Aussie Nails Monday - Black and White

Okay, it's not Monday, its Thursday...and I am super late with this post. This mani for Aussie Nails Monday was Black and White and because I have been sick for the last 2 days with fever, cough and just generally dying (swan-like!) I wasn't super creative. So today for my Black and White I did a gradient...

For this look I used a base of Ulta3 Lily White, then a gradient of Ulta3 Lily White, Nubar Citadel and Nubar Silver Sword and Ulta3 Satin Black

Then, because I couldn't leave well enough alone I did a coat of Sparkles by Julie Sugah!

I think perhaps I should have stamped on top of the gradient? Although I was pretty happy with this when I added the bling of Sugah! It was just what this needed to complete the look :) Hope you catch the what the other participants did..probably more creative than mine!

Nail Gun XS - Marie’s Manicure Madhouse - Shatter Me Claire - A Polished Prance - Shades of Phoenix - The Epitome of Superficiality - Lacquer Dreams - NananaisNails - Enamoured With Enamel - Adelle1985 - Kelly's Kolors - Polished Peripherals - Every Little Polish - Mel My Issta - Walk In My Eyeshadow - JennLojko - Erinzi’s Nails - Lovessweetas - Jas’ Blingtastic Nails - Mckfresh - Maedaynails - Lili_Bete - The Reluctant Femme - Jibber Jabber - Messy Mansion - Nailovelogy - Ronda - It's All About The Polish - Pretty Polish Please

Great Barrier Beige

Hi Guys! My days off have been super busy with a few things. Trying to sort out an America adventure next year with a few girl friends. It's so hard when everyone has different ideas of what they want to see and trying to make things fit! It hasn't quite come together yet. I was also helping my sister move house and had to fit in an optometrist appointment as I thought I had something in my eye which was so annoying. Turns out its a "floatie" which nothing can be done about BUT I got a cool photo out of it, LOL.

Polish wise, I missed yesterdays post, so here is a 2 for one.  I had on a nice holo polish today but didn't get a photo of it before it chipped...instead today I have for you Great Barrier Beige from the Down Under collection. This makes me think that beige is under rated! I love this color! It works so well with my skin tone with a pinky undertone. I also have Sparkles by Julie Sugah! to show you :)

China Glaze Great Barrier Beige, 2 coats, no top coat

 Great Barrier Beige

To add a bit of bling I thought I would add some Sparkles by Julie Sugah! Sugah is a white mixed glitter with holo glitter in it. It's just gorgeous. The glitters do settle a bit, but come up with a good shake.

 Sparkles by Julie Sugah!

Sugah! You can see the holo glitter on the first finger.

 Sugah! Up close and personal. Love the bar glitter :) No top coat.

As you all know..the Great Barrier Reef, is well..a Reef and when you say "Great Barrier" I think of the ocean and colorful reefs. So to me beige doesn't really say Great Barrier. LOL. Having said that, I love this beige, it does wonders for my skin tone. Sparkles by Julie Sugah! Is so lovely. I love the bar glitter. It's amazing how bar glitter divides polish people. They either love it or hate it. A polish with bar glitter always sucks me in :) SparklesbyJulie can be found on her etsy store, Julie is lovely and so are her polishes. I have a few more to show you at a later date!

Hope you liked the post for tonight, and that your week is goind well :)