Picture Polish Blog Fest 2014!

Hello everyone :) I have the distinct pleasure and honour to be a part of Australian company Picture Polish's annual Blog Fest - a day where nail bloggers post about the beautiful Picture Polish nail polishes. This year, the event has  expanded to the instagram platform as well, so you may be seeing a number of photos which are dedicated towards this today!

The blog fest post is split into two parts - Part 1 will feature a Picture Polish shade and Part 2 will reveal a nail art creation using two nail polishes and nail vinyls.

Part 1:

Picture Polish Scarlett is a gorgeous red holographic nail polish. It flowed easily onto my nails and was opaque in two coats. There's really nothing more to say about this besides to run and get yourself your own Scarlett! Such a beautiful red ♥

Part 2:

Vegas and Electric blue were the stars of this chevron nail art look.

On my ring and middle nails, I sponged on the two shades. Once the base was dry, I took some mini chevron nail vinyls and stuck them on top, before applying black and white onto each nail respectively and then peeling off the vinyls. For my pinky and index nails, I reversed the look, sponging on black and white as the base before applying Vegas and Electric blue onto each respective nail.

I actually love the way my ring finger turned out and will be making a full manicure with this in the future!

Picture Polish will be retailing a special exclusive 4 pack ‘Nail Vinyls’ containing ‘Chevrons, Mini Chevrons, Straight & Right Angles that will be used by all participants this year! Check out more information about the vinyls here:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/nailvinyls?fref=ts

IG: http://instagram.com/teismom

Store: http://nailvinyls.com/

You can find more information about Picture Polish by clicking on the following links:

Store: www.picturepolish.com.au

Every Day Deal: http://picturepolish.com.au/everyday-deal

International Stockists: http://picturepolish.com.au/network

FB: https://www.facebook.com/piCturepOlish

IG: http://instagram.com/picturepolish

Check out the other wonderful creations by the ladies from around the world!

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Thanks for dropping by!
~Sharon

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Picture Polish Blog Fest 2013

Celebrating the Year of the Blogger

Hi ladies :) This is a super exciting post today - I have the distinct privilege of being a part of Picture Polish's Blog Fest 2013! You may have heard of this event which went live two years ago. Basically, a bunch of bloggers post manicures of Picture Polish nail polishes at a specific time (their own time zone) all in one day. For Blog Fest 2013 however, the girls behind Picture Polish have decided on a nail art theme this year, where each nail look will feature three nail polishes from the brand.

I had the chance to showcase Bombshell, Jealousy and Monroe so without further ado, here is the look I put together!

From the mixture of colours, I was inspired by an ocean theme and set about to put together this nail art. There is a tutorial on how I created this look towards the end of this post. But first up, here are some more photos :)

In terms of formula, I found Bombshell to be sheerer than I expected, but it was buildable and opaque by the second coat. Monroe was a little harder to work with - you really have to make sure it's dried thoroughly before applying the next coat or you will drag the coat underneath. It's a beautiful red holographic polish though, and was opaque in two coats as well. Jealousy is a glitter bomb and simply gorgeous, packed full of glitter. Completely opaque in two coats.

For the ocean look, I decided to go with some saran wrapping with Bombshell and a black polish. As an accent, I painted an 'under the sea' look complete with seaweed and fish.

I absolutely love this photo because it shows the depth in the ocean look - just how beautiful is it?! :)

Picture Polish is an Australian nail polish brand and thus based in Australia. Shipping information can be found here on the website. Every day deals is an offer redeemable only with purchase from the website. However, if you're looking for a stockist closer to home, check out the Network page as there are a range of them!

As promised above, here are two tutorials of the techniques used in this nail art look :)

Ocean tutorial:

1. Apply two coats of Bombshell and let it dry.
2. Once the base colour is dry, apply a thick coat of a black nail polish over it.
3. Working quickly, take a scrunched up cling wrap piece and dab it over the nail. This will take some of the black nail polish away and leave behind a pretty marbled look. Finish with a top coat to seal in the design!

Under the sea tutorial:

1. Apply two coats of Bombshell and let it dry.
2. Place a little bit of Jealousy onto a scrap piece of paper. Using a dotting tool, create the a seaweed design over the blue base. Let it dry.
3. Create fish outlines using a white nail polish and dotting tool. This will help the red shade 'pop' over the darker blue base.
4. Go over the white fish outlines with Monroe and a dotting tool.
5. Take the white polish and dotting tool to give the fish an eye. Seal your design with a top coat.

These are actually my first tutorials and took me ages to make :P I hope you like them!

All nail creations in Blog Fest 2013 are actually part of a contest with an award of creating a collaboration shade with Picture Polish! There are three awards, which include the following:

• 1 x Award - as voted by PP friends and fans
• 1 x Award - as voted by all participants of Blog Fest 2013
• 1 x Award - as voted by Jules & Megs of Picture Polish

You will find all the participating posts on Picture Polish's Pinterest board - I personally can't wait to see all the creative manis which will be posted!

Picture Polish can be found on many social media websites including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Youtube and Google+.



Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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piCture pOlish Blog Fest 2012

Hellooooo! I'm super excited to post this - I've joined the piCture pOlish's Blog Fest 2012 this year! :D Depending on where you live, you should start seeing other bloggers post about piCture pOlish throughout July 30th. I have two exciting new shades to show you all today, get ready to be BLOWN AWAY cos they're mighty amazing ♥

Check out the awesome bottles! These are my first piCture pOlish and I'm soooooo in love with the flat rectangular bottle shape. Plus these shades have the company's QR labels on it so just scan it with your phone and you will be taken to the piCture pOlish website or its Network website (depending on place of purchase).

First up is Dorothy, part of the Mesh line and is now available on the  piCture pOlish website. This is a beautiful red based polish filled with silver glitter. I love how lively the glitter looks when paired with the red base! Super opaque and brilliant application - it simply flowed onto my nails and yep, there's no clean up in my photos. Which show two coats of Dorothy, by the way.

The silver glitter comes out more in the sun, check it out!

A more colour accurate photo of the red below.

Blurry photo to show the depth of this polish - LOVE! ♥

Next is Demeter, a brown polish with holographic glitter particles. This polish is part of the Collaboration collection and created by the Girls at piCture pOlish and Katie from Harlow & Co. It is sold exclusively on both websites!

I was confused at first as to whether it was glitter or holographic particles in the polish. Because it was so smooth though, I gathered it was large holographic particles swimming in the brown base. Again, two flawless coats. I love the piCture pOlish brush too. It's thin, but applies so well. No clean up required! :)

Indirect sunlight.

Indoors, natural light.

Direct sunlight. WHAT A BEAUTY ♥♥

What can I say, my introduction to piCture pOlish has blown me away! I love their bottles, flawless application and creative shades. I'll be taking the plunge with this brand, that's for sure!

Thank you to the Girls at piCture pOlish for the opportunity to be a part of Blog Fest 2012. May there be many more to come! <3

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Which polish do you think you'll be needing? ;)

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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