Friday, March 30, 2012

Whimsical Glitter Mosaic


What could be better for spring than wonderful Revlon Whimsical? How about a glitter mosaic?
What about both!
Shazam!!


Revlon in Whimsical
Layered over Sally Hansen in Whirlwind White
Etude House in Dazzling Purple
Etude House in Dazzling Blue

A glitter  mosaic may be time consuming, but they are super easy to do! Using a toothpick, I places each hex on my nail, alternating between purple and blue. Topped it off with Seche Vite because it was very gritty, and there! 
I wish I could have had Dazzling Pink instead of purple so that it would match Whimsical better but oh well right?

What do you think of mosaic glitter nails?

Also, check out my 200 followers giveaway!

Until next time ^_^  

Monday, March 26, 2012

Summer Neon Ruffian

This week's challenge was a ruffian manicure. 
I kind of like this type of mani. It's easy to do and allows you to show off 2 polishes at once!
They can be a little plain though...

Since I have been in need of summer color, I decided to pair this challenge with some bright neon polishes. I'm getting to that point where wearing neon nail polish makes me feel like a kid :( So it seemed like the ruffian manicure was the best way to wear them without having them be too loud

Funky Fingers in 220 Volts
China Glaze in Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Funky Fingers in Pop Artist
Funky Fingers in Ectoplasmic
China Glaze in Japanes Koi (NEON)
*all topped with Hard Candy Mattely in Love*
Wet n Wild in Black Creme
*topped with Seche Vite*

The best way to get a great looking ruffian is with french manicure guide. You just place them at the base of your nail instead of the tip!
Unfortunately I never have french guides, so these were freehanded.

Check out the other challenges here

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway!

Until next time ^_^


Thursday, March 22, 2012

It's Finally Here- 200 Followers Giveaway!!

It is finally ready :)
Since 200 is a pretty big milestone (to me anyhow) I thought I should celebrate by giving away some polishes that I love!
this isn't a giant giveaway, mostly because money is tight these days but I hope you enjoy what I have rounded up for you.

The Loot
 Zoya Ivanka and Valerie
 China Glaze Luxe and Lush, Recycle, and Fairy Dust
Model's Own Golden Green, Pinky Brown, and Emerald Black

Sinful Colors Green ocean, Pure Ice Heartbreaker, Catrice Dirty Berry
Though I have used each of these polishes, the bottles you will be winning are brand new :) 

on to the rules:
  1. This giveaway is open to US and Canada only. This is because shipping internationally can get very tricky with nail polish. If you are located elsewhere but have access to a US or Canada address, then feel free to enter. (On the bright side, I will be holding another giveaway when this one ends that will be open internationally)
  2. you must be a public follower of Asa Nisi Masa Nail Spot, either through GFC or Tumblr. I will also accept followers through Bloglovin' but you must send me a screen cap to prove that you are really a follower since there isn't a way for me check otherwise :/
  3. Any unfinished entries will be removed. For example, if I ask for a link, and you do not provide one, that particular entry will be removed. 
  4. You HAVE to give me a valid email address. This is how I will contact you if you win. You will have 48 hours to reply to my email to claim your prize otherwise I will pick someone else.
  5. This giveaway will close on April 15 at 12:01 am
Good luck everyone and thank you for supporting my blog. It means a ton to me :)

Skittle Gradient

First off, I'd like to apologize for being so absent for the past couple of weeks. Things have been pretty hectic at school and I had to get ready for an experiment that started on Saturday. Unfortunately, the experiment was not working out so we had to cancel it :( However! that does mean I have a little more free time then expected.

Here is one of my favorite manis that I have done so far for the Year of Polish challenge.
This was for week 12: Skittle Mani

For this I decided to do a gradient skittle, mostly because I love gradients so much ^_^
I used a few of my new Kleancolor Metallic polishes for this look and they worked great!
The colors are vibrant and (except for yellow of course) they were opaque in 1 coat.
Kleancolor in Metallic Green
Kleancolor in Metallic Aqua
Kleancolor in Metallic Pink
Kleancolor in Metallic Yellow
Kleancolor in MetallicFuschia
Kleancolor in Metallic Orange

To achieve the gradient effect, I simply sponged on the colors and made them overlap a bit. They blended together really nicely and the final effect was like a rainbow of awesome-sauce!
I'm thinking this would make an awesome pedicure.

