Maaan, I really suck. I'm sorry I haven't been updating as much lately, the holiday season has really busied me up and on top of that, I have recently been reaching for polishes which I have already shown on my blog so there was no need to blog. But as the festive season draws to an end, I hope to be able to blog more :).
Below is two coats of Misa's Dirty Sexy Money. It's a really pretty dusty turquoise;...
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Dec
27
2010
- In: nails, OPI
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 7 comments
Siberian Nights
Woah, has it been almost a week since my last post already? Time flies when you're having fun ^^. I've been pretty busy this past week with Christmas barbeques hehe, hence the lack of posts. But now that things are finally slowing down, I'm back :P. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, enjoy your holiday!
Today I have OPI's Siberian Nights. This polish is best viewed under direct sunlight...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Dec
21
2010
- In: Color Club, nails, Ulta3
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 11 comments
Glitter tips
This manicure had been planned out differently in my head, but it didn't work out on my nails and so in my frustration, I applied glitter tips instead :P. I used two coats of Ulta3's black satin and added Color Club's Magic attraction to the tips. The mani was then sealed with non chip top coat.
I like how Magic attraction adds a little bling to the tips; I think I'll use...
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Dec
19
2010
- In: nails, Sally Hansen
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 11 comments
Sally Hansen Nail Prisms - Ruby Diamond
Woo, this is holo madness! I went out to the city yesterday and came across some stalls which sold some of the older Sally Hansen polishes. I was absolutely over the moon to discover some of their Nail Prisms polishes :D. Today I have for you Ruby Diamond which is a gorgeous pink holo. I was hoping for a bright red, something along the lines of Nubar Prize, but this one is still...
Friday, December 17, 2010
Dec
17
2010
- In: China Glaze, Finger Paints, Haul, nails, OPI, Sally Hansen, Sportsgirl
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 3 comments
November Haul
I've decided to write up posts of my hauls on a monthly basis now instead of showing them sporadically. I've already shown my first half of my November haul here so here's part II. November was definitely my largest hauling month to date; I spent waaaaay over $100 on nail polish which is a bit over my budget, hehe.
Anyway, here is part II of my haul.
OPI: Yodel me on my cell, Miami...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Dec
15
2010
- In: China Glaze, nails
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 10 comments
Caribbean blue
Like I mentioned a couple of posts ago, I'm not a huge fan of blue polishes. However, after applying China Glaze's Caribbean blue, I take it back simply because this polish is beyond amazing. Some right hand photos return since my index finger has broken and subsequently become a nubbin on my left hand :P.
Two coats of Caribbean blue was applied followed by a top coat. I adored this...
Monday, December 13, 2010
Dec
13
2010
- In: nails, Sportsgirl
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 6 comments
Supernatural, a Chanel Paradoxal dupe?
Is it possible that we Aussie polish lovers may actually have an easily accessible dupe to Chanel Paradoxal?! While the US bloggers are currently loving Revlon's Perplex and the UK/European girls have the Barry M dupe, Australia just seems to be completely MIA with the dupe-wagon. Revlon polishes are sold at inflated prices here in Australia and the polish I'm about to show you may...
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Dec
12
2010
- In: nails, OPI
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 5 comments
Yodel me on my cell
I bought some polishes from a blogsale in late November and finally received my package a few days ago - I think I'll put off online shopping until Christmas is over, hehe. Anyway, one of the polishes I picked was OPI's Yodel me on my cell from their recent Swiss Collection.
I'm not exactly sure why I picked it up, I'm not a huge fan of blue polishes, but it's not bad :P. Application was good...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Dec
10
2010
- In: Color Club, nails, OPI, tape
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 7 comments
Nail art #21 - Patchwork design
The second I laid eyes on Chloe's patchwork mani, I knew I had to try it out myself. First photo is taken indoors under natural light and the second under the sun.
Polishes used:
Color Club Revvvolution (I will never tire of this polish!)
OPI Jade is the new black
OPI Here today...Aragon tomorrow
I love the design, but I still need to work on the taping; some polish leaked under...
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Dec
09
2010
- In: nails, Nubar
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 7 comments
Some flakey goodness :)
I decided to try out Nubar's Nubar 2010 over a black polish to see what it looked like. Aaaaand I was blown away by the awesomeness it presented :). Shown is two coats of Ulta3's black satin with one coat of Nubar 2010 layered over it and sealed with non chip top coat. All photos are taken indoors under natural lighting.
I just love how the flakey polish flashes...
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Dec
04
2010
- In: freehand, Maybelline, nails, Rimmel, Ulta3
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 5 comments
Nail art #20 - Stained glass window
I remember back in primary school we used to cut random holes and shapes out of a black piece of paper and stick all sorts of colourful cellophane to make a stained glass window. With Christmas coming up, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to try out stained glass window nail art ^^.
The first photo is taken indoors under natural light and the second indoors with flash. Sorry for...
