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Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've kinda had nothing to post. I'm really into glitter polishes (what a turn I've taken!) and glitter jelly sandwiches. And the polishes I have aren't really glittery in the way that I like. I have a lot of multichromatic glitter but no multi coloured and multi sized glitter polishes and it's bumming me out! So I spend like $50 at Beauty Joint on LA Girl, Milani and NYX glitters (I should have bought some Jordana glitter too, darn!) and they were all so RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP!!! Like $3-4 for a polish! I can't find polish that cheap in the shops here. So I am super keen for it to arrive next week! However, for now I have China Glaze Dorothy Who?

It is such a gorgeous blue. I really enjoyed wearing it.

Currently Listening to: Settle Down by No Doubt

Prismatic!

Hey guys, today I have China Glaze Prismatic polish. I swear I did not like these polishes when I first saw them. I'm not a fan of multicolour glitter. I like colour order and groups. But I saw a couple of them layered over black and I decided that if I saw them in a shop, I'd get them. Which I did last week. I bought Liquid Crystal and this one, Optical Illusion.

This is 2 coats of Optical Illusion over Wet n' Wild Black Creme.

This photo was taken in the sun.

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There isn't much of a colour shift, Liquid Crystal has more of shift but I still really love this one. I did try Ozotic 505 over it but 505 was too blue and changed the colour of polish too much for my liking.

I have to say. I really love these polishes. They are just so beautiful and unique. And really any photos just don't these polishes justice.

Currently Listening to: Settle Down (Kimbra Cover) by City and Colour

Sunrise Sunset

Hello, there!

Today I have a little gradient art to show you. I got this method from Sammy over at the The Nailasaurus. This is such a good gradient method. Because I was using a multiple colours I also took inspiration from The Beauty Department and painted the colour onto the sponge.

I LOVED this manicure. I got so many compliments and it was so fun to do. I started with a base of China Glaze Lemon Fizz and sponged on a gradient of Lemon Fizz, China Glaze Peachy Keen, NYC Colours Tahiti, Zoya Sooki and OPI Vodka and Caviar. I then alternated the way I sponged it so that gradient was mix matched.

 I added a coats of LA Girl Glitter Addict Uninhabited, MY FAVOURITE GLITTER! Yum!

Do you see my middle finger? You see the corner is cut off on the left side? This one of the main reasons I haven't blogged in a while. EVERY week this breaks off, in the same place too. Same with my pointer, the edge of the nail keeps breaking. It's driving me insane. Every time I get a bit of length my corners break and I have to file my nails down again. GAHHHH!

Currently Listening to: O' Sister by City and Colour

COOKIES AND CREAM!

I love a love hate relationship with cookies and cream. I don't really like it as ice cream. I know what you are thinking! Insane, right? I dunno I think it's boring. I'd MUCH prefer chocolate ice cream. But I love cookies and cream in everything else. Cookies and cream white chocolate YUM! And now COOKIES AND CREAM MANICURE!

 This is OPI Alpine with LA Glitter Addict Uninhabited. OH MY GAWD Uninhabited is my new favourite glitter. Oh I love this so efffffffffffing much!

It is a really smooth glitter too and it is very buildable. I swatched it on a nail wheel and I reckon in 3 or 4 coats you could get opaque enough. I LOVE BLACK GLITTER!!!

Currently Listening to:  No Transitory by Alexisonfire

Illamasqua Inspiration and Stash.

Hey guys! So has everyone seen Illamasqua Human Fundamentalist collection? Their press release is AMAZING! I am in love with the photos so much. The bold colours and original make up artistry is spectacular. I love Illamasqua as a brand. They are super creative and inventive!

 

I wanted to imitate the colours of the nails in the first photo, the reverse manicure. But I showed you that a week ago so I decided to do a taped mani. Now I am not very good with taped mani, so this is not exactly the neatest manicure.

 I used China Glaze For Audrey as my base and then CG Flying Dragon for the purple and then OPI Divine Swine. These are colours I don't use often, but I LOVE them together. They aren't exactly the colours Illamasqua have released with this colection, For Audrey is too blue and Flying Dragon is a lot darker. I think I'll need to save my monies and head to DJ's to buy me some!

Side note: I got really bored a few nights ago and put my nail polish collection in colour order.

I can't remember the exactly number of polishes I have but it's about 120. Which, when you hear that people like Jen from The PolishAholic has over 1800, my humble little stash is nothing. The white shoe boxes draws underneath the coffee table is where I keep them all. At the moment I fill up two big shoe boxes but they are completely full and I'll need a new box when I buy more polish!

