Brunette Beauty

Packaging: The bottles are the same as a full sized OPI polish. Smell/Taste: Nail polish. Colour: I Manicure For Beads - mid tone purple creme. Rich Girls & Po Boys - china blue creme. Available in 12 shades. Formula/ Texture: These shades are perfect for a pop of colour during winter in some creme shades. They may be dupeable to someone with a larger collection but they're all unique to me. I've found both needing only 2 layers but I could get away with one if I had more steady application.  Other then this, they all perform the same consistency and wear wise as a permanent full sized nail polish from OPI. I can get 4-5 days of wear using a base and top coat. I love these colours, they're bold but not screaming in your face for attention. Available: Only for a limited time from Myer Stores, myer.com.au for $20 30ml/1fl.oz.

  Packaging: The mini's come in their own branded cardboard box. The bottles are the same as a full sized OPI polish just scaled down. Smell/Taste: Nail polish. Colour: It's In The Clouds - soft white with a hint of beige that makes it slightly warm. Stop I'm Blushing - muted baby pink. It's A Boy - soft baby blue. This Cost Me A Mint - soft mint. Available in 6 shades. Formula/ Texture: These shades are perfect for a pop of soft colour during winter in brighter shades. They may be dupeable to someone with a larger collection but they're all unique to me. I've found In The Clouds and It's A Boy to be the most sheer requiring 3-4 layers for even and full opaqueness. Other then this, they all perform the same consistency and wear wise as a permanent full sized nail polish from OPI. I can get 4-5 days of wear using a base and top coat. I love this mini packs as they're tasters for the collection and you get the shade you...

This colour is a bright pink with blue undertones. It has more blue undertones to OPI Pink Flamenco. It is a flat colour with no shimmer or glitter. It is opaque in two coats. Oh how I am obsessed with this colour! It is my first Essie polish and very new to my collection. It is more of that neon bright pink that I was trying to find. This has been on my fingers for the past month and just recently popped onto my toes. This is me in a bottle. I defiantly feel it's a summer colour but I'd love to have this brightness in my life during the dull skies of winter. In this picture I am wearing it with an accent nail consisting on two coats of OPI's Bubble Bath and two coats of OPI's Teenage Dream. Very girly but I love how this all screams fun and me!!

It's getting to that time of the year when things are starting to heat up and this really excites me.  Without fail I have a small selection of nails colours that I have on rotation throughout the warmer months that I love wearing (plus all year round). So as a new post, I thought I'd show you some of  my  favourite picks for the Spring/ Summer seasons. L-R: OPI Bubble Bath, Your Such A Budapest, Dating A Royal,  Pink Flamenco I don't know about you but I love bright colours during summer, playing off the heat and excitement that comes with the months. So a vivid pink like OPI's Pink Flamenco shown here is a fun, girly way to add some colour. I also love a tomato red or even an orange red colour but I finished up those bottles last year, so a fresh new one will have to be purchased soon. Now not all summer colour shave to be girly. Another bright colour is a citrus colour like yellow or orange. I have these colours that I'll be cracking out of the f...

This is a baby purple colour. It is a flat colour with no shimmer or glitter. Only two coats are needed. In this picture I have it as an accent nail on my ring finger with OPI's Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection over the top. I really like this colour, can't believe it took me so long to get it. It's a feline colour without being a typical pink. It's also perfect for spring/ summer.

This is a rich royal blue colour. It is flat with no shimmer or glitter to it. It is opaque in one coat but two verifies this. In the picture I have it teamed with a metallic silver on my ring finger as an accent nail. I love the blue depth to this. I'm not a fan of sky or baby blue colours, but the deeper, more richer colours are to my liking. I love wearing this all year round, more so on my toes. On my fingers it's a more edgier vibe yet still classic.

This is a deep true red colour. Depending on the light it almost borders on a mauve but it's not. It is a flat colour with no shimmer or sparkles to it. It is opaque in one coat. This is a fairly new colour to my collection. So it's not the first colour I wanted to have or picked up. I was intrigued by the depth of it. It's that classic red shade but deeper, something you'd pull out in winter to wear.

I heard this is the bees knees in the nail world. Quick drying, chip resistant, hardens the nails etc. Not having a favourite top coat, I thought it wouldn't hurt to try. Packaging: Small clear round glass bottle with black screw on lid. Smell: Nail polish. Colour: Clear. Formula/ Texture: This is a thick polish which extends the wear and chip resistance of the nail colour.  For me I can get 4 day wear, using my hands writing, lifting, digging, washing etc. It makes nails a little bit stronger by adding a little bit of thickness similar to gel nails and is non-yellowing. Saying that, the polish is easy to remove and does thicken up with time since it's been opened. What I really love about this top coat is the drying time. This top coat dries extremely fast, seriously cutting this time in half! I apply it about 30 seconds after my second colour coat. I have read reviews that indicate there is an ingredient in this that causes ...

