An Amorous Disposition

Hey guys! Tonight I have another new Aussie indie label to introduce you to, Arcane, by Bec who most of you will know from her blog Nail Gun XS. Here's a fun fact for you, when I was coming up with the name of my own polish label Arcane was actually in my top 3 choices, luckily for Bec I chose to go with Sayuri ;) I still find it intriguing that we both thought of the same name when it's such an uncommon word.

Before I show you photos, I just want to apologise because I'm not entirely sure that my photos show this polish's true colour. My computer crashed the other day so until I get a new one I'm using a laptop with a less than optimum screen and it mutes colours. Just in case my photos aren't overly accurate I suggest checking out Bec's photos here.

Lamp light

Lamp light

This is 'An Amorous Disposition', a beautiful raspberry pink polish packed with tiny black, red, and holographic silver glitters. Unfortunately there was no sun for a few days when I wore this polish so the holographic glitters aren't too obvious in my photos taken under the lamp. I absolutely love this polish though, the colour is gorgeous and the red glitters really pop when they catch the light. In my photos I've used 3 thin coats and had no issues at all with application.

Bottle shot

Unfortunately Arcane is only available in Australia at the moment. Sorry international girls, I know us Aussie's keep teasing you with amazing Aussie indie polishes. Maybe you can all rally together and let Australia Post know that polish isn't as dangerous as they think. Aussies, you can buy Arcane Lacquer from the etsy store or through Femme Fatale Cosmetics.

Eggnogoholic

Hey guys, I'm back! Sorry for my unplanned blogging break, life just got a bit too hectic for awhile there. I really should know by now to organise some guest posts for exam time. When will I learn?

Today I have the second polish to show you that Femme Fatale Cosmetics provided to me for review, 'Eggnogoholic' by Girly Bits. I don't know whether Sophie sent me this polish knowing that I'd love it, but it's right up my alley!

Lamp light

Lamp light

'Eggnogoholic' was released as part of Girly Bits's Season of Sparkle Collection in November last year, and while I believe it was intended as a Christmas-appropriate polish (I can just see it looking awesome with some red/green stamping over the top) it's perfect for all year round. It's off-white base doesn't make it look too stark, and it's filled with gold glitters that lean bronze under some lights. It's soft and pretty, which are 2 of my favourite traits in a polish. I'm also just discovering how much I love neutral polishes, and this one is neutral with just the right amount of sparkle which I love.

In my swatches above I've applied 4 coats (you can get the same effect with 3, but I stupidly kept bumping my nails so I added a 4th), and application was smooth. I've also applied some 2mm square gold studs (from Born Pretty Store) to compliment the gold glitters in the polish.

Bottle shot

'Eggnogoholic' is available from Femme Fatale Cosmetics now, there was a Girly Bits restock last night so you'd better be quick if you want to pick up a bottle of this one! Femme Fatale Cosmetics are the only stockist for international indie polishes in Australia, as well as having their own line of nail polishes and powder cosmetics. Shipping is currently only available within Australia (and if you live in Australia I strongly recommend checking out the FFC website as shipping from overseas distributors can be costly for us), but if you live internationally a list of Girly Bits stockists can be found here.

More Nail Polish

Hey guys! It's still going to be a little quiet around here for a few more days until my exams are done, but today you can find me over at More Nail Polish where I've written a blog post for Cathy while she's away on holidays (oh how I would love a holiday right now!). Please go check it out!

Mare Of The Moon

Hey guys, sorry I've been so MIA, I've had a million uni assignments due at once. This is just a quick post tonight, but hopefully I'll have another post up around Wednesday once things calm down a little (who am I kidding, things won't actually calm down until after my final exam on the 12th). Anyway, this is another blue mani that I did as part of Autism Awareness Month in April, Rainbow Honey 'Mare Of The Moon'.

