Nicole by O.P.I - Holly-Pop Red

Nicole by O.P.I - Holly-Pop Red 2 coats Holly-Pop Red is a scattered holographic coral. The formula was nice and opaque. I love the colour but hate the bottle shape! I might understand if it held more polish, but it doesn't, just the standard 15ml.  I couldn't get my camera to focus on the nail, I guess it doesn't like holo. Today is the first day of my holidays! I leave for Bali on Tuesday. I'm going to try to schedule...

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Revlon - Scandalous - Glitter Me Up Friday

Revlon - Scandalous 3 coats Scandalous has large pink hex glitter and smaller hex glitter in a dark base. I had my eye on this one for a while but the price tag was putting me off. Then Priceline had a buy one get one free sale on Revlon so I got this and Royal. I love this! Now if only this came in a bright purple version. Maybe I can franken something. I joined Glitter Me Up Friday started by Shaina over on SG Nails....

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Artsy Wednesday - Shoes

The theme for Artsy Wednesday this week is Shoes! Colours used: Ulta3 - Lily White Ulta3 - Black Satin Ulta3 - Blue Marlin China Glaze - Holly-Day China Glaze - Poinsettia Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lightening I started with a base of Blue Marlin, Holly-Day, Poinsettia and Lightening and then did a half moon french tip. I used a dotting tool and put six dots on each nail then used a striping brush and Lily White for the shoe laces.  I've...

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Sally Hansen HD - Hue

Sally Hansen HD - Hue 3 coats Hue is a frosty yellow glass fleck shimmer. This one took it's time to dry and I kept bumping my nails on stuff. I always admire the Sally Hansen HD line in the store. All the colours look to pretty and I had planned to buy all of them eventually. I now have three of them. I just wish they weren't so expensive here! They are $13.95 each where I shop. I hope all my Aussie and New Zealand followers...

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Deborah Lippmann - Razzle Dazzle

Deborah Lippmann - Razzle Dazzle 3 coats Razzle Dazzle has small red hex glitter and red micro glitter in a plum red base. This is so pretty! You'll need a few coats of top coat with this one because it dries gritty. This is my first Deborah Lippmann polish, I've never bought any before because of their price tag. The full sized bottle of Razzle Dazzle costs $18! They are really nice, but at the moment it's not something I can spend almost...

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Revlon - Stormy

Revlon - Stormy 2 coats Stormy is a mousy brown taupe creme. This had a great formula, nice and opaque. If I was Revlon I would have made the colour of a polish named Stormy a dark grey colour like storm clouds. I don't own many colours like this but I liked how it looked on me.  I'm playing soccer later on today, and I think we need some good luck. We haven't been going to well so far this season, 2-0, 2-0 and then 3-0 losses. So...

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China Glaze - Wicked Collection Preview

Image Source - Chic Profile Cast A Spell Immortal Bizarre Blurple Glitter Goblin Roguish Red Make A Specktacle China Glaze seem to be giving everyone plenty of time to get excited about their Halloween collection which is due to be released in October. I'm liking the look of Cast A Spell and Bizarre Blurple. I love the name Glitter Goblin but it looks really similar to Tinkle Lights from the Let It Snow Collection...

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Orly - Dark Shadows Collection Preview

Grave Mistake  -  Buried Alive  -  Mysterious Curse  -   Decades of Dysfunction The Dark Shadows collection is based on the movie Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp. This collection is due out in May. I like the look of Buried Alive and Mysterious Curse.  See anything you like in this collection? Image Source: Allu...

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Barry M - Mint Green

Barry M - Mint Green 3 coats Mint Green is a light green creme. I really like this shade of green. The formula was good, I probably didn't need three coats but I was a little lazy with my application and saw a bald spot after two. I purchased a few Barry M polishes last year but I don't think I have swatched any. They've been sitting in my untrieds since last year. I have quite a large number of untrieds and don't feel like I'm putting...

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China Glaze - Magnetix II Collection Preview

Cold Fusion - PositivelyInLove - Bond-Tastic Get Charged - SparksWillFly - Confused I have no idea when this collection is due out but I'm keen to try out the new designs on that magnet! I just hope it will be stronger than the last one. I'll probably only get two from this collection, SparksWilFly and Confused. I'll have to wait for swatches though. Are you still loving magnetic polishes? Images Source: Maraw...

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Max Factor - Fantasy Fire

Max Factor  - Fantasy Fire 2 coats over Revlon Royal Fantasy Fire is a red shimmer with a slight colour shift in a blue jelly base. It looks different on the nail than it does in the bottle. In the bottle it has an incredible colour shift. I really wish it looked like that on the nail too! It's still really pretty but just look at the colour shift in the bottle picture below! Thanks for all your suggestions for...

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Artsy Wednesday - Flowers

The theme for Artsy Wednesday this week is Flowers! Colours used: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Silver Sweep Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lightening Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Flashy Fuchsia Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Mint Sprint Stamp: Bundle Monster BM-205 I'm not very good at freehand flowers so this week's theme was always going to be a stamped design. I started with a base of Silver Sweep. Then instead of using one colour for...

