I've been a very, very bad girl!

Soooooooo in January when I posted about China Glaze's TTYL from the OMG! collection, the lovely Sharon from Polish Infatuated informed me that there was a nail supply store about 40 minutes from my house that had the entire collection when she went there in August last year.... I had every intention of going there the next day but then I got busy and it never happened.... I figured they would be all gone by now so I just decided to put it out of my mind!

Then when I got up today, although I had a stack of things to do, I decided I wanted to go check this place out... So I jumped in my car and fought the traffic for an hour to get there.... but boy oh boy it was worth it because look at what I got!!!!

Not one, but two full sets of the China Glaze OMG! collection as well these:

OPI Go On Green!

OPI Absolutely Alice

OPI Shim-mery Chic

OPI Green-wich Village

OPI Midnight Blue Glitter (Black Label)

Essie Hot Commodity

China Glaze Bare if You Dare

China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise

China Glaze He's Going In Circles

China Glaze Kaleidoscope Him Out

Plus on top of that a package arrived with Lippmann's Ruby Red Slippers, Lady Sings the Blues and NAR'S Midnight Express! I'm in nail polish heaven right now!

OPI & Pirates of the Caribbean - Info for my Aussie Readers!

Here is some info on where my Aussie readers can find the upcoming OPI Pirates of the Carribean Collection - Thanks for the info Lisa! 

I can't wait to get my hands on this collection!! Check out the bottle pics below :)

OPI Sets Sail for Some Swash Buckling Fun
OPI & Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Get your sword and parrot ready for some swash buckling style with the creation of OPI’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides inspired nail lacquers featuring six limited edition cool pastel lacquer shades and the new Silver Shatter top coat.

Whilst The Pirates of the Caribbean shades will be the ‘must have’ colours for spring, the real treasure trove is the new crackling shimmery two-texture silver finish know as Silver Shatter top coat.

OPI will be creating some waves with their new earth shattering Silver Shatter top coat. Following on from the success of OPI’s Black Shatter top coat, the new Silver Shatter was inspired by graffiti artist and is destined to set a new trend in nail art application.

Disney’s highly-anticipated fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise is directed by Rob Marshall and features an all-star cast, including Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. OPI’s The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides lacquers were inspired by a world filled with mythical mermaids, gleaming treasure, and high-seas adventure, with shades ranging from sage and lavender to khaki gray and pastel pink, evocative colours within a tropical setting, with a classic nautical influence.

Jump on-board the Black Pearl to find your own treasure with the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides shades which include;

Sparrow Me the Drama, a cool shade of pink that means business. Explore this uncharted shade of oyster, Stranger Tides.

Show off your pirating spirit in Skull & Glossbones, a desirable nude with a hint of pale khaki grey. Dive into style with this lust-worthy lavender purple shade, Planks A Lot.

Hoist the sails and Steady as She Rose, a pearly pale pink, designed to help you reach your final destination. Indulge in a magical shade of sea foam pale pastel green, Mermaid’s Tears.

Topped off your favourite shade with a shimmery sea of silver, offering a two texture finish, OPI’s Silver Shatter top coat.

The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides-inspired Nail Lacquers by OPI contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and feature OPI’s exclusive ProWide™ Brush for easy application.

This limited-edition Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides collection will be available on 1st May 2011 at selected salons and David Jones. For stockist please contact 1800 358 999 or visit www.opi.net.au.

Zoya Marley & Gemma - Intimate Collection

Hey everyone! Today I have swatches of two of the colours from the recent Zoya Intimate collection, Marley & Gemma.

After swatching both of them, I can safely say, I purchased the wrong colours! Haha! I should have bought the other four instead, which look amazing!!!!! Well the other four and Gemma.... Marley is just ughhhhhhh on me, but I really loved Gemma... 

Marley - Very pale lavender with silvery micro shimmer. This polish looks so pretty and dainty in the bottle but on my nails and with my skin tone it wasn't great! I also had problems with application. It's like my bottle dried out or something? It was really thick and a little difficult to apply (look how uneven it is along my cuticles!). I have never had a problem with applying Zoya polishes, EVER, so I think this must have been a dud bottle! This was three coats.

Gemma - Murky green with blue and purple micro shimmer. I really liked this colour even though like all greens, it gave me lobster hands. I got plenty of positive comments on it as well! It's really unusual with the blue/purple shimmer and I can't think of a single dupe! This took three coats to be opaque but it applied like a dream! 

What are your thoughts on these two? Has anyone else had problems with Marley? Should I buy the other four colours?

OPI Texas - Part 2

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting this post up! I realised when I started doing the swatches that I had been only sent 5 of the 6 other colours from the Texas collection! So I "ummmed and ahhhed" about doing the post and then decided that I'll just add the photos of the other colour and update the post when it arrives.

This part of the collection features the new "sorbet" polishes which to me, having now swatched them, translates to "jelly"!!!!

I personally love the idea of jelly polishes, but the VNL issues tend to put me off them. However, with the exception of one, which I bet you can pick from the photos alone, I absolutely adored this formulation! So, on to the swatches!

Y'all Come Back Ya Hear? - Orange jelly. It's a regular orange, but this was my favourite out the the bunch. This was three coats. I just loved the intensity of the colour!

Houston We Have A Purple - Purple berry jelly. I loved how this looked in the bottle, but sadly it was really sheer and streaky on the nail even with three coats. On application alone, this was my least favourite.

Guy Meets Gal-Veston - Coral jelly. This was my second fave in the collection. I love how summery this colour is. Three coats.

Do You Think I'm Tex-y - Pink berry jelly. This is like the pinker, lighter sister of Houston We Have a Purple. I wasn't feeling this colour. Three coats. 

Big Hair... Big Nails - Peach jelly. Is it just me or is this colour almost exaclty the same as Guy Meets Gal-Veston?? This was three coats.

Hopefully I'll have swatches of Too Hot Pink to Hold 'Em in the next couple of days. 

So what do you think? Are you feeling the love for the jellies?

700 FOLLOWERS!!!

700 FOLLOWERS!!!!!! You guys rock!!!! Thanks for all your support and interest in my giveaways! I have received such positive feedback from everyone! I'm totally blown away!

P.S OPI Texas Part 2 is coming up tonight :)