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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all these crazy and stressful events, I actually decided to just give up on blogging completely. I couldn't see how I could put time into nail polish when so many serious things were going on in my life which required all my energy. I just feel like I'm full of excuses at the moment for why I'm not blogging and I hate that.... I have neglected my blog so badly over the past few months :( But my husband convinced me I should keep going, so I'm going to try...... I don't know if I will succeed, but it would kill me to have to give this up for good.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until my laptop gets fixed, I will be blogging from my iPad, which really isn't that easy. I haven't found a decent photo editing app yet so watermarks and cropping etc is all over the shop! The laptop is being fixed on Thursday so hopefully iPad blogging is only temporary. So apologies in advance for the next post which was done completely on the iPad. Apple really needs to hurry up and figure out some decent apps for blogging! Or maybe I'm an idiot and just haven't looked properly on the App Store. Any suggestions are appreciated.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thankfully, the renovations are progressing well, and I'm feeling a little better, so I thought I'd log back in to my little nail blog and write a post!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> As a result of my haitus, I ended up with a whole stack of polishes that I hadn't reviewed. I considered just starting fresh and not bothering to catch up on the stuff I hadn't reviewed, but a lot of the polishes I have been sent over the past few months are really, really nice! So instead, I'm going to do a few catchup reviews in between showing you some new stuff I have received (like China Glaze ElectroPop! SQUEEEE!). </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For my first post back, I'm going to do a "catchup" post featuring swatches of three BYS polishes from the <b><i>High Impact</i></b> range. There isn't a lot of info available about this collection online, but from what I can tell, they are a range of brightly coloured polishes which have been released for the Spring/Summer season here in Australia and are being sold by <a href="http://www.fashionaddict.com.au/online_store/nail-accessories-and-polish.cfm" target="_self" title="">Fashion Addict</a>. Brightly coloured clothes, shoes and accessories are right on trend at the moment, so I'm loving these polishes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>High Impact Blue</i></b> - Electric blue frost. Normally I would steer clear of frosts but this is just stunning! Unlike most other frosts I have tried, <i><b>High Impact Blue</b></i> applied really well and there were only minimal brush stroke marks. When I first opened the bottle, I was convinced that this polish would be really thin and sheer, but I was pleasantly surprised when I realised I would only need two coats! I have always loved vivid blues like this and will generally wear them with any outfit, but if you really want to be on trend, try pairing this nail polish with some bright orange or lime green clothes and accesories! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>High Impact Green</i></b> - Sheer yellow/green frost with silvery green microshimmer. Unfortunately, <i><b>High Impact Green</b></i> isn't for me, only because the colour doesn't suit my skin tone in my opinion. However, I think darker skinned beauties could rock this polish for sure! There was still some VNL after two coats, so it might be worth layering this polish over white or another green if you wanted the colour to really pop and be opaque. With that said, the shimmer is really gorgeous and it has a super glossy finish!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can probably guess that the Blue and Purple are my faves out of the three! But I think the best thing about these polishes is the price. <a href="http://www.fashionaddict.com.au/search/index.cfm?sSearchString=bys+high+impact">Fashion Addict</a> sells <i><b>BYS High Impact</b></i> polishes for only $4.95AUD which is a total bargain! There are three other colours available as well, being <b>Aqua</b>, <b>Orange</b> and <b>Pink</b>. <a href="http://www.fashionaddict.com.au/online_store/bys-high-impact-nail-polish-orange.cfm"><i><b>High Impact Orange</b></i></a> is calling my name for sure! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Hey everyone! Today I have swatches of the four OPI Muppets colours featured in the "Muppettes" Mini pack. I have been impatiently waiting for the launch of this collection ever since I saw some swatches at the <a href="http://www.gildednails.co/2011/08/opi-touring-america-launch-and-muppets.html">Touring America launch party</a> I went to back in August and I'm so excited that it is finally available!<br />
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The Muppettes Minis pack contains one of the six glitters in the 12 piece collection, <i><b>Excuse Moi!</b></i> and three of the other polishes. At first, I was a little disappointed that <i><b>Rainbow Connection</b></i> wasn't in the pack, and I wasn't sure I liked the other three polishes in there, but after swatching them I quickly changed my mind! <br />
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Wocka Wocka! </b></i>- Rich red with microshimmer. Normally, I wouldn't gravitate towards a red like this because I feel like shimmery reds can sometimes be a little dated, but <i><b>Wokka Wokka!</b></i> was pure red perfection. Not only did it look fabulous on my nails, it applied flawlessly with one coat! I used two for the pics just for consistency. I did notice however that the shimmer is more pronounced in the bottle than on the nail, but you could still see flashes of it once applied. There was only one small problem with this polish - it stained my nails big time! You definitely need to wear a base coat with this polish. Overall though, a really great Christmas red! <br />
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Excuse Moi!</b></i> - Warm pink jelly-ish base with silver microglitter and tonnes of multi-coloured hex glitter - green, blue, pink, orange, yellow and silver. Without a doubt, one of the best glitters OPI has ever created. The base colour was ridiculously opaque and the glitter applied evenly over the nail without clumping or dragging. This was only two coats. So pretty! <br />
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Designer... de Better!</b></i> - Pale gold/silver foil with sparse copper foil particles. I have about a dozen silver foils in my collection, but nothing like this! I'm really loving this variation on the classic silver foil. It applied really smoothly and only required two thin coats. <br />
