Lemons are just great – and while I’m at it, so are limes! 😀 What drew me to Life Gave Me Lemons is that this nail polish shade is in-between a lemon yellow and a light lime green. Perfect for summer and for perking up your mood 🙂 I was worried that this shade would be very translucent, and while it’s somewhat sheer, it’s very easily build able, so you don’t need a white base coat. Two coats is nice, not to over the top birght so somewhat subtle, while three coats will give

With summer in full swing, I couldn’t resist purchasing this cool toned coral nail polish. I believe that this colour was released with OPI’s Coca Cola Summer collection a little white ago. It applies on the nail beautifully, isn’t streaky and is richly opaque! I of course used my trusty Sally Hansen top coat, to finish off my DIY manicure (Mega Shine top coat). What do you think of this creamy pink-coral? 🙂 I bought mine from ebay (here) for only $7.50 US, plus $6.00 shippi

I’ve noticed that bright purple nail polishes are difficult to do. Even though I love the L’Oreal Colour Riche Le Vernis nail polishes, even their purple (Atomic Purple #829) nail polish was not crash hot. When I saw OPI’s neon collection (for summer 2014), I thought the nail polishes looked seriously fun! I originally just wanted to buy the shade Life Gave Me Lemons (a citrus colour somewhere in-between a lime and lemon lol) but then I gave in and bought the purple shade and

Morning beauty bees! I am not one for nail art. I just don’t have the patience and time to get it right and I think that if it’s messy it can just look bad. I saw in Avon’s last brochure that they had a nail art tool selling for only $2, so I picked it up just to see if I could work with it doing some very simple designs. It’s actually pretty great and for my first ‘design’ I went with a simple black dot (told you I was starting simple lol). Above: There’s a brush on one end

Happy 1st of October beauties! The sun is shining in Sydney, so I was able to take some photos outside for you 🙂 I bought a new nail polish last week because when I saw this coral in store I couldn’t resist! This colour is called Kook A Mango #560. I really like the nail polish formula of Sally Hansen’s Complete Manicure range and I wasn’t let down by this particular polish 🙂 How great is the name of this colour? So kooky! It’s a gorgeous creamy and saturated colour – two c

Hi beauties! Today I have the quintessential spring time nail look to show you 🙂 I have only one Nars nail polish in my collection and it’s a creamy light pink (not quite pastel, a touch darker) called Trouville, which is a quaint little French coastal town (Google told me that lol). The pink can be a little sheer, so two coats is a must. On some nails where I had been a little messy (painting your nails in a rush never ends well lol) I painted on three coats in order to eve

I finally tried my first ever Zoya nail polish! I picked quite a different formula and finish to begin with – one of their nail polishes from their Pixie Dust range. I picked this particular polish because it just looked so damn shiny in all the photos I saw of it! I have a weakness for shiny things you see… I was drawn to this particular colour (Tomoko) more than the others, as the silvery pale gold flecks seem less harsh than the other colours available. I was a little worr

I’ve blogged many times about these nail polishes because their formula is just magnifique! They are a gel hybrid nail polish and they last on the nails a full week, no questions asked. The first coat you paint on may be sheer and a little uneven – but this creates that gel base for the nail bed so that when you paint on a second coat, the colour is opaque and vibrant! I love that these nail polishes come in ‘mini’ sizes (5ml) meaning that they are cheaper and you can collect

Sorry I’ve been a touch quiet these last couple of days beauties, but my headaches were terrorising me again and I was just to spaced out to put words together (though I bet that would have been an interesting post ha!). The last couple of days have felt like I was somewhere out at sea so this nail polish is quite fitting in some odd way 😛 Luckily, Motion of the Ocean is also a gorgeous shade 🙂 I picked up a set of polishes from Sea Siren Cosmetics a little while ago and th

Today I present to you the ‘other half’ of my STRANGEBEAUTIFUL nail duo – Knoll. Bandaids a bit pissed off, but what can you expect! Knoll is not a timid red – she is a bold, fiery, tomato red. And I’m happy to say that this colour lasts sooo much better on the nails compared to Bandaid! I love Bandaid as a rosey nude shade, but the formula just chipped way to quickly (I had to remove it after 3-4 days as it had started to chip insanely – my fingertips did not look attractive

