November Haul

I think I remember saying something about having a low buy November, well, that didn't happen. I think I'm going to try and have a low buy December instead. I've already planned to buy some Pretty Serious polishes tomorrow with the launch of the Christmas Without Snow collection but after that I'll try to last the rest of the month without buying any more.  Here's what I purchased this month:   Pretty Serious - Galaxy Invader...

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Sally Hansen Gem Crush - Be-Jeweled

Be-Jeweled has a mix of purple micro glitter and pink hex glitter in a clear base. This dries fast and it also dries matte. It has a very gritty finish so you'll need a few layers of top coat. I would recommend using a PVA base when you wear this too. This was the other Gem Crush polish that I got for my birthday from Mardi.                 NAIL POLISH INFO  Brand: Sally Hansen Name: Be-Jeweled Number:...

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Artsy Wednesday - Movember

I used Blue Heaven for the base and stamped the moustaches in Black Satin. I didn't have a moustache stamp so I used something that looked like a moustache. I'm not quite sure what it is but it's on Bundle Monster plate BM07. It could be wings. I filled it in with Black Satin using a nail art brush.                NAIL ART INFO  Polish Used: Ulta3 - Blue Heaven Ulta3 - Black...

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Sally Hansen Gem Crush - Showgirl Chic

Showgirl Chic has a mix of silver micro glitter and blue  hex glitter in a clear base. This dries fast and it also dries matte. It has a very gritty finish so you'll need a few layers of top coat. I would recommend using a PVA base when you wear this too. I got this as a birthday gift from my best friend Mardi. I really like the Gem Crush collection but so far I have only picked up one of the colours so I was...

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Ulta3 - Atomic Oj

Atomic Oj is a bright yellow toned orange neon. This drys fast if you use thin coats, it also drys matte. I almost got away with three coats but used four to cover the visible nail line. This had a nice formula. I think Atomic Oj is the only real new colour from this collection, I don't own any ulta3 polishes that are similar (I also checked the very handy Ulta3 colour guide over on More Nail Polish). I was able...

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Ulta3 - Fruit Punch

Fruit Punch is a pink toned red creme. It has a nice formula and was fairly opaque. I used three coats because there was a very slight visible nail line after two. I thought this one looked similar to Ulta3 - Pink Colada. Pink Colada is a tiny bit lighter than Fruit Punch.  The Ulta3 Citrus collection will be available in December 2012. To see the rest of my swatches of this collection click here.      ...

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Ulta3 - Tahitan Lime

Does this one look familiar? Tahitan Lime was originally released about 12 months ago as part of the Summer Siren Collection. I'm not a fan of recycling colours, I prefer new collections to be all new colours. Tahitian Lime is an opaque lime green creme. The formula was a little thick which suggests it's the same formula they used for the Summer Siren Collection (which I think was the first PRC made collection). Both versions look a...

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Ulta3 - Tangelo Twist

Tangelo Twist is a bright neon orange. This dried matte as most neons do so you'll need top coat. If you use thin coats this drys fairly quickly. I usually have to layer neons over a white base but Tangelo Twist doesn't need it. I thought this looked similar to Ulta3 - Tangelo so I compared them. Tangelo Twist is a much brighter neon orange. The Ulta3 Citrus collection will be available in December 2012. To see the rest of my swatches...

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Ulta3 - Fresh Squeezed

Fresh Squeezed is a bright yellow creme. The formula is streaky as I expected, I don't think I own a non-streaky yellow. There was still some visible nail line after three coats so I used four. You might be thinking that this looks similar to Frangipani, well you'd be right, they are very similar so I've done a comparison.  Fresh Squeezed has a much nicer formula than Frangipani. Frangipani was much thicker, it...

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Born Pretty Store Flocking Powder

I received some flocking powder from Born Pretty Store in purple and sky blue. To get the flocking powder on my nails I applied nail polish and then stuck my nail in the flocking powder while it was still wet. I used a fan nail art brush to brush off the excess flocking powder and I did not apply a top coat.    I used Sweet Color - #005 as the base for the purple flocking powder.  I used Sweet Color - #009 as the...

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piCture pOlish - Ruby Blou

Ruby Blou is one of the new glitter polishes that piCture pOlish released recently. Ruby Blou has a mix of small and large hex glitters in red, blue and silver. Each time I see this colour coronation I am reminded of the colours of the American flag even though the Australian flag uses the same colours.  I wasn't sure what colour I wanted to layer this over so I got my boyfriend to choose. I'm glad he chose...

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Artsy Wednesday - Glitter Sandwich

Glitter sandwhich manis are really easy! Probably easier than a real sandwich. All you need is a jelly polish and a glitter polish. The jelly polish is the bread and the glitter polish is the filling.                 NAIL ART INFO  Polish Used: Revlon - Royal Australis - Fairy Bread You start with a coat or two of the jelly polish then add the...

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