Flakie Nude Nails

In one of the many youtube videos I watched this week somebody mentioned (I can't remember who, maybe Fleur de Force?) that they were loving nude nails with glitter. This inspired me to dig out a flakie I hardly ever reach for, Revlon's 'Heavenly'. I love nude nails and thought this could be a cool combination...

Nail Polish Review - Essence My Best Nude Friends And Me

Today I am bringing to you a polish from Essence's 'Season of Extremes' which is currently available at Priceline.

This polish is called a "nail polish colour 3" and this is what the official essence website tells you about this polish:

"Creativity to the extreme: the two-tone nail polish nail colour³ focuses on sensational color effects. the two shades can be applied individually or one on top of the other to create a unique third color. summery yellow, bright pink, nude tones or shimmer – this range has them all! your nails are sure to be the ultimate eye-catchers in town. "

I have the 'My Best Nude Friend And Me' duo. This is the first time I used the polish and whilst it's  not jawbreakingly bold or anything it has exceeded my expectations. It has been sitting in my untried because I thought it would be boring but I was happily wrong.

The polish I wore today is the darker beige of the duo not the shimmer.

It is a natural beige creme with a subtle shimmer to it. With three coats it looks opaque and very very pretty and the best thing is it is totally work appropriate / appropriate for short nails :) Did I tell you that I broke two nails yesterday :( They were my two 'real' breaks too....I was opening my drawers using my nails because I still have to buy handles for them and snap,ouch #$%@ they broke! Had to cut them down short too which was disappointing because I was hoping I could rescue them so they weren't super short.

Summary of review

Brush: Just a normal brush but that is nothing to complain about.
Colour: Score: 8.5/10
I really like how this polish looks. It is very feminine and easy to wear.
Formula: Quite thin but with 2 careful coats or 3 coats you get a brilliant finish.

Would I recommend this polish to you? Yes

The winter challenge day 15

Hi guys. 

Today I want to show you a swatch of OmShe's 'Forest' polish which is free from dibutyl phthalate, toluene, and formaldehyde. Also, it is made in Australia which is always a plus and is available at Priceline stores for $9.95. I went into Priceline one day (not my local Priceline, one in the city) and asked where their OmShe stand was and they told me they hadn't  heard of the brand but nonetheless I eventually found the OmShe products tucked away in a corner. Basically, moral of the story is that you do have to look for it.... 

I was very excited to use this brand and the fact that it is 3-free and 'green' however their range of polishes is quite small so I had difficulty deciding what colour to get. I decided on Forest and whilst it's not a WOW colour it is very versatile and very pretty. I am definitely happy with the colour. Application was also pretty good, perhaps not as good as some other brands (for instance I find Revlon polishes to apply very easily) but application was still nothing to whine about. The formula is quite thin and requires 2-3 coats. The polish itself is a cross between a nude, pink shimmer and brown. My best description of the colour I guess would have to be the following: A versatile pretty beige with a pink shimmer tone throughout. Hopefully that makes sense to you :) Well anyway, as you will see in the photographs it's a beautiful pinky brown tone with a subtle shimmer to it. I picked it for today's challenge because it is definitely 9-5 friendly but not boring :) 


***currently 20% off at Priceline***

Review: Maybelline Brawny Tawny

Hi :) Hope you have had a nice relaxing weekend. 
This weekend I have been slightly obsessed with nail polish blogs and have wasted many many hours. Oh well, at least my hours went to a good cause. LOl. 
Anyway, I am going to review a polish by Maybelline called 'Brawny Tawny' however this is by no means a new polish so I'm not sure if it is still for sale......but I highly recommend you have a look for it next time you go to the shops. 
It's a beautiful beige with a slightly pink undertone and shimmer. It is not quite the nude shade that is super trendy at the moment however I really love this colour!!!!! 
Application wise, it is quite a thick formula, however, once again I'm not sure if this is because I have had it for years. But the brush makes it super easy to apply and the best thing is you can easily get away with one coat. 

Obviously I still need to improve my photography skills but I am hoping you can still admire the colour!!!

Broken nail manicure

Hi everybody. Thanks for visiting!
Please bear with me, I suspect this is going to be a rather long post but if you can't be bothered reading.....just scroll down for some pictures and the jist of the post.
So I have been a chronic nail biter for like ever however now that I am getting older I find that I like my nails to be nice and long and ofcourse, colourful! So for the past month or so I have enjoyed nice long nails and have been painting them different colours every week. But this week I broke a few, well ok a lot, of nails and decided that it looked really nice having every nail nice and long and then the others really short, So I clipped them all and gave them some tlc using my 4-step buffing block from 'The Body Shop' (it's amazing!). Now they are all short and that makes me sad because I don't like wearing bold nail polishes on really short nails :(

So what is this post all about? I'm going to show you five different nail polishes that are suitable for short nails. The selection I have decided to use today is:

Liquid Gold - Australis
705 Gray Suede - Revlon
Brawny Tawny - Maybelline
High Heeled House Wife - Chi Chi
Flutterby - Avon

This is my first real 'nail polish' post and I am afraid that my photographs are pretty horrible. So apologies in advance.
Here are some photographs of my nails before I attempted to rescue them.

Okay so next step was to apply the nailpolish.
Sadly because its late at night, I have never photographed my nails before and all of these colours are 'nude' the photographs are pretty unimpressive.
My favourite colour all time is the Gray Suede by Revlon. It is an awesome beige/nude colour that is brilliant if your nails are short however this is also my favourite because when your nails are long you can quickly apply two coats of this on a Sunday and it will still look great on Friday night (if you use a topcoat). However this is the colour you can see the least well.

Photographs of the nailpolish:

Due to the fact that I am lacking in photography skills I am also going to describe them. The nail polish above is by Australis and is a metallic beige/pewter. 

Maybelline Brawny Tawny - A strong beige with pink highlights and shimmer. Great if you have to wear conservative nail polish to work as it is still a fun colour but doesn't make a statement.

The quality of this nail polish is brilliant and I highly recommend it. You can get away with using only one coat and it lasts for quite a while.

My favourite nail polish!!! Gray suede by Revlon. A must have for everybody (ok I am biased). A neutral beige with a tiny bit of shimmer. Very natural looking. 

Chi Chi - High Heeled House Wife. A stronger version of the 'nude'. 

Avon - Flutterby. A beautiful pale pink that has purple highlights and is shimmery. 

                                        

 

For the image above: the middle finger is the chi chi nail polish (the darkest) , the finger to the left is the Revlon but it is actually a bit darker (bad lighting) and to the right is the Maybelline. 

So from this post I have learnt:

1) I need to improve my blogging and photography skills.

2) I can't wait for my nails to grow. Hurry up already!!!!

3) Both the Maybelline Brawny Tawny and the Revlon Gray Suede are great for short nails. 

Have a good weekend :) 

***update***

Me again! I have taken some more photos. Thought I would share them :)

From the left (excluding my pinkie): Revlon Gray Suede/ Chi Chi High Heeled House Wife/ Maybelline Brawny Tawny.

I included this photograph because it accurately represents the colour of the Maybelline nail polish which I have found very difficult to photograph.