Polish Haul Saturday #11

Hey ladies! This specific Polish Haul Saturday post was probably due two weeks ago but due to unforeseen circumstances, it's only being posted now. Well, I think better late than never! Let's get started.

Okay, I scraped this week's photo of all the bottles together because the lighting and colour accuracy was all bad. So I'm just going to go through the close-ups!

First up is Essence Quick Dry Topcoat. I figured I was overly dependent on my Seche Vite and ought to try other brands and I've heard good things about Essence.

Next, I have Essence Black Is Back.

And I finally own a decent base coat! Essence Studio Nails 24/7 Nail Base. FYI, I haven't been using much base coat when I paint my nails. My nails are naturally thin so I don't feel like they've really been affected by the lack of regular use of base coat.

Last but not least, Nicole by OPI Honey Dew You Love Me. I can never resist a pretty glitter!! Can't wait to try this on out!

And that's all I have for today! Thanks for stopping by :)

Purple Flying Dragon

Hey everyone, I'm finally back! My computer is up and running again. Since I've still been painting my nails regularly, I should have enough content to post up as soon as possible too. More updates on my life, I've passed my driving test yay!! And I turned 19 last week :) I'm starting university on the 12th of August which means I will be working less and can definitely paint my nails more since school doesn't have a 'nail-code'!

Today, I have something new to show you. It's a gradient! Remember, I bought a set of make-up sponges a few weeks ago? Well, I've finally put them to good use!

I started with OPI A Grape Fit.

After a day (I wasn't intending to do a gradient but I got bored with the nail colour haha), I sponged on China Glaze Flying Dragon (Neon)

I think it looks quite nice! For my first attempt. I found the sponging up and down hand movement a bit awkward or maybe I just need some practice huh? It definitely looks better from far though! The second photo's brighter cos I wanted to show the gradient more colour-accurately and it somehow ended up making my fingers look whiter LOL.

Now, that I've got past my first gradient! I can't wait to do more!! What do you think of this one? Any tips on gradients or sponging to offer me? :)

How now brown cow

Hey girls! I'm so sorry for my lack of posts but my computer‘s down and I can't get it to work for more than 5 minutes before it hangs. I'm trying to see if it‘s possible to post straight from my phone but I also need to find a watermarking app. If anyone has any watermarking apps to recommend, preferably free, that would be wonderful!

Thanks for stopping by!

Polish Haul Saturday #10

Hey ladies! It's Polish Haul Saturday #10!!!! I never thought I would ever reach this number haha. It's like a mini milestone, marks how much polish I have bought since I started this blog. Which reminds me, I've always wanted to make a list of all the polish I own, to keep track so that I can stop buying similar-looking colours. I'm always attracted to a certain shade of pink. Any recommended methods to catalogue my nail polish? I heard some bloggers use Microsoft Excel. I came across a blogger that used her phone contacts list to catalogue the polish along with a photo so that she could easily search up a polish in her collection with her phone. I thought that method was brilliant. And, I found the link! 

Check it out here: http://workplaypolish.com/2012/06/21/tracking-your-polish-stash-with-a-gmail-contacts-list/

Okay, on to my new polishes of the week!

From left to right we have Orly Pretty-Ugly, Essie Naughty Nautical, Essie The More The Merrier, Essie Sunday Funday and Orly Ridiculously Regal. The photo is overly exposed, I'm sorry. I took it this way and I forgot to play around with the lighting and colour settings. Check out the close-up bottle shots for more colour accurate photos.

I found that I could only avoid those glaring, over-exposed if I held the bottles up near my lamp. So that's what I ended up doing.

Orly Pretty-Ugly. A gorgeous blue with some lovely shimmer although formula is a little sheer. I tested it out on my toes. Couldn't resist :P

Essie Naughty Nautical. Can't wait to try this teal shade.

Essie The More The Merrier. My first lime green polish! I'M SO EXCITED!!!

Essie Sunday Funday. I can never resist these coral, reddish shades!

Orly Ridiculously Regal. This is from the Orly Flash Glam FX Fall 2012 collection. Such a pretty glitter. I can already imagine it looking gorgeous over black or white polish!

Thanks for stopping by! :) Tell me in the comments which polish you want to see swatched first!

Catrice Denim Moore Swatch

Hello all! I have a Catrice swatch for you today. I wore this a few days ago. Denim Moore is a dark periwinkle blue with a slight shimmer. Formula was a bit thick but sheer so I applied 3 careful coats to even out the surface. Unfortunately while I was applying my top coat on my thumb, I dragged the polish below :( My thumb nail is also wonky because I keep accidentally chipping it. 

I'm not sure if this colour is supposed to be close to denim since it's named Denim Moore. But I think it's much lighter than the colour of denim although, I still love this colour. What can I say? I'm a fan of blue :)

OPI Lunch At The Delhi Swatch

Hey all, quick post because I finally have time to post again. I initially wanted to post yesterday but the website that I use to watermark my photos was having some connection issues. So sorry about that. I have been painting my nails really religiously; about two to three times a week just that I'm really slow to get the photos and posts up on time. Anyway, today I have OPI Lunch At the Delhi. This is a gorgeous coral pink that looks red under some lightings.

Impromptu photo so the background's a mess but I think this is the most colour accurate. Such a pretty shade.

I really love this shade! I'm starting to think that reds and pinks are my go-to nail polish colour when I'm not sure what to wear. And they all seem to look good with my tan skin.

What is your go-to nail polish colour? Do share with me in the comments :)

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