Gloss n' Sparkle Unicorn Droppings Swatches and Review

Hey hey! Sorry for my slight absence of late, it's been a hectic week, and to cap it all off, I've gone and gotten sick! Anywhoo, today I have another of my Gloss n' Sparkle reviews for you, and I KNOW that this one is going to be a best seller! And, it's also totally appropriate because I have two birthday shindigs this weekends (Happy Birthday Cienna and Louise!) and it's such a party colour!

HOW COOL IS THAT?! It's a sheer, but buildable white white base packed with red, orange, yellow, blue, green and purple hex glitter. But I was surprised to see that it's also packed with holographic shimmer! Whaaaaaaat?! I struggled to capture it, because I struggled to get any sunlight, but it's definitely there!

I mentioned that this was sheer, but buildable. And it is. This is 3 coats, with 2 coats of SV (I didn't need the 2nd coat, I just did it because I prefer 2). It dried quickly, but I suggest waiting until each coat is dry before doing the next, because the glitter may move. I didn't have any trouble with the glitter application either, it was easy.

My favourite thing though, is the name. This is exactly what Unicorn poop should look like. It's bright, majestical and fun.

Gloss n' Sparkle polishes retail for $10AUD each (13ml jars), and are all 3-free. She currently doesn't ship overseas, but is working on it!

What do you think of Unicorn Droppings?

Until Next Time!

<3 Bec

*products in this post were sent for review, and this in no way affects my opinion*

Fiery Dotticure!

I don't break out my dotting tools that often, and after seeing some awesome 'dotticures' around the blogosphere lately, I decided to try and do one of my own!

I used 2 coats of my trusty OPI Ridge Filler base coat, because last time I wore Deborah Lippmann's Footloose (the red!), it stained like hell! And this time, even with the extra base coat, I still got some epic staining! Bummer :(

So, after the base coat, I started with 2 coats of Footloose, then using both ends of a double ended dotting tool, I dotted on OPI In My Back Pocket (one of my fav oranges!) and then some China Glaze Lemon Fizz. And I topped it all off with a thick coat of SV (my jar needs thinning!) and voila! It's fiery, bright and fun!

I love how this turned out, I want to try and do some pastel dotticures!

Until Next Time,

<3 Bec

Some layering for Saturday!

Hey Hey! Today I have some layering to show you. I took part in the recent Cult Nails sale and after a long battle with the Post Office to actually GET my package (in short, my postie needs to pay more attention), I was so keen to open my polish burritos.

I only ordered 3, but I had to play with one first, Hypnotize Me. I had NO idea it was a duochrome glitter. I just thought it was green, but hey, even better! So I layered it over another green-blue duo polish, China Glaze Gussied Up Green. sure the duo shift isn't hugely noticeable, but it is gorgeous!

It's so lush, I love it! Sparkly, duochrome-y, glittery goodness. This is 2 coats of GUG and one of Hypnotize Me, topped with one coat of SV to make it smooth.

I do need to add a few drops of thinner to Hypnotize Me though, it was pretty thick! I do love how this looks, I'm already thinking of other combos for Hypnotize Me... Purple anyone???

Until Next Time,

<3 Bec

Gloss n' Sparkle Cotinga Swatches and Review

Hey hey! Today I have the first of 6 polishes to show you from Australian Indie brand Gloss n' Sparkle.

Angela makes some pretty amazing glitter polishes, some very unique shades in her shop! The one I have for you today, Cotinga, is a real stunner!

According to the Etsy description, Cotinga is:

"A glitter top coat in a clear suspension base, with blue, aqua, teal, turquoise, lavender, purple and silver hex and shredded glitter"

And that sums it up pretty nicely! It's an amazing peacock-y glitter mix, it is super sparkly and has an awesome mix of glitters. And no bar glitters! (words cannot explain how much I dislike bar glitter!)

So for my swatch, I wanted the perfect colour for it. I was reaching for china Glaze For Audrey, but I spied Turned Up Turquoise (I love it so much) first and knew it would work. I started with 2 coats:

Yes, I know my naked nails are rather stained... but lets focus on the sparkles shall we? ;D

After TUT was dry, I painted a stripe of Cotinga covering the tips, and one coat on the accent nail. I left that to dry and then added another full coat over every nail. So basically, 2 coats accent, 1.5 coats tipped nails.

This is all finished off with 2 coats of Seche Vite, just to make sure everything is smooth. I love this so much, the combination of the polishes, but moreso that glitter alone, it is so, so awesome.

The formula was good, on the thick side, but definitely manageable. And it didn't take too long to dry, and I didn't have to 'fish' any of the glitter out or dab it on.

Unfortunately, Gloss n' Sparkle do not ship internationally at the moment, but it is something Angela is working on!

What do you think? Would you wear Cotinga?

Until Next Time!

<3 Bec


*the polishes in this post were provided to me for review. this in no way affected my honest opinion*

BFF Challenge - Floral

AKA why I don't watermarble a lot! Haha... Todays theme is the last, and it's floral. Being that it is Spring here in Australia now, and the weather this past weekend was lovely, I did a very 'Spring' manicure!

A spring, petal, pastel watermarble! I used one coat of Ulta3 Lily White, and then the rest of the colours are all China Glaze- For Audrey, Something Sweet, Lemon Fizz and Refresh-mint topped off with Fairy Dust and Seche Vite!

The yellow makes me lobster-y, and it's not the best marbling, but I really like it. Subtle and cute!

Thanks to all the girls in the BFF Challenge, it's been fun!

Thiamere of On Beauty Stuff & What Else's

Pram of My Nail Polish Addiction

Bec of Lacquer Dreams

Kerrie of PishPosh and Polish

Caitlin of Caitlin's Creative Corner

Emma of Manicurity

Alyssa of Fancy Phalanges

Sally Of Nail Pron

Until next time!

<3 Bec

BFF Challenge; Cath Kidston

Hey hey! Last week of the BFF Challenge, and lucky last is Sally from Nail Pron! Now, I'm not gonna lie, I was dreading this one. Until a few days ago, I had no idea who Cath Kidston was, or any ideas...

I eventually found something that was cute and that gave me some inspiration!

The pillows, more specifically;

I used China Glaze For Audrey, China Glaze Something Sweet, Ulta 3 Lily White, Ulta3 Hot Spring, OPI Green-Wich Village and topped it off with Seche Vite.

I'm so happy with the way this turned out, it's not my style, but I love it!

take a peak at my other challengers!

Thiamere of On Beauty Stuff & What Else's

Pram of My Nail Polish Addiction

Bec of Lacquer Dreams

Kerrie of PishPosh and Polish

Caitlin of Caitlin's Creative Corner

Emma of Manicurity

Alyssa of Fancy Phalanges

Sally Of Nail Pron

Until next time!

<3 Bec

piCture pOlish Monroe!

Hey hey! Another polish from my epic spending in the past 2 months, piCture pOlish Monroe. I knew I needed to get this one before it was discontinued, but they recently announced that it will be reformulated and re-released soon!

Monroe is a blood red jelly with gorgeous holographic sparkles in it. Click on all the photos to enlarge them, you really need to see this one!

Three coats with one coat of Seche Vite. This is such an awesome shade, easy to apply and dried quickly. I really love the holo sparkles in this, they're subtle, but gorgeous! I'm definitely excited to see the 'new' version, and I'll probably buy it! What do you think?

Until Next Time,

<3 Bec