Throwback Thursday: Celestial Cosmetics Moonglow & Sea Of Tranquility

There has been a bit of an unintended break from Throwback Thursdays, but they are making a come back.  After unpacking all of my polishes again, I kept seeing so many untried beauties in my collection and they really deserve to see the light of day.  Today is a slightly different Throwback for you.  Not only were these polishes released a little while again (they are from the start of this year if my memory serves me correctly) but these are actually swatches that I did early to mid this year.  It's like a double throw back.

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Moonglow is a dusty light pink linear holo.  Super pretty and so girly.  I really like this one.  Now for some strange reason I don't actually have any notes written about this polish (no idea why not) but I am going to guess and say that it applied easy and needed three coats.

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Sea Of Tranquility is a baby blue linear holo.  Another pretty holo.  I quite like pastel holos and really should wear them more often.  The formula of this one was easy to use but was a little patchy.  I used three coats for my swatch.

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From my quick little search it appears that Sea Of Tranquility is no longer available, however Moonglow has been re-released for a limited time only.  So head over to Celestial Cosmetics ASAP to grab a bottle before it disappears again.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Shiro Cosmetics Exclusive Polishes - Swatches & Review

I feel like I have had exclusives after exclusives lately.  Not entirely sure how that has happened, I guess all the brands are releasing them at roughly the same time.  Anyway, today I have the two polishes from Femme Fatale Cosmetics that are exclusive to Shiro Cosmetics.  I was lucky enough to grab these during one of the pre-sales that Femme Fatale have each month.  Sadly, this was a one off so Aussie peeps, if you didn't manage to get the during the pre-sale you will need to get them from Shiro Cosmetics.

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Shadow Stair is described as a faded grey with a strong luminescence and silver flecks.  Formula wise it is easy to use, however I did find it a little on the sheer side.  After two coats I could still see a visible nail line so needed to add the third coat.  If you have short nails with no free edge then you would be able to get away with two coats.

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Sorrow Wing is described as a teal with purple-pink shimmers and microglitters.  The formula was easy to use and only needed two coats to be opaque.

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I do like both of these polishes but honestly they don't excite me very much.  That's just me though.  I'm sure that there will be many people who would disagree with me.  The formulas on both are great.

As mentioned earlier, these polishes are exclusive to Shiro Cosmetics.  Unfortunately Shadow Stair is currently out of stock (hopefully it will return soon) but Sorrow Wing is still available.

Emily de Molly Happy Feet Duo - Swatches & Review

Between the delay with our belongings delivered/unpacking and my daughter being sick, I am a little bit behind with blogging.  Apologizes for that, but I am slowing getting back on track again.  All of my polishes are nearly unpacked too which means I can nearly have an organized polish room again - and I will actually be able to find things.  Woohoo!  Anyway today I have the Happy Feet Duo by Emily de Molly to share with you.  This duo is exclusively sold by Mei Mei Signatures (who does world wide shipping from memory).

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Inked Chameleon has a light blue base and is filled with different coloured glitters in various shapes and sizes.  This polish is inspired by the colour changing chameleon lizards.  I think it's a super pretty and fun polish.  The glitters are easy to get out (no fishing required) but I did find that they like to stick together so it took a little bit or work to spread them out over the nail.  I used two coats for my swatch plus two coats of top coat.

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The Dark Wildwood is a dark green jelly with diamond, large dots, glitters and tiny flakies.  This polish is inspired by the forest surrounded by chameleon lizards.  Such a pretty polish and the formula was easy to use.  I used two coats for my swatch plus two coats of top coat.

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How pretty are both of these polishes?  My personal favorite is Inked Chameleon, mainly because I am more drawn to lighter and brighter polishes.

The Happy Feet Duo is exclusively sold by Mei Mei Signatures and is currently still available.  I am not sure if these are limited edition or not so it may be worth grabbing them sooner rather than later.

Powder Perfect Enchanted Memories (Facebook Group Exclusive) - Swatches & Review

Yesterday I was slowly unpacking more of my polishes (I am definitely on the home stretch with those but sadly they have been put on hold while I unpack the rest of the stuff that has arrived) I stumbled across Powder Perfect's Enchanted Memories.  For the life of me I couldn't remember what collection it was from or how long it has been sitting untried in my drawer.  Anyway, my good friend Google informed me that this polish is the Facebook Group Exclusive (if you aren't part of Powder Perfect group you can join here) and the swatches also informed me that I am an idiot and I need to wear it ASAP.  So that is exactly what I did.

