I choose chicago

Chicago by B Collection by Bloom has quickly become my current favourite glitter polish. What I'm showing you here is one coat. I simply could not believe it. This is certainly one dense glitter. So not only is the coverage amazing the colour is just so interesting. It's a grayed out pinky purple and I am simply in love. The one and only problem I had with this polish is that it dried quite gritty but a couple of layers of top coat and it was good to go. Honestly guys if you live in Australia, pop into Target (pretty sure B Collection is a Target exclusive range...) and pick one up.

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...

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berlin binge

This gorgeous shimmery black is Berlin by Australian brand Modelista (yes, lame name, I know). It's the first and so far only thing I have from this brand but while not unique I'm actually really loving this polish. The multicoloured micro glitter just really makes this polish come to life. Great for when I'm in the mood for something dark and vampy but with a fun edge. I might have to see if there are any other colours worth picking up from this line.

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blue steel goes patina pearl

Sometime last week I was wearing Blue Steel by Australian brand Chi Chi which is a very vibrant shimmery royal blue and while it's lovely by itself I was getting a little bored with it so I decided to see what Patina Pearl by Borghese looked like over it. I love the way this combination turned out! Patina Pearl, as it turns out, has these amazing tiny pink glitter particles that really stood out against the blue. Gorgeous!

Blue Steel on its lonesome

Blue Steel with one coat of Patina Pearl

bronze age baby

I always love trying out new Revitanail shades. The quality is always fabulous and the colours rarely disappoint. Bronze Age was, thankfully, no exception when it comes to my love of Revitanail polishes. I don't have many bronze or coppery shades in my collection and I've been looking to change that of late so Bronze Age was certainly a welcome addition. I'm not sure where to get Revitanail if you're out of Australia but for anyone in the country they're sold at Myer, Priceline and selected other pharmacy's. Do try them out. Especially if they're on sale! x

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edinburgh by b

Edinburgh is my first B Collection by Bloom polish I've tried. It's sold exclusively at Target in Australia and all of the polishes are named after different cities from all over the world. Since my favourite city is Edinburgh I thought I'd try it's name sake out first. Luckily it turned out to be absolutely beautiful. It's a deep emerald green with lovely complex looking shimmer and It wore perfectly after a painless application. Now that I have a taste for these B by Bloom polishes I can see myself developing quite a collection... oh dear. My poor wallet...

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trying out clear topaz

For starters, I apologise for the blurry pictures. I took these when I was sick and they looked fine so I'm thinking my vision was a bit blurred too... haha

Anyway. This was my first Australis polish I've tried and I got it for $2 on clearance so I was pretty pleased with that. The name of the polish is Clear Topaz and I don't really have any other bronze polishes in my collection so it was nice to try out both a new brand and a unique colour to me. The formula was pretty decent for a lower end brand. Quite pigmented. The pictures are 2 coats. The bottle says streak free, which a guess it lives up to but not really sure why they're making it a selling point... but whatever works for them. I'd probably pick up more Australis polishes if the colours were good enough but I wouldn't go out of my way for them.

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in like with cashmere latte

It's been a tough journey trying to find a nude polish that looks good with my pale/pink toned skin but I think it's finally over. Cashmere Latte by Revitanail is practically perfect. My lighting isn't the best so maybe you can't tell but this colour does not make me look dead nor does it make me look like I just soaked my fingertips in boiling water. Overall V.pleased. This had lovely coverage in just 2 thin coats. Cashmere Latte is officially my go to nude. Not sure how often I really want to "go to" nude but when I do I know it will be there waiting for me.

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paint the town with fairy dust

Paint The Town is a bright orange toned red that i'm not entirely sure suits me. It is super fun and pretty but I just don't feel completely comfortable in this type of red polish which is why I added a layer of Fairy Dust by China Glaze, which for some reason made me feel better... yeah. IDK.

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out of focus so you can see the pretty sparkles! Pretty, right?

Intriguingly matte

Intrigue is my first full size Jessica Polish and I like this polish but I'm not in love. It's a pretty pale taupey colour with purple undertones (actually quite similar to China Glaze' Below Deck). The formula was good, it applied quite well but nothing to rave about in my opinion. I didn't love the way this looked on me so I added a matte top coat which I think vastly improved it. What do you think? Better glossy or matte?

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a supernatural dupe

I was wandering through the sale section at Sportsgirl (for anyone not in Australia Sportsgirl is kinda like Topshop in the UK. Very similar clothes...) at the end of last year and came across this AMAZING polish, which if you can't tell is a dupe for the Chanel polish in Paradoxal. I'm in love with this. The formulation of the Sportsgirl polishes is actually extremely good. If you're in Aus then you must check out this line!

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striking a posy with mrs claus

When it came to China Glaze's Christmas collection from the year just passed, the only polish I was excited to get my hands on was Mrs Claus but since China Glaze isn't available in Australia that meant looking for it online and OHMYGOSH that collection sold out sooo quickly at pretty much every e-tailer i've ever used but I did find some kind souls selling them on ebay.
So purchase it I did with hopes of it arriving in time for Christmas day. Which, it didn't. but oh well...
I did manage to get it in time for new years and that is the story of how the very pretty and super glittery, Mrs Claus (along with and undercoat of strike a posy) became my New Years manicure. What were your nails sporting come midnight?

watermelon felon

It's summer here in Australia which, as far as nail polish is concerned, usually means bright colours. And Australian exclusive brand, Ulta3, certainly has us covered in that department. This juicy temptress of a colour is aptly named watermelon and its opaque creme coverage is perfect for a 60 second manicure before you head out the door for the beach.

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