It's taken a while but I have finally found my favorite winter nail glitter combo.
Last winter it was all about a deep red with a high gloss topcoat, but since I have been totally addicted to glitter polishes I was desperate to find a combo that would match the cooler weather.
If you are using any glitter polish with a jelly base to make it pop - do your base in flat colour that matches. Navy would also work well with this look. Because there are going to be quite a few layers choose one which will give you total opacity in one coat and a quick dryer otherwise you are going to waiting around for ages not being able to do anything stuck in the hands in the air drying stance.
This is a total nail splurge! Could I have shopped around and got a dupe? Yes. I saw it and fell in love and before I knew it I was paying $14 shipping for it to come from Jamaica on Ebay. Oh well. Thank goodness I LOVE IT! It's a jelly so if applied on its own it would take 5 coats to be opaque. The blues and green glitter are so pretty and my nails kind of look like beetle wings. On saturday really cute hunk told me my nails looked like 'Galaxy's' - Which was the last confirmation I needed to know this was the ultimate winter nail combo.
Holy water of a Topcoat, this will change your life. It takes about 10mins dry time but then its done and not budging, the result is super super shiny. Apparently it has loads of chemicals in it and isn't the best for you - just a heads up!
So excited to debut this out of control 'Galaxy' look at the next N.P.A meeting.
So it's almost THE FREAKN' WEEKEND. I am so excited. Tomorrow night I'm going on a Girls Night Out which will include a Mexican dinner accompanied with Tequila and Lemonades, Shots and Whiskey at The Cricketers Arms and then about 4 hours of bump'n'grindin on the dance floor at our favorite party Halfway Crooks.
Here's what is going to be in my make up bag and why:
1. Make up bag from Daiso $2.80
The thing with make up bags is that whatever the size I will fill it too the brim. Its plastic which is also important when on a Girls Night Out you never know when someone/me is going accidentally spill an entire Car Bomb into my bag leaving everything with a sticky coating.
Side note: Daiso (the best Japanese $2.00 shop) is now in Australia - Just go, its amazing.
If you like really subtle lashes - This is not the mascara for you. This mascara is really black and gives you tarantula lashes, it packs on the product. There is no smudging or running, so perfect for a 4 hour dance floor session.
Do you want your face to be so illuminated that it catches the light from the disco ball then bounces it into the eyes of your crush? This will do it. I actually think that this may give me a little J-Lo glow in an acceptable white girl non trashy jersey shore bronzer way.
You know when you see a girl and become captivated with her skin and you ask yourself 'Is she wearing make up? She must be because no one can look that amazing without make up on'. Chances are the babe is wearing this. Its sheer and dewy and has just enough coverage.
I'm pretty sure this is the product that the Olsen twins use, its really pretty. The consistency is quite weird - it feels metallic and silicone like. You just need a tiny amount applied to your lids with your finger, smudge it out as best possible then go in with a blending brush - but be quick because it sets. When it sets its ON! Like not moving until you go at it with some Bioderma and a cotton pad.
6. Visine clear eyes
Give me anymore than half a drink and a dance floor and smoke machine and I will recreate Xanadu for you! One problem I think I'm very allergic to smoke machines, so Visine clear eyes really helps after I run from the dance floor to the bathroom clutching my eyes.
WOW OK WOW! This is my new favorite lipstick ever! It is an absolute a dream. (Will do a full post just on these lipsticks) When you put it on it is a balmy consistency, which makes it easy to blend out and really work into your lips with your fingers, I do this for about 3 layers building up the colour. Then by about the 4th layer you can feel it starting to set. It will last pretty much all night with a few touch ups. Its also has really pretty packaging, and lets face it when you're in the bathroom with all the girls no one wants to bring out a banged up old nasty lippy. Ewwwwww!
Ok so as a pale girl when I go for a bronzer its not going to be anything that Snooki uses. This is a cream bronzer with minimal shimmer, it blends out to very sheer and is perfect as a contour on cheeks and temples. Using such moisturizing bases with the 2 Stila products a powder bronzer would cake and when you are all up in da club the last thing you need is caking.
So its finally winter, no more bare legs and skirts or just letting your hair dry naturally on your way to work - Yep its cold, its snuggle weather. When initially starting this blog I did think to myself - probably wont write much about hair stuff because I don't do that much to my hair. That was a load of baloney! After a long summer of sun, beach, salt, maybe washing my hair once week because it looked good all beached out and gross. I am now paying the price, my hair is having a meltdown. Also I should mention I just dyed my hair from blondie to dark red after having a personality crisis stemming from a certain boy - I also pierced my ears with a second hole but that's another story. Now I have got a handle on my mane here are my favourite winter hair care products :
But its REALLY GOOD! My favourite thing about it is that its got No SLES, SLS, ALES, ALS and is free of Parabens and Prochemical cleanser.
