Alanna Renee - Black Cherry

Black Cherry has a mix of large and small red hex glitters, large red square glitter and small black hex glitter in a deep red toned purple base. After three coats the base looks almost black.

Unfortunately due to strict international shipping regulations I can not ship nail polish internationally. I hope to be able to offer international shipping in the future. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Alanna Renee
Name: Black Cherry
Coats For Opacity: 3
Year: 2013
Colour: Multicoloured
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $7.99 (AUD)

Where To Buy: 
Alanna Renee (opening soon)

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Alanna Renee - Evening Amethyst

Evening Amethyst is a deep purple shimmer. This is a good base for one of my other shades I haven't swatched  yet so you'll be seeing this one again soon.

Unfortunately due to strict international shipping regulations I can not ship nail polish internationally. I hope to be able to offer international shipping in the future. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Alanna Renee
Name: Evening Amethyst
Coats For Opacity: 3
Year: 2013
Colour: Purple
Finish: Shimmer
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $7.99 (AUD)

Where To Buy: 
Alanna Renee (opening soon)

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Alanna Renee - Purple Addiction

Purple Addiction has a mix of purple square glitter, smaller purple hex glitter in a sparkly purple base. This also has blue and subtle pink sparkles. 

I made Purple Addiction as a tribute to my love of the colour purple. I like purple. 

Unfortunately due to strict international shipping regulations I can not ship nail polish internationally. I hope to be able to offer international shipping in the future. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Alanna Renee
Name: Purple Addiction
Coats For Opacity: 3
Year: 2013
Colour: Multicoloured
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $7.99 (AUD)

Where To Buy: 
Alanna Renee (opening soon)

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Alanna Renee - Pacific

Pacific has a mix or large blue and holo turquoise hex glitter, turquoise bar glitter and small silver holo glitter in a blue jelly base. 

Pacific was inspired by the ocean with the sun shining on it (the Pacific Ocean to be exact). It's especially pretty in the sun with all those holo glitters sparkling. The blue jelly base is sheer at first but builds up after three coats. 

Were you able to look away from the macro shot long enough to read this? I sure found it hard to try and type this post without getting distracted by it! 

Unfortunately due to strict international shipping regulations I can not ship nail polish internationally. I hope to be able to offer international shipping in the future.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Alanna Renee
Name: Pacific
Coats For Opacity: 3
Year: 2013
Colour: Multicoloured
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $7.99 (AUD)

Where To Buy: 
Alanna Renee (opening soon)

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Alanna Renee - Tranquil

The second shade I want to share with you is Tranquil. Tranquil is a beautiful calming turquoise filled with lavender hex glitter, small light blue and purple hex glitter, large turquoise square glitter and small indigo flakes.

Unfortunately due to strict international shipping regulations I can not ship nail polish internationally. I hope to be able to offer international shipping in the future.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Alanna Renee

Name: Tranquil
Coats For Opacity: 3
Year: 2013
Colour: Multicoloured
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $7.99 (AUD)

Where To Buy: 
Alanna Renee (opening soon)

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Alanna Renee - Reptar

Here is the first swatch of my Alanna Renee polishes. This one is called Reptar. It's supposed to resemble the green T-Rex on the TV show Rugrats. 

Reptar has orange and lavender hex glitter and smaller black, white and neon green hex glitter in a light blue base. Reptar dries gritty, giving it the texture of a real T-Rex (or so I imagine). You can smooth it out with a couple of coats of a thick top coat like Seche Vite. 

Even though Reptar is not purple I think it's my favourite shade of my first 10. 

Unfortunately due to strict international shipping regulations I can not ship nail polish internationally. I hope to be able to offer international shipping in the future. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Alanna Renee

Name: Reptar
Coats For Opacity: 2
Year: 2013
Colour: Multicoloured
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $7.99 (AUD)

Where To Buy: 
Alanna Renee (opening soon)

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New Aussie Indie Brand: Alanna Renee

Today I have something different for you. Let me introduce a new Aussie indie polish brand called Alanna Renee. Alanna Renee is my own brand. That's right, I'm joining the Aussie indie scene. Above are bottle shots of my first 10 shades. I'll have swatches up of each one over the next few days.

Alanna Renee will be launching early January. Each polish is 12ml and will be priced at $7.99.

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Edit: Sorry I forgot to mention that due to strict international shipping regulations I will not be shipping these internationally. If there is enough international demand I will look into working with a international distributor.

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Pretty Serious - Twinkling Lights

I was hoping to get this posted before Christmas but I've just been so busy! I hope you all had a good Christmas Day. 

Twinkling Lights is a mix of blue micro glitter and copper hex glitter in a clear base. It wasn't designed to be worn opaque but I like it at three coats. 

Twinkling lights obviously represents Christmas Lights that decorate houses and trees during December. I found a great street this year, each house had a light display. Christmas lights are one of my favourite things about Christmas! 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Twinkling Lights
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Christmas Without Snow
Year: 2012
Colour: Blue and Copper
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free, Cruelty Free and Vegan.
Made In: Australia
Volume: 11ml | 0.37 fl oz
Price: ~$9.95 - $10.88(AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Pretty Serious $9.95 (AUD)
Makeup Express $9.95 (AUD)
Star Trinkets $14.00 (SGD)

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Pretty Serious - Party By The Pool

Party By The Pool is a sheer blue jelly polish with blue and green micro glitter. You can still see a bit of visible nail line after three coats in the photo above. If the visible nail line bothers you then you might have to use four coats or layer it over something. Party By The Pool was purposely created sheer to let the blue and green shimmer show through, also it looks more realistic, like a shimmery pool. 

