Sakura Season

Konbanwa minna-san! 

I haven't been painting my nails lately since I've been kind of busy this past week and I noticed that I haven't posted this mani yet. 

I have also loved sakura or cherry blossoms since they look so pretty and they remind me of Japan! 日本大好き! I actually can't read or write Japanese much but I can speak a little thanks to watching so much anime. =D

I've attempted sakura nail art a few Chinese New Year's ago but it didn't come out all that nice but this year...I don't know how it happened but I love what came out of it! 

The base is Laval pink and the design is painted on with acrylic paint. I really love this mani! If you're wondering about the pointer finger well...I had just watched 'The Book Of Life' at the time and had fallen in love with La Muerte....she's so pretty....

Yup! So I actually saved that nail for her but I couldn't paint her nicely and opted it out in the end. Oh well, c'est la vie!

Chinese New Year is just around the corner so look forward to more CNY themed manis! 

Cheers!  

Love Birds

Hey peeps!

So I just posted a NOTD on instagram and thought "I better write this blog post before I get lazy!"

Yup! That's me...anyway...I haven't painted birds before me thinks...I wanted to do an owl mani that day but all the googled owls didn't appeal to me...Darn me for not screen shoting the nice owl mani!

Back to the point, I saw this wedding invitation on FB that my friend posted (was not his wedding) and thought "Well, that's cute! I should paint that!" So, I did with a little change in scenery of course hahaha

Here's the original.

And here's the mani!

Colours used:
Base coat - Essence Ultra Strong Nail Hardener
Base - Miss Ashleigh Experi-mint & Baby's Got The Blues Ombre (I did this ombre using a brush technique I saw @yagala do on insta...check her out! I think this technique blends better than sponge!)
Others - Acrylic Paint
Top Coat - Glisten & Glow HK Girl

That's it for this post! 

Cheers!

Pusheen Love Emoji

Bonjour mon amis!!

Trying to use different ways to say hi!

Things have been complicated lately and my friend keeps sending me this really adorable Pusheen Emoji on Facebook to cheer me up!

Cute rite!!!

<3

Was so grateful for this so decided to paint it on my nail! 

It kinda smudge when I put the topcoat on ><

Close up on Pusheen. 

BEFORE it smudged!

Insta pic

The filter makes it seem more cute in a way. 

This is dedicated to my babe who has been by be through good times and bad!

Thanks dear! 

You know who you are! 

Cheers!
^^

#HalloweenChallenge2013 Day 5 - Zombie

Hello all!

More challenge manis!

So October 5th's theme is zombie...

gwahhhhhhhhhhhh

(did you just think the gwahhhhhh in a zombie voice?)

=P

As you can see, I am terrible at drawing zombies...thus only the hand it visible! XD

I was going for a gory look for the framed nails...I think it looks good =)

This is the pic with the instagram filter.

I think it looks more gory! Which is awesome! XD

That's it for this post!

The next theme is witches which I am quite excited about!

I've got some designs prepared and might be using some konad stamps as well 

Till next time!

Cheers!

^^

#Nailartsep 16 - Fav. Flower

Hello all!

Today is Malaysia Day and I'm a Malaysian NOT in Malaysia...

Oh well!

So for @californails #nailartsep Day 16, the theme is my favorite flower. 

And what is my favorite flower?

It is...

A SUNFLOWER!

This................ISN'T 

my favorite mani and I have to say that I am so sad for my favorite flower for painting it so badly...=(

I used China Glaze Happy-Go-Lucky for the flowers with was sunny enough but it was really hard to tell where the petals ended. So, I used China Glaze Solar Power which is a darker gold shimmer polish to outline the petals which did not work so well. =(

It became worse when I added the gold stud...

I outlined the petals with black polish this the morning after just to see if this would look better. 

I could only do one nail since I had to rush for class. 

I do think that it looks so much better after the black outline was added.

I think the yellow only petals would work with acrylic which I wish I have but don't. ><

I guess that's it for this post! 

