Deborah Lippmann - Bad Romance

Happy New Year Everyone!

For my first post of 2011 I was going to show you Part 2 of the Essie Winter Collection, but my swatches didn't turn out the best, so I'm going to show you my NYE mani instead!!

I am currently in Queensland visiting family, so a crazy nail art design was out of the question. However, I still wanted something a little bit special for the night so I decided to wear Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance. I'm sure you have all seen it a million times before, but here it is all the same!

Bad Romance has a sheer black jelly base with small purple glitter and larger purple hex glitter.

The first coat is a little streaky and patchy but a second coat evens it out perfectly. I suggest you wait for the first coat to dry before adding the second coat otherwise the hex glitter moves around and ends up lumping up at the end of the nail. I only used two coats but a third wouldn't hurt.

Sadly, BR chipped on my pinky and pointer after only a few hours but I think it is because I used Poshe instead of Seche QD.

Here is a pic in different light, which gives a better indication of the colour of the glitter.

I promise I'll get those Essie swatches up asap!
 

I hope you all had a fabulous New Years Eve and that 2011 is a year filled with joy, happiness and success! x

Deborah Lippmann - Daytripper

No chit chat tonight. I am having such long days at work at the moment and I'm exhausted :( I'm sorry if I haven't replied to some comments yet! I promise I will get to that in the next couple of days... :)

Deborah Lippmann Daytripper is a bright coral creme. This colour is so pretty! I felt really girly when I was wearing it :P 

As with the other Lippmann polishes I have tried, application was wonderful. I only needed two coats for an opaque, even finish.

Don't forget there's only a few days left to get your name down for the Lippmann Giveaway! x

Deborah Lippmann - Waking Up In Vegas and My First Award!

Hey everyone! Today I have photos of one of Deborah Lippmann's Spring 2010 polishes, Waking Up In Vegas.

I had umm'd and ahhh'd about this colour for ages, but when I saw it on Lady Gaga on the cover of Vanity Fair, I went crazy for this polish..... (I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian as well :P But that story is for another day!) 

Lippmann isn't sold in Australia, but luckily I found it at KissandMakeupNY.com so I snapped it up straight away!

WUIV is freakin awesomeness! It applied beautifully, only needed two coats and dried quickly.  The colour is creamy beige-grey goodness! My nails were really long in these photos, but WUIV made them look even longer! I won't lie, Lippmann is pricey, but if you have the opportunity to get some of her colours, try this one out. You wont be disappointed.

Click to check out my first blogger award after the jump! :D

Lippmann Holiday Giveaway!

EDIT: Giveaway is now closed! Thank you to everyone who entered! Winner will be announced soon!

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to say that I am blown away by the response I had to my 50 Follower giveaway! I am extremely grateful for all your support and encouragement over the past couple of months! You guys are amazing! <3

I will put all the entries together over the next few days and announce the winner by the end of the week :)

Now, because you have been so kind to me, I think it is time for another giveaway ! :D

What are the prizes you ask?! One brand new bottle of Deborah Lippmann's Today Was A Fairytale and a brand new bottle of Boom Boom Pow.

Now, I am going to be a little cheeky here.......... All the normal entry rules apply (see below), but I was hoping that you might be able to also help me win that honeymoon that I posted about the other day. Soooooo, if you are willing to help me and post a comment on the facebook page for Villa Botanica (you can only vote once on the page), I will give you 5 extra entries in the giveaway :D I have included info below on how to vote for me and then have your vote counted as extra entries for this giveaway :)

Thank you all again for your support and good luck!

Rules for entry:

1. Be a follower.

2. Leave a comment with your follower name and email.

3. This step is completely OPTIONAL but very much appreciated!! :) For an extra 5 entries, go to the Villa Botanica facebook page, "LIKE" the page and then write "Micheal & Carina 26/8/11" on the wall (you can only do this ONCE). I can understand that you may not want to put a comment here telling the whole world your facebook name, so if you choose to help us out and you want the extra entries, send me an email with your facebook name and follower name to gildednails@hotmail.com so I can verify your vote :D Once the giveaway is over I will delete the emails with the names.

4. Following me on Twitter gives you one extra entry (you gotta tell me your twitter name!)

5. Blogging about the giveaway gives you one extra entry (please leave a link!)

6. The giveaway is open internationally.

7. Giveaway closes on 13th November 2010.

Please include all info in one comment only.

Good luck!



Once again, I bought these babies with my own moolah! I wish I got stuff for free, but I dont :P

Deborah Lippmann - Across the Universe

Today I went back to work after having two weeks off for my exams and sitting on my desk were some packages! I ripped them open and was glad to see that it was my long lost orders from KissandMakeupNY that I placed at the beginning of September!!!!  :S

I was pretty happy to be getting my goodies after all this time, but the thing that got me the most excited was that my Deborah Lippmann polishes were in there! 

Lippmann's Across the Universe was my second biggest lemming after Fortune Teller and now that I have both, I have to say, Across the Universe is the clear winner. 

Across the Universe has a dark blue jelly base and is packed with green and blue hex glitter and blue regular glitter. Its fabulous!!! 

Considering that it is a glitter, it applied really well and dried quite quickly with a coat of Poshe top coat. I waited a couple of minutes between coats of ATU so that the glitter didn't move around too much. This is my first experience with Lippmann polishes and now I can understand why everyone raves about them! I got a few other Lippmanns as well, so I will be sure to show them to you over the next couple of days :D

Check out the pic spam of Across the Universe after the jump!