Max Factor - Fantasy Fire

Hey guys, i know i haven't posted much later. I've been absent for a long time, and it is because I'm in Uni now which is taking up alot of my time. I will however try to post more often. Ok enough about that, you're all here to see swatches.

Today i have a swatch of Max Factor Fantasy Fire, which is a gorgeous polish. The polish seems to be a dark blue/purple base with red shine going through it. I'm bad at describing polishes so you'll just have to look at the pictures. The first few photos i forgot clean up, so please ignore that. I will say that the polish itself is sheer, and will require alot of coats before becoming opaque. Which is why I used China Glaze Calypso Blue underneath as the base. These two really go well together. So if you want this look, you both polishes but any dark blue polish will work nicely.

Just take a look at that bottle. It's so pretty, i was in awe when i first saw it in store.

I only needed to use one coat of Max Factor Fantasy fire because i used China Glaze Calypso Blue underneath and i used 2 coats of that however you only really need 1 coat.

If you are to use Fantasy Fire all on its own, which i don't really recommend you'll need several coats. With 5 coats it was still sheer. It is a small bottle so it will be used up before you know it. Using a base colour will help make the polish last longer. You can see with the combo i used that the polish on my nails doesn't look different then the bottle.

Here is what the polish looks like in a dark place. The red doesn't shine as much but is still noticeable and still very pretty.

What do you think? Does it look amazing? Is better better than a regular polish?

I hope you enjoyed this post. Ill talk to you guys later :)

China Glaze- Calypso Blue(Swatch)

Today I have a swatch of a China Glaze nail polish called Calypso Blue. Calypso Blue is a very dark blue nail polish. At some cases in may look black however it's noticable that the colour is blue once it's on your nails. It has a slight jelly base and is incredibly shiny. The pictures below have no topcoat but this is still very shiny. I used one decent cost to achieve this look and I was glad that it only required one coat. I just love one coat polishes. You can apply two thin coats if you choose however I only used one decent coat, not too thick but not too thin.

Cleaning up was a bit of a pain as it did stain my skin blue and was hard to clean around cuticle areas. The blue polish was removed from the cuticle area however it did leave a blue stain. This can be seen in the picture below. Allow your nail polish to dry and washing your hands with soap should take the stain away. These pictures were taken before I removed the stains so it might look a little messy

China Glaze- DV8

DV8 is a lovely holographic nail polish from China Glaze's OMG collection. I've had this polish for a while but never swatches it because I only wanted to use it for a special occasion. Such a elegant colour, that I felt it would do justice to the polish if I only wore it out for a special occasion. I was really keen wanting to see how it looked on the nails that I had to use it today. No more waiting I thought.

The polish has an incredible shine and rainbow going though it which is what everyone looks for when buying holographic nail polish. The polish was amazing fast at drying, and i mean really fast. Two thin coats and the polish was done. For the whole manicure it took me 7 minutes which was well worth my time and applying the polish was also a breeze. I have to say that this polish is amazing and I can't find anything to complain about.
Enough said about the polish, it's best for you to see for your eyes

Swatch- China Glaze (For Audrey)

How is everyone? Now before I get started my computer has been acting up so bare with me as things may be slower than usual. I will be using my iPad for this as my computer issues have not been dealt with but don't worry a new computer is on its way.

For now we have China Glaze's For Audrey. This is one of the most loved China Glaze polishes. I really love this colour. For me it's an essential. The applying was easy and it dried in a reasonably normal time. Now what I mean by that is that it didn't dry super quick but it didn't take forever. In this photo you see three thin costs but you may be fine with two slightly thicker coats. Once again I have one photo taken in my room with the lights on and the other with the flash of my camera

Take a look for yourself

Fairy dust flowers- nail art

Having some time available I thought it would be best to do my nails. So I did. I used Bourjois's new anti chip nail polish in number 13. I used two coats of that. Followed by the flower design using bundle monster image plate 205. I used Konad black special polish. Then I used China glaze fairy dust. Two coats as I felt one coat wasn't sparkly enough.

Swatch- China Glaze's Kaleidoscope Him Out

so i decided to do my nails with Kalleidoscope Him Out from China Glaze. it worked so well. i only used two layers and it dried so quick. All my friends were complimenting me and my nails on how good the colour looked on it. In fact a friend asked me to buy it for her so next time i will be sure to buy another of this great polish for my friend.

It looks so pretty. sadly i couldn't get a picture of the shine in the sun. You see such a beautiful rainbow across your nails when your outside in the sun. I definitely recommend this to nail polish lovers, its a must. After trying this i have to say its one of my favourites.

You can see the shine in this picture above. its not the best rainbow shine but its noticable on the pointing and middle finger.

What do you guys think?

China Glaze nail polish Giveaway(closed- winner announced)

Hey guys. Now I think it's time to have a giveaway as a start to my blog. I will be planning to have more giveaways in the future so stay tuned. The prize is 5 random China Glaze nail polishes and there is going to be two winners. Both winners will win 5 nail polishes each. All you have to do is comment below saying what china glaze nail polish you like best and why. Also leave you name and email address so the winner can be contacted. International contest so anyone can enter. Hope you guys enjoy

EDITED


So it's officially over and the two winners are:
Meliney
Lisa Kandle

You have been emailed and have 2 weeks to respond. Thank you for everyone who entered. I am going to soon have an OPI giveaway so stay tuned for that. Hopefully those who didn't get a chance will get a opportunity. Anyways hope you enjoy

Friday Nail Polish Search

Hey guys so I finally got some time from my fully packed life to head out and buy nail polish. That's right nail polish! It all happened Friday.

I usually go out and buy nail polish whenever I want. If I like it, I buy it. That's my rule. So I went out on Friday just to look around and ended up buying 5 nail polishes. No pictures yet but I promise to have them up.

Living down under means that Finding some great nail polish brands such as China Glaze, Opi or Essie are very hard. If we do come to access to it, they are usually $20 AUD. Pricey but what can we do. Before you think about the 5 nail polishes I bought and great brands, let me tell you one was from revlon and the others from Jordana.

Now your thinking why did I tell you about expensive nail polishes such as China Glaze. Well I told you because I've heard of a store for about a year but never went to because it's about a 40-45 minute drive. They sell china glaze and other brands for real cheap. China glaze I heard was $6. So I may go someday soon. Maybe even today. For those who want to go to it too. It's called pro nail supply in bankstown. Search it on google and you will find its website with the address.

I guess that's the end but I will put pictures of my nail polish haul I did on Friday.

Take care guys and see you next time