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Abstract Textured Lines on Pink Gel Polish
Read moreFinally went back to some of my abstract roots with fun nail art to dress my digits up in! I went for minimal abstract lines with a subtle texture over Opallac’s High Tea. Hop over to this post to see the swatch of this baby all by it’s lonesome… White suits the pink tone of @opallacgelpolish‘s High Tea. It really only needed
24th August 201700
Opallac High Tea – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreLook at this! Pink creme with panache! This is Opallac High Tea – a soft, almost pastel, pink Gel Polish Swatch for your enjoyment. With mini review… Pretty in Pink! Not just the name of a classic 80s movie, but the finish in this gel polish 😍 amiright? And from another angle…though exuse the reflections. Whilst glossy is great, not so
22nd August 2017
Opallac French Over Gel Swatch & French Manicure
Read moreThe second of two classic manis, French Manicure & American – variations with the same polishes. Both use @opallacgelpolish French Affair and French Over. First up is a classic French Manicure with a prominent white tip, and second set (as per the previous post) is an American Manicure, with a subdued pink tip. Technically they are both American since the French was
16th August 2017
Opallac French Over Gel Swatch & American Manicure
Read moreThe first of two classic manis, French Manicure & American – variations with the same polishes. Both use @opallacgelpolish French Affair and French Over (the transparent pink). First up is a classic American Manicure with a subdued white tip, and second set (as coming in the next post) is an French Manicure, with a prominent pink tip. Technically they are both American
15th August 2017
Opallac French Affair – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreExcuse the lateness in posting. Going through a hectic time and the chaos continues. Dang it. But here’s a lovely white gel swatch that brightens the week. It is French Affair from Opallac and is a highly pigmented polish to boot! Love this one. Have a look below. Read the mini review on this shade after the jump… Do you
13th August 2017
Favourite Pastels for Mani Swap Circle July & A BPS Review
Read moreThankfully it was a different kind of theme for this month’s Mani Swap Circle and we got to choose our favourite pastels. I couldn’t decide between two I love (can’t say I have a favourite as I LOVE pastels) so I used two from the awesome Pastel Pets collection from Pretty Serious and made a pastel gradient. I was given
30th July 2017
Winter Knit Nail Art With Stamping
Read moreWhile most of you lot who aren’t in the Southern Hemisphere, languish in your long days and sunshine, we who aren’t can only envy you. So as I struggle to type more than 3 words without a typo, through my finger-less gloves, down coat and frostbitten nose, here is the art I did over Essie’s Parka Perfect swatch. OK, perhaps
19th July 2017
Essie Parka Perfect – Perfect for Winter!
Read moreEssie Parka Perfect – Perfect for Winter! I am wearing this beauty whilst I suffer with the cold weather. One f the few things I have on me at the moment, as my gear and I are parted 🙁 but it is keeping me warm in some part. I love the dusty colours and this beautiful grey blue is no
18th July 2017
Paparazzi Glitterati with Stamping
Read moreIn deciding what nail art to do with the green glitterati of @opallacgelpolish Paparazzi (see earlier swatch post) I couldn’t pick between stamping and negative space, so I did both. Items used are at the end, but for now you can have a gander. I do realise that I said this would be posted that day, but alas, I’ve ad months of
15th July 2017
Opallac Paparazzi – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreHere is the Opallac Paparazzi – Gel Polish Swatch, sent to me by the lovely team at Opallac! Shall we? This is what the bottle looks like. The swatch is slightly different as you can see, from the sticker. I found there were more silvery holo pieces in the mix. THE RUNDOWN: Name: Paparazzi – available here or select Priceline (AU) stores
14th July 2017
Pastel Gel Polish Gradient (Tutorial)
Read moreSince gel gradients are much easier to demonstrate than explain by text, I have created a video tutorial on how to do this yourself. You can see it at the bottom. This was the first step to the nail art for Pastel Polly – the swatch can be seen here. The best way to do gel gradients is to
10th July 2017
Pastel Gel Polish Gradient with Stamped Stars
Read moreHere’s the nail art I did with Opallac’s Pastel Polly gel polish swatch. I created a gel gradient using three colours and stamped over it using Lina Make Your Mark 02 plate. I’ll have a more in depth tutorial as I had promised up shortly showing how I did the gradient. Access the tutorial here: CLICK CLICK! SUPPLIES USED FOR
10th July 2017
