Having a look on Ebay just now, I came across this listing from an OPI seller:
I think you mean, um, No Spain No Gain!?
I'm pretty sure that OPI wouldn't endorse people injuring themselves!
:)
Friday, 30 September 2011
This made me laugh...
Happy Friday, everyone! It's the weekend!
Having a look on Ebay just now, I came across this listing from an OPI seller:
I think you mean, um, No Spain No Gain!?
I'm pretty sure that OPI wouldn't endorse people injuring themselves!
:)
Having a look on Ebay just now, I came across this listing from an OPI seller:
I think you mean, um, No Spain No Gain!?
I'm pretty sure that OPI wouldn't endorse people injuring themselves!
:)
Monday, 26 September 2011
China Glaze Skyscraper
Hi everyone!
It's early morning here in London so sorry if I still sound a bit sleepy and under-caffeinated!
So- now- China Glaze: Skyscraper!
What can I say? I love love love this polish. Adore it! It's so rich and beautiful. It reminds me of a starry sky, and funnily enough when I was putting it on, I was watching Titanic on TV, so the colour also reminded me of the huge 'Heart of the Ocean' diamond Cal gives Rose in the film.
In general, I wouldn't say I wear blue nail polish an awful lot, although I have been trying to get a bit more experimental in what I wear recently. But China Glaze Skyscraper? This one was love at first sight! It's, to me, kind of the blue version of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps, which is probably, at a push, my favourite red.
Anyways, enough of that! -Skyscraper: here it is!
China Glaze Skyscraper view I
Stunning, no? The colour of the base in this polish is beautiful too. I like the fact that the base does actually have a a colour, otherwise it would be like the other glitter in China Glaze's Metro Collection, CG In The City, which despite being very cool for layering, would be pretty tricky to wear alone, probably due to it's clear base.
China Glaze Skyscraper view II
For China Glaze Skyscraper, I used two thickish coats for the deep, rich kind of opacity I was after. If you like to apply your lacquer thin and want the same sort of depth of colour and opacity, I'd apply three coats.
China Glaze Skyscraper view III
Such a gorgeous polish. I was kind of annoyed at myself for only purchasing one bottle!
Try this one out, for sure. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
It's early morning here in London so sorry if I still sound a bit sleepy and under-caffeinated!
So- now- China Glaze: Skyscraper!
What can I say? I love love love this polish. Adore it! It's so rich and beautiful. It reminds me of a starry sky, and funnily enough when I was putting it on, I was watching Titanic on TV, so the colour also reminded me of the huge 'Heart of the Ocean' diamond Cal gives Rose in the film.
In general, I wouldn't say I wear blue nail polish an awful lot, although I have been trying to get a bit more experimental in what I wear recently. But China Glaze Skyscraper? This one was love at first sight! It's, to me, kind of the blue version of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps, which is probably, at a push, my favourite red.
Anyways, enough of that! -Skyscraper: here it is!
Stunning, no? The colour of the base in this polish is beautiful too. I like the fact that the base does actually have a a colour, otherwise it would be like the other glitter in China Glaze's Metro Collection, CG In The City, which despite being very cool for layering, would be pretty tricky to wear alone, probably due to it's clear base.
For China Glaze Skyscraper, I used two thickish coats for the deep, rich kind of opacity I was after. If you like to apply your lacquer thin and want the same sort of depth of colour and opacity, I'd apply three coats.
Such a gorgeous polish. I was kind of annoyed at myself for only purchasing one bottle!
Try this one out, for sure. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
OPI Samoan Sand & Konad M59
Hiya!
I thought I'd post about my current Mani.
I wanted a chic, neutral base this time (in contrast to all the crazy shades I've been rocking recently!) so I used the classic nude shade, OPI Samoan Sand.
I was pretty apprehensive yet seriously excited about doing this manicure, because it would be a first for me- I purchased three Konad plates at the Olympia Beauty Expo the other week, after years of wanting to try Konading out. For some daft reason, in all that time I failed to buy into the Konad system on the Internet, (no real idea why!) so when I discovered that Konad would be at Olympia... Well, the time had definitely come!
So yeah, I was so excited about doing these nails, but a bit worried that I'd screw up my nails, etc. as I'd had no prior Konading experience!
Turns out, I needn't have worried so much!
