Chanel Haute Couture Inspired Nail

Friday, March 5, 2010

I'm super upset every time when I think of how my future working life will be. I probably won't be able to blog so often, won't have time for myself and most importantly, I won't have the prestige to keep long nails or to do fancy nail arts with exaggerate accessories and eye-catching colors. T_______T

It's retty impossible for me to type with long nails and I don't want to showcase my vain lifestyle by having fruity tutti pinky ribbons nails at work. That also means my life is going to be over. T_______T

But I just can't live without mani, pedi and nail polish; I'll feel like naked seriously. Can I still do my nails under all these vapid restrictions? Can I have short pretty nails? The answer is a Y.E.S., absolutely.

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Just like this.

Love the milky pink on my nails ❤❤

I want to do a Chanel-inspired nail color so bad after viewing the Chanel Haute Couture 2010 Spring-Summer fashion show.

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Look at the array of soft colors! It's too elegant, too sweet yet with a touch vintage feel. Glamor in a humble way. Damn, I think I can be a real successful OL if I get to wear Chanel Haute Couture collection every single day.

Well, at least I got my Chanel-inspired nail and it's super easy to do.

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Step 1: Remove the worn-out color.

I prefer to use the instant nail polish remover, easier and quicker without using a lot of cotton pads.

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Step 2: Remove overgrown cuticle. I'm using Problem Cuticle Remover from Sally Hansen.

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Before removing cuticle. Y.I.K.E.S. *__*lll

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After. Clean and healthy nails! Y.A.Y. ❤❤

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Step 3: File and shape it as you desire.

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Step 4: Smooth the rough nail edges and surface. I'm using a different type of file, not a buffer.

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These are all we need.

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Step 5: Base coat.

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If you prefer not wearing any color, you can just stop right here. Clean and healthy nails tell a lot about a girl's personality, I think.

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Step 6: Nail color. Get SinfulColors (Easy Going 700) if you wish to have the same nail color like me; it's only US$ 1.99.

Step 7: Top coat. One or two layers are fine, and you are all set :)

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Yeah~~ A happy me with new nail color!

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I think I can still be a super awesome OL without any Chanel Haute Couture Collection :p

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Will you hire me? Not with that hair bun of course.

17 comments :

Cindy said...

Oh pretty pretty!

Somewhere in Singapore said...

Normally my nails, i let outside shop do...

choi yen said...

I think milky colours are hard to apply :( 1 layer is too light & if apply more than 1 layer the colour will become not even lor....

Unknown said...

其实,你指甲的形状蛮漂亮的,够大片,就算是短指甲也很好看。
我的指甲,很小片。戴假甲必须找for petite nail的。所以,必须留长指甲才能涂指甲油,不然,很难看:( 奈何,我又喜欢短指甲多一点。。。

那个Remove overgrown cuticle的我也是在用着Sally Hansen,也许是不适合我吧,越用越糟糕。。。不用反而没生那么多。

几时开始上班生涯?

cHrIstInA_YY said...

I might wanna give it a try since I don't have any milky color nail polisher ;) Thanks~

pH said...

Nice!

Rose said...

Oh!!!! I Love Sinful colors, they're my fave!!!

靓靓 said...

nice colour. :)

Feeling said...

ask chean hired you as tai tai...lolz you are qualified to be a rich tai tai lolz

S型•樱戈子 said...

i like de coulour
looks so sweet^^

Beverly's Secret said...

Hi Cindy,
Thanks!

Hi Somewhere in Singapore,
Yeah~~ Doing nails at salon is much better of course. But I need to do my nails twice a week, for new colors and new patterns ^^

Hi mimid3vils,
The tricks are getting a awesome nail color and a super awesome top coat ^^

Hi A级女人,
I read some reviews about the Sally Hansen Cuticle Remover mentioning the same issue as yours too! Somehow it works fine on me, guess not every product is suitable for everyone ^^ Not sure when will my working life begin yet, but I'm getting myself ready for that.

Hi cHrIstInA_YY,
Yeah~~ Good to add one extra color to your nail polish collection :)

Hi pH, lengleng & S型•樱戈子 ,
Thanks ^^

Hi Rose,
Hi 5. SinfulColor is super affordable ^^

Hi Feeling,
Haha~~ He could but he can't afford my salary yet :p That's why I need to quite the "tai tai" job :p

Carrie Tai said...

i found it very hard to apply the matte color nail polish evenly. It turns out to be super ugly everytime :(

JM said...

hi, Beverly. I face difficuilty to apply nail polish by my own. The nail colour will look uneven and not smoothly at all, sometimes will seem too thick...which nail polish will u suggest to me? I want more economic. I am using elianto nail colour but i feel difficult to apply on my nail...T.T

Beverly's Secret said...

Hi Cheddarina,
Hehe~~ The keys are getting a good nail polish and a super awesome top coat ^^ That should work!

Hi Pinkster,
Elianto just won't work ^^ The colors will not last more than 2 days :p Try Skinfood maybe, I got most of my nail polish from them when I was in M'sia :)

Audrey said...

Nice nail color, but I don't think my stubby fingers will look nice with nail polish...haha! What's an OL by the way?

Beverly's Secret said...

Hi Audrey,
Sorry sis, I assumed everyone knows what OL is, my bad. HongKie and Taiwanese actually refer white collar working females as OL, Office Lady ^^

Your nails are fine! I can help you on that when I come home next time ^^

JiaNi said...

the Remove overgrown cuticle, i really can see the different before and after..hmmmm