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Warm & Fozzie</b></i> - Brown-bronze, gold and pink foil particles with a slight duochrome effect suspended in a dark black/brown base. This is a really unusual colour and I was a little unsure whether I would like it or not, but it actually works! Once applied, the foil particles kind of meld together to give an overall gold foil effect with flashes of the other colours. The first coat was a little thin, and I was thinking that three would be necessary, but it only needed two coats in the end. <br />
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Overall, I'm pretty impressed with this Minis pack. <i><b>Warm & Fozzie</b></i> is probably my favourite out of the four because I don't really have anything like it, but <i><b>Excuse Moi!</b></i> comes a close second! Since I liked these four so much, I decided to purchase the whole collection! Naturally, when I get those in the mail, I'll do some more swatches.<br />
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This OPI Muppettes Minis pack is part of the limited edition Muppets Collection which is available at selected salons and David Jones nationally, for $24.95RRP incl. GST. For stockists phone 1800 358 999 or visit <a href="http://www.opi.net.au/">www.opi.net.au</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! Hope you have all had a fantastic weekend! For my first post back I have swatches of one of the new Ozotic polishes I picked up last week from <a href="http://www.picturepolish.com.au/">piCture pOlish</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ozotic #532 is one of four new polishes in the "Mish Mash" range - aka, the most freakin awesome range of polishes ever! I honestly couldnt believe my eyes when I saw the bottle - it's like Ozotic Holographic #509 had a baby with Ozotic Multi Chromatic #505. Yes, you heard right - linear holo AND multichromatic!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">There's only one downside to this polish - it was not cheap!! This one set me back $14AUD which is a little steep. However, for such a unique creation, I'm willing to fork out the extra cash! Naturally, I couldnt resist and I bought the other three Mish Mash polishes in the range as well, so I will try and get swatches of those done asap!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! After two amazing weeks in Bali, my husband (still sounds weird to say that haha) and I are back home! We had the most fabulous time on our honeymoon! After all the stress of the wedding, my health issues and trying to buy a house straight after the wedding, it was so nice to get away from it all and spend some time relaxing and enjoying life!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have some pics of our honeymoon to show you but before I get to my happy snaps, I just want to say how grateful I am to all my loyal readers and followers. In all honesty, I have avoided logging into my blog for the past couple of months because I was worried that I would see readers disappearing and my blog slowly dying as a result of the lack of posts. But you are all still here! I am so humbled by your by your continuing support of my blog while I got married and dealt with my other issues! Thank you, thank you, thank you! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well I should probably stop gushing and get to the pics! Micheal and I spent the first five days of the honeymoon at the gorgeous Villa Raja, in Canggu. This was the part of the honeymoon that you all helped us win last year! Villa Raja has very traditional Balinese architecture with an amazing pool that overlooks luscious rice fields. We were also very lucky to have a private chef at Villa Raja who cooked the most delicious Balinese food I have ever eaten!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the rest of the time, we were at Sentosa Villas & Spa in Seminyak. These Villas were sooo luxurious! I have never stayed in such a swish hotel! Most nights we headed out to restaurants in the area to have dinner and drinks, but for my birthday, Micheal organised a private breakfast and dinner in the Villa and during the day, we went to a spa for a day of pampering. It was without a doubt, the most amazing birthday ever! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center; width: 480px;"><br />
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</div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-21110324710407709672011-09-26T14:52:00.001+10:002011-09-26T14:53:23.866+10:00Best-laid plans......<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What's that famous saying??? "The best-laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry".... My best-laid plans definitely went awry in the past few weeks! I don't want to bore you with a million excuses about why I haven't been blogging, so I'll give you the Reader's Digest version - 1. We are trying to buy a house and we had all sorts of issues with that; 2. I have been a little unwell the past few weeks, but thankfully I'm feeling wayyyyy better now; and 3. My mum has been visiting from Hong Kong and had to have surgery..... Unfortunately, that's only the "newsworthy" stuff! There's more!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I know what you are all thinking - "how dare her real life interfere with blogging!!"... Well I'm sure you aren't thinking that, but that is what I am thinking! Anywho, I'm kind of back, again.... kind of... I keep saying I'm back and then I disappear and make another comeback </span><span style="font-size: small;">(I feel like John Farnham with his <a href="http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/news/a323734/john-farnham-plans-comeback-tour.html">500000000 comeback tours</a>!)</span><span style="font-size: small;">! The reason I say "kind of" is because I am finally going on my honeymoon on Friday, so unless I find time to swatch, edit and upload enough photos before I leave, I wont be posting from Bali. I'd offer to schedule posts, but that is just far too ambitious for me I have realised! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So instead of promising the world, what I think I will say is this.... I have HEAPS to show you guys and I WILL get through it all, but it won't all happen straight away. I would love to do a post showing you my wedding mani and another post on <a href="http://www.theabbw.com/">ABBW</a> before I go to Bali, so if I get those two done this week I'll be stoked! When I get back from Bali I can then focus on catching up on all the reviews I want to do. I think this plan is far more realistic and will take some pressure off me and allow me to enjoy my honeymoon without worrying that I have abandoned you all! Hope this is ok!? :) Lots of love!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-42650187368395111252011-09-01T21:46:00.000+10:002011-09-01T21:46:02.773+10:00I'm Back!!!!!<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! Just a quick post to let you all know that I am back from my wedding! Thank you to everyone who sent me messages and tweets on my wedding day! You are all so lovely! <3</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Micheal and I had the most amazing day which we will never forget! I don't have any official photos yet, but here a few sneak peek photos that family and friends took!