tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91923957678514502332024-02-08T09:12:36.841+11:00Nails At 2amAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-67485632597637842802014-04-05T02:10:00.000+11:002014-04-05T02:10:03.520+11:00Born Pretty Store Review: Rose Patterned Water Decals <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey guys :D Hope all's been well! Today's post is another <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">Born Pretty Store review</a>, though is a little different to my usual style. It's simple, clean, and very lady-like :P I LOVED wearing it, it was such a change from the intricate tribal designs, and toned down from the usual neon. It's tamer than what y'all are used to, but life can't be all about neons right? (As much as I'd love for it to be :P)</div>
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For this mani, I used my ever faithful Sinful Colors <i>Snow Me White </i>for the white french tips, topped with a sheer coat of Sally Hansen <i>Pink Slip. </i>To finish it off, I used these Born Pretty Store <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/1sheet-gorgeous-colored-rose-patterned-nail-water-decals-transfers-sticker-g050g057g062-p-12667.html" target="_blank">rose patterned water decals</a>. A coat of top coat seals everything in :D</div>
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There are 2 other floral designs you can choose from in this set, I chose pattern G050. The pack contained 1 sheet of the decals, and each sheet had 20 images to transfer over, with 4 variations in the flowers to choose from. Transferring them over onto my nails was a breeze. You simply just cut out the image, strip off the protective film, dip it into a bowl of water, and carefully slip the decal onto the nail - super quick and easy! </div>
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Born Pretty Store have plenty more water decals (as well as a bunch of other <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">nail art</a> paraphernalia) on their site. And so, if you do end up making a purchase, don't forget to use XFSQ10 at check out to get 10% off your order (: </div>
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Hey y'all :D Today's post is a quick little review of <a href="http://www.simplyspoiledbeautyproducts.com/" target="_blank">Simply Spoiled</a>'s <a href="http://www.simplyspoiledbeautyproducts.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_62&product_id=72" target="_blank">Black Nail Art Pen</a> which has a striper brush <i>and</i> a fine point tip. For this checkered mani, I tried using both the brush and the tip, and found that the striper was much easier to use in creating the squares. </div>
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On a side note, I've always not seen the use of buying "art" pens, but after using this, I realized the convenience of just having to dip the striper brush into the bottle and continue painting! (As opposed to dispensing a little bit of black polish each time onto paper). Now I think I'll need one of these in white as well!</div>
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All in all, this mani took me about 20 minutes to do (not counting my right hand.. thanks to my unsteady left hand, it took twice that. Darn not being ambidextrous!). The formula was on the thicker side, but nothing a couple drops of thinner didn't fix. The squares were a breeze to draw up, and colour in, and a layer of top coat over the top and I was finished :D I have a quick video on my instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/xtinemayyy" target="_blank">@xtinemayyy</a> showing just how easy this was to use and create this mani, so definitely take a peek (:</div>
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<a href="http://www.simplyspoiledbeautyproducts.com/" target="_blank">Simply Spoiled Beauty Products</a>'s online store also offer a range of nail art bits and bobs (and of course, other beauty products) and so, if you do decide to make a purchase with them, don't forget to use <i>xtine </i>at checkout to receive 35% off your purchase :D<br />
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And before I sign off, here's another #mynailsmysmoothie :P Matched my checkered nails to a green smoothie with a persimmon, banana and grape layer sandwiched in between. Okay, now, bye :P *waves*<br />
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Hello hello hello and a happy Tuesday to you all! Today's NOTD is this glitzy mix and match mani, complete with leopard print and studs :D For those who follow me on Instagram, this will look <i>reallllly </i>familiar, probably because it's a recreation of a mani I did just over a year ago :P But back then I had square nubs and only my phone camera to snap it.</div>
