this batch is very good. The shade is very opaque with just 1 coat. This shade still impressed me. And since this polish aged with me already, it gets dry and sticky very fast during the application. I do not have solvent with me at the moment (poor me). So, every after two nails, I have to close the cap tightly and roll the bottle onto my palms. 

By the way, if you have old nail polishes and out of solvent, below are some TIPS:

Tip #1.) Do not shake the bottle by hitting onto your palms; it will create bubbles when the polish is applied.

Tip #2.) Roll the bottle onto your palms instead. The warmth of our palms will cause heat and this will liquify again the dry/ sticky polish. Hence, application is precise and easy then.

And another thing, Caronia nail brush is short and small, thus, it never flared widely especially with these old polishes; it gets so streaky, dried, create ugly humps and resulted to uneven application. Have you experienced this? I have another TIP for you below especially to those with long nails. 

I've learned these TIP from my Mom. She used to have a salon before during her 30's to late 40's, so she knew a lot about nail polishes. I think this will do not only for the old polishes but to any polishes, may it brand new or not. Usually, if the nail polish started to get dry and sticky, when you brush the polish from your top cuticle down, sometimes the polish can't reach the tip anymore resulted to an ugly long sharp streaks. 

Okay, here's what to do as shown in the photo above:

Step #1.) Load the brush and apply it first on the 1/3 part of your nail down to tip.

Step #2.) Then, load it again with a polish and apply it from the top cuticle down to tip. Do the middle part first then both sides.

This tip requires you to make 2-3 coats application. After doing the Step #1 & #2, you will see a slight hump but don't you worry. On your second coating, apply the polish as you normally do. Apply it from the top down to tips and you'll get an even result. Trust me it works! 

See? It's just a very little difference from the rest of the photos but this is the exact, almost the same color in person. By the way, I didn't put top coat onto my nails. The shine you see is just reflection from my window. This shade fall on cool tones but surprisingly, it still suits my warm skin tone. What do you think?

This nail post reminded me of the outfit I wore when we went North 2 weeks ago. This is a perfect match to my shoes and will complement with my dress then. And because of that, I did a nail art following Complementary Scheme I pulled with that outfit. I will post that nail art soon. So, watch out for it.

I hope you enjoyed reading my #3 Last Hurrah for Summer and hope those TIPS helps. I will post #2 & #1 soon. I'm excited to share it with you lovelies. Oh don't forget to Like & Follow Caronia here, here & here.

Do you have nail tips? Share it to the comment box below.

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NOTD: Caronia's First Crush + Konad

When was the last time I posted a nail art? Last one was this and I reviewed the summer collection "Expressions" from Caronia here. I missed doing nail arts but it seemed that my time didn't let me to do one. But yesterday, I was able to squeezed in a nail art right after our appointment in Ortigas. Yeap, I work even on Sundays.

Caronia nail polish in First Crush (Regular)

Do I need say more? Yeap, I'm addicted to anything pastel. I'm embracing the summer colors obviously. This nail polish have sat in my mani/pedi bag for long time already and have used this once only as far as I remember. I love the consistency of this shade. I applied 2 coats only and I'm really loving the result; so opaque. A smirk was drawn on my face when I read the shade's name - First Crush. No wonder Caronia named this shade as First Crush because this Lavender speaks sweetness and innocence. So youthful! I love it! I suddenly tried to remember who my first crush was. Hmm... I totally don't remember at all. Haha. How about you?

Since I barely have the time and laziness gotten me almost every time I thought of making nail art, I looked for my KONAD Stamping Nail Art. It's been ages since my last time using KONAD and honestly, I miss it. So timely for moments like: "gusto ko ng nail art pero tinatamad ako. Waaahh!". Lol.

KONAD Stamping Nail Art

I bought this KONAD last April 2010. Obviously, when I started blogging. See my step-by-step tutorial in using this kit here. This is very easy to use and time-saving, too.

Ta-da!

I chose this design over the flowers because I somehow feel overwhelmed already of anything summer-y but hey, I am not complaining. I don't know what this called but it looks like a fireworks. Is it? Huh! That's what you get when you choose things randomly; to figure what the hell it is and have a hard time thinking what to call it. But nevertheless, I find it cute and unique yet simple nail art.

(Sorry, this photo is over-exposed. I used my iPhone 5 for all the photos in this post and these were all taken beside my window under natural light).

So, there you go. A plain polished nails; or...

... with a cute nail art. 

Don't forget to comment lovelies. I have ongoing activity here in IamJenniya - Be the Reader of the Month for May. Leave some love. Have a good week ahead lovelies!

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Be IamJenniya's Reader of the Month for May

I am happy to announce the new activity here on IamJenniya. I will be scouting my readers that will leave love on my posts starting today. Well, I am not posting everyday but I will try to post every other day or rather every 3 days. To count, that will be 2-3 posts per week. Good luck to me.

This is to know what my reader's thoughts on what I am posting like reviews about make-up and skin care, about my make-up tutorials; I am open to hear your suggestions and also to hear your experiences about a particular product I've posted. Let's not forget I am also posting about my outfit sometimes. I am not a fashion expert. I am just happy to let know my readers what an ordinary people like me would wear; not the runway style but my personal style. 

Okay. Let's move on with the prize at stake for IamJenniya's Reader of the Month.