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have soooo many reviews and posts to catch up on but I don't go on my honeymoon for another 3 weeks so I will definitely be able to get through a bit of it before we go away :D Thank you to all my lovely followers for sticking with me over the past few months. Things will definitely get back on track now and I will start posting more regularly again! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-6515037451971192652011-08-18T09:31:00.001+10:002011-08-18T09:45:08.848+10:00Guest Post on Also Known As - Chanel Peridot<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! Something a little different for today! Last week the lovely Kellie from <a href="http://www.kelliegonzo.com/">Also Known As</a> asked me to do a guest post for her and it is now live on her blog! I absolutely love Kellie and her gorgeous nails so I was super honoured to be able to do a guest post! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out my review of Chanel <i><b>Peridot </b></i>by clicking on the photo below! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-40828373381153302542011-08-15T11:41:00.007+10:002011-08-15T11:49:17.428+10:00Zoya Dannii (and a rant!)<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! Short and sweet post today (if you exclude the rant!) featuring <i><b>Dannii</b></i> from the Zoya Intimate Collection. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Dannii</b></i> is named in honour of the Aussie starlet Dannii Minogue, and like it's namesake it is beautiful and feminine. I love the warmth that the gold shimmer brings to this polish. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I found<i><b> Dannii </b></i>to be a little on the thick side in terms of formula, but it was also super opaque so it only needed two coats. I love it when a polish is pigmented and opaque in two coats!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Dannii</b></i> is available with the rest of the Intimate collection as of today! (Here in Australia that is - it has been available in the USA for a while now). Zoya products are available from <a href="http://www.artofbeauty.com.au/">Art of Beauty</a> and selected salons, and retail for $17AUD each. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And now for my rant - since some of you may not want to read it, I have decided to put the rant after the jump! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I really had to think long and hard about whether I was going to do this post or not. I have been really disappointed with Zoya as a brand for over a month now. Not because of their products (I love their nail polish!) but with their customer service/public relations people in the USA. I have tried emailing them, tweeting them and sending messages to them on Facebook and have not got one reply!!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is my understanding that Zoya has ceased it's relationship with their Aussie PR firm and I don't know whether they have a new PR here or if they have just stopped doing PR in Australia all together. I want to make it clear that my gripe is not with their former PR people here in Australia, because they have always been completely professional and have always responded to my emails/messages. My issue is with the US Zoya people who don't seem to have any desire to assist or contact any bloggers or customers outside of the USA! I have read that Canadian and European bloggers have also struggled to get a response out of Zoya USA, so I know that my experience is not a one off. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you read this Zoya, please reconsider your apparent policy of ignoring certain categories of bloggers/customers! I know you read tweets, because I have seen you respond to other blogger's tweets at the exact same time as I have tweeted you! Please don't treat bloggers or your customers like idiots either! They will just take their money elsewhere! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This rant might mean that I never get another product to review, but that doesn't bother me. I don't blog just to get free products, I blog so that my readers can find out about my experiences with certain polishes, and that includes my experiences with the brands as well. If me being honest results in me getting blacklisted from the company, so be it. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So many other nail companies like OPI, Orly, Color Club, Essie and China Glaze all take the time to talk with bloggers/customers, so I don't understand why Zoya can't. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unlike my first <a href="http://www.gildednails.co/2011/06/my-first-franken.html">franken</a>, which had a scattered holo effect, the holo with this one was more linear. The holo effect was also not as strong as I would have liked, but it was still beautiful! </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few weeks back, the lovely Maria from <a href="http://cultnails.com/">Cult Nails</a> contacted me to find out if I would be willing to review her new collection. Well duh!! Of course I was willing! <a href="http://www.gildednails.co/2011/05/cult-nails-day-at-races-swatches.html">I freakin' love Cult Nails polishes</a>! What I didn't know at the time was that I was one of only 8 bloggers chosen to review this collection! You can imagine how excited and honoured I was to learn this! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The thing is, my excitement about this brand doesn't just stem from my unhealthy obsession with nail polish - I really do have a lot of respect for Maria and the success she has achieved with Cult Nails in such a short time! I have always wanted to start my own nail polish company and I know how much hard work is involved (this being the reason I haven't done it yet!) so I am completely in awe of Maria and her fabulous brand! She is living every nail blogger's dream and I can only hope to do the same one day! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soooooo, now that I have got all that gushing out of my system, let's check out the swatches! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>In a Trance</b></i> - Olive green with green and gold microshimmer. I fell in love with this colour as soon as I saw the press image and I'm glad to say it didn't disappoint! The formula was fantastic – I only used two coats for these photos. For some reason, it looks patchy on my pointer, but I did not see that at all on my nails – it only showed up in the photos. I swear I can see a flash of pink in this as well sometimes, but unfortunately I just couldn't capture it. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Enigmatic</b> </i>– Dark purple/black with fuschia, blue and purple microshimmer. This one really surprised me! With the first coat, it was pretty patchy and sheer looking, but after the second coat, the microshimmer suddenly popped out! I used three coats and the end result is a gorgeous deep purple shade that has that “glow from within” appearance and a super glossy finish. This is definitely my favourite! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Hypnotize Me</b></i> – Pale green jelly with blue and green microglitter. I la la love the way this looks in the bottle, however applying it was another story because the formula wasn't great. I found it to be extremely thick so I had to add about 6 drops of thinner to make it more useable. With the thinner, the formula improved a little, but I still think it will require a few more drops before I’m 100% happy with it. <i><b>Hypnotize Me</b></i> is intended as a layering polish so I thought I'd show you what it looks like over each of the colours in the collection. I especially loved the way it looked over <i><b>Awakening</b></i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also wanted to quickly mention the Cult Nails bottles and brushes. Personally, I'm not a massive fan of the bottle shape, only because I don't think it reflects the unique beauty of Maria's polishes. However, with that said, I think that she has chosen a great brush! It is a regular looking round brush with long bristles, but it is the perfect density! Not too stiff that you get patches or streaks, but not so soft that you dont have control over the brush. It fans beautifully to make application of the polish quick and easy. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Overall, I think this is a fantastic collection. The formula of <i><b>Hypnotize Me</b></i> is not the best, but the originality of the colour more than makes up for this! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <b>Cult Nails Hypnotic</b> collection will be available to buy online at <a href="http://www.cultnails.com/">www.cultnails.com</a> from late August/early September. Each 0.5 fl. oz. bottle sells for $10 USD. Cult Nails lacquers are DBP, Formaldehyde, Toluene, and Camphor free and are not tested on animals.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just as an aside - I don't have a photo of what I am about to tell you because I didn't want to plug another brand in this review, buuuuuuttttt, when I was doing my swatches I had a certain blue jelly (*cough* Royal *cough*) next to me so I thought I would just quickly try <i><b>Hypnotize Me</b></i> over it and HOLY AMAZEBALLS BATMAN! They are a match made in heaven! I will definitely be wearing the combo as a full mani and when I do, I'll take photos and do a separate post on it!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For this post, I have some pic spam from the OPI Touring America launch party which was held at the gorgeous Woollahra Post Office last night. I was ridiculously excited about this event, firstly because of the Touring America collection, but also becuase I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the <i><b>Muppets </b></i>holiday collection! The nail polish fairies must have been listening, because they had a full <i><b>Muppets</b></i> display and I was lucky enough to even have a mani done with one of the glitters, <i><b>Rainbow Connection</b></i>!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6215.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Rainbow Connection</b></i> is a crazy, super blingy multi-coloured glitter polish. There's silver, green, pink, orange, blue and yellow regular and hex glitter all jam packed into a clear base. It is plain and simple awesome. I will definitely be getting a bottle (or two!) of this when it is released and I can't wait to try the other glitters in the collection as well (Gone Gonzo... drool!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And now for the pics of the products featured at the Touring America launch event! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6191.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <i><b>Touring America</b></i> collection, available now at selected beauty salons, spas and David Jones nationally for $19.95RRP. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6184.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">OPI's new<i><b> Lemon Tonic Manicure/Pedi</b><b>cure</b></i> collection and <i><b>Hibiscus Blossom Avojuice</b><b> Hand & Body Lotion</b></i>, available in August/September 2011. These lotions smell absolutely divine! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6186.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">OPI <i><b>Nice Stems</b></i> collection, available in September 2011. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6187.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">OPI <i><b>Muppets Holiday Collection</b></i>, available in October 2011.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6199.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <i><b>Muppets Holiday Collection</b></i> collection nail wheel swatches - *DROOL*!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6188.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nicole by OPI <i><b>Kardashian Kolor</b></i> collection, available in December 2011.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6189.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some nail wheel swatches of the <i><b>Kardashian Kolor</b></i> collection. Having seen the swatches, I am actually really looking forward to this collection now! That soft pink, <i><b>Kim-pletely in Love</b></i>, is calling out to me! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6190.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The lovely OPI Australia ladies, about to give everyone a fabulous manicure! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6192.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Shatter by OPI</b></i> available now at selected beauty salons, spas and David Jones nationally for $19.95RRP.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6195.jpg" width="378" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Serena Glam Slam! US Open</b></i> duo, available in August 2011.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6198.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nicole by OPI <i><b>Texture Coat</b></i> available in October 2011, and Nicole by OPI <i><b>Justin Beiber - The One Less Lonely Girl</b></i> collection, available now at Terry White Chemists and leading pharmacies.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6208.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of the entertainment at the launch party with <i><b>Femme De Cirque</b></i> collection and <i><b>Pink Shatter</b></i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Femme De Cirque</b></i> is available now and <i><b>Pink Shatter</b></i> will be available in September through to October. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6203.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The gorgeous Michelle from <a href="http://www.cosmeticcupcake.com/">Cosmetic Cupcake</a> with the lovely Ruth and Bill McKendrick from International Beauty Supplies/OPI Australia.