Can't wait for this movie...

I loved Spaced when it first aired on ABC back in the day, I remember trying to explain it to peeps who hadn't watched how awesome it was.. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz were brilliant..needless to say if you haven't guessed by now I'm a huge Pegg/Frost fan.. So now waiting impatiently for April the 14th 

GIR Mani!!!

I love Invader Zim; and so glad my work has tons of Zim/GIR t-shirts!! This afternoon instead of doing something constructive I played around with polish!!! My nail art homage to Gir and his loves..

GIR (in dog suit)

Cupcake!!

PIGGY!!

WAFFLE (or failed attempt at one)

xxx

Old OPI, and a garden visitor

OPI~Can't Help Falling In Love; pinky = Sahara Sapphire

A couple of years ago (when I was still living at the Gold Coast) I happened upon in a local chemist a selection of OPI bottles going for $5 each!! I picked out 3 colours intending to come back the next day and buy the reamining colors but by then they were sold out :(  They are the old formula all chocked full of the nasties but they're still pretty..  Can't Help Falling In Love has been my go to bright pink ever since I bought it, it's non streaky, shimmery high voltage pink.. which makes it rather hard to "capture".. The other two colours I bought at the time were Purple-opolis and My Throne for a Cranberry Scone.. Sahara Sapphire I bought on eBay last year it is a super pretty colour, but streaks like a drunk guy at college.. takes forever to finally dry..one of those purchases I almost regret making..

Bearded Dragon

One of the smaller wild backyard dragons..  occasionally one sees them waving to each other.. not sure what this behaviour means but it's adorable!

xx

Mwah! Lipstick review

My local Jay Jays store has heaps of reduced make-up.. I could resist these lipsticks for only $1 each..

Pink, Red, Wine, Black

Pink

Red

Black

Wine

they all have thin feel, and they all do need a base, and probably a lick of lip liner wouldn't go astray.. but they are definitely worth $1, (even worth the the ridiculous full price of $4!!) The pigment is best with the Pink and Red, the Wine is a much softer colour actually on than in the tube, and the black needs 2 coats to reach opacity. ..

Glitter always makes me happy; Teenage Dream OPI

It has been a long love affair ever since I remember.. it's so pretty, shiny.. in one word GLITTER!!!

 This was only 2 coats of Teenage Dream, the thickest (and almost gluggy) polish of the Katy Perry collection.  It is gorgeous, holographic large pieces swimming in a micro pink sea.... love the colour, only thing is I'm not looking forward to is the removal..

My love of shiny things does not end with my nails; recently purchased Fafi Adidas hi tops! They are dangerously pretty, I almost walked into a few parked cars while on my first parabulation with these distractingly shiny sneaks!! Almost nothing distracts me better than something shiny; though someone saying "Look behind you, a Three-Headed Monkey!" works wonders as well..

xxx

Anniversary Giveaway Update

Since there overwhelming flattering number of entrants I have decided to up the ante and include another 3 polishes!!! (sorry about the fuzzy out of focus pic)
OPI~Tease-y Does It; China Glazes~ Below Deck, Sunset Sail, Art/Color Club~ You're Golden
3 more weeks until I draw the winner, and you haven't entered already please leave your detils with original giveaway post! xxx

NOTD, Cracked over Kisses

 Just a quickie post; every time I wear crackle polish I get complimented on it.. which is nice but it's almost so easy that I don't feel I deserve the attention.. This is what I wore over the w/e; Midnight Kiss from China Glazes holiday collection.. with a quick swipe of OPI Black Shatter..

Dupe or Not....

I got my China Glaze; Sand and Sea 6 polish set in the mail today!! Yay!! But as excited as I was to get Sea Spray and Pelican Gray; I soon realised that Sunset Sail was pretty much a dupe for Revlon's Peach Smoothie.. ok so Sunset Sail is slightly warmer, and has silver shimmer as opposed to the gold in Peach Smoothie.. it's still too close to warrant having them both...

CG, Sunset Sail; Revlon, Peach Smoothie

Revlon, Peach Smoothie; CG Sunset Sail

Seeing as I don't think that this colour polish suits my skin tone and I've hardly worn Peach Smoothie; I've added Sunset Sail into the Giveaway along with the Below Deck that also came with the set!!

Anniversary Giveaway!! Some of my fav polishes!!

It's a belated anniversary; as it was a year of sporadic posting in August.. So I thought I'd wait another 6 months then do one.. These are a selection of my favourite polishes; to the extreme where I bought backups of backups.. China Glazes~ Four Leaf Clover; OPI~ Lincoln Park After Dark Suede; OPI Ink Suede; & Jade is the New Black!!

Followers only; please leave your email address in the comments; also if you blog about it please leave a link as you'll get a bonus entry!!