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For both manis I used China Glaze <i>Flip Flop Fantasy </i>and Butter London <i>The Black Knight </i>and <i>Fairy Cake. </i>There's not much difference between them in terms of everything else, though I gotta say, I like them better on my claws :P<br />
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<i>(It'll be a sad day when I have to shorten and square off my talons.. and that day draws near as I start nail school only a couple of weeks from now... such bittersweet feelings!)</i><br />
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And what would this post be without a #mynailsmysmoothie :P (These are all reposts from my personal instagram @xtinemayy and I hope y'all don't mind me adding these to the end of posts!) It's a tall green glass of goodness.. you know what they say "A glass of green a day, keeps the doctor away" or something along those lines mwahahaha </div>
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Hey guys :D Today's post are on these cute little <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/14pcs-full-nail-sticker-sell-cute-bear-snowflake-patterned-p-12034.html" target="_blank">nail stickers</a> from the <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">Born Pretty Store</a>. They come in a pack of 14 (2 of each design, and 7 varying sizes) and are super cute and colourful! </div>
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I was going to leave them as is, but thought they'd look a lot cuter jazzed up with some sparkle. So I added a coat of Bloom <i>Aspen </i>before top coating the whole shebang :D</div>
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And to finish off today's post, another #mynailsmysmoothie pic! Though, I cut myself while chopping the frozen bananas, so the bandaid's kind of killing my style :P</div>
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Hey you guys! :D *it's Friday it's Friday gotta get down on Friday* okayyyy before I permanently destroy your ear drums (and my dignity) I've got some sparkly new nails to share with you all *big cheesy grin*</div>
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Last week, I found new L'oreal polishes at work, and with the buy one get one on polishes deal, who could resist?! So the first one I nabbed was <i>Sequin</i> <i>Explosion</i>.<br />
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It's your usual glitter bomb, jam packed full of sparkle, but with a slight twist. The colour combo inside the bottle isn't like the rainbow mix you'd find in OPI Chasing Rainbows (from their new Spotlight On Glitter Collection), or in Australian brands Australis Fairy Bread or Ulta3 Over The Rainbow. It's more of a toned down, gun metal mix perhaps? (Can you tell I absolutely suck at explaining haha but the pictures definitely do more justice than my words!)<br />
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In this mani, I had Sally Hansen <i>Cafe Au Lait </i>as the base colour. I then layered Butter London <i>Rosie Lee </i>and L'oreal <i>Sequin Explosion </i>to create the gradient.<br />
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I really liked how glam this looked without being too in your face. I also really liked how long this took me to take off!<br />
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*deadpan face* haha but seriously, I've always been too lazy to use peel off/ PVA base coats before glitter (sometimes I don't even intend to use glitter in a mani but end up using it anyway!) and way too impatient for the foil method (soaking cotton balls and wrapping my fingers in foil sounds just as troublesome) so I just resort to good ol' elbow grease haha<br />
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Okay, now that I've gone on my tangent, we return to the mani at hand! :p This will definitely be one of those manis that gets revisited in the future! Hopefully for longer than the one day I wore it haha<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-14842565304937581412014-03-27T10:33:00.003+11:002014-03-27T10:34:24.499+11:00NOTD: Let's Eat Ice Cream Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey guys! So today's NOTD is a little different to my usual style, but I grew to like it over the day I wore it :p plus, in the year that I've had claws, I haven't done an ice cream mani once! And my points would have made great ice cream cones... so et voila - ice cream nails! :p</div>
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Though, since I used a watermelon coral colour instead of the bright neon pink I was planning to use, it ended up looking more like a sorbet instead. *oops*<br />
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For the gradient I used BYS <i>Steal The Limelight</i>, Sinful Colors <i>Snow Me White</i> and Rubi <i>Neon Dream</i>, with a layer of Black Cat Lacquer <i>Let Them Eat Cake </i>on top. The cone is Sally Hansen <i>Cafe Au Lait</i> and Revlon <i>Hot For Chocolate</i>. <i> </i><br />
