My first nail polish from Inglot! Gah, why do brands like to number their nail polishes instead of give them a cool name? No 321. Pfft. I shall rename this to Blue Lagoon because it reminds me of the crystal-clear water in a secluded lagoon. And no, a young Brooke Shields* did not come to [...]
Celebrating the Chinese New Year with Red and Gold Nails
Happy Chinese New Year from Beautyholics Anonymous! Today marks the first day of the lunar new year, and this year is a particularly auspicious one as it is the year of the Dragon. As Chinese New Year celebrations aren’t that big a deal in Australia (no public holidays. Boo!), this year’s festivities (in my house, [...]
Colour-Blocked 80s Nails
I remembered seeing this colour combination on Angie‘s blog, and I loved it. She used Bloom nail polishes, but I don’t have those, so I rummaged my stash of nail polishes and found similar colours to try out. The colours reminded me so much of the colour combination of snapbands I used to wear back [...]
SAX Cosmetics Nail Polish in No 54 and No 60
Like Face of Australia, SAX Cosmetics is another drugstore brand I’m very impressed with, especially with their lip makeup. It goes to show that good quality makeup need not come with a high pricetag. I recently had the opportunity to try out a couple of nail polishes from SAX Cosmetics. When I first opened the [...]
Sally Hansen Mobile Manicures Bar at Federation Square
Guess what? Sally Hansen is currently having a mobile manicures bar at Federation Square, Melbourne this Spring Racing Carnival, and you can drop by for a free deluxe manicure any time between 9.30am to 4pm till Thursday, 3 November. That’s right ladies, you heard right. FREE MANICURES. Get on it. I had an opportunity to [...]