The blue and green micro glitter makes this polish really pretty. I'd love to be able to dive into this pool on a hot Summer day!

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Party By The Pool
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Christmas Without Snow
Year: 2012
Colour: Blue
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free, Cruelty Free and Vegan.
Made In: Australia
Volume: 11ml | 0.37 fl oz
Price: ~$9.95 - $10.88(AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Pretty Serious $9.95 (AUD)
Makeup Express $9.95 (AUD)
Star Trinkets $14.00 (SGD)

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Zoya Lovely Collection Spring 2013 Preview

ZOYA LOVELY – SPRING 2013

 

Piaf (ZP652) - Fresh Forsythia Yellow Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Fashion Designer Zang Toi)

 

GeiGei (ZP651) - Blushing Cherry Blossom Pink Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).

 

Julie (ZP650) - Soft Wisteria Purple Metallic - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Zang Toi/SS13).

 

Blu (ZP653) - Lucky Hyacinth Blue Cream - Full Coverage

 

Neely (ZP655) - Earliest Spring Green Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/SS13).

 

Jacqueline (ZP654) - Perfect Magnolia Nude Cream - Full Coverage (Originally designed for Peter Som/SS13)

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Artsy Wednesday - Christmas

My friend Jess asked me to do Candy Cane nails so that's the design I've chosen for Astsy Wednesday this week since it's Christmas themed.

  

Candy Cane nails are quite simple to do you only need red and white polish and some tape.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Polish Used:
China Glaze - Ruby Pumps
Ulta3 - Lily White

Tools Needed:
Tape
Scissors

Start by applying the red polish, I used China Glaze - Ruby Pumps. You need to let the base dry completely before moving onto the next step. I used a coat of Seche Vite to speed up the drying time.

Once the base is dry, cut thin even strips of tape and apply them diagonally on each nail leaving an even gap between each strip. Press the tape down at the edges to stop the polish from getting underneath the tape. Once the tape is on your nails apply the white polish over the top. You can either peel the tape off straight away or wait for the white polish to dry. I prefer to remove the tape straight away for a crisper line. Make sure you peel the tape of carefully for either method.

Let the white polish dry a bit before adding top coat so you don't smudge the lines.

Visit the other Artsy Wednesday blogs for more Christmas manicures:

Michelle - Lab Muffin

Maria - Maria's Nail Art

Catrine - Unnaked Nails

Melanie - Nail & Polish

Jessica - Beauty Gnome

Kamen - KAKA Beauty Blog

Emily  - An Accent Nail

Ameerah - Valiantly Varnished

Jean - Lacquered Lunatic

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Pretty Serious - Seasonal Sunset

Seasonal Sunset has a rusty orange jelly base and gold glass flecks. This polish is unique in my collection and I can't think of any polish I've seen that's like it. 

I had no problems with the formula, it was almost opaque after two coats but it was still slightly transparent at the tips so I used three coats. If you have shorter nails you could probably use two.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Seasonal Sunset
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Christmas Without Snow
Year: 2012
Colour: Rusty Orange
Finish: Glass Fleck
Formula: Big 3 Free, Cruelty Free and Vegan.
Made In: Australia
Volume: 11ml | 0.37 fl oz
Price: ~$9.95 - $10.88(AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Pretty Serious $9.95 (AUD)
Makeup Express $9.95 (AUD)
Star Trinkets $14.00 (SGD)

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Pretty Serious - Santa's Sunburn

Santa's Sunburn is a firery red foil with silver shimmer. This is really opaque, you could probably get away with one coat but I used two for 100% opacity. The formula was great. 

Poor old Santa, he must be in some real pain after getting burnt this badly! I hope he gets better in time for Christmas!

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Santa's Sunburn
Coats For Opacity: 2
Collection: Christmas Without Snow
Year: 2012
Colour: Red
Finish: Foil
Formula: Big 3 Free, Cruelty Free and Vegan.
Made In: Australia
Volume: 11ml | 0.37 fl oz
Price: ~$9.95 - $10.88(AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Pretty Serious $9.95 (AUD)
Makeup Express $9.95 (AUD)
Star Trinkets $14.00 (SGD)

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Pretty Serious - Blue Gums On Boxing Day

Blue Gums On Boxing Day is a green jelly polish with a blue shimmer. For my international readers who may be wondering if "Blue Gum" is some kind of mouth disease I'll explain it for you. A Blue Gum is a species of Eucalyptus Tree native to Australia. They are usually referred to as a gum tree. 

I grew up surrounded by gum trees so this polish is special to me. I wasn't sure if this would suit me but I think it looks ok. The formula was a little watery but it built up easily, I just had to be careful to keep it away from my cuticles so I didn't flood them. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Blue Gums On Boxing Day
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Christmas Without Snow
Year: 2012
Colour: Green
Finish: Shimmer
Formula: Big 3 Free, Cruelty Free and Vegan.
Made In: Australia
Volume: 11ml | 0.37 fl oz
Price: ~$9.95 - $10.88(AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Pretty Serious $9.95 (AUD)
Makeup Express $9.95 (AUD)
Star Trinkets $14.00 (SGD)

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