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_6216.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And finally, the only photo of the night of me! The downside of taking all my own photos is that I'm never in any! I got this sneaky polaroid taken with one of the "cowboys" at the launch party! ha! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was lucky enough to get a goodie bag with some samples of the Touring, Nice Stems and Beiber collections so I will definitely be posting those in the coming weeks! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-48160704985144187542011-07-26T17:01:00.000+10:002011-07-26T17:01:00.469+10:00Orly Nailtrition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_5474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_5474.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! Sorry for the week long hiatus. With just over four weeks left until the wedding, I'm running around like crazy trying to finalise all the outstanding bits and pieces. I am feeling a little stressed and tired, but I'm sure it will all come together nicely on the day!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For today, I have a review of Orly<i><b> Nailtrition</b></i>, which I have been using on my nails for the past three weeks. With the added stress of the wedding, I have noticed that my nails are suffering a little, so I was curious to see what this product would do for them. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">According to Orly, <i><b>Nailtrition</b></i> works to relieve severely damaged, weak and slow-growing nails by stimulating the natural, healthy growth process. <i><b>Nailtrition</b></i> is infused with strength-promoting collagen, bamboo extract, protein and keratin which helps prevent and repair peeling, splitting, cracking and chipping. Orly recommends the product be applied daily for two weeks to reveal beautiful, longer and stronger nails. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As I said before, my nails were in pretty bad shape when I got this product. I normally hate extra large photos, but you need to see that they were honestly wrecked! Huge chunks of nail would peel off without any encouragement at all leaving a wafer thin piece of nail which subsequently would split and crack. This meant eternal nubbins and many tears. Check out the carnage below.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_5477.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_5477.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As instructed, I applied <i><b>Nailtrition</b></i> to my nails on a daily basis. Because it has a pink hue and a subtle shimmer in it, most times I wore it all on its own, but I also used it as a base under other polishes. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After two weeks, I definitely noticed a significant improvement in my nails. My nails felt stronger and the peeling had subsided considerably. I was pretty impressed, but I felt the product could do even more with a little more time, so I extended the trial to a third week. I think the results speak for themselves! The two photos below were taken three weeks after starting the treatment. The first one shows what the polish looks like on the nails, and the second is of my naked nails in all their glory. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can see how my nails have grown considerably, and the new nail at the base looks pink and healthy! The tips still look a little unattractive, but there is little you can do for a nail at that point, except for file it down and wait for the healthy nail to grow out with the help of <i><b>Nailtrition</b></i>! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My verdict? Despite using OPI's Nail Envy for years, I am seriously considering converting to Orly <i><b>Nailtrition</b></i>. I'm not going to lie, I was a little skeptical as to whether this product could stop peeling and splitting in my nails, but it seems to have made a real difference to the health of my nails. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately, because I have the coordination of a newborn colt, I broke one of my nails last week in a run in with my car door, so I'm back to nubbins again! However, the peeling and splitting is definitely subsiding and my nails are looking healthier every day! Hopefully with continued use, they will be in tip top shape for my wedding!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Fern</b></i> is a vivid blue cream packed with blue and silver microglitter. The formula was amazing. Two easy, perfect coats! I honestly do not have one complaint about this polish. Bible. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Simply stunning. I can't stop staring at my nails. Illamasqua FTW! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Showing your support for breast cancer during the month of October has become a fashion statement; OPI wishes to celebrate their partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation with their limited edition Pink Ribbon Shatter texturing treatment product, the new fashion statement in nail art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">During the month of September and October, OPI joins forces with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, for our 7th year as silver sponsors, where 100% of profits from the sale of the limited edition Pink Shatter will be donated to the Foundation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The revolutionary new Pink Ribbon Shatter is a texturing treatment formula that transforms as it dries on your nails. When applied, OPI’s Pink Shatter begins to shatter and disappear, leaving behind a shattered effect in matte within minutes of it being applied onto an OPI lacquer shade. For a high gloss finish, seal the shatter effect by applying another coat of OPI top coat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">OPI’s Pink Shatter offers a new dimension to nail design, the cracked pattern effect, similar to a pink leopard print, offers another form of fashion statement in nails. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">OPI aims to raise another $25,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation and assist in their funding of research programs into the prevention and cure of breast cancer, which affects 1 in 9 Australian women. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">OPI’s Pink Ribbon Shatter will be available from September through to October at selected beauty salons, spas, and David Jones nationally, $19.95 RRP incl. GST. For your nearest OPI stockists contact 1800 358 999 or visit <a href="http://www.opi.net.au/">www.opi.net.au</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="74" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/signature.