Tag Archives: TiNS

Some TiNS Swatches

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I’m thinking of some ideas for New Year’s nail art, and looking through what’s left of my stash to find the most glittery polishes. New Year’s is more of a family-oriented holiday in Japan, when people head back to their … Continue reading →

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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 Tease

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

Sorry ladies, this is just a little teaser photo of the TiNS I’m going to swatch later this weekend! I have quite a few more than these, but this is just what I grabbed. I organize my polish by color, … Continue reading →

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TINS- The Sweet Beast

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

Here’s another TiNS by request. The color is sort of like glittering hard-boiled egg yolk, a sort of dusty yellow- but not dark enough to be mustard yellow. It’s called The Sweet Beast. This one is a hard color to … 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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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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