Happy Lunar New Year! You get my usual Lunar New Year themed mani! [Festivities!] [Lacquistry's Amazeballz: Original + Sally Hansen Gilded Lily]So I started off with this glorious shiny base. It's actually one coat of Lacquistry's Amazeballz: Original, this super shiny champagne gold glitter bomb, and a coat of Sally Hansen's Gilded Lily over it. Gilded Lily is a rich gold microglitter. I love Amazeballz for it's shininess but it's too pale for the mani I was going for (almost silver), so Gilded Lily turns it into a lovely darker gold and keeps it shiny. [Base: Lacquistry's Amazeballz: Ori ..read more

Hello all! I come with stamping! [In The Pale Light][Born Pretty - Pure World L002] This mani was done with Born Pretty's stamping plate Pure World - L002. The base is the gradient mani I posted about in this post, using Sally Hansen's Crush on Blue and  Australis' Aqua. The stamping polish is Born Pretty's Throne, a black polish. I really like how the scenery turned out on the ring finger. [Base: Sally Hansen Crush on Blue, Australis Aqua Stamping: Born Pretty stamping plate Pure World L002, Born Pretty Throne]I kind of botched the stamping on this other hand. I didn't scrape off the polis ..read more

Today is just a simple gradient mani that I did freehand! [Sally Hansen Crush on Blue, Australis Aqua]The pale blue polish is Sally Hansen's Crush on Blue and the pale teal is Australis' Aqua. They match each other really well to make a gradient. The colours are close enough that you don't need sponging to do the gradient, in my opinion. It makes for a simple and easy to create gradient mani ..read more

Time for some Christmassy looks! [Sweater Weather]These look like Christmas sweater patterns, which I really like! [Born Pretty's Nicole Diary - 124]This here is Born Pretty's stamping plate Nicole Diary 124 which was sent to us for review. You can see the cross-stitching type for the patterns. [Base: Orly Au Champagne; Stamping plate: Nicole Diary 124; Stamping nail polish:  Born Pretty's BP-WN05 Dark Armor]The stamping polish used was Born Pretty's stamping polish BP-WN05 Dark Armor, a creme red stamping polish. It's very easy to stamp with. The base polish is Orly's Au Champagne, a whi ..read more

I have a quick and easy review for today. [S-s-s-special!]I wish my nails weren't quite so short at the moment! Would've loved to test this stamping plate out on longer nails. [Nicole Diary-125]Here's the plate that I'm testing out - Nicole Diary-125 from Born Pretty. It's a pretty cool set of designs themed around snakes and florals. Definitely a classic tattoo vibe going here! [Base: China Glaze GR8, Stamping plate: Born Pretty Nicole Diary-125; Stamping: Hit the Bottle As Black As Night]I picked two designs to use on my nail; the bottom middle and right designs. My base polish is China ..read more

I'm back with a few review items from Born Pretty to try out... [Purple lightning]...and they're some great stamping products, as you'll see..! [Born Pretty Stamping Plate - Texture-L002]The first is a foliage-themed stamping plate - Born Pretty Texture-L002 which features lots of intricate leaf patterns. The stamping plate comes with a handy cardboard sleeve with a window so you can see the plate itself. As always, there's protective blue film to protect the metal that you need to peel off before using.  [Bottle to nail: Born Pretty Stamping Polish BP-Q06 Miss Pink]I'm also trying out a ..read more

It's been a bit crazy, and the mitts went unpainted for a good long while, but I'm trying to ease back into it... [Bottle to nail: Revlon Perfectly Plum (2 coats)]Today I have a fairly old one from my stash (I think!) - this is Revlon Perfectly Plum, a red-leaning purple shimmer polish. [Bottle to nail: Revlon Perfectly Plum (2 coats)]I thought this one actually works well for the upcoming festive season, although it's a bit unseasonable down under as it's more an autumn shade that the hot summer we're already dipping our toes into...! [Bottle to nail: Revlon Perfectly Plum (2 coats)]I was ..read more

Wheeeeee, today, I'm doing a stamping review with items from Born Pretty! [Starry Night]I used Born Pretty's Outer Space L002 stamping plate and Born Pretty's Birth of the Queen stamping polish to produce this starry result! The base coat is Orly's Au Champagne, a really old nail polish that I still love dearly. It's my favourite white polish, as an icy white polish packed with shimmering white microglitter. [Born Pretty stamping plate Outer Space L002 Born Pretty stamping polish Birth of the Queen]Here's the stamping plate Outer Space L002 and stamping polish Birth of the Queen. There's som ..read more

This is a double review in one, so let's get right on to it~! [Silly string]Preview of my final finished stamping manicure...  [Bottle to nail: Ulta3 Infamous (2 coats)]My base shade from last week - Ulta3 Infamous, a blue jelly shimmer packed with silver microglitter. [Born Pretty Stamping Plate Texture-L001]I received this plate from Born Pretty for review. This is plate Born Pretty Texture-L001, and it is a great way of getting crackle or water marbling effects using stamping rather than all that effort and mess! I received this plate in a cardboard sleeve as usual, but this one has a ..read more

Great nail polish doesn't have to be expensive... and Ulta3 is definitely one of those brands that tend to deliver on a budget! [Bottle to nail: Ulta3 Infamous (2 coats)]The proof is in this lovely shade! This is Ulta3 Infamous, a deep blue jelly shimmer with tons upon tons of silver micro glitter. [2 coats: Ulta3 Infamous]The heavy microglitter combined with the base gives amazing depth and sparkle in an otherwise fairly dark shade. [2 coats: Ulta3 Infamous]These photos are of two coats, great opacity and dry time. I had no issues at all with this polish. It also dried smooth, but of co ..read more