Emily de Molly Seeing Red

Hi guys, TGIF! I never thought I would make it through the day and to be honest I am not sure I have yet, LOL. I have a million things to do and not really sure which way to run first, I have birthdays, meet ups, beauty appointments, osteo..and finalization of travel stuff...and then there is packing. I need to let me mind settle it seems, too many hummingbirds in it! Anyways, here is something gorgeous I wore the other day, it's Emily de Mollys Seeing Red. I was in the mood for bright and pretty and this certainly fit the bill. It's amazing how pigmented it is..I used only one coat! See what you think..

One coat of Emily de Molly Seeing Red

Gah! Such a gorgeous holo..luffs so much!

 Even in the semi shade..it blings :)

 Fully sun, but a bit too sunny I think..hehe

I got so many compliments on this, its so elegant but also so interesting with the strong holo component. I used only one coat for my mani and had great coverage. I found this super easy to worth with and applied wonderfully. I love Emily de Molly, and you can get your  hands on her gorgeous polishes here: Etsy Store and Femme Fatale Cosmetics.

What do you think..do you love or love love it? :)

China Glaze Blue Years Eve

Hey Guys! Long time no post..okay, it was like 5 days, but it feel like ageeeeeees. Today I have for you something that has been loitering in my Helmer just waiting for the right time to put on, China Glaze Blue Years Eve. Today I had a study day today, so yesterday I asked my colleague (and surrogate mother) what color I should wear today, she voted blue or green. Since I was wearing electric blue pants today, out came the electric blue polish. On a side note, I went for a hit and run shopping today, electric blue is so trending right now, it was everywhere!

 China Glaze Blue Years Eve, with China Glaze Adore stamping and Enchanted Polish Blue Freeze on ring finger

 Blue Years Eve is a gorgeous electric blue shard polish that is made of micro flecks of blue, to give this such an interesting depth!

 Enchanted Polish Blue Freeze is much more gorgeous in real life!

 Blue Years Eve has a light blue sheen in certain lights

Electric Blue goodness! Love :)

This was 2 coats of China Glaze Blue Years Eve, it applied lovely albeit it a bit thin. Didn't make it hard to work with though. China Glaze Adore stamps wonderfully and contrasted well, and Enchanted Polish Blue Freeze was flecky and blingy in the light. So hard to capture of course! My pants were this exact color, so I felt very co-ordinated. Not sure it helped me focus on my Respiratory Care course..but it certainly made me happy!

2 more work days until my holidays start.. can't wait!

China Glaze Great Barrier Beige- Revisited

Hi all! Hows your week been? I've actually had a good one, albeit a bit tiring..work, study days and holiday planning. It's funny how when I talk to people about going on holidays for a month most immediately ask "So how many nail polishes are you taking?" LOL. My answer at the moment is "none" to "a few for stamping" as I have a list of polishes to purchase on my travels! 

Today I have for you a gorgeous beige cream from the China Glaze Down Under Collection released in 2005. I had these Aussie themed polishes muled to me from America as I just couldn't get them here! Great Barrier Beige is, well, a beige..and my original pics were with a lightbox. I really love how this beige looks with my skin tone so thought it was worth another swatch!. Here are my full sun swatches of this polish :)

I have a few other of the China Glaze Down Under polishes that I haven't swatched..well, also quite a few other polishes as well if I am honest. I have put myself on a no buy for this month and whilst I am wanting a few newer release polishes the compulsion to buy is very much less, which I actually think is a good thing. I am excited about shopping overseas for both polish and clothes! I am going to post some nail art tomorrow or the next day..so look out for that!

xoxo
Jas

Guest Post on Gnarly Gnails!

Hey guys! Today I have a guest post for you of a Watercolor effect manicure over on the wonderful Gnarly Gnails :) I am so excited to contribute to such a wonderful and awesome blogger who I have followed for a while now..this manicure was one that I did by accident and I will be certainly replicating, because I loved it!

