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.

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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?

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Lynnderella Ruby Red Ruby

This is 2 coats of Lynnderella Red Ruby Shoes over a coat of China Glaze Ruby Pumps. After my first frakka of Lynnderella the other day, this one I really like!
Photo above is taken in natural shaded light.

It was super blingy and you could see the sparkle a long way off. Finished with a coat of Glitter Tamer and Seche QD. This makes for a very thickly layered manicure unfortunately.
Photo below was taken in shaded natural light with a flash.

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Essence Where Is The Party?

I'm loving how Target is stocking Essence. The last 2 times I have been I have fluked just newly stocked up displays and have scored a few faves.

This is a gorgeous color called Where Is The Party? At first glance I thought it was a dupe for OPI's Not Like The Movies but once swatched it's completely different. It's also a multichrome and not a duochrome like I first thought, it flashes from a Mauve to silver to Sea green. It's stunning.

I'm just sorry I couldn't capture more color change for you.
I wore it alone for a day then added stamping in China Glaze 2030. It looks like I'm advertising for Cadbury!

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The Australian Gumleaf Mafia's Very Own Website!

If you didn't already know.....Australian nail polish bloggers are awesome.
And we have our own site to prove it!

Kaz from Pretty-Random has worked long and hard to give us Aussie polish bloggers our very own webpage! Each of our posts are uploaded to this site every hour, so you now only have to log into one place!

THE GUMLEAF MAFIA WEBSITE

There are links to all Australian nail polish brands, you can 'meet' us and any aspiring Oz polish bloggers can apply to join the 'Mafia Ranks'.   Any giveaways we are hosting will be in the sidebar along with any shop sales and deals we can find.

Why are you still here?  Go check it out!

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Orly Artifical Sweetener

Orly sent me a bottle from their upcoming Cool Romance collection. I had fingers crossed that it was Artificial Sweetener as it was the one I was after the most-est!

First of all, I'm showing it with stamping as I think this is the cutest manicure I have done for awhile!

Two coats of Artificial Sweetener and stamped with Konad white for the bows and China Glaze Millenium for the polkas. Finished with a coat of Seche QD.

And by itelf.  The dusky rose has a gorgeous shimmer to it which comes out in the sun. I was so glad to receive this color as I knew I didn't own anything remotely close to it.

Which color are you lemming?

The Cool Romance Collection is available in Australia from April 2012.
RRP $18.95
STockist: 1300 769 355

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Uncle Fezter Hair Flowers

As you all know, I am never without a flower in my hair. No matter the Season or occasion, I have a bloom tucked somewhere. So, thru out the years I have owned my good share of flowers made by Indie brand makers, discount chain stores, handmades from the local Craft fair and Chinese factory pump outs.

The Holy Grail of hair flowers are made by Uncle Fezter. To own one is a long, arduous 'dibs-ing' process which I very rarely come out on top of.
But every serious pinup chick needs at least one of Steve's flowers, and I finally got my hands on a few recently.

This black and deep red concoction is glorious and large. It's perfect for the side of my hair.

Each and every own is handmade by Steve and is a one of a kind original. They are extremely well made, with a large strong clip and I am very impressed with the construction.

This Magnolia has a smattering of pink and is huge! This one look especially gorgeous at the back around a chignon.

This one I love as it's reversible! It has differing flowers either side so you get different looks if you clip it on the left or the right.

So, do I now have new competitors in the 'dibs' process for these awesome flowers?!

Flowers: Steve El' Roca (Uncle Fezter) . Prices start at $20.
You need to become his Facebook friend and then watch his page for upcoming sales....be quick, these blooms go quick! 

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