**Make sure you’ve entered my 2nd Anniversary Giveaway – closes in two days!** Here’s yet another new (to me, anyway) Aussie indie brand – Miss Ashleigh. Miss Ashleigh is run by a lovely chick called Ashleigh (surrrprise!), and they specialise in lovely workhorse cremes and shimmers, though in recent collections there have been some stunning glitters and thermals as well. …
The end of my project pan is slowly coming into sight! Here are my latest empties: 51. Garnier Clean Sensitive 2-in-1 Gentle Makeup Remover – This is my favorite 2-phase makeup remover. It gets rid of waterproof makeup without leaving behind an uncomfortable greasy residue. The bottle is also great, with a secure flip-top lid and a perfectly sized dispensing …
I really liked the two polishes I’ve already swatched from OPI’s upcoming Gwen Stefani collection, but the polish I was really hanging out for was Push and Shove. There was a lot of mystery surrounding this one – the samples all had a blank nail for this shade, and they had an agonising slow reveal for the bottle shots. So …
Celestial Cosmetics / Color4Nails High Garden The nerdy nail girls out there have probably already bagged themselves a few thermal polishes, which are super popular with indie polish makers at the moment. These cool polishes change colour in response to heat and cold. I’ve swatched a few in the past and occupied myself for a few too many hours with …
There are a lot of options for cuticle balms, so how do you decide which one you should get? First off, is balm what you need? Whether you should use a hand lotion or a cuticle balm comes down to both what’s wrong with your skin, and personal preference. If your cuticles are flaky and white, chances are your skin …
I’ve never been a mainstream pop fan, so I’ve been lukewarm about the choices for OPI’s music collaborations so far (Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and of course good ol’ concerned-selfie-face Biebs). But I’m a No Doubt fan from way back, so I was very excited when OPI announced that they were releasing a Gwen Stefani collection! In True …
It’s December already! As I mentioned in my gift guide a few days ago, OPI has a new collection out for Christmas, which includes a new gold leaf top coat, like The Man With the Golden Gun from last Christmas’s Bond collection. Here’s Pure 18K White Gold and Silver Top Coat, over Zoya Monica. It’s funny that it’s called “Pure”, …
I’ve been keeping this secret for ages now, so I’m crazy excited to be able to reveal it now – I was chosen for a piCture pOlish collaboration shade all the way back in July 2012, right after Blog Fest! My shade has been in the works for months, and today I finally get to show you swatches. Behold: …