Orly Au Champagne

Collection: Holiday Soireé (2011 Winter)

White shimmer with a satin finish. This is officially my first white polish as I’m sure some of you might know. I used it plenty of times in my EURO Series. The shimmer is there but not loud. If you’re looking for an affordable and easy-to-find white polish with delicate shimmer, you should really try this!

Although it has a satin finish, it doesn’t dry as fast a traditional matte polish. It’s very easy to apply and can be a two coater if done carefully. I’ve also taken pictures of this with a layer of top coat – it’s real pretty. It may not show the differences very well, but it’s definitely more sparkly.

Topped with Cult Nails Wicked Fast

Thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat (1 coat)
• Orly Au Champagne (3 coats)

Claire’s Flirty Shy

We’ve all heard of mood rings before – the ring changes color according to your temperature. And mood polishes are basically the same thing in nail lacquer form. It’s not the most practical thing for Singapore as the weather never gets cold enough for the color to change, but I just had to have it!

The thing I love about mood polishes is the instant gradient effect you get on long nail tips. Although I don’t usually keep long nails, I let them grow out a bit before putting on this polish. The gradient is really pretty in an air-conditioned room. However, for these pictures, I used ice water to recreate the color changes.

See how it changes from cerulean blue (warm) to indigo blue (cool)? My camera had a bit of trouble capturing the true color; the last three pictures are more color accurate than the rest.

Thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• NailTek Foundation II (1 coat)
• Claire’s Flirty Shy (3 coats)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)

Essie Lapis Of Luxury & Orly Snowcone

While both polishes are in the cornflower blue category, Lapis Of Luxury has a bit more periwinkle. It’s not so obvious in the picture above but definitely noticeable in person (as shown in the sunlight shots below).

Unless you have a soft spot for cornflower blues, I’d say you don’t need both. I’m keeping them both because Snowcone is great as an opaque cream but I do love my squishy polishes too!

Thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• Essie Lapis Of Luxury (3 coats) – index and ring fingers
• Orly Snowcone (1 coat) – middle and little fingers

OPI A Roll In The Hague

Collection: Holland (2012 Spring)

Bright orange cream. Did you know that while the term Holland frequently refers to the whole of Netherlands, it is actually a region in the Western part of the country?

There’s a strong red tone here, very similar to tomato red. The color is a bit of a chameleon, turning almost red in certain lightings. The formula flows very easily and covers very well in two coats. I strongly recommend using a base coat as it stained my cuticles during cleanup.

Thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat (1 coat)
• OPI A Roll In The Hague (2 coats)

LA Girl Hustle

Collection: Disco Brites

Bright violet crelly (jelly-cream hybrid). This is one of my favorites as it was my first purple when my stash was still small. I love the color but recent attempts to swatch this has proven it to be a PITA.

The pictures you see are the third time I’m swatching this. The formula used to be great but it keeps bubbling on me now. Maybe it needs more thinner? Still, the gorgeous color is worth it.

Thanks for looking!

Polish peels:
• NailTek Foundation II (1 coat)
• LA Girl Hustle (3 coats)

Happy 47th Singapore!

Singapore celebrates her birthday today! Over here, we always have a parade with lots of marching, performances and fireworks. The fireworks are a real treat as it’s illegal to set them here bar exceptions like these.

I knew that drawing stars and a crescent was out of my league so I didn’t try. I wanted a soft white (instead of stark) and a dark red (instead of bright) so it’s what I used. Then I spied Dorothy and just had to put her on my thumbs!

(Please ignore the retarded claw pose) Did you manage to see the holo? Thanks for looking and have a great National Day!

Polish peels:
• NailTek Foundation II (1 coat)
Index / Middle
• OPI Don’t Touch My Tutu! (4 coats)
• Spectraflair Top Coat (2 coats)
• Cult Nails Wicked Fast (1 coat)
Ring / Little
• Essie Bordeaux (3 coats)
• Ozotic 518 (1 coat)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)
Thumb
• Essie Bordeaux (2 coats)
• NYX Girls Dorothy(1 coat)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)