I decided to do a 1950's themed Mani, so did my Samoan Sand base and then dotted black spots onto all apart from my middle finger nails. On these, I used Konad plate M59 and used the plain bow (also using black lacquer) and honestly, I was so excited and happy at the way my nails turned out!
Have a look:
OPI Samoan Sand & Konad M59 view I
OPI Samoan Sand & Konad M59 view II
OPI Samoan Sand & Konad M59 view III
They're cute, right?
Now that I've finally (!) hopped on the Konad bandwagon, already I can't get enough!
Stay tuned for way more Konading to come!
:)
I thought I'd post about my current Mani.
I wanted a chic, neutral base this time (in contrast to all the crazy shades I've been rocking recently!) so I used the classic nude shade, OPI Samoan Sand.
I was pretty apprehensive yet seriously excited about doing this manicure, because it would be a first for me- I purchased three Konad plates at the Olympia Beauty Expo the other week, after years of wanting to try Konading out. For some daft reason, in all that time I failed to buy into the Konad system on the Internet, (no real idea why!) so when I discovered that Konad would be at Olympia... Well, the time had definitely come!
So yeah, I was so excited about doing these nails, but a bit worried that I'd screw up my nails, etc. as I'd had no prior Konading experience!
Turns out, I needn't have worried so much!
I decided to do a 1950's themed Mani, so did my Samoan Sand base and then dotted black spots onto all apart from my middle finger nails. On these, I used Konad plate M59 and used the plain bow (also using black lacquer) and honestly, I was so excited and happy at the way my nails turned out!
Have a look:
They're cute, right?
Now that I've finally (!) hopped on the Konad bandwagon, already I can't get enough!
Stay tuned for way more Konading to come!
:)
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Color Club Hot Like Lava
Hi everyone!
Hope you've all had a great weekend!
It's now the turn of Color Club Hot Like Lava to get reviewed.
I'll start by saying that, while I love foil/metallic finish lacquers, this wasn't a shade I thought I'd like that much... The colour made me a bit unsure, and I also worried that there would be visible brush stroke issues with this one.
However; when I actually swatched it, I was very pleasantly surprised! The colour is pretty dramatic, (good thing), the pigmentation is great (very good thing), and the sparkliness is brilliant- (great thing!)
Here it is:
Color Club Hot Like Lava view I
This shade is very rich and seems to glow on the nails. It was perfectly saturated in two coats.
Color Club Hot Like Lava view II
Judging by my very happy thoughts on this polish, I now wish I had more shades from this collection. I can't get enough of this finish!
On a side note, I think that it would be really interesting if someone brought out a collection of sludgy foil polishes! You know the sort- mushroomy purples, taupes, sludgy greens and greys.... I think that would be crazy cool!
...Next Autumn perhaps?
*Color Club Hot Like Lava was provided to me for reviewing purposes. I was not paid to review this polish or to say great things about it. All opinions, good or bad, are my own*
Hope you've all had a great weekend!
It's now the turn of Color Club Hot Like Lava to get reviewed.
I'll start by saying that, while I love foil/metallic finish lacquers, this wasn't a shade I thought I'd like that much... The colour made me a bit unsure, and I also worried that there would be visible brush stroke issues with this one.
However; when I actually swatched it, I was very pleasantly surprised! The colour is pretty dramatic, (good thing), the pigmentation is great (very good thing), and the sparkliness is brilliant- (great thing!)
Here it is:
This shade is very rich and seems to glow on the nails. It was perfectly saturated in two coats.
Judging by my very happy thoughts on this polish, I now wish I had more shades from this collection. I can't get enough of this finish!
On a side note, I think that it would be really interesting if someone brought out a collection of sludgy foil polishes! You know the sort- mushroomy purples, taupes, sludgy greens and greys.... I think that would be crazy cool!
...Next Autumn perhaps?
*Color Club Hot Like Lava was provided to me for reviewing purposes. I was not paid to review this polish or to say great things about it. All opinions, good or bad, are my own*
Friday, 23 September 2011
China Glaze CG In The City
CG In The city from- yep, no prizes for guessing here- China Glaze is a lacquer from their new Metro Collection. It's a complete sparkle fest, and has lavender, gold, silver and black glitter particles in a clear base. The sparkles in this polish are very small, so it looks very saturated with glitter.
Overall, looking at the bottle, it looks like a lavender/pewter colour... And the sparkliness is blinding!
