OPI Can U Dig It?

This is another from my untrieds, and it's beautiful! OPI Can you dig it? in 2 coats with China Glaze Hi-Tek Konading and 1 coat of Seche QD.
I only have a few OPI's in my collection as I refuse to pay Australian retail ($19) for them, but I am always impressed with their formula and brush. But I will still refuse to purchase them in Australia, and with them now refusing to supply most e-tailers, I will wait to pick them up cheaply on the Bay!
First pic in natural light, last 2 pics are with flash.

***Don't forget to enter my giveaway!***

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Love em or Leave em & Beware of the Medallion!

I pulled out an untried, Color Club Love em or Leave em. This is a pale, pale Tan brown with a very, very slight holo to it...I thought it would have been more so I was a bit disappointed. 2 thins coats for perfectness, I love Color Club formula. Then I stamped Konad Chocolate Brown with a Bundle Monster plate and added Bronze glitter striping, topped off with a coat of Seche QD.
After the abuse my poor nails got before doing this mani (see below), I really did need something light and subtle!



OK, China Glaze Medallion is a super BLINGY, in ya face, GOLD Holographic Glitter. It's a clear base and it's CRAMMED full of multisized glitters...it's pretty cool. I did 3 coats over nude nails and it covered them pretty much completely. For the whole 24 hours they were on my fingers, all I could think (and dread) about was the removal.....and removal really did SUCK bigtime. I used felt, velvet, cotton pads with Zoya Remove and they all barely worked. I scrubbed my poor, battered nails for over an hour before this glitter came off enough where I could file down the rest from the sides. Altho the polish overall was super cool, I can't bring myself to ever put this on my nails again.

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Ulta3 English Rose

I thought I would swatch a color from my upcoming giveaway (from my own stash), this is Aussie brand Ulta3, English Rose, which is a bright true red with a gold shimmer.
2 thin coats for an opaque finish. I painted my ring fingers with my first franken, Milani HD with loads of Holo powder added. I thought HD was not blingy enuff...but it sure is now!
China Glaze Millenium and Konad Red for the stamping and 1 coat of Seche QD.

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Chainmaille Charm

Diamond Cosmetics Chainmaille Charm has been wiped off my Wish List thanks to Tiff, and here is my long awaited color in 2 coats. It's a grey, I thought it was a black holo but it's most definately a smokey grey.
**IS there a true black holo out there???**
I Konaded it with Color Club Fashion Addict for a subtle holographic look.
All pics are under artifical light with flash, bar the third pic which is in natural light and no flash.

I had a chop of my nails. My poor pointer is getting shorter every week due to peeling of that nail and I took of the edge of my middle finger the day before, so they all got a good cut down...it was all rather sad.

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My Second HUGE AUSSIE Giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!!






I was feeling a bit ansty with all this polish stashed up and ready to go so I have another giveaway...ALREADY!

This giveaway includes Aussie polish:
Ulta3 English Rose, a red with gold shimmer
Ulta3 Envy, silver metallic foil
BYS Raspberry Chocolate
JayJays Magnetic silver glitter
Mode Hook me up, bright blue creme
Mode Diamonte, multi holo glitter
Miki Black creme
BYS Astro Gold
Simpli 13, green duochrome
Be Yourself Razzle Dazzle
A selection of Aussie chocolates
L.A Colors 4 pack of Intense Brites Collection
1 Bundle Monster nail stamping plate
1 Chez-Delaney nail stamping plate
1 Fauxnad nail stamping plate
1 boxed Gold KOnad stamping polish
1 cool Zebra striped iphone case
and last but not least, 2 of my handmade glass beads that I make in the shape of cupcakes!
And a pair of my handmade glass bead earrings in sterling siver with Swarovski crystals.

Wooooowwwwwweeeeee (if I do say so myself!)

RULES:
There is a total of 4 possible entries.
Please only comment ONCE with all your entries and links or my poor brain will get too confused. I will check all links, so pls type them in correctly!

You must be a follower. Leave me a comment on this post saying you are a follower and please include your email address. (1 entry)

Add me to your blogroll. Please confirm this in your comments with your blog address.(1 entry)

Post about my giveaway on your blog, and leave a comment with a link. (2 Entries)

Everyone can enter as this is an International giveaway.
I will check all links and blogrolls.
Giveaway ends on July 30th and winner will be announced on August the 1st.

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Giveaway's!

http://thehungryasian.blogspot.com/ is giving away Color Club, Eyeko and Nailene...woohoo!


R3Daily, http://www.r3daily.com/2010/07/cleaning-out-my-polish.html, has cleaned out her polish...check it out!


Checkout Dainty digits GREEN giveaway here: http://daintydarlingdigits.blogspot.com/2010/07/go-green-giveaway.html

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BYS Baby Let's Cruise & Blog Award

This was an online purchase from the BYS website showing a color swatch that was 5mm wide so I had no idea what I was actually getting. But it's one of my fav's instantly and it's gorgeous! It's a lighter, brighter version of For Audrey..but nicer (don't hate me!). 2 coats of Baby Let's Cruise for opaqueness, Warm Black KOnad stamping with a Bundle MOnster plate and 1 coat of Seche QD. I really love this mani and might actually give it 2 days wear!

I am a bit late posting this as I forgot all about it, but I also received an award from chelle (http://cosmeticcupcake.blogspot.com/)




The rules are: Copy the award above, place it on your blog - link your blog back to me and name five things about yourself!

1. I read at least a book a week. This contributes to my everlasting sleep debt that I will never repay.
2. I eat way too much junk food and can't be bothered shifting 5 kilos of baby fat.....and the baby is now 2 years old.
3. I love reality TV shows and think Survivor is the best thing humankind has invented to date.
4. I wouold quite happliy spend the rest of my life living in Italy and eating homemade mozzerella.
5. I detest the telephone and will email or text you rather than talk to your voice.

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