Orly Rage

Orly Rage is a polish I wanted for such a long time. I finally got it and I love it! It is the perfect rose gold shade.

The texture of the polish is kind of gritty but that didn't have any adverse reactions on the application. This was only 1 coat!

My Autumn 2012 Nail Polish Picks

It's so hard to believe that it's Autumn again and time for my nail polish picks of the season! I decided to do Autumn and Winter separately this year unlike last year. 

I love Autumn. Early Autumn, late Autumn, turning into winter Autumn. The months September to December rock.

I've chosen 8 polishes that I plan to wear quite a lot over the next few months. (As always, I wear any colour polishes at any time of year but I'm still naturally drawn to seasonal colours).

This year's oranges are China Glaze's Riveting and Kiko 112. Riveting is unbelievable. The ultimate Halloween polish.

The greens are China Glaze Peace on Earth, one of my favourites greens (it was in last year's picks as well!) and a new Essie polish in Stylenomics. It's a deep, murky green, much darker than the photo is showing it to be.

What would an Autumn polish pick be without a brown. This year's choice is Chanel's Particulére. The ultimate, classy brown. Also in the photo is Orly's Rage. Even though it's a rose-gold kind of shade it just feels perfect to include.

And finally some vampy purples. OPI's Vampsterdam and No7's Blackberry are 2 that I cannot wait to keep on wearing.

What shades are you most drawn to this time of year?

Swatch Chaos

A chaos of swatches indeed. Various colours and various brands. This post also marks the end of all the older photos that have been stacked up in the 'must blog' folder on my computer. So from now on my photos should look more consistent, yay! 

Sally Hansen HD Wavelength.

A pink with golden shimmer, so summery.

Orly Terracotta

A very red toned orange. Intense.

OPI Sweet Memories

A delicate, yet reasonably opaque light pink.

Decades of Shades

An ugly brown I never should have bought.

Nail Polish Collection: Breakdown Part 7

In today's breakdown post we have a random collection of brands.

Chanel and Illamasqua

L-R Chanel Péridot, Graphite, Black Pearl. Illamasqua Load and Raindrops.

butter London, Orly, Nubar and Deborah Lippmann

L-R butter London The Black Knight, Orly Terracotta, Nubar Violet Sparkle and Reclaim, Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle.

Zoya

L-R Jules, Dove, Caitlin, Marley, Dannii, Gemma.

Have a Super Saturday everyone!

Summer Haulage:)

So I didn't go as mad as I would have liked make-up wise while I was in San Francisco but I managed to pick up quite a few bits:)

Nail Varnish

Top Row L-R
Seche Vite, Orly Terracotta, Sephora by OPI Metro Chic, OPI -  I Juggle Men, Sweet Memories, Come To Poppy, Skull and Glossbones, Mermaid's Tears, It's My Year, Big Hair Big Nails, Go On Green.

Bottom Row L-R
China Glaze Towel Boy Toy, Wet n Wild - Party of Five, Night Prowl, Red Red, Caribbean Frost, Essie - Turquiose & Caicos, Sew Psyched, Sally Hansen HD - DVD, Wavelength, Lite.

A Kiss Nail Art set is also there as is 2 of the Sally Hansen salon effects nail strips.

Eyeshadows

I also got some MAC eyeshadows. I wasn't near a pro store so I had to get them in pot form but they have already been safely depotted and a t least it means I'll get a free lipstick:)

Centre - Mineral Eyeshadow from Semi-Precious Collection in Clarity.
Directly above Clarity and going L-R
Satellite Dreams, Fig.1, Juxt, Surf USA, Swell Baby, Brule, Amber Lights and Mythology.

I bought a few other things like the Wet n Wild trios, a Nars multiple, benefit primer and coralista etc. but I haven't taken pictures. They'll feature in upcoming posts no doubt!


I also bought some Bath and Bodyworks stuff but I'm going to feature them in their own post:)