Glorious San Francisco

Today I picked up this bottle of polish for $4.95! The brand is Sinful Colors, and they had a pretty good colour range.This one is called San Francisco.  I loved this emerald green, and it's been a while since I bought myself a green polish. The bottle kind of reminded me of OPIs packaging. The brush is a little smaller than I prefer, but it's a gorgeous colour. 2 coats was enough, which you don't always find with cheaper polishes; sometimes they're quite thin and it needs several layers to build up to the right colour, but no such issues here. :D

Brilliant Bargain!

Just a quick post! Today I bought this Chi Chi set from Myer for $19.95! 6 bottles (cuticle softener, calcium base, regular base, nail hardener, salon formulated top coat and ridge filler)! Brilliant price, very handy things to have, and super cute packaging. :) Here's a shot of the packaging and description of the products.  I'll do a post in a few weeks to let you know if they work!

First post!

So, my first post! How exciting!

 

This post will be a review of an OPI polish.  Its called 'Just Spotted The Lizard', and it's gorgeous. It's a multi-chromatic polish, which means it changes colour depending on the angle you look at it from. The main colour is gold, but it changes to green and then blue as well. It really is a beautiful colour. I bought it from a wholesale beauty outlet, so it only cost me $10.95 AU, instead of almost $20, which it was at the chemist.

It's a wonderfully easy polish to work with; one coat is probably enough (but I always use two). It's so opaque and pigmented. The bottle has a great thick brush, which makes application really easy, and it's relatively quick drying, too.

 

My only issue with this polish is the longevity of it (or lack thereof). I've used OPI polishes before, and I had the same issue then; with a base coat, 2 coats of colour and a top coat, most polishes last 5-7 days on my nails. Ive been wearing this one for 3 days, and it's already chipped around the edges, which is pretty disappointing given how gorgeous (and expensive, at full price) it is.

 

The Verdict - 6/10
Overall, I like it, but I dont think I'd buy it again. The price/lack of staying power is just too much of a drawback for me.. However I'm sure if you've got a bigger budget than me (and do your nails more than once a week), you'll absolutely love it.

I used it for a fun french mani/pedi, inspired by this tumblr post!