Please head over to Gnarly Gnails and check out my post and check out Missy's other posts, she is so creative... and please let me know what you think of my watercolor effect look!

xoxo
Jas

China Glaze FYI with P!NK dotticure and stamping

Today I have for you guys something I wore when I went to the Pink concert here in Melbourne last week :) Yes, she was amazing and I had a great time! For the manicure, I started off with China Glaze FYI as it came under the heading of "work appropriate" and then for the Pink concert I wanted to add some pink colored nail art. I went with a simple dotticure and stamping as that's what I felt like doing :) I have been a little bit nail art/polish de-inspired as I am on a no buy this month for my holiday next month. I am also doing a bit of organizing which is taking up some time for the holiday, including a holiday blog ..so my attentions have been split. This was the end result.

This is 2 coats of China Glaze FYI with dotticure using Ulta3 Pink Peony, China Glaze Something Sweet and Lilypad Lacquer Juicy Lips. Stamping with Ulta3 Pink Peony.

China Glaze FYI, 2 coats, no with topcoat- Lightbox and flash

 The holo is not super strong, but very pretty still :)

 FYI is a lovely gold/beige. The various pinks contrast well :)

Since the sun is hard to get here in Melbourne, and as I work when it's usually sunny, I managed to snap these pictures whilst at an Occupational Health and Safety refresher course. I am sure some people thought I was nuts running out on my lunch break with my polish bottle and camera..but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! FYI truly comes alive in the sun and it's a dark horse favorite for me. It applies well and just looks great with my skin tone. The Ulta3 Pink Peony is so pretty as dots, I am going to make sure I do a full manicure look with it!

Essie Bobbing for Baubles- Stamped and Fuzzy Coated

Hey guys, I feel so bad I have been missing in action. I worked EVERY day last week..and I know most people normally work everyday, but since I work 10 hour shifts and morning/afternoon shifts I was pooped most days! I have also been planning for a grand adventure with a girl friend to gallivant all over the USA. I might be a bit excited as it's 21 days out and I can't wait to go wine tasting in the Sonoma Valley, visit Yosemite National Park, see the Statue of Liberty, go to Disneyworld, have an Airboat ride in New Orleans and experience the wonder that is Las Vegas..a bit of downtime on the way home via Hawaii :) Anyways, I want to share with you something I did a while ago and forgot I had the pics.. Essie Bobbing for Baubles is an awesome dusky navy blue and I wanted to try one of my new Sally Hansen Fuzzy coats. I then attempted to match some stamping with it!

Essie Bobbing for Baubles with Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat Peach Fuzz. Stamping with China Glaze Peachy Keen and Lemon Fizz. Scattered holo on one finger with China Glaze Fairy Dust

 Sally Hansen Peach Fuzz...I love bar glittah!

 Loving the navy blue with orange :)

This manicure was lovely and wintery and I really liked the navy/orange/yellow combo which I didn't expect. I love bar glitters and the fuzzy coats tick that box for me. I don't think the CG Fairy Dust added anything to this look so I should have skipped that! Essie's Bobbing for Baubles looked great on it's own and I am a bit sad I didn't get any pics of it on it's own..next time!
Thanks guys for hanging around with my sporadic posts..I will promise to try harder :) I will definitely be posting some haul pics and nail pics whilst overseas as well!

Whimsical Ideas by Pam Peanut Butter and Jelly

Hey Guys, gah! That's what I think of this week. Today in particular..ones of those days. TGIF tomorrow. Anyways, I am sure it's nothing that polish can't fix :) Today I have for you a lovely swatch of Whimsical Ideas by Pam Peanut Butter and Jelly..and a bit of a average lightbox pic of some stamping. It looked awesome in real life, I promise.

Whimsical Ideas by Pam Peanut Butter and Jelly, 2 coats.

 Loving the glitter suspending in jelly! So yummy :)

 I then stamped PB n J with Essie Penny Talk with an accent nail of glitter Sinful Colors Scene Stealer

 I stamped using various Fun IP plates from Llarowe

So much more glittery and awesome in real life :)

I love the color and depth of this polish. To me it's a bit of a wintry color and since it's winter here, it fits right in! I love that its squishy and the glitters swim with each layer. Whimsical Ideas by Pam are a little hard to get in Australia, as she currently only ships to the US. Mine were shipped in a big group order through a parcel forwarding service. The Fun plates from Llarowe are awesome, great for stamping, very easy to transfer and cute and different designs.

