There's glitter and there's crackle

Hello hello! As promised, I'm back with a mani for today :) I was actually all ready to polish my nails but had a little problem - I didn't know what colour to choose! D: Do you ladies feel this sometimes? To think I own just over 200 bottles of nail polish but didn't know which one to use...dilemma!

Anyway, I finally decided on using OPI Last friday night since I love love love the pretty blue-yellow-orange-green glitter suspended in a sheer blue base. I thought I'd layer it over black and then inspiration hit me - why not reverse the colours for an accent nail? So crackle polish was brought out to layer over a blue base shade :)

Oh and I totally chopped my nails while I was sick haha. I couldn't stand the length they were growing to and couldn't be bothered to file them so for the first time in over a year, I brought out my nail clippers :P Hence the nubs and rounded nail shape. I can't wait until they grow back out though, I much more prefer the squoval shape to this.

I applied two coats of Ulta3 black satin and then layered two coats of Last Friday night over it. Don't you just adore the beauty that is LFN? It's just so gorgeous, definitely my favourite polish from the Katy Perry collection! For my accent nail, I applied two coats of OPI Yodel me on my cell and then layered a coat of OPI Black shatter over it.

What do you think of this mani? :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

Birthday mani

Hi ladies~ Apologies for not being around as often these days, I've been busy with uni and on top of that, I've fallen sick :( There seems to be some sort of bug going around - everyone I know is sick or recovering. Anyway, here's a quick update on my birthday mani (it was yesterday. and I was sick :S) before I go and rest a little more.

I applied two coats of OPI Siberian nights onto my index and fifth fingers, then layered with China Glaze 5 golden rings. For my thumb and fourth fingers, I applied three coats of Orly Fowl play. I love the flakies in this polish, I really do <33. On my middle finger, I applied one coat of Ulta3 gold rush fever then used a tape to tape off two thin lines. I then applied a thick coat of OPI Lincoln park after dark suede.

Ahh, not much else to say. I think I'm ready to go to bed again~ Check out my Blog Birthday giveaway if you haven't already!

~Sharon

Yet another spring mani ^^;;

Hello lovelies~ I'm totally on a roll with these spring-inspired manis :P Can't help it, it's September and springgggggggg :D Although it was a tad cooler today and cloudy. Hopefully the sun will come back soon!

I applied two coats of Ulta3 watermelon onto my index and fifth fingers and then used Ulta3 lily white for the dots. Two coats of Zoya Tiffany was applied onto my fourth finger. For my middle finger, I applied two coats of lily white and layered on two coats of Jordana Disco days. Finally, I applied two coats of Ulta3 spring fling onto my thumb and dotted with lily white. For some extra sparkle, I applied one coat of Disco days.

I don't usually wear orange shades so I thought I'd try it out again, especially since it's (meant to be) getting warmer. What do you think of orange on your tips? Also, have a look at my Blog Birthday giveaway, it's ending in 10 days!

~Sharon

Spring has arrived!

Hello lovelies~ Spring has arrived here in Australia and so what better way to celebrate this than to bring out the pastel polish shades? :) I saw 'chelle's awesome pastel mani and was inspired to create my own. I don't have any flower fimos so I used my dotting tool to paint some myself ^^

Boy, I used soooo many nail polishes for this mani. All stripes were applied with Glossyblossom nail art striper in white. Here's the whole list!

Pinky: base - two coats of Ulta3 spring fling; flower - Ulta3 watermelon, spring blossom
Ring: base - two coats of China Glaze Light as air; flower - Color Club Uptown girl, Ulta3 spring blossom
Middle: base - three coats of China Glaze Re-fresh mint; flower - Misa Dirty sexy money, Ulta3 spring blossom
Index: base - three coats of Ulta3 spring blossom; flower - mix of Ulta3 spring blossom & spring fling
Thumb: base - two coats of Ulta3 spring shower; flower - China Glaze First mate, Ulta3 spring blossom

How fitting is it that half the polishes I used had 'spring' in their name? :) I am so, so, soooo in love with this mani ♥♥ I keep staring at my nails-eeeeek! Hehe, I love my pastel polishes and totally need to own more of them. What do you think of pastel shades? :) And, have a look at my Blog Birthday giveaway as well if you haven't already!

~Sharon

Black and blingggggg!

Hi lovely readers <3 Today's mani is influenced by my love for dark nail polishes :) For some reason, whenever I'm stuck for ideas on what to wear, black is my go to shade (besides purple, of course). I applied two coats of Orly Matte vinyl onto my index and fifth fingers and two coats of Glitter Gal black onto my middle and thumb. For some extra bling, I layered two coats of Color Club Magic attraction over one coat of Ulta3 black satin.