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-84690034348976500692011-07-17T06:00:00.005+10:002011-07-17T09:44:01.039+10:00Chanel Mimosa Comparison<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! Today I have a comparison post for you featuring <i><b>Chanel Mimosa</b></i> vs. <i><b>Rescue Beauty Lounge Yellow Fever</b></i> and <i><b>Revlon Top Speed Electric</b></i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For someone who doesn't like yellow nail polish, I really have quite a few of them! You will see from the photos, the reason I don't like them is because they just don't suit my wintery white skin tone. However, I'm holding out for summer when I have a tan, in the hope that they will look better on me then! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I probably have about 10 yellow nail polishes in my collection but I have chosen to show you the two that I thought were closest to <i><b>Mimosa</b></i>. The others, like <i><b>Barielle's Soul-er Powered</b></i>, aren't even close, so there was no point in doing a comparison. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">First up is <i><b>Rescue Beauty Lounge </b><b>Yellow Fever</b></i> and <i><b>Chanel Mimosa</b></i>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_5943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409/GildedNails/IMG_5943.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you can see from the photo, <i><b>Yellow Fever</b></i> is a lot brighter than <b><i>Mimosa</i></b> and </span><span style="font-size: small;">has silvery white microshimmer </span><span style="font-size: small;">where as</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <i><b>Mimosa</b></i> has gold microshimmer. The other major difference is the application. While I have never found a yellow polish that applies well, <i><b>Yellow Fever</b></i> definitely applies easier than <i><b>Mimosa</b></i>. I used two coats of <i><b>Yellow Fever</b></i> and three coats of <i><b>Mimosa</b></i> for the photo. <i><b>Mimosa</b></i> was a streaky hot mess! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The final point of difference is the price. Chanel polishes retail for $25USD ($39AUD), while Rescue Beauty Lounge polishes can be picked up for $18USD (approx $17AUD) on their <a href="http://www.rescuebeauty.com/">website</a>. If I had to chose between the two, I would take <i><b>Yellow Fever</b></i> without a doubt!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The second comparison is between <i><b>Revlon Top Speed Electric (#305)</b></i> and <i><b>Chanel Mimosa</b></i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Electric</b></i> and <i><b>Mimosa</b></i> are a lot closer in terms of colour, with <i><b>Electric</b></i> being just a little lighter. The shimmer in <i><b>Electric</b></i> is also the same colour as the shimmer in <i><b>Mimosa</b></i>. Application wise, unfortunately both were streaky and required three coats for even coverage. However, I can forgive <i><b>Electric</b></i> for being a little streaky when it only costs $5.99USD ($15.95AUD) compared to the $25USD ($39AUD) for the Chanel.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">If I had to pick between the two, I would definitely reach for <i><b>Electric</b></i>, <u>not</u> <i><b>Mimosa</b></i>! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As far as I am concerned, if I am going to pay $39AUD for a polish, I want it to glide on my nails and look perfect after two thin coats. Unfortunately, <i><b>Mimosa</b></i><i><b> </b></i>just doesn't live up to those expectations, so my recommendation would be to grab </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Yellow Fever</b></i> or <i><b>Electric</b></i> over the Chanel. Your wallet will thank you and you can still get your fix of yellow nail polish! For those of you that missed out on <i><b>Mimosa</b></i>, don't be sad! You are much better off grabbing one of these other polishes!<br />
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</span></div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-67463050499239528052011-07-16T19:31:00.002+10:002011-07-16T19:36:27.277+10:00Cult Nails Hypnotic Collection Pre-Sale<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! I wouldn't normally post twice in one day, but I had to let you guys all know that the Cult Nails Hypnotic collection for Fall 2011 is now available for <a href="http://shop.cultnails.com/Hypnotic-Collection-PRE-SALE-004.htm">pre-sale here</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a little bit of information about each shade, taken from the Hypnotic collection press release. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>"In a Trance</b> was created and finalized long ago, and I knew it was the shade I’d imagined the moment I saw it. Reminiscent of an aged skeleton key, this color shifts from olive green to muted gold with an enchanting shimmer that brings it to life and draws you in.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>"Enigmatic</b>, at first glance, seems so simple. Indoors, the purple base takes on a brown hue and lets the silver shimmer steal the show; but, with a deeper look and a step into the sunlight, it draws flashes of red, blue, pink and purple sparkle and lures you into the wonderful mystery that is </i><i><b>Enigmatic</b>.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Each of our collections has a necessary basic: for the Inaugural Collection it was Quench; for A Day at the Races it was Devious Nature; and for the Hypnotic Collection, I give you, </i><i><b>Awakening</b>. A muted or dusty teal that has a rich crème finish, dries to that amazing Cult Nails shine, and lends itself to every skin tone in any age group.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The final color is the most mesmerizing and versatile of the collection. </i><i><b>Hypnotize Me</b>, a sheer green jelly with vibrant blue and green glitter, looks marvelous over<b> </b></i><i><b>Enigmatic</b>, stunning over </i><i><b>In a Trance</b>, and simply breath-taking over<b> </b></i><i><b>Awakening</b>. </i><i><b>Hypnotize Me</b> can also be layered for a shade, finish, and effect that is quite hypnotic all on its own. I look forward to seeing our convert’s creations using this spellbinding shade.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Cult Nails™ lacquers are available for sale online at <a href="http://www.cultnails.com/">www.cultnails.com</a>. Each 0.5 fl. oz. bottle sells for $10 USD. During the pre-sale event, the Hypnotic Collection will be sold only as a set for $30 USD, a savings of 25% off the regular price. Cult Nails™ lacquers are DBP, Formaldehyde, Toluene, and Camphor free and are not tested on animals."</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will you be taking advantage of the pre-sale?? The pre-sale will run through to 31 July 2011 and will ship late August/early September. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Considering how much I loved the <a href="http://www.gildednails.co/2011/05/cult-nails-day-at-races-swatches.html">A Day At The Races</a> collection, I will definitely be trying all four of the Hypnotic colours! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div>GildedNailshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104848622739147795noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2973226866308331502.post-83481519381034896182011-07-16T12:58:00.000+10:002011-07-16T12:58:54.273+10:001500 Follower Giveaway Winner!<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey everyone! Hope you are all enjoying the start of your weekend! It is raining and cold here in Sydney, but I have a pretty relaxed weekend ahead of me, so I don't mind. I'm also looking after my sister's adorable (but very cheeky!) staffy this weekend, so it will be nice to have a dog running around the backyard again.... </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, on to the giveaway winners!! Today I am announcing the three winners of my <a href="http://www.gildednails.co/2011/05/1500-follower-giveaway.html">1500 Follower Giveaway</a>! Thank you so much to everyone who entered! There were over 2000 individual entries and you all wrote such lovely comments about my blog! As you may have noticed, I finished with about 2600 followers by the time the giveaway ended. A little part of me thought that maybe you had all just followed for the giveaway and would disappear once it was done! But in the weeks since the giveaway has ended I have actually gained over another 100 followers! So I'm going to take that as a sign that you are all here for the nails and not for the giveaways! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">If I could give every single one of you a prize, I would, because you all mean so much to me! I have been blogging for just under a year (my one year blogiversary is on the 26 July 2011) and in that time I have met the most wonderful people! I appreciate every single follower and each and every comment you leave on my posts. Seeing how much you love my pictures and my reviews makes all the hard work worthwhile! <3</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So without further ado, the winners of my 1500 follower giveaway are:</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations <b>NailsByDesire</b>! You have won a complete set of the Face of Australia Molten Metallics collection!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations again to the winners, and thank you again to everyone who entered! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hey everyone! A couple weeks ago, the lovely Diana from <a href="http://thegirlwithabow.com/">the girl with a bow</a> kindly sent me a bunch of the new Revlon Top Speed polishes that I had been lemming and today I'll be showing you swatches of one of the colours, <i><b>#405 Peachy</b></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>Peachy</b></i> is a orange leaning light coral cream. I had to use three coats to get even coverage because it was still patchy after the second coat. Naturally, it dried quickly being a Top Speed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I can't even express how much I love this polish! It is such a fantastic shade of coral! This is going to sound crazy, but my nails look almost good enough to eat with this polish on! Don't ask me why, but they just do! (I promise I don't make a habit of eating nail polish! ha!). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">One thing that really impressed me was the fact that <i><b>Peachy</b></i> actually had a pretty glossy finish when it dried, unlike other quick drying polishes I have tried before (including Revlon's Top Speed in Royal) which have dried to a satin, rubbery finish, kind of like the Orly Plastix polishes. I'm not a fan of satin finish polishes, so its great that <i><b>Peachy</b></i> doesn't do this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><b>Peachy</b></i> also reminds me a little of Essie's Tart Deco. What do you guys think? If I remember, I'll try and do a comparison so we can see how close they are.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hey Everyone! Today I have swatches of the second set from the Serena Williams Glam Slam! England collection which features <i><b>Your Royal Shine-ness</b></i> and <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle</b></i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I first saw the press releases for this set, I was a little disappointed to be honest. I thought it was just another metallic silver with the same glitter top coat as the <a href="http://www.gildednails.co/2011/07/opi-serena-williams-glam-slam-england.html">other set</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised by <i><b>Your Royal Shine-ness (YRS) </b></i>once I applied it! Unlike the other silver metallics/foils in my collection, <i><b>YRS</b></i> has fine gold glitter in it which brings a little warmth to the polish and gives it a kind of "old world" look, like expensive polished silver. It applied very easily, with minimal brush stroke marks and dried very fast. This was two coats, without a topcoat.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I then added two coats of <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle</b></i>, which is a clear "topcoat" polish with <span>silvery holographic glitter and holo hexagonal sequins. In bright lighting, this combo definitely sparkles, </span>however, I think I would have liked a different coloured glitter top coat in this set, so there was a bit of contrast between the base colour and the top coat. It is still a really gorgeous combo, but I feel like <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle</b></i> gets a little lost on top of <i><b>YRS</b></i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Overall, I'm really diggin'</span><span style="font-size: small;"> all three of the polishes in the Serena Williams Glam Slam! England collection, but I think the <b><i><a href="http://www.gildednails.co/2011/07/opi-serena-williams-glam-slam-england.html">Grape... Set... Match</a></i></b> duo is my favourite out of the two.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Hey everyone! Today I have swatches of one of the new OPI Serena Glam Slam! England sets featuring <i><b>Grape... Set... Match</b></i> and <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle</b></i>.<br />
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This duo is part of the third installment of Serena's collection of laquers in collaboration with OPI and I have to say it is my favourite one so far! While I liked the base colours of the French sets and Black Shatter from the Australian set, I'm honestly all crackled out now! So a shimmery purple and a blingy holo glitter is a really nice change of pace! <br />
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<i><b>Grape... Set... Match</b></i> is a red toned purple, jam packed with purple, blue and pink microglitter. This polish has a kind of duochrome effect as well and you can see the flash of fuchsia in the pic below. I used three coats for these photos but you could easily get away with two. <i><b>Grape... Set... Match</b></i> reminds me a little of OPI Ink, so I will try and do a comparison for you over the weekend. <br />
