SOPI Happy Earth Day to Me!

I've got an oddball for you today, Sephora by OPI's Happy Earth Day to Me! Earth Day is a yellow toned brown with a green-golden shimmer. A very earthy colour indeed. This is two coats shown here. The formula is very nice on this one, not too runny and easy to control.

Zoya Godiva Pixie Dust

Today I have Zoya's Godiva to show you! I really love this one for when I need a mani to last  good few days and to show barely any wear. It doesn't look very sparkly here, but it is in real life! I love how I can forget I'm wearing it, yet get enjoyment from wearing it.

Godiva is a part of Zoya's Pixie Dust range. They're much like the Liquid Sands and textured polishes other companies are releasing. Two coats are worn in these pictures.

Link Roundup

- Godiva can be bought here (New Zealand)

Glitter Gal Nude Holo

 Here is Glitter Gal's Nude in all her glory. Yes I probably did take too many photos! 

 Three smooth effortless coats. I forgot how gorgeous the Glitter Gal holo formula is!

 This last pic was taken with the flash on, so you get to see a few more sparkles!

Link roundup

- You can purchase Nude here!

- Review of Glitter Gal Copper

- Glitter Gal Not Another Red

Nail Art: Retro Flowers!

I was in a bout of procrastination as well as feeling the need to try some untrieds. All three used in this mani were untrieds! Zoya Sooki, Zoya Arizona and Sephora by OPI Hi-def.

Firstly you need to paint down your base colour, I used Hi-def for this. Then I used Sooki with my dotting tool to create the outline of petals around the nails. Lastly I used Arizona for the centre of the flowers. I really loved how all of these colours looks so well together. Like they're all from the same family tree!

Link roundup

- You can purchase Arizona here

- And Sooki here!

Star Kin Whale Farts - revisited!

Seeing as I was very new to polishes like this last time I played with Whale Farts, I thought I'd brush up on my skills and have another go! I've still got a way to go yet but I (and the 2yr olds) loved this one :D

I'm not sure why I haven't worn Whale Farts on it's own yet? Here is Farts over two coats of OPI Roadhouse Blues, a navy creme.

So I found out that if I swirl the brush around then pull it out, there should be quite a few big circles on there. So I grab my dotting tool, pick a circle and then place it on my nail. This is much easier than my old technique of just painting layers and layers on hoping for one to fall out lol! Next time I will pain Whale Farts on her own :D 

 Link Roundup!

- You can purchase Whale Farts from here

- This is the first Whale Farts Post

- Check out another Star Kin, Love Cookies & Cream

piCture pOlish Marine Comparisons: Essie, Zoya

This is a comparison post for piCture pOlish Marine. Similar polishes shown here are Where's My Chauffeur, Naughty Nautical, and Wednesday.

Pictured above is two coats each of Zoya Wednesday, Essie Where's My Chauffeur, Essie Naughty Nautical, and piCture pOlish Marine.

Marine is a lot bluer than Nautical and Wednesday, where as Chauffeur is in the same line of teal but a few shades lighter. Nautical also has a faint shimmer. Wednesday is a lot dustier looking than the other shades.

Link roundup:

- Purchase Marine from piCture pOlish
- 2013 Blog Fest nail art featuring Marine

piCture pOlish Marine

Today I have piCture pOlish Marine to share with you. Marine is a gorgeous bright teal creme with a formula to die for. Shown here is two coats. You can get away with one, but I usually always do a second to fill in gaps I may have missed. I will shortly share a comparison post of Marine so you can see how it varies from different shades of polish.

Link roundup:

- Purchase Marine from piCture pOlish

- Blog Fest 2013 nail art feat. Marine