tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43973056190229996842024-03-02T20:50:05.432+13:00Pinpoint Polish!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-9057890785628109882015-05-31T21:00:00.000+12:002015-05-31T21:00:01.281+12:00a-england – Incense BurnerHello!!<br />
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I have a little post today of one of the 4 new a-england polishes. The new collection is called Rosetti's Goddess and every one of the polishes is so very gorgeous! To start with, I have <b>'Incense Burner'</b>. This is the darkest of the bunch – perfect for the winter weather here in Auckland at the moment.<br />
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This is how <b>'Incense Burner'</b> appears in most lighting conditions. It is such a beautiful red toned brown. I love this sort of blackened brown colour – I think it's so easy to wear and looks good on anyone and everyone. The red undertones gives this a real rich feeling.<br />
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Just to be perfectly clear, this shimmer is not always obvious, but at weird angles of light this polish comes alive!! The shimmer in this shifts from red right through to a golden olive green. It is marvellous when you happen to catch sight of it and such a surprise. What a beauty!<br />
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As always, this had the formula we have all come to expect and love from a-england. It was very close to needing only 1 coat, but I have done 2 in these photos to ensure I get the full rich opacity of colour.<br />
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I'm back with part 2 of the <span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">recently released collection by </span><a href="http://www.llarowe.com/shop-all/colors-by-llarowe.html" style="color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Colors by Llarowe</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> for Spring 2015, inspired by the 25th anniversary of Pretty Woman</span>. Make sure you check out <a href="http://pinpointpolish.blogspot.co.nz/2015/04/colours-by-llarowe-pretty-woman.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">part 1 (the shimmers)</span></a> if you haven't already, This part of the collection is all holographic and I will start by saying that I love every single one of them (hardly surprising based on the fact I love most every holo I'm faced with).<br />
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As with the last post, I didn't have any problems with application - all were amazingly self-leveling and really easy to work with. I will just mention how many coats I used each time.<br />
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<b>'Well Done! Woo! Woo! Woo!'</b> is a gorgeous teal leaning mint green with scattered holo and gold shimmer and flakes. OOOoooooEEEeee it's quite a complex polish that simply can't be captured in a photograph - particularly the warm gold flash of the shimmer. This is one you'll just have to see in real life! I used 2 coats.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>'A Lot More Help Sucking Up'</u></b></span></div>
I think this is my favourite of the whole collection, though that was a tough decision. This is the most perfect denim blue, almost periwinkle holo polish. Such a sunny, happy colour. I've worn this multiple times in the short time I've had it. Only 2 coats required.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>'Divot Dance'</u></b></span></div>
<b>'Divot Dance'</b> is a deep teal and another favourite for me. To me this polish has an air of mystery – it reminds me of the night sky reflecting off the ocean. It really is beautiful. I used 2 coats.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>'What's Your Dream?'</u></b></span></div>
<b>'What's Your Dream?'</b> is a purple holo with deep red undertones. A beautifully rich colour that is quite sophisticated in my opinion. One thing to note with this polish is that I had a little bit of staining on my skin when I removed this, but it didn't last long and wasn't too obvious. I would just recommend using lots of cotton pads so you're not rubbing the already removed polish on your next finger that you're removing (if that makes any sense). I used 2 coats again.<br />
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This is another super happy, bright polish. <b>'Vivian+Edward'</b> is a brilliant hot pink holo. It is so bright, without heading into neon category - it is definitely eye catching and fun to wear. This polish only required 1-2 coats depending on how thick you do them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>'Kit'</u></b></span></div>
The slightly different polish of this post – <b>'Kit'</b> is holographic AND is packed full of glitter (what's not to love?). The base is a very red-pink jelly that is full of various different glitters, including iridescent blue hexes. It is these blue glitters that make this polish so spectacular as they really pop against the base colour. Because of the slightly more sheer base (so that you can get the full impact of the glitter), this polish required 2-3 coats.<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">'Babe'</span></b></u></div>
<b>'Babe'</b> is a deep raspberry pinky red. There seems to be red glow about this polish - one of those classic "glow from within" polishes. <b>'Babe'</b> only required 1-2 coats for full opacity. Another quick note is that this one stained my skin and very slightly stained my nails. Again this staining didn't last too long (on my skin or my nails) and wasn't too obvious in real life.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>'Pirates of Penzance'</u></b></span></div>
Another firm favourite for me. A true red holo that is my perfect polish in every way. If I'm not sure what to wear, I wear red and I know this will become a go-to. This is more red than 'Babe' (less pink). <b>'Pirates of Penzance'</b> is another polish that appears to glow beneath the surface. LOVE. Again, only 1-2 coats needed. And I didn't get any staining from this polish.<br />
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Overall, this part of the collection was spectacular. I loved the shimmers (seen in <a href="http://pinpointpolish.blogspot.co.nz/2015/04/colours-by-llarowe-pretty-woman.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">part one</span></a>), but holos will always have my heart - especially when they are of such high quality. I love the formula of these polishes - super opaque and very forgiving with their unbeatable self-levelling ability. There was not a single polish in this part that I didn't love.<br />