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Hey you guys! I wasn't feeling too inspirational on the nail art front lately, so I thought I'd bring out some toppers I haven't used in a while. </div>
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First in our line up is Zoya <i>Opal </i>(layered over Miss Ashleigh <i>Deja Blue</i>) and can I just say, it blue me away (yes, im so punny :P)!! It looked like I had jewels on my fingertips! The flakes, especially when they shifted in the light, were stunning! </div>
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Next up, is Kleancolor <i>Chunky Holo Purple. </i>I could dedicate a whole paragraph to describing what this polish looked like, but why try when the pictures speak for themselves! (This is 2 coats over a dark base). Just look at that colour shift!! It's so strong!</div>
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And last, but most definitely not the least are the Revlon Moon Candy polishes I bought almost a year ago now. This is a layer each of <i>Galactic </i>and <i>Orbit </i>over a dark base. </div>
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And so, to answer the question posed at the top of this post: I'd have to say my favourite are the flakies! And in saying that, Essie <i>Shine Of The Times </i>is on my "topper" lemming list. What's on yours??Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-37409676615125218412014-03-21T04:05:00.002+11:002014-03-21T04:05:17.287+11:00NOTD: #ManiSwap with Megan from @snowglobenails over on Instagram<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey you guys! Like I promised in the last post, I'm toning it down a bit from all the neon that I've been bombarding your feeds with - but doesn't mean I have to get rid of all the colour right?! :P </div>
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This is my recreation of Megan's (@snowglobenails) floral design for our #ManiSwap** over on Instagram. I absolutely adored her original mani, and have been meaning to recreate it ever since she posted it. Then when Megan asked me to do a #maniswap with her, I thought this would be the perfect time to do so :P</div>
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This is the collage of all 4 of our manis together:</div>
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I did use a slightly pinker base than Megan (using L'oreal <i>Flashing Lilac</i>), but I think it works just as well (: The flowers and leaves were painted on using an assortment of blues, pinks and greens mixed with some white to create different shades. Though, if you look closely enough, there's actually a blue flower on my ring finger nail that I forgot to fill in *oops* haha I only realised after editing the pictures, and by then I was too lazy to go back and fix it up :P </div>
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Here's a closer look at Megan's half of the #ManiSwap. She chose to recreate the mix and match leopard mani I did last year for a friend's formal. And she nailed it, her mani looks gorgeous!</div>
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This was so much fun! I wouldn't mind doing a couple more of them in the future :D If anyone else is interested in doing one with me, feel free to direct message me on instagram @xtinemayyy ! </div>
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Hey you guys :D Now I know the past few manis from last week were all neon based.. not to worry though, this is the last of them (for now :P). </div>
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For this mani, I used Chi Chi <i>OTT </i>and <i>OMG </i>(Chi Chi really like their acronyms haha) and Australis <i>Peek-a-boo, </i>as well as a couple triangle studs from the <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">Born Pretty Store</a> (don't forget to use XFSQ10 at checkout to get 10% off your order!).</div>
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Is it just me, or is there something about neons and triangles that just <i>really </i>work well together?! </div>
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And another #mynailsmysmoothie picture to share with y'all :D This time topped with some diced white pitaya and chia seeds! YUM! I try to have one of these everyday, as they not only pack a punch for breakfast in the morning, but they're also incredibly good for you! So look forward to more of these combos in the future :D</div>
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Hey guys, and a Happy St Patty's Day to you all! Though I didn't do any drinking in celebration today, I did join in on the green nails band wagon. I wore the gorgeous Emily De Molly <i>Monet's Garden. </i>It's a stunning green jelly polish filled with an assortment of green, purple, pink and blue glitters - it's so dense that all this took was 2 coats! </div>
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And of course, this coincides with the theme for this week's AN Monday: St Patrick's Day. So do check out the <a href="http://nailsat2am.blogspot.com.au/p/aussie-nails-monday.html" target="_blank">Aussie Nails Monday</a> page of the blog to see the other ladies who participate, and their green manis :D</div>
