WTW: Nail Polish Picks

Hey Beauties,

With Christmas getting closer, we have these constant thoughts running through our heads;

What am I going to wear? | What accesories will I choose? | What makeup will I wear? 

What will I wear on my nails? | What shoes will be the most comfortable? | How will I do my hair?

Well this season I will be answering some of these questions in a mini series called "What to Wear" (WTW) Where I will be giving you ideas as to what you can wear and to what I may possibly be wearing.

Also with Christmas coming up, I have decided that on Christmas Day I will be doing a Get Ready with me post and recording me getting my makeup/hair ready and I'll show you my full outfit too!

Anyway, onto todays topic, nail polish. Now there are plenty of colours out there but when it comes to Christmas, its hard to decide what to wear. These are my top 5 picks that I was drawn to, and I'm also going to include some other alternatives that can also be used at well. All of these nail polishes can be purchased in Australia, apart from one which was given to me in a beauty box.

L-R: Savvy; Ginger Ale, Sally Hansen; Celeb City, Jacqueline Burchell; Call Me Sexy, OPI; An Affair In Red Square and Sally Hansen; Golden-I

Savvy by DB; Ginger Ale - This is a glitter nail polish but I figure it would be perfect over a white nail polish or a red one. 

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear; Celeb City - This is most likely the nail polish I will be wearing. I debating over this one and another one featured in this post. Its a gorgeous Silver nail polish and is opaque within 2-3 coats. You could wear this alone, or have red or white nails and have this as the accent colour. 

Jacqueline Burchell; Call Me Sexy - This is the other nail polish I'm debating over wearing. Its a gold based nail polish with hints of silver and red. And I feel like its the most perfect christmas nail polish. You can buy this nail polish via Jacqueline Burchell Online.

OPI; An Affair In Red Square - I've been wearing this nail polish all week and although I love the colour of it, it just chipped in the first 24 hours, even when I wore Seche Vite. Which is a pity. But this is a gorgeous rich red colour and reminds me of christmas.

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear; Golden-I - I haven't worn this nail polish too often, but its basically exact same formula (well they are from the same line Brontie!) as the silver nail polish. I'm not quite a fan of how this nail polish looks on my hands either but oh well!

Some other nail polishes that would be great to wear this season include

OPI; Fly, Sally Hansen; Shining, Essence; Redvolution.

I've heard that Blue is trending this season for Christmas colours, so keep that in mind!

I'll be posting every day this week, and up to new years. Then I am changing my posting schedule back to every second day.

Have a Merry Christmas Beauty and Fashion Lovers.

xobrontie

Op Shop Haul!

Hey Beauties,

So today I bring to you my very first fashion related post! I'm one who absolutley loves op-shopping (Or as you call it in America, Thrift Shopping) because I am one for bargains. I am real picky when I buy my clothes second hand, and I will NOT buy Underwear from there at all cause, its just gross to wear someones undies. I go second hand shopping about once or twice a month, so expect to see a haul like this every month at least.

The first top I got was this coral floral printed top with lace on the collar by Cotton On. Its in a size large but its still a bit too small for me. (I'm not the skinniest of people, but I am at a healthy weight for my height and age) I cannot remember the price of this as my Mum ripped the tags off before I got the chance to write it down.

I found this gorgeous Floral piece by Girl Express in the plus size section (I always find goodies there!) It's not a plus size item though as it is a size 16, a small size 16 may I mention. On the sleeves of the top, it is cut out into 6 parts, and thats what really caught my eye.

I certainly did not expect to stumble across this baby in Vinnies. I saw the front of it, which is all laced out and if you know me, I love lace I'm a sucker for it so that had me sold. Then when I saw the brand name I was suprised it was that brand and that it would actually fit me. The brand is Forever New, which has only opened up here in Tassie about a month or so ago and to me, the clothes in there are designed to fit smaller bodys. But I was amazed that this top fitted me. Its in a size 14.

Now I know we're still in summer but whenever I see something cute I'll wear during winter/fall, I'll buy it. This is a gorgeous floral printed dress by Expression in a size 16. It feels like velvet and its very warm and cozy.

Ignore how bland my face looks in here, but I got a Disney top! This is from Valley Girl's Disney collection that they seem to have selling all the damn time (Which I don't hate them for, I love Disney! #nevertooold) and the top does seem like it would irritate the skin, but it actually doesn't. Printed on the shirt is Miss Minnie Mouse herself and the shirt is in a size large.

Of course, no opshop journey is complete without a cute accessory. My Mum spotted this when we were about to leave. And I have a gothic side to me and I love anything skull related. So I bought this scarf to add to my collection of skull scarfs.

So thats it for my first Fashion post! I hope you all enjoyed reading this. I have another fashion related post coming in the next week for you all!

Keep smiling

xobrontie

Another Wishlist

Hey Beauties,

Well I don't have a notepad on me, so I'm just writing my wishlist here.

Essie - Bahama Mama
Stila - Kitten
Maybelline Colour Sensational - Shocking Coral
Maybelline Color Tattoo - Tough as Taupe and Inked in Pink
Mac - Angel

If anyone can help me get Essence's Paradise collection that would be great, I will pay you via paypal for the items, I just sadly cannot get them in Tasmania. Email me if you can, and we'll discuss it, I'm not sure if I can get it online!

Keep Smiling,

xobrontie

A Christmas Inspired Tutorial.

Hey Beauties,

Todays post is a little tutorial I made up thats inspired by christmas. Its a pretty easy tutorial and it isn't too much of a crazy look either.

Ignore the black mascara mark (thats what I get for having long lashes DX) but this is the simple look.

I basically just took a matte dark green and applied that into my crease as the crease colour, I then used Sugarpill's 'Tiara' pigment and applied that all over my lid. I then took a matte black and added that into the outter v. I then finished the look with a thin liner and some mascara.

Hope you guys enjoyed this quick tutorial. I'm thinking of recording some videos and using that as the tutorial instead of writing it down in a blog post, cause I don't know about you, but I prefer to see tutorials in action rather than it being written down.

The next tutorial will be up either monday or tuesday, depending on how long it takes to edit and upload to youtube. But my next idea is pretty killer.

Also, I think you guys should check out Taylah's (if the link doesn't work I'll fix later, internet has almost ran out) Youtube channel. She's got this freaking amazing tutorial coming up within the next few days. I'm hoping to maybe achieve something similar to what she's done cause what she's doing is amazing (I've already seen it hehe)

Anyway, thats all. Now I'm gonna go eat some Crispello's (OMNOMNOM) and stalk some blogs. See you all tomorrow!

Keep smiling,

xobrontie

Rimmel Space Dust Review.

Item: Rimmel Space Dust Textured Nail Polish in Shade 'Moon Walker'
What it Claims to Do: This nail polish claims to be a textured nail polish.
Feeling/Smell: The texture of the nail polish once dry is quite rough, but not to the point where its too rough. The smell is your average nail polish scent.
Does it work? It certainly does work.
Overall: I quite liked this nail polish, I'm on day 3 of wearing it right now and it has only just begun to chip. I may say though, that if you are someone like me and likes touching textured things, the glitter does start to fade away.
Rating: I'd give this nail polish a 4/5 I like everything about it, apart from the fact that the glitter began to fade.

From what I know, you can get these nail polishes from selected Priceline Stores. They are hard to come across and theres only a few shades like with the Metal Rush collection. They retail for $6.95 from what I remember.

I was not paid or sponsered to review this item. All opinions are 100% honest and are my own. If you would like me to review your item, or if you want to request an item to be reviewed. Contact me at: galaxyykitten@gmail.com

Keep Smiling.

xobrontie