Simply Rins

Deborah Lippmann's Edge of Glory

2012-02-25T18:23:00.001+08:00

I have always been a fan of Deborah Lippmann nail lacquers. It is relatively more expensive here in the Philippines and not all colors are available. Online shopping could have been an option if only they ship to our part of the world. Unfortunately, most merchants do not or if they do, the shipping cost is just way too much. I still have a few lemmings from the Deborah Lippmann collections and

Nail Art - Red Roses on Black

2012-02-24T02:49:00.001+08:00

I RSVP'ed to an event earlier this week and the attire states Black and Red Cocktail. Now, most ladies I know would worry about what to wear. I, on the other hand, was worried on how I would wear my nails! *giggles* I knew that I only wanted red and black on my nails. I also wanted a nail design that would look classy and elegant. After a few ideas, I decided on roses. You can never go wrong with

Noey Nail Room

2012-02-22T17:01:00.000+08:00

I've always been fascinated with nail salons. Probably because I always look forward to quality alone time and its one place I know I will enjoy myself. Well, I have a few nail salons on my list that I wanted to visit but ever since my nail tragedy (suffered from brittle nails), I decided to delay the visits until my nails were ready, and they are! Yey! The Nail Salon: So a week ago, I had some

Nail Art: Counting Sheep

2012-02-18T12:24:00.000+08:00

There are reasons why it took this long for a new nail art design. A hectic work schedule is my primary excuse. But the real culprit is lack of inspiration. For more than a week, ideas for a nail design comes but never stays. So last night, I was trying to sleep early because I needed to wake up early the next morning. But I wasn't sleepy. What do you do when you want to get sleepy? As for me, I

How to Paint With Your Non-Dominant Hand

2012-02-14T08:51:00.000+08:00

I am often asked if I am ambidextrous because I create nail art on both my hands. I am right-handed and I cannot write with my left. So, I keep saying that I am not. But I love this craft, so I refused to accept the limitations of my left hand. I can still remember how frustrating it was for me when I couldn't paint my right hand without making a mess. What I did was to challenge myself and just

Nail Art Tutorial - Bear of Pink and Blue

2012-02-11T15:57:00.001+08:00

For my last Valentine's inspired nail art, I decided to go for something "cutesy". I chose to wear a deep brown polish for the weekend but I didn't know what design yet. But last night, my mom asked me to paint roses on her nails and she mentioned that pink would look good on my newly polished nails. So when I got back to my personal nail station, I started to think about pink. Surprisingly,

Grab a Chance to Watch "The Vow" in Advance

2012-02-08T18:10:00.005+08:00

Do you want to avoid the crowd on Valentine's Day? Are you planning a pre-Valentine's date? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I am inviting you to join Zoya Manila and Carmex Philippines as they treat you to the advance screening of The Vow this Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 4:00pm in Cinema 1 of Power Plant Mall. Plot: Leo (Channing Tatum) and Paige (Rachel McAdams) are newly weds

Nail Art: Swirls

2012-02-05T11:15:00.000+08:00

I was laying late last night, waiting for inspiration to come. But my mind went blank. So in hope that it will visit me sooner or later, I polished my nails with one of my all time favorite polishes, China Glaze Side Saddle. I still wanted to create a Valentine's inspired nail art design. After I finished polishing my nails, I still didn't have a clue what to do. So I went back to bed and stared

Nail Art Tutorial: Heart Patches

2012-02-02T05:29:00.000+08:00

A few days ago, I posted my Heart Patches Nail Art and I felt wonderful that it got a lot of positive feedback. It honestly surprised me because that nail design was an accident, so to speak. I really wanted to wear OPI Fly but I didn't know if I could pull off a Valentine's inspired nail design using it. So I started painting one of my nails with a big white heart and outlined it. I erased it

Nail Art: Heart Patches

2012-01-30T02:01:00.000+08:00

This is another Valentine's inspired nail design. I'm still in the heart shape frenzy but I wanted a base color that is non-traditional for the occasion. Luckily, a recent polish haul from Digital Traincase arrived 2 days ago and I was anxious to use one particular shade. I figured I could come up with a design that would make this color fit for Valentine's and the result was heart patches. Take

Nail Art Tutorial: Cluttered Hearts

2012-01-25T15:44:00.003+08:00

I received a comment at the Simply Rins YouTube Channel, requesting a Valentine's inspired nail art that is cute and unique. The following day, I doodled some nail design ideas. I know hearts are overrated for the occasion but it was the only thing I wanted to paint on my nails. That night, I showed my sister 3 designs and asked her what she wanted best. She chose this cluttered hearts nail

Nail Art: Chinese New Year 2012

2012-01-20T14:22:00.000+08:00

On January 23, the Chinese will be celebrating its 4709th year. Here in the Philippines, the Chinese New Year is considered one of most important and most celebrated festival among the Filipino-Chinese community. My contribution to this occasion is a Chinese New Year nail art. The Chinese New Year does not have a specified date. It varies every year, depending on the lunisolar Chinese calendar.

