More wonderful giveaways (updated June)

Check them out, nail polish lovers!

http://concreteandnailpolish.blogspot.com/2010/05/zoya-underrated-beauties-giveaway-ends.html

by Concrete and Nail Polish. Ends 6/1

http://candycoatedtips.blogspot.com/2010/05/purple-is-winner-my-first-giveaway.html

By Jackie, Ends 6/30

http://www.chicprofile.com/2010/06/chic-giveaway-enter-to-win-6-nail-polishes-from-orly-essie-kinetics-and-china-glaze.html

by Chic Profile (Tavia), Ends 6/26

OPI Cajun Shrimp

(L: Cajun Shrimp, R: Red Hot Ayers Rock)

OPI Cajun Shrimp is my new favourite summer coral-red nail polish.

OPI seriously makes best red nail polishes, but I never really liked their bright pink/coral.

I've tried On Collins Ave, Red Hot Ayers Rock, etc. They are all pretty but not a perfect coral red that's not too orange or pink. Well Cajun Shrimp is just perfect. In dark lights, it looks like tomato red. In bright sunlight, it's pink+coral+red but all colors are perfectly balanced.

It also adds some retro mood, too. I love it.

The photos are only 1 coat--- amazing application.

Giveaway by Jazzsquared & Macksquared

So I've been neglecting this blog for a long time. I am going to be active from now on.

My first post in May is about this amazing giveaway by Jazzsquared and Macksquared in celebration of 70+ followers! congrats for them :) It includes some of my most wanted lemmings-- OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, MAC Hue, Nanette Lepore perfume, etc. Visit their blog-- follow, comment, love, enter a giveaway, etc!

http://storyofmylifesquared.blogspot.com/2010/05/giveaway.html

Beautiful Things I'm Waiting to Launch: Nail Polishes

I'm soooooo waiting for beauty launches!

1. Nail Polishes

Chanel Extreme Orient Mini Make-up Collection for Summer 2010

(photo from ChicProfile.com, follow the link for more collection photos)

Looking at just the above image, 440 seems very chic metallic gold. I'm not so into metallic-finish polishes, but I expect Chanel Le Vernis to handle metallic-finish well enough to look stylish and chic. 450 (Illusion D’Or) looks like a glitter nail polish that has only glitters and not color, but its description says "white lacquer with gold, purple and blue glitter" so I hope the color will come out as nice as the color seen on the bottle. This launches in May 2010

Chanel Les Pop-Up de Chanel Collection for Summer 2010

(photo from AllLacqueredUp.com, follow the link for swatches)

I've been waiting for Nouvelle Vague for a long time. I heard some negative comments about the application of it, but I still want to see it in the store soon. The other two colors seem somewhat "common" coral/hot pink so I'll probably pass them. This collection launches in April 2010

Essie Resort Nail Polish Collection

(photo from ChicProfile.com)

This is a limited edition of Essie nails. All four colors look chic and subtle! I guess the main color is Lapis of Luxury. I'm so sure I will get Turquoise & Caicos and Lapis of Luxury. Playa Del Platinum also looks like a perfect grey-ivory color.

I need this hair!

Her hair color is seriously beautiful. I am going to let my hair grow for a long time and dye it with similar color. I soooo love her hair! (although I don't even know her name).

A bit about me

Name: Eve

Age: in 20s.

Location: California, US

I will have more about me as time goes by.

Newly opened

Prologue + (sort of)Manifesto

Hey everyone (although there's nobody reading this now):

This isn't exactly my first blog. I've tried to maintain some kind of blog/webpages for several times but I never succeeded. I think the main reason I was never able to keep one is that I always tried to write/post everything perfectly and that eventually created pseudo personality. This time, I want to express real me-- a devotee of cosmetics, a dog-lover, and a pessimist in transition to an optimist.

I'll try my best this time! Promise u.

Eve