I think this shade is really nice, but if I had one thing to say about it, I wish that the base holding it together was not clear- a grey shade perhaps would have made this one a bit easier to wear alone.
As it stands, it's probably best to use this one as a topcoat. It's still gonna be buildable of course, but you'll have more of a base. Some people using this polish may not mind that you'd probably have to use about seven coats to make it completely opaque, but I really don't have the patience to do a Mani like that.
Therefore, I decided to layer this polish over China Glaze's Street Chic, also from their Metro Collection. I felt these two lacquers would go quite nicely together, especially as they're from the same collection and season.
Application with CG In The City was good. No problems there! I used one thickish coat over my base.
Here is CG In The City over a Street Chic base Mani:
China Glaze CG In The City view I
CG In The City view II
CG In The City view III
Ooooh! Sophisticated and elegant yet blingy- I like this combo a lot.
Could you get away with wearing this Mani to work?
;)
*China Glaze CG In The City was provided to me for reviewing purposes. I was not paid to review this polish or to say great things about it. All opinions, good or bad, are my own*
Overall, looking at the bottle, it looks like a lavender/pewter colour... And the sparkliness is blinding!
I think this shade is really nice, but if I had one thing to say about it, I wish that the base holding it together was not clear- a grey shade perhaps would have made this one a bit easier to wear alone.
As it stands, it's probably best to use this one as a topcoat. It's still gonna be buildable of course, but you'll have more of a base. Some people using this polish may not mind that you'd probably have to use about seven coats to make it completely opaque, but I really don't have the patience to do a Mani like that.
Therefore, I decided to layer this polish over China Glaze's Street Chic, also from their Metro Collection. I felt these two lacquers would go quite nicely together, especially as they're from the same collection and season.
Application with CG In The City was good. No problems there! I used one thickish coat over my base.
Here is CG In The City over a Street Chic base Mani:
Ooooh! Sophisticated and elegant yet blingy- I like this combo a lot.
Could you get away with wearing this Mani to work?
;)
*China Glaze CG In The City was provided to me for reviewing purposes. I was not paid to review this polish or to say great things about it. All opinions, good or bad, are my own*
Olympia Beauty 2012
For those of you who were wondering, (inc. Nails by Catherina and Manicure Maniac!) the Olympia Beauty Expo 2012 is going to be held on 23rd and 24th September. I just received an email confirming the dates from their PR.
I'm already super excited! :)
I'm already super excited! :)
China Glaze Street Chic
Good morning from London, everyone! It's a lovely sunny day here today :)
Today I'm going to post on a new China Glaze acquisition- Street Chic, as part of the Uptown Set from their new (and may I say very lovely) Metro Collection.
Street Chic is an extremely creamy mushroomy dark taupe shade. It's also very Autumnal and work appropriate too, as it's very neutral, yet fashion forward too. Look at all this point scoring! :)
Get ready for the swatches!
China Glaze Street Chic
Literally this polish is so wonderfully creamy. It applied beautifully and the colour looks very sophisticated and ladylike, right?
It's not something I'd wear all the time because I tend to gravitate to sparkly shades a lot of the time, but sometimes I do like to go back to basics and just wear a plain creme, and this polish fits the bill!
China Glaze Street Chic view II
What do you guys think about this one?
*China Glaze Street Chic was provided to me for reviewing purposes. I was not paid to review these polishes or to say great things about them. All opinions, good or bad, are my own*
Today I'm going to post on a new China Glaze acquisition- Street Chic, as part of the Uptown Set from their new (and may I say very lovely) Metro Collection.
Street Chic is an extremely creamy mushroomy dark taupe shade. It's also very Autumnal and work appropriate too, as it's very neutral, yet fashion forward too. Look at all this point scoring! :)
Get ready for the swatches!
Literally this polish is so wonderfully creamy. It applied beautifully and the colour looks very sophisticated and ladylike, right?
It's not something I'd wear all the time because I tend to gravitate to sparkly shades a lot of the time, but sometimes I do like to go back to basics and just wear a plain creme, and this polish fits the bill!
What do you guys think about this one?
*China Glaze Street Chic was provided to me for reviewing purposes. I was not paid to review these polishes or to say great things about them. All opinions, good or bad, are my own*
Thursday, 22 September 2011
OPI Warm & Fozzie
OPI Warm & Fozzie is the last swatch from the Muppettes Mini Lacquer collection.