Can't wait to do the next theme!

Cheers!

^^

September...A Month of Challenges...Day 1

Hello all!
It is the 1st of September,

I am currently on Spring break,

Today is my mother's birthday,

and it is the first day of @californails #nailartsept challenge!

The first deems it is time for camo nails!

Camo is short for camouflage...if you didn't already know! XD

This is actually my first time attempting camo nails. 

I don't think it's the best but looks good to me! 

Look forward to more designs yeah!

I've got a really great swatch for you guys which I will upload tonight.

That's it for this post.

Cheers,

-Jing-

X'Mas '12 - A very Domo Christmas

Jingle bells~ Jingle bells~

Elo!! 

It's sounds like it's going to be a very merry Christmas!

You know why?

Because for the first time in my life, I'm going out for Christmas dinner with my boyfriend and friends! though it's a few days earlier 

Speak of the devil! 

I got the inspiration for this X'Mas mani from one of the girlfriends I'll be having dinner with! XD

You see rite...she was wearing this Domo t-shirt when we went out a while back then I kept staring at it for some reason then it finally hit me!! I should paint Domo Christmas nails!! XD 

So that's how this mani came to be! =D

Kinda failed on the floppy Christmas hats tho >< 

Oh well!! Domo is still Domo in the end and he is excited for X'Mas!! 

Cheers!

^^

P/S: Don't forget to follow me on instagram if you have it!!

@chronosz

Hokkaido cake - Delicious & Inspiring

Yoo hoo!!!!

I've taken a couple of days break and we're already in July!! 

><"

Well...no matter what month it is, 

there will always be nail art =P

Ya know...there's been this hokkaido cake frenzy going on in pastry shops all over and I finally got to taste it thanks to my boyfriend's mum! ^^ 

I've tried Hokkaido cake before and it is super delicious and really luxurious so eating too much at a time would make you not want it for the next year! =P

This cake is basically the Hokkaido cake with cream in the middle! It's super yummy and super expensive sad to say =(...I tasted mine from RT Pastry. The packaging is a bit different from the photo above since I took it off the internet ><

ON TO THE MANI!! XD

The line didn't really come out well since I had just broken my nail so all my nails on my right hand were short...in the end I had to paint it on my right hand T_T

Still came out pretty good if I do say so myself XP

That's it for now!! 

There's more coming especially since I'm on winter break now!

I'm gonna be flying off to Australia to further my studies soon...

I hope I can bring my collection over since it's not that big =)

Oh yeah!!

This was what happened to my nail after trying on a pair of shorts at Kitschen...

TT

I was trying to push the pocket back into placed and it snapped clean off!!! 

><"

This is what happens when I let them breathe~~ sighhhh

Oh well!! Thems the breaks! =P

See you in my next post! 

Cheers!!
^^

Happy Belated Easter!!!

Hey everyone!! 

I've been really MIA for a long long time! ><
I've been really busy with assignments and work 
so I haven't had time to paint my nails let alone blog ><
So since I finally got a break and it was Easter...


HOW BOUT SOME EASTER INSPIRED CUPCAKE NAILS!!!
^^

I kinda took all the 'what I think are' Easter colours and turned them into cupcakes XD


I'm really into Instagram and Iphone photo editting tools now so I made a something of a tutorial!! Hope you like it =)

I don't know how to number the photos but it's left to right and top to bottom!! XD 
I kinda forgot to take pics after the 3 step so that's why there are only 4! =P

Well, this is what's new and you can tell my nails are ridiculously short now...
Sighhhh hate it when my nails break >< 
Please grow faster!!! =3


Hopefully I can paint another design soon!! XD 


Cheers!

French Apples

Apples!!

So apple manis have been on my 'To-Do List' for quite some time now...

I was actually planning on doing a french hello kitty mani but...

My alpine snow is like 1/4 of the bottle and it's all goopy...

