Pretty Serious Hit The Road Collection

This collection has been out for a while now. I bought both of the new Halloween collections earlier this week so I thought I should hurry up and post these! This collection is based on famous movie cars.

88mph is a grey steel packed with holo glitter. The formula was thick, opaque and it dries gritty, like the liquid sand finish. I used two coats in the swatch above. This is my favourite polish from collection! 88mph is a tribute to the Delorean from Back to the Future. I love the movies, I think I'll watch them again soon!

Generally Hazzardous is serious orange with gold shimmer. The formula was great! I used two coats in the swatch above. You've probably guessed that this was inspired by General Lee, the car from The Dukes of Hazzard.

Hell on Wheels is a red creme. I used three coats for the swatch above. The formula was a little thin and I flooded the cuticle of one of my nails, probably mostly due to my lack of practice with applying cremes. I've been wearing glitters for a long time now! Hell on Wheels is a tribute to Christine, the car with an evil mind of it's own in the movie Christine.

Party Time! Excellent! has a mix of red, blue and gold hex glitter in a sheer green base. The glitter is dense enough that you can wear this on it's own. This was three dabbled coats in the swatch above. This is a tribute to the Mirthmobile from the Wayne's World movies.

Something Strange has a mix of red and white hex glitter with blue micro glitter in a clear base. This is perfect for layering and I've layered one coat over Hell on Wheels. Something Strange is a tribute to the Ecto-1, the car used by the Ghostbusters.
I've got the Ghostbusters tune in my head now! I'm going to have to watch those movies too!

Turbo Boost is a black creme with red bar glitter. I had so much trouble trying to photograph this one! It kept looking matte in the photos even though I was wearing top coat and it was very glossy in real life! I took 67 photos and this was the best I had. Turbo boost is a tribute to KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) the car from the Knight Rider TV series.

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June 2013 Haul

 Pretty Serious - Turbo Boost
Pretty Serious - 88mph
Pretty Serious - Party Time! Excellent!
Pretty Serious - Naughty Night Shift Nurse
Pretty Serious - Hell on Wheels
Pretty Serious - Something Strange
Pretty Serious - Generally Hazzardous

I purchased these from Pretty Serious.

ulta3 - celebutant

ulta3 - gossip

ulta3 - a lister

ulta3 - striking

ulta3 - infamous

ulta3 - show stopper

ulta3 - xoxo

ulta3 - glamourpuss

ulta3 - stop the press

ulta3 - triple threat

ulta3 - outasight

I purchased these from my local Soul Pattinson Chemist.

 Lilypad Lacquer - Stretch for the stars
Glam Polish - Ahhh... Aliens!!!
Love Thy Polish - How Do You Spell FBI?
Peita's Polish - Hello! I'm Trixie
Alanna Renee - Lenny

I purchased these from Glam Polish as part of the June What's Indie Box?

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Pretty Serious - Naughty Night Shift Nurse & Nfu Oh - #51 Comparison

I received a few comments on yesterday's Naughty Night Shift Nurse post from readers wanting to see a comparison with Nfu Oh - #51. I thought I'd do the comparison quickly tonight before I took off NNSN.

As you can see they aren't dupes but they are similar, #51 has more of a blue base and has a higher flakie concentration than NNSN. I used three coats of each in the comparison above.

Naughty Night Shift Nurse is limited edition and another small amount of bottles will go on sale some time around August. Make sure you follow Pretty Serious so you know when that is because its the last chance you have to buy a bottle. The Nfu Oh flakies have been discontinued so they will be hard to come by soon. I got mine from Crush Cosmetics which still has a few in stock.

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Pretty Serious - Naughty Night Shift Nurse

Naughty Night Shift Nurse has a purple to red colour shifting base with a blue shimmer and green to orange to red colour shifting flakes. This is so pretty, I love it! 

The formula was great, it took three coats to reach opacity. The formula is actually half manufactured and half hand mixed as some ingredients needed to be added post production.

Naughty Night Shift Nurse was a special shade created for Kristy from The Polish Haven for her birthday. Pretty Serious released around 100 bottles of Naughty Night Shift Nurse as a limited edition polish at 9am this morning and they sold out within 10 minutes! But don't despair just yet! Pretty Serious announced today that they are securing another small amount of Naughty Night Shift Nurse that will go on sale some time around August, but that will be the very last chance you have to get a bottle so DON'T MISS OUT! They will also be releasing a small amount of Emma Louise!

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious

Name: Naughty Night Shift Nurse

Coats For Opacity: 3

Year: 2013

Colour: Purple/Red colour shift

Finish: Colour Shift

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)

Llarowe $12.00 (USD)

Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)

Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)

Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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So how exactly did my bottle arrive within hours of me purchasing it?! I couldn't believe it myself when I checked my mailbox and found a Pretty Serious package. I always buy new Pretty Serious polishes the moment they are released and have managed to be the first to place an order for the last few collections now. Ben from Pretty Serious anticipated my purchase and sent it off yesterday. Best service ever!

Thank you so much Kristy for letting Pretty Serious share Naughty Night Shift Nurse with the rest of us! I've wanted a bottle from the moment I saw it on your blog but never actually thought I'd have the chance to own one.

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Pretty Serious - Cybernetic, My Darlin' Clementine, Grimm Demise & Purple Monkey Dishwasher

My Pretty Serious Hit The Rod collection has already arrived so I though it was about time that I posted these.

Cybernetic has a mix of purple and green micro glitter in a blue base. The formula was great! It build up easily in three coats. You might think this one is similar to Emma Louise but it's actually quite different, have a look at the comparison on the Pretty Serious Blog. I really love Cybernetic, it reminds me of a galaxy, gorgeous!

