MIlani Hi Tech vs China Glaze Laser Lime Comparison

Hello hello! Shortish post for today, I mentioned I would compare Milani Hi Tech and CG Laser Lime, so I did!

Milani on ring and index, CG on middle and pinky. VERY close, but I wouldn't call them dupes. The Milani is a bit more of a bright green and glossier.

The biggest difference though is the holo particles. The CG holos are like most other holos, very fine holo particles. Milani however, have bigger, more noticeable particles, which make them look pretty darn holo! I also love the way the particles look, it gives it a really cool effect!

So essentially, close, but no dupes. Both are on the sheer side too, I used 3 coats of each. But I can justify having both because they are different. And green. And holo.

Until Next Time,

<3 Bec

China Glaze Laser Lime

Hello again! 2 posts in 2 days, feels good! I have been neglecting you blog, but know that I love you and am trying <3.

Today, we had a brief bit of sunlight, before it started getting dark around 5pm! Winter in Australia is amazing, and I know that a lot of overseas people don't think Oz gets very cold, but trust me, it does!

I took advantage of the sunlight to test out another of my untrieds, China Glazes Laser Lime, from the Tronica collection.

Now, I ordered this, and then read up on a few blogs about it, and didn't find much positivity. So it  has been sitting in my untried drawer collecting dust until I decided to break it out today. And can I just say, OMFG. WHY were people not liking this?!




But, I took it out in the shade first...

And then, when I hit the sunlight,

This actually has a pretty strong holo effect! I've quickly painted the other 3 Tronicas I have and I actually think this may be one of the more holo ones. LOVE.

Laser Lime is on the sheer side, I'm using 3 coats in the pictures, with no top coat. It's a bit glossier than some holos too. And, I really love it on my skin tone, the yellow tint in the green glows against my pale skin.

One thing I did notice was that it was similar to Milani Hi Tech, which I swatched a while ago. But, tomorrow, I will make a quick comparison to show you!

I'm a firm believer in holo greens, so if you're like me, you NEED this one!

Until Next Time,

<3 Bec

More Nail Art Sets SPAM!

Hello again! I've been crazy busy lately getting prepared for a stall where I will be selling my pre-made false sets! And on top of that, I got LOTS of orders for sets too! I have painted over 700 fake nails in the past fortnight! I've had to put my Etsy on holiday mode until I get my new shipment of nails in, I ordered double this time I never run out of nails again!

So, this is a SMALL fraction of what I've been doing! Enjoy!

 Alice In Wonderland!

 Green and purple leopards

 Glittery 'blood' drips, Pink zebras and Nightmare before Christmas

 Pink with turquoise leopards

 Pink and Purple with fimo flowers and pearls

 Mario!

 Green glitter zebras

 Assorted (click to enlarge!)

 Rainbow gradients with silver shatter

Rainbow gradient tape mani with holo topcoat (pastel version in the works!)

Until Next Time!

<3 Bec

The Whimsical Dawn Has Broken...?

Not a very creative title, but hey? Today I have an awesome layering combo for you. I recently swapped a spare bottle of Essence's The Dawn Is Broken to Maria for Revlon Whimsical. Whimsical was waiting for me in the mail box on Wednesday, so I was looking for something besides light blues to layer it over. So instead, I layered it over TDIS.

 The Dawn Is Broken

Whimsical

We all know Whimsical. Sheer (very!) pale blue with multi sized blue and pink glitters. Dupe of DL Glitter in the Air. AWESOME.  Really awesome colour.

So, the two together...

I LOVE IT! Such a cool combo! The black mirco glitter shows through, and the blue base of Whimsical gives the grey a nice tint. 

This was 1 coat TDIS and 2 coats of Whimsical.

I neeeeeed to layer this as much as possible! I got 2 more China Glazes yesterday that would both make awesome underwear for this? Also, I'd love to hear your layering combos for this!

Until next Time,

<3 Bec

Borghese Stellare Notte

I am a lucky girl sometimes. The bf gave me DS Original, and now another amazing friend gave me a polish surprise that turned out to be a huge lemming of mine without her knowing!

Borgherse Stellare Notte. Beautiful, rich, deep multichrome. It has a dark greenish charcoal base, and it builds up to show a gorgeous teal and purple shimmer. This polish is exactly what Nubar Peacock feathers should have been.

This is 3 coats, and straight after the first I knew I had to layer it. It would look great over black, but it would look spectacular over one of my favourite greens, China Glaze Gussied Up Green (Rodeo Diva collection). I WILL be doing this combo shortly.

It's really hard to capture, so LOTS of pics!

I'm still working through my untrieds, it's taking a while lol!

Until Next Time

<3 Bec

LOL!

No, I'm not laughing at anything! I promised that if there was some sunlight today that I'd have an awesome polish to show you, and I do! Luckily, we had an hour or two of sunlight, so I took full advantage of it!

China Glaze LOL from the OMG Collection. I was lucky enough to find someone with access to most of the collection, and I could not say no!

LOL is a purple linear holo. I painted my first coat and thought "this is the perfect grape-y purple!" And it is. Very grape-y. And beautiful.

I used 2 coats here, and it was perfect! Smooth, glossy without top coat, and dried fast. It's a little on the thin side, and that really makes any imperfections on you nail bed visible. I can see all my ridges and dents quite well...

I have been saying for months now that China Glaze make the best purples. And they do, they really do. Given the chance, I would take a CG purple over any other brand. And the fact that this one is crazy gorgeous, and holo, it bumps its way up to the top of my favourites list!

Now I'm back to hoping that I get some more sun tomorrow, because I still have LOTS to show you!

Until Next Time,

<3 Bec

Since I Fell For You...

Hello again! Today, continuing with my untrieds, I have something I have been very excited about since I hit the "Buy It Now" button! Deborah Lippmann's Since I Fell For You! My very first Lippmann :D I actually squealed with excitement opening the package haha!

SIFFY (hehe siffy. That's its new name now) is part of a DL for Juicy Couture collection. I had high hopes from reading posts on other blogs about how amazing the formula on Lippmanns are, and it did not disappoint!

This colour is right up my alley! I adore dark, vampy, sultry reds, and this is definitely one! It's almost a metallic, it has shimmer and is slightly frosty. So good.

I'm wearing 2 thin coats here, they dried quickly and applied beautifully. I needed very little cleanup! The brush is thin, but still very easy to use, much like China Glaze or Orlys.

One thing I did notice though, is that it glows in direct sunlight, indoors or when it's dark it is a dark, vampy red, but just look at it under the sun! It's almost a whole new polish!

And really, can we just take a minute to ogle over the amazing bottles?! Seriously, it's gorgeous. I felt myself touching it constantly lol...

So, that's another of my untrieds. 3 down, 25 to go! And I really am hoping for some sunlight tomorrow because I have something amazing to show you!

Until Next Time,

<3 Bec