Archive for July 2012

I thought I could give marble nails another go.

This time I did two feature nails on each hand.

I definitely think my left hand is better!

Natural Base Colour: Revlon Grey Suede

Red Marbled: Revlon Raven Red

I wanted to try something bright today!

So yellow with Orange and Pink spots it is!

(sorry about the not quite straight/even spots - I'm still learning)

Yellow: Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Orange spots: OPI A Roll in the Hague

Pink spots: Kleancolour Neon Pink

So as you remember I recently got a lot of new nail polish.
I am finally testing some of the new colours out.

Super bright Green and Orangey Fluro!

these are Miki Unnamed nail polishes.

They are actually a really nice smooth formula and quite an opaque colour and reasonably priced!

Miki Green (2 coats)

Miki Orange (3 coats)

I then decided to spice the manicure up (and try out my new shatters)

To be honest I don't really love this look on my nails (well especially not for work!)

but the black over the bright colours was rather effective and had a very punk-rocker grunge look.

OPI Black Shatter

OPI Silver Shatter

Today I asked MyLove what colours I should use, and he suggested two green tones.

So Gradient nails here I come.

I used my usual technique of painting a bright green base coat, and using an eye-shadow sponge to dab on dark green polish.

Bright Green: Miki neon green

Dark Green: Australis Here today gone tomorrow

Top coat: Sally Hansen Mega shine

So I decided to put on my Frankie nail polish again,

because I felt like something understated and different,

and I love it!

It's so fantastic! It actually dries matte which gives it a really unique finish and I added a little bit more purple glitter so it has a cute subtle shine to it.

This is the matte look (without top-coat)

This is with two layers of top-coat

And this was my Manicure for the day

Cute or what!?

Colour: Frankie My personal Franken (2 coats)

Glitter: Kleancolour Diamond Purple (1 coat on top of Frankie)

Top-Coat: Sally Hansen Mega Shine (2 coats - the shine sunk into the frankie colour a bit)

So again I felt like another simple manicure.

I also bought two new glitter polishes recently which I've been wanting to try.

I decided to do a sort of Ombre glitter look (with two feature nails)

I'm not so sure I like the look - I think I'll stick with one glitter per manicure.

Index: Kleancolour Diamond Purple (2 coats)

Middle: Kleancolour Diamond Purple (2 coats)

Ring: Kleancolour Diamond Purple (1 coat) and Kleancolour Chunky Holo Poppy (1 coat)

Pinky: Kleancolour Chunky Holo Poppy (2 coats)

Base Colour: Revlon Electric Pink (3 thin coats)

Wearing my new Peplum top today.

I paired it with a cute pencil skirt and cardi for work.

and transformed it into cocktail hour appropriate by hitching up the skirt a little, removing the tights and adding some heels.

check out the photos and let me know what you think?

Day wear

To Night Wear

Top: Glassons peplum top

Cardigan: Max blue and green stripes

Skirt: Portmans Purple tube skirt

Tights: Black Opaque

Shoes: Number One Shoe Warehouse Gold and Sequin heels

Necklace: Unknown long pearls and chain

Watch: Guess

I tried a new manicure today.

and it took a long time.

I did a gradient rainbow!

do you like it?

First I painted my nails white (to make sure the colours were really vibrant!)

I then used an eye-shadow sponge to dab the colours on to my nails.

I began with yellow (because it was the lightest) and worked up and down from there

after all my dabbing efforts my nails looked like this.

I then used nail polish remove on a cotton bud to remove polish off my fingers.

I did try using a lighter and darker blue (but they didn't show up well) so ended up just using one blue.

Red: Revlon Revlon Red

Orange: OPI A Roll in the Hague

Yellow: Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Green: L.A. Colours Quirky Turquoise

Blue: Revlon Mint Fizz

Purple: Revlon Plum Seduction

The week is getting to a close...
But don't worry - I haven't run out of outfits yet!

Dress: Max Tweed fitted dress (with leather look waist band)

Cardigan: Glassons Red Striped

Merino long sleeve underneath: Glassons

tights from England

Shoes: Hannahs

Necklace: a gift from MyLove

You may remember Sunday I had a Red Sticks and Stones manicure.

well today instead of doing something completely new, and wasting a perfectly good manicure I decided to just re-vamp it a little.

I removed my slightly chipped index and thumb polish and

created two new feature nails (which actually show up sticks and stones better than I thought)

What do you think of my "new" manicure?

Red: Sally Hansen Red Carpet (2 coats)

Silver: Revlon Pure Pearl (3 coats)

Top: Cover Brand Lacquers Sticks and Stones (dabbed on)

So I actually have quite a few new nail polishes I need to use.

yay!