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I have just got home from a big old uni exam and I was about to start some more work for the next test on Friday. So before that, why not share some gorgeous polishes with you. These polishes are from the very recently released collection by <a href="http://www.llarowe.com/shop-all/colors-by-llarowe.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Colors by Llarowe</span></a> for Spring 2015, inspired by the 25th anniversary of Pretty Woman. I will break this collection up into 2 or 3 posts. First up, the shimmers...<br />
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First of all, the formula for all of these was similar in that all of these polishes were really easy to work with so I won't mention this individually.<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">'Slippery Little Suckers'</span></u></b></div>
<b>'Slippery Little Suckers'</b> is a peachy pink with electric blue shimmer. I really like the softness of this polish, but the blue shimmer really brings it alive. I thought this polish was going to look terrible on me against my pale skin, but actually I quite liked it. 3 coats used.<br />
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<b><u>'Big Mistake. Big. Huge.'</u></b></div>
LOVE this polish. A lilac purple/pink base that is jam-packed with warm gold shimmer. The shimmer is so beautiful and prominent in <b>'Big Mistake. Big. Huge.'</b>. An unexpected favourite. And only 2 coats needed.<br />
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<b><u>'Barney'</u></b></div>
<b>'Barney'</b> is a gorgeous pink-leaning purple polish with pink/purple shimmer. The shimmer appears a fairly similar colour to the polish and so it just acts to bring this polish to life a bit – making it catch the light perfectly. 2 coats needed for this one too.<br />
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<b><u>'Blue Banana'</u></b></div>
This blurple/indigo polish was such a pain in the butt to photograph. It was so tough to capture the beauty of <b>'Blue Banana'</b> especially that purple shimmer. The shimmer is not quite as obvious on the nail as some of the other polishes, but it is still very visible. I used 2 coats.<br />
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An electric blue/turquoise polish with purple shimmer - another one that I loved, but did not love photographing (I think my camera just doesn't like blues). Well I finally got it close to colour accurate, but again the shimmer just isn't quite what it could be in these pictures. In bright light this polish is really eye-catching. This one is a little sheerer than the other, needing 4 coats, but totally worth the extra coat or 2. One thing to note is that there were a few little bits of unmixed pigment, but with a couple of coats these were really not visible.<br />
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Overall, I really liked these polishes, none of them disappointed. As I said, there were no problems application-wise.<br />
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These polishes are all currently available on the <a href="http://www.llarowe.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Llarowe</span></a> website and will be until mid June. After that, keep your eyes out because some of these beauties may be headed for the core line. These shimmers are all $10 each and can be shipped worldwide. Also keep an eye on the Colors by Llarowe <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Colorsbyllarowe?fref=ts"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/colorsbyllarowe"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Twitter</span></a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/colorsbyllarowe/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Instagram</span></a> pages for updates.<br />
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I'm carrying on with another <a href="http://a-england.co.uk/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">a-england</span></a> polish from the Elizabeth & Mary collection, even though <a href="http://pinpointpolish.blogspot.co.nz/2015/04/a-england-queen-of-scots.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">'Queen of Scots'</span></a> is a hard act to follow. This polish, <b>'Fotheringhay Castle'</b>, has also been worn a LOT! Here's why...<br />
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Every time I have worn <b>'Fotheringhay Castle'</b>, I've had so many people ask what it is and where they can get it? Their response is always that it's an unexpected colour, but that they love it. I'm not surprised that I love it – a gold-leaning olive green with a blackened edge AND subtle scattered holo.<br />
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I feel like a bit of a broken record when I talk about a-england and their formula, but as usual this was super easy to work with. I used 2 coats, but 1 was basically enough. I did thin this polish out slightly at some point, but it's my personal preference to apply 2 thinner coats than 1 slightly thicker one.<br />
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I have this morning a polish that I love so very much. I have been wearing this quite a lot since I got it. There's something about navy polish that just always draws me in and <b>'Queen of Scots'</b> from a-england's Elizabeth and Mary Collection is even more perfect than most every other navy polish I own. See for yourself.<br />
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<b>'Queen of Scots'</b> is the epitome of a polish that glows from within. I always see that being written about polishes on blogs and I have polishes that I thought were glowy, but this one is really something else. It is polishes such as this that remind me why a-england is my favourite polish brand.<br />
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<b>'Queen of Scots'</b> has a perfect a-england formula. I used 2 coats, but the second was barely needed. This polish doesn't pull and it's good to note that visible brushstrokes were not an issue (as they can be in shimmery polishes such as this).<br />
