Thursday, December 29, 2011

Back Again & Back For Good !

I'm going to skip all the excuses & just say that I missed blogging. I'm sorry for the long absence but I'm back and ready to blog full time. Let's just get right down to today's nail art. We had a free day in the school the day after my last post and my friend really wanted nail art like mine. Since she insisted on the same nail art I had I did it but in a different color. I used a no name powder blue polish from Color Club and no name red polish from them also. I used a white striper nail polish and and black striper polish for the details of the rose.She really enjoyed the design and I thought it turned out great. Enjoy !

xo ; Toyomi !

PS: expect another post from tomorrow with a more detailed description. I really just wanted to get a post out here .

artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash .

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

Monday, December 12, 2011

Roses Again !

Good morning everyone ! I hope you are all doing well. Today I just wanted to show you guys another rose mani. Ever since I did my first one I've been slowly improving them! So today's mani will be on the color China Glaze Treehugger. The color itself was beautiful and had been in my untrieds for a while. Anyway I then used Folly by Sinful colors as the base of the rose. Then to fill in the petals I used a white and crimson acrylic paint. Then I just used a dark green acrylic paint to make the leaves. After which I was done , Voila ! This mani turned out awesome and I wore it for about a week. Also if you noticed I cut my nails down. They're really short and I like them at this length. I think this nail art looks great on this length. Well either way enjoy !


xo; Toyomi .

sunlight ; no top coat ; no flash,

sunlight ; top coat ; no flash .

Monday, December 5, 2011

Long Time No See

Hey guys! I know I promised a post on Friday but I literally had so much to do this weekend. It's been absolutely crazy. Well either way I hope you are all doing absolutely beautiful. I'm very tired and anxious to get back to posting. Today is a very simple mani. I know I say this all the time but this one is actually really simple. I don't know what to call the design but I ended up really liking it a lot. I used a white base and then 3 different shades of blues in acrylic paint. I used a fan brush to then spread out and blend. Afterwards I used a small brush to fit in tiny black oblong shapes.After which I was all done and it ended up coming out real nice. Well I hope you enjoy !

xo ; Toyomi.

artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash.

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash . 

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Update !

Hey everyone ! I just wanted to drop in and say please expect a post from me tomorrow. I know it's past overdue and I've been slacking but I promise I've been trying my hardest to keep up with school and what I love doing. I promise that as soon I get home from school there will be a post up. I'm editing every single mani picture I have so far so I can be consistent for the next few days. I apologize 1000 times for this and I promise I'll be back soon. Have a beautiful day and night !

PS: I'll be catching up on commenting on all of your blogs tomorrow also.<33333

xo ; Toyomi .

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody. I hope you all will have a beautiful day with all of your families and chow down on some great food. I'm sorry it's been a while since I've posted but I will be posting everyday this week to make up for this inconvenience. I've been doing manis like crazy but I've been hit with homework multiple time. Well any today's mani is quick and simple. I used the purple color from the Color Club Starry Temptress Collection along with the glitter top coat. The formula of the color itself wasn't that great. It was very thick and ou have to try and avoid bald spots. Other than that though, it did go on great after about 2-3 coats. Afterwards I figured it was boring so I had to add something else. I decided to just add zebra stripes where the freed edge would be. I ended really loving this simple mani. So I hope you do. Enjoy!

xo ; Toyomi .

artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash.
artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash.
artificial light ; top coat ; no flash.
artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

A Robin Moses Inspired Mani ; Rasta Men

Good morning everyone. How are you all? I'm hope you are all doing very well. I'm pretty good myself. I didn't go to school today because I didn't feel very well but I figured I should get a post up. Today I have another mani inspired by Robin Moses. I love every single design that she does and I wish I could recreate all of them. This one is the little rasta men that she did. I pretty much tried to copy exactly what she did. I don't think they came out all that great but I'm still proud of myself. I uses yellow, red, green, and black acrylic paint. I tried to make the little people as best as possible but I don't know how well they came out. I would really enjoy your feedback. Well enjoy !

PS : here's the video link to her tutorial ; http://www.youtube.com/user/robinmosesnailart#p/search/0/ydkNUqXa7zA .

xo ; Toyomi .


