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Art. Passion. Turning even the simplest thing to a breathtaking masterpiece. (Creation) Conceptualized by my husband, Ryan, OBRA deals with art in all forms aesthetic. We believe that there's beauty in everyone and everything waiting to be discovered and unleashed. Started of as a hobby, my curiosity for nail art and designs, had soon panned out to creative styling, photography and make up artistry. Participated in countless number of workshops and trainings, I stay adept with what's current and trendy without compromising class and elegance. OBRA, in its' truest sense is a Masterpiece and I strive to deliver nothing less.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

XL IMAGE PLATES

Hi guys!
How's your day? I'm very excited and happy because I finally received my XL image plates.. I bought XL i.p. A,B,C,D, and I. Here are some swatches I made on a bond paper and a scanned image of the design for you guys to see... I really like them! If you zoom in on the images you will see the details of each design more clearly...:)

Pros:
  • I like the idea of putting all those designs in each image plate.
  • Saves storage space and isn't bulky compared to circular plates which only contains 4 - 8 designs.
  • Well-engraved.
  • The design selections are well picked. I like all the designs.
Cons:
  • the edges are sharp because there is no protective cover tape at the back. But you can always buy some protect stickers.
  • The plastic protector that comes with it is very sticky and easy to tear. It took me some time to remove all the excess marks.
  • Some images are not visible (in letter K).
  • Cleaning takes time because of the large size.
-but all in all. I like them! ☺

XL "K" sample Batman and Ghostbuster Nail art
XL "A" stamp sample
XL "A" image plate
XL "B" stamp sample
XL "B" image plate
XL "C" stamp sample
XL "C" image plate
XL "D" stamp sample
XL "D" image plate
XL "I" stamp sample
XL "I" image plate
XL "K" image plate
XL "K" sample stamp
Hope you like them! God bless

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Random Post

Hi guys, Yesterday my cousin came over to our place and asked me to put acrylic extensions on her nails (these are the acrylic set that I received from bornprettystore).
Materials Used:
Caronia "First Crush"
etude house "pp 907"
white and black special polish
BM 208 and B23
sally hansen base + top coat
Here's before and after I applied acrylic nails on my cousin's nails..
Last Saturday, a good friend of mine Melvin and her wife Irish visited me. Here's our pictures.
cloe,irish,melvin,kaze,jaem,me,jamir, and my husband ryan☺
Jaem,Cloe,my Sis, and Jamir
Jamir and Kaze
I also made a nailart for Irish.
And here's my NOTD! hope you like them.. God bless!!
DECK OF CARDS
materilas used:
china glaze "happy go lucky"
china glaze "heli-yum"
white & black special polish
image plate: BM20 & konad m48
sally hansen base + top coat

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Natural looking false nails.

Hi guys! Do you want to have a long natural looking nails in an instant? I know some of you have tried using acrylic nails or gel nails..(there are lots of DIY video tutorial on youtube. check them out.) I haven't attended any seminar, I just watched some of the vid tutorial on youtube and it really helped me a lot.. :)BTW, a while ago I received my 2nd nailart package from Bornprettystore. Jayce sent me some acrylic nail set that includes 1 dappen dish, 2 acrylic nail brush with its own tube container, acrylic liquid, and 3 acrylic powder (clear, white, and pink)

If you wish to purchase these items, they're very affordable and you can get all of them for only $11.83. And you can also avail of the 10 percent discount if you use the code MAEJ61.
Hope you like them guys! God bless
In this photo, the materials I used are nail extensions, transparent acrylic powder, acrylic liquid, nail glue,nail buff, nail phile, white holo glitters, and topcoat.
I really like the finished product, it looks like real nails, If only you don't know that my nails are acrylic you would think that they're real. =)
NOTE: This product was sent to me as a gift. I made this review based on my own ideas and preference on how to use them. My opinions about the quality of the said products are based on my personal judgements and the outcome of my usage.