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Good news, my wrist is heading towards being better. It still hurts a bit when I'm taking photos, but not enough to stop me anymore. So I'm back! It's going to take me a while to get back into the swing of things, but I'm looking forward to it. So to kick off again, I have a gorgeous multichrome polish from Takko Lacquer – <b>'Dazed and Confused'</b>.<br />
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<b>'Dazed and Confused'</b> is a perfect multichrome. The colours are so rich, making this polish a definite favourite for me. The scattered holo adds that little extra wow and with the blackened colour at extreme angles this polish can appear like galaxy nails with no nail art skill required :) (see my pinky in the photo above).<br />
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The main colour of this polish in normal light is a royal purple with flashes of blue. I found it difficult to capture the rich purple under my lighting setup even though this was how <b>'Dazed and Confused'</b> appeared more often than not.<br />
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The colour changes of this polish are not shy and there are many. It goes from purple and blue through to a rich rusty red, to cranberry and at extreme angles through to bright orange/copper. Need I say more as to why this is a must-have polish?<br />
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On to the formula… In true Takko Lacquer style, this polish was simple to apply. Depending on how thick your coats are, I would say 2-3 coats would suffice. This polish wore really well on me too, lasting a good 5 days or so.<br />
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It's a-england time again! I have another polish from the most recent a-england Elizabeth and Mary collection and I think this is my favourite from the collection and possibly one of my favourite a-englands of all. As some of you may know I don't gravitate towards purple polish, but this one is the perfect purple for me. This is a-england <b>'Crown of Thistles'</b>.<br />
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I love how rich this purple is – such a regal colour. '<b>Crown of Thistles'</b> is a gorgeous scattered holo. The holographic effect is not too subtle and is obvious in most light without taking away from the purple colour of the polish.<br />
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Short, sweet post today because my wrist is still a bit unhappy, but I will finish by saying that this polish has the a-england formula that we have all come to know and love. Super opaque (these photos show 2 coats) and wonderfully long wearing on me. All in all, <b>'Crown of Thistles'</b> is an absolute must-have for everyone.<br />
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I hope everyone has had a lovely and safe Christmas and New Year! We are visiting my family in Wellington and it's so nice to be home. I haven't been able to paint my nails much lately as my wrist is still immobilised, but I let it out of my brace to take these pictures. Also please excuse the still slightly broken nails, it is taking me a while to get on top of it all. Anywho… this is the ridiculously gorgeous <a href="http://www.llarowe.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Llarowe</span></a>-exclusive polish by <a href="http://www.takkolacquer.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Takko Lacquer</span></a> – <b>'Dark Paradise'</b>.<br />
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<b>'Dark Paradise'</b> has a beautiful deep, but very sheer, inky base and is packed full of multi chromatic flakie glitter. The flakes change from red to gold and blue to green, with all the shades in between. Pictured here is one coat over a-england 'Queen of Scots'. I actually wore this mani for New Years as it reminded me of fireworks.<br />
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In lower light, the more copper tones peek through the blackened blue base. In bright light and more extreme angles, this polish really comes alive – bright green and red glow from your nails. <b>'Dark Paradise'</b> was stupidly difficult to capture (even after 100-odd photos) and so you will just have to take my word that you NEED this polish.<br />
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As I mentioned, this polish is jam-packed with flakes and so you can easily control how much you have on the nail. I think it would be relatively easy to build up. I didn't experience any dragging or anything, however one thing I noticed was that even after 2 coats of top coat, my nails were still slightly textured. I think a thicker top coat would be recommended.<br />
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I have nearly grown out all my breaks! Fingers crossed I don't get any more now. Another update, I have busted my wrist, so typing is not super easy right now so I'll just get right on with the pics.<br />
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<b>'Physical Graffiti'</b> is a grey polish with irregular silver flakes of glitter. So simple, but the irregular glitter makes this polish really interesting. I love the soft look that the slight jelly finish gives <b>'Physical graffiti'</b>.<br />
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Because <b>'Physical Graffiti'</b> has a slight jelly finish, it is slightly less opaque – in saying that though, I only needed 3 coats to get full opacity and the glitters are still really visible. I think the formula is spot on in that respect.<br />
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I am still here, broken nails galore and all! Silly nails are making me pay for not looking after them when I was so busy. Every nail on my right hand that I photograph has now broken in the past couple of weeks and it's starting to drive me crazy! Anywho enough about that, I have another Takko Lacquer for you and this is another BEAUTY – this is <b>'Cheshire Cat'</b>…<br />
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Funny story, I forgot this was a thermal polish and I put it on thinking I was applying a purple polish, looked back at my hand and saw that it was pink and I thought I'd gone crazy :D<br />
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I love <b>'Cheshire Cat'</b> and especially how perfect this polish is suited to its name. <b>'Cheshire Cat'</b> is really sensitive and so it changes really readily between the colours. The purple colour at the top is how it appears when cold and then in warmer temperatures, it turns pink. I love how much gold shimmer is packed into this polish - so eye catching.<br />