This is a bright pink with slightly blue undertones to it. it's a bit deeper in colour but still flat with no shimmer or sparkled. this is opaque in one coat. I absolutely love this colour!! I've been on the hunt for months trying to find a bright pink almost neon shade without going neon. The bit of depth to it makes it more wearable and office appropriate and the blue undertone gives it that brightness. I love this colour on either my toes or fingers but defiantly is in my collection to stay.

This colour is a rose pink tinted clear with some multi- dimensional glitter to it. This is the only glitter polish I have. I was drawn to the multi-dimensional glitter and shine in this. Every move catches the light and is absolutely gorgeous. This looks super amazing in sunlight. Very distracting when driving of course! Finding out the hard way, glitter polish is a bugger to remove. Gentle nail polish remover isn't going to cut it. I love using this as an accent nail as you can probably tell from the pictures above.

This is a light pink with cool undertones. It is very sheer and flat in colour. It's opaque in three coats. I love how this is an everyday colour. It goes with everything and chipping isn't that noticeable. It's also very chic as well. I like wearing this only on my fingers when I don't know what colour to wear especially for an occasion. There'll always be room in my collection for a light baby pink.

This colour is a typical pink. It's not too deep or light. It is a flat colour with no shimmer or glitter. It is opaque in two coats. This is one of my first polishes. It's a neutral, wearable pink. I love it all year on either fingers or toes. It's most defiantly a girly girl colour that I'm proud to wear! I think a versatile oink is needed in anyones collection.

I was sick of the rough nail files always wearing down and becoming less effective.   What is it?: Genuine european crystal file that is hand cut into shape. This can be used in natural and artificial nails which is great versatility depending on the mood and occasion that life throws at you. When you feel the roughness of the file fade, you wash it regularly in warm soapy water and leap in the protective suede pouch (which easily identifies it).  The file can be sterilised in hot water or UV light. This file has a frosted clear tip and royal blue rounded end which you use to hold. Results: I really like this nail file. It is a staple in my nail kit. The roughness of the file lasts, I wanna say forever but I'm not going to live that long!! I am defiantly recommending glass nail files as the roughness of the file lasts and will always be the same coursness throughout the life of the file unlike the emery boards you can buy for very cheap :) Availabl...

I brought these nail strips right when they first came out and all the talk and hype started with them. Packaging: Each set comes with 16 nail polish strips in various sizes and with multiples (see above), cuticle stick, mini file & buffer as well as instructions. The actual nail strips them selves come packaged in these tight sealed packs, that I feel dry out and loose their stickiness once they are opened so when you go to use the left overs as a accent nail and such they adhesive isn't as strong as just brought which does seem like a little bit of a waste. The nail sticker has the backing, the nail colour and a clear film. I felt as though each of the varying sizes fitted well against the shape of my nails which made the look of the strips more realistic of a coat of polish. The strips themselves are flexible and thin which makes it easier to apply and buff off. Colour: 280 Blue Ice - cool tone...

Packaging: This nail polish remover comes in a blue bottle. The container is a frosted plastic and the blue liquid can be seen through as well as how much product is left. Smell: Like normal nail polish remover, that potent alcohol aroma. Colour: Blue, but this doesn't stain the natural nail though or affect the polish remover. Texture/ Formula: This remover is actually acetone free so it won't damage the nail when you use it. It actually contains vitamins & chamomile that have nourishing properties. This formula helps promote strong, healthy-looking nails & cuticles. I do think that this works well. My nails don't seem as dry or as badly stripped after I've used the remover, though I do feel as though the polish is a little overpriced for the smallish looking and feeling bottle. I'm sure you can get a larger quantity for a cheaper price? FYI it is safe for art...

Packaging: Glass square bottle with a brush applicator built in to the handle, similar to a nail polish. Smell: Herbal- but more lavender. Colour: Yellow in the bottle but when you go to apply it to your cuticles it's just a clear oil. Texture/ Formula: Obviously it's an oil but it is easily absorbed into the cuticles when massaged in for roughly a minute. It is non-greasy so you don't leave grease marks on things, assuming that the oil has been rubbed in properly. Now I don't have overly dry nails or cuticles or even a problem with them, but after one application of this nourishing oil to my cuticles, they did feel nourished and I felt as though they would be nourished for a while. Oddly enough my cuticles looked more presentable like that of hand models for nail polish brands. I don't feel that the oil is removed when the hands touch water next either. I have f...

This colour is a deep purple. It is a flat colour with no shimmer or glitter. It can be streaky if the brush isn't wiped before applying it. It is opaque in two coats. I love wearing this on my toes and occasionally on my fingers. I do think this is a winter colour due to the depth of the colour. Or a party colour for the mysterious parts of the night. I can't help but feel sultry and mysterious when I wear this. It's that pop of colour above a black. In the picture I am wearing it with 'Teenage Dream' from the Katy Perry OPI collection as a twist on a french manicure.