Winner will be drawn on the 15th March!!

NOTD, Deep Space

I spent Valentines Day, in my room attempting to tidy up my wardrobe.. only to be distracted by my PS3 after a few rounds of Guitar Hero I began to feel guilty about neglecting my sorry state of my clothes.. so I decided that putting a dvd on would allow me to tidy as well as be entertained.. didn't quite do as much as I hoped to do but I did have a very enjoyable day watching the Alien movies. 
Which inspired this mani..
Base; 2 coats of Liquid Leather by China Glaze
followed with; 1 coat of Last Friday Night by OPI
topped off with Matte Magic T/C by China Glaze

before Matte T/C; not quite light absorbing for space..

Hope you all had a great V-Day!! xxx

Blonde again!!

My current hair; blonde with a small blue chunk under my fringe..

My favourite care product is Fudge Violet Toning Shampoo.. It's the best toning shampoo I've tried; a little goes a long long way, the smell is great.. (like berries and a bit vanillary) and easily available in Priceline.. it is basically a purple dye so it does stain ones fingers if you have it on your hands for too long, but it works wonders on brassiness.. The directions recommend that you use it every 2nd wash but I found that I was gradually going lilac when I was using it that frequently, every 3 washes is more that adequate..

It comes in purple packaging too.. :)

So so purply!! this smear was from a tiny drop (roughly 1/4 of a 5c piece)

As for hair dye I use a combination of Manic Panic or Fudge, whatever takes my fancy at the time..

NOTD, Super Quick Valentines Day Mani

Mani Break Down;

Base; OPI Pink of Hearts 2
Tips; Konad plate~ m56 with Konad special polish in White
Design; Heart from Konad plate~m59,
Crossbones from Konad plate~CO1 with Konad special polish in Red

It's messy; but will only be a mayfly mani  (only live for a day)

Crackle!!

I bought Instant Nail Effects Black Crackle by Barry M on eBay sometime around Christmas and after having to chase it up it finally arrived in the mail today!!  This is it over the top of my previous NOTD.. plus a coat of Poshe topcoat to seal it in!  I love it, such a quick way to spruce up a tired mani..

NOTD,

2 coats of CG's Below Deck

1 coat of OPI's Pearl of Wisdom

ohhh it shimmers green as well as pinky purple!!

Simple mani, almost too easy, I love love LOVE the Below Deck coverage, so smooth and creamy almost didn't need a 2nd coat! So glad I bought OPI Pearl of Wisdom almost didn't  as I usually shy away from things I have to layer..

Mini eBay Haul

Zoya; Mimi, Ivanka; OPI; Pearl of Wisdom, Panda-monium Pink; CG; Below Deck.

 Ahhh eBay nemisis to my savings account...After seeing a wonderful green sparkle coming from a fellow bloggers nail polish collection I knew I had to hunt that baby down.. I ordered Zoya Mimi and Ivanka and China Glaze's Below Deck.  Ivanka is gorgeous, a brilliant green with a wonderful golden shimmer (the only reason why I didn't apply it first is because I got wonderfully sunburnt and anything green just exacerbates the redness) Mimi is mindblowingly purple, it's got a purple/reddish shimmer, it's not too dark or too light.. just beautiful!! China Glaze's Below deck is a colour I don't already have in my collection and I do love CG's formula..

Zoya; Mimi

The only niggle I have with Zoya is their brush, it's a little short.. no nail polish brush can beat OPI, but I do prefer a longer brush so it can fan out over my nail better..
Speaking of OPI, I had a major nail disaster while down in Sydney, I have been using Orly's Nail rescue for a 3 weeks or so with no problems, but that changed pretty quickly, my thumb nail got slightly squished (someone sat on my hand) and my mail tip decided to disintegrate, as I looked closer at my remaining nails I could see that the nail rescue layer had started to fracture, and by the end of the day had started peeling off (with some nail still attached) .. I headed off to the nearest salon the next day to ask whether they could help my poor ravaged nails.. they suggested a nail tip for my left thumb and a fine layer of acrylic to strengthen my remaining nails and that the only other course of action would be to chop all my nails down (as a polish addict my main concern was whether I could still utilise my collection) after being reassured that I still could; I shelled out a modest $45 and had my 1st professional manicure in 10 years!!  I have been looking for a nice soft pink for a while, not fully pastel and not a hint of sheerness so  I took this opportunity to try out Panda-monium Pink (OPI), fell in love and rushed off (as soon as my mani was dry) to David Jones to purchase it; I also got Pearl of Wisdom (both are from the Hong Kong collection) which is a lovely sheer shimmery polish for layering.  (I'm thinking next mani will be CG below Deck with OPI Pearl of Wisdom over the top!!)