I received this interesting nail duo in my Violet Box last month and the brand really intrigued me! They are a little brand from the US called STRANGEBEAUTIFUL, inspired by design and saturated colours which step outside the box in regards to ‘standard nail trends’. They want their colour library to be vibrant, eclectic, provocative and ornamental. I really appreciate this fresh take on nail colours. Their nail polishes are also ‘3 free’, as in free of  Formaldehyde, Toluene,

While ‘exploring’ the whole Essie range, I knew I wanted to try another one of their glitter nail polishes (which they call their Luxeffects range). I picked up Set In Stones – a silver glitter and a regular cream nail polish in Borrowed & Blue, as I thought they would be fun to pair together. The tones and colours remind me of winter snow 🙂 While it doesn’t snow in Sydney, it has been extra cold recently, so I think this pairing is nice and fitting 🙂 Plus it reminds me of

All top coats claim to do marvellous things, however what I look for specifically is a top coat which dries my nail polish super quickly, protects my nail polish from ‘dents’ and sheet marks (you will know what i’m talking about if you paint your nails a few hours before bed, only to awake the next morning with lines all over your polish!) and keeps my nail polish on my nails for longer (no chips please!). I always used and loved the Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat, but last

I love discovering new little niche brands, especially when they are local and Australian 🙂 I think I stumbled upon Sea Siren Cosmetics by ‘accident’ when I spotted a picture of them on FB. I was drawn to their round nail polish bottles (which to me look like bubbles!). This local Sydney brand specialises in nail products, specifically nail polishes. So you know me with my ‘habit’ – I had to get a few colours 🙂 For a ‘little brand’ they have a surprisingly large colour rang

It’s grey and rainy this weekend but I thought I would brighten up my day by using some strategic sparkle 😉 I have two more L’Oreal Colour Riche Le Vernis shades to show you today – shade no. 842 Sequin Explosion and no. 607 Rue Montmarte. I’m loving Sequin Explosion because it not only has some fine glitter sparkle but also some larger glitter sequins, so it makes the finish look more multidimensional. I think Sequin Explosion would look great on it’s own when painted on us

I felt like going for a classic ‘nail look’ today and luckily on hand I had a new nail polish – OPI’s Road House Blues <3 It’s a gorgeous navy blue – opaque, shiny and intense in colour. I’ve had a longing to travel recently, but as I can’t go anywhere anytime soon this nail polish will have to do! It’s name reminds me of good ol’ country music! I would so go on a musical road trip in the States! *sigh I’ll keep dreaming on… *Update* This nail polish goes on quite thickly – i

I hope you beauties are having a lovely Easter break so far 🙂 A 4 day long weekend??? Yes please! I have just a short and quick post for you today – a nails of the day snapshot 🙂 As you may have guessed, it’s another L’Oreal Colour Riche Le Vernis shade but this time in a new smokin’ orange! This colour is called Lush Tangerine (no. 303) and it really is lush. It’s vibrant and juicy without being fluro. If you need a shade to brighten up your day or to shake up your routine

I am most definitely going to need to go on a self-imposed nail polish buying ban VERY soon! I don’t even want to count all the nail polishes that I have bought over the last 2 to 3 weeks… But before this buying ban takes place, I do have some new colours for you to check out 🙂 I know that orange is very trendy at the moment (it seems to come around every summer but in slightly different tones). I’ve been loving orange tones not because its warm and balmy in Sydney (because

I’m not a nail art kind of girl. I’m waaay to impatient and if it’s not done neatly, I think it can look tacky. I also don’t quite understand those nail stick on pattern thingos (I imagine they don’t last very long on the nail). So for me, the easiest way to cheat myself a ‘complex’ and interesting nail pattern – for when I feel like shaking things up – is glitter or confetti nail polish. I think that as long as you pick glitter or confetti polishes, which have the right colo

Sorry beauty bees – this post was meant to go up on Sunday, but we were experiencing some technical difficulties here in the hive hood! It gave me some time to take a better picture for you anyway, so it worked out well! But without further ado, today in the nails of the day series I present to you another L’Oreal Colour Riche Le Vernis nail polish – shade no. 829 Atomic Purple! It’s an amazing colour! But… with great regret I have to inform you that it is a really difficult