Enchanted Memories is a gorgeous deep purple polish with a strong holographic effect and holo lime, holo gold and metallic copper glitters throughout.  I seriously love this polish and really am an idiot for not wearing it sooner.  The formula is fantastic and so easy to use.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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How stunning is this polish?  Now whilst doing my search online I saw that there is in fact two Facebook Group Exclusives so I must dig up and swatch the other one.  It seem like the right thing to do.

From what I can gather both exclusives are still available to purchase but you need to be a member of the group to access the link.  You can join the group here.

The Nail Lab Swatch Spam - Swatches & Review

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Today I am so excited to share with you a new brand (well at least it is to me) The Nail Lab.  The Nail Lab is actually a nail salon based in Sydney but they also have an online store with goodies like polishes, a nail art book and nail care products.  I was lucky enough to receive five of their polishes to try out and I am super impressed.  Let's just dive on in.

Aretha is a mix of purples, gold and orange glitters of various sizes in a clear base.  This is definitely a fun glitter mix.  Formula wise it was easy to use.  I honestly was expecting it to be very base heavy, but it wasn't.  The glitter comes out rather easily so you don't need to go fishing.  The glitter does like to stick together on the nail so you do need to do some gentle placing.  I used one dabbed coat over Edna.

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Edna is described as "the pinkest of our purples and purplest of our pinks".  That definitely describes this polish.  She is a bright pastel and in my opinion is perfect.  I am seriously so in love with this polish.  Edna is super close to being a one coater (I think if you have short nails you could easily get away with one coat) and applies like a dream.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Flossie is not quite pink and not quite purple either.  Whatever it is, it is beautiful.  The formula is easy to work with, and applies a little streaky on the first coat but evens out on the second. 

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Polly is described as a paler shade of coral.  Not sure why she is called paler but she is really pretty.  Definitely a great spring and summer polish, especially if you aren't a fan of neons.  Formula is fantastic.  Like Edna, Polly is close to being a one coater and applies like a dream.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Rita is The Nail Lab's classic gold metallic.  This is another one with a great formula.  Again, you could get away with one coat, but I used two coats for my swatch.

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Overall, I am so impressed with these polishes.  The colours are so gorgeous and the formulas are fantastic.  I definitely want more of these polishes in my collection.  My absolute favorite from these ones is definitely Edna, and I really love Flossie and Polly as well.

The Nail Lab polishes are available from their online store.

Femme Fatale Cosmetics Snow Globe (Dope Nails Exclusive) - Swatches & Review

Wow!  It seems like forever since I have sat down and blogged.  Really it hasn't been that long but for me it seems like forever.  As you know, we did the move back to Melbourne from Brisbane and it has been quite a nightmare really.  Everything was going well right up to the day we moved into the house (the house is awesome and I love it) when we were told that only one of the two shipping containers were being delivered and that it would be another fortnight until the second container would arrive.  Ahhh!  Luckily things that we use on a daily basis (eg beds) were in the first container.  Unfortunately the idiots packed out "essentials" box into the second container so that was another issue in itself.  Fast forward a couple of days and we have our essentials box but still have no clue when the rest of our stuff will be delivered.  It really is making this unpacking process a lot longer than it should be, that and we have had to buy a few things to get us by that we shouldn't have had to do if the removalist company did what was agreed and paid for.  

Anyway enough about the whole moving thing, let's chat about polish!  Before I left Brisbane I received my monthly order from Femme Fatale Cosmetics and it included the ever so beautiful Snow Globe.  This polish is an exclusive polish for Dope Nails, however as a one off Femme Fatale did a pre-sale.  Naturally I grabbed it (and the other exclusives which I will share once I have unpacked and swatched them) to save some money from importing it back in.

Snow Globe is described as a gorgeous muted lavender holo with subtle green shine and tiny metallic aqua flecks.  Such a stunning polish and it applies beautifully.  I can see me wearing this one a lot.

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What do you think of this polish?  Isn't she stunning?  As I mentioned earlier, this polish is exclusively sold by Dope Nails so you will need to grab yours from there if you missed out on the pre-sale.

31DC2015 Nail Art Challenge - Inspired By...

I did it!  I have completed the 31 day nail art challenge.  Last year I seemed to have skipped over the flag prompt (no idea how or why) but this year I have completed all 31 themes.  I am so happy that I managed to do it all and move house in the process.  I think I will be back to do this challenge again next year.  If you have missed the other manis I have done for this challenge you can see them here and here.  In both posts you can also see what manis I did last year as well.

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