Aussie Nails Christmas Challenge 2013

Better late then never *hangs head in shame*

Wrapping up 2013 with a nail art challenge:

Excuse the long absence....

I've had a crazy couple of months! How have you been?
Can you believe it's almost Christmas??? Crazy I say!

so..... let's catch up a bit - I'll post a heap of pics to show you what I've been up to
and then we can do the Aussie Nails Christmas Nail Art challenge together, ok?

The BATTLE (Nail Polish) Challenge - Week 14

Heya, I'm back to the battle challenge!!!

 I chose Tron as inspiration for "childhood vs future" because it merges the two!

A post about why I am a liar

I promised more posts and didn't deliver. I have no excuses - I have been lazy. That is all. 

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Me too, Sylvester!

So no more empty promises - here are some pretty pictures.

Paint It Blue! - Final Days and Auction (!!!!)

Welcome to all the new followers - I hope you like what you see and stick around after the giveaway!

The last few days of the blue month (aka April) were exciting for a couple of reasons:

1) I kind of happened to discover how awesome layering toppers can be and 2) the auction!

So let's start with the pretty fingers first:

added water drops for the wet look

Paint It Blue! - Day Ten and Eleven

Hey I'm back! with a couple more updates...

Day 10 I wore Orly Angel Eyes:

Paint It Blue! - Day Five

Friday I wore this new polish by CoverGirl called Midnight Magic.

It's a foil duochrome grey/blue/green with sparkles of silver - just buy a bottle!

Pictures in time

I have been a bit slack lately with posting, but I do have some of the manis to show you.

This one I did using one of my magnetics - they are heavily pigmented, so work well for stamping!

The base is Essence Where is The Party?

And here is one I did when I was in the mood for blues.

OPI Dating a Royal with CG Blue Bells Ring

This summer was a hot one - 

Nikolai in a very comfy twisted position

My first ever ruffian attempt - it grew on me after a couple of days lol

OPI Designer De Better and My Very First Knockwurst

I tried some layering and stamping in one go

OPI Nein! Nein! ...Ok Fine! with CG In The City stamped using Essie No Place Like Chrome

It was too blingy, so I added a matte TC. Much better!

I also got some more indies - like this one - Mardi by Alanna Renee: 

And this was my mani for Chinese NY:

I also played around with some new plates from Brazil:

And finally, here is the design I did for Australia Day back in January:

Isn't that bottle shot pretty???

So there you have it - some of the designs from the last 7 weeks.
Thanks for stopping by!

Holiday haul and #nailmail!!!

Hi lovelies, I thought I should post this awesomeness that came my way during December.

First up, my mum brought me these tiny little precious bottles:

They're super cute!! Will post swatches))

The BATTLE (Nail Polish) Challenge - Week 6

Time for the next installment - Stripes vs Dots!
I didn't do a post for this challenge for a while, so time to catch up))

Making your $$$ work - Take Two

Ok... so I know this has been done before, but bear with me.
I wanted to show how I use this method (not only for glitter removal, but for dark, staining colours too)
 in a way that doesn't require running to the store for a fresh roll of foil every week LOL

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Pick the odd one out!

Recently I was going through my Helmer, making room for some new goodies,
and I noticed some similar polishes - here are some quick comparison swatches.

(All polishes swatched in the order of the bottles, 2 coats unless noted)

Violet:

L-R: ulta3 allure; Maybelline Color Show Amethyst Ablaze; Mode Blue Steel

ulta3 and Maybelline are close, but the opacity is different (ulta3 needs more coats). 

Gothic Lolita Getting Whirled Away

A quick NOTD post today.

I loved the graphic black & white against the lovely purple!

Have you tried layering this glitter over your favourite polishes yet?

Thanks for stopping by - I'll catch you next year! LOL

Exotic Stamping Encounters

Can you believe I am still in Bali?! it seems like it's been ages!
But I am not complaining))) I even picked up some OPI's - addiction's hard to beat!

Here is a recent NOTD:

Natural Light

Montley and the Drummer

Hi lovelies! I am off on vacation for a couple of weeks,
 but I have some posts prepared that will be popping up intermittently ))

I have a quick NOTD to show you today: this is China Glaze Little Drummer Boy
topped with Finger Paints Montley
(my first and only FP sent by the lovely Gosia from Life in Color -Thank you!) 

I love this CG too - one coat and I am very happy))

Enjoy!

Natural Light

 Shade

With Flash

Thanks for stopping by!

Blogger Collaboration Series: My Take

You may have seen my recent guest bloggers taking inspiration from jewelry,

(Teneil, Christine, Lacqueerisa and Julz) so I thought I would jump in as well.

Here is a pair of earrings that I got from Diva:

 I took the colour "idea" from the jewelry, but I didn't try to replicate it.

ALL the #nailmail!

If you are on Instagram you have probably seen this hashtag floating around - it's one of my favourites. 

This means someone has received a package (from an online order, or a blog sale or a swap) 

containing some pretty bottles! 

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Today I thought I should show some of the amazing stuff that I have received,
and acknowledge the wonderful people who have sent it to me.

Showing my 'stache - Glitter (Part One)

Time to bring out the glitter!

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First part is glitter in a coloured base. 

Showing my 'stache - Black

Today I will show you some of the BLACK section of my 'stache.
Although usually my motto says: "Black is boring!" - it's good to break the rules once in a while.
Besides, these black polishes are anything but boring. See for yourself!

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Also, I need your help - see question at the end of the post.

Blogger Collaboration Series: Julz Perri Nails

Today I am very pleased to welcome a fellow blogger (and Perth resident) - Julienne from Julz Perri Nails!

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Please make her feel welcome))