Cult Nails Spontaneous

Hello hello :) After all the stamping and nail art recently, I felt like a slight palette cleanser and went with a simple nail of the day look. Cue Cult Nails Spontaneous. It's purple and has a shimmer, what's not to love? Well, so I thought. This polish dried extremely gritty (even for my taste!) and I was quite disappointed with the fact that the beautiful shimmer I thought this polish consisted of was in fact small flecks of glitter. Which dried gritty. Photos show two layers of thick top coat over two coats of Spontaneous, and even then it's not completely even to touch.

I really wanted to love this one, but I'm not so sure about it any more. Have you ever bought a nail polish which was gorgeous in the bottle only to be let down after applying it?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Bows and polka dots

Hi ladies! Boy have I got a girly mani to show you today :P I'm not the girliest of girls and when it comes to nail polish, it really shows. You know, the whole shying away from pink tips and all ;) I was actually in the mood for pink nails though and low and behold, a girly mani landed on my tips!

Pinky & index: Two coats of OPI My very first knockwurst layered with Ozotic Beam 905
Ring: Two coats of MVFK; polka dots were applied with a dotting tool and Australis Blackmail
Middle: Two coats of Hello Kitty Golden girl. The bow was painted with a nail art brush and MVFK mixed with Blackmail
Thumb: Two coats of Blackmail and dotted with Golden girl

I actually recently received a nail art brush and dotting tool kit by Bundle Monster and was super excited to try it out. The sleek pouch design to hold the tools was what really captured my attention - don't you just feel super professional with the kit? :D The plastic flap to protect the brush bristle was an added bonus.

There's such a variety of brushes to choose from, and the dotting tools are great too! I love that the ends of the tools are all different sizes - a great plus when comparing to my cheap ebay ones. I think I only found two ends which were the same dotting size.

The tools I used to create this manicure :)

Mmm, I just love how awesome Ozotic Beam 905 looks layered over these lighter shades. Much, much better than over black :D ♥

I had initially planned to wear this manicure to a French themed dinner party because I had a dress which matched MVFK. Then I changed dresses last minute and so did my nails...but that's for a later post ;)

What do you think, are these nails too girly for you? ;) Have you tried out the nail brush and dotting tool kit from Bundle Monster yet? Don't forget you can keep up to date with them on their facebook page too!

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Press release: Orly Hope and Freedom collection

Hi ladies! I've got some awesome news of Orly's upcoming Hope and Freedom collection early next year. Check out the information below :)

Celebrity manicurist and ORLY Australia Ambassador, Fiona Hay said: “This collection is perfect for the autumn months, when you still want to wear a pop of colour but in more demure tones. My pick for olive skin tones is Coachella Dweller, whilst Elation Generation will suit those with a fair skin tone.”

Plus, all six shades in ORLY’s Hope & Freedom collection are ‘3-free’ and equipped with ORLY’s world famous Gripper Cap for easier application. With all this in mind, there’s really no excuse not to sway to the tune of Hope & Freedom this autumn!
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Oh boyyyyyy :D I'm assuming these are actually meant to be Spring shades for the northern hemisphere but since the collection will be released at the same time in Australia, it's being sold as an Autumn collection. Not that I'm complaining - we usually get collections 6 months later so this is something I'm willing to overlook :P

This collection will be available March 2013 from Orly Beauty. Each bottle retails for $18.95. My picks are definitely Boho Bonnet, Elation Generation and High on Hope so far from the press release. What do you think of these nail polishes? :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Stamping with OPI Sprung

Hi ladies~ Like I mentioned in my review post, I have worn OPI Sprung from the Mariah Carey collection a fair bit since swatching it! ;) In this post, I decided to stamp a design over two coats of Sprung using BM-209 and a white stamping polish. No seriously, how can you ever get sick of Sprung?! The depth, the flecks, the shimmer...they're so amazing ♥____♥

Please tell me you're going to get this polish when it comes out :D

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Purple swirls

Hi ladies! I was really lacking inspiration when I came up with this mani, what can I say. Been in a kind of rut lately, but hopefully it'll come back soon! Anyways, this was two coats of China Glaze Below deck and stamped with BYS Thank god it's friday and Bundle Monster's 2011 stamping plate set BM-201.

Yeah...really not my best. But you see the better and the worse on this blog. Well, some of the time ;) Check out Bundle Monster's other stamping plates here and have a look at their facebook page too!

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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A green ombre snake skin

Hello hello :) I felt it was high time I tried out the ombre manicure again and as I searched for a colour to work with in my stash, I felt drawn to Essie Turquoise & Caicos. So, green ombre manicure it was ;) From pinky to thumb, the nail polishes I used were: China Glaze Re-freshmint, Essie Turquoise & Caicos, Misa Dirty sexy money, OPI Jade is the new black, OPI Here today...Aragon tomorrow. I then took Bundle Monster's 2011 stamping plate set BM-215 and stamped the snake skin design on the green bases with Rimmel Your majesty.

I've been wanting to try the snake skin stamp for ages and am super glad I finally had the chance to! I totally need to experiment with more colour combinations (and improve my positioning skills) but I'll leave that for future posts :)

You can check out Bundle Monster's other stamping plates from the past three years here and keep up to date with their activities on their facebook page.

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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My own little pot of gold

Hey there :) When cheap Australian nail polish brand Ulta3 came out with a glitter collection, I knew I needed at least two of the six polishes. One of them being Pot of gold. I don't own many gold glitters and the yellowy gold was totally calling my name ;) Rather than layering it over a black base, I decided to go for a dark blue - cue OPI Roadhouse blues. Definitely my favourite dark blue ♥

One coat of Pot of gold over two coats of Roadhouse blues.

I found that the yellowy gold reminded me of the gold leaf nail polish which are all the trend right now. They don't look all that similar in the photos but when I held my hands at a distance and squinted a little, I was happy to find gold leaf nail polish adorning my nails. I'm not going to fork out the money for the real deal so hey, a girl can dream, can't she? ;)

Do you own anything like this gold glitter? Which glitter polish is your favourite right now? :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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