BK - #11 and Born Pretty Store Studs & Decals Review

#11 is a purple creme polish. The formula was nice to apply and I used three coats. This polish is very affordable at only $2.95 and free shipping. There are lots of different colours available.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: BK
Name: #11
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Candy Colors
Colour: Purple
Finish: Creme
Volume: 8ml | .27 fl oz
Price: $2.95
Where To Buy: 

Born Pretty Store

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There are 12 different shapes in this stud wheel and I tried to use all of them but I think there were one or two that I didn't use. To place these on your nail all you need to do is put a coat of top coat on your nail (it's best to use a slow drying top coat so it stays sticky while you work). Use a toothpick dipped in top coat to pick up the stud and place it on your nail. When you are finished you can use a top coat over the studs to keep them in place. 

For the larger studs such as the ones I used for the flower on my index finger you may want to use nail glue or super glue to stick them to your nail. I only used top coat and they came off very easily. I didn't use top coat over the top because they stuck out off my nail.

ITEM INFO

Item: Studs

Colour: Gold/Silver

Volume: 300 pieces approx.

Price: $4.89

Where To Buy: 

Born Pretty Store

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These water decals come on a sheet of about 150 images. You apply a water decal the same way as a temporary tattoo. Cut out the pattern that you want to use from the sheet. Put the design against your nail and apply a wet cloth/tissue over the top. You'll need to make sure your nail polish is 100% dry because you'll need to apply slight pressure to transfer the image. It only took about 10-15 seconds for the design to transfer to my nail. Finish off with a coat of top coat to seal the design on your nail. 

ITEM INFO

Item:Nail Water Decals

Colour: Gold

Price: $2.99

Where To Buy: 

Born Pretty Store

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I've seen these pump style bottles used for nail polish remover and have always wanted to try them. I've been using mine for about  a month now and really like it! It holds a more liquid than my old screw cap polish remover bottle. 

To use the pump bottle you need to twist the lid to unlock it and open the cap. Then push down on the top of the bottle to pump remover to the shallow dish at the top. It will pool in the dish and will not drain away until you have used it. 

ITEM INFO

Item: Liquid Pump Bottle

Volume: 210ml | 7.1 fl oz

Price: $3.73

Where To Buy: 

Born Pretty Store

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The dish is very shallow so if you accidentally pump too much remover you won't waste very much. 

I mix up my own nail polish remover using water and acetone in the pump bottle. If you don't mix your own then you can decant another nail polish remover into this bottle.

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Orly - Liquid Vinyl, Too Fab & So Go-Diva

Liquid Vinyl is a black creme. It's a perfect base for the Orly Flash Glam glitters. The formula was nice, I had no problems applying it. It's almost opaque after one coat and is completely opaque after two. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Orly

Name: Liquid Vinyl

Coats: 2

Colour: Black

Finish: Creme

Formula: 3 Free

Made In: USA

Volume: 18ml | .6 Fl Oz

Price: $18.95

Where To Buy: 

Orly Beauty

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Too Fab has a mix of different sized gold hex glitter in a clear base. I think it's best to wear this one over a base colour, you'd need about 5 coats to wear it on it's own. I used 3 coats over Liquid Vinyl for maximum bling! You could also wear one coat over a base colour for a different look.

When applying this I tried to wipe off most of the clear base as I could while keeping the glitter on the brush so I could apply thin layers that would dry faster.

Please excuse the white marks around my cuticles I forgot to use hand cream after using acetone to clean up  whoops!

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Orly

Name: Too Fab

Coats: 3 (over black)

Collection: Flash Glam

Year: 2013

Colour: Gold

Finish: Glitter

Formula: 3 Free

Made In: USA

Volume: 18ml | .6 Fl Oz

Price: $18.95

Where To Buy: 

Orly Beauty

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So Go-Diva has a mix of different sized brown hex glitter in a clear base. I haven't seen many brown glitter polishes but this is really nice! I wore 3 coats over Liquid Vinyl in the swatch above. Again you could also wear one coat over a base colour for a different look.

When applying this I tried to wipe off most of the clear base as I could while keeping the glitter on the brush so I could apply thin layers that would dry faster.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Orly

Name: So Go-Diva

Coats: 3 (over black)

Collection: Flash Glam

Year: 2013

Colour: Brown

Finish: Glitter

Formula: 3 Free

Made In: USA

Volume: 18ml | .6 Fl Oz

Price: $18.95

Where To Buy: 

Orly Beauty

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Blue Polish Auction for Autism Awareness

April is Autism awareness month. Myself (Alanna Renee) and many other indie polish brands have each created a one of a kind blue polish to be auctioned off to raise money for ASPECT Australia. The polish I created is called Go Blue. It is a light blue shimmer with rainbow sparkles. Go Blue will not be added to the core line so the only way to own this polish is to make the winning bid. I didn't keep a bottle for myself so this is truly a one of a kind polish.

the bidding is open now and ends 30th April at 9PM AEST. The auction is open for international bidders. 100% of the proceeds will be donated. You can find out more about the auction and bid here: http://paintitblue2013.blogspot.com.au/

Here is a list of the brands participating:

• Alanna Renee
• Celestial Cosmetics
• Dead Set Babes
• Dollish Polish
• Emily de Molly
• Enchanted Polish
• Femme Fatale
• Gloss 'n Sparkle
• Lokis Lacquer
• Loony Lacquer
• Love Thy Polish
• Lynnderella
• MCKFRESH Nail Attire
• Pretty Serious
• Sayuri
• Shades of Pheonix

Even if you don't have the money to make a bid make sure you go and have a look at all the beautiful blue polishes that have been created.

