Living in Sin with Fairy Bread

I managed to get my hands on Australis Fairy Bread and then it languished in a box. The good news is that I took it out and put it over another untried, Chi Chi Living in Sin. Fairy Bread is a limited edition polish and I found Living in Sin on the bargain bin at Target. Both have "silly" names that attract me, especially Living in Sin.

Chi Chi describe Living in Sin as "violet with a hint of black" but I find it more purplish blue. A blackened purplish blue if you want. I was worried about the colour because I did not know how frosty it would be. It applied well but I found that the colour is completely different with and without top coat. The name of the line is failing me right now, but I know the clear topcoat colour changing properties are a feature of a collection. In this case, the colour is paler, more silvery in appearance.

After applying one coat of Living in Sin, I brushed and dabbed on a coat of Fairy Bread. I found that Fairy Bread seemed to change the colour to appear more navy.

The curling in the glitters can be seen easily in the below picture. I think that they look good in this case but I have not been a fan of curves in my glitter so far.

In this instance I think Living in Sin with Fairy Bread is a good idea. ;)

Happy Birthday October! Black Opal

I drooled over Nubar 2010 when I first saw it. That flake goodness reminded me of black opals when it was layered over black. Something was missing from 2010 that would make the black opal just right. When Australis released Speck-tacular I realised that the play of colour was just right.

Opals are one of the birthstones for October and I always knew I was going to do a black opal manicure.

To start, I painted two coats of  Fantasy Makers Wet N Wild Black on my nails. I only managed to have this colour because I bought it for the RIP Tombstone bottle it came in. Over the top I put one layer of Australis Speck-tacular. A simple manicure but rather rich and gorgeous. I wish I had real black opals to photograph with it.

The black opal image is from the Wikipedia page for opal with the original image posted on flickr by sulla55.

Awesome Aussie August: BYS Kung Fu Blue

The availability of BYS seems to vary where I live. Sometimes you can find some in the discount stores. At other times there may be nothing or a few stragglers left over. One particular store always seemed to have a good display of BYS until I went in there looking specifically to try the brand.

Where were all of the polishes? Yes, it is a good thing for the consumer that the polishes are now on racks and in individual bags. This would help stop those people who like to open the bottles and play with the polish before you buy it. On the other hand, they seem to have a smaller range now as having them displayed hanging on hooks takes up more room to the way they had previously.

The only one that took my fancy was Kung Fu Blue. From my pictures you may not believe that it is in the same colour range as that dusty Tiffany blue.

Three coats were required to make it opaque. I could have even applied another one just to make sure. It applied fine but was a little patchy. Having no ball bearings was a minus for me. I like to have them in my polish.

As an extralian (Extra Australian - ex-trail-ian and not extra-alien!) bonus, I added Australis Speck-tacular to the top. I really prefer to use this over dark polishes for a more dramatic look. To be able to attempt to capture the beauty of the flakes, I had to take some pictures inside. These seem more true to colour than the outdoors picture in the afternoon sun.

Blurred to try to capture rainbows...