Bubble Trees

Hey all! 

Here's the continuation of yesterday's mani! 

I call them bubble trees!! The best part is that I have a picture tutorial for you guys so you can paint them yourself! This is probably my first time making a tutorial so bear with the bad photos and instructions! Here we go! 

1. Use Christmas colours (or any colour you like) using the Nimbus Bubbles technique (tutorial on The Nailasauraus)
2. Overlap lightning nail vinyls (i'm using ones from Teismom) with the lightning facing out until it forms a tree shape
3. Cut off the excess at the top until it is pointed
4. Paint over the sides of the vinyls, making sure that you do not get any polish on the middle and the bottom of the nail as there will be exposed areas
5. Remove the vinyls and apply your favourite top coat (I'm using Glisten & Glow HK Girl)

That's it! I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and I will see you soon! 

P/S: Don't forget to tag me @chronosz on instagram if you used the tutorial! 

Cheers! 

May You Have A Bubble Christmas!

Hey guys!

So I just finished Day 2 of Blogilates #Decemburn Calender! I have a love hate relationship with cardio...

Anyway! I decided to do something with my current mani but I shall leave it till tomorrow to show you guys that mani!

First, let me share my current mani. I tried out Nailasaurus's youtube tutorial on the nimbus bubbles technique. I definitely need more practice but practice makes perfect as they say.

Colours used:

White - OPI Alpine Snow
Red - OPI Big Apple Red
Green - Sally Hansen Emerald City

Look forward to the surprise tomorrow! 

Cheers!

Snow in Santorini

Hey all!

I've got a lot of swatches for you and I can't wait to share them! I'm still editing the photos so please be a little more patient k! :)

For now how about my NOTD featuring Miss Ashleighs new texture polish See You In Santorini! 

Some negative space and snow sounded really good so I painted it! I painted the snowflakes with white acrylic paint using a detailing brush from Faburnails and the negative space using nail vinyls from teismom! Do check them out! 

When I did the swatch for See You In Santorini, I liked it a lot better matted. In this mani, I matted the pointer finger.

What do you guys think? Matte or gloss?

That's it for this post! Stay tuned for the swatches!

Cheers!

X'Mas '12 - Prezzies

Hey nail art lovers! ^^

Are you all done with your Christmas shopping yet?

I bet you aren't!! =P

Do you wrap your presents in bright green wrapping paper and tie it with a bright red ribbon? Maybe some of you do and some of you don't. 

Christmas colours are definitely red and green to me. 

Classic never gets old. How ironic.

Here's my Prezzie mani.

I really like this mani! 

I wish I would get a Christmas present wrapped like this XD

Wouldn't it be awesome?! 

Somehow...these days...I've been thinking of doing manis for other people but so far I've only done manis for friends and family. The main reason I don't what to do it to strangers is because I usually take a long time to paint depending on the design. Wouldn't it be so embarrassing to make your customer sit for like 4 hours straight while I paint her nails? Doing my own nails is one thing since I actually enjoy it but sitting down and doing nothing is just frustrating >< 

Sorry about the small rant peeps.

Needed the let out! 

^^

Happy Holidays All!

Cheers!

^^

P/S: Just in case you guys didn't know, I started making accessories and are selling them on etsy.com. XD If you haven't heard of etsy well I suggest you go to www.etsy.com right NOW! =D

Here's one my best sellers!

Antique Silver Infinity Pluggy w/o Chain

One of my buyers told me that she bought this for her best friend as a Christmas present!

I was so happy when she shared it with me though the reason she started a convo with me in the first place was because her package hadn't arrived yet. In the end, the package was at the post office waiting to be collected =P 

If you guys haven't found a present yet for anyone.

If anyone at all, then how about this?

It makes me happy when you guys and everyone else out there likes my nail art designs and the accessories that I make!

^^

| Click the link below to go to my shop on etsy |

CRAccessories

X'Mas '12 - A Sweet Candy Cane Christmas

What pops into your head when someone says Christmas?

Presents?

Toys?

Santa?

How about candy canes!!

Christmas is just not complete unless you have had a candy cane! 

I remember this one Christmas when my aunt brought home a gigantic candy cane for me and it took me months to finish it! MONTHS!! It was THAT big >< 

Here's a candy cane mani that's a bit too big! 

^^

Not sure if you guys can tell from the pics but I used wayyyyyyy too many layers of polish for this mani although it looks like a pretty normal french mani...it has 15 layers of polish ><

Why 15?

It's because I was really excited on trying out the jelly mani thing since I got a set of OPI mini NYC Ballet Petites and it ended up like that...

