Saturday 22 September 2012

Dikyi Ukyab has my vote!

Dikyi Ukyab is my favourite artiste at the moment. My aunt posted her video on my facebook page and since then I have been listening to her everyday. She has a lovely voice and I even requested Awaaz SA fm (Adelaide)to play her song.

Diki was born on 1 March 1991 in New York. She has been constantly travelling back and forth to Nepal and I'd say has perfect Nepali accent without any 'gora' twang. Currently she is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Anthropology at State University of New York (SUNY). 

Dikyi's debut album, 'Silver Lining' was released on August 7th, 2011, in Nepal and has created sensation.  Her first single 'Jaun' topped the charts at #1 on Kantipur FM and Image FM. Her second music video performing 'Ke Bhaye Ko' (directed by Araaj Keshav) recently topped at #1 on Top of the Pops (Image Channel).

I liked her FB page just now :-)  and so excited for her, she has already been nominated for so many music awards. Go Dikyi!
Here is Dikyi' song. Enjoy!

Monday 17 September 2012

Glow in the dark nail polish

Recently my friend got me Glow in the Dark nail polish. It is amazing, I even switched off lights to show it to my friends. It will be a perfect nail polish for Halloween party. Love the colour too. Thank you Danni Pugh.

For Teej- bindi nail art

Happy Teej to all the ladies.
Teej is a Nepalese festival- The first day of Teej is called Dar Khane Din. On this day the women, both married and unmarried, assemble at one place, in their finest attire and start dancing and singing devotional songs. Amidst all this, the grand feast takes place. The jollity often goes on till midnight, after which the 24-hour fast starts.

We had a Teej-cultural program in Adelaide on staruday and I wore a pink saree I had bought for my brother's wedding. It has shades of orange and pink and heavy embroidery.


So I decided to do something traditional and simple for my nails. It is very easy and finally my own creation. I had some gold bindi (is a forehead decoration worn in India and Nepal) lying in a box. All I did was paint all my nails with a pink nailpolish, then immediately stuck the bindis onto my nails. Let it dry completely and then apply a top coat nail polish. Give a good coat around the bindis. Here is a picture of my nailart for you.


I had to wear saree and rush and I lost dimond stud attatched to the bindi and did not had time to clean around my nails but hey.. it looks pretty good. I think golden nail polish on the edge of the nails would look good too.  

Saturday 1 September 2012

Denim Nail Art



Mila Kunis wore this nair-art for her photoshoot. Saw the instructions on how to create this look and here this week's nail art. For this I used  
  1. Base coat (I purchased on Friday. Looks pink but it is colourless)
  2. Blue nail polish for base colour
  3. White nail polish
  4. Top coat nail polish.
  5. Old tooth brush to apply the white paint
  6. Sponge to give a blue dabbed denim look
  7. Bindi (I bought a long time ago in India- to give a button look for my denim pokets)
  8. White nail art pen (I used to draw stitch line)
  9. Black nail art pen (for nail art on the middle finger)
  10. Red nail art pen (")
  11. Nail polish remover and 12) ear buds to clean up the mess.


I am copy- pasting what I found on the net- very easy step-to-step instructions. Sorry, forgot to save the link to it.

To create a denim look, I started with a dark blue base.
Then I used a small, coarse paintbrush to paint vertical and horizontal lines with white acrylic paint.
And then, to make it slightly faded, I added another layer of the blue nail polish with a sponge.
Once dry, I finished with matte top coat and added stitching details and a few studs to look like buttons.

Here is my nail art. I am pretty happy with it. Took a long time as there are so many layers to it.
Tip- be gentle when dabbing blue nail pollish with a sponge and apply less to give a white washed look. Apply nail polish to the bottom of glitter before you paste them on your nails and give a thick coat of top coat on it.



Here is a link to youtube tutorial to give you better idea.