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SWATCH: OPI Dulce de Leche
Sometimes you can’t go past the simple classics. OPI Dulce de Leche is a soft pinky caramel with the tiniest shot of shimmer. It’s not a high frost or sparkle polish; rather the shimmer just lifts the colour slightly and stops it from looking flat and plastic-looking. Application is up to the usual OPI standard – two ...
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SWATCH: Kate Moss for Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 14
I was out the other day, off doing whatever mysterious things I do when I’m not chained to my desk desperately trying to write interesting things for this blog, and realised that I’d left the house in such a hurry that I’d forgotten a) my keys and b) my lipstick. One of those things could ...
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SWATCH: Illamasqua nail polish in Fern
Conventional wisdom: as the weather gets cooler, your make-up and nails should get more subdued. Berry tones. Plums. Nudes. Bullshit, I say. One of the best things about living in a country where snow is a merciful rarity confined to some out of the way corner of the mountains is that even our winters are spent ...
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SWATCH: Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick – Hula
Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Hula is a limited edition shade of peachy keen fun. Loaded up with natural oils (avocado, jojoba and evening primrose, three super sources of vitamin E) and extract of Kakadu plum, one of the richest sources of vitamin C in nature, it gives a nice creamy finish without feeling waxy ...
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OPI – I Have A Herring Problem
I don’t know about you but I’m ready for winter to start right now. I’m so keen for a cold snap, I’ve already bought myself a lovely big chocolate cardigan from Zara and OPI have helped me to choose my cool weather nail polish du jour in I Have a Herring Problem, a greeny-blue shot through ...
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Darling nail lacquer – Lola Like It
This is exactly what I need to get me through a rainy Monday morning: fierce firecracker hotrod red nails courtesy of Lola Like It by Darling. A one coat wonder red, loaded up with enough candy apple red shimmer to make a vintage Cadillac blush. Perfection. Darling nail polishes are AU$16.95 for 12ml, available from HelloDarling.com.au. ...
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NARS – Born This Way
A quick swatch post to lead us into the weekend feels about right, don’t you think? Born This Way from Nars Larger Than Lip lip gloss range is a milky lilac pastel without any shimmer or glitter, although the colour is a lot pinker on the lips than it is in the tube. Not gonna lie to ...
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Benefit – They’re Real! mascara
You know, I realised the other day that I don’t think I’ve talked about mascara on this blog for well over a year. I’m not sure why that is, beyond that a) I tend to get into a rut and wear the same type of mascara for tube after tube without variation and b) I’m ...
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Nicki Minaj for OPI – Pink Friday & Save Me nail swatches
I just can’t say no to Lifesaver Musk candy pink nail polish. I mean, obviously I can’t say no to a lot of different nail polishes, but I do have a weakness for cartoony pink nail lacquers. Maybe it’s the antidote to my enormous, seemingly unending collection of steely dark greys? Pink Friday from Nicki ...
