Rainbow sorbet gradient! ♥

Hey everyone! I actually wore this manicure awhile ago but because of the backlog of manis, the OCD in me just had to post them first :P Anyway! I lovedddddddddddd the way this turned out and totally screamed rainbow sorbet when I saw the final outcome! Check it out below :)

I started with a base of Ulta3 lily white. Then, from pinky to thumb I sponged the gradient with the following polishes: Ulta3 spring blossom, spring shower, China Glaze Re-fresh mint, Ulta3 spring fling and China Glaze Light as air. I topped everything off with OPI Servin' up sparkle and a top coat.

And I just had to change it up for my right hand :P

I adored the way my nails turned out and sported this for more than two days...yes, that is unusual for me ;) It was so cheery and spring like - I didn't have the heart to remove it too quickly.

How are you welcoming spring in? For the northern hemisphere girls, have you let go of your spring/summer shades yet? :P

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Elegant, blue and 3D nails

Hi everyone! Awhile back my friend had a birthday party with the theme being elegant...that's right up my alley. I adore elegant styles and of course, my nails were totally done to fit the theme :P Here's what I came up with!

I started with two coats of Australis Sky blue. I then did a reverse glitter gradient using LA Colors Sparkling diamonds before placing some rhinestones and pearls randomly onto the nails. I finished it off by sealing my manicure in with a top coat.

I loved it while it lasted. Having not had a 3D manicure in awhile, I kept running my fingers over my nails and finding the feeling strange haha :P Despite this, none of the jewels came off and I had to scrub hard when it came to removal time.

What do you think, are you a fan of this manicure style?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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A teal and glittery layering combo

Hello hello~ Short post today because I'm pooped! I layered two coats of The Face Shop BL801 over Australis Blackmail and was blown away by the pretty teal shimmer which appeared.

Yum yum ♥The Face Shop should start naming their polishes. It's so hard to remember what they're called without having to refer back to my nail polish spreadsheet.

Do unnamed nail polishes frustrate you? What's the worse you've come across?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Elegant wedding nails

Why hello ladies! Did I mention that Uni is tough and I have a load of assignments to plough through before I graduate? I will persevere with the blogging though, especially when it's one of the few things keeping me sane.

I have a friend's wedding coming up and am preparing potential notds to sport on the day - this is one I tried out a few weeks ago. I started with a base of Ulta3 Lily white and then stamped from BM-314 with OPI Do you lilac it. I dotted the ends with Face of Australia Titanium.

Is this elegant? Fit for a wedding?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Mmmm, spring blues

Hi ladies~ Sorry for the slack in posting lately! I'm entering a horror month of assignments but I'll try my best to keep posting sort of regularly.

I wore this mani a couple of weeks ago when Spring proved much warmer than the dreary rain we're getting today! This is Eclipse #706 Bikini blue (or so my very little Korean reading skills tell me). I then layered the beautiful sky blue with Nubar 2010. Mmm, flakey heaven! There are slightly more photos than I'd normally post because I couldn't choose... ;)

Here are two coats of Bikini blue on its own.

Reminds me of the summery weather we had just yesterday! What do you think, is this calling summer or what? ;)

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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My take on splatter nails

Hi everyone! Awhile back I decided to have a go at the splatter manicure with a twist and I love the way it turned out! :) I started with a white base colour - Ulta3 lily white and then took my Bundle Monster plate in BM-301 to stamp the splatter design with. Using Gold Speck Nails' tutorial, I dabbed OPI Jade is the new black, Eclipse Bikini blue, Double Dutch Cosmetics Tickled pink and Ulta3 Royal fever onto the plate and stamped the design randomly onto my nails. I really like how it turned out! :)

So, a splatter-looking manicure without the mess which comes with it ♥ Have you tried the splatter technique before? What are you thoughts on the stamped version?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Chic, black manicure

Hi everyone~ As a lover of dark polishes, I love black nail polish. Unfortunately plain black doesn't look good on my tips so I have to dress them up. And so this chic and black manicure was born!

I started with two coats of Australis Blackmail as the base colour on all my nails except for the middle one. On the middle finger, I applied two coats of Hello Kitty Golden girl, then layered OPI Black shatter over it. On my index and pinky, I layered a coat of OPI Metallic 4 life. For my ring finger I added some torn up gold foil pieces I received from Born Pretty Store. Lastly, I layered a coat of Essence Make it golden on my thumb.

I really liked how the gold, silver and black came together! This is totally the way to wear black nail polishes ;)

Are you  a lover of dark polishes? Which one is your favourite?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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