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I don't really celebrate St Patty's Day, but it's fun to see everyone enjoying the festivities - and there's always so much green around! The nail pics on instagram are booming with green manis, mine is so underwhelming compared to the rest haha but not to fear! Hopefully next year, I'll turn out something a little more creative than a swatch :P</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"> Hey there y'all! Hope all is well, and that everyone had an amazing weekend! This weekend was a busy one for me - a weekend I wasn't actually overrun with work, and had time to go out, have a few drinks, play some bowling, eat some waffles.. you get the gist of it :P. And to add to all the excitement, I came home last night to 10k followers on Instagram! YAYY *dances* and for those of you who follow me on Instagram (</span><span style="text-align: left;">@xtinemayyy)</span><span style="text-align: left;">: THANKS & BIG HUGS :D</span></div>
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Hey guys! So here in Australia, we've begun our descent into Autumn: last week brought a couple of cold, rainy days, the sky looming with clouds. Perfect weather to be skipping gym, staying cozy in bed, and reading a good ol' book (Game of Thrones saga.. anyone else addicted?!). But there are also nails to be painted! And who's to say I can't bring out the neons as the weather cools? </div>
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Okay, so back to the mani, I used 4 coats of <i>OTT. </i>Which is a lot I know. But I didn't use a white base, and this polish was more of a jelly-like consistency instead of a creme. For the accent nail I used 1 coat of Butter London <i>Fairy Cake </i>and 2 coats of Australis <i>Shimmy Shake. </i>The lines were painted on using my ever trusty Sinful Colors <i>Black on Black, </i>and a small detail brush. </div>
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But all in all, I LOVED this mani, such a shame I only had it on for a day though. If only I had more hands and nails to paint on... that'd be a strange sight haha Better yet, if I was ambidextrous, then my right hand could receive some actual love instead of just plain colours, or simplified versions of its better half :P</div>
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The theme for this week's Aussie Nails Monday is Bridal Design. A handful of ladies in our group are bride to be's so this is for you girls! I was tempted to go with the classic french tip, as you can't possibly go wrong with wearing that, anywhere. But thinking of my own wedding, or even just a wedding I was going to attend, I probably couldn't stand just have plain french tips, so this is my little spin on the theme.</div>
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OKAY. Now that the awkwardness has been dealt with.. HEY GUYS! It feels good to be back, 2 weeks absence is too long - apologies! But my life's just taken an unexpected turn, and I needed time to deal with it, but in saying so, I have a great piece of news to share with you all. Starting mid April, I'll be beginning a Nail Technology course at a beauty college in the city *eep* so excited! It will be full time study, but hopefully my nail posts won't slow down too much, and I'd love to keep you guys in the loop with everything, and to also blog about my experiences (and hopefully that doesn't bother or bore you guys!). </div>
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On a side note, for all of my lovely readers, I was wondering if there was anything else you wish to see from the blog?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-14077572962904645952014-02-24T15:49:00.000+11:002014-03-10T02:02:40.715+11:00Swatches: Aussie Indie Moonstone Nail Polish<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Helloooo and a (hopefully) Happy Monday to you all! Today's post is somewhat of a PSA - you all remember the Aussie Indie <a href="http://www.moonstonenailpolish.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Moonstone Nail Polish</a> I showed you in <a href="http://nailsat2am.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/new-aussie-indie-brand-moonstone-nail.html" target="_blank">October of last year</a>, well Caitlin has now released a new collection which goes live TODAY at 7pm (AEDST)! It is the Magic Treats Collection, and draws inspiration from the lollies found in Honeydukes, the magical sweets shop from the fantastical realm of Harry Potter. And so to celebrate, and maybe tempt you a little, I've got swatches for 3 of the 6 polishes to be released.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> First up is <i>Levitating Sherbert Balls, </i>inspired by the sour Fizzing Whizbeez!