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,...
Friday, November 26, 2010
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...
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Nov
11
2010
- In: Maybelline, nails
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 2 comments
Candy Apple
Ugh, I'm still in the middle of finishing an assignment. Again, taking a break to post some glorious red polish :). I am gradually starting to like red polishes more and more. I have for you today Maybelline NY's Candy Apple and have been wearing it for the past couple of days.
Shown is two coats of Candy Apple and a top coat. This deep red jelly polish was surprisingly opaque in...
Monday, November 8, 2010
Nov
08
2010
- In: Color Club, nails
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 3 comments
Wild orchid
Phew! I finally handed in my assignment today and thought I'd sneak in another post before I tackle another one. Argh, assignments! Why do they never end?! Anyway, back to nail polish :P. Color Club's Wild Orchid is a beautiful polish from the Untamed Luxury collection released just recently. It is a blue toned light grey filled with awesome shimmer throughout. Definitely very fitting...
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Nov
07
2010
- In: nails, Ulta3
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 7 comments
Mmm, candied violet
I'm currently in the process of finishing up an assignment that's due tomorrow. I felt I needed a break though, so here I am with another NOTD :).
For this post, I have Ulta3's Candied violet. Like I said in my previous post, I have been lemming for this polish for agessssssss! I was absolutely over the moon when I found this in the Ulta3 bin at the chemist. Shown is three coats...
Friday, November 5, 2010
Nov
05
2010
- In: Haul, nails, Sportsgirl, Ulta3
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 3 comments
Another small-ish haul
Over the past week or so, I have been stalking the Vogue forums for news of Ulta3's new spring polishes. Earl grey appears to be the most sought after polish and I can see why. I've definitely jumped onto the bandwagon and digging thoroughly through my local chemist's Ulta3 bins myself :D. I haven't found it yet, but I'm persevering to the end.
Anyway, here is what I came out with yesterday...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Nov
03
2010
- In: awards
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 10 comments
Tag :)
I've just spent the past hour and half or so looking at nail polish swatches instead of working on my assignment. And since it's been such a long time since I was tagged with the Sunshine Award, I decided now was a good time to post it.
I was tagged by the lovely Blu111 at Polish Drop and Lisa at Never Ending Obsession!
The rules are:1. Save the image above and post it on your own blog.
2....
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Nov
02
2010
- In: Color Club, nails
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 10 comments
The official love declaration for...
PURPLEEEEEE! ♥♥♥
Seriously, I don't think I can ever emphasise how much I totally adore purple :). And the NOTD I'm showing you today just knocks me off my feet.
AMAZING. A purple plus a holo?!
Shown is base coat and two coats of Color Club's Wild at Heart. Honestly, I will never tire of this polish. I know I adored Revvvolution and Wild at Heart totally seals my love...
Nov
02
2010
- Posted By: Sharon
- Comments: 2 comments
Giveaway update + new layout
Firstly - I'm sure you've realised :) - I've changed the layout to my blog and also added a header. I'm really in love with it to be honest haha, since it really reflects my love for purple. Yay for purple! :D
Onto the giveaway. I really didn't want to do this at first since it may cause some confusion to people, but since I just found out the other day that I won't be going overseas for my cousin's wedding :((, I thought I'd end my giveaway earlier. The giveaway will now end on December 3rd at...