Friday, December 3, 2010
Dec
03
2010
- In: nails, Zoya
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 6 comments
Zoya - Tiffany
Woo, another polish from Zoya's latest Flame Collection :). Tiffany is a pretty peachy pink shade filled with gold glitter throughout it. This was two coats with non chip top coat. Photo was taken indoors under natural light.
My mum has actually taken my camera overseas for the rest of the month so until she gets back, photos will be lower in quality.
Thanks for dropping by~
Sha...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Dec
01
2010
- In: nails, TBN
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 6 comments
Purple rain
Another notd from the vault today :). I apologise for not posting in the past few days; I was too caught up in post-exams festivities to do much with my nails ^^.
Here are two coats of TBN's Purple rain. Formula was pretty runny, but I think I can bear with it 'cos I love the outcome. The sparse silver glitter really does look like rain; awesome polish, awesome name :).
Now that I'm on holidays,...
Friday, November 26, 2010
Nov
26
2010
- In: Essie, nails
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 5 comments
Sooooo psyched
I'm really sick of studying and worrying about my exam tomorrow, so I decided to take another break and blog :P. Today's post is another notd from the vault - I've been dabbling back into nail art the past couple of days and found my skills have deteriorated greatly. I got so annoyed at my failed attempts I just slapped some polish on, hated it, removed it, found my stained nails a sore to look at,...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Nov
23
2010
- In: nails, OPI
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 7 comments
Parlez-vous OPI?
I was in a crème mood when choosing a nail polish for my last manicure, so I decided to try out my latest OPI purchase. Parlez-vous OPI? is everything a polish should be - pretty much opaque in one coat and an absolute pleasure to apply. Not only is the polish a beauty to behold, it also applied really, really well. For a purple lover, this is pure purple bliss; this is definitely...
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Nov
21
2010
- In: nails, Zoya
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 5 comments
Glorious Gloria
Lame title, but I like alliterations :P.
Today's NOTD is a wonderful polish from Zoya's recent Flame Collection. I'm really in love with this polish and it's such a beauty, especially under the sun ^^. Gloria is a pretty, medium red jelly polish with gold flecks suspended in it. Prepare for some pic spamming! :P
Here are two coats of Zoya Gloria with non chip top coat under...
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Nov
20
2010
- In: BYS, China Glaze, Haul, le beauty, Nubar, Orly, Ulta3
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 8 comments
Giveaway win ^^
Just a quick post before I hit the books again - I'm currently in the middle of exams and really shouldn't be blogging, but hey, procrastination strikes and here I am :P.
I was recently informed that I won a giveaway over at Gilded Nails' blog ^^. These sort of things never happen to me, I never win any contests or raffles or anything in real life, so I was pretty over the moon when I received my...
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Nov
18
2010
- In: nails, Ulta3
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: No comments
Ulta3 - Watermelon
Taking a break from polish received in the mail and coming back to good old Aussie polish :). I have today a NOTD from last week, which was extremely hot and summer like btw, and influenced my choice of nail polish :P.
Ulta3's Watermelon is a salmon-y coral shade and totally ideal for a summer manicure. Shown is two coats plus Non-chip top coat.
While Watermelon was nice to apply...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Nov
17
2010
- In: nails, Zoya
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 4 comments
Harlow + top coat = ....
You get a glorious, fan-spanking-tastic result. I decided last minute to see what Harlow would look like with a top coat on it and I'm not regretting that decision at all. (You can see the original matte polish here.) Absolutely yummy. Can you see that shimmer or what?!
So what do you think, matte or glossy? Honestly, despite how the polish just comes to life with the top coat, I'm leaning...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Nov
16
2010
- In: nails, Zoya
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 4 comments
My first Zoya!
Since it was such a cloudy day yesterday, I decided to play safe and chose a matte polish to try first. And it was no disappointment at all! :D Behold, Zoya's Harlow.
Unfortunately, my camera wasn't able to capture this shade properly so I had to edit the photo a bit to show this wonderful magenta/berry polish. Shown is two coats of Harlow and obviously no top coat. I did find the polish dried...
Monday, November 15, 2010
Nail mail!
And who doesn't love them? :P
A little over a week ago, I went on an ebay shopping spree and the polishes finally arrived today. I'm exaggerating slightly though, shipping only took a week ^^;;. On the spree, I decided to kill a few of my Zoya lemmings and also got myself a hold of a flakey polish. Yes, flakey!!! I was super excited for this package to arrive :).
The first photo is taken in natural...
Friday, November 12, 2010
Nov
12
2010
- In: Arezia, freehand, Maybelline, nails, Ulta3
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 5 comments
Nail art #19 - Lights go on again
It's really been awhile since I've done some nail art - I blame this mostly on hectic Uni business, but I've also be really, really uninspired. However, the Korean boy band B2ST recently released a music video called 'Lights go on again' and I absolutely adore the smartly dressed suit concept ♥. Of course I had to do a mani on that, hehe.
I started off with three coats of Ulta3's Lily white as...