 Currently listening to: Strobe Life by The Bronx

I'm On a Bit Of Layering Bender

When I wrote Bender in the title I said to out loud "Bender Bending Rodriguez" and rolling the R in Rodriguez. I love Bender (Futurama, anyone?). Anyway, I love and hate that Ozotic multichromes are fairly sheer. Great for layering but I'm sick of black undies! I thought I'd change it up a bit and use OPI Metallic 4 Life as well. So this is Essence Black is Back, Metallic 4 Life and Ozotic 504.

M4L is a really messy and clumpy polish. I'd love it to death if it was cleaner and smoother. Now I have to take my puppy for a walk because I mentioned the codeword for walk ie "Plonk" and now he is whinging. Hahaha I love him!

Currently Listening to: Towers (On My Way) by Young Guns

Elderberry Jam Sandwich

Hey guys, sorry I went a bit quiet. There are a few reason I haven't blogged in almost 2 weeks. The main being my glass file. I had this amazing glass file I bought for $20, expensive right?!? But it was worth every cents. But I sat on it 2 months ago and it broke. Boohoo. So I bought a Cutex one for $16. Let me tell you, it is the shitty-est glass file ever.

Exhibit A:

 Do you see the white lines at the top of the nail file? That where the grit has come off. Come off, you say? Isn't the glass file suppose to be cut gritty and that's why glass files are notorious for last long, you say? Yeah I'm so cut!

I can't file my nails with it. It's blunt too. didn't even last 2 months! So the shapes of my nails are way off. With a normal glass file, filing my nails perfectly. However, it taken me 5 separate try's to get them this shape. And because of that, I've lost quite a lot of length. Also both my middle fingers are bastards and broke on the side! GRRRRR!

Onto manicure! I have been experimenting with frankening for a few weeks now. And last night I wanted a dark purple jelly, because I don't have many jellies and I don't have any dark purple. So I'd like you to met Elderberry Jam.

It looks super dark in the bottle but one or two coats and it's this beautiful medium berry purple.

So I used 2 coats of Elderberry Jam to build opacity and then added a layer of OPI Teenage Dreams and then another layer of Elderberry Jam. I'm not sure why in this photo my pinky and ring finger look darker than the other two,  that's certainly not the case.

I love that you can still see the holographic effect of TD. It's still sparkles IRL. Lovvvvee!

Side note: Lippy Lucie nominated me for the Versatile Blogger award, which is really cool. It's nice to know people are interested in my nails and what I have to say, so thank you! You should check out her blog, she's got some great nail art happening over there.

Currently Listening to: Headlights by Young Guns

Androgynie.

I had been eying this polish of at my local wholesaler, that and Royal Velvet which I showed you a few days ago. It's weird my local store has the Holiday Soireé collection from Orly but not the Birds of a Feather, or Mineral XF which I'm not complaining about because I hate foils. But as you know, I want my Fowl Play! Anyway I picked up Orly Androgynie. It's so beautiful in the bottle. I know people were especially disappointed with this polish because it so pretty in the bottle and average on the nail. I swatched it first on a nail wheel and realised that if inverted the bottle for about 10 mins (what a drainer, right?) the glitter comes out more.

 It's quite a nice polish. There is a lot going on. A black jelly with brown micro glitter and holo glitter as well as  big iridescent blue, yellow and jade hexagon glitter. Phew!

 The black jelly does cover the glitter which is a damn shame but if you can maneuver the glitter it turns out lovely.

 I really like different variations of black polish. And this is pretty original one. I really loved wearing it.

I found this photo of my little Dwightie on camera that I had to upload. He is a 1 and half year old toy Poodle, and the friggen cutest thing ever. He has so much personality. Best little doggie ever, I love him to pieces.

This is his new favourite spot. Under my brother desk. He like confined spaces. How cute is that!






Currently Listening to: Home is for Heartless by Parkway Drive .

Chucky Real Holo

Ever since I got rid of my Zoya Areej and Connect the Dots mani, my fingers don't feel to special anymore. Seriously Lynnderella, it's not fair that you make every other manicure look boring. I use to love cremes! Todays effect is an attempt to make my mani more lively. This is China Glaze LOL with Kleancolor Chucky Holo Purple. I thought I'd love this manicure. A holo base with multi-shifting glitter. But I just dont love it. 

 I wanted to mimic the colours in the  bottle. It's so beautiful in the bottle. But the Chucky Holo series is really sheer so you have to layer. And to me, it looks just that. A purple base and transparent polish with glitter in it. AWWWW! I just need to keep trying though.

 These last two were taken at about 5pm last night. Whereas the next photos are taken at 12pm today, which is why they have a little golden glow.

 I like how the manicure looks in this photo but I think the colours are too girly for me. I dunno!

 I went out in the sun to see if I could get the holo effect from LOL. I got a little.

Here you can barely see the Chucky Holo-ness. A nice manicure, but maybe not my thing. Wel,l I don't know what I should do as my next manicure. I have to take this off because I feel boring and safe with it on.