There is a saying that goes like this: "The only time a woman is helpless is when her nail polish is drying. Other than that, watch out". I don't know who said that, but that person is a genius. He or she speaks the mind of millions women out there, and I'm one of them.

I believe having a good look always makes us feel confident, and your nails are the small but important detail to complete your whole package. You'll be surprised to know that many people will start making a conversation with you just by saying: "Your nails are so beautiful". It immediately boosts your confidence to one level up. If you have never done nail art before, you'll probably never understand why we can afford to spend 2 hours every month in a nail salon. But the beauty always has its price. From a true experience of someone who used to hate spending time and money at a beauty salon to a person who spends at least 2 hours in those places now, I'll tell you why it's worth it. Let me take you on a virtual tour of my new nail sponsor- J's Nail.

Located inside an exclusive condominium at Shelford road- the heart of Bukit Timah greenery, J's Nail is not like any other nail salon that you've seen in Far East Plaza (the beauty and nail salons mall). It's beautifully decorated and well-invested from the chairs, tables and interior to even all the nail products. I was quite surprised as I didn't expect to see such a hidden gem like this tucked in the center of a prestigious landed estate of Bukit Timah. It all made sense when Joann (owner of J's Nail) shared with me that they hope to serve more professional working ladies who want to be pampered and to look good. They have everything to show you with the best and luxurious nail service that exceeds your expectations.

A beautiful glitter wall from the entrance leads to this cozy room with many velvet chairs and tables that can serve up to 6 customers at one time.

And another area for a pedicure treatment.

I saw some of her amazing nail art work while I was having my very spontaneous nail treatment done at 9pm on Saturday night. At first, I just wanted to check out her place, and after talking to Joann, she made me want to get my new nail art right away. Everything was ready within 5 minutes. It's quite fascinating to see how an expert does their job without any prior notice and preparation. She asked about my preferred nail design after looking at my nails, told me how she could get it done, step by step, and she went straight to the process.

First, Joann did a cleansing and filing of my nails after putting on the nail extension. Look how even, clean and smooth they are!

Then, she started applying a first coat of gel thinly color by color. I wanted to have Spring- Summer nails so I asked if Joann could give me the pastel colored nails with a pop of yellow on it.

Ten minutes later, this was what I had. 

While she was focusing on drawing each and every yellow flower on my nail, slowly and carefully, I started asking about her story, how did she become a nail artist in Hongkong, and now Singapore. Passionately, she shared with me all her life stories, including the fairy tale love story with her husband, sitting next to her, feeding her the Mc. Donald chicken nuggets for dinner so that she could have enough energy to do the nails for me. I felt bad, but admired her at the same time. There are so many beautiful stories like this that still exist, all we need to do is to keep looking. 

The fun conversation at (almost) midnight made the whole beauty process become shorter than expected. When I saw Joann put the last few Swarovski crystals (the most expensive crystals) onto my nails, I knew it's time for a photo and to say goodbye. 

If the story and the photos above are not good enough to convince you, I guess you just have to go down to J's Nail and try their service. They are located in a cozy condominium, just beside a swimming pool: 

19, Shelford Road, #01-53, Singapore 288408

Open from Monday- Friday: 10am- 9pm, Saturday 10am- 7pm. Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays. 

Visit their website for more information on how to get there.

Don't forget to call 6464 7498, look for Joann and mention "CRYSTAL PHUONG" to make an appointment to entitle you for the attractive PROMOTION:

- A la carte service at 10% off + SGD10 voucher
- For all nail packages, you will get 2 additional services and SGD30 voucher (except for a valued package)All promotions valid until end of August. 

Good luck and thank you so much for reading.

***Disclaimer: This blog entry is proudly sponsored by J's Nail Pte Ltd.  Opinions and expressions are on my own. 

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Hi everyone,

As some of you already knew, most of my nail arts designs are done by Celine Lo's Creation. Read my first blog entry about their service here.
Thank to them, for the past 1 year, I've never had to leave my nails "naked" every time I go out for events, party, or show. The funny thing is: my nails always have people's attention first before I do simply because every conversation starts with a handshake. When people try to shake my hand, they can't help but look at my bling bling nails.

To be honest, I'm a picky person and I don't accept ANY sponsorship just because it's FREE. I would rather pay money to get what I love than have it for free and I hate it afterward. So after 6 months being their customer, I finally started the sponsorship with Celine Lo's Creations with joy.

Why do I love their service so much?

Look at their works and you'll know why. These are all the nail art designs they did for me past 5 months.






 All these beautiful seasonal creations were done by Celine. She is such a creative and talented woman. Everytime I went to her, I just roughly told her what I wanted (*sometimes, I didn't even know what I wanted) and she just created something that went beyond my expectation. The purple nail arts above is an example.

What do you think about my nails? Do you want to try at least once? Here is the sweet treat especially for you, my lovely blog readers.

QUOTE "CRYSTAL88" to enjoy full set hard/soft gel manicure with full art (like what I'm having here) at only S$88 (Normal price is S$130- S$150). Promotion is valid til 25th May 2013. 

I'm not over-complimenting them but even with their normal price, Celine's gelish nail art price is still so much lower than other nail salons. At least, she didn't charge you on every single crystal on your nail like other salons do.

HURRY UP! This is one of the best offer that you don't want to miss. SMS 9181 2799 and quote "Crystal88" when making an appointment.

There are so many other beautiful designs she created, simple go to her Facebook page, follow her on Instagram and check out the Website for daily nail art update. I'm sure you can find some designs for yourself.

Good luck!
Love,
Crystal

There are few more but I couldn't find the photos. So yeah, all the nails art designs that you are seeing here are beautifully created at Celine Lo Creations. The owner whose name is Celine is a young and talented girl (around my age if you know how old I am). She has huge passion in nail arts I must say and you can see it from the way she removes your nails cuticle to the way she draws the flowers, adds on the crystals onto the nails etc...Unlike other manicurists, they just try to finish as quickly as possible so that they can take in more new customers.

Besides, there is one thing I love about their service is that their price is so affordable if I don't want to say IT'S CHEAP! OMG. I went to few nails salons before and they even charged me every single crystal at 30 cents, 50 cents, nails extension at $60 - $80/ set. So if you calculate my nails at set 5 above, I don't know how much it would cost because there are too many crystals on it. But Celine's charge is not more than S$150. I'm not kidding! I've never paid her more than S$150 for a nail set before regardless how many crystals I put on it, plus full gel extension and many other things.

She got me so surprised and worried when I saw her keep putting crystals onto my nails without counting because I was so afraid I would be broke after stepping out of her salon. But when she told me how much it was, I was like "Huh? That's all?". That was my first experience at her salon, lolz....

So if you want to get your nails done, I would strongly recommend you to visit her salon. Wanna look at her other nails art designs? Visit her WEBSITE, or FACEBOOK.

Her shop is conveniently located at: 14 Scotts Road, #05-72, Far East Plaza, Singapore 228213 but make sure you call her to MAKE AN APPOINTMENT first before coming down.
Call 9181 2799.

Best part? If you mention "CRYSTALPHUONG" you will be entitled for 10% OFF. (Applies to first time customers only). So don't forget to tell my name when making an appointment! ;)

And oh, if you happen to see me there, don't forget to say hi ;)

Hope enjoy this blog entry and find it useful. Stay pretty and happy always, It's always a MUST!

Love,
Crystal