Bye bye, 2013!

Hello everyone! What are your plans for New Years Eve? I'll be hanging out with a huge bunch of church friends for the night celebrating the past year and looking forward to a brand new 2014 :) I've decided to go with a casual black for this year's nail look, coupled with some gold and silver accents. I stamped the number image from BM-311 for the countdown we'll definitely be doing closer to...

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Swatches & review: Orly Blush collection

Hello everyone :) Today I have two beautiful shades from Orly's Blush collection to share with you. I don't know about you, but I find these softer shades to be such great palette cleansers after wearing the bolder and brighter summer shades. First up I have Cheeky, a light coral with beautiful gold shimmer. The orange undertone clashes horribly with my skin tone but I really don't mind when...

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Swatches and review: Covergirl Glosstinis

Hi ladies~ Recently, Covergirl released a new limited edition collection here in Australia. Outlast Stay Brilliant Glosstinis is a line of mini nail polishes which feature eight summery shades - and they are right up my alley right now! Pina colada is a pastel yellow. I applied three coats to even out the typical yellow-polish-syndrome (i.e. streaky application). Lemon...

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Purple & holographic ♥

Hi ladies! What more can I say when I put purple and holographic nail polishes together? ;) I used Bourjois 2007 1 Seconde nail enamel as the base purple shade. On my ring and middle fingers, I used China Glaze OMG. This design was inspired by La paillette frondeuse and I much more prefer her version :P I also layered a coat of Glitter Gal Galaxy holo top coat over the other nails...

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A monochrome look

Hey there :) I've always been meaning to do a monochrome nail look, but never had the inspiration. Luckily it finally hit me a while back and here is the finished look ;) I created a gradient on my ring finger and then layered on Ulta3 Stop the press. The stamp designs are from BM-402. I'm super annoyed that my top coat streaked my nails :( Ah well, all the more reason to do another monochrome...

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A skittled Christmas manicure

Hi everyone~ Merry Christmas! I've been spending my day stuffed with bbq food, what about you? For today, I've come up with a Christmas skittled nail look - it's simple, but effective at the same time :) Pinky: Two coats of China Glaze Poinsettia. Glitter gradient created with Shimmer Polish Candace. Ring: Two coats of OPI Servin' up sparkle. Middle: Two coats of Ulta3 lily white. The tree was created...

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Christmas nails: China Glaze Emerald Sparkle

Hello ladies ^^ There's only one more sleep until Christmas! This year I have relatives from overseas over so we're going to be having a huge barbecue. Which also means I haven't had much time creating Christmas nails as I've become a busy host :P To remedy that, I've pulled out China Glaze Emerald Sparkle to wear. It's such a classic Christmas green shade and will always draw compliments ;) I...

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Neutral skittle

Hello hello ^^ Neutral really seems to be calling me recently. It's a nice palette cleanser after wearing some brighter manicures, at least :P I applied two coats of OPI Did you 'ear about Van Gough. For my ring finger, I have two coats of Shimmer Polish Irene. For my middle finger, I stamped a design from BM-404. Love how it's neutral but also a little flashy at the same time ;) Thanks for...

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Simple purple & gold skittle

Hello :) Here is a quick post featuring a simple purple & gold skittle look I wore a while back. The purple is Nicole by OPI Love song and the gold Hello Kitty Golden girl. I added a pearl and some bullion beads for a more blingy accent nail and created a glitter gradient with Essence Make it golden. What do you do when you want to dress up your nails a bit more than a plain colour,...

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Soft, glitter gradient

Hi there :) A little while back, I attended a dinner with a Kingdom theme. I went dressed up as Cinderella and to match her more neutral nails, I decided to go with OPI Don't burst my bubble. I still wanted to jazz this look up a bit though, so I added a glitter gradient tip with OPI In true Stefani fashion. A very simple and clean look, matching the rest of my look :) Thanks for reading...

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Swatches & review: Glitter Gal She's Cactus & Galaxy Holo Top Coat

Hi ladies! Australian nail polish brand Glitter Gal recently launched two new collections with an Australian theme. I have She's cactus from the Celebrate - Sydney Style collection to share with you today. The name She's cactus is actually Australian slang for 'something dead or broken'. The green shade is bright and almost leans on neon. It's definitely not something...

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More one stroke flower nails

Hi everyone :) You may remember my base glitter sandwich manicure from a previous post. I used OPI My vampire is buff and created the glitter sandwich with OPI Polka.com and Flormar #20. I decided to create a one stroke flower nail art look aver it using some acrylic paint but wasn't too sure about the end result. Which is partly why it took me so long to publish this post :P I'm...

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A-England Tristam ♥

Hello ladies. It's a little sad that I always skim over my A-England nail polishes- how is it possible that I can forget how gorgeous these holographic polishes are? Whenever I pull one out to wear, I am instantly reminded of its beauty. This is two coats of A-England Tristam. What a stunning polish ♥ Thanks for reading. ~Sha...

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Pot of gold in Incognito in Sausalito

Hello hello :) I decided to go for a darker nail shade despite the warm weather (who says we can't wear dark shades in summer? :P) and pulled out OPI Incognito in Sausalito. I then added a glitter gradient at the tips using Ulta3 Pot of gold. Sometimes, a simple glitter gradient does the trick ;) What do you think? Thanks for reading! ~Sha...

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Bejewelled nails

Hi ladies! What to do when in the mood for some blinged out nails? Why, dig out all the 3D accessories you own and go to town with them :D I started this manicure with two coats of Australis Peek-a-boo. It's a very camera shy shade and leans way too blue in photos than it is in real life. It's definitely more of a blurple. On my ring and index fingers, I added a glitter gradient using Nicole by OPI...

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Christmas wrapped nails

Hi everyone! ^^ Here is a very simple and unintentionally Christmassy nail look I wore a couple of weeks back. I started with two coats of China Glaze Don't make me wine and China Glaze Goldie but goodie on my middle finger. I then stamped stamped with BM-406 and Goldie but goodie on my ring finger. I'm not usually a holiday-themed-nail-art person, so I can't guarantee...

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Call me Gwen-ever roses

Hello there :) I have always wanted to stamp the rose image from BM-306. so I finally pulled it out and paired it with a double accent look. When I first thought of this manicure, I had intended to use a coral shade. At the last minute, I decided to pull out OPI Call me Gwen-ever instead and paired with the black, making it kind of look more like a Halloween manicure. Oops! :P The silver...

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Swatches & review: OPI Gwen Stefani collection (Part 1)

Hi ladies. Today, I have the distinct pleasure to share with you some of the nail polishes included in OPI's Gwen Stefani collection. (Check out part 2 here.) First up, I have Love. Angel. Music. Baby. This is a satin gold with a little silver shimmer flecks. I applied two coats and it still looks a little thin on some nails, so it definitely would have benefited from a third coat. Here...

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