AN Monday China Glaze Ruby Pumps Leopard Nails!

Hi guys, today I have for you ANMonday which today (erm, Wednesday is close to Monday,yeah?) is Leopard Print. I actually wore this on the weekend to the work Christmas party.. it being Christmas in July of course! This dictated what color the Leopard spots were, which being Christmassy I chose red :) I really loved how this look, but unfortunately when I took the picture..there was no sun, so the sparkle of China Glaze Ruby Pumps didn't come out to play, ah well. Onto the pics!

OPI My Vampire is Buff with Leopard Print stamping and China Glaze Ruby Pumps accent nail and accents leopard spots :)

This was actually super sparkly in the sunlight, but sad I didn't get to catch that in a pac....but it was very fun to wear and I had matching toe nails as well :)  Of course after I work this I broke a nail! LOL. Oh well, nubbin life for me for a bit. Hope you guys are having a great week. Mine is the highs and the lows..with excitement for my trip to the USA getting great as it's now nearly only a month to go..can't wait!

If your in the US, please comment and let me know the places to shop for American polishes..and bubble wrap ...for the stuff I am going to bring back! :)

piCture pOlish Blog Fest 2013: Vote for your fave nail art, or me!

Hi guys, so Blog Fest 2013 has exploded all over the nail art blogiverse and my little contribution is a part of it. I am pretty excited just to participate! There is some amazing nail art out there and now is the time for you to vote for your favorite nail art..or me..if you like, LOL. The prize is drool worthy to most nail polish addicts, which is a piCture pOlish collaboration shade in 2014. Omg! Your own nail polish, how cool is that? The prize is decided by you guys AND you go into the running for a change to win 6 of your very own piCture pOlish shades. 

So head on over to the Picture Polish Voting Page and fill in your name and email and then in the comments box just pop in "Blingtastic Nails" for your vote to count, and to go into the running for free polish. Go'rn you know you want to be be in it to win it! Voting is only open for the next 24 hours. So let your fingers do the talking :)

Ps. I wanted to share with you a second look using the lovely piCture pOlish shades sent to me...the fun never stops!

piCture pOlish Blog Fest 2013

Today I have for you Blog Fest 2013 hosted by piCture pOlish! Last year there was a reveal of wonderful collaboration shades of polish for the Blog Fest. This years Blog Fest theme is Year of the Blogger. This celebrates all the wonderful nail polish bloggers out there, what we do and a chance to show off our nail art. How awesome is that? The challenge for today is create the "most amazing nail art ever' with three polish provided by piCture pOlish. 

piCture pOlish manicure using piCture pOlish Aphrodisiac, Hot Lips and Splash

 L-R piCture pOlish Aphrodisiac, Splash and Hot Lips

piCture pOlish sent me Aphrodisiac, which is a very dark purple, Splash a lovely blue multi shape glitter and Hot Lips a neon pink. Such different polishes, but all gorgeous in their own right. To make sure each polish would pop with the manicure I did a base of white and applied different nail art over the top. So how did I create the look below?

Thumb Nail Art- 2 coats of piCture pOlish hot lips with piCture pOlish Splash applied at the base of the nail and dragged upwards to the tip. A simple but very effective glitter gradient.

First Finger- White base with dot nail art using piCture pOlish Hot Lips and Aphrodisiac

I used grease proof paper and placed some polish on it. Using a dotting tool I placed dots on my nail in a J-shape on the white base, alternating the colors and sizes.

Middle Finger- White base with piCture pOlish Splash polish stripes

I painted 2 coats of piCture pOlish Splash on grease proof paper and when the polish was dried I cut it up into strips and placed it over a white base on my nail. Finished with a topcoat :)

Ring Finger- Drag marble nail art.

