Midweek Manicures

Hello PSers!

We apologize for our sudden absence and lack of posts…but a graduate student’s life can get so chaotic at times, you are forced to forget your life outside of the lab!

So I recently scored a $2 off CVS coupon for Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat polish and also $5 in CVS ExtraBucks. For those who don’t know yet, as a part of the CVS Beauty Club promotion, you get $5 in ExtraBucks for every $50 you spend on a large selection of beauty products at CVS. Also, you don’t have to spend all $50 at one time, so you can keep going back and adding to your total expenditure.

I had been meaning to try Sally Hansen’s crackle overcoat polish and salon manicure nailpolishes for a while. So I picked up a black crackle polish, and a nude salon manicure polish.

Here are the results:

It’s still Summer…and there’s still time for some fun manicures!

There’s still a bit of summer left and I for one, intend to make full use of it! 🙂 So I took the opportunity to try out a new bright manicure.

I tried to combine a few different summer manicure trends this time – combining a muted color with a brighter color, graphic stripes and painting a single stand out nail.

Here’s the outcome:

Trend watch from Florida : Colorblocking

Summer is in full swing here in Florida…so I haven’t been able to ignore my urge to use bold and bright colors in my wardrobe.

Colorblocking is a recent trend that basically involves using two bold and bright colors, that may be jarring alone, but create a beautiful combination together. Everyone from the first lady to different Hollywood celebrities seem to have jumped on the colorblocking bandwagon…

Build your nailpolish collection!

Hello PSers,

I truly enjoy nail polish from all sorts of brands… and LOVE getting the color of the season. However, I think for a grad student/anyone on a budget, its important to have limits. I recently understood that it was important for me to have at least a few pastel nail colors in my wardrobe for spring. I was particularly interested in these minty blues/pale yellows/bubblegum pink types.  And then I realized that if you are on a budget and already have a sizable nail polish collection, you can’t justify buying every color just because it looks good. Then I discovered Orly Nail Lacquer Minis.

Tribal Print Manicure

Good morning!

Sorry for being M.I.A for so long…but graduate school really takes it out of you! However I have successfully survived my first year in grad school! 🙂

So without further delay here’s my latest manicure idea.

More simple manicure ideas!

So continuing with my series of simpler manicure ideas, here’s my next pitch.

10 minute manicure!

Hello all,

Twenty-four grueling hours later I have arrived at India. I am wide awake… hello jetlag! Anyways, I just wanted to make a quick post about something I saw at the Dulles International Airport (and now I realize there are more in other airports!). It’s the 10 minute manicure! Its such a brilliant idea. Unfortunately I was rushing to my gate when I noticed it but I could not help but think how the 10-minute idea should totally be extended to all kinds of beauty services – 10 minute facials , 10 minute hairstyles, 10 minute make up application! HECK YES! Haha! Well I also read they sell tiny bottles/travel friendly beauty items. These could be a lifesaver – my skin gets super dry during flights – but probably because I spend 24 hours in airconditioning when I travel internationally. No bueno :(.

Simply polished

I’m really glad that my last few manicure posts were received with such enthusiasm, thank you! 🙂

Talking with S, she suggested that I should come up with more ideas for simpler manicure designs….more so that they are something she can try! Haha

So here goes….

Edgy twist to a Half-moon Manicure

It’s no secret that I’ve been very fascinated by different nail art techniques lately…A recent trend that I’ve been wanting to try out for a while is the Half-moon manicure. It’s been featured on different celebrities, My Style, TheLooksforLess and many more websites.

It’s a nail trend that was initially seen on Hollywood starlets in the 20s. But it’s definitely making a huge comeback. Here are some celebrities sporting this manicure:

   

Polka Dotted Magic

I’d been wearing bright nail colors for quite some time…but lately I have been wearing a lot of different nude shades. One of the reasons might be a recent manicure post by Jen (LooksforLess) 🙂 She did a simple yet gorgeous manicure with a nude base and added a magical touch to it with a golden glitter top coat.

So, inspired by her manicure, I tried it with a little twist…