Sunday 25 March 2012

OPI Nicki Minaj Collection 'Super Bass' shatter review and swatches.

So, I will be the first to admit that I wasn't really keen on any of the colours in this collection apart from this shatter. I picked this colour up at Duty Free in Birmingham airport on Wednesday before I headed to Poland for the day and I was super excited to be able to get my hands on it!

The shatter itself is a deep purple colour which is something i've never seen before and is one of the more rarer shatters that I own. I really like the colour of it and the quality of shatter is lovely. I honestly think forking out the £10 for this is worth it - yes you may be able to get a similar colour shatter/crackle from Barry M or elsewhere, but honestly, I loved the finish of this crackle - it wasn't matte at all and it had just the right amount of shimmer in it.



Such a lovely colour and well worth the money! Also, if you were wondering, the base colour is Rimmel London 'Your Majesty' :)

Saturday 17 March 2012

The Hunger Games 'Girl on Fire' Katniss Everdeen inspired nails!

I recently took one of the big steps to becoming a beauty blogger by purchasing my first entire nail polish collection. The collection of choice? The new China Glaze 'Capitol Colours' collection, inspired by The Hunger Games!

I've been completely obsessed with The Hunger Games for about a year now. I read all three books in just over a week and I'm really excited for the film! (I'm going to an advanced screening with a friend which is hella exciting!)

For this look I decided to take inspiration from the book and create my own 'Girl on Fire' nails, inspired by the nail art that Katniss wears for her tribute interview before the Games. I managed to create this look with three polish's all from the 'Capitol Colours' collection - I used 'Smoke and Ashes' for the entire nail base coat, then I mapped out the shape of the flames with 'Riveting' then I added a bit of sparkle using 'Electrify'.




I love this nail art look, it's one of my favourites!