south sea pearl

Today I have another Sally Hansen Nail Prisms to show you. It's another sheer duochrome so I decided to layer it over a black creme and OHMYGOD, it's pretty! South Sea Pearl is a green and red/purple duochrome. Unfortunately I could only really capture the green accurately. i know this is discontinued but If you have a chance to pick this up then please do not hesitate! It's amazing for its layering possibilities alone.

little bit of a limited addiction

As you can see from the pictures I only have the mini bottle of Essie's Limited Addiction and while I like it I'm not too worried about running out any time soon. This red is gorgeous and sultry and oh so "grown up". Now, don't get me wrong. I love me a good grown up polish but it's not something I crave on a daily basis. Lovely to have none the less. x

it's totally fort worth it!

I thought I was really going to love It's Totally Fort Worth It from OPI's Texas collection. It's a soft shiny gray with tiny hot pink micro glitter but it fell a little short for me. For starters the glitter is almost impossible to see unless you're staring at it up close in perfect lighting and for some reason I find the finish rather unflattering. It's almost pearly and I guess that just doesn't work for me. That being said I have this on my toes right now and I'm kinda liking it...so there may be hope for this one yet.

mostly a mystery

Mystery from OPI's Designer Series is a deep dark plumy eggplant colour with golden bronze flecks. It's truly beautiful in person. It's vampy and interesting and oh so chic but I had the hardest time capturing it. I don't know if it was the lighting or if this polish is just particularly shy but I do know these photos don't do this gorgeous concoction justice. I reccomend trying this one out if you are a fan of vampy shades and you know, also if you haven't already...

gotta be gem

I feel like I've been posting a lot of holos lately. Which is odd since I'm not even the biggest holo fan but I guess I brought a bunch around the same time to see what all the fuss was about. So anyhow.
This is Gem from Nubar and it's not your average holo. For starters most holographic polishes are smooth to the touch once applied. This was gritty but easily remedied with a good topcoat.. The holographic particles were larger then you regularly see but I thought it was still pretty. A nice nude scattered holo effect. Nice and subtle/easy to wear. Nubar V.rarely lets me down though. One of my fav brands for sure.

hi-res

Shiny lavender holo. What's not to like? Hi-Res is from the Milani 3D Holographic collection and I think this may be my favourite one. I think it works well with my pale skin tone and is just so soft and feminine but the holo makes it interesting.

party hearty you glamazon

After I'd been wearing Glamazon for a while I decided to add some sparkle to my ring finger and I thought this vibrant purple would be the perfect colour to pair with china Glaze's Party Hearty since green and red both go well with purple plus it might not seem so Christmasy...was I right? Did it work?

going glamazon

If you haven't heard of Mode before it's because it's an el'cheapo brand here in Australia. It's maybe around the $3 mark which in a country where OPI is $20 that's super cheap!

The formulations on Mode polish can be a little hit and miss but they do come out with some okay colours like this lovely bright purple, Glamazon. Since it's super bright it dried to something akin to a satin finish but a topcoat fixed that up no problem. I can't remember if this was 2 or 3 coats but I think it was 2...

without topcoat

with topcoat

robo romance

I was really excited to try out Orly's Robo Romance on my nails. In the bottle it looks like a gorgeous creamy pink with pretty iridescent sparkles but on the nail the glitter tends to get a little lost. Especially since the colour is so sheer. shown below is 3 coats and while it was pretty it wasn't quite as special as i was hoping for. Oh well. They can't all exceed expectations I guess...

the renaissance

I love Duri. Have I told you guys that before? Yeah... I don't know. I don't have that many Duri polishes since I have a hard time finding places that will ship them to Australia. Stupid country!
The Duri polish I have to show you today is from the Back to Classics collection and it's super pretty! It's called The Renaissance and it's my perfect medium purple. The pictures make this look like a creme but there is some hidden shimmer stuck in there. To be honest you can't even actually see the shimmer in person...at least not on your nail. It is there in the bottle, however. Oh well. I still really love this polish. Mainly because it's lovely. x