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artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .



artificial light ; top ccoat ; no flash.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Bloody Leopard

Morning everyone ! How are you all ? I'm pretty good. I woke up really early for some reason. Well anyway today I have a funky mani here for you today. This mani was actually inspired by a mani I saw on tumblr. It was way more glittery and had a more bloody feel to it but I tried. I used OPI Samoan Sand and a no name red glitter from Elf. I just used the brush itself to make the texture and then drew on the print with black acrylic paint. I think it came out quite nice. I hope you enjoy !

xo; Toyomi .

artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash .

artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash .

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Nail Mail !

Good morning everyone ! I hope all is well . I'm getting ready for school but I figure I should get a post in since I missed a couple of days. I received this nail mail about a week ago from Shadow's Nail Art . She had an awesome giveaway and I was fortunate enough to win. Everything came in great condition and everything was perfect. In fact I've already used many of the colors. Well here are the photos. Enjoy !

xo ; Toyomi .


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artificial light ; flash .

artificial light ; no flash .

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Swatch Series #7; Deborah Lippmann

Good morning everyone ! I hope you all are having a beautiful Sunday. I sure am. Just laying around with my mom passing time. Well anyway I have another swatch and a mani for you today. Today I used Deborah Lipmann I Know What Boys Like that I won from a giveaway from Shadows Nail Art. This was such a smooth and rich color and went on well in 2 coats. Everything about this color I love. It's almost like a navy blue but with a purple tinge to it. I will be using it more often. Afterwards I decided to do a pilot mani because I was a pilot for Halloween. So I used white acrylic paint for the clouds. I mixed black and white acrylic paint to make grey for the plane. Then I used a gold striper for the words pilot. Then voila , done ! Enjoy !

Toyomi .


artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash .

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash.


artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

Friday, November 4, 2011

Late Breast Cancer Mani

Hey everyone ! How are you all ? I'm back again and I bet it's quicker than you expected. I know I'm late with this post but I thought I'd show it anyway. I decided to do a breast cancer mani for the month of October. I used multiple pinks including OPI Teenage Dream, Sinful Colors Folly, and OPI Shorts Story. After which I decided to add a ribbon on the ring fingers of both hands with rhinestones. Shortly before this mani my thumb nail broke and I refused to cut all of my nails. My quick fix was to just put on a tip and lay down some acrylic. I was in a bit of a rush so it's looks a little bit chunky. The next mani though that thumb will be in pristine shape. Anyway I hope you enjoy this mani because I think it was just a cute little gesture.

xo ; Toyomi .

artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash.

artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash .

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash.

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Mani For a Friend

Hey everyone ! I'm so so sorry about the wait in between my posts. I feel like my followers have lost interest because the wait is so long. I truly do miss all of you and reading your blogs. I will catch up on commenting and everything. I promise ! (:  I am so overwhelmed with school it's crazy. AP English kicks my butt on a daily basis but I promise I'm back on schedule. I'm able to organize out my time so I can get back to doing what I love. I still have been doing my nails but I just haven't gotten the time to post anything. Anyway no more excuses let's just get down to the mani.

We had a half day recently and one of my good friends Paige was over. She always wants me to do her nails and insists that she's in love with my designs. She came over a saw my stash and gave me free reign to do anything. I decided on something abstract and she loved it. Sadly she had a cheer comp and had to take them off  shortly after. Either way we were both happy with the outcome. I can't recall the colors I used but they were all hues of purple. I then used black and white acrylic paint for my design. I hope you really enjoy this !


xo ; Toyomi



sunlight ; no top coat ; no flash .


sunlight ; top coat ; no flash

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Swatch Series #6; Color Club No Name & Snake Print

Hey everyone. I hope you are all doing well . I just finished a mani to match my Halloween costume. But today I wanna show you a quick pink mani with a nice snake skin accent finger. I used a Color Club pink on all the nails but the ring fingers. On the ring finger I used Essie Ballet Slippers. On top of the Essie shade I blended a pink and a purple from color club. These also had no names. This was actually a pretty simple mani so I hope you enjoyed !

xo ; Toyomi .

sunlight ; no top coat ; no flash.
sunlight ; top coat ; no flash .

artificial light; top coat ; no flash .


Friday, October 21, 2011

Beauty Blogazon Roundup !




