Spearmint Scoop
I expected this shade to be a bit brighter and it actually is a bit darker and dustier on the nail. It's still a lovely shade and it took 2 coats to be opaque.




Fairy Dreams 
This dusty pink/lilac shade is so pretty and the name totally suits it. Love it ! No complaints. I would wear it again for sure.



Silver Siren
This shade looks so stunning in the bottle but just didn't live up to my expectations. It's a chrome polish and is a nice colour but is super streaky. For each coat, I only did one brush stroke for minimal streaking but it didn't help. 




I really like the brush of these, it's a good length, gives you good control and fans out nicely. The formula was really great too, nice and opaque but not too thick. I would definitely try these out again.
You can pick some shades up for yourself from Hairhouse Warehouse (both in-store and online) for RRP $6.95 each. Thanks Stark Matthews PR !

The already extensive colour range of Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear Collection has expanded even further with the addition of 5 new shades ! The new shades range from nudes, soft and bright pinks and even periwinkle. Each new shade features streak free application and extreme shine. The wide brush made application a breeze and the formula was easy to work with.

L-R Bare It All, Giant Peach, All Bright, Babe Blue, Tickled Pink

Bare It All

'The perfect sheer nude nail in a bottle.'

This is a brown based nude and I was surprised how brown it actually was on my nails. It reminds me of OPI's Do You Take Lei Away from their Hawaii Collection. It wasn't as sheer as I expected it to be and was opaque in 3 coats. It was a super glossy polish and I imagine that it would be more flattering on darker/ more olive skin tones.



Tickled Pink

'This is it. Your absolute go-to for plushy soft pink nails.'

I love love love baby pink polishes and this was no exception. It was slightly patchy and needed quite a few coats to get completely opaque. It's quite a pale pink and looked great with my skin tone. I can see myself wearing this a lot in the future.



Giant Peach

'Playful and peachy-keen, this coral is equal parts fun and fundamental.'

I wasn't sure how this would look on my nails but I really like it. It's a dusty peachy pink that is really pretty and the formula was really easy to work with. No complaints here.



All Bright

'Amp it up with this perfectly punchy, hot magenta.'

This polish is so much brighter in person and the picture doesn't do it justice. It's such a bright pink and like the other polishes in the range, it's super shiny and glossy. It was opaque in 2 coats and wasn't patchy or streaky at all.



Babe Blue
'A subtle, baby periwinkle that serves up just the right amount of flare.'

This has to be my favourite of the newly released shades! It's such a gorgeous baby periwinkle with a slight shimmer running through it. It's pretty much a dupe for Essie's Bikini So Teeny and I could wear it pretty much for the rest of my life.



I really like these new shades and I now want to try other shades in the Xtreme Wear Collection. All of the polishes were super glossy, leveled out evenly and the wide brush made it easy to apply to polish. Winning all round !

You can pick up these shades now for RRP $6.95 from Priceline, Chemist Warehouse, Target and select pharmacies nationally.


Disclaimer:
These polishes were sent to me by the wonderful people at COTY PR Australia with no obligation to review them. Any opinions expressed are unbiased and completely my own.

With this horrible weather we're having at the moment, I was in dire need of some bright nails and lucky for me, this came in the form of OPI's new Brights collection. These polishes were delivered to me by COTY PR and I can't wait to share these gorgeous polishes with you! The collection has 6 polishes with one of them (On Pinks and Needles) not being part of the Australian collection. Overseas they also re-released two polishes (Life Gave Me Lemons and Down To The Core-al) and Put A Coat On as part of the 2015 collection.


I STOP For Red
This is a super bright red that will definitely make people stop and look ! It has less of a creme formula but it's more of a jelly. I needed about 3 coats for an opaque finish but it's super glossy and even though I have quite a lot of reds that are similar to this, I can see this being one of my favourites.



Can't Hear Myself Pink!
This bright pink reminds me of Go With The Lava Flow from the Hawaii Collection released earlier this year. It has a metallic shimmer through it and this comes through nicely on the nail. When I did the first coat, it was really sheer and I thought it was going to take a lot of coats to reach full opacity but it was pretty much opaque by the second coat.



I Sea You Wear OPI
I feel like this polish is basically a blue version of Can't Hear Myself Pink! and I prefer this colour more.  It's a mid-blue that reminds me of Teal The Cows Come Home except darker and would be really nice layered with other colours.



My Car Has Navy-gation
I love this colour but unfortunately the formula is tricky to work with. It definitely has a jelly formula that's a bit gloopy on the first coat but evens out on the second and third coat.  

