OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand Swatches and Review

I’ve been looking forward to the release of OPI’s textured Liquid Sand finish, and today I have swatches of three of the Liquid Sand polishes from the Mariah Carey collection: Got Your Number, Can’t Let Go and The Impossible. The Liquid Sand finish is very difficult to capture on camera. Like the name suggests, it’s a finish that feels like …

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Loki’s Lacquer Christmas Collection Swatches and Review

I’m really spoiled at the moment with lots of great Aussie polishes to review! As you might know, Loki’s Lacquer (Etsy store here) is a little Aussie indie brand I’m quite fond of. Tara’s recently released a Christmas collection, and I have them in my hot little hands. They’re stunning, with a heavy emphasis on holographic shimmer (get ready for …

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Current Favourites

I haven’t done a favourites post in ages (since New Years in fact!), so I thought I’d share some of my recent finds and classic beauty/shiny favourites: The Grove Perfumery Half Baked – Made by the same people who do Glasshouse, this line is sadly discontinued. Half Baked comes in a cute punk-themed glass with an air-tight lid and smells …

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Ozotic Scatter Chrome 914 – Swatch and Review

Cult Aussie polish brand Ozotic are releasing some new beauties next week – the Scatter Chromes. They’re duochrome shimmers packed with irregular holographic dust, a finish that I’ve never seen before. piCture pOlish recently sent me Ozotic Scatter Chrome 914 to review – the base duochrome colour is a dark blue, with a slight purple shift at the sides. Onto …

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Orly Feel the Vibe Neon collection – swatches and review

Are you ready for summer, Southern Hemisphere ladies? I am! It’s the only season where I don’t feel like a teenager wearing neon, although I draw the line at neon all over. Neon nails, though, are a great way of getting into the mood without making me feel too Malibu Stacy. One of the neon ranges coming out soon is …

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Oily oily oily, oi oi oi!

Even though I have an oily T-zone, I love using oils on my face. At the beginning I wasn’t quite so enthusiastic, but now they’re often my only moisturiser during the day. Here’s a review of some of the oils I’ve been testing out on my face lately: Rose-Hip Vital Rosehip Oil (RRP $19.95 for 30 mL and $29.99 for …

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Born Pretty to-02 plate review

I recently received this plate to-02 from the online nail supply store Born Pretty in the mail. I’m not usually a fan of small designs, but a few of these are really cute! I’ve circled the designs I used: I used ulta3 Black Satin to stamp the designs on ulta3 Earl Grey. Forgive my dodgy stamping: Unfortunately a few of …

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