Shopping the Stash: S for Skinfood

Hello there. For the letter S, I decided to pull out an Asian brand which I haven't worn a lot - Skinfood! Too bad this pretty purple shimmer doesn't have a proper name, it simply goes by the name of VI408. Creative, I know :P

I layered over it one thick coat of OPI In true Stefani fashion. The glitter really comes to life under direct sunlight!

Thanks for dropping by.
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: R for Rimmel

Hey ladies! The only brand in my stash which begins with 'R' happens to be Rimmel, so I pulled out my favourite grey in Grey matter. I decided to try out a grey holographic combination and so layered two thin coats of Glitter Gal Galaxy Holo top coat over it.

I love the look of this grey with a holographic finish. What is your favourite grey polish?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: Q for QueenB

Hi everyone. Because I don't own any nail polish brands which begin with the letter Q, I pulled out my only nail polish which began with the letter - China Glaze QueenB. Rather than have a plain crème polish manicure, I layered OPI I lily love you over the top of it.

I'm loving the way this layering came out and it reminds me that I should probably pull out I lily love you to wear more often!

Thanks for dropping by.
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: P for Picture Polish

Hey ladies! I have been finding that whenever I reach for a Picture Polish to wear, I am always taken in by the beauty of Kryptonite. I can say I'm not the only one taken in by the beauty of this green polish because there are always plenty of compliments to follow ;) What can I say, Cathy and The Girls behind Picture Polish have definitely created a stunner!

Are you as taken in by Kryptonite as I am? :)

Thanks for dropping by.
~Sharon

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Shopping the stash: O for Ozotic

Hi everyone :) Here is a quick post featuring the gorgeous Ozotic 914. The duochrome effect isn't the strongest, but I still love the subtle shift from blue to purple.

Do you own any of the Ozotic Scatter Chromes? :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: N for Nfu Oh

Hello everyone! I do believe I'm starting to get my blogging mojo back, as well as some sort of inspiration, so I'm hoping I'll be back soon :) In the meantime, here is another shopping the stash post for when I had absolutely no idea what to paint on my nails :P I applied two coats of OPI Keeping Suzi at bay and then layered a coat of Nfu Oh #52 over it.

Ahhh, I will never get sick of flakies ♥

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: M for Maybelline

Hi ladies. As I mentioned in my last post, I was going through a nail inspiration slump awhile back, so I turned to my trusty Shopping the Stash tag :) I chose to use Maybelline Dark plum and layered it with Alanna Renee Milky way.

Every time I wear Milky way, I am always blown away by the gorgeous iridescent glitters and shapes ♥

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the stash: I for...?

Hello ladies :) I came to a dilemma (which I kind of foresaw but didn't have a solution for initially) when I reached the letter 'I' because I don't own a nail polish brand beginning with it. So what to do? Why, find nail polish names which begin with it instead ;) To make up for this, I found two nail polishes which fitted this category - OPI Incognito in Sausalito and OPI I lily love you.

I'm really loving how I get the chance to play with the nail polishes which I sometimes neglect with this Shopping the Stash series :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the stash: H for Hello Kitty

Hi all :) I decided to add a little nail art to this manicure for another shopping the stash look.

Pinky & middle: Two coats of Hello Kitty Golden girl.
Ring: Two coats of Ulta3 black satin. I then took Golden girl and OPI Haven't the foggiest to add some simple flower nail art.
Index: Two coats of black satin layered with Essence Make it golden.
Thumb: Two coats of Golden girl. Flower nail art was added with black satin and Haven't the foggiest.

It was a simple look, but I loved how the gold, silver and black came together so well :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the stash: G for Glitter Gal

Hey everyone! For the letter G, I chose to showcase Australian brand Glitter Gal. 10 to midnight is a pretty dark charcoal holographic polish with a slight metallic finish as well. So much love ♥

I'm not normally a huge lover of metallic finishes but I think it adds a little more interest to the final look here. What do you think?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the stash: F for Flormar

Hey there :) I had the brilliant idea of creating a glitter sandwich using Flormar #20 with OPI My vampire is buff and Polka.com. I then took a matte top coat and mattified the final look.

Here is the original glossy look :)

Which do you think looked better - matte or glossy?

Thanks for reading as always!
~Sharon

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Khloe meets Jasmine

Hello ladies :) Here is a quick and simple glitter layering using the beautiful Shimmer Polish Jasmine and Nicole by OPI Khloe had a little lam lam. I'm not a fan of the super long name, but I have to admit the NOPI is a beautiful teal shade ♥ Oh, and this is J & K for the Shopping the Stash series I'm doing ;)

Do you like teal shades? What's your favourite teal nail polish?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the stash: E for Essence

Hi ladies! I've been meaning to pull out Essence Choose me to wear again for some time, so this series presented me with the perfect opportunity to do so. I applied two coats of the pretty polish and topped it off with a matte top coat. Can I just say wow? The beautiful golden flecks become really apparent with the matte finish :)

Do you like the matte finish or do you prefer a glossy one?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: C & D for China Glaze & Dazzle Dry

Hello hello~ First up, I'm really in love with my new layout :) I didn't like the way my photos were stretched in the previous template so I had been looking for some time...thanks to my picky nature, the change has only happened now :P

Anyway, onto the nails! This is two coats of Dazzle Dry Anticipation layered with China Glaze Bling it on. The glitter is more of a blurple but in my photos, it's turned out more blue than purple.

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: B for B collection by Bloom

Hello~ :) Next up on this series is a nail polish by another Australian brand - B collection by Bloom. Tel Aviv, what can I not love about you?! It's a wonderful dark blue with the most beautiful shimmer which comes to life under direct light. Too bad I didn't manage to capture one under the sun, but isn't it still so pretty under natural light? ^^

Do you own any nail polishes from this brand?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Shopping the Stash: A for Australis

Hi ladies :) Awhile back, I was in a huge nail slump so I decided to revisit my stash and pull out some polishes to wear as plain notds again. I had the dilemma of where to start though, so in the end I decided to begin with 'A' and work all the way through the alphabet. As a result, I've started a 'Shopping the Stash' tag, which will be put to use when I'm at lost with what to wear on my nails :)

Today's post features Australian brand Australis and the beautiful Vampy. It's a gorgeous raspberry shade with shimmer, giving it lots of depth.

I'm hoping I'll be able to finish Shopping the Stash soon, but at the end of the day, it's only for when I'm lacking inspiration...so maybe not too often! :P

Do you revisit your stash often?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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