‘Healthy and clean but with a deadly edge’ was the makeup and hair design at Christopher Esber, with Napoleon Perdis, essie and Wella Professionals combining to create a look that was sporty, fresh and subtly futuristic. Key makeup notes: skin was the focus at Esber, with a luminous skinscape created by layering tinted moisturiser (Napoleon ...
Fast Friday mani, holaaaaa. Mashmallow by Essie is a sheer cloudy white polish with a jelly-like depth of colour. I think this is one of those nail polishes that looks quite nice in real life, but doesn’t stand up to this kind of close-up macro photography all that well. I know it was sheer when ...
Oh boy. Long time no swatch, hey guys? I’ve been a total slacker when it comes to my nails for the past few months – bare nails clipped back short, or at the most I’ve been sporting a slick of black polish with a glossy topcoat. I can’t be a slacker forever though, and in ...
Hey, you know that divine little nail polish from Essie you were looking at? The one that looked like a perfect peachy creamsicle? Yeah, that’s the one – Tart Deco. Guess what. Turns out it’s bright orange. Surprise.Tweet
I wasn’t thrilled with any of the Halloween polishes this year. They all felt a little meh, like they were choices left over from the regular line and quickly given a vaguely spooky name. Maybe I expect too much. But anyway! Here’s a quick NoTD that I’ve been rocking for the past couple of days ...
Just a super quick post to break this work-induced silence. I’m still here, never fear :) Jitterbug from China Glaze’s Vintage Vixen collection is gunmetal grey shot through with fine silver microglitter – on the nail it reminds me of wet tarmac after rain, or the rich silvery tones of a Max Dupain photograph. The ...