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<b>'Cheshire Cat'</b> was really easy to apply and opaque in 2-3 coats depending on how thick you apply your coats.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Make sure you check out </span><a href="http://www.takkolacquer.com/blog-2" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Sheryl's blog</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> to find out about the inspiration behind her polishes, along with other updates. Also keep an eye on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TakkoLacquer" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Takko Lacquer's twitter</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> and <a href="http://instagram.com/takkolacquer" style="color: #a2c4c9; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">instagram</span></a> for info about restocks etc. Takko Lacquers are sold from their own </span><a href="http://www.takkolacquer.com/" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">shop</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">, but only with US shipping. For us international ladies, Takko lacquers are stocked at </span><a href="http://www.llarowe.com/" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Llarowe</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #c9cef6;">, </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://femmefatalecosmetics.com.au/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Femme Fatale</span></a><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></span><span style="color: #c9cef6;">and </span></span><a href="http://meimeisignatures.com/" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mei Mei's Signatures</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-11225942053377592132014-11-18T12:05:00.000+13:002014-11-18T12:06:53.108+13:00a-england - Gloriana<h4 style="background-color: #141414; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: right;">
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I have an absolutely gorgeous polish to show you today. The recently released Elizabeth & Mary collection from a-england landed at my house on the weekend and I had to try one straight away because every single polish in this collection is so beautiful. A lucky dip decided that a-england <b>'Gloriana'</b> was going to be first, so here she is…<br />
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<b>'Gloriana'</b> is so eye-catching. We all know how I feel about red polish, so this was already a winner there, but it's the gold shimmer particles that really amp this polish up. In low light, it appears as though it is just a pretty red shimmery polish, but when the light hits it, you see a flame of gold flash through. <b>'Gloriana'</b> has a foil finish, but for some reason it appears softer and more wearable than most foils. Love!<br />
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For the best part, this is a seriously opaque polish and one coat can give full coverage! Easy application, with no dragging or anything.<br />
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I have another reasonably recent Takkito to show you today. This gorgeous green Takko Lacquer polish is called <b>'Curiouser & Curiouser'</b>.<br />
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This polish is so striking! <b>'Curiouser & Curiouser'</b> is a mint green polish with the most beautiful green shimmer. The shimmer particles are tiny irregular shaped pieces that really catch the light.<br />
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I was staring at my pretty nails, as you do sometimes, and I noticed that the shimmer is not just plain green. It shifts to pink! It's reasonably easy to see on the nail, but it was almost impossible to capture in a photograph. After I don't how many photos, I managed to barely capture it - if you look at the middle 2 fingers in these photos. MMMMmmmmm this is a pretty polish.<br />
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<b>'Curiouser & Curiouser'</b> was easy to apply. It starts ever so slightly sheer but 2-3 coats gives full opacity depending how thickly you apply your coats. This polish is reasonably thick so I'd recommend 3 thinner coats.<br />
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I'm back baby!!!<br />
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I have handed in my dissertation and it feels oh so good to be done! So I am now going to try and give this poor little blog some serious loving and get it back up and running. It's going to be baby steps because I'm pretty out of practice photographing my nails etc, so be gentle with me :)<br />
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Anywho, what better way to get back into blogging than with one of my absolute favourite brands, Takko Lacquer. This is <b>'Babycakes'</b> which was released earlier this year.<br />
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<b>'Babycakes'</b> is a really pretty antique rose polish with a slightly scattered, but linear, holo effect (Yes, I'm right back to making not much sense!). <b>'Babycakes'</b> also has this gold shimmer that catches the light and makes this polish that bit more complex (one of the many things I love about all my Takkitos). This is one of those polishes that is really inoffensive and could be worn to any occasion, but the holo and gold flash just amps it up enough to keep it interesting.<br />
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<b>'Babycakes'</b> had a really easy formula to work with. I used 2 coats for these photos and that was plenty - no pulling or dragging or any of that silliness at the cuticles. Also, this polish is wearing really well. I have had this on for 4 days so far without the slightest sign of tip wear and I haven't been particularly gentle with my hands this week either.<br />
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Just thought I would check in super quickly and say that I am still here and will be back so soon. My dissertation is due in a week! I still have a scary amount to do for it, but as soon as it's in I'll be back with some GORGEOUS polishes!! I can't wait.<br />
