NOTD; Sea Gurl

ORLY; Sea Gurl

Have to be honest here, I thought I was going to hate this colour on me.

Way to grown up and sophisticated.

It still kind of is, but woah.

It is LOVE.

ORLY describe the colour as "Gun Metal Grey Shimmer" but for me it goes from a grey-brown to a dark khaki green depending on the lighting but maintains the gorgeous metallic shimmer regardless of the colour.

Like all ORLY polishes I have used in the past, this formula is amazing.

Brush is easy to handle, and no streaking or pulling.

It is also relatively fast drying so no huge time investment is required.

No top coat used in the above pics and I am now on day two - no chips, dents or wearing!

ORLY bottles contain 18ml of polish and RRP is $18.95 from here

Disclaimer: I received this product from a PR event, as always, this has not influenced my opinion or my review. For more information, please see my Disclaimer. 

The Perfect Colour [Photo Heavy]

Different colours ignite different feelings in different people.

Pantone PMS 1837 strikes joy into the heart of girls everywhere.

"Tiffany Blue" is the perfect shade of blue, similar to the blue of a robins egg, it symbolises so much more.

Image from Google

Breakfast At Tiffany's is my favourite book [and one of my favourite films] - "That's right. I'm just CRAZY about Tiffany's!"

So, for the past 3 months I have been on a mission to find THE perfect shade of Tiffany Blue for my nails.

There were 2 polishes that I wanted to obtain for this purpose

Chanel in "Nouvelle Vague"

and Nfu Oh in "#394"

However, due to high cost & custom issues I was unable to obtain them.

China Glaze "For Audrey" 

RRP at $11.95 from here

Sportsgirl Nail It in "Blue Lagoon"

This was purchased on sale for $4.95 from Sportsgirl

Essie in "Mint Candy Apple"

RRP $18.95 from here

L'Oreal in "Waters Edge"

I actually bought this on eBay for $15.01

Usually I stay far away from purchasing cosmetics/nail colours on eBay due to high fake risk

But I wanted this colour and couldn't find it anywhere else.

BYS in "Sky's The Limit"

RRP $3.95 from here

Miss Frou Frou in "Aqua"

RRP $24.95 from here

OPI in "What's With The Cattitude?"

RRP for around $19.95 from Myer

AND THE WINNER IS:

Orly in "Gumdrop"

RRP $7.95 from here

There are many other brands and colours that dupe this beautiful blue. However, after researching I decided to stop at 9 polishes. Only 8 are pictured as OPI in "Sea Ya Later, Sailor" is not an opaque colour, it is a glitter polish.

All of these polishes were purchased, or gifted to me, none were sent for review purposes. All were photographed in natural light, with 2 colour coats and without a top coat.

NOTD: Cotton Candy

This is probably my favourite ORLY shade

It's a yummy creamy opaque pink with a slight coral peeping through.

Base Coat: Revlon Quick Dry

Colour: Two Coats ORLY in "Cotton Candy"

Top Coat: Seche Vite

So looking forward to a manicure this evening - my nails are terrible right now.

NOTD: Bee-Utiful.

Tomorrow I am heading off to Dungog for the Dungog Film Festival.

I'm not going to celeb watch or even to view a few short films.

But I will drool ever-so-subtley if Mr Hugh Jackman is present.

I am heading out to help the gorgeous Miss Suzebee at the Festival Markets.

Suz E Bee candles are all natural, home rolled/poured beeswax candles.

In preparation of my role as a retail assistant, I have gotten into the spirit with a "Bee" inspired manicure. I think it's pretty cute and turned out better than I expected being completed freehand by a total newbie [Me]

Introducing, the claw...

Base Colour: ORLY in "Gumdrop"

White: Creative in "Cream Puff"

Black: Maybelline Express Finish in "Onyx Rush"

Yellow: Face Of Australia Luxe in "Lemon Sorbet"

The idea isn't my own - found it here but updated with Suz E Bee logo, my own colours and lack of a steady hand.