<i> </i>It's quite a busy polish, bursting with star shaped glitter, pastel yellow dots, pink, white, yellow, and iridescent hexes, as well as a pink/ gold shifting shimmer - this was the first to catch my eye when I opened up the blogger pack, which was unusual because I'm not usually attracted to shape glitter, or shimmer polish. Though after swatching it, I actually quite liked the look of it. This is one dabbed coat over Ulta 3 <i>Citrus. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> This is <i>Licorice Wand, </i>one dabbed coat (with placing for the stars) over another Moonstone Nail Polish <i>Dark Shines.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> The last polish swatch I have to share with you all is <i>Bluebell Bubblegum, </i>which, just like its Honeydukes bubblegum counterpart, is a sea of blue crelly filled with large silver and blue dots, as well a smaller blue and iridescent dot and hex glitters. This is 3 coats on its own.</span><br />
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And that brings us to the end of that photo reel. I had so much fun swatching these, made even more special 'cos I'm a major potterhead (hands up if you are too!) :D And so if you are interested in these polishes, and perhaps keen to take a peek at the other 3 in the collection, do visit the <a href="http://www.moonstonenailpolish.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Moonstone Nail Polish Store</a>, or peruse their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MoonstoneNailPolish" target="_blank">facebook page</a> or instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/moonstonenailpolish" target="_blank">@moonstonenailpolish</a>).<br />
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You get 14 sticker pieces, so you can find the closest fit to your nail bed, and also comes in two different patterns. The pack comes with easy to follow instructions on the back, and are a breeze to apply. The only hurdle I had to overcome was the fact that my nail shape isn't square so I did have to adjust where and how I put the design on my nails so that I could show off the entire pattern.<br />
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As you can see in this photo, with the pinky and index finger, if I were to match the end of the nail sticker to my cuticle line, most of the palm tree would have been cut off, so instead I shifted the design up and over my cuticles, and went around the sticker with nail scissors to reshape it around the cuticle (I really hope that makes sense!). I then folded the ends over my nails and filed off the excess (:<br />
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These are semi-transparent so you could possibly have a base colour on first to slightly change the outcome of the mani. They're also incredibly convenient, as you don't have to wait for your nails to dry before you could continue on with your day (or night, in my case :P). I wore these for 3 days, and were actually pretty durable, though, without top coating it and wrapping the edges, I was very tempted to pick and lift off the sticker many times! So in case you wanted them to last a little longer, be sure to top coat and wrap your nails afterwards :D<br />
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Something that surprised me about these stickers also, is that they're glow in the dark! I was oblivious until I came to sit down to write the review and read the item description again, and it said "glow in the dark". So I switched the lights off and whipped out the camera again to take more photos. To my disappointment, my nails didn't glow! I thought I was duped! haha But then I "charged" my nails by sticking them under my torch for a few seconds and tried again... et voila, they glowed - a bright green, with palm tree shadows :D<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-22395386194390445592014-02-20T03:20:00.000+11:002014-03-10T02:03:06.447+11:00NOTD: Belated Happy Valentine's Day ♥<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Hey guys! <span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Today's post will be a quick one, just showing a little pink lovin' post Valentine's Day :D Hoping everyone spent the day with loved ones, and if not, spent the day loving yourselves, because that's important too! </span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-77403278711594917852014-02-14T01:21:00.000+11:002014-03-10T02:03:18.049+11:00Swatches: American Indie Liquid Sky Lacquer Hey Guys! Long time no see (talk, post, whatever you want to call it!). I've been exceptionally busy, and have therefore, shamefully, neglected the blog (even Instagram, I know, it's terrible). But I've had a little breather this past week, and so I've been able to whip up this blog post for you all! It'll be an incredibly picture heavy post, but I hope that not only do I do the polishes justice but, also make up for my absence! haha<br />