In the end, I could actually peel them off my nail completely intact as it was!

=P

I forgot to take a pic of them tho ><

Oh well!

So as a reminder to you! Go get some candy canes and share them around!

Cheers!

^^

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

X'Mas '12 - Santa Claus is coming to town~

HoHoHo!!

Merry Christ...oops a little too early huh XP

Oh well!

As promised, here comes a Christmas mani! XD

Santa Claus is coming to town~~~tonight~~~ 

Santa nails is what I have on my nails now XD

I kinda made the belt a little too big thus only 2 button on his coat. LOL 

I think the gold sash and the initials on the buckle give it a nice touch no? 

Here's one mani! 

Keep an eye out on the others!

Cheers!

^^

#nailsfornewton

Hey there everyone.

Before I post up any Christmas designs I have to ask...

Have you heard about the Newton incident?

I'm pretty slow on these kinds of news but better late than never rite?

I was pretty shocked at what happened but what can't happen in this messed up world we live in now? 

Newton may be one of the big ones but we have to be aware that there are smaller and sometimes more terrible incidents happening out there. 

Nail artists on instagram have been passing on the hashtag #nailsfornewton around, asking nail art fans to paint white nails to pray for the poor children and others from the Newton incident that did not make it home for Christmas this year.

So here's my prayer for them...

I don't know why I haven't thought of this design before but it goes to show that inspiration can come from anywhere...even in sadness....

FYI: The second pic is to show the glitter on the pinky finger since the effect in the first pic made it unnoticeable. 

Let their souls find peace...

#NAILSFORNEWTON

Christmas is here a year later!

Hello nail art lovers!! 

I haven't blogged since the end of November it seems.

Have you guys been following my instagram @chronosz ? 

If you haven't then shame on you! Why?

Because all the Christmas designs are coming out!! XD

Any of you were following my blog last Christmas? 

If you were, you would know that I did the 

12 Days of Christmas Challenge.

Here's a recap of all the mani's I did last Christmas!

I'll include the links for all of them too ^^

Snowflakes & Gifts 

Sweet Candy Canes

Hot X'Tree

Sparkling Poinsettias

Merry Christmas Jack

The Grinch

Snow Love

X'Mas Mani Fever

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Story

Santa & Rudolf

Phew!! That was a lot of links! XP

So anywayz...for this Christmas I thought I would do a 

Christmas Nail Wheel!! Weeeeeee

I painted the designs that I had already painted on my nails first ^^

This is just a preview for you guys cause I would rather have different posts for each mani! XD

See you guys in the next X'Mas post!! 

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!

X'Mas Mani 09 - A Christmas Story

Hi All! XD 

If you were checking the 12 Days of X'Mas checklist you'd know that the next mani on the list is 'A Christmas Story'!

I didn't really know what it meant by 'A Christmas Story' and when I goggled it, this popped out...

I haven't watch this movie before so I had no idea what to paint for this mani =(

So I just mixed and matched colours! =)

Green Crackle over Bright Yellow!! XD

I absolutely LOVE this combo!! 

The lighting was so nice here! =)

Close up on my thumb! 

I wish my thumb nail would grow faster! >< 

Christmas is a long word...=(

The next mani is the last for Christmas...or is it...>=D

Cheers!

X'Mas Mani 08 - A Christmas Carol

In my previous post, I mentioned that I had already painted 

'Dickens Christmas Carol' themed nails.

HERE THEY ARE! ^^

I got the inspiration from the 2009 Disney's A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey!

I think the Ghost of Christmas Future is wrong though..=(

Looks more like Assassin Creed to me ><

I tried my best. Nothing else to be done. =)

Cheers!

& Happy Holidays!

X'Mas Mani Fever

After painting Huey Shan's nails that day...

another friend of mine wanted me to paint her nails! XD

I asked her what she wanted me to paint but she had a hard time deciding...

So what do we do? 

Ask Uncle Google!! XD

In the end it was snowflakes, Christmas trees and stars! XD

Sorry I couldn't get a better photo since we did it at night! =P

I took this with my DSLR...it looks sooooo much better right ><

I so need a better digital camera...=(

Oh! 2 more things I need to tell you guys!!

1. I've updated the photos for the 'Snow Love' post.

2. I've already painted 'Dickens Christmas Carol' themed nails.

I shall post it up tomorrow when I take a better photo of them! XD

Till tomorrow! 

Cheers!

X'Mas Mani 07 - Snow Love

I know I've been slow with updates...><"

I was having a Boys Over Flowers marathon! =P

Anywayz...my friend Huey Shan...do you guys remember her?