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I had to add in some nail pics so here's a mani that I did quite a while ago and haven't posted because I have no idea what polishes I used. This was one of those time where I had no plan and just started doing my nails while watching tv one night. I feel like it has a sort of graffiti feel to it. I know that I used the <span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">LeaLaC XL-B plate </span> with Color Club 'Beyond' for the stamping.<br />
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Thanks heaps for sticking with me and I can't wait to be done with my dissertation and back to give this blog some love :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-91075775171370926032014-09-28T18:17:00.001+13:002014-09-28T18:17:37.845+13:00Colors by Llarowe - Come Dance the HoraHello!<br />
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I'm still alive and I'm about 5 weeks away from my thesis being due so unfortunately I'm going to be all over the place for a little longer. Anywho, I have a quick post of a polish that I adore from Colors by Llarowe - <b>'Come Dance the Hora'</b>.<br />
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<b>'Come Dance the Hora'</b> is a silver linear holo polish with various sizes of royal blue hex glitters. It is GORGEOUS! There's nothing really subtle about this polish, but I think the blue glitters in there just off-set the silver holo perfectly.<br />
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This polish is really buildable on its own, but a few coats might be needed. I think I used 3 here and you can see that's enough.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Colors by Llarowe polishes are available from </span><a href="http://shop.llarowe.com/" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Llarowe</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> (obviously), but it is also available on </span><a href="http://www.harlowandco.org/" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Harlow & Co</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">. These babies sell out seriously fast though! Luckily Leah Ann does pre-orders reasonably often though. Keep an eye on Llarowe's </span><a href="https://twitter.com/llarowe" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Twitter</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> and</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Llarowe/126027514153022?ref=br_tf" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> pages for details on restocks etc.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-30971222684923335522014-09-13T13:14:00.003+12:002014-09-13T13:14:52.852+12:00Take A Chill Pill - Dollish Polish (with a splash of stamping and a gradient)Hi!<br />
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I have a quick post with some nails that I did a while ago now. I quite like how it came out though so I figured it's about time I posted it. This look is mainly featuring Dollish Polish <b>'Take A Chill Pill'</b> from her 'That's So 80's' collection.<br />
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<b>'Take A Chill Pill'</b> is a polish that I really like, but I'm slightly confused because looking back at pics from when this was released it was bright blue… As you can see my bottle has a very sheer blue-grey jelly base, packed full of all sorts of glitter. Strange - I will investigate further. Oh well, like I said, I love it.<br />
On my ring finger I did a gradient using Color Club 'Wicked Sweet' and China Glaze 'Sun-Kissed' and then stamped on top using Bundle Monster plate BM-422 and Color Club 'Beyond'.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Unfortunately this polish is not currently available, but head on over to </span><a href="http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dolly's Big Cartel shop</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> because there is bound to be some other beauties that you'll want instead. Make sure you follow Dollish Polish on her various social media sites to keep up with updates (</span><a href="http://facebook.com/Dollface22772" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">, </span><a href="http://twitter.com/dollishpolish" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Twitter</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> and </span><a href="http://instagram.com/dollface22772" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Instagram</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">).</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-79606660206794707022014-09-04T18:18:00.000+12:002014-09-04T18:18:51.532+12:00piCture pOlish - ImperialHellooo!<br />
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I have a freaking gorgeous polish on here tonight. This is <b>'Imperial'</b> that was made in collaboration with the wonderful Jeanette from <a href="http://the-swatchaholic.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">The Swatchaholic</span></a>. I purchased this a little while ago and have worn it several times, each time trying to capture it accurately. Let's just say this is not an easy polish to photograph, but here we go anyway…<br />
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<b>'Imperial'</b> is such a beautiful royal purple colour. Just the right amount of red and blue to make the most perfect, saturated purple. As you may or may not know, I don't tend to wear much purple polish (no idea why, just a random thing), but I cannot get enough of this beauty. The gold shimmer and irregular flakes in it make it even more beautiful and complex. What an amazing job all these girls have done to make such a beauty - definitely an absolute favourite of mine.<br />
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<b>'Imperial'</b> is lovely to work with. 2 coats is all that is needed for full opacity. One thing to keep in mind is that this polish dries slightly matte, so top coat is a must (though in my opinion that is always the case!).<br />
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I'm so excited to be part of <a href="http://www.picturepolish.com.au/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">piCture pOlish</span></a> Blog/Insta Fest 2014! This year Blog/Insta Fest is made up of 2 parts so let's get started with part 1…<br />