Nail Art: Pine Trees

2012-01-16T23:52:00.000+08:00

I spent last weekend with 3 amazing friends in Baguio, the City of Pines. The night before our road trip, I mustered the energy to do my nails. There were no choices. I instantly wanted to paint pine trees on my nails. I figured that it was the most appropriate nail design for our mini break up north. Pine Trees Nail Art Design by Simply Rins After several attempts on painting pine trees, I

Nail Art: Cherry Blossoms ... a Remake

2012-01-12T15:30:00.000+08:00

I was working on a project for a magazine one night and they particularly requested for a remake of the Cherry Blossoms nail art I did for my mother last year. Only to realize that I really didn't need to do it on my nails. They wanted some of my floral nail art recreated on a nail wheel or artificial nails. But since I did the Cherry Blossoms on my natural nails, I figured I'd share it here

Nail Art: Brown Ombre and Dots

2012-01-09T01:05:00.000+08:00

My first nail art for this year is an ombre. Gradient is a term I often use to refer to this kind of manicure but I was introduced to the term "ombre" that most nail art bloggers say in their posts. Honestly, I really don't know what it means. Thanks to ever dependable Google, I learned that it is a French word for shading. I have been wanting to do something like this ever since I saw one but

The Start of My 2012

2012-01-06T23:35:00.000+08:00

I'd like to greet everyone a Happy New Year and at the same time apologize for my absence. My 2012 started with a busy schedule, topped with the fact that I got sick. I am still recovering from a very bad cold and my work doesn't seem to be helping to let me get enough rest. Also, my left thumbnail broke during the new year and it was bad. So I am taking the time to let it heal and grow to a

My Top 10 Nail Art Designs For 2011

2011-12-30T15:05:00.001+08:00

It's true that time flies when you're having fun. In a matter of days, we'll be welcoming 2012 and I'm excited and scared at the same time. Excited to embrace another chance to make life better and at the same time scared of the unexpected. A lot of good things happened to my nail art blog this year that I am very thankful for and most of my nail art designs have actual stories behind them.

Nail Art Tutorial: Fireworks

2011-12-28T23:05:00.000+08:00

Another year is about to end. In a few days, a new year is upon us and we are given another chance to do things better. A lot of good things happened to me and this blog that I am thankful for. That deserves a separate blog post. For the meantime, I'd like to share with you a simple new year nail art design. I painted fireworks! Fireworks Nail Art Design by Simply Rins I chose Orly Goth in 2

I'm Telling The Universe

2011-12-26T04:32:00.000+08:00

I've heard a lot of people say that if you want something so bad, you have to shout it to the universe so that whatever you want will a find a way to get to you. Okay, here goes. I'm telling the universe that I really (really!) would like to have these Deborah Lippmann's nail lacquers: From left: Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, Good Girl Gone Bad, Stormy Weather, and Billionaire. As much as I wanted

Nail Art: Penguins and Snowflakes

2011-12-24T17:03:00.000+08:00

Everyone is probably super busy right now, preparing for the celebration of Christmas Day! Here in the Philippines, we are now excited for noche buena, the night of Christmas eve. Family and friends gather together for a feast when the clock strikes midnight on the 25th to celebrate Christ's birthday. It's the 24th here and I want to share my last Christmas nail design for the year before the

Blogger Shirts

2011-12-22T08:04:00.000+08:00

I don't usually post fashion finds here but I think this recent purchase is worth a blog entry. Earlier this month, I bought 2 statement shirts from an online shop -- Blogger Shirts. The shop is owned and managed by Fitz, a very good friend with his creative partner. They sell shirts that are associated with blogging. Choose from a variety of shirt designs and colors that comes in limited

Love, Globe, and BlackBerry

2011-12-21T23:55:00.005+08:00

The truth is, I am single. I don't want to be, but I am. Although I am fine with being alone, loneliness has its way of sneaking in once in awhile. This Christmas, I don't want to be lonely and I wish I have someone beside me, to love and to hold. And as if Globe was eavesdropping, it presented options to cure my "lonelicoma". Globe and BlackBerry Logo Nail Art Design by Simply Rins Globe is

Nail Art: Santa Bear

2011-12-20T00:50:00.000+08:00

Just a few more days before Christmas and I'm seeing more and more awesome Christmas nail design ideas. I'm seeing lots of glitters, reds, greens, golds, and blues! I was about to choose a red nail polish from my stash but I really wanted to use this polish I recently bought from Digital Traincase during a trip to a weekend bazaar. I still wanted to create a Christmas nail art so I did an accent

Please Help the Victims of Typhoon Sendong

2011-12-19T06:50:00.000+08:00

I'm taking a break from posting Christmas nail designs to ask for your help. At around 11 o'clock in the evening last Friday, Typhoon Sendong (international name: Washi) struck Mindanao (Southern Philippines) that led to flash floods and landslides that destroyed properties and killed hundreds of people. The cities of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and Iligan suffered mostly from the typhoon and are now

Nailing Christmas

2011-12-17T14:42:00.001+08:00

Today is another good day. Five of my recent Christmas nail art designs were published in today's issue of The Philippine Daily Inquirer under the Lifestyle section. This is my second time to have contributed nail art tutorials for them and I love the experience. It's a great opportunity to reach out to more nail art enthusiasts and hopefully inspire them to embrace nail painting. Taken from