I was in Priceline looking for the Face of Australia Pink Champagne lipstick when I saw a glint of awesomeness out of the corner of my eye...lo and behold, an affordable and easy to find flakie!
Australis have just released this Crystal Colour Top Coat 'Speck-Tacular', which claims to be a strengthening top coat with holographic reflective flakes. Flakes! As an aside, you may have noticed that I now have falsies on. I wanted to have chip-free nails for my birthday and an upcoming wedding I am maid of honour in, and this is the route I chose. They are in need of a touch up, though!
I originally used this as a topper on my accent nail, but then decided I wanted more and coated all of my nails with two coats of Crystal Colour in 'Speck-Tacular'. The base polish is OPI's Planks A Lot from the Pirate's of the Caribbean Collection (collection swatched beautifully by 'Chelle over here at Cosmetic Cupcake)
In some lights the flakes are orange and light up like fire, while in others they appear green and deep-sea like. I can't stop staring at my nails, I was having a dip in my cousin's pool and she pulled me up on it. I couldn't help it, the water was making it sparkle harder!
the claaaaw of awesomeness
I was so stoked to find a flakie at my local Priceline, I had been sighing over the Inglot flakies but wasn't sure if the trend would last long enough for it to be worth it. They are almost $10 more than this one, so I'm glad I could purchase this and dip my toe into the flakie trend easily. Turns out, this is the sort of trend I can see myself wearing for a long time. Thanks Australis!
I was so stoked to find a flakie at my local Priceline, I had been sighing over the Inglot flakies but wasn't sure if the trend would last long enough for it to be worth it. They are almost $10 more than this one, so I'm glad I could purchase this and dip my toe into the flakie trend easily. Turns out, this is the sort of trend I can see myself wearing for a long time. Thanks Australis!
This product retails for $7.95 AUD. Cheap as chips!
This item was purchased with my own cash and is not sponsored- honesty, always.
It looks great especially for the price!
ReplyDeleteP.S I have that FOA lipstick - amazing colour, you need it in your life.
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Oh baby! Thank you so much for sharing. I'll dash off to Priceline this afternoon to have a stickybeak. I have one of the Inglot flakie polishes and while it's beautiful, the bottle is tiny. Bring on the cheap alternatives!
ReplyDeleteWow that's so pretty! I need to try that out.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh it looks so amazing! Can't wait to use it. :D
ReplyDelete@Melinda a twitter friend (@RosemarySlade) bought me Pink Champagne and sent it to me! Adore it.
ReplyDelete@olgiepolgie how many mls is the Inglot flakie? You should definitely get this, I think it's beautiful
@Sarah you should definitely try this out:)
@Angela I can't wait to see it in a post of yours!
Ohhhh that's exactly what happened to me only days ago!! Except I was wondering aimlessly around priceline not really looking for anything, when I stopped briefly to suss out the Australis polishes... and I saw this! I love it over that blue, looks amazing, so far I've only worn it over a pale orange, but the blue really makes the sparkle pop.
ReplyDeleteOh thats really cool! I'll have to pop down there, just got my points card the other day too!
ReplyDeleteI saw these in Priceline yesterday. Now I'm kicking myself that I didn't just get it then. Oh well, another Priceline trip today. my club card is getting a workout!
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@Sarah it just catches the eye, doesn't it! The base colour is actually a lavender shade but it definitely has dove blue tones, it's so pretty with this over the top. I will have to try an orange next!
ReplyDelete@jimmilou my points card is loving life right now, going to melt soon haha
@you have to go back and get it! It's so cool, and super cheap. My club card is right next to my licence and debit card- used frequently, haha.
Wow it's amazing, very pretty! I'm definitely going to hunt it down asap! :) xx
ReplyDeleteCannot stop staring at it :)
DeleteOoh, so pretty. I need a flakie in my life, I'm going to start here. (:
ReplyDeleteA great place to start, Michelle!
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