Bon Bon 37 & 38 Review

Hey guys! 

This is wayyyyy overdue but better late than never rite?! These two polishes are from my Japan Nail Polish Haul from a month back and they are Bon Bon polishes!! No...the bottles are not the shape of bon bons sadly...anyways! Here are the swatches.

From left: Bon Bon 38 & 37

Bon Bon 37 is a kiwi green pastel colour that is opaque in three to four coats. I quite like the colour when opaque and in hindsight, it might have been a better idea to paint it over a coat of white. As for application (applies for Bon Bon 38 also), it was extremely streaky...I had to get a gigantic dollop of polish to cover the nail evenly. Thank goodness it turned out nice and thin. 

Bon Bon 38 is a bright yellow pastel and I will never use it again! Why? It stains...really really REALLY bad! I would have to stay that it's in the same league with Sinful Colors Pistache... Mind you that I was wearing a clear gel base under the yellow and the difference of colour of my right and left hanf nails once removed was very apparent! 

My verdict for the polishes...2/5...they wasn't much choice where I went and worse yet that it stained my naila so badly...

That's it for this post! I hope it didn't disappoint you guys much...
Cheers!

NDLacquers - A Night in Cannes Swatch

Elo elo!

I've got another NDLaquers swatch for you and if you've read the previous post then you'll know what you're in for!

Say hello to 'A Night in Cannes'.

A Night in Cannes is a turquoise jelly polish with aqua and maroon flakes! I fell in love the moment I saw the swatch!

The colour in the photos above are achieved with 4-5 layers. Since it's a jelly polish, it is super sheer but the glitter makes it opaque so remember to spread the glitter evenly for a nice opaque shade. 

Can't wait for Natali to make more! 

Check out her etsy shop!
NDLacquers  

Till next time!

Cheers!

^^

NDLacquers - Lovers in Louvre Swatch

Hello all!

I was supposed to post all my Halloween manis for the rest of the challenge but I couldn't help myself from posting this first! XD

NDLacquers is an indie brand run by Natali D'Abbraccio. She just released her first collection 'Viva La France'. From that collection I got 2 polishes; A Night in Cannes and Lovers in Louvre. 

Lovers in Louvre is a clear base polish chock full of glitter! XD 

It is super duper pretty!!

Check out the photos!  

Base: 2 layers of OPI Alpine Snow

This is 1 layer of Lovers in Louvre.

This is 2 layers. 

Closest macro I could take with my digital camera.

Lovers in Louvre is filled with colourful micro glitters plus chunks of black, red, blue and silver hexagonal glitters of different sizes. 

With glitter, comes great responsibility! XD

I prefer 2 layers as if has more coverage over the nail but be warned!, it is a bit messy and it'll make your nail super fat XD That's how i feel! Hahaha!

This has just become one of my favorite glitter polishes!

Thanks Natali!

If you want to purchase any of her polishes please visit her etsy shop at NDLacquers.

Cheers!

^^

Miss Ashleigh Thermal Polish Kryptonite Swatch

I've got a good one for you guys! 

Remember Miss Ashleigh's Thermal Polish Thermal Polish Supernova?

Yup! This awesome thermal polish chocked full of glitter!

Well! I got another one from her recently!

Kryptonite!

From the name, one can already tell that the polish is green in colour.

Unless you haven't heard of Superman

Like all Miss Ashleigh polishes, you get a beautiful opaque shade with 2 layers. 

It doesn't chip as fast as other nail polish and it's healthier than other store bought polishes. 

Enough talk! Here comes the photos!

Kryptonite is a green based polish with a slight shimmer. It is dark green when cold and bright green when hot. As usual, my body temperature is so hot that I usually get a nice french looking mani as can be seen on the bottom left of the collage above. French mani in bottle! Cool rite! XD 

I was also playing around with studs since I haven't used them much and this is what came out of it!

Seriously amazing how I can have so many different types of manis with one polish!

I absolutely love it! I could stare at my nails all day and I did!

Check out her polishes at

www.missashleigh.com.au

Cheers for now!

^^

Miss Ashleigh Supernova Swatch

Yo everyone! 

So this is FINALLY happening!

A swatch on a super cool thermal polish by Miss Ashleigh!
And it's called...

SUPERNOVA!

The polish is deep purple polish with silver glitter and chucks of pink and silver hexagonal glitter pieces WHEN IT'S COLD!

The polish turns blue when the temperature increases. 

Be it from the surrounding temperature or your own body heat!

This is the polish when it is transitioning from one colour to the other.

Here's a collage of the whole thermal polish process!

^^

Here's a video from my instragram @chronosz of the transition.

I seriously love this polish! 

It's so pretty, it doesn't chip like other polishes, it's easy application with the exception of trying to get the glitter onto the nail! 

Besides, it's super fun to look down once in a while to see what colour they are!
Mine are usual blue since I have high body temperature! =P

That's it for this post! 

Cheers!

