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OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand Swatches and Review

November 26, 2012 By Michelle 36 Comments

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…

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Filed Under: Nails, Review, Swatch Tagged With: blue, glitter, matte, nails, OPI, purple, red, review, swatch

Artsy Wednesday: Matte and Glossy

August 1, 2012 By Michelle 20 Comments

Artsy Wednesday: Matte and Glossy

Today’s Artsy Wednesday theme is Matte and Glossy Combined. This is what I did: The base is Ciate Paparazzi, another English polish that ilexica sent me. On its own it’s a deliciously vampy blood red translucent creme that looks like a blood bag, but when I matted it with Rimmel Lycra Pro Mattifying Topcoat, it…

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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails Tagged With: Artsy Wednesday, Ciate, matte, red, Rimmel, stamping

NOTD: Models Own Indian Ocean, plus stamping and matte

July 22, 2012 By Michelle 26 Comments

NOTD: Models Own Indian Ocean, plus stamping and matte

I’ve been on a Low Buy July – I was going to do a No Buy July, but failed spectacularly when I bumped into Revlon Grape Fizz on sale at Myer on July 1st. Glass flecked grape scented nails? Sign me up please! Other than that, I’ve been doing quite well. So far I’ve only…

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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails Tagged With: blue, duochrome, matte, Models Own, nail art, nail mail, nails, Rimmel, shimmer, stamping, ulta3

Artsy Wednesday: Newsprint Nails

May 16, 2012 By Michelle 35 Comments

Artsy Wednesday: Newsprint Nails

This is a new technique I’ve never tried before, and it turned out a lot easier than I expected! All you need to do is let your background colour dry thoroughly, then dip your nails in alcohol (vodka, rubbing alcohol, methylated spirits etc.) so there’s a thin alcohol layer on top. Then you quickly press…

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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails Tagged With: Artsy Wednesday, gradient, matte, nail art, nails, Rimmel, ulta3

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Hi! I'm Michelle, chemistry PhD and science educator, and I'm here to help you figure out which beauty products are worth buying, and which ones aren't using science!

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