On another note, according the UPS tracking, I should receive the last of the items for the giveaway tonight. This means that I can finally start this thing!! I will probably be using Rafflecopter this time, but if you have any other suggestions, I am totally open to trying something else!

I was also thinking about doing a stash post where I show you how I have my polish organized. What do you guys think?

Until next time ^_^


Thursday, March 15, 2012

St Patrick's day nails

We're now on week 11 of the Year of Polish challenge! This time, we're doing St Patrick's day nails. How surprising I know!

I've never been a big fan of St Patrick's day. Green doesn't really suit me, so I rarely wear it. St Patrick's day was no exception and there was always one annoying kid in school who would actually go around pinching people for it... I'm also not a beer drinker. This leaves this holiday with little for me to actually enjoy. 

I do, however, have a free green shades of polish that rarely get to see the light of day. 


China Glaze in Gaga for Green
Model's Own in Emerald City
Sinful Colors in Green Ocean
Nail Sticker from 8ty8 Beauty


It's kind of hard to see Green Ocean but it is a really pretty green tinted jelly with large blue flakes. It's very thick and hard to apply but it adds a gorgeous effect.

Don't forget to check out the Year of Polish challenge page located below my profile picture to see some upcoming challenges as well as some links to blogs who are also doing this!

What do you think of St Patrick's Day?

Until next time ^_^


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

CO3 nails

Hello everyone!
I have returned from my trip to Florida. It was quite nice! not as sunny as I would have liked but 100% warmer than Ohio :)
The conference I went to is known as CO3 which stands for Conference on Comparative Cognition. I heard lots of great talks about how smart animals really are. For example, some elephants can learn to use tools to get to food! Bumblebees can make same/different discrimination and extrapolate what they have learned to new stimuli and there has been new evidence of whisper like behavior from cotton top tamarins.
from criver.com

In our lab, we work with black hooded rats (like the one above). I loved Arfblart's idea about neuron nail art, but I think I'm going to save that one for when I go to Neuroscience in the fall :) Thanks Arfblart!! Since this conference is all about the animal mind, I decided to do some rat nails!

Rat/ring finger
China Glaze in Agent Lavender
Milani in Black Magic
Sally Hansen in White On
light pink was made by mixing pink and white polish
Other fingers:
Wet N Wild in Black Creme
Ludurana Aurora Boreal Emocionante

Here it is tilted so you can see how gorgeous Emocionante really is!
It goes from royal blue, to purple and even has some reddish fuchsia flashes. It's amazingness!

What do you think of my little rat? there was hardly any room to add his ears which was unfortunate. 
Since I am a true nail polish addict, I actually brought some remover pads and a bottle of polish with me. After a few days of this, It was time for a change! Since there wasn't much room left in my "liquids" quart bag, I had to bring a small bottle, so I settled on Hits Mari Moon in Cutie pie. Here is a picture a took with my phone (hence the bad quality)

Mari Moons are by far the duochromiest polishes I own. 
Cutie Pie shifts from purple to blue to green.

I'm still waiting on one more shipment before I start this giveaway.Hopefully it will come in soon. I really want to get it started already :D

Until next time ^_^



Sunday, March 4, 2012

Polka Dot Skittle Mani

Week 9 of the Year of Polish challenge is all about the polka dots!

I tried a few different things before I finally settled on this look. It's not the most creative but it's really eye catching!


Sally Hansen in Coral Reef
Color Club in Pucci-licious
Orly in Spark
Orly in Green Apple
China Glaze in Aqua Baby

In other news, I hit 200 followers last week so I'm putting together a little giveaway. I'm waiting on a couple more items before I begin though so you can look forward to that :)

I'm also going to a research conference this week which means I probably won't update until I get back. I'm very excited! It's in Melbourne, Florida right on the beach :D This is my very first real, professional conference... And I'm presenting a poster there. Eek! I'm a little nervous but thankfully my presentation is the second day of the conference which means that I get to enjoy the rest of the trip without worry ^_^

Now I need to find the perfect nail art for the occasion... hmm... anyone have any ideas?