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The second polish in the set, <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle,</b></i> is a clear polish packed with tons of silvery holographic glitter and holo hexagonal sequins. This polish is meant as a layering polish so I haven't done a swatch of it on its own. But as you can see, over <i><b>Grape... Set... Match</b></i> it is ridiculously blingy! This is two coats of <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle</b></i>. <br />
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You can really see how sparkly this polish is in the blurry photo below.<br />
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I honestly couldn't fault <i><b>Grape... Set... Match</b></i>, but I did have a little gripe with <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle</b></i> in that there weren't as many larger hex sequins as I would have liked. This meant that they applied unevenly on each nail. You can see in the photos above that I ended up with a ton of them on my ring finger but not that many on my middle finger. But I think with a little care when applying the polish, this wouldn't be a problem at all.<br />
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OPI must have realised how awesome <i><b>Servin' Up Sparkle</b></i> is because they also teamed it up with the silver foil <i><b>Your Royal Shine-ness</b></i>, in the other duo pack which I will be showing you in the next post.<br />
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What do you guys think of this set? Do you like the glitter top coat? Or do you prefer the Shatter top coats that were included in the other sets?<br />
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Glam Slam! England is available in leading salons and David Jones stores nationally July 11th, $19.95RRP. For your nearest OPI stockists contact 1800 358 999 or visit <a href="http://www.opi.net.au/">www.opi.net.au</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Please click on the link above and show these Aussie Beauty Bloggers some love! While you are there, check out and follow <a href="http://swatchgirl.com/">swatchgirl.com</a> as well! Her photos are fantastic and I honestly blame her for my excessive lip product purchases because she makes every colour look amazing (case in point, look at her photos of <a href="http://swatchgirl.com/2011/05/illamasqua-fable-lipstick/">Illamasqua Fable</a>!! To die for!)</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Serena’s Glam Slam! U.S. </b></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The final game-set-match in the winning partnership between Serena Williams and OPI, Glam Slam! U.S. features a duo-pack with two high-shine shades in shimmering red and glittering bronze. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">OPI and tennis superstar Serena Williams announces the two final lacquers in the 2011 Glam Slam! Collection timed in conjunction with the fourth Grand Slam Tournament – the U.S. Open. Glam Slam! U.S. features a duo-pack with two high-shine shades: shimmering red, <i><b>Love is a Racket</b></i>, and glittering bronze, <i><b>Pros & Bronze</b></i>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">OPI and Serena return for the final launch with these two bright, feminine lacquers, packed with red and gold micas for intense luster, the Glam Slam! series finishes with two classic, glamorous colours. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whether worn alone or with <i><b>Pros & Bronze</b></i> layered over <i><b>Love is a Racket</b></i> for a golden glow, these two shades have rich hues that are perfect for transitioning from summer to autumn. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Glam Slam! U.S is available in leading salons and David Jones stores nationally in August, $19.95RRP. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For your nearest OPI stockists contact 1800 358 999 or visit <a href="http://www.opi.net.au/">www.opi.net.au</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I haven't forgotten about the announcement of my 1500 Follower Givwaway winner! I promise! I've had a few emails from people asking when it is going to be announced and the answer is, SOON! :P You wont believe it but there were over 2000 individual entries for this giveaway!!! When you add in all the additional entries we are talking nearly 5000 entries! hahahaha! INSANITY! So please be patient with me. I will announce the winner really soon!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In other news, I have finally posted my makeup and nail polish blog sales! You can check them out here:</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have also added tabs for the sales at the top of my blog. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just so you know, this is only a start of what I will be selling. There is a stack more nail polish to come, including some HTF's as well as more MAC makeup! I have been hoarding MAC makeup for about three years now and I just dont use it all, so I have decided it is best I find some new homes for my lovelies! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's all for now. Stay tuned for some OPI Serena swatches and a Chanel Mimosa comparison!</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The name <i><b>Stagnate</b></i> conjures images of, well, something kind of stale and swamp like! But this lacquer couldn't be any further from that! <i><b>Stagnate</b></i> is in fact a delicious creamy purple taupe. The formula was a touch watery, so I used three coats for these swatches. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soooooo, I'll admit it, I'm a real sucker for taupes! Sure, it isn't the most original colour ever released, but I love how versatile this colour is. <i><b>Stagnate</b></i> is both edgy and classy all at the same time! I can see me wearing this polish with a number of my recent clothing acquisitions..... </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now for the one little downside of this polish - the cost. Here in Australia, one Illamasqua polish will cost you $34. To put it into perspective, an OPI will cost you about $20 and a Chanel polish will set you back $39. So Illamasqua is on the higher end of the pricing spectrum. However, in my opinion, I think it is worth the price tag because I honestly can't fault any of the polishes I have tried from their range. Their formula is always consistent and generally above average and their colours are exciting and on trend. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, yes, this is me declaring my undying love for Illamasqua! I was lucky enough to get this polish from Illamasqua for review, but all my other Illamasqua's have been purchased with my hard earned cash and will I most definitely continue to buy their polishes! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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