Category Archives: Brights

What A Screamin’ Fuschia Drag

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

Today’s color sounds like an obscure curse that someone might utter in place of a real one so as not to offend delicate ears. But really, it’s just the mashup of Color Club’s ‘What a Drag’ and ‘Screamin’ Fuschia.” Guess … Continue reading →

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Girly Overdose Pink

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

Well, the scary stuff isn’t ending with the Kit Kats…this weekend, I made a color that was pretty overwhelming in its girliness- bright Barbie pink with metallic baby  pink glitter: This one was very easy- 2 parts creme white to … Continue reading →

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Blue Steel

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

Here’s an electric blue made from a hideous old eyeshadow.  Unfortunately, you can see the lumps on the surface but it made a better nail polish than eyeshadow.  This was from the Japanese dollar store. I have no idea why I … Continue reading →

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Pigment Tutorial Part 1

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

Here it is, finally! The Pigment Tutorial! For our purposes, pigment is a dry coloring material that can change the color or texture or a nail polish. Some pigment is loose, and some is pressed (think loose eyeshadow vs. the … Continue reading →

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Marmalade Glitter

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

I’ve been making a lot of glitters lately. (Surprise!) Although I’m a glitter troll, it has to be a very specific kind of glitter. I’m not crazy about rough glitter and I generally prefer smooth to chunky. My favorite is … Continue reading →

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Liquid Sunshine

Posted on July 22, 2009 by

It’s been raining endlessly in Japan, so here’s a glittery canary yellow to lift my spirits a little: I made this one with some yellow eyeshadow (MAC Chrome Yellow- what on earth was I thinking?!) in a base of white pearl … 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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Green Week Begins- Seafoam Green

Posted on May 17, 2009 by

Hello everyone! I was intending to start Green Week on Monday, but I had a lot of good greens and I didn’t want to wait! This week is all green all the time! I was making a franken of MAC … Continue reading →

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Early Summer Flowers

Posted on May 10, 2009 by

As I’m sure I might  have mentioned once or twice (haha), I have a shop on Etsy. My problem is, I’ve discovered tons of stuff I want to buy there! I’m going to lose money, I think. One of the … Continue reading →

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Diving Girl Orange

Posted on May 6, 2009 by

I’m fond of vintage advertising and old ephemera- like bits of antique wrapping paper or old postcards.  I put some old fruit-crate label stickers in my kitchen, and I was inspired to make a franken by the mysteriously named “Diving … Continue reading →

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