Until next time ^_^ 




Friday, March 30, 2012

Whimsical Glitter Mosaic


What could be better for spring than wonderful Revlon Whimsical? How about a glitter mosaic?
What about both!
Shazam!!


Revlon in Whimsical
Layered over Sally Hansen in Whirlwind White
Etude House in Dazzling Purple
Etude House in Dazzling Blue

A glitter  mosaic may be time consuming, but they are super easy to do! Using a toothpick, I places each hex on my nail, alternating between purple and blue. Topped it off with Seche Vite because it was very gritty, and there! 
I wish I could have had Dazzling Pink instead of purple so that it would match Whimsical better but oh well right?

What do you think of mosaic glitter nails?

Also, check out my 200 followers giveaway!

Until next time ^_^  

Monday, March 26, 2012

Summer Neon Ruffian

This week's challenge was a ruffian manicure. 
I kind of like this type of mani. It's easy to do and allows you to show off 2 polishes at once!
They can be a little plain though...

Since I have been in need of summer color, I decided to pair this challenge with some bright neon polishes. I'm getting to that point where wearing neon nail polish makes me feel like a kid :( So it seemed like the ruffian manicure was the best way to wear them without having them be too loud

Funky Fingers in 220 Volts
China Glaze in Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Funky Fingers in Pop Artist
Funky Fingers in Ectoplasmic
China Glaze in Japanes Koi (NEON)
*all topped with Hard Candy Mattely in Love*
Wet n Wild in Black Creme
*topped with Seche Vite*

The best way to get a great looking ruffian is with french manicure guide. You just place them at the base of your nail instead of the tip!
Unfortunately I never have french guides, so these were freehanded.

Check out the other challenges here

Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway!

Until next time ^_^


Thursday, March 22, 2012

It's Finally Here- 200 Followers Giveaway!!

It is finally ready :)
Since 200 is a pretty big milestone (to me anyhow) I thought I should celebrate by giving away some polishes that I love!
this isn't a giant giveaway, mostly because money is tight these days but I hope you enjoy what I have rounded up for you.

The Loot
 Zoya Ivanka and Valerie
 China Glaze Luxe and Lush, Recycle, and Fairy Dust
Model's Own Golden Green, Pinky Brown, and Emerald Black

Sinful Colors Green ocean, Pure Ice Heartbreaker, Catrice Dirty Berry
Though I have used each of these polishes, the bottles you will be winning are brand new :) 

on to the rules:
  1. This giveaway is open to US and Canada only. This is because shipping internationally can get very tricky with nail polish. If you are located elsewhere but have access to a US or Canada address, then feel free to enter. (On the bright side, I will be holding another giveaway when this one ends that will be open internationally)
  2. you must be a public follower of Asa Nisi Masa Nail Spot, either through GFC or Tumblr. I will also accept followers through Bloglovin' but you must send me a screen cap to prove that you are really a follower since there isn't a way for me check otherwise :/
  3. Any unfinished entries will be removed. For example, if I ask for a link, and you do not provide one, that particular entry will be removed. 
  4. You HAVE to give me a valid email address. This is how I will contact you if you win. You will have 48 hours to reply to my email to claim your prize otherwise I will pick someone else.
  5. This giveaway will close on April 15 at 12:01 am
Good luck everyone and thank you for supporting my blog. It means a ton to me :)

Skittle Gradient

First off, I'd like to apologize for being so absent for the past couple of weeks. Things have been pretty hectic at school and I had to get ready for an experiment that started on Saturday. Unfortunately, the experiment was not working out so we had to cancel it :( However! that does mean I have a little more free time then expected.

Here is one of my favorite manis that I have done so far for the Year of Polish challenge.
This was for week 12: Skittle Mani

For this I decided to do a gradient skittle, mostly because I love gradients so much ^_^
I used a few of my new Kleancolor Metallic polishes for this look and they worked great!
The colors are vibrant and (except for yellow of course) they were opaque in 1 coat.
Kleancolor in Metallic Green
Kleancolor in Metallic Aqua
Kleancolor in Metallic Pink
Kleancolor in Metallic Yellow
Kleancolor in MetallicFuschia
Kleancolor in Metallic Orange

To achieve the gradient effect, I simply sponged on the colors and made them overlap a bit. They blended together really nicely and the final effect was like a rainbow of awesome-sauce!
I'm thinking this would make an awesome pedicure.