Sinful Colors Pistache Swatch

Hey strangers! 
Here's another swatch for you.
I bought this the same time as the Sally Hansen Wool Knot polish. 
I love Sinful Colors!
Kinda because it's cheap and the colours are nice ^^
Anywayz...

The name of the polish 'Pistache' is quite fitting. 
It's the perfect shade of a pistachio! =P
I really love this colour.
Like all other Sinful Colors polishes, it takes a couple of layers for a nice opaque coat.

HOWEVER!
I sadly must inform you that this polish 
STAINS!
BAD! 

Was super shocked when I removed this,
I had to look at it from different angles to see whether I was imagining it or not...TT
This is what it looked like after I removed it.

Not really clear in the photo but I assure you it is quite bad...
So paint this polish at your own risk! 

That's it for this post!
Cheers!
^^

Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat Polish : Wool Knot

Elo nail art lovers! <3
Long time no see.

It is great to say that I have bought my first ever texture polish. 
I saw this baby at Priceline. 

Two coats with no topcoat

Wool Knot with Essie Green Apple Mint as a base

No topcoat

With topcoat

Now, I was really excited when I got this polish. I've heard so much about textured polishes (not this specific brand or polish). Sad to say that I was quite disappointed with the fuzzy coat. Why? Because unlike it's name, it's no fuzzy. The first question that pops into my head when someone says 'textured polish' is "What does is feel like?". No texture, no deserve the name of textured polish. 

Anyway, Sally Hansens Fuzzy Coat Collection reminds me glitter polishes. Hard to apply, hard to remove and layering it is best. Wook knot is a clear polish with blue and white fibers in it. It is hard to apply because the polish is a bit gooey. Multiple layers are needed to get the 'fuzzy' look. 

That's it for this polish. 

Cheers,

-Jing-

A hazy last summer

Elo Elo! 
So you all should know that nails are not super uber short but that's not going to stop me from painting my nails! Actually, I have to paint my nails to prevent them getting shorter D8

Anyway, I purposely got a set of mini nail polishes for the winter holiday that I am spending in Malaysia. This is because I left my big box of polishes back in Melbourne...too heavy to bring it home for a short period of time. LOL

Did you manage to guess the set of minis that I bought? 

THEY ARE...

ESSIE SUMMER 2012 MINI COLLECTION

Sorry about the bad photo quality but there's hardly any sunshine today because of the haze.

The set includes :-

Mojito Madness

Bikini so Teeny

Off The Shoulder

Fear or Desire

I managed to swatch 2 colours today. I shall show you guys the other two another day. This way it gives me more polish to use over the holiday! =)

First up is Mojito Madness!

This polish is a murky green although the colour in the photo is a bit off. 

One coat is enough to make it opaque but if you want a deeper green then you can paint 2 coats.

I used 2 coats in the photo. 

Next is Bikini So Teeny.

I actually thought that the set was all pastels but this polish proved me wrong. 

Bikini So Teeny is a Violet-Blue polish with a tinge of glitter. 

The colour in the photo is obviously what I have been describing but blame the bad weather >.< 

This polish is streaky when I applied it, most probably because of the glitter. 

This coat is opaque and smooth in 2 coats. 

Well, that's all for this post!

Cheers!

^^

Miss Ashleigh Baby's Got Blues Swatch

Hey all!

A bit outdated but better now than never XD
So I won Miss Ashleigh's repost competition on instagram!!

My prize was 20% off all products from her webstore!

http://www.missashleigh.com.au/ 

Check it out!

She's got a lot of nice colours!

I only bought one bottle cause I already went wayyyy over my nail polish budget for the month TT

*sobs*

It was a hard decision to make but I chose Baby's Got Blues in the end!

=)

This shade of blue gives me the light and fluffy feel! 

This is 2 coats btw.

I can't wait till her thermal polishes come out! ^^

Cheers!

P/S: Miss Ashleigh only ships within Australia right now. 

Ciate Limited Edition Lemon Fizz Caviar Manicure Set Swatch

Phew! 

Such a long title that is XD

Alright! After I got the Tutti Frutti set, my friend went out and got it AND the Lemon Fizz set!

Me being the nail polish enthusiast immediately asked her,

"Can I swatch it?"

I quite regret painting it at night and I shall tell you...NO

SHOW you why!

Before

After

After a night of sleep, the colours melted off the caviar pearls.

I found out after the tutti frutti swatch that the caviar pearls melts when you removed them with nail polish remover but I didn't know that the colours came off so easily until this mani.

I really like the Lemon Fizz set. 

If I were to choose and event to wear it at, it would be at a posh dinner that serves more than 3 courses. 

NOTE: I suggest you paint this in the morning of the event you would like to attend because the colour will fade and will look really dull.

Cheers! 

P/S: Sorry about the bad photo quality...it was cloudy so the lighting was really bad >< 

Ciate Limited Edition Tutti Frutti Caviar Swatch

Hello all!! 

