Category Archives: Blues

Essie Starry Starry Night + Franken

Posted on August 15, 2009 by

This morning, I woke up full of energy before 6AM, took a lovely motorcycle ride, and promptly fell asleep with the Sleep of The Dead after returning  around 9ish. I’m back up again, but I don’t know for how long, … Continue reading →

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Galaxy

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

This is a very metallic blue made with two kinds of glitter. The color was metallic in the first place, but I added some pearl white eyeshadow to it and it got really metallic. I wasn’t actually trying for this … Continue reading →

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Nfu Oh 270

Posted on July 16, 2009 by

Today I had to show you a non-franken, because the color is great: Nfu Oh 270. A deep blue jelly with a tiny hint of purple. It reminds me of old cobalt glass bottles. The color is great, but I … Continue reading →

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World 2-2

Posted on July 11, 2009 by

Today’s color is a gorgeous periwinkle based blue, if I do say so myself. I got OPI’s Dating A Royal, which is a gorgeous cool dark periwinkle creme, but my bottle was really sheer- it took 4 thickish coats to … Continue reading →

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Uniform Blue/Purple Velvet

Posted on July 9, 2009 by

Today I wanted a dirty dark blue sort of color. It’s a stormy day in Tokyo and the pastels just didn’t seem to fit with the day. But I also wanted to do a little bit of layering in the … Continue reading →

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Superhero Blue

Posted on July 6, 2009 by

This was another glitter polish made with MAC glitter in Reflects Antique Gold. This is China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic, a dark bluish shimmer with a hint of dark aqua green. A very nice color even alone, but I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Sapphire Dust

Posted on June 19, 2009 by

I was trying to franken an old hard-to-find China Glaze, Drinkin’ My Blues Away. It’s a glass fleck deep blue. But on the way, I was distracted by this color that I made, and decided to leave the Drinkin’ My … Continue reading →

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Wicked Fish

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

I had so much fun with the light blue nails yesterday that I continued with the same color today! I used the Konad stamps with the fish and shark and Blue Special Polish, and painted the tips with Orly It’s … Continue reading →

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Blue Skies

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

It seems like it’s been raining endlessly in Tokyo, but we’re not even halfway through the rainy season yet. Today’s mani is what I wanted to see outside….but I just got gray skies again. I used Orly Blue Collar, a … Continue reading →

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Kathmandu Blue

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

I had a great time with Green Week, but I’m also itching to try some other colors too. I have some stories to tell about the inspiration behind my nail colors. I spent over a year and a half travelling … Continue reading →

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