OPI Meet Me On The Star Ferry

Star Ferry was the Hong Kong OPI that I got that I liked the least. I just didn't really like the tone of colour and finish.

I don't think I like foils all that much as I seem to give most of those away. This is just two coats here.

Formula was nice 'n easy. Nothing I would like to change about it. I am still really surprised at how consistent OPI was formula wise with this collection.

I'm not too sure what else to say about Star Ferry really, I gave this one to my mum and she loves it. It looks amazing against her slightly darker/more pink toned skin.

China Glaze For Audrey

I waited so long to get For Audrey, I don't really know what was stopping me. Glad I chose to get it though :)

This is China glaze's ever so popular For Audrey. It is supposed to be a similar blue to Tiffanys. I compared it to Essie Greenport and BYS Kung Fu Blue, Greenport is a couple of shades darker, but pretty much the same base colour and Kung Fu is a lot lighter, possibly a little bit more minty than Audrey.

For Audrey can look more blue or green depending on your skin tones. I am quite pleased that it turned out more on the blue side for me as Greenport wasn't really my thing.

I used just two coats here. Love the formula. China Glaze did well on this shade :D

Chinese New Year Half-Moon Manicure

There was a lantern festival to celebrate Chinese New Year so I thought I would do a mani that involved red and gold.

I had just received Bling Dynasty at the time so I thought that was a perfect gold to use. Also Ruby Pumps is my only red so I really had no choice lol.

This is my first attempt at the half-moon thing ok, don't be too harsh.

I was quite happy with how it turned out. Not as much of a disaster as I thought it would be :)

China Glaze Glam & Solar Flare

These are the first two polishes I have gotten from China Glazes glitter specialty collection, or what ever they call it.

Glam the pink one and Solar Flare the gold one.

In the photos I have done one nail with one sparse coat and the other with two coats for each polish.

These polishes can get thick quickly or may be thick when you get them. That's ok you just have to dab a lot of the polish off before applying if you only want a little glitter, otherwise they are perfectly fine.

I found that these polishes dried very quickly and look amazing shiny or matte.

Glam has a big sister called Doll House which is exactly like Solar Flare, just the colour of Glam. And of course Solar Flare has a little brother called Treasure Chest which is exactly like Glam only gold.

Glam has very similar glitter to what is found in Spellbound and Fortune teller. It just lacks the very small glitter. I still love it to pieces though.

Solar Flare is big chunky hex gold glitter. As big as the glitter is I have worn it maybe 3 or 4 times since getting it. I just can't get enough of it.

What do you think of these polishes? Do you prefer them jam packed or a little more sparse?

OPI Jade Is The New Black

I was so excited to see the Hong Kong stand just after it was set up. But when I went in for a closer look I was actually pretty disappointed. I held my finger under all of the shades on the display with the colours, and I didn't like any.

However we went into another store who had also had just set them up and they had a 3 for 2 deal on OPI products. So I had another look and Jade is The New Black was one of the few that stood out to me.

I have nothing like it. I like the dusty quality to it. The first time I wore it was with a new Peach cardi and I just fell in love with it. I thought I would have hated Jade, but no... quite the opposite. Usually I spring for the more minty greens.

The formula in this one is just so easy and crazy good. I haven't had a formula consistency like this from OPI in a LONG time. As I said with Bling Dynasty, this formula was consistent with all of the shades I got from the Hong Kong collection.

Skin MD Natural - Face, Hand & Body Shielding Lotion

This moisturiser was sent to me to review, so here it is!

WHAT IT SAYS ON THE BOTTLE:
"Exceptionally enhances your skin's hydrating and protective abilities."
"Far more effective than conventional moisturizers"
"Promptly absorbs, transforming the outer layer of skin into a hydrating invisible shield"
"Finest natural ingredients together in a quantum advance in skin hydration"
"Regeneration is fully realized within a few days"

Did you understand any of that? It reminds me of when I was at school on the computers having to type up a word document; and to make it not so repetitive I right clicked a lot of the words and changed them to a synonym so all my words wouldn't be the same.

ON THE FACE:
I used it firstly on my face because I find a lot of moisturisers are way too thick or sunblocky feeling for it to be comfortable. This Skin MD Natural stuff is very thin so it felt great on my face.

However when it came to applying liquid make-up, I could see brushstrokes all over my face. This usually never happens. However powder foundation seemed to work ok.

I didn't see any change regarding my acne scars or dry flaky pieces of skin.

ON THE BODY:
I used it pretty much only on my legs. My legs are very dry. It went on lightly and lasted the whole day. I didn't really notice a change in my legs and their dryness.

ON THE HANDS:
On the hands it reminds me of something my friend brought to school one day, it was supposed to be like a silicon covering for your hands to stop germs getting on them I guess but it was in cream form.

It gave a nice soft touch. Very silky.

OVERALL:
In all honesty it just felt like it gave me a thin soft coat on my skin. No way was it moisturising. There were no changes in my skin. Just a thin silky coating. But really, why would I want that?

I almost find it more irritating when I apply this on my hands as it feels like my hands and cuticles are super dry but they feel very soft. I think my hands are confused lol.

I usually dislike hand-creams as my hands tend to sweat a lot and it just irritates me to have that feeling of the sweat feeling trapped in a way with the hand-cream.

My boyfriend also trialed it. His skin is quite the opposite to me as my face is oily and his very dry. He liked how it made his face soft but thats about all it did. He also started to get a couple of spots and he rarely gets any.

I am sorry Skin MD Natural, but I do not recommend this product.

I'm not sure if you can tell in my photos but the 1st is supposed to be with out the cream, the second showing you what it looks like and then the 3rd with it rubbed in.

OPI Bling Dynasty

I would like to show you perhaps one of my absolute favourites from OPI's recent collection, Hong Kong.

Bling Dynasty.

What I love about it how incredibly reflective it is in the sun light. It is also a different kind of gold, a more... rustic, antique looking gold. And since my parents collect a lot of antiquey items, this colour gives me nice memories.

Also I loved the Chinese movie 'Curse Of The Golden Flower', Bling Dynasty definitely reminds me of the gorgeous golds they used. I also love their extravagant outfits and headpieces. Stunning.

This was only two coats here. I found the Hong Kong collection gave incredible coverage and all needed only two coats. Well, of the colours I got anyway :) They will be here shortly!

I think I may do Bling Dynasty as my next mani~!