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First up I have a gorgeous shade to show you that was made in collaboration with <a href="http://www.sassyshelly.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Sassy Shelly</span></a> called <b>'Badass'</b>. We all know how much I adore holos and so it shouldn't come as a surprise that I really like this polish. <b>'Badass'</b> is a beautiful scattered holo with a black base - I love how black the base is without hiding the holo effect too much at all. To make matters better, the formula is great too. As is the usual story with <a href="http://www.picturepolish.com.au/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">piCture pOlish</span></a> polishes, this had great opacity with 2 coats being perfect.</div>
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The next part of Blog/Insta Fest is to celebrate not only some more wonderful <a href="http://www.picturepolish.com.au/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">piCture pOlish</span></a> shades, but also <a href="http://nailvinyls.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Nail Vinyls</span></a> that have just started being stocked there.</div>
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This is the look I came up with using <a href="http://www.picturepolish.com.au/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">piCture pOlish</span></a> <b>'Hot Lips'</b> and <b>'Honeydew'</b> along with the chevron design from <a href="http://nailvinyls.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Nail Vinyls</span></a>. I have a quick step by step of how I made this look.</div>
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Starting with a white base, I placed the nail vinyls where I wanted them with one small area and one large area on each nail. I painted <b>'Honeydew'</b> just in the small section and immediately peeled up the vinyls. Next, I top coated to speed up the drying time of everything.</div>
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Next up I placed the vinyls right on top of the green and painted <b>'Hot Lips'</b> on the large area of my nails and peeled up the vinyls immediately again. I actually repeated that step again to make the pink a bit more opaque. Again, wait for everything to dry <u>completely</u> and place some vinyls on top of the pink right against the green. Place another vinyl to leave a really thin gap and then another after a slightly larger gap (see the bottom pic there). Paint these bits white and then once dry place vinyls either side of the larger white stripe and paint with <b>'Honeydew'</b>.</div>
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Et voilà. Top coat to seal everything in and you're done. I really love how this turned out - these colours go so perfectly together and they take me right back to the fashion of my childhood (does anyone else remember slouch socks and hair scrunchies?). It does require a little patience while each layer dries but it's totally worth it in my opinion.</div>
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A couple of tips for working with the vinyls - from my experience it is absolutely best to peel them off while the polish is still wet, also I found that if I stuck them down too hard they would leave a slight gluey residue (they are plenty sticky so you don't need to press them hard). Overall, these vinyls are a nail art must have! They make nail art so easy and you can make some really striking nails with relatively little effort.</div>
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Now to the important details - where can you get your hands on all these things? <a href="http://picturepolish.com.au/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">piCture pOlish</span></a> is available from a lot of places all around the world and of course from them <a href="http://picturepolish.com.au/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">direct from Australia</span></a>. Pop over to their <a href="http://picturepolish.com.au/network"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">network page</span></a> to find where is closest to you. <a href="http://www.picturepolish.com.au/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">piCture pOlish</span></a> always has really great deals which you can see on their <a href="http://picturepolish.com.au/everyday-deal"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Every Day Deal</span></a> page too.</div>
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I have a gorgeous polish to show you today that I absolutely adore. One trouble is that it was limited edition and so isn't easily available anymore - but you never know where it might pop up and if it does GRAB IT! This is <a href="http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dollish Polish</span></a> <b>'Aca-Awkward!'</b>.<br />
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I wore this polish a few times in a row because I just loved it so much. It is so pretty but the brightness of the colour and the subtle holo make it so much fun to wear. For this mani, I stamped my middle and ring fingers using <a href="http://www.bundlemonster.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Bundle Monster</span></a> plate BM-423 and <a href="http://www.llarowe.com/cblrefresh-ing.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Colours by Llarowe 'Refresh…ing'</span></a>.<br />
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<b>'Aca-Awkward!'</b> was surprisingly opaque and 2 coats was more than enough for full opacity. It was also super easy to apply and didn't pull at the cuticles or anything silly like that.<br />
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As I mentioned, this polish is not currently available on the <a href="http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dollish Polish website</span></a> as it was a limited edition polish. But, keep your eyes out for Dolly's other LE polishes each month and grab them so you don't miss out on polishes like this one! <span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Make sure you follow Dollish Polish on her various social media sites to keep up with updates (</span><a href="http://facebook.com/Dollface22772" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">, </span><a href="http://twitter.com/dollishpolish" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Twitter</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> and </span><a href="http://instagram.com/dollface22772" style="background-color: #141414; color: #a2c4c9; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Instagram</span></a><span style="background-color: #141414; color: #c9cef6; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">).</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-51798578095633364472014-08-04T21:09:00.000+12:002014-08-04T21:09:09.038+12:00VT100 - Pretty Serious Cosmetics Hi!<br />