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MCKFRESH - As The World Falls Down, Toby, Hoggle & The Labyrinth

I've got four polishes from a new Aussie indie brand - MCKFRESH to share with you. These polishes are inspired by the movie The Labyrinth. I've only seen the movie once but my boyfriend LOVES the movie and has seen it multiple times. 

As The World Falls Down has a mix of blue and silver holographic hexes and short silver bar glitter in a blue jelly base. I used three coats in the swatch above. This is really pretty, easily my favourite of the four I received to review. The base is sheer but it builds up after three coats. 

This polish is inspired by a song from the movie The Labyrinth. 

The bottle in the swatch is a mini. Both mini (6ml) and regular (12ml) are available from the MCKFRESH store.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: MCKFRESH

Name: As The World Falls Down
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: The Labyrinth Collection
Year: 2013
Colour: Blue
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Where To Buy: 
MCKFRESH

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Tony has a mix of red hex glitter, red squares, white hexes and white bar glitter in a white jelly base. I don't think this one suits me very well unfortunately. I think my skin tone is too pale for it.

Toby is Sarah's baby brother who wears a red and white jumpsuit so this polish represents Toby nicely! 

The bottle in the swatch is a mini. Both mini (6ml) and regular (12ml) are available from the MCKFRESH store.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: MCKFRESH
Name: Tony
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: The Labyrinth Collection
Year: 2013
Colour: Red/White
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Where To Buy: 
MCKFRESH

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Hoggle has a mix of gold, copper, silver hexes, gold dots and red square glitter in a white jelly base. This polish also has silver dots in it but I didn't manage to get any on my nails and didn't notice until I looked at the bottle while typing this post sorry. 

This one is my second favourite, I really like the colour combination. It's truly unique in my collection. 

This polish is inspired by Hoggle - the Goblin King. 

The bottle in the swatch is a mini. Both mini (6ml) and regular (12ml) are available from the MCKFRESH store.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: MCKFRESH
Name: Hoggle
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: The Labyrinth Collection
Year: 2013
Colour: Creme/gold/silver/copper/red
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Where To Buy: 
MCKFRESH

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The Labyrinth has a mix of different toned green hexes and dots and black bar glitter in a clear base. I used two coats over Ulta3 - Kiwi Kaos in the swatch above.

The Labyrinth is inspired by the labyrinth itself.

The bottle in the swatch is a mini. Both mini (6ml) and regular (12ml) are available from the MCKFRESH store.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: MCKFRESH
Name: The Labyrinth
Coats For Opacity: 2 over green
Collection: The Labyrinth Collection
Year: 2013
Colour: Green/Black
Finish: Glitter
Formula: Big 3 Free
Made In: Australia
Volume: 12ml
Price: $10.00 (AUD)
Where To Buy: 
MCKFRESH

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The products in this post were provided for review. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.

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Pedi-Sox Giveaway Winners!

The winners of my Pedi-Sox giveaway are:

Catie W
&
Leisel N

I've emailed both winners. Please respond within 48 hours or I will have to draw another winner.

Thanks to everyone who entered! 

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Shimmer - Cristina, Jasmine & Sarah

I've got some more Shimmer swatches today, this time it's greens and blues.

The overall colour of Christina is green but when you look closely you see that there are a lot of other colours packed in there. Cristina has a mix of green, blue, red, pink and gold glitter of different shapes and sizes in green base. The green base helps this one to build up easily on it's own. I used three dabbled coats for the swatch above.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Shimmer

Name: Cristina
Coats For Opacity: 3
Finish: Glitter
Made In: USA
Volume: 15ml | .5fl oz
Price: $12 USD ($11.78AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Shimmer Polish 

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Jasmine has a mix of gold, copper, red, blue, silver and green glitter of different shapes and sizes in clear base. The formula was fine and this build up on it's own after three dabbled coats. I think this is a really beautiful combination.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Shimmer

Name: Jasmine
Coats For Opacity: 3
Finish: Glitter
Made In: USA
Volume: 15ml | .5fl oz
Price: $12 USD ($11.78AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Shimmer Polish 

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Sarah has a mix of blue, green, purple and gold glitter in a clear base. This built up on it's own after three dabbled coats. Purple, blue and green are my three favourite colours so I absolutely love this one!

               NAIL POLISH INFO

Brand: Shimmer

Name: Sarah
Coats For Opacity: 3
Finish: Glitter
Made In: USA
Volume: 15ml | .5fl oz
Price: $12 USD ($11.78AUD)
Where To Buy: 
Shimmer Polish 

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The products in this post were provided for review. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.

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