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Beauty Blogazon Roundup October 9th -October 15th 2011





Red Hair and Black Nail Polish- Neon
Crackle
inspired by a Music Video

Bright Lights, Big Color- Get
It On


Nails and Noms- 31 Day Challenge: Day 1 (Red
Nails
)

The Style Page- It works ... it really works! (Mask Hair
Loss
)

Cosmetically-Challenged.com- Fabulous Shoe Finds For Under $50.00!
Women
Take Over the Oxford Style


Polish Pauper- What the?! Take Two! (Color
Morphing
)

Nailderella- Want a rainbow
on your nails?

Polish insomniac- PSA! Too Faced to come out with Nail
Polish
???

Beauty.Mark Style & Fashion-My Visit to the Daphne
Guinness
Exhibit at the Museum Of FIT

Glitter.Gloss.Garbage- MAC Posh
Paradise
Mattene Swatches

The It Color- Swatch Series #4; Street Chic
and Rose







Thursday, October 20, 2011

Swatch Series #5; China Glaze Solar Power

Hey ladies ! How are you all ? I hope you are doing well. Today is just a nice day for me . Just hanging out. I feel like I haven't posted in so long. But I'm back again with another swatch post. While I was at Sally's I picked up China Glaze Solar Power because it was on sale. Turns out it was an absolutely gorgeous color. The color application was smooth and it was opaque in 2 coats. The color payoff was absolutely amazing. After swatching it I decided that I should do a little nail art. I decided on something a little abstract. I ended up doing a saranilssooon's inspired manicure. I used white acrylic paint and a silver striper. Then Voila ! I was done. Enjoy !

xo ; Toyomi .

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash.
artificial light ; top coat ; no flash.
artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Swatch Series #4; Street Chic and a Rose Mani

Hello everyone. I hope you all are having a beautiful Sunday. It's nice out here and it's just the perfect day to just hang out. Again I've been gone for a while and I apologize. Either way I have a mani today that I really like. It's inspired by one of Emerald Sparkled's manis. So I started off with swatching China Glaze Street Chic. This polish went on well and was opaque in exactly one coat but of course I did too. Then I used OPI San-Tan Tonio. After doing so I used black acrylic paints to draw some roses on every other nail. The nails that were bare I just put two rhinestones on them. Then I top coated and Voila ! Done. Enjoy !

xo ; Toyomi .

 sunlight ; no top coat ; no flash .
 sunlight ; top coat ; no flash .
 artificial light ; no top coat ; no flash.
artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

Monday, October 10, 2011

Swatch Series #3; Lady Like & A Mani

Hey everyone ! How are you guys doing ? I hope you are well. I'm pretty good myself. I think I'm finally back on my post schedule. I missed reading all of your posts and your comments. Well today I have a swatch post and a cute little mani. I used Essie's Lady Like and OPI Alpine Snow as a base. Since it was my first time using Essie's Lady Like I thought I'd at least swatch it for you guys. It went on nice and smooth in 2 coats. It's a beautiful  taupe color and great for fall. After swatching the color I decided on revisiting a rose mani that I had done a while ago. I think these roses turned out much better because I took more time and paid attention to detail. As the rose bases I used OPI Black Onyx and China Glaze Spontaneous. Then I just used a white and purple acrylic paint to form the roses. Then I later remembered that I forgot to add the petals so then I added them later. Enjoy !

xo ; Toyomi .
sunlight ; no top coat ; no flash.
sunlight ; top coat ; flash.
sunlight ; no top coat ; no flash.
sunlight ; no top coat ;  flash.
sunlight ; top coat ; no flash .
sunlight ; top coat ; no flash.

artificial light ; top coat ; no flash .

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Nail Mail ! (:

Hey everyone ! I hope you are all doing well. I'm doing just fine. I've completed all my school work and I feel like I can be dedicate to my blog again. Sorry for neglecting you all . Sine I really haven't been my nails I just want to show you guys some nail mail I received. I won this from one of my favorite bloggers Tyne from  LoveBeanGirl. This was nice package and everything arrived safely. She even added in a extra polish if I'm not mistaken. So everyone take a look at her blog ! (: I can't wait to swatch all of these bad boys ! Well anyway here are the pictures ! Enjoy !

xo ; Toyomi .

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