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Without further ado, I give you all <a href="http://liquidskylacquer.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Liquid Sky Lacquer</a>, an American indie polish brand run by Carolyn, who's been generous enough to send me a few of her polishes to swatch and share with you (: Today, I have the polishes she's released for Valentine's Day!<br />
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First up is <i>24 Karat Rose, </i>it's a gorgeous thermal polish with a gold shimmer that is a beautiful rosy pink when cold, and a delicate nude/gold when warm. When cold, the pink is opaque, but it is incredibly sheer when warm; in the swatch below I've used 5 layers on it's own, and there is clearly still VNL (visible nail line). I myself don't mind it so much, and actually quite like it's subtle and delicate feel, but for those bothered by VNL, I advise using perhaps a nude base polish first.<br />
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Second up is <i>Love Is In The Air, </i>part of the Liquid Sky Lacquer Valentine's Holo Duo, and is a pinky-purple holographic polish with tiny specks of micro pink glitter. I've tried to get it as colour accurate as possible, but my pictures leans more towards purple than it should, in reality it's actually a tad more pink.</div>
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<i> </i>Both the Valentine's Holo Duos are on the softer, and subtle, side of love :P They're beautiful pastel holos, and in 2-3 coats are a great base for some Valentines Day nail art (or alone of, course!). Below, is the gradient using both polishes, topped with a heart cut out, and black triangular studs. </div>
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And that rounds it off for the Liquid Sky Lacquer Valentine's Day polishes! Hope I've entertained you guys plenty, and if you are interested in having a look at Carolyn's other polishes, you can visit her <a href="http://liquidskylacquer.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">store</a>, or have a peek at her instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/whimsicalcolor" target="_blank">@whimsicalcolor</a>). And until next time (hopefully it won't be so long!), I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day! xxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-72781262909717399132014-01-23T02:07:00.000+11:002014-03-10T02:04:19.761+11:00Born Pretty Store Review: Triangle Nail Art Studs Hey y'all! Hope you've been well :D Today, I have another <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">Born Pretty Store</a> review to share ^^ This time it's <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/triangle-stud-rhinestone-acrylic-nail-decoration-p-6879.html" target="_blank">triangular nail art studs</a>, that are super easy to use, and can spruce up your mani in minutes. The studs are 3mm and come in gold or silver. Each pack contains approximately 200 pieces, so there's plenty to play around with. I chose to go with the silver triangular studs in this super girly - but edgy - Valentine's day inspired mani.<br />
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I was aiming for a heart shape at first, using the studs, but ended up with two floral shapes instead, which works out just as fine :P The studs don't need anything special to stick to the nail, I just use regular top coat to stick them on, and another coat of top coat on top to seal them in. Though, if you <i>reallllly </i>wanted to make sure they didn't come off too easily, you could always use nail glue to cement them in place (: </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-69213399219438351182014-01-22T02:23:00.000+11:002014-01-22T02:23:23.719+11:00Swatches: Aussie Indie Miss Ashleigh Part III Hey guys! It's been a busy week for me, but I've finally finished off the remaining swatches for the <a href="http://missashleigh.com.au/" target="_blank">Miss Ashleigh</a> Summer Collection! The last 2 have got to be my favourites from the bunch! So without further ado, let's kick it off with <i>And It Was All Yellow.</i><br />
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<i> </i>This is a retina burning, highlighter yellow, neon creme that is so darn bright it glows. Even under the flash of my camera it glows freakishly bright! I'd love to see it under a blacklight to see it actually glow, but alas I don't own one so I'll settle for this eye searing brightness in daylight instead haha It's perfect with 3 coats on its own, but as with all neons, I've decided to swatch this over 1 coat of white, to help it pop a little more.<br />
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And last, but most definitely not the least, is <i>Let's Clown Around </i>which is a colourful rainbow glitter topper filled with a mix of neon blue, green, pink and yellow hexes and dots. It's all suspended in a clear base, and so can be layered over anything!<br />
