El Cheapo Ebay Magnetic Polishes

I am a huge sucker for anything novelty related, so magnetic polish is way up my alley. But I am not spending $20+ for Nails Inc or other brands to get them to me in Australia.

This is where China eBay comes in! These colors cost me $4.10 each including shipping via Airmail.

#21. Each bottle comes with 2 magnets, a thin and a thick line.

#10. I sucked a little at the magnet to start off with and hit my nail a couple of times.....just ignore the messy application.

#19.  Horrid ring finger...sorry!  Bottom pic is in shaded natural light.

And #15. As you can see, the magnetised lines came out very subtle as compared to the other colors.

Overall, the colors I picked are nice, wearable, and generally magnetised well. I got them from this SELLER and shipping was fast.

Who else has purchased cheapo ebay polish and was it any good?

China Glaze Prismatic Chroma Glitters

Sometimes there is a collection you know you *need*. This hasn't happened to me in a looooong time, but China Glaze caught my attention when they showed promo shots of the Prismatic glitters.

These have been released but I couldn't find an online retailer who sells them and had to resort to eBay. At the time, there were no swatches online so I bought a little 'blind'. After these 3, I think I'm ging back to search for the rest.

First up, Optical Illusion. Seafoam Green base.

Mmmmmm, scrumptious bottle shot.  Looks just like Fairy Dust!

Two coats provided great coverage. These glitters are so densely packed. The above photo is taken in natural shaded light.

And taken in full sunlight. Look at that bling sparkle.

My favourite of the 3: Ray-Diant. A Yellow/Green duochrome base. Again, 2 coats and above photo was taken in shaded natural light.

And in full sunlight.

Liquid Crystal, a Blue/Lilac duochrome base. 2 coats.

And in full sunlight.  My swatches are rocky looking as no top coat was used.

They also look FAB over black. And you can see some great swatches of the whole collection here on this fab blog.

If The Dress Fits.....

In the last month since my FAT post, I have lost 1.5kg (3 pounds??). No, it's not a great deal, but I am quite happy with it as this is a purposely slow process for me. I'm not on an all out diet, I have changed what I eat slightly and so far it's been painless.

This dress was too tight 3 weeks ago. But now it fits!

Ignore the look on my face, the husband was saying something all typically male like 'push those boobs right out...."

Are my seams straight??

50's Dress: The Vintage Studio
Shoes: Modcloth
Lucite purse: eBay
Lipstick: Sleek Heartbreaker
Stockings: Leg Avenue

Move Over James Bond

Last week The Sexiest Man On The Planet took a day off work and we did a spot of Op Shopping. Every once in awhile I'll bag something amazing and it's always when he is with me.....he's the Good Luck Op Shop Fairy.

This 1956 wool dinner suit I found shoved up the back in the mens suit section and it even came with the original bow tie.  He tried it on, it fit like a glove and looked not even worn. After dry cleaning, it came up gleaming brand new.

Doesn't he look super flash in his $20 bargain suit?  Now, if he hadn't gone bald he would have given Sean Connery a run for his money.....

The Art Of Elegance Fair

Last weekend we attended the Art Of Elegance Fair which was held in the Dunolly Town Hall.
Dunolly is a very small Country town, but it was nice to be able to support a Country Victoria vintage gathering. Us 'country bumpkins' don't get many of them, they are usually in Melbourne.

Miss Leah from Bell's Belles Vintage.

Lots of people rcognised me from my blog and said they love reading it, so that was very nice.  It is still a little disconcerting to have complete strangers come up and say "Hi Carli".  The first thing I think is that I have done something *very* bad to have them know my name. 
We had lots of photos taken of us, including with a group of Parisian motorcycling tourists!

Miss 10 and Miss 3 beelined straight for the Fairytale Frostings cupcake stall.  Mmmmm, they were so fluffy and light.

I scored this super large, floral Grindley teapot.   Perfect for my High Teas.

And even tho I really do not need another hand mirror, I couldn't resist this gorgeous little 50's one with a felted cartoon pinup on the front.

The next Art Of Elegance Fair is being held in Maryborough on Sunday 13th of May.  Fairytale Frostings will be hosting a Mini Mad Hatter High Tea!

Layla Holographic Flash Black

Thanks to the super, dooper Cathy from More Nail Polish, us Aussie girls were able to snag some Layla Holographics. I only ordered 2 as I am being a good girl this week.

But after swatching Flash Black, maybe I should of got more?

It is a light grey charcoal color which has a very strong holographic flash in the sun. Almost insanely so.  Above was taken inside under artificial light.  Below were taken in full sunlight.

Scrumptious.

Recent Vintage Bargains

This 50's dress looks elegant on with the flared collar and cuffed cleeves.  The pattern is a striped illusion.

I really do look super fabulous with these 60's sunglasses on....just sayin'.  I got these recently for 50% off on Etsy.

I snagged this vintage floral fruit bowls set for $5 at an Op Shop.

A $25 bargain off eBay that looks super cute on. Love those big pockets.

I was outbid on this 50's dress at the last minute and was mad to find out I had missed out on it by only a couple of dollars! Then it was relisted a week later with a buy it now price of only half of what I bid, so I purchased it....I'm still wondering what the story is.  It has since arrived and is way too small, even tho the listing measurements were my size :(

These 40's lucite wedges I scored on eBay for $12. Can someone say BARGAIN?

Who else has snagged some vintage awesome-ness lately?