Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

One Topcoat to Rule Them All For some girls (like me) the nail game struggle is real. I mean like this: Image from: http://weheartit.com/entry/group/29141198 Although honestly there isn’t much difference between the right and left hands on me, or feet either – I’m clearly bad at all fingers and toes. Anyway, I get an A for…

Galaxy Nails aka Barry M Magnetic Blue

“Ooh, they look like the galaxy!” exclaimed a friend at a wedding party dinner recently. “Your nails are so cool and awesome Ms. H!” squealed my students. “I like your nails very much,” said a co-worker, “they’re a very beautiful colour.” These are all reactions I’ve had to Barry M’s Magnetic Blue nail varnish. A…

L’Oréal Color Riche – Wild Purple

In keeping with the purple theme, I matched my nails to my ice cream. L’Oréal Color Riche in number 505 Wild Purple was a gift from a friend. It is not a colour I would have necessarily picked out for myself, but I am so glad she did! The 5ml bottle is something I like…

End of Term/Pre-holiday nails

It’s finally the end of term – whoop whoop! After a long, hard slog of about four months (and no, Golden Week does not count; it’s not even a full week for schools anyway), with no mid-term holiday (the Japanese don’t believe in them), Term 1 is over. I thought I’d do my nails to…

Marine Day Nails

Today is Marine Day here in Japan, so I didn’t have to go to work. Hooray for National Holidays! What better way to celebrate than to do my nails? I wouldn’t blame you for expecting my nails to be blue or green, or some sort of ocean-y colour, however, as I sadly don’t own any…