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Here, I've layered it over a white to yellow gradient using OPI <i>My Boyfriend Scales Walls </i>and Miss Ashleigh <i>And It Was All Yellow. </i>This is 1 coat, with additional "dabbing" to even out the glitter on each nail.<br />
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Thought that with all these bright colours in the Summer Collection, may as well create a fun Summer inspired gradient mani! :D This is <i>Show Us Your Watermelons, Like A Sunrise </i>and <i>And It Was All Yellow </i>topped with <i>Let's Clown Around. </i><br />
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<i> </i>And that brings us to the end of the Miss Ashleigh swatches. I hope you've all enjoyed them as much as I have! To keep up with all the Miss Ashleigh updates, you can follow Ash on her Instagram @missashleigh or on her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/missashleighnailpolish" target="_blank">facebook page</a>, and if I've tempted any of you to purchase any of these shades for yourself, just click on through to her store online http://missashleigh.com.au/ (: (:Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-16101714549528965712014-01-15T19:48:00.001+11:002014-01-15T19:48:51.298+11:00Swatches: Aussie Indie Miss Ashleigh Part II Hey y'all! Happy Hump Day Wednesday and welcome to Part II of the <a href="http://missashleigh.com.au/" target="_blank">Miss Ashleigh</a> swatches! :D Today's stars are <i>Like A Sunrise </i>and <i>Show Us Your Watermelons</i>. Both striking neon shades, perfect for Summer :D<br />
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First up is <i>Like A Sunrise </i>which is a vibrant neon pastel orange creme. This is 3 thin coats over a coat of white (after 2 coats, it was still a little patchy for me, but a thin 3rd coat did the trick!). On the accent nail is a pink to yellow sunset gradient using Kleancolor <i>Neon Amethyst, </i>W7 <i>Fuschia, </i>and Ulta3 <i>Honolulu.</i><br />
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On top of the gradient, I also tried adding 1 coat of Miss Ashleigh <i>Let's Clown Around</i> and it matched perfectly! (Proper swatch of this rainbow glitter topper to come in part III!)<br />
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There are no words to describe exactly how shockingly bright this colour is! It may not be a fancy glitter or a shifting multichrome, but <i>Like A Sunrise </i>holds its own - even indoors, and in the shade, it screams LOOK AT ME.<br />
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Okay, so next up is <i>Show Us Your Watermelons. </i>It's a gorgeous red coral creme reminiscent of the juicy fruits it's named after! This is 3 thin coats over a coat of white (as with <i>Like A Sunrise</i> it was still a bit patchy after 2 coats, but a 3rd evened it out. It would probably be okay with 2 coats on its own, but I like layering bright colours like these over white to help them pop even more :D).<br />
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Hahaha mind out of the gutter people! These melons look much better from afar! Close up they look a little dodgy haha but I'm happy with them. I had no watermelons in the fridge, and I'm far too lazy to go to Woolworths to buy a watermelon so this is the best it's going to get :P<br />
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Hey guys and a happy Monday to you all! Let's start this week off with a smile and hope the weekend comes around again fast :P To help you along the way, I have swatches from Aussie indie brand <a href="http://missashleigh.com.au/" target="_blank">Miss Ashleigh</a> to share with you ^^ </div>
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So first up is (no surprise I picked up the purple first!) <i>The Grape Gatsby. </i>I don't know if it's just me, but I found the name amusing; admittedly, I giggled when I first read it :P It's a gorgeous purple jelly with an explosion of glittery goodness inside. This is 3 coats on its own to show you the depth of the polish and exactly how jam packed with glitter it is!</div>
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Also tried some art deco lines over the top, and kind of failed, but thought I'd share it anyway. Maybe gold was the wrong colour to use. And striping tape would have probably helped in making crisper lines..</div>
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Anyway! The next polish in line, is <i>Deja - Blue</i>! Love its name, love its colour, love its holo! There is nothing you can fault this polish on, even its application was smooth like butter *sigh of satisfaction* It's a vibrant cobalt blue creme with a hint of holo that dazzles when the sun (or a camera flash) hits it.This is 3 thin coats on its own, no undies needed. </div>
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And just a regular outdoor shot of <i>Deja - Blue, </i>though the sun refused to come from behind the clouds so I couldn't get an action shot of the holo ):<br />