I love how Magic attraction is so awesome and blingy <3. And of course, black totally jumps to life and shows off it's rainbow holo under the sun. I don't think the holo was photographed too well here, if you want to see it in it's fullest glory, check out my swatch here~ :)

Any lovers of black manis? ^^ Have a look at my Blog Birthday giveaway as well!

~Sharon

Spring flowers

Hi ladies~ Sorry for the brief absence, I'm still struggling through my pile of assignments! Why is it that they never end? :( I still haven't painted my nails - it's moving onto two weeks of naked nails now, woah! And so this post features a mani from the good old vault :)

I started off with two coats of China Glaze Re-fresh mint. I then used my dotting tool for the white dots (Ulta3 lily white) and mixed Ulta3 silver pink with lily white to create the pink flowers on my accent nails. Placed some rhinestones and pearls and voilà, spring flower look complete. It's not quite spring here yet, but hey, I can look forward to it, yes? :P

I'm hoping to get back into the rhythm of posting more often once this hectic week ends. Meanwhile, have a look at my Blog Birthday giveaway ^^

~Sharon

Spicing up the black

Hey lovelies :) I was in the mood for a dark mani a few days ago and so reached for my black nail polishes. Not wanting a pure black mani, I used some layering polishes to spice it up a bit and here is the result!

I applied one coat of Ulta3 black satin onto my nails and then layered with China Glaze White cap and OPI Servin' up sparkle. Onto my accent nails, I applied two coats of Orly Matte vinyl and decorated my fourth finger with some stars, pearls and rhinestones from the nail art etailer Born Pretty Store. I felt the star was fitting as the mani gave me a spacey feel. How's that for a shooting star attempt? :P

A couple of photos in the sun to show the bling and glory of Servin' up sparkle :) I love these holo glitters ♥

It's not much, but I like it for it's simplicity and prettiness. Don't forget to enter my Blog Bithday Giveaway here :)

~Sharon

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Australian Series: Sunshine and yellow

Hello~ Lame title, onto the pretty nails :P. I haven't ever worn yellow fully on my tips before so I thought it was time to try it out! I applied three coats of Ulta3 spring blossom onto my nails and two coats of Face of Australia Gold onto my accent nails. I then applied one thick coat of OPI Servin' up sparkle to bling up the mani :)

Both mani photos were taken under direct sunlight.

Gold leaned a bit more bronze on me, but I actually liked it this way. I have a feeling actual gold shades will look terrible on me.

I don't usually wear yellow or yellow based shades on my tips as I think they will clash with my yellow based skin tone. But this! This was really pretty :). Loved it loads and the glitters made it all the more amazing. What do you think of yellow shades?

~Sharon

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Some more purple for you :)

Hey everyone~ You know I love purple, I know I love purple and so of course, here's another purple mani :P I loved my blue mani so much I decided to recreate it, purple style. First photo is taken under direct sunlight, the rest indoors with natural lighting.

I thought I'd spice up the mani with a few 3D accessories. Besides the silver rhinestone, all were from the cheapest nail art etailer Born Pretty Store. They have such amazing nail art supplies, from thin nail brushes to stamping plates - and all with free shipping too! Check out the discount coupon on my sidebar for a further 10% off their already cheap prices - just type in PIJ31 into the respective spot when you check out.

Look at how the heart decals shine and flash from purple to blue to green to gold...it's beautiful ♥ These heart decals can be purchased from Born Pretty Store as part of a set of 12 with various other designs provided. Check out the rest of the nail art glitter decoration here :)

The polishes I used in the mani are:
China Glaze Light as air
Ulta3 lily white, twilight fever

Twilight fever definitely looks like another Chanel Paradoxal dupe. What was once a rare thing to come across in Australia has become too easy, I think Australis also have a dupe and I also own a Sportsgirl dupe. I might post a comparison of it with twilight fever later.

I actually love this mani so much I'm still sporting it after 3 days and going strong... :P Definitely a record for me! What do you think of it? :)

~Sharon

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Australian Series: A bit of drag marbling

Hi everyone~ This mani was initially meant to be a water marble but the nail polish refused to work together and so after spending ages finishing one hand, I gave up and decided to drag marble instead. I don't know why I didn't do this in the first place, it's so much easier and the polish shades worked really well together! Below I have two thick coats of Australis Peek-a-boo, a beautiful blue-toned pastel purple. I then added three dots of Ulta3 gold rush fever to drag marble with. I love how well the purple and gold shades came together ♥

Peek-a-boo is slightly thicker than other polishes but since it's so opaque, you can really get away with one coat if you're careful with application. Gold rush fever isn't a gold I would normally wear on its own, only because it'll clash horribly with my skin tone. Marbled with purple though, it looks amazing. I never knew gold and purple would look so well together. I'm definitely going to try more combinations of them in the future! :)

Australis nail polish retail for $7.95 and can be purchased at Big W, Kmart, Priceline and Target. Ulta3 nail polish are available at Terry White Chemists, Blooms the Chemist, Good Price Pharmacy and other selected pharmacies.