Now this is the post on why I do not have enough cash to buy more sinful colours polishes.

I'm sure you all have heard of caviar manicures where the nail is covered with lots and lots of microbeads!

When I first heard of caviar manis I thought it was pretty gross since ultimately caviar tastes ok at time but does not look all that pretty. Couple that with a lot of bad shots of the mani I found on google...I so didn't want to invest in it.

What made me change my mind?

One Word!

CIATE!

I'm not sure where I first saw the polishes but I was mesmerized!

They were so cute especially with the bows on the bottles XD 

I finally found the brand in a department store and just had to buy it!!! 

Isn't it pretty?!

Not sure if the set has a name on its own but the polishes do.
I found the name!! The set is named after the caviar pearls! It's called 
CAVIAR MANICURE SET TUTTI FRUTTI

The pink is called Hoopla and the caviar micro beads are called Tutti Frutti. 

Tutti Frutti sounds fitting since it looks so yummy XD 

It was really simple to do but trying to catch all the runaway micro beads was hard XD 

If you want to try it then I suggest you do cause I love it!

Cheers guys!

See you at the next post!

P/S: To those of you in Melbourne, Australia, if you want to get a hold of this polish -  I found it in MYERS from the MECCA COSMETICA booth of the cosmetics floor. It costs $36AUD and MECCA MAXIMA has it too!!  XD 

Butter London Jasper Swatch

Elo Elo!

A friend just asked my why I do not update my blog regularly...

My answer: Lazy ahhhhh

Which is so true! 

So this post is for you! 

=P

First I have to tell you guys a story.

Once upon a time on a nice sunny day. I had Sunday brunch with my girl friends at this cozy french cafe called Roule Galette. This cafe sold yummy crepes and I like them. When we reached the cafe, there were no tables open. As we waited outside the cafe for a table, across the road was a cute little boutique called 'Lady Petrova'. This shop sold cute dress, shoes, and accessories. One of my friends was instantly entranced by it and suddenly found herself walking into it with me following her. As I went deeper into the boutique, I found a small stand with nail polish on it and the closer I got to it, the more excited I got! 

IT WAS A RACK OF BUTTER LONDON POLISHES!!

I have seen so many Butter London nail polish swatches and I they all looked so pretty. When I finally got one I was really excited. Trying not to get a polish similar to the others I already own. I got a bottle of Butter London Jasper.

Jasper is a light pastel yellow and it is absolutely beautiful.

I had to paint 3 layers to get an even and opaque shade though. 

I actually saw a similar colour from Sinful Colours and I plan to get it for comparison but not this month.

Why not this month?

Stay tuned!

Cheers! 

^^

Nail Polish Spree 05 + Swatches

Yawnnnnnn

Excuse me...super sleepy now...=.=...

Anywayzz...here's nail polish spree 05!! 

China Glaze Passion, OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air

This time I ordered China Glaze Passion and OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air!

I shall make this an uber long post since I haven't written a long one in a while ^^

Here we go! 

First off is China Glaze Passion! XD

Passion is a dusty gold chrome polish. I've been hunting for a gold chrome polish for a while now and this is the one I chose after reading countless reviews and seen so many swatches!

As all chrome polishes, this polish also streaks so remember to get it all on with minimal swipes of the brush...2 layers would be best for this polish cause as you can see from my ring finger in the close up photo...there's a bald spot in the middle ><"

This is China Glaze Passion Matte! ^^
I seriously LOVE matte chrome polish! Not sure if you can tell from the photo but there's less shine and it has this real gold feeling to it XD
I wish I had taken a more close up photo of it ><


Enough with the chrome polish!
Let's get on to the glitter!
Presenting...OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air!! XD

Have I mentioned that I'm quite into glitter now? Well I AM!! XD
OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air is from the Muppets collection! ^^
I've never had a green glitter polish and this caught my eye!
This polish is a combi of small tiny green glitter bits and hexagonal silver flakies!
I actually went backwards and did the review before the nail polish spree post ><
It was more to a glitter post than a review though..=P
Check it out ---> OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air Review

Well...that's it for this post!!
I've got a couple of manis done already and I can't wait to show them to you guys! ^^
Look forward to them!
Cheers!

The Simple Little Things 03

Hey Everyone!!
I'm sorry I haven't been posting...I have no excuse this time ><

I was just plain lazy...*bonks head*

Anywayzzzz...this is the last 'The Simple Little Things' post!
If you haven't read ONE and TWO then check them out! =)

Remember Huey Shan??

Ya know...that girl from my very first post!

Yeah Yeah!! HER!!

Well...she's in the UK doing her degree now and guess what she got me all the way from the land of Robin Hood??!

NAIL POLISH!!!

She got me OPI Big Apple Red!!! XD

It even came in a huge bag!!!!

Well...this red is just the right shade for me =) 

It is opaque in 2 coats, it's not too bright and not too dark...just right...=)

THANKS SO MUCH HUEY SHAN!!! XD

Cheers!

^^