Orly liquid vinyl and Zoya Gilty

So here is my staple black polish. I can not express how much I love it. It is glossy, goes on smoothly is quickish (don't think that is the word, but I am sure you get my drift) to dry. I really am to scared to try anything else. something along the lines of if it ain't broke, don't fix it!


Orly liquid vinyl

 When this photo was taken i was yet to apply any top coat. Its so glossy. Gosh I love it.

The next photo is of Orly liquid vinyl with Zoya Gilty



Orly liquid vinyl and Zoya Gilty

This was the first time I have used Zoya Gilty. I found it a bit gluggy and difficult to get the desired effect. Mind you perhaps I should have been a little more patient and waited for the liquid vinyl to dry completely. Patience is not one of my key strengths.  I might need a little more practice with this one. Does anyone else have an opinion on Zoya Gilty? I would love to hear it.



China Glaze splish splash

So I tried splish splash. This is the first time i have used a china glaze product and I was very nicely surprised. I had ordered about half a dozen to try but there were "supply issues" and I only ended up with splish splash. I really liked it. It took two coats and went on nicely. The other thing I did like that the bottle was easy to open with my dominant hand. Nice engineering! The colour was nice bright neon without being over the top. I really thought this was a nice polish and will  buy more of there product in the future.



China Glaze splish splash

 

China Glaze splish splash or OPI outrageous neons

So I have a dilemma. What polish do I try next? China Glaze splish splash or OPI outrageous neons. I have never used a china glaze polish before so I am keen to see how it applies and looks. On the other hand I love the idea of having a multi-coloured mani. What do you think I should do?

China Glaze splish splash

OPI outrageous neons

OPI Eurso Euro and OPI Gold shatter

Feeling a little lazy today so not much typing. Lets just say I love OPI Eurso Euro on its own, but I also love this combo! The final result really became lovely and sparkly once a layer of top coat had been applied. Enjoy

OPI Eurso Euro

OPI Eurso Euro and OPI gold shatter

Butter london slapper and OPI white shatter

This was my first attempt at using a shatter polish. I quite liked the effect. however ore practice is required for a neater more polished polish. pun intended. I did find however after I added a OPI top coat the white shatter did yellow slightly. Not sure if this is due to the applicator, or the product used.

london butter slapper and OPI white shatter



london butter slapper and OPI white shatter

Zoya Storm from the ornate collection

This is Zoya storm from the ornate collection. There is a good review on this collection here on this blog. I am not responsible for this polish work although I am the model, hopefully my skills will improve. She has a great write up about these polishes so will leave you to read her review. Enjoy.

O.P.I number one nemesis

Ohhhhh, I have to say that this is one of my favourite polishes that I have tried recently. Number one nemesis was from the spider man collection in 2012. I think it also suits the lace, leather fashion that is out this winter in Australia. This may be my staple polish of the season!
Any way have a look.

This is a metallic polish so it does change colours in different lights. In most of these it has a gold shimmer, In some lights it also borders on a metallic grey colour. If you are looking for a staple colour that is not black, perhaps give this one a go.
I found this polish very runny to apply, and thus required three thin coats plus a top coat to get the effect I was after. I think it works for this product. After finishing I'm not sure that a 4th coat would have done any harm. It was also easy to remove when the time came. Always something I like in polish because I can not wear polish to work. Occupational hazard!
Give this one a go.

Butter London disco biscuit

I have to say that I do like the Butter London range. The names are amusing and they generally apply very nicely and easily. The below pictures are of Butter London Disco Biscuit.


Butter London Disco Biscuit

When I first tried this colour I thought it would be to bright for my liking for my finger nails so it went straight to my toes to see what it was like. Lucky I liked it a lot or else it may have been a picture of my foot uploaded. Is it just me or does photos of feet make everyone squirm in their seat?
Anyway I loved this lovely pretty feminine colour that I had to try it on my fingers. There is a lovely amount of sparkle, and when it is time to be removed this is completed easily.
I also Like that Butter London does not use formaldehyde, toluene or DBP. As a chemist I know how dangerous these chemicals can be. I have works with some nasty ones at times. I also think in today's modern lifestyle the more chemicals you can avoid, the more beneficial to your health it is. This is why I always stick to acetone free polish removers. Exposing yourself to these organics is not recommended.  Yes polish and remover is made up of other chemicals. Chemicals simply are unavoidable. However we now the dangers of these ones, so if you possibly can avoid them.
The one thing I have not chased up is if these polishes are animal friendly. There are brands out there that are such as sparitual. I will try and do a post on them in the future.
Be kind to yourself, and the environment.

OPI Eurso euro and polka.com

So now for something a little more contemporary.  This is OPI eurso euro with polka.com. These two are form the OPI euro centrale collection. I picked these two up in Singapore, as long as a few others. I went a little overboard because they were so much cheaper to buy retail than in Australia. I usually wait for Internet specials to come up when buying polishes. I would love to support retailers more, however sometimes the cost is just to much.
Anyway here are some pics.....

OPI  Eurso euro and polka.com



OPI  Eurso euro and polka.com

I must say I often caught myself looking at this combo once I had completed it, the photos provided are pretty accurate when representing the colour. I also felt like it was a duo that matched both summer and winter seasons. The only annoying thing about this combo was like with most glitter polishes polka.com was hard to remove.
I loved this duo, will defiantly use again.