I already ordered a new bottle but it didn't make the latest shipment so I gotta wait ANOTHER MONTH!! T____T 
A nail polish addict should always have white polish at hand! ><

So...I chose to do a mani that doesn't have that much white in it! =)

I actually found the inspiration from this korean nail blogger...her designs are AWESOME!!

After google-ing somemore I found another apple nail art design by 'chelle from cosmeticcupcake.com

After finding her blog...I am IN LOVE! Her designs are AWESOME!!! XD

I guess not having white polish came in handy 
since I found a really cool nail blogger! =D

I hope you like this mani cause I'm thinking of doing more fruit manis!! 

^^

Cheers!

Essie Winter Mini Collection 2010

你好吗？

Hey peeps!! ^^

As promised! Here are the swatches for the 

Essie Winter Mini Collection 2010 polishes!!

Front View

Side View

Top View

From left: SIlken Cord, Masquerade Belle, Hot Coco, Going Incognito

NOW ON TO THE SWATCHES!!!! XD

First up comes Silken Cord! 

When I first saw the bottle I thought it would be a deep striking red BUT

when I applied it...it turned out to be more of a cherry sort of red! 

The polish is a little darker IRL (in real life)...

In the photo is looks red but with a tint of orange in it! ^^

But it really is a more cherry shade IRL! XD

Next up is Masquerade Belle!

This polish a dark maroon polish! 

This is an absolutely beautiful colour! 

Reminds me of a really ripe cherry! ^^

Hot Coco is a normal taupe polish!

The polish is lighter IRL...

(I'm not sure what else to write since I'm still new at polish reviews...)

The last polish in the Essie Winter Mini Collection 2010 is

Going Incognito!

This is a dark green polish. 

Actually the whole reason I bought the collection was for this polish! 

I had hoped to use this in my Christmas manis but since it wouldn't arrive in time I opted for Sally Hansen's Emerald Green which is a more shimmer type of dark green polish.

You gotta love this polish! ^^

That's the end of the review!! XD

After purchasing the mini set I don't think 

I want to get the normal sized bottles anymore! =P
This is more worth the money but not all the shades 

that I want would be a mini so it really does depend! ^^

More to come! So stay tuned!

Cheers!

Nail Polish Spree 02

Hey guys!!

So! I just got my shipment of nail polish!!! XD

Here's a photo of the polishes!! ^^

From left: Essie Winter Collection 2010, China Glaze First Mate, Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme, Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat, and Seche Restore Nail Polish Thinner! 

I'll be posting up the reviews and swatches for the polishes soon!

o(THIS)o

AND ALSO!

a set of Christmas Polishes from Topshop from my 

Singapore Shopping Trip! =)

From left: Awol, Moonshine, & Remember My Name

Remember to check CRNailz for new posts!! ^^

Cheers!

X'Mas Mani 10 - Santa & Rudolf

Hey everyone!

Haven't been posting much since it was family time during the new year hols! ^^

This is the last 2 on the 12 Days of X'Mas Manis Challenge list!
Since Christmas is looooooonnnnnngggggg over...I thought I'd combine these 2! =)

 This is a vertical view of santa =)

I got the idea for the reindeers from The Nailasaurus Reindeer X'Mas Mani...I think a lot of people did! XD

That's it for the 12 Days of X'Mas Mani Challenge!

I had so much fun doing it! XD

Cheers!

School Nails 2

OK! I gave a preview so here's the full image! =)

Colours Used:

Black - The Faceshop BK901

White - OPI Alpine Snow

Silver - China Glaze Millennium

Red - Elianto Chili Red

Yellow - China Glaze Happy Go Lucky

Brown - OPI Over the Taupe

Blue - Sasatine Q22

Green (thumb) - Sally Hansen Emerald City

I know the pencils are super fugly! >< 

I guess I should have left it as a plain yellow pencil...

I like the scribbles under the pens!! 

The chalkboard (thumb) came out pretty well too! =)

ITTV is the product I'm promoting at my part-time job now FYI

You can check them out on their facebook page.

Keep checking for more designs!
I'm on a design streak!! XD

Cheers!