blue moon moan

Let me just ay right of the bat, that Barry M's Blue Moon was the biggest pain in the butt to apply! Seriously very frustrating! So sheer and patchy and cuticle draggy, just URGH! the colour itself is actually super pretty but it was just so much effort. I ended up smudging like 3 separate nails right after I took these pictures so I just gave up and took it off but I'm not going to give up all together. I'll find a better less stressful way of making this polish work for me, just you wait and see! :)

che bella red

It's taken me a while but I finally like the way a red nail looks on me. Especially when it's more of a blue toned red like Che Bella Red from Borghese. It makes my skin look whiter, which I enjoy and it's classic and chic. Just lovely.

coquette vs. it's totally fort worth it

Just a quick comparison post for you today. Jessica's Coquette vs. OPI's It's Totally Fort Worth It. They're both sheer silvery grays with hot pink micro glitter particles.

from right to left Jessica, OPI, Jessica, OPI

from right to left Jessica, OPI, Jessica, OPI

As you can see they're not exact dupes but they are pretty darn close. I think I prefer the Jessica polish personally as it's a little more opaque with a glossier finish but both are quite nice.

where's the party?

Duochromes are just such fan aren't they!? Where's the Party by Essence is green and purple duochrome which I've been seeing a lot of lately. Is green and purple the easiest kind of duochrome to create or is it just that those colours look fab together so therefore it's a popular choice? If anyone knows let me know. Either way I think this polish is rather lovely.

coquette

Coquette by Jessica is a sheer silver/gray polish with flecks of hot pink glitter. If that looks or sounds familiar to you that's because Coquette is a dupe for OPI's It's Totally Fort Worth It. I think they were released around the same time (aka earlier this year). I'll do a comparison post for you shortly.

prized platinum

Prized Platinum by Revitanail is a sheer shimmering taupe polish with a pretty glossy finish. I picked this up on clearance for about $4. Unfortunately the whole Revitanail line has been discontinued. At least that's what I heard. I don't understand why they didn't sell so well. The formulas were great and some of the shades were just gorgeous. Sad.

perfectly peach melba

I thought I had made such a mistake by ordering this polish when it showed up by nail mail. I thought it was too similar to shades I already owned like Peachy Keen by China Glaze and Tart Deco and Van D'Go by Essie. All the above polishes mentioned are beautiful but they also all look rubbish on me. Thankfully Peach Melba has just enough pink in it to work a hell of a lot better with my skin tone. So thank you Barry M for not making a fool out of me yet again and creating a creme peach polish that works for me!

walk of fame

Walk of Fame by Essence is a glossy brown taupe and I have to say it's a little difficult not to love. Great formula with an even greater price. Have I mentioned how glad I am Essence is now sold in Australia? because it's very. Very glad. I really need to go pick up more of these.

magically mira

Is there anything prettier then a true purple creme? Yeah, I didn't think so! I've said it before but Zoya do some damn fine creme polishes. I find they get much more credit for their dazzling production of glitter/shimmer type formulas (which deserve the credit because they are AMAZING!) but their cremes are just lovely. The cover well, they have a high gloss finish and they last quite a time on my lil' nails. Mira came out in the summer/sunshine collection...I can never recall off hand which side of the collection is which... It's nothing too unique but my gosh is it pretty. x

butterfly award! xx

I have been very kindly awarded the Butterfly Award by KarenD of Frazzle and Aniploish (V.possibly the best blog name ever!) Her blog is one of my all time favourites and her taste is pretty much flawless so thank you Karen! You're such a sweetheart!



The Rules:

1. Link back to the person who awarded this award to you.
2. Answer the following questions.
3. Award to other blogs and let them know.


Questions:

What's your favorite color?

Grey (since I'm a sap and it's the colour of the silver-screen...)

What's your favorite song?

Music When The Lights Go Out - The Libertines

What's your favorite dessert?

Eton Mess!

What is pissing you off?

Lack of funds to buy all the pretty polishes I want.

When you’re upset, what do you do?

take turns crying and sleeping

Who's your favorite pet?

Mine and my partners bunny, Agatha. She sadly passed away 2 months ago but she was the sweetest most affectionate little thing and I don't think they'll ever be a day when I won't miss her.

Black or white?

black but I'd prefer a mixture of the two...

What's your biggest fear?

losing a loved one.

What's your best feature?

eyes?

What's your everyday attitude?

that the next day will be better? hahah kidding.

What is perfection?

A warm bed and a good book.

What's your guilty pleasure?

America's Next top Model. I should be guilty anyhow but I'm not really... it's too fun!



I would like to give the Butterfly Award to these other lovely blogs that I wholly enjoy reading -

Rachel Marie's Nails - Rachel has some of the loveliest layering combinations I've seen and I openly admit to coveting her amazing nail shape!

Nail Juice - Love this New Zealand based blog! Great swatches that are currently making me add to my horrifyingly long want list...

DizzyNails - Adore her generously sized swatch pictures and am more then a little jealous of her application technique. Always flawless!

Polishology - I was drawn in by the header with the cute kitty but kept coming back for the gorgeous swatches. love.

Swatch and Learn - I don't think anyone includes quite as much useful information as the girls from Swatch and Learn. Such a high quality blog!

Viva Polish! - always enjoy seeing a Viva Polish! post pop up in my reading list. Maybe it's because the name is so positive I mean come on, Viva Polish! It just sounds fun doesn't it!?