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GOSH - Gasoline

GOSH - Gasoline 3 coats Gasoline is a purple and blue glass fleck shimmer in a purple jelly base. the first coat looked really sheer but it built up nicely. The formula was runny and liked to pool in my cuticles. This looked really sparkly under some lighting such as my desk lamp and the the lights in the elevators at work. I'm not sure how it looks in the sunlight because we had a gloomy rainy day yesterday in Sydney. The rest of the week...

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China Glaze - Bohemian Collection Preview

 Swanky Silk - Unpredictable - Rare and Radiant No Plain Jane - Want my Bawdy - Deviantly Daring Images Source: Pamper with Polish This collection is due out in July. I had planned on doing 'No Buy July' but with these beauties coming out then I know it won't happen. I plan on getting every one of these! How about y...

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O.P.I - Mini Mouse Collection Preview

Nothin’ Mousie ‘bout It I’m All Ears If You Moust You Moust The Color of Minnie Image Source: Fashion Polish This collection will be available in the beginning of June. The only one from this collection that I'd get is Nothin' Mousie 'bout It. What are your thoughts on this collection?...

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Gosh - Ocean

GOSH  - Ocean 2 coats Ocean is a frosty green shimmer. You'll need to keep your brush strokes straight with this one as they are slightly visible after drying. In the bottle it looks duo-chrome but it doesn't transfer to the nail. It's weird how nail polish does that. The formula was good, it's fairly opaque so it's only a two coater. I just noticed I'm holding the bottle upside-down, and...

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April Haul

This month I did a swap with Nail Loopy from the UK. Here are the goodies she sent me: Nicole by O.P.I - Holiday's Glaze Nicole by O.P.I - Holly-Pop Red GOSH - Gasoline GOSH - Ocean Deborah - Lippmann - Razzle Dazzle Max Factor - Fantasy Fire FCUK - Unnamed Purple/Blue Shimmer Revlon - Stormy Sally Hansen HD - Hue Barry M - Mint Green Thanks so much Nail Loopy! I love them all! I'll be trying...

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O.P.I - Germany Collection Fall 2012 Preview

Image Source: MissChievous Top row left to right:  My Very First Knockwurst Don't Pretzel My Buttons Berlin There Done That Don't Talk Bach To Me Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine! Schnapps Out Of It Bottom row left to right: Suzi & The 7 Dusseldorfs Every Month Is Oktoberfest Unfor-greta-bly Blue Deutche You Want Me Baby Danke-Shiny Red German-icure by OPI Nothing in the top row really interests me but I like the...

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Revlon - Colada Fizz

Revlon - Colada Fizz 3 coats Colada Fizz has silver glass flecks in a sheer light blue base. I'm not really sure what this one smells like. It just seams to be a sweeter smelling nail polish odour. The base is really sheer, after three coats my nails have just the slightest blue tint. It kind of looks like my nails are frozen. I don't have a sky blue polish (I'll have to fix that) so I layered it over the lightest blue...

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Revlon - Grapefruit Fizz

Revlon - Grapefruit Fizz 4 coats Grapefruit Fizz has pink, gold and silver glass flecks in a sheer pink jelly base. I guessing this polish is supposed to represent pink grape fruits. I'm not to familar with them so I can't tell you if the smell matches. The polish has a sweet tangy smell. This looks horrible on it's own on me! I chose to layer Grapefruit Fizz over Color Club - Yum Gum: Revlon - Grapefruit Fizz 2 coats over...

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Revlon - Apple-tini Fizz

Revlon - Apple-tini Fizz 3 coats Apple-tini Fizz has green and blue glass flecks in a sheer yellow toned green jelly base. This looks horrible on the nail by itself! It smells like green apples, but I'm not sure if I just think that because of the name and the colour.  I layered Apple-tini Fizz over Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lickety-Split Lime: Revlon - Apple-tini Fizz 2 coats (Over Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lickety-Split...

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Revlon - Grape Fizz

Revlon - Grape Fizz 3 coats Grape Fizz has blue and purple glass flecks in a sheer scented purple jelly base. I don't think this one will build up to bottle colour. If it's not even close after 3 coats I give up. It looks more opaque on my ring and pinky finger but that's just because of the angle they are on. Look how pretty it is in the bottle! It's such a shame. This smells just like the cherry flavoured soft chew lollies from...

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Artsy Wednesday - Stripes

The theme for Artsy Wednesday this week is Stripes! Colours used: Ulta3 - Black Satin Ulta3 - Pinot Ulta3 - Antique Gold I started with a base of Black Satin. Then I used a striping brush to create the lines with Pinot and Antique Gold. After seeing how well some of the Ulta3 - Metallic Crush nail polishes stood out on black (see post here) I wanted to do another mani with them. Luckily this weeks theme was something...

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