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- Opallac Black Market – Gel Polish Swatch
1:35 pmJanuary 9th, 2018
Opallac Black Market – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreHell yeah! Nothing like a sleek, bitchin’ black to get the party started. This little number is Black Market from @opallacgelpolish, opaque with 2 thin easy coats. Oh she smooth. She damn smooth, like Barry White dipped in oil and dancing on Teflon 😍 #Opallac Here is a bottle packaging shot if you wish to hunt it down: OMG! Gloss!! Opallac Black
22nd February 201700 - Fine Lines Gold Accents on Peach
11:25 pmFebruary 20th, 2017
Fine Lines Gold Accents on Peach
Read moreToday’s nail art is a simple linear with negative space number. Combining some of my favourites. It begins with a base of Life’s A Peach by @OpallacGelPolish and ends with some fine gold lines using a favourite @essiepolish Good As Gold (cos yeah, I’m an #essie #obsessie)… Linework was done with a liner brush from @twinkled_t in a #twinkledt set.
19th February 2017 - Opallac Life’s A Peach – Gel Polish Swatch
11:36 pmFebruary 20th, 2017
Opallac Life’s A Peach – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreOpallac Life’s A Peach Gel Polish Swatch – the perfect Summer beach shade! THE RUNDOWN: Name: Life’s A Peach – available here or select Priceline (AU) stores Brand: Opallac Collection: Core Collection Colour (or family): Peach Type & Finish: Crème Size: 7.5ml / 0.25oz Formula & Application notes: Smooth and glossy this is 3 thin coats. You could also do 2, depending on how thick you
18th February 2017 - Punk Nails – Queen Of ROCK CHIC!
12:56 amFebruary 16th, 2017
Punk Nails – Queen Of ROCK CHIC!
Read morePunk-ing it up! 👊 Calling this one Queen Of ROCK CHIC! A cheeky play on the name of @opallacgelpolish gel polish Queen Of Rock 💅 which I swatched earlier this week. (Well last week, but I have been incapacitated so …) And rawk she does! This shimmering midnight blue was just screaming out for some extra hardware, and you don’t disobey
14th February 2017 - Vinyl Hearts for Valentine’s Day
11:55 pmFebruary 7th, 2017
Vinyl Hearts for Valentine’s Day
Read moreVinyl Hearts for Valentine’s Day and the Clairestelle8 HEARTS prompt! I used vinyls from Whats Up Nails and gradient all the things. The hearts and the other fingers are a radial gradient created with a makeup sponge. But since I am using a different camera it was hard to capture the differentiations that you can see in real life. Boo.
7th February 2017 - Opallac Queen Of Rock – Gel Polish Swatch
10:42 pmFebruary 7th, 2017
Opallac Queen Of Rock – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreMeet THE Queen Of Rock. She’s bold, she shimmers, she’s a creature of the night. I tried to capture the many different faces of this @opallacgelpolish in the one photo. You can see her dark side right through to the way she dances with light in the left. She’s the perfect gel polish for your loud side! You can see
7th February 2017 - Negative Space Unicorn Pastels, Nail Art Challenge
4:27 pmFebruary 5th, 2017
Negative Space Unicorn Pastels, Nail Art Challenge
Read moreJust a quickie for Clairestelle8’s monthly nail art challenge. The 4th’s prompt being PASTELS! I am calling this one Negative Space Unicorn Pastels, because the colour palette reminds me of unicorns and rainbows. If it wasn’t already so late or I wasn’t feeling so average, I would’ve added some sparkle beneath the matte. I am posting a little later cos I’ve
5th February 2017 - Summer Silhouette with Palm Tree Vista on Gel
3:26 pmFebruary 4th, 2017
Summer Silhouette with Palm Tree Vista on Gel
Read moreHola! Today’s nail art is a Summer Silhouette with Palm Tree Vista on Gel Polish. Opallac Fluro This was the base that inspired the theme with it’s hot, hot neon vibes. The palms were hand-painted with acrylic paint, as were the gulls or birds. The lines are stamped from a MoYou London plate. It’s nothing too complex but I like
2nd February 2017 - Opallac Fluro This – Gel Polish Swatch
3:02 pmFebruary 2nd, 2017
Opallac Fluro This – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreOpallac Fluro This – another Gel Polish Swatch from the core collection. Wow, she is bright and neon in all her glory and screaming out for some Summer nail art. You’ll have to wait to see that one though… 😉 Gorgeous and glossy, this was 2 thin coats, the second a touch thicker. I kept staring at my nails with this
2nd February 2017 - Vintage Florals, Hand-painted on Negative Space
12:53 amAugust 24th, 2018
Vintage Florals, Hand-painted on Negative Space
Read moreVintage Florals, Haind-painted Roses with Negative Space on Opallac’s Appletini Mint Gel Polish that I showed you earlier. Check out the swatches here. I was channelling hand-painted Vintage Roses combined with my go-to Negative Space for this gel nail art after the hugest run of pinks. I have never worn that much pink in a row haha! 🌹 Aah florals, how I’ve
30th January 2017 - Opallac Appletini – Gel Polish Swatch
12:35 amJanuary 30th, 2017
Opallac Appletini – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreOpallac Appletini – Gel Polish Swatch. This mint is mint! Fresh and screaming out for some Summer or Spring nail art this shade is dope! And flattering to many skin tones. That gloss!! Retail packaging if you wish to know what you are looking for when you hunt for it in store: So, how does Appletini weigh up? THE RUNDOWN:
30th January 2017 - Hot Lips by Picture Polish – Swatchfest
12:23 amJanuary 25th, 2017
Hot Lips by Picture Polish – Swatchfest
Read moreFeaturing the hottest neon pink from piCture pOlish brand, Hot Lips. Stretching out the weekend’s pink theme with what I possibly deem the penultimate shade of that colour to wear – a loud, screaming, neon bright version! This baby here is Hot Lips by @piCturepOlish for #ppswatchchallenge12017. You had the option to post with a pet, flower or self. So
25th January 2017