Nails Inc Fulham Road and Piccadilly Circus KOTD: Annoying V-Day KOTD!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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I'm not really a girly girl. I don't have a fondness for cutsey things, I HATE wearing pink, and I hate pink nail polish in general (which is really odd, considering that I'm one of the more colour-conservative nail bloggers out there). And I'm not that feminine in general. So obviously it must have been the effects of too much stress (or pear cider) that influenced me to do this:



I know, I know. The overwhelming pinkness and girly-ness of this KOTD really makes me want to puke too. But Valentines Day is coming up soon, I figure why not? Much as I think Valentine's Day is overcommercialized, and you shouldn't wait until Valentine's Day to show appreciation, etc etc etc, I have to admit, pink and roses is quite in the spirit of things. And I love trying out new things, even if it's something like pink polish with a KOTD of roses. (Now I'm not sure if that's me or the stress - or cider - talking.)

Anyway, the base is Nails Inc Fulham Road (NOT 80 Fulham Road, which is a totally different colour altogether), and the roses are Nails Inc Piccadilly Circus. And the konad plate is M65 really like both colours, although maybe to use them both together with the rose konading pattern wasn't the best idea ever.

Fulham Road is a very pretty frosty pink, with a hint of lilac. I think it's a good wearable way to take on the lilac trend that seems to be going on now, especially for warmer-toned girls who don't look good in deathly pale pastel purples. I swear the nail polish companies are just ganging up against me by releasing nail trends that don't suit me. First it was the death-hand inducing mint green, and now it's death-hand inducing lilac (thanks a lot, Essie Lilacism). But this one is more pink and less purple, and quite pretty. It has a really interesting purplish sheen to it that's unfortunately lost on the nails, so sadly it just looks pink on. But I still like it quite a lot, and it's not OTT frosty either, so you could probably get away with this at work. This one is a little sheer, but it reaches pretty good opacity in 2 coats, although if you want to really completely cover everything, you'll need 3. In this photo I'm using 2 coats.

And Nails inc Piccadilly Circus is a beautiful deep pinky-red creme. I really love this one. It's a lovely colour that works for all seasons, and I think this is pretty much the kind of colour you could wear all the way from Spring to Autumn, especially with the trend of bright nail polish going on right now (China Glaze Up and Away, anyone? I'm still wiping the drool off my mouth for that collection). So this one is really pretty and versatile. It's also a good way to wear something that is as statement-making as red nail polish, without actually having to wear straight up red, which some people might not like wearing. This one is a beauty, and is opaque in 1 coat.

And of course, both Piccadilly Circus and Fulham Road have that beautiful unsurpassable Nails Inc application - flawless and requiring almost no clean-up. I really love Nails Inc..despite the unwieldy cap on the polishes, they've done everything right. I love the consistency, the opacity, the brush, and the drying time (not that fast, certainly not as fast as GOSH, but definitely decent). In general, I just have much love for them, even if they're certainly not cheap.

So there you have it, the official worst Valentine's KOTD ever. But I thought I'd put it up anyway, because why waste a perfectly good KOTD, when you can put it up in a puke-inducing post right? :P

12 comments:

  1. Haha I'm not a very girly girl either, and Valentine's Day is not on my list of favorite things. Sports rule and I'm so excited for the Olympics! :D Pink clothes are an absolute no-no. But I am able to wear pinkish nail polish and eyeshadows... Recently I used a light pink nail polish and added a bunch of rhinestones (and wore all black clothes xD and dark makeup).

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  2. With the olympics here in my city of Vancouver, there isn't much V-day celebrations over here, in fact V-day decorations in retail stores have been overridedden by the Olympic (O-day? that sounds wrong lol) decorations. It also doesn't help that V-day falls right on Chinese New Year this year, so I don't think I'll be doing much for it, but we don't usually celebrate anyways because everything gets so god damn expensive.

    BTW, I love the konad, I've always wanted to try it but never had the guts 0_0"

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  3. That is such a gorgeous mani! I really like this

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  4. I think it's cute! You have to bust out the girly once in a while!

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  5. i think the purply base Fulham Road colour is beautiful! great job with konad. i would not have the patients for that. :D

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  6. this is really gorgeous, i love how you did just one nail a different colour xx

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  7. Cider or stress, it doesn't matter. I'm not a cutie lover either, but I really enjoyed this! More cider? :)

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  8. Hi there.. Thanks for stopping by n leaving a comment :) I agree.. Bourjois is underrated.
    I love the nails! Why puke?!! They're super cute. N yeah I happen to love pink :D
    ♥XX♥

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