It's a bronze foil shimmer with gold, rose gold plus greenish shimmer in there. This polish has quite a lot of depth and dimension to it, which is pretty cool.
Check it out:
OPI Warm & Fozzie
This one was a three coater too. Strange that all of these Muppets polishes have been three coaters, but there you go. If you're impatient and lazy like me, two thick coats will probably suffice... Just about!
Like Designer... de Better! I'm not a huge fan of Warm & Fozzie; there's nothing wrong with it at all, it's just that this colour doesn't make my heart skip a beat, but it's nice to be experimental with colours and not always go for the same sort of shade, right?
:)
It's a bronze foil shimmer with gold, rose gold plus greenish shimmer in there. This polish has quite a lot of depth and dimension to it, which is pretty cool.
Check it out:
This one was a three coater too. Strange that all of these Muppets polishes have been three coaters, but there you go. If you're impatient and lazy like me, two thick coats will probably suffice... Just about!
:)
OPI Designer... de Better!
This is the third polish in the Muppettes mini pack.
OPI Designer... de Better! is an interesting polish- it's an extremely shimmery chrome-look foil finish with scattered copper shimmer particles.
The shimmer particles aren't really that noticeable if you're looking at the nail polish from afar, but they make the overall hue of the polish more of a very pale champagne/beige shade than a silver.
Observe:
OPI Designer... de Better!
Shimmery, no?
It's quite a unique shade, I don't think I've seen any kind of dupe for this one.
This lacquer went on very smoothly again, I'm very impressed with what I've tried so far in the Muppets collection with this in mind.
Again, in keeping with the Muppets formula, this polish needed three coats as it was pretty thin.
I must say, I'm not the world's biggest fan of this colour, but that's just a personal preference...
What do you think about this shade, hit or miss?
OPI Designer... de Better! is an interesting polish- it's an extremely shimmery chrome-look foil finish with scattered copper shimmer particles.
The shimmer particles aren't really that noticeable if you're looking at the nail polish from afar, but they make the overall hue of the polish more of a very pale champagne/beige shade than a silver.
Observe:
Shimmery, no?
It's quite a unique shade, I don't think I've seen any kind of dupe for this one.
Again, in keeping with the Muppets formula, this polish needed three coats as it was pretty thin.
I must say, I'm not the world's biggest fan of this colour, but that's just a personal preference...
What do you think about this shade, hit or miss?
OPI Excuse Moi!
Another polish from my OPI Muppettes mini collection for you now!
This one is pretty cool, it's a saturated pink glitter. Not as saturated in base shade as OPI DS Bold, but saturated all the same. It's a light, feminine pink shade, but definitely not work appropriate!
This polish pretty much contains all the colours of the rainbow!
Obviously, the base is light pink, and inside there's red, purple, green, blue, pink, silver, gold glitter... You get the idea!
All that makes for a pretty darn sparkly manicure!
Here it is:
OPI Excuse Moi!
This looks, to me, like a lighter pink version of DS Bold and with multi colour glitter instead of DS Bold's pink/silver glitter.
Also, there are two different sized glitters in Excuse Moi!- a very fine glitter which makes up the base, and then the addition of the multi coloured glitter pieces.
This polish was very easy to paint with, it spread onto my nails very well. I went with two thickish coats for my swatching, but three thin ones would probably be better and longer lasting for a complete Mani.
It's a pretty polish, no? :)
This one is pretty cool, it's a saturated pink glitter. Not as saturated in base shade as OPI DS Bold, but saturated all the same. It's a light, feminine pink shade, but definitely not work appropriate!
This polish pretty much contains all the colours of the rainbow!
Obviously, the base is light pink, and inside there's red, purple, green, blue, pink, silver, gold glitter... You get the idea!
All that makes for a pretty darn sparkly manicure!
Here it is:
This looks, to me, like a lighter pink version of DS Bold and with multi colour glitter instead of DS Bold's pink/silver glitter.
Also, there are two different sized glitters in Excuse Moi!- a very fine glitter which makes up the base, and then the addition of the multi coloured glitter pieces.
This polish was very easy to paint with, it spread onto my nails very well. I went with two thickish coats for my swatching, but three thin ones would probably be better and longer lasting for a complete Mani.
It's a pretty polish, no? :)
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