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Well that's part 1 done! Do you guys like the colours so far? For me, even though I'm tempted to pick the purple over the blue (loyalty issues :P), I actually loveeee the blue way more than the purple this time around! Stay tuned for the next parts!<br />
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To get yourselves any of these polishes, just head on over to Miss Ashleigh's online store <a href="http://missashleigh.com.au/">http://missashleigh.com.au/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-84988664951035760832014-01-10T02:08:00.000+11:002014-01-10T02:08:28.913+11:00NOTD: Pretty Pink Florals Hey y'all! Happy Friday (yes, it's a thing!) to everyone who's living where it's already Friday! And advance happy Friday to those who aren't! :P Darn that's a lot of exclamation marks in the first few sentences haha<br />
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Anyhows, there's not much to report today, so I've only got my recent NOTD pictures to share. First up is a pretty pink floral mani that is so pink I felt so girly prancing around the gym haha. I used Australis <i>#totesamaze </i>layered with Sinful Colors <i>Pinky Glitter </i>on the pointer and pinky nails. For the two floral accent nails, I used Australis <i>#totesamaze </i>and W7 <i>Fuchsia </i>for the roses, and<i> </i>Rimmel <i>Sky High </i>and<i> </i>Orly <i>Glitzy </i>for the leaves. I really wanted the roses to be tiny delicate flowers and the leaves to not be so ginormous haha but I guess I'll keep that in mind for next time.<br />
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And of course, a couple days later, I switched my pink nails for something a little vampier and simple. This is 3 coats of Ulta3 <i>Spring Break</i> (looks like a dupe for China Glaze <i>Creative Fantasy</i>!) and on the accent is Face of Australia <i>Midnight Fireworks - </i>which is a gold glitter texture polish that is absolutely gorgeous, I'd go as far as wearing it as an entire mani one time ♥_♥<br />
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And that's it for now, though I've got plenty more posts to come throughout the month! So stay tuned for that, there are a number of pretties to be seen :PAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486739121690189949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192395767851450233.post-54562968997265374942014-01-07T16:57:00.000+11:002014-01-07T16:57:08.743+11:00Born Pretty Store Review: Cute Cat Water Decals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey y'all! So today I have another <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">Born Pretty Store</a> item review to share with you guys - these super cute, super adorable, <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/funny-white-printed-nail-water-decals-transfer-stickers-p-8681.html" target="_blank">kitty water decals</a>! And they're so easy to use too! </div>
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The sheet comes with 20 kitty decals of varying sizes and designs and easy to follow instructions on the back. All I had to do was cut around the kitty I wanted to use, take the protective film off, dunk the piece in a bowl of water for 10-15 seconds and the decal slides right off the backing paper! Just slip it onto your nail, dry up the excess water and wait for it to dry out. A coat of top coat seals it all in, and your nails are done! So simple and easy, great for nail art on the go, when you're short on time, or if you're feeling a little uninspired. And have I mentioned, they're incredibly cute??</div>
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If any of that was a little too confusing, I'm happy to create a quick pictorial to show the process! Just leave a note down in the comments section below ^^</div>
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Also, just in case anyone was interested, the backdrop for these adorable munchkins is a gradient using OPI <i>My Boyfriend Scales Walls </i>and Australis <i>#totesamaze. </i></div>
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To purchase <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/product_info.php?ref=2011&products_id=8681&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank">these super cute decals</a> just head on over to the Born Pretty Store where they also sell other various <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">nail art</a> paraphernalia. Remember to also enter XFSQ10 during your check out to get a further 10% off your entire purchase.</div>
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These were the first water decals I've ever used, and to be honest, I really like them! I'll definitely be adding a few sheets to my next order to keep on hand for days when I'm not in the mood to paint anything fancy on my nails, but still want to make a statement! </div>
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