... 1 pc. PUREDERM Green Tea Facial Mask

... 1 pc. Beauty Buffet Facial Mask

... 1 pc. MAYBELLINE Clear Smooth Shine Free Foundation (To Go size compact)

... 1 pc. L.a. Passion lipstick in Baby Fuchsia

... 3 pcs. Watsons Mini Wet Wipes

... 3 pcs. samples of CURE Natural Aqua Gel (review here)

... 1 pc. CARONIA Cuticle Sanitizer

It is pretty simple to be the Reader of the Month for May. Here's the mechanics:

1.) Must be a public follower of IamJenniya via GFC (Google Friend Connect). Find Followers gadget on my upper right sidebar and click "Join this site".
2.) Should Like I am Jenniya Facebook page here.

3.) Should Follow @iam_jenniya Twitter here.

4.) Leave sensible comments. 

5.) Open for Philippines residents only.

This is optional, you can also Follow @iam_jenniya on Instagram here. I post random things here and your comments are very much welcome, too. I will also count that. I can accept criticism but insults are not allowed, okay? Love, love, love lang tayo. 

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IamJenniya's First Blog Giveaway (CLOSED)

When I started blogging, I used i.ph and WordPress. I wrote my day-to-day life there. It was like a personal diary only because I never put pictures. I wrote my rants most of the time. It was my way of releasing my anger in certain things that didn't happen according to my liking.

Then, one day, my Mom asked me to buy her tools for nail art. I never found any nail art tools and nail art polishes in Watsons before, so I googled where I can buy here in Manila. I found KONAD Stamping Nail Art and Pretty Nails from AskMeWhats (Nikki). I met Nikki in person when I picked-up the items I bought from her somewhere in Ortigas Center. In short, that was the start I got hook to beauty blogging. I started to blog about make-up last April 2010 and the local beauty bloggers that inspired me to shift my personal rant blog to beauty blog were:

1.) Nikki - I printed her nail art tutorials and gave to my Mom for guide;
2.) Shen - I love her dark smokey eye tutorials and lipstick swatches;
3.) Liz - I discovered her blog through Lauren and I like her immediately because her blog photos are clear and she is efficient and dedicated to blogging.
and of course, 4.) Lauren - She is very smart. I really love the way she writes. Impressive and she's funny. Sadly, she don't update her blog anymore.

Okay. The time has come for me to announce my first blog giveaway. Actually, IamJenniya's blog turned 3 years old this April. This is to thank all IamJenniya's readers. Honestly, I'm a bit nervous. This is my first time to run a giveaway for my blog and this is OPEN WORLDWIDE.

I wasn't an active blogger before and definitely not posting regularly during 2010-2012. It is only this January 2013 that I decided to give more focus to my blog and tried posting in regular basis but just when things started doing great, something happened that made me in a month of hiatus again. I still considered myself as a newbie blogger (hehe!), so I wasn't expecting much sponsors to take part of this giveaway (and I think it's too early to get my blog recognized). So, when I got a message from Trendsetters Fashion Boutique that they like to sponsor, I was very, very happy. Thank you so much Suzette!

So, what's the prize at stake?
Ta-da!

Since I added a bit of fashion in my blog, I got something from Forever 21 and the rest are make-ups, facial & skin care products.

 ... and there's two (2) gift certificates worth P300 or $7 (total of P600 or $14) from Trendsetters Fashion Boutique which you can use to buy their proud brands: Krave Mineral Cosmeceuticals, Human Heart Nature, and Ellana Mineral Cosmetics. Ohh... If I could only join my giveaway. Sigh*

Now, let's take a closer look to the goodies, shall we?

1 piece FOREVER 21 Leggings (size Medium). 

I bought two of this and I already used the other one here.

Asian Secrets Lulur with Green Tea and Vitamin E (135g)

L.a. Passion color rich lipstick in Baby Fuchsia

MAYBELLINE Clear Smooth Shine Free Pressed Powder in Natural

e.l.f. lipstick in Classy

3 pcs. Watsons Mini wet wipes 

MAYBELLINE Baby Lips in Anti-Oxidant Berry

Beauty Buffet and PUREDERM Facial Masks

Brand new CARONIA nail polish in Black Velvet, White Satin & Simply Red

GODIVA Natural Skin Care 

1 pc. Whitening Soap & 3 pcs. Whitening Facial Cream sachets

Here are the mechanics for you to join:

- This giveaway will start April 15, 2013 and will end on April 28, 2013.

- This giveaway is open worldwide.

- The winner will get the above-mentioned prize to be sent by IamJenniya via courier with free shipping.

- The winner can contact directly Trendsetter's Fashion Boutique for the gift certificates. I will send the electronic GC to the winner via email and will forward winner's name to TFB.

- Winner will be announced in this blog on April 30, 2013 and at the same time, IamJenniya will notify the winner via email. And because not everybody is glued to their computer and everybody have a life, I truly understand that. :-), so I am giving the winner a time to respond within 120 hours (5 days baby!) or else I'll pick a new winner.

- The comments will be moderated, so please comment only once.

Ready to join now?

1.) Be a public follower of IamJenniya via GFC (Google Friend Connect). Find Followers gadget on my upper right sidebar and click "Join this site".
2.) Like Trendsetters Fashion Boutique Facebook page here.
3.) Like I am Jenniya Facebook page here.
4.) Follow @iam_jenniya Twitter here.
5.) Leave a comment with your full name or GFC name, Facebook name, Twitter name, Email address, and answer the 2 questions below:
A. What item/s would you want to have from Trendsetters Fashion Boutique?
B. What IamJenniya posts did you find helpful? 


For more chances of winning (this is optional):
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or;
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I hope you guys join and good luck! Spread the love now!


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Note: As of April 16, 4:30 P.M. local time, I edit just a little bit on the #5. I added to leave also your Facebook Name and Twitter Name. Those who have commented already with their entry on or before 4:00 P.M. 16th April, no worries as I was able to figured out your usernames. Please bear with me lovelies.