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Chi Chi Cosmetics – Disco Diva salon formula nail polish
Chi Chi Disco Diva nail polish is a bold slash of metallic goodness for your nails. A fine grey and silver glitter polish, Dico Diva gets full opacity in two coats and dries to a surprisingly smooth finish. A generous slick of top coat is more than enough to get a smooth mirror finish. Everyone knows ...
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Clarins Gloss Prodige in 01 Chocolate – swatches and review
Saturday night’s alright for fightin’ and Friday I’m in love, but Monday is the day that new colour stories hit the stores! Fresh on counter today is Clarins’ new range of plumping and hydrating lip glosses, Gloss Prodige. Gloss Prodige in 01 Chocolate is a pleasant feeling light gloss with a slightly sweet taste and ...
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Jurlique rose shower gel and body cream
Ah, it’s that time of the year again. The one time of the year when I step outside, my stark white computer tan glowing ethereally in the sunshine, and slink off to a music festival or two. No Big Day Out for me – I’m allergic to bogans in flag capes – but I check ...
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Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate and Midnight Recovery Eye
Happy Tuesday, ladies and hommes! With Gay Christmas aka Mardi Gras rapidly barreling down on Sydney, my friends have kindly requested some fast fixes to stop weeks of partying with naked dancing boys from playing havoc with their skin. Drink lots of water. Oil removes glitter from the skin. If you’re desperate, use a bit ...
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OPI – Vodka and Caviar nail polish
Sometimes all you need is the perfect nails-raking-down-his-back red, and I think I have it right here: OPI Vodka and Caviar. Two coats for full colour perfection, strong enough for you to take a boy in hand and let him know you’re the boss. Happy Valentines Day, readers! OPI nail polishes are AU$19.95 for 15ml, ...
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Estee Lauder – 28 Teal Topaz nail lacquer swatch
Estée Lauder’s Teal Topaz is a soft teal cream nail polish without any shimmers or sparkles. The teal is cut with the tiniest note of cloudy grey, making what could easily be a cartoonishly bright topaz into a surprisingly wearable, adult shade of nail polish. Application was nice and simple – two coats gave full ...
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Australis – it’s Speck-Tacular Blackmail, baby
Ok, ok. So it’s not the greatest pun I’ve ever made. I worked back late last night and I have the headcold from hell; I’m allowed an off day! Head cold or not, I just wanted to share the nifty little duo of Crystal Colour Top Coat in Speck-tacular and Blackmail nail lacquer with everyone after the fun of last ...
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Laura Mercier Smoky Eye Collection – Caviar Stick Eye Colours and Lip Glace
Things I am digging right now: Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colours, waterproof eyeshadow crayons that that the concept of an easy smoky eye to new and dizzying heights of laziness. Smoke is a deep charcoal with just a little shimmer. Amethyst is a slightly pink taupe with lashings of silver shimmer. Both Caviar Sticks are creamy ...
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Australis nail polish in Knickers In A Knot
I was a latecomer to nail polish. I bit my nails well into my late teenage years, and it was only when I started dabbling with lacquer that I began to give a damn about my nails. The first colour I ever claimed as a signature shade was a brilliant watermelon pinky-red cream that came ...
