White + Rose

These are my nail polishes. It is a modest collection that I've accumulated over the years. I've had other nail polish shades I have since thrown out when they had dried up or simply was a fuss to apply. These just happen to be ones I've kept. It was only when I photographed all my nail polishes together that I realised that I had an affinity to certain colours: vampy plums and reds, the subtle neutrals and mauve and polishes leaning towards green or blue. The nail polish I've had for my wish-list for a while is OPI's Russian Navy, which falls into the colour scheme that I've unconsciously set for myself. The oldest nail polish is the Maybelline Colorama in Vampire Seduction, which I actually haven't used in years. I've kept it as reference, I suppose because this was the first nail polish I wore that made me feel empowered. Prior to that, I wore clear nail polish because I was in primary school and it was against uniform. Chanel Rouge Noir was my...

Essie has been around for a few months if I could recall the first time I stumbled upon them being sold in Priceline. I loved Essie for their neutral range. Just before Fashion Week, Essie has opened a pop-up in the Pitt St Mall, offering complimentary mini-mani (just girls putting the nail polish of your choice onto your nails), a take-home nail polish (that too is complimentary) and a $10 off voucher when you buy 2 Essie nail polishes at Priceline. For the mini-mani, you get to choose anything from their collection sold in Priceline. I initially had my eye on Midnight Cami (what I wanted to buy). I eventually went with pastels - something I don't normally wear and picked Tart Deco for all my fingers except for my ring finger, which was reserved for Mint Candy Apple. It's a nice way to try some Essie nail polishes for free before buying them. I can tell you that I won't be buying Tart Deco. The first coat was way too streaky and any streaky nail polish frustrates m...

Hello there, Ok, I lied about the fact that I would post when I get back to Australia, so I'm using my cousin's laptop for this. What got me inspired to write this post was Chanel's Spring 2012 collection of nail polishes. There's 3 nail polishes called "April", "May" and "June" (very creative, right?). It is mainly "June" that inspired me, because I fell in love with the pastel tangerine. My cousin has a bottle of "June" (which was the last bottle in the store) and "May". Wouldn't it make a nice hue for a sweater or a cardigan? It's super girly in my opinion and it is perfect for spring because it reminds me of spring flowers. Here's a picture of my thumb with "June". It's a little yellow because of the light in the room. I took this at night. I plan to hunt down for something in this colour and hopefully I'll find it. Image taken from here