Full sunlight

Full sunlight

Shade

'Mare Of The Moon' is a beautiful navy blue polish with a purple duochrome shift filled with holo silver hexes and moon shaped glitters. I know that a lot of people have complained about not being able to get the moon glitters out of the bottle. I didn't have any problems getting them out, but I have to say, I think I would have liked this polish better without them. Application was smooth, except for the moon glitters. Maybe it was just my bottle, but the polish was actually stuck in clumps to the moons. I can't quite explain that one. Anyway, I used a small brush dipped in some remover to get rid of the clumps, which is why the polish coverage on some of the moons looks a little dodgy.

Bottle shot

You can purchase Rainbow Honey polishes from the Rainbow Honey website if you live in the USA and Canada, otherwise there's a list of international retailers here. If you're in Australia Femme Fatale Cosmetics also stock Rainbow Honey, but they don't seem to be on the stockist list for some reason.

Spring Fling

I was recently lucky enough to have Femme Fatale Cosmetics provide me with a couple of polishes for review, one of which I'm going to show you today. For those of you who have been living under a rock, Femme Fatale Cosmetics (NOT to be confused with Femme Fatale Lacquer) are an Australian indie company who make not only nail polish, but other cosmetics including blush and eyeshadow. They are also the only stockist for international indie polishes in Australia. The polish I have for you today is one of Femme Fatale Cosmetics' own polishes, 'Spring Fling'.

Full sunlight

Full sunlight

Bottle shot

'Spring Fling' was released as part of the Easter Trio for 2013, and is a medium opacity creme polish in a fresh minty green colour. It contains a whole array of glitters including white diamonds and hexes, metallic fuchsia dots and hexes, pastel green hexes, tiny lime green hexes, and blue iridescent glitters. In my swatches I've applied 3 coats, and had no issues with application. I recommend a thick top coat to smooth it out though, as it can be a tad bumpy without it.

'Spring Fling' has been likened to another Femme Fatale Cosmetics polish, 'Winter Hyacinth'. Some of you may remember that I reviewed 'Winter Hyacinth' back in November last year, but I'll pop a photo up here so that you can see the differences.

Winter Hyacinth - 2 coats over China Glaze 'For Audrey' (see my original post here)

I'll admit that at first glance they do appear to be quite similar as those fuchsia dots and white diamonds are so striking. I promise you though that that's where the similarities end. In addition to the fuchsia dots and white diamonds, 'Winter Hyacinth' has rose glitters, holographic fuchsia hexes, large white hexes, and a teal base. 'Spring Fling' has pastel green hexes, white hexes (which are smaller than those in 'Winter Hyacinth') and tiny lime and iridescent blue glitters in a minty base. If you own 'Winter Hyacinth' and love it, I suggest you get 'Spring Fling' too, they're each beautiful in their own right.

L - R: 'Spring Fling' and 'Winter Hyacinth'

Femme Fatale Cosmetics polishes can be purchased for $9.85 for a 12ml bottle through their website for those of you living in Australia. For those of you who live internationally, a full list of stockists can be found here.

Disclosure note: The product/s in this post were provided for review. This did not affect my opinion of the product/s.

Rococo Grandeur

Sorry guys, I'm a little behind with blogging, but I'm finally catching up with some of the blue manis that I did in April as part of Paint It Blue (for Autism) that I didn't get to show you at the time. Today I have one of HARE Polish's newest creations from the Last Queen of France Collection to show you. This is 'Rococo Grandeur'.

Full sunlight

Full sunlight

Full sunlight

Being a lover of all things pastel, I adore 'Rococo Grandeur'. It consists of a baby blue jelly base (which could almost be classed as a crelly), with baby pink and gold glitters. There's also a subtle blue shimmer which was incredibly hard to photograph, but you can just see it peeking through in my third photo above. I used 1 thickish coat followed by a second thin coat. Alternatively you could use 3 thin coats to reach opacity, but from memory I was feeling impatient when I did this mani. Application was smooth and I didn't need to fish for glitters at all.

Bottle shot

HARE Polishes can be purchased through their etsy store, or through Shoppe Eclecticco (use code NO2PC at checkout for a discount), Femme Fatale Cosmetics (will be re-stocking in a week or so), and Llarowe.