Mani Monday: Independence Day Mani

Mabuhay ang Kalayaan ng Pilipinas!

This infamous phrase was shouted by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in the balcony of an ancestral house in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898. It concluded the centuries long fight and struggle from Spain.
That day was also the debut of our national flag sewn by Marcela Agoncillo.



This is the inspiration for this week's Mani Monday.



For a country, independence means being able to protect its people and their welfare while being able maintain good relations with other countries.
For a person, independence means being able to make your own decisions and being able to stand by it.

So now, the inevitable question: is the Philippines an independent country?
Maybe not yet. I think we are still in the middle rung of the ladder to independence. An independent country is comprised of independent people bonded by a common love to their motherland.

So until every Filipino can say with his head raised with pride, "Ako'y isang Pinoy sa puso't diwa!", the Philippines will be one person shy from being independent.

Mani Monday: Lace-y Black

It's been a very busy week for me. Deadlines. Deadlines. Deadlines. Well, I promised myself I will not let work-related stress invade my blog so let's move on from that.

So, this week's Mani Monday is drawn in black lace over SanSan Precious Platinum and Klik Colorless.

Mani Monday: Lace-y Black Nail Art

For each nail, I painted the diagonal half  with the Precious Platinum and the other half with Colorless.
Then, once dry, I drew on them with Permanent Marker.
I, then, topped it with more colorless. I should've skipped this step though because the mark of the marker cracked and the nail polish bubbled.

Oh well, lesson learned.

 I actually am getting the hang of doing my nails every Sunday for my Mani Monday. Maybe next time I will post step by step instructions with pictures (once I get my new camera!).

I cannot say the same for the rest of the week though (YET). But I will try my very best!

Mani Monday: Italian Nude

It's Mani Monday once again!
I found a nail polish from Klik named Italian Nude. Do Italians really turn this pink when they are nude? Haha.

I decided to pair with an equally sexy color, Caronia Black Satin with a dot of SanSan Pink.

I came up with this design:


Writing this now, I realized it looked like a gothic Santa hat. Haha.

For my toes, I didn't want to be all matchy-matchy but I used the same color scheme. My toes are teeny tiny. Taping was a bit difficult but a success nonetheless.
Here is the result:

My toes look like piggies. Haha. But I'm proud of them. They look like baby toes. Haha

Yay for another Mani Monday!

Mani Mondays: Summer Nostalgia

With the rains starting to pour every few days or so, I can't help but feel nostalgic for summer. This summer has been filled with a lot of new adventures, fun thrills, heartbreaks and realizations. I just don't want it to end yet!

So this week's Mani Monday is all about summer.

I used Caronia Sweet Surprise, Caronia Stellar, Caronia Sunkissed and Caress Mango.

For the yellow base, I brushed alternate layers of Caronia Sweet Surprise and Caress Mango. It gave my nails a very sunny look. I then dotted the tips with Caronia Sunkissed in the center surrounded by three dots of Caronia Stellar. Here is the end product:

It is pretty simple to make. Perfect for a quick summer fix.