Ahh, I love how much simpler drag marbling is compared to water marbling. What do you think of it? Have you tried it before?

~Sharon

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Purple and flowers

Hey everyone~ :) I know I said in my last post I'm sick, but I couldn't resist changing my mani so...yeah :P I decided to combine my favourite colour with my favourite nail art - purple and flowers!

The beautiful flowers need to be credited to Jessie over at Jelly's Nails. Click on the link for a video tutorial! The flowers may look complex but they are basically just 5 dots... :D. Gotta love simplicity ♥

Polishes used:
OPI Parlez-vous OPI?
Ulta3 lily white
Misa Dirty Sexy Money
China Glaze White cap

Oh, and the lovely people over at Born Pretty Store have provided all you wonderful readers of Polish Infatuated with a 10% discount code. Free shipping + 10% discount...I'm thinking I should head on over to buy something - and so should you all! :D

~Sharon

A pink manicure

Hello~ :) As most of you know, I'm not a fan of pink or reds on my nails. So I really don't know why I decided to pick out a rare pink nail polish in my stash for this mani :P. I applied two coats of Ulta3 natural spring which is a sheer, pastel pink polish. I then layered two coats of OPI Teenage dream over it, giving it some bling with the beautiful holographic glitter. I had to adjust the photo a bit because the polish came out too light, hence the slightly redder fingers!

What do you think of it this mani? I wore this for one and half days before I took it off. For some reason, I just don't like how pink looks on my nails. Anywhere else is fine, just not for a mani :P

~Sharon

When holo and leopard meet

Hi everyone~ :) I've been a total slacker and haven't even started studying for my next exam, how good am I? :P Instead, I've been relaxing and watching lots of drama, hehe. And painting my nails :) I really liked how this mani turned out, too bad I somehow wrinkled it.

The polishes I used in the mani:

Color Club Wild at heart

Ulta3 black satin, gooseberry

Glossyblossom nail art striper in white, violet

Wild at heart is such a gorgeous holo and the awesome thing is that it's so opaque in one coat. I applied two out of habit but if you're careful, you can save this beauty and get away with one coat :). The photo below shows what it looks like in the sun. I can hardly remember what the sun looks like anymore, it's been raining so much here. And it's supposed to for the rest of the week too... :(

What do you think of this mani? I'm quite pleased with it and will try other combinations in the future too :D

~Sharon

And the blues hit

Hi~^^ For some reason I'm feeling super cheerful even though I'll be sitting in an exam room this time tomorrow...strange thing, emotions are :P. Especially when I was feeling a bit down only a couple of days ago. Hence the blue(ish) mani.

I applied two coats of Ulta3 spring shower onto my index and pinky nails. I then layered China Glaze White cap onto my index. On my thumb and fourth finger, I applied two coats of China Glaze Caribbean blue. Finally, on my middle finger I have two coats of Ulta3 lily white.

I love how simple but effective this mani looks! Makes me want to try out an ombre mani someday.... :)

~Sharon

Holo and glitter, what more can you ask for?

Hey everyone~ :) I just finished typing up my notes for an upcoming exam and feel like rewarding myself for having a super productive day hehe. Below is two coats of Ulta3 black satin with two coats of OPI Last friday night layered over it. I applied two coats of Color Club Revvvolution to my accent nails. Every time I pull out Revvvolution to wear, a huge smile spreads across my face. It's definitely my favourite holo of all time!♥

And in the sun, when my mani comes to life haha. Look at all that colour from Revvvolution and the beautiful glitter!

I loved this mani so much that I wore it for three days! :D

~Sharon

Alluring courage

Hi~ :) I'm lame and decided to combine the two polish names to create my post title. Hopefully my mani sort of redeems this post :P. I was in one of those 'I dunno what to wear but want to polish my nails' mood and so opted to go with a shade which I have the most number of polishes - purple. Actually, I've never counted but I'm assuming I have more purple than any other shade since I'm a purple lover. Maybe that's something I can do next time I'm bored...hehe :P.

So anyway. Below I have two coats of Ulta3 Allure on my nails and China Glaze C-c-courage on my thumb and fourth finger. C-c-courage was the very first China Glaze polish I ever wore and it also made its debut in my first and second posts of this blog :).

I applied a nail sticker which I received from Born Pretty Store and added a rhinestone and pearl to my middle finger. I quite like how this mani turned out, despite having no idea what to do in the first place!

What do you think of the mani? And more importantly, are you a purple lover? :D
~Sharon

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