Category Archives: Nail Polish Swatches & Reviews

OPI DS Luxurious Swatches & Review

OPI-DS-Luxurious-Swatches-ReviewWhenever a new OPI Designer Series polish comes out, I get really excited because I keep hoping that the company will bring back some of the amazing hard-to-find holographic lacquers that people are going nuts over!

One of the latest additions to the Designer Series line is OPI DS Luxurious. No, it’s not holographic, but it sure is gorgeous! You’ll be able to get your hands on it in September…or sooner because some smaller shops tend to stock them earlier.

If you’ve been reading my blog posts for a little while, you’ll know that even though I have several orange nail polishes, they definitely are a minority in my collection. However, I’m trying to wear more because I’m starting to branch out and appreciate more shades rather than always sticking to my ‘comfort polishes’.

OPI DS Luxurious is one of my prettier orange polishes. Allow me to tell you more and show you swatches! Later on in this post, I’ll also compare it to 3 other nail polishes.

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My Top 5 Favourite Purples

My-Top-5--Favourite-Purples-SwatchAndLearnAfter publishing My Top 5 Favourite Greens post, I got some requests to do My Top 5 Favourite Purples.

Took me long enough, but I finally did it. No, I didn’t forget, but sometimes I get bitten by the Procrastination Bug.

Don’t believe me? Here, I’ll show you the bite marks. Okay, maybe I won’t…

Purple polish was my first love before I fell in lust with greens. For a long time, the majority of my collection was purple. Now I think if there was a tug-of-war, there’d be a tie between purple and green.

So, without further ado, here are my purple picks out of the ones I’ve shown you on Swatch And Learn! 😀

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China Glaze Adventure Red-y Swatches & Review

China Glaze Aventure Red-y Swatches & ReviewChina Glaze Adventure Red-y is a classic red creme polish from the China Glaze On Safari Collection.

It isn’t the most unique or special, but the ease of application thanks to the great formula should win some points!

You know, even though I tend to reach more for my greens, purples, and blues, there are days when I crave a sexy red. It’s sharp and traditional.

Do you ever feel the same way and get a craving seemingly out of nowhere to sport a red polish?

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Nail Art: Summery Fishtail Braid Nails

Summery Fishtail Braid Nails Nail Art SwatchesYou’ll remember that a few days ago, I shared a fishtail braid nail-art tutorial with step-by-step instructions and photos. It featured dark colours.

This time, I decided to try Summery Fishtail Braid Nails with a brighter palette.

Originally I wanted to use green, pink, and silver, but I sadly couldn’t find my bottle of China Glaze Millennium! *Sniff sniff* So, I used white instead because it would provide some contrast.

In this post, I’ll show you more photos of this manicure. But, but more importantly, I’ll share some extra tips and tricks that I learned while doing this a second time around so that your attempt will be smooth sailing. 🙂

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Orly Fresh Swatches & Review

Orly Fresh Swatches & ReviewOrly Fresh is proof that it’s verrrrry easy being green! 😉

The name ‘fresh’ really is a good choice for this polish because when I see this colour, I think of a fresh green salad or a fresh green meadow. Either way, it’s bright and ideal for the spring and summer.

This is a type of green that looks very happy and lively, not flaccid and in a coma.

Since it’s a creme polish, this is a very nice shade to use as the base colour for some nail art. 😉 I did yet another fishtail-braid design on top of this, which you’ll see this week!

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Nail Art Tutorial: Fishtail Braid Nails

Fishtail Braid Nails Nail Art Tutorial & SwatchesFishtail Braid Nails are not only really easy to do, but you don’t need any special nail-art tools, either!

The only thing you’ll need is some patience because you have to layer the polishes. But, if you have patience, you’ll be well-rewarded. 🙂

I was already wearing China Glaze Man Hunt as a manicure, so I decided to choose colours that complemented it. (The theme I was going for was Egyptian.)

Come see my step-by-step fishtail braid nail-art tutorial complete with photos so that you can see just how simple it is to do.

This was my first time doing this design, and now I want to try so many other colour combinations with the same technique – it’s addictive!

I think fishtail braid nails are one of the hottest trends right now. Will you be participating?

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China Glaze Man Hunt Swatches & Review

China Glaze Man Hunt Swatches & ReviewAre you ready to go on a man hunt? Make sure you bring some super-sharp spears, ladies! We want ’em to know that we ain’t playin’!

Let’s make our way in further. Aha! There they are…sitting on the sofa with the remote control in their hands! 😉

China Glaze Man Hunt is a rich, pigmented, primary-blue lacquer that goes on beautifully and looks really shiny. It comes from the China Glaze On Safari Collection.

I really like the safari theme, and there seems to be diverse colours and finishes to please a lot of different people.

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