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Cybernetic
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Seriously Random
Year: 2013
Colour: Purple/Blue/Green
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)
Llarowe $12.00 (USD)
Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)
Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)
Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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My Darlin' Clementine is a orange jelly with a gold glass fleck shimmer. This is so pretty! Orange is usually one of my least favourite colours but I really like this! It was a bit sheer on my nails so I used 4 coats. If you have short nails it won't be a problem.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: My Darlin' Clementine
Coats For Opacity: 4
Collection: Seriously Random
Year: 2013
Colour: 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)
Llarowe $12.00 (USD)
Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)
Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)
Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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Grimm Demise has teal glitter in a teal jelly base. This is so pretty! You can still see a little visible nail line on my nails after 3 coats but if you have short nails you wont have a problem.

This was nicknamed TSOD (Teal Screen Of Death) because it's pretty much a teal version of BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death which is awesome and everyone should own it!).

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Grimm Demise
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Seriously Random
Year: 2013
Colour: Green
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)
Llarowe $12.00 (USD)
Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)
Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)
Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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Last but definitely not least is Purple Monkey Dishwasher which has a mix of purple glitter in a purple jelly base. This is absolutely stunning! I couldn't stop admiring it all day, I left it on for a second day so I could continue to do so. The formula was great, I used three coats in the swatch above.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Purple Monkey Dishwasher
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Seriously Random
Year: 2013
Colour: Purple
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)
Llarowe $12.00 (USD)
Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)
Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)
Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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May Haul 2013

It's halfway through June already so I thought it was about time I posted my May haul! I just noticed that this haul is entirely Aussie brands! Aussie Aussie Aussie! :)

Purple Monkey Dishwasher

Cybernetic

Grimm Demise

My Darlin' Clementine

Nightmaren

Dream Delight

I purchased these from Pretty Serious. I've already swatched these so I should have these posted soon. Purple Monkey Dishwasher is amazing, you can see I had already used it before taking this photo.

Nite Sprite

Lucky

Narnia

This was my first Glam Polish purchase. I haven't used these yet but I can't wait! 

Dogs Can't Look Up

The Winchester

I purchased these from Loki's Lacquer. I love the mini bottles, they are so cute! 

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Pretty Serious - Daphne's Birthday Party

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAPHNE!! *throws confetti* Today marks one year since the launch of Pretty Serious and they've released a glitter packed polish to celebrate  Everyone who bought a bottle of Daphne's Birthday Party has been invited to help celebrate her birthday today by sharing swatches all over the interwebz! Everyone who joins in gets a 20% off code for their next order - best party bag ever! Also one lucky person will win all the polishes that Pretty Serious release until Daphne turns 2! 

So you might be wondering who this girl Daphne is. She's the Pretty Serious mascot and you'll find her on the Pretty Serious polish boxes painting her nails. She even dresses up for Halloween and Christmas! 

Daphne's Birthday Party has a mix of gold, red, blue, green and fuchsia coloured hex glitter in a clear base. This polish builds up after three coats and can be worn on it's own. The glitter is also sparse enough that you can use one coat over a base colour for a different look. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Daphne's Birthday Party
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Seriously Random
Year: 2013
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)
Llarowe $12.00 (USD)
Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)
Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)
Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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April Haul 2013

Nfu-Oh - #51
Nfu-Oh - #52
Nfu-Oh - #53
Nfu-Oh - #56

I got these through a group buy from Crush Cosmetics. These have been discontinued so if you want them you better be quick. There are still some available on Crush Cosmetics.

Joss - Go For Broke
Joss - Exotic
Lokis Lacquer - a custom navy blue holo
Pretty Serious - Daphne's Birthday Party

I got the Joss polishes from Beauty World after seeing swatches on More Nail Polish. I swapped a polish with Tara at an Aussie Nails meetup for the Loki's Lacquer. She made it as a custom but it fell through. The holo doesn't show in my light box though. The Pretty Serious polish is from Pretty Serious. There's a birthday competition on at the moment. If you buy Daphne's Birthday Party you'll receive a 20% discount code to use on your next order and you'll go into the draw to win EVERY PRETTY SERIOUS POLISH FOR A YEAR! Full details here. 

 BYS - Steel A Kiss
BYS - Rebel Red

BYS - Ultra Violet

I won these BYS Glitter Dust kits in a competition BYS held on Instagram. I was only expecting one and was very surprised to open a package of three!

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Pretty Serious - The Pink One & Martian Sea

The Pink One is a fluro pink with a blue shimmer. There might also be some purple in there but it could just be the blue and pink together playing tricks on me. The blue shimmer is really really pretty! I'm not a big pink polish fan BUT I did find myself checking out my nails quite a bit when I wore this. I love how bright it is! My camera did something funky to my skin tone attempting to capture how bright it is.

The formula was great and this was opaque after two coats but I like to use three coats just to be sure. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: The Pink One
Coats For Opacity: 3
Collection: Seriously Random
Year: 2013
Colour: Pink
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)
Llarowe $12.00 (USD)
Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)
Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)
Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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Martin Sea is a brown toned orange with a golden green shimmer. It's not something I'd usually go for but the shimmer really sold me on this one, plus I'm on a mission to BUY ALL THE PRETTY SERIOUS POLISH! 

I couldn't stop looking at this one on my nails either, it's very intriguing. The name really suits it too, if I ever went to Mars this is the kind of colour I'd expect it to be.

The formula was good. It is nice and opaque needing only two coats.

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Brand: Pretty Serious
Name: Martian Sea
Coats For Opacity: 2
Collection: Seriously Random
Year: 2013
Colour: Orange
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)
Llarowe $12.00 (USD)
Pshiiit 11,50 (EUR)
Mei Mei's Signatures $16.00 (SGD)
Norway Nails 109.00 (NOK)

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