This is kinda hard to show on the nail, but imagine it's my nail above. I painted white polish onto my nail, then dropped drops of piCture pOlish Hot Lips and Aphrodisiac placed on the white and whilst all polish was wet, dragging a design with a fine dotting tool as above.

 Little Finger- Stamping with piCture pOlish Aphrodisiac and accents of Splash dotted on.

I used Pueen stamping plate 38, the design very left in the above picture, and using piCture pOlish Aphrodisiac in the design I transferred this onto my nail. Then when the design dried I used my dotting tool to add accents of piCture pOlish Splash

The end result of a few nail art techniques and some awesome polish!

Blog Fest 2013 is happening all over the world, so keep an eye out for nail art with polish colors that you love. All designs will be posted to the piCture pOlish Pintrest Page and the one with the most 'likes' will be invited to create a collaboration shade, so make sure you head on over and like your faves :)

You can check out the other shades of lovely polish sold at the piCture pOlish website here. As I am in Australia, I was sent the polishes directly from piCture pOlish but other alternatives to get your hands on these polishes (especially for the international peeps) can be found at the piCture pOlish Network page here.

You can also keep up to date with latest polish releases and  awesome manicure looks created with piCture pOlish polishes at either piCture pOlish Pintrest, piCture pOlish Facebook, piCture pOlish Twitter , piCture pOlish You Tube or my favorite piCture pOlish Instagram.

Hope you enjoy the Blog Fest 2013!

OPI Honey Ryder Gold and Red Manicure

Hi guys, just a quick post of a mani I did the other day but I wasn't completely happy with my cuticles..but I loved the look I created so please ignore the crappy winter cuticles and focus on the lovely polish :) I wanted to create a bling but more than just texture that you get with the OPI Liquid Sand, so I used a combination of OPI Honey Ryder and Essie As Good as Gold with some stamping with my new Bundle Monster Holiday Plates to complete the look.

LEssie As Good As Gold x 2 coats with China Glaze Heli-Yum stamping on first 2 fingers, 2 coats of OPI Honey Ryder on last 2 fingers.

 With flash to show the brightness of the gold in Honey Ryder..so pretty!

Closer look at the Bundle Monster stamping using the holiday plates with 'Chinese New Year' images.

I really really loved how this looked in real life. I do hope it translates to you. OPI Honey Ryder was easy to apply and is such an interesting polish that you can't help looking and touching the finish. Essie As Good As Good was also easy to apply and relatively new-to-me Bundle Monster Holiday stamped easily and had quite a range of images in Chinese New Year Catagory :)
I have my work Xmas in July Christmas party tomorrow and I am looking forwards to having some fun and a few beverages. I'll post the look I went for on Sunday though so never fear. What did you think of the gold polish, yay or nay?

Sinful Colors Scene Stealer- Pink Ombre

Hi guys, how's your week going? Mine is full of ups and downs..I think it will eventually break even by the weekend. Our work Christmas in July is this weekend so that's something to look forward to. Frocking up, socializing and good food and a beverage or two is always a good thing. I have no idea what I am going to wear ...on me or my nails..I am sure I'll think of something! Today I have for you one of the newer release Sinful Colors glitters recently released called Scene Stealer. This is a pink and gold glitter polish with holographic pink diamonds in it. I decided to incorporate this a pink ombre look that I felt like doing!

L-R, China Glaze Pink-ie Promise, China Glaze Sugar High with Sinful Colors Scene Stealer, China Glaze High Hopes, China Glaze Heli-Yum. Stamping with China Glaze Infra Red.

China Glaze Something Sweet with Sinful Colors Scene Stealer

Pink and Piratey!

 I really like Sinful Colors Scene Stealer..its a cute glitter and was easy to apply. I needed to fish a little to get the diamonds out, or would recommend shaking it up well :) I really wanted to capture this in the sun, but alas..no sun in Melbourne for the last 2 days, so lightbox photos only.I am mentally gearing up to nubbify my nails before I head overseas in September..I think it will make upkeep and travelling easier..I am also considering taking bubble wrap with me for my "souvenir" polish purchases, is that wierd?? LOL