I bought the bright pink of the left last week (after using a similar pink at a friends house)

The pink next to it my mother bought back from England

The Revlon and OPI were on an epic sale at the warehouse (and who was I to say no?)

and the MIKI on the right were gifted to me from MyLove's mother (as I've been wanting some brights for ages)

Left: OPI Silver Shatter

Right: OPI Black Shatter

Left: Revlon Powder Puff

Middle: Revlon Catty

Right: Revlon Midnight Haze

(Unnamed colours - I will name them myself)

Left: MIKI Bright Coral

Right: MIKI Bright Lime

Left: Kleancolour Neon Pink

Right: Ciate Jelly Bean

Hopefully soon you'll be seeing some posts using these colours.

For now I'm reducing my nail painting per week as I don't have as much time

(due to end of uni holidays - and start of real work)

I was feeling pretty nautical.

and also very pretty.

Sorry about the poor exposure I took this after work

(as my photographer was still in bed when I left)

Jacket: Max Scallop jacket

Top: K-Mart cowl neck striped 3/4 sleeve

Skirt: Max Navy blue pencil skirt

Tights: Marks and Spencers (England)

Shoes: Hannah's

Watch: Guess

today I felt like doing something simple but that looked really cool.

Here we have it.

Red: Sally Hansen Red Carpet

Top Coat: Cover Brand Lacquers Sticks and Stones

First day of work, First day of work.

(Saying this always remind me of Finding Nemo when he's all "first day of school, first day of school")

After all your helpful feedback I decided to wear my new dress with a bright (yet not too corporate) cardigan.

I wanted to arrive looking like I made an effort, but I didn't want to be too over the top

(I decided I'd keep the fully corporate wear to a minimum until I'd sussed out the work-clothing-expectations)

Dress: Portmans

Cardigan: Glassons

Shoes: Hannah's wedges

Necklace: Diva/Equip (I can never remember the difference)

Watch: Guess

black tights

I mentioned a shopping trip the other day.

This is another new jacket

super cute and chic for such an easy low effort outfit.

you must invest in a good jacket (or two) they're so easy to grab and throw on on the way out, and then definitely add a

I-look-good-and-like-I-made-an-effort-even-when-I-didn't-really vibe.

Do you like my new jacket?

Jacket: Max Navy Scalloped edge

Top: Glassons Long Sleeve Striped (Navy/white)

Jeans: Max Dark Denim straight leg (not quite skinny)

Shoes: Hannahs Gold and Red flats.

Necklace: Gifted from MyLove's mother

Watch: Guess

Today wasn't quite a good as last time,

But I still quite like them.

I've had a few people asking how to do marble nails.

So stay tuned for a tutorial!

So apparently everyone is hitting up

the Peplum trend.

The free dictionary says:

pep·lum (p

n. pl. pep·lums

1. A short overskirt or ruffle attached at the waistline of a jacket, blouse, or dress.

2. See peplos.

[Latin, robe of state, from Greek peplon, neuter of peplos, peplos.]

while Peplos is:

pep·los (p

s, -l

) also pep·lus (-l

n. pl. pep·los·es also pep·lus·es

A loose outer robe worn by women in ancient Greece. Also called peplum.

[Greek.]

I thought this was rather interesting.

Well being the shop-a-holic I am, I had to get my hands on a Peplum top and try the style out for myself.

and I think it actually really suits me.

It comes it very nicely at the waist (my smallest part) and flares over my stomach (my largest part)

Definitely an investment for any hourglass woman!

this one is from Glassons

As you all may know I start my new placement/intern-ship/work experience on Monday,

and I'm still in deciding what to wear mode.

Yesterday I went shopping with some friends (again)

I went to show them a dress I love at Portmans and that is when I saw the

further 30% off sign

I went in, tried on the dress again, and still loved it.

So I bought it.

This is the dress, super cute peplum-ish waist, and super comfy jersey knit type fabric.

Thinking about wearing it to work on Monday...

thoughts?

Shoes are Hush Puppies

Guess Watch

Today I am going Ice Skating with MyLove and his sisters.

I decided to do an Icy manicure in tribute to this - however, I have no pale blue.

so being a quick thinking person I decided to whip one up!

I mixed Mabeline Marshmallow (silvery)

Australis Sky's the Limit

and

Revlon Colada Fizz

but this colour ended up being far too sheer

so I added

Sally Hansen Naturel White

and more Australis Sky's the limit

and created this beautiful number.

I name her Cinderella

I didn't want a super plain manicure so decide to spice it up a little with some dots.

(this picture is without topcoat)

Pale Blue: My Franken Cinderella

Dark Blue: Australis Sky's the limit

White (dots): Sally Hansen Naturel White

Finally to finish the look off I added a sparkly top coat in the form of Revlon Colada Fizz

So I'm not superstitious or anything,

but I decided since today is Friday 13th (Black Friday) I may as well embrace it!

I'm not sure if you can see, but this is a spotty manicure

Base Coat: OPI Nail Envy (2 coats because I like to have a thick base when I use dark colours)

Black: Australis Blackmail (2 coats)

Matte/Matte dots: Elf Matte top coat

Shiny/Shiny dots: Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat

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