Of all the nail polishes I have, this is definitely in my Top 10 list of favourite lacquers. I bought Essie’s Trophy Wife on a whim at BeautyBay.com, and when I swatched it, holy batman, it was beautiful. It’s a shade of deep teal with stunning blue shimmer. Application was very good; three short strokes [...]
I Tried Drawing Hearts For Valentine’s Day And Failed
Okay, first things first. This would be your number-how-many Valentine’s Day nails post you’ve seen today? ;) Ahh but I bet you didn’t think you’d see a lousy, failed attempt at nail art here, did you? Right. Moving along :P Next, I have to apologise at the so-called nail art I attempted for this manicure. [...]
OPI’s Jade Is The New Black
As if I don’t already have way too many nail polishes to play with, LeGeeque and I have now started a swapping system where we borrow each other’s nail polishes to play with. We also have a *geek alert* database on Google Docs where we enter the details of all the nail polishes we have [...]
Inglot Nail Enamel No 321 aka Blue Lagoon
My first nail polish from Inglot! Gah, why do brands like to number their nail polishes instead of give them a cool name? No 321. Pfft. I shall rename this to Blue Lagoon because it reminds me of the crystal-clear water in a secluded lagoon. And no, a young Brooke Shields* did not come to [...]
Celebrating the Chinese New Year with Red and Gold Nails
Happy Chinese New Year from Beautyholics Anonymous! Today marks the first day of the lunar new year, and this year is a particularly auspicious one as it is the year of the Dragon. As Chinese New Year celebrations aren’t that big a deal in Australia (no public holidays. Boo!), this year’s festivities (in my house, [...]