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Long time no blog and for that I apologise! Life and uni got pretty crazy including a big exam. Time is flying by at a scary speed these days. Anyway I have a quick post tonight featuring a polish that I won in a giveaway hosted by a lovely fellow blogger buddy. <a href="http://lani-loves.blogspot.co.nz/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Lani, from Lani Loves</span></a>, is certainly responsible for many of my desperate lipstick needs (as well as nail polish and every other makeup item she blogs about). Make sure you pop over and check out Lani's blog. <b>'VT100'</b> is my first <a href="http://www.pretty-serious.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Pretty Serious Cosmetics</span></a> polish and it just happens to be one I've wanted since the first time I saw it a fair while ago now.<br />
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<b>'VT100'</b> is everything I wanted it to be and more. I love the shade of green, it is a bit different to other greens in my collection. The shimmery micro glitter is really what makes this polish stand out in my opinion - so eye-catching.<br />
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<b>'VT100'</b> is really easy to apply and 2 coats was plenty for full opacity.<br />
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Head over to <a href="http://www.pretty-serious.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Pretty Serious Cosmetics</span></a> and have a look at all the other gorgeous products they make (including makeup). There is lots of polish on sale at the moment (including <a href="http://www.pretty-serious.com/collections/nails/products/vt100-nail-polish-11ml"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>'</b><b>VT100'</b></span></a>) and the best part is that they ship internationally.<br />
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Last, but most certainly not least, thanks so much Lani buddy!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-37362286202095772762014-07-16T23:28:00.000+12:002014-07-16T23:28:44.373+12:00Girly Bits - Into The NightI have an oldie but a goodie to show you tonight. A polish that I've had for a long time now, I think this was one of my earlier indies, this is <a href="http://www.girlybitscosmetics.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Girly Bits</span></a> <b>'Into The Night'</b>…<br />
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This is such a beauty. I have 2 coats of <b>'Into The Night'</b> over top of a-england 'Perceval'. This polish is often put over various dark colours and it looks wonderful, but this is my most favourite combination. It makes the most beautiful blackened red, and then with those holographic particles… MMMMMmmmmm. Such a seductive combo - can I even say that about 2 nail polishes and have it make sense?<br />
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As I mentioned, I used this polish as a topper using 2 very thin coats which is how I like to use it. The blackened base is fairly sheer though just giving a black cast to whatever it is layered over if thin coats are used. It can be built up to full coverage with more coats. The holographic glitters are packed in to the polish and so apply really easily to the nail.<br />
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<a href="http://www.girlybitscosmetics.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Girly Bits</span></a> polishes are available through a number of websites so make sure you check out this list of distributors to see which ship to your location. You can follow Girly Bits on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlyBits"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/PamsGirlyBits"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Twitter</span></a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/girlybitscosmetics"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Instagram</span></a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/girlybitspolish/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Pinterest</span></a> to keep up with the latest news and swatches etc and of course the <a href="http://pamsgirlybits.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Girly Bits blog</span></a> too.<b> 'Into The Night'</b> is currently in stock on the <a href="http://www.girlybitscosmetics.com/into-the-night/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Girly Bits website</span></a> at the time of writing this post so hop over there and grab it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-60587579079545823202014-07-13T14:15:00.001+12:002014-07-13T14:15:20.277+12:00Star Kin - Sunny Day Rain & Terracotta ArmyHow is everyone? Been enjoying the World Cup? We have certainly been. Today I have a post more for my kiwi readers, but of course you others can still enjoy some pretty polish pictures too. This is a brand new to my blog, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/nz/shop/StarKinEverySensory"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Star Kin</span></a>, that is the baby of Ami (from <a href="http://everysensory.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Every Sensory</span></a>) and her mum, Annette. I'm really proud to support this kiwi team and they really do make absolutely beautiful polishes! Today I have 2, <b>'Sunny Day Rain'</b> and <b>'Terracotta Army'</b>…<br />
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This is <b>'Sunny Day Rain'</b>. I have been trying to be on a low-buy for a good while now, but as soon as I saw this on <a href="http://lani-loves.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/nz-indie-polish-month-star-kin-sunny.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Lani Loves</span></a>, I knew I'd have to get it (thanks Lani <3). I love the mix of blue glitters in this and against the grey jelly base - perfect. The best part is that this polish is brimming with glitter, absolutely no fishing is necessary. The base is a bit sheer, but 3 coats was plenty for opacity.</div>
