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Pretty Serious Naileontology Collection 2

21 November 201817 July 2015

After the gorgeous first Naileontology collection from Pretty Serious, I was totally revved up for collection number 2, which I have here today! Again, there’s the fun game of trying to work out which vintage polishes inspired these shades. Unfortunately this time I was pretty rubbish at guessing…

Blood of Knossos is my favourite. It’s a rich, metallic olive green that reminds me of L’Oreal Majestic Green, one of my fave L’Oreal shades ever, but darker. There are a lot of colours that are in this colour family, so it’s hard to guess what the exact inspiration is, so I’m just going to say Revlon Streetwear Toad and leave it at that.

Pretty Serious Naileontology Collection Swatches

21 November 20183 March 2015

The latest Pretty Serious collection Naileontology is smaller than usual, but that’s because it’s an ongoing collection which will feature new polishes over the coming months. If you’ve read founder Kaz’s blog Pretty Random, you’ll know that she’s a massive vintage polish fan. The Naileontology collection contains polishes inspired by discontinued classics – I think I know which polishes these are based on, but I’m not enough of a vintage polish nerd to be entirely confident so I’ll keep my dodgy novice opinions to myself!

All three polishes released so far have sophisticated work-safe finishes which is totally my jam right now. Here are the swatches…

Eye of Copernicus is an inky navy blue jelly with silver microglitter. It was the polish I thought would be the most boring, but I think it’s my favourite – jelly-based microglitters always suck me in big time, and I am so in love with navy blue right now. I love how the glitters aren’t entirely covered up by subsequent layers – instead, you end up with glitters peeking through to various degrees, giving a gorgeous depthy night sky effect. And of course I love the nerdy name!

My piCture pOlish collaboration shade: Ultra Violence by Lab Muffin

24 November 201425 November 2013

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: …

Mckfresh – The Sunnydale Collection swatches and review

17 January 201517 September 2013

Australian indie polish brand Mckfresh Nail Attire is releasing a new collection this Thursday, the Sunnydale collection. Yes, it’s Buffy themed! There are 7 polishes in the collection, named after the main characters, and I have to say, I’m in love with the whole collection! They’re all deep, rich, complex colours with interesting particles, and frankly, they’re downright sexy. Are …

OPI San Francisco swatches and comparisons, Pt 3: Shimmers

17 January 201524 June 2013

Now for the final part in my San Francisco swatch series – the much-anticipated shimmers! (If you missed it, here are the San Francisco cremes and liquid sands.) Muir Muir on the Wall is my favourite shimmer from this collection – it’s a maroon to green-bronze duochrome. The duochrome isn’t as breathtaking as, say, Ozotics, Nubars or even Peace & …

Duri does colours??? Swatches and review

3 October 201520 May 2013

I’ve always known Duri for their Rejuvacote (every Aussie chick from Lacquerheads of Oz uses it, I swear), but it turns out that they have some gorgeous polishes as well! I was recently sent some of them to review from Pink Tiger, Australia’s exclusive Duri distributor. Summer in the City is my favourite of the four – it’s a pale …

Ozotic Scatter Chrome 914 – Swatch and Review

17 January 201528 October 2012

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 …

Orly Feel the Vibe Neon collection – swatches and review

17 January 201526 October 2012

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 …