On another note, according the UPS tracking, I should receive the last of the items for the giveaway tonight. This means that I can finally start this thing!! I will probably be using Rafflecopter this time, but if you have any other suggestions, I am totally open to trying something else!

I was also thinking about doing a stash post where I show you how I have my polish organized. What do you guys think?

Until next time ^_^


Thursday, March 15, 2012

St Patrick's day nails

We're now on week 11 of the Year of Polish challenge! This time, we're doing St Patrick's day nails. How surprising I know!

I've never been a big fan of St Patrick's day. Green doesn't really suit me, so I rarely wear it. St Patrick's day was no exception and there was always one annoying kid in school who would actually go around pinching people for it... I'm also not a beer drinker. This leaves this holiday with little for me to actually enjoy. 

I do, however, have a free green shades of polish that rarely get to see the light of day. 


China Glaze in Gaga for Green
Model's Own in Emerald City
Sinful Colors in Green Ocean
Nail Sticker from 8ty8 Beauty


It's kind of hard to see Green Ocean but it is a really pretty green tinted jelly with large blue flakes. It's very thick and hard to apply but it adds a gorgeous effect.

Don't forget to check out the Year of Polish challenge page located below my profile picture to see some upcoming challenges as well as some links to blogs who are also doing this!

What do you think of St Patrick's Day?

Until next time ^_^


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

CO3 nails

Hello everyone!
I have returned from my trip to Florida. It was quite nice! not as sunny as I would have liked but 100% warmer than Ohio :)
The conference I went to is known as CO3 which stands for Conference on Comparative Cognition. I heard lots of great talks about how smart animals really are. For example, some elephants can learn to use tools to get to food! Bumblebees can make same/different discrimination and extrapolate what they have learned to new stimuli and there has been new evidence of whisper like behavior from cotton top tamarins.
from criver.com

In our lab, we work with black hooded rats (like the one above). I loved Arfblart's idea about neuron nail art, but I think I'm going to save that one for when I go to Neuroscience in the fall :) Thanks Arfblart!! Since this conference is all about the animal mind, I decided to do some rat nails!

Rat/ring finger
China Glaze in Agent Lavender
Milani in Black Magic
Sally Hansen in White On
light pink was made by mixing pink and white polish
Other fingers:
Wet N Wild in Black Creme
Ludurana Aurora Boreal Emocionante

Here it is tilted so you can see how gorgeous Emocionante really is!
It goes from royal blue, to purple and even has some reddish fuchsia flashes. It's amazingness!

What do you think of my little rat? there was hardly any room to add his ears which was unfortunate. 
Since I am a true nail polish addict, I actually brought some remover pads and a bottle of polish with me. After a few days of this, It was time for a change! Since there wasn't much room left in my "liquids" quart bag, I had to bring a small bottle, so I settled on Hits Mari Moon in Cutie pie. Here is a picture a took with my phone (hence the bad quality)

Mari Moons are by far the duochromiest polishes I own. 
Cutie Pie shifts from purple to blue to green.

I'm still waiting on one more shipment before I start this giveaway.Hopefully it will come in soon. I really want to get it started already :D

Until next time ^_^



Sunday, March 4, 2012

Polka Dot Skittle Mani

Week 9 of the Year of Polish challenge is all about the polka dots!

I tried a few different things before I finally settled on this look. It's not the most creative but it's really eye catching!


Sally Hansen in Coral Reef
Color Club in Pucci-licious
Orly in Spark
Orly in Green Apple
China Glaze in Aqua Baby

In other news, I hit 200 followers last week so I'm putting together a little giveaway. I'm waiting on a couple more items before I begin though so you can look forward to that :)

I'm also going to a research conference this week which means I probably won't update until I get back. I'm very excited! It's in Melbourne, Florida right on the beach :D This is my very first real, professional conference... And I'm presenting a poster there. Eek! I'm a little nervous but thankfully my presentation is the second day of the conference which means that I get to enjoy the rest of the trip without worry ^_^

Now I need to find the perfect nail art for the occasion... hmm... anyone have any ideas?

Until next time ^_^