Tag Archives: Japanese nail polish

TiNS Part 2

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

Not quite as much of a pic spam as last time, but here’s a few TiNS goodies swatched on tips for reasons you can see below: TiNS: The Ocean. This is three coats of a nice cornflower blue with really … Continue reading →

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TiNS- The Silky Night

Posted on April 26, 2010 by

My favorite all-time blue glitter: It’s called “The Silky Night,” and it’s a gorgeous midnight blue with two kinds of deep blue glitter. This is two coats with one coat of Seche, but it was fairly smooth for such a … Continue reading →

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TiNS Pic Spam Part 1

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

All righty everyone, without further ado, here are the TiNS (at least the first part!) Immediately Sexy. (As opposed to….sexy after three drinks?) Name aside, this is a perfect deep purple glitter that doesn’t look black, even in low lights. … Continue reading →

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TiNS- The Immediately Sexy

Posted on July 22, 2009 by

Hello all. Today’s color is not a franken but it is pretty spectacular. The brand is TiNS (yes, written like that) and can only be found in Japan as far as I know. I will start frankening after my airconditioner … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream Tack-O-Rama

Posted on June 22, 2009 by

Japanese nail polish companies love to make teeny limited edition bottles of nail polish. The below are from a company called Effustais and are part of the “Ice Cream Vacances” summer collection. Not sure why they didn’t call it “Ice … Continue reading →

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TiNS- The Va-Va-Voom

Posted on May 23, 2009 by

Here’s another TiNs for you- the name of this one is The Va-Va-Voom. These names crack me up- they put a “the” before every single name. I guess it’s a lack of English ability on the part of the Japanese … Continue reading →

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TiNS- The Sleek Lounge

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

I know this is a blog about franken-polish, but sometimes I find a commercial color that is so awesome, I have to post it on here. Unfortunately, this color is not widely available outside of Japan. The brand is called … Continue reading →

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Japanese Dollar Store Nail Polish

Posted on February 21, 2009 by

I decided to show the world what nail polish goodies can be found for around $1 US in Japan. I use a lot of dollar store nail polishes in my frankens. I don’t mind experimenting with $1, but a $25 … Continue reading →

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Japanese Nail Polish

Posted on February 20, 2009 by

I got an email from the lovely Stephanie at Polish Addict regarding Japan-only nail polishes. As some of you may know, I’m in Japan so I can see these goodies on a daily basis. So what’s the difference between Japanese … Continue reading →

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Art Deco Lavender Speckle

Posted on February 10, 2009 by

Today, I’m taking a little break from the Valentine’s Day art. I was looking at some swatches of the new OPI South Beach collection when they first came out, and while I’m not into most of the colors (does the … Continue reading →

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