2. Lady Jane Wide Tooth Comb Heaps of hair dressers say that you shouldn't comb your hair when its wet - screw them. Using a wide tooth comb to get your leave in conditioner or treatments all through and well distributed is the best. The Lady Jane one is cute and has a nifty handle to hang off your tap in the shower. It was like $3.49 from Priceline. 3. La Biosthetique Conditionneur Protection Couleur Ok bring out the big guns - this is expensive. I dont even know how much it costs because I have permanently deleted the memory of spending that much on a fancy conditioner. La Biostehtique is a salon brand, so maybe just try a treatment when you are next at a salon that uses it. This does make my hair shiney and lovely but I am looking for another alternative because I wont buy this again. But if you're really ritzy and you want to have a posh bathroom get it - fuck it get the 1500ml salon size! 4. John Frieda Sheer Mist Perfect Ends Full Repair Any heat protecting product is a must in winter, you're not letting your hair dry naturally - and if your are - you're crazy! I am full heat blow drying the shit out of my hair within 10mins of getting out of the shower. Cold wet manky hair on my neck in winter is just gross and you will get a cold. This stuff is great, it doesn't leave any residue in my hair and makes the ends nice and silky, but I think I use too much because I have been buying a bottle every 2 weeks or so because its so good. 5. Mason Pearson Hair Brush This has never not been in my hair care routine - since my mum was brushing my hair as wee blonde babe till now. Everyday I have used a Mason Pearson hair brush, and they are THE BEST. I've grown up and so has my brush, I now use the Boar bristle and Nylon. It really gives your scalp a good massage and all those lovely good oils get distributed through your hair when brushing. 6. Kérastase Elixir Ultime Firstly this smells exactly the same as Tom Ford's Black Orchid. Is that enough? When that whole Moroccan oil thing started I tried it - wasn't my thing. If you have tried one of those oil type products and haven't got on well with it like it make your hair all slick and gross. Try the Elixir Ultime, it makes your hair super shiny and pageant worthy without being oily or heavy. Did I mention it smells like Tom Ford's Black Orchid? Probably the best winter scent ever.
'Do you have over 10 nail polishes? Do you have a variety of shades of the one colour? Are coral and salmon 2 very different shades to you? Do you know how to achieve a flawless application of your favourite polish on public transport? Have you been known to change your nail polish more than 3 times a week? Do you look at colours in general life and imagine them as the perfect colour for a nail polish? Have you been known to purge in the sacred ritual of nail art? If you have had a bad day do you find solace in the comforting buzz of a massage chair at your local nail salon? If this sounds like you and you thought you were the only one......I have great news for you! YOU'RE NOT!
Bored of sitting at home and painting your nails by yourself? Why not come and hang out with like minded Polish-aholics and talk Top Coats, new colours, warn of fellow lovers of streaky and unworthy colours, glitter polishes, nail wraps, and way more.
Come with clean nails...and be prepared to leave with the nails of your dreams. Bring any friends you think have a secret polish purging problem too!
Bring your current favourite colours and any you would like to trade.'
This was the invitation that I created on my facebook after a lengthy thread of Instagram comments from my friend Fleur urging me to start some sort of polish possessed club. So I did and the inaugural N.P.A was held last Wednesday at the Cricketers Arms Hotel in Surry Hills, yes we held a nail polish club at the pub!
Lots of ground was covered 'Best top coat ever?', 'Budget or high end?' - WE LOVE BOTH, WE'RE ADDICTS! 'O.P.I collections Muppets vs Nicki Minaj', 'How far can you take nail-art in the workplace?'. 'What brand has the best consistancy' Mostly we were all so excited that there were other girls so obsessed with nail polish that they felt they needed an official forum to talk openly about glitter tips and nail wraps.
N.P.A Minutes:
-Glossy top coats are a must, matte is out. Seche Vite is our favorite.
-Fleur is the only one who has successfully conquered Nail Wraps.
-Glitter, Glitter and MORE GLITTER. O.P.I's Rainbow connection was a favourite but we were all pleasantly surprised by the American Apparel multi glitterwhich was on par if not better glitter density than Rainbow Connection. -Crackle Polish is really getting boring, was it ever cool? -Gradient nails are everyone's favourite but no one has mastered them.
We are planning to meet up monthly, if you live in Sydney and are polish persuaded please come to the next meet up!
From left : Matisse, Fleur, Josephine, Me, Katherine, Alyssa and Ashley.
We all went a little bit insta-crazy with our nail combo's.
