hauling polish // ft. Rimmel, Essie, China Glaze

For someone who isn't really 'into' nail polish, I sure have a shed load of the stuff!

Target had $4 off Rimmel products, and I realised that it brought their I <3 Lasting Finish shades down to $1.95AUD. I snapped up 5 colours that I adore, and can see myself getting a lot of wear from.

Lively Lilac, Disco Ball

Misty Jade, Hot & Spicy, Strawberry Fizz

So many beautiful shades for less than $10!

I am a huge Essie fan, and was elated to see the Resort Collection mini cube on sale for $5 at my discount chemist. China Glaze were also on offer, and I was good and only chose two shades.

I love the Essie formulation and they seem to have shades that I find really wearable. They are fast becoming my very favourite nail brand!

Your Hut Or Mine, Fair Game, Lion Around, Da Bush

Snow Globe, Secret Peri-winkle

These two shades are right up my alley, I have a few blues like this and adore them all, so was happy with my choice. Snow Globe is one that I have always loved the look of, and I never regret buying glittery top coat sort of shades as you can practically wear them with everything!

Let me know which shade stands out to you most, and what swatches you would like to see and I will be sure to fast track them.

*These were purchased by me. Honesty, always.

this past week

This week I've been rocking OPI From A to Z-urich on my nails, playing matchy-matchy (without realising it!) with my new wine coloured scarf. I'm about to paint my nails with some new Rimmel goodies, Lively Lilac with an accent of Disco Ball! My lips have been rocking Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Boy at work as I'm trying to say sayonara to the shade, but I've also been loving the new Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait De Gloss in Troublant.

 I've been spraying Urban Rituelle's Cotton Candy fragrance all week long, my boss and my mother have tried to nick it so far, it's such an addictive scent! I'm excited to be almost at the end of my Rimmel Match Perfection gel-cream foundation and my NYX blush in Peach, I've already arranged the blush replacement but am not letting myself touch it until Peach is all gone! My beauty issue this week has definitely been my flaky forehead, it makes it hard to wear foundation and hydrating masks aren't helping. Does anyone have a solution? And finally, the beauty product that has been giving me butterflies all week is my Kiehls Midnight Recovery eye cream, which is just so lovely I could cry.

Now please, make my day and tell me YOUR 'this past week' in the comments below!
Nails this week:
Next nail shade:
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Most worn fragrance:
Products you are trying to use up:
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Models Prefer Special FX Box Set! // Photos, Swatches, Nails

 I have had some good experiences with Models Prefer since they reinvigorated their product line, so when I stumbled upon this Special FX box set of polishes I thought I'd give it a go. All swatches are without topcoat.

 The box contains 5 different mini polishes, each with their own special effect.

Quake is your typical black shatter polish, but it applies so much nicer than all of the other crackles I have tried. One sweep and the perfect amount is on my nails, and it dries to a matte finish. This is what I wanted from OPI, but that they failed to deliver.

Ruby Slippers is best worn over another colour in my opinion, and is a mix of fine red shimmer with larger chunks of silver and red glitter pieces. This makes me yearn for Valentine's Day manicures, I think it would look nice over a cherry red polish or even maybe a black or gunmetal shade.

Disco Ball is hands down my favourite from this set, it is a super fine silver shimmer which has a holographic edge to it. It covers well and pigmentation is excellent for a polish like this, I still have visible nail line with 2 coats but it doesn't bother me. I would wear this all by itself all year round. A nice, subtle shimmery sort of look.

When I first delved into the set I was confused as to why Beam Me Up was included, but I suppose metallic could be considered special FX! It isn't my sort of nail shade but much more beautiful than any of the other purples I own. This applied well and though I won't get wear out of it, I think it could be a hit for those who do like purple nails.

I will be honest and admit that the thought of another flaky in my collection was what pushed this purchase into my Priceline basket. I was captivated by Chain Reaction and wanted to compare it to my Australis flaky, but alas this was just a glittery mess disguised as a flaky. I had to do 4 (4!) coats of this over Beam Me Up to get those measly glitter chunks on my nail, which is why the finish is so chunky and gross. The fail of the set, in my opinion.

The Special FX box set of mini polishes is yet another hit from Models Prefer, and they continue to steal my heart with their affordable but beautiful products. Although Chain Reaction was a flaky fail, the rest of the polishes exceeded my expectations and impressed me immensely! Disco Ball and I are off to snuggle and speak sweet nothings to one another (I may be considering buying another whole box just to have two of that shade!)

I picked up the Models Prefer Special FX box set from Priceline for the tiny price of $7.99 AUD.

Which shade is your favourite?
Have you tried anything from Models Prefer?

*I personally purchased this product. Honesty, always.