China Glaze OMG and some stamping

Hi ladies! I've been wanting to pull China Glaze OMG out to wear again for the longest time and finally I decided on a decent manicure idea :) I applied three coats of OMG to even out the patchiness and then took Ulta3 black satin and stamped with the image from BM-221. Love, love, love the contrast in the silver holo and black stamping! ♥ When was the last time you wore a...

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Happy Snaps!

Hi everyone! Australian nail polish brand Mode recently came out with a matte top coat. Whilst I love to have glossy and shiny tips, sometimes it's nice to trap the flashes of colours on the nail with a matte finish. For this look, I started with two coats of Mode Happy snaps and layered a coat of Finders keepers over it. The gold glitter in Finders keepers does bleed, unfortunately,...

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Don't burst my bubble and Polka.com

Hello hello :) Sometimes after a bright manicure, it's a relief to wear a more neutral and palette cleansing manicure :) I applied three coats of OPI Don't burst my bubble and then layered a coat of Polka.com over it to jazz the look up a little bit. I'm a little on the fence with this layering, what do you think? Thanks for reading. ~Sha...

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OPI Get your number

Hello! After swatching OPI Get your number from the Mariah Carey collection, I knew I had to wear it as a full manicure in the near future. And so I did :) Below is three coats of Get your number and no top coat. It's so pretty, even without top coat ♥ I do believe blue has become my favourite nail polish colour to wear! What do you think of these texture nail polishes being...

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Wavy, rainbow pastels

Hi ladies! My posts are becoming rather sporadic due to working life, sorry about that :( I wish I had more energy and motivation to write up posts in the evening but considering I've been in a polish slump recently too, it might remain like this for awhile yet. Anyways, this post features a rather bright and in your face manicure! :) It's actually been quite awhile since I've worn it so I don't...

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Studded up flowers

Hi ladies, here's a super quick post for today. Pinky & index: Two coats of China Glaze First mate, and added a stud towards the base. Ring: Two coats of Face of Australia Titanium. I then took First mate and and white striper brush to apply at the tip. The flower was created using a dotting tool and First mate. Middle: Two coats of First mate and using Titanium and a...

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Review: Orly SmartGELS

Hello everyone! I am extremely excited to share with you all my first foray into the land of gel nails! I recently had the opportunity to try out Orly's SmartGELS and with it being my first time using gel nail polish, I did a thorough research online before making a start :P However, after trying the Orly kit, I can safely say this is pretty easy to do. Orly offers a starter kit which includes...

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Minty, rainbow sparkles

Hi ladies~ Who's hungry for a jelly and glittery sandwich? ;) I started off with two coats of China Glaze Re-fresh mint and then layered a coat of Ulta3 over the rainbow on top. To create the jelly look, I added two coats of Flormar #20. Voilà! Minty, rainbow goodness :D Boy was this a pain to remove though... :P Do you like glitter sandwiches? What do you think, worth...

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Happy Chinese New Year!

Hi everyone :) Happy Chinese New Year to all who celebrate! As the year 2012 draws to an end on the Lunar calender, I am ready to wave in 2013 - year of the snake - with my Chinese New Year inspired manicure. I started off with two coats of Ulta3 scarlet and then applied a gold tipped gradient with Hello Kitty Golden girl on my index and pinky nails. For my ring and thumb, I stamped the...

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A glittery princess

Hello hello! A short and sweet post for today :) I pulled out Cult Nails Princess to wear and decided to add a glitter gradient using OPI Which is witch?, ending up with a soft, glittery and pretty princess-y nail look ♥ I attempted a one stroke rose look on my thumb but it didn't turn out the best... :P How do some ladies make them look so effortless and pretty?! Here's a close...

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Swatches and review: Call me iridescent

Hi everyone~ Today's post features a new to me brand! I recently had the opportunity to try one of theBalm's nail polish in Call me iridescent. In the bottle, you can see a glorious duochrome with silver glitter mixed into it and on the nail, it doesn't disappoint! I apologise for not having any individual photos of the polish, none of the photos came out well unfortunately. I applied three...

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Pink, glittery butterflies

Hi everyone! After I read Anutka's butterfly post, I knew I had to recreate a similar look. As I mentioned in my review post, OPI Anti-bleak is super opaque and great for stamping. For this look, I started with two coats of OPI My very first knockwurst and then stamped with BM-307 and Anti-bleak. I finished it off with a coat of OPI Servin' up sparkle. Love the final look so much!...

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