The Berry Thought Of You
This is a darker shade of pink that's almost magenta. The formula of this polish is a crelly and was opaque in 3 coats. When I swatched it, I put it over Put A Coat On! to try and get a more vibrant colour but I found that this really affected the drying time. However it is still a gorgeous colour and I don't have many colours like this in my collection.



Put A Coat On !
I like the idea of this and it's essentially a white undie to make polishes brighter. It's like a thicker, more opaque version of Alpine Snow and was completely opaque in 2 coats.



I really like this collection however I feel like the Brights 2014 collection had a wider range of colours. This collection is mainly reds and pinks so if that's your thing then you'll love it. The formulas could be a little easier to work with but they're not horrible and the colour pay off is worth it!

Hi everyone, hope you're having a fantastic weekend !

Recently I shared my brand new nail polish shelves on Instagram and I thought I'd do a blog post on how I made it and how it's organised.



I've been wanting to reorganise my nail polish collection for a long time and I've always wanted to be able see all of my colours and brands clearly. My collection was previously in a set of drawers and I was fast filling them up.

My dream was to have a giant nail polish rack and I had a look online and I found ones that stored around 100 bottles for $200 which seems ridiculous to me as I would need to get 3 or 4 = $$$$$.
There was no way I could afford that so I started researching how to make my own. Luckily my dad is pretty handy with carpentry so he helped me out a lot. The total cost of making the shelves would have been around $100 and considering the size of them, I think it's pretty cheap.

I got the timber from Bunnings Warehouse and it was pre-primed. The timber only had to be cut for the shelf length and vertical pieces but the depth was perfect so that didn't need to be cut.  We then sanded it and put it together using dowels and glue. We painted it using spray paint (I used Dulux Dura Max enamel spray paint in the colour in Vivid White Gloss) and once it was dry, we screwed to the wall.

Here's the shelves against the wall

The finished shelves are floor to ceiling so they're about 2.5m tall and have 20 shelves. It stores pretty much all of my collection (around 300 polishes) with 2 free shelves. It's the first thing I see when I walk into my room and makes me so happy.


I've organised my polishes by brand and then by colour. I just get so much satisfaction out of seeing the same bottle caps grouped together.

Top: BYS, B&C Co, Bottom: Sportsgirl, Natio, ORLY

Essie, Toy, Rimmel London

China Glaze

Sally Hansen Triple Shine

Sally Hansen Triple Shine

OPI

OPI

OPI

OPI

OPI

Ulta3

Ulta3

Ulta3

Rimmel London, L'Oreal

Nailene, Mode, Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, Color Club, Morgan Taylor etc.

OPI Minis, w7

OPI Minis

Phewf that's a lot of photos. I hope this post helped anyone who is thinking about making their own nail polish shelves or just wanted to check out my collection. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask :)

 Are you ready for soft and feminine yet delicate shades? I know I am ! This month OPI have released their new Soft Shades Collection that put a new spin on the traditional neutral shades.




This Silver's Mine

This shade is a silvery metallic polish that has a rose gold tinge to it in some light. It was a little streaky but it still had a really nice look to it. It was opaque in two coats and didn't have any bald spots.




Put It In Neutral

This is a really nice pink toned nude polish. It's glossy and shiny and is a shade that would look gorgeous on most skin tones. I found that it needed around five coats to be opaque but I like nude polishes to hide my tips completely. You could definitely get away with two - three coats for more of a natural look.




Petal Soft

At first I was surprised to see this type polish in the collection but now that I've tried it, it's a simple way to change up your manicure. It's a jelly glitter toppper with medium sized white and light pink circles, flecks and flowers in it. I've put it over Put It In Neutral in the pictures below.




Act Your Beige

I love this colour. It's a white based nude that looks quite similar to Step Right Up! (picture for comparison below). Similarly to Put It In Neutral, I found this polish quite sheer. I used four coats in the pictures below. It has a really nice formula that is a crelly consistency and goes on smoothly.

Step Right Up!

Make Light Of The Situation

This pretty shade is somewhere in between a glitter topper and an traditional polish. It can be worn over polishes for a different look or can also be worn individually. Pictured below is two thin coats over Act Your Beige. It went on well and caught the light nicely. It has tiny and small sized glitter particles that dry to a smooth finish.




Chiffon My Mind 
Last but certainly not least is Chiffon My Mind. This is a white toned polish that has a blue and silver shimmer through it. It's a creamy consistency that goes on smoothly and doesn't have any bald spots. It reminds me of Alpine Snow with a twist.  


I really liked the elegance of this collection and how all of the polishes are so similar but so different. If you're looking for nude or neutral shades that aren't so traditional but are stunning then this collection is for you. You can pick up this collection very soon in selected MYER, David Jones stores and selected salons nationally for RRP $19.95 each. A huge thanks to CotyPR for sending me the collection and making me a happy lady !