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Next up is one of my favourites - <b>'Terracotta Army'</b>. This is my perfect kind of polish. A most wonderfully saturated, burnt orange holo - what's not to love? I adore the colour of this polish. And to make things even better, this is really easy to apply and opaque - I think I used 2 coats for these photos.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397305619022999684.post-3753570685289346802014-07-02T23:17:00.001+12:002014-07-02T23:17:31.921+12:00The Angels Have The Phone Box - Dollish PolishHI!!<br />
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How are we all? I have a really lovely polish to show you this evening that was recently released as part of the Dollish Polish Ultimate Fandom Collection. This is <b>'The Angels Have The Phone Box'</b>…<br />
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<b>'The Angels Have The Phone Box'</b> caught my eye straight away and I expected to receive a nice blue holo in the mail. This polish is much more than a nice blue holo. I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised when I put this on my nails. The shade of blue is really unique in my collection. It's such a perfect blue and the holo - well let's just leave it there because we all know how I feel about holo.<br />
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What would make this better… a perfect formula of course! One coat was fully opaque for me, but as usual I did 2 for photos. No dragging, no bald spots, all-in-all pretty foolproof application.<br />
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I've finished exams! YAHOOO. Although I am not having a break, it is nice to be back in the lab and be able to come home in the evening and relax a bit (and do my nails). I have an <a href="http://www.a-england.co.uk/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">a-england</span></a> to show you today which will most likely be a bit of an old friendly face despite this being a new release. Excalibur was originally retired and revamped (you can see that version <a href="http://pinpointpolish.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/excalibur-version-20-england.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">here</span></a>), but recently <b>'Excalibur Renaissance'</b> was released.<br />
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<b>'Excalibur Renaissance'</b> is a gorgeous platinum/silver metallic foil polish. This is quite a striking polish when worn as a full mani. It seriously catches the light in the most eye-catching way. Gorgeous. This is very similar to the original 'Excalibur', but to my eye the shimmer is a little finer. I think that makes this polish a little smoother and less brush strokey than the original.<br />
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My favourite way to use<b> '</b><b>Excalibur'</b> has always been as a stamping polish as it's so darn opaque. <b>'Excalibur Renaissance'</b> lived perfectly up to my expectations and stamped just as easily as its predecessor. Here, I have stamped using <b>'Excalibur Renaissance'</b> and MoYou plate 01 from the Artist Collection - underneath is OPI 'Manicurist of Seville'.<br />
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Overall, this polish was up to the usual high a-england standard as far as formula goes. Opacity is ridiculously good with one coat being super opaque. The only thing is that a little care needs to be taken to minimise brush strokes, but it's not too bad.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>This product was provided for review. This is my personal, unbiased opinion.</i></span></div>
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I'm half way through my exams! WOOHOO. Today I have a little mani to show you that I wore for about the last week. I haven't worn a glitter for ages (I don't have time for the removal process), but I was really feeling like wearing one. So naturally I had to look in my <a href="http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dollish Polish</span></a> drawer in my helmer. I came out with <b>'I'll Tumble For Ya'</b> and thought I might do a gradient inspired by the glitters like I did for some of my last few <a href="http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dollish Polish</span></a> posts (<a href="http://pinpointpolish.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/the-pit-of-despair-dollish-polish.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">here</span></a>, <a href="http://pinpointpolish.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/anybody-want-peanut-dollish-polish.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">here</span></a> and <a href="http://pinpointpolish.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/have-fun-storming-castle-dollish-polish.html"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">here</span></a>). So here you go…<br />
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I love <b>'I'll Tumble For Ya'</b> so much. There's something about white polish that is just so clean. The glitter colours in this polish are just so perfect together too. For the gradient I used Avon 'Strawberry', OPI 'No Room For the Blues' and OPI Greenwich Village'.<br />
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I used 3 coats of <b>'I'll Tumble For Ya'</b>. As you can see in the bottle there are stars and bigger glitters, these didn't wanna come out and play too much and I couldn't be bothered fishing too much so I just made do with exactly what came out on my brush - I don't mind that it's slightly more subtle. The formula was really easy to work with though and really opaque too.<br />
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Head on over to <a href="http://dollishpolish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Dolly's Big Cartel shop</span></a> because I've just checked and this polish is in stock right now. Make sure you follow Dollish Polish on her various social media sites to keep up with updates (<a href="http://facebook.com/Dollface22772"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Facebook</span></a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/dollishpolish"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Twitter</span></a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/dollface22772"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Instagram</span></a>)<br />
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Hope you are all doing well and I will see you on the other side of my exams next week :DAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375933399094908252noreply@blogger.com8