She was in my first post!

Yeah! This girl! XD

She had a X'Mas Eve wedding to attend and asked me to paint her nails for her! ^^

After a bit of googling we decided on snowflakes and snowmen! =)

She took this photo while I was painting her nails! 

Great composition! =)

Finished product! 

Snowflakes and...

Snowmen!! 

My hand shook when I was painting the thumb so it ended up being a vampire snowman! =P

I had fun painting the snowmen for her so I picked snowmen for the next design! ^^

Ignore my awful cuticles please >< 

I've been looking for a good brand of cuticle oil...

This photo was taken under my reading lamp...

I'll upload a better photo tomorrow...

I just really wanted to make it for Christmas XD

Snow people in love =) 

Didn't really know how to draw a female snow person though =S

Till the next design!


Merry Christmas All! 

Cheers!


P/S: Here's the clearer photo I was talking about earlier! =)

This was taken in sunlight!


Oh! Here's a close up on the middle finger design! =)

Can someone recommend a good brand of cuticle oil?
Uber need it as you can see ><


Cheers!

X'Mas Mani 05 - Merry Christmas Jack

FINALLY!! 

Nightmare Before Christmas X'Mas Mani!!

After I finished the mani I was staring at my nails thinking,

"Hmmmmm....they don't look like Jack AT ALL" 

><"

Guess my square-ish nails can't bring out the round-ness of Jacks head! =P

I got the inspiration from a post from tumblr...

Jack Skellington cupcakes? They look like cookies too...=S

They looked really cute!!! =D

Whatever it may be! I have no regrets! =)

Cheers!

X'Mas Mani 04 - Sparkling Poinsettias

I know I was supposed to paint Nightmare before Christmas themed nails but I have to attend a relatives wedding tonight and skulls don't actually scream congratulations...=(

So instead of Jack Skellington, I opted for another X'Mas Mani!

Christmas Flowers! or Poinsettias!

I actually looked through a lot of photos of the actually flower and A LOT of tutorials to do the design! 

but i ended up experimenting with the design while I was painting the flowers so...

So all the flowers are different designs as you can see...
I'm quite disappointed with the colour combo but I did my best with them!!

Right hand has a posing problem


From the designs on my right hand you can tell which design I like best! ^^


One more X'Mas mani DOWN! 


What do you think about this mani though? TELL ME! ><


Cheers! 


See you in halloween town >=)

X'Mas Mani 03 - Hot X'Tree

I got invites to Hot Magazine's Christmas party held at Porto Romano!

As you can see from my previous posts that I like to paint my nails according to the event so....

Christmas Tree!!! 

with a side of ornaments and candy canes =D

I got the idea from the poster!

The tree was so cute I couldn't resist!! 

Well this also counts as one of the 12 Days of X'Mas Manis! 

Crossing it off the list! 

Christmas Tree

Till the next design! 

Cheers!

X'Mas Mani 02 - Sweet Candy Canes

Welcome back to X'Mas Manis!

This time I decided on candy canes!

I wish I had one now...

As you can see I did some water marbling for this design!

This is the second time I've attempted water marbling 

and am quite proud of myself right now =)

I got the idea after a friend of mine posted 

a tutorial by cutepolish on my facebook!

I thought candy canes were the perfect excuse to do it 

but it didn't come out as I wanted but still AWESOME! XD

I painted a coat of OPI's Alpine Snow on all my nails beforehand.

I used Sally Hansen's Emerald Green and Elianto's Chili Red to do the marbling.

For the other nails, I painted a coat of Sasatine's G683 for the x'mas glitter! 

Then I painted the stripes using the same colours for the marbling!

I had to do the marbling a few times before I got a pattern I liked! 

Marbling is hard...I guess that means I need more practice! =P

What design shall I attempt next?

Keep following and find out!

Cheers!

X'Mas Mani 01 - Snowflakes & GIfts

I did this mani before I found the challenge!
It fits perfectly for 2 of the manis! =)

Sorry it's so dark >< 

I drew white snowflakes on my thumb and fourth finger nail

and golden ribbons on the rest! =)

Colours Used:

Red - Elianto Chili Red 

White - OPI Alpine Snow

Glitter - Sasatine G683

Gold glitter - Etude house BR304

There'll be another post at 12.01AM tomorrow!

Look out for it!

Cheers!

For the 12 days of X'mas~

I saw this post on tumblr a couple of weeks ago...

I really want to do this! 

The list is already on my sidebar so you can keep track of 
what I've already done

and what I'll be doing!

The first mani will be posted later tonight!

So look forward to it! ^^

Cheers!