Christmas wishes and a time out!

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Hello lovelies. Things will be a bit quiet here this week as my husband and I are undertaking some home improvements before Christmas.... painting rooms and assembling new furniture... oh yeah my back is going to be sore lol.

I would have done a quick NOTD of China Glaze's Flying High but I already have paint all over it :(

Anyway I'll be back when I can but I just wanted to wish all of you (who celebrate Christmas) a Merry Christmas in case I am not back before December 25... It's only 4 more sleeps so have a great one!

NOTD: China Glaze's Frosty

So this is the last of the colours I originally purchased from China Glaze's 'Tis the season 2010 Christmas Collection. Frosty made me feel a little 'bridal' when I put it on and to be honest on first impression I kind of regretted getting it. Then I noticed the micro fine shimmer and we became instant friends.

Even at 2 coats this is not opaque - as you can see in the photo - but I kind of like the finish. I have nothing else even remotely like frosty and it looks like a lot of people agreed that this is something special as it is sold out on Head2toe currently.

I really recommend looking around at the swatches of this colour - it is definitely shimmery but my camera and lack of sunlight haven't done it justice.

Now for all the boring stuff - this polish applied like a dream, pictured polish is 2 coats in natural outside light (no direct sunlight today).

Long Time Coming...

When we first purchased our home, the husband and I had grand plans. Well recently we had one of our built in wardrobes replaced and it ended up being a heap of work because behind the existing built in was wallpaper and multiple layers of paint. I thought the easiest way to show you this one is through the pics from the old to the new....

Finally! Ulta3 Nail Polish in Adelaide

Ever since I saw some gorgeous NOTDs on Lovely Gangster's blog using Ulta3 Nail Polish I have been searching random locations in Adelaide trying to buy some of my own and today I hit jackpot at Chemistworks Ingle Farm.

Ulta3 polishes come in a great range of colours and seem to be stocked at random chemists across the country. The bin I found today had a reasonable selection of colours (including glitters, top coats and the very trendy cocoa bean colour) and all for the low price of $2. I picked up 6 to try out - yes I know I have a problem - I purchased Sweet Violet, Waterlily, Elegant Mauve, Earth, Envy and Jelly Bean.

Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary so we are heading off in a couple of hours to stay somewhere nice but when I get back home I'll be sure to do some tip swatches at least :)

EDIT: Can I also recommend looking at More Nail Polish as well. There are just heaps of Ulta3 swatches there.

Have a great weekend everyone!

NOTD: China Glaze's Mistletoe Kisses

This lovely polish is another gem from China Glaze's Christmas Collection for 2010. I have to say it again - China Glaze have totally outdone themseleves. So far I have tested 2 of the 3 I purchased and  they have both gone straight to the pool room!

OMG...now this is a HAUL...

I think I mentioned previously that one of my makeup BFF's Steggers was headed to the US... and had kindly agreed to become a personal shopper for me and my enormous list of wants.
Well yesterday the lovely Steggers, Dee and I had a lunch where we all shared our latest hauls... and Steggers handed over all of my stuff as well. Now for the scary pics...

Don't Blame Me: Wet and Wild Part 3

To view Part 1 click here
To view Part 2 click here

Wow... when I first started this I really didn't realise how much WnW I had....and the items in this post have only been purchased recently. If there are any major quality issues that emerge (highly unlikely given I haven't had any issues with this range so far) I'll be sure to edit this post.

Color Icon Eyeshadow (Price: $2.00)

Pictured above are Penny and Sugar.

For those who haven't read the previous posts, the Color Icon range is the newish bit of the wet n wild range. These shadows are soft and easily blendable. Both colours are well pigmented and have shimmer as you can see below...

Penny has been widely discussed as a dupe for Expensive Pink and you can check out a comparison on Dee's blog Miss Prissypants. I have both colours as well and have to say they are pretty damn close.

I'm pretty happy with the quality of thses so I'll probably check out more colours... like Nutty and Brulee. The colour range isn't big with only 7 colours and the quality might be questionable for the purple colour Kitten which Dee also owns. I would probably recommend NYX Singles over these as an eye shadow range... but they are also almost twice the price.


Mega Last Lip Color (Price: $3.00)

Colours shown are 903C Just Peachy and 900B Pink Suga'

Top is Pink Suga', Bottom is Just Peachy

I love a long wearing lip colour but often find the formulas very drying. These feel creamy and definitely last longer than the Silky Finish lipsticks. There are 18 colours in the range and according to the company these are "highly pigmented and long-lasting lipstick that delivers rich hues in semi-matte, crème finish in one stroke. Wet n Wild Mega Last Lip Color has a velvety texture that glides on smooth." I definitely agree these are very pigmented and they do look creamy once applied. Not a HG lip product but er hello they are only $3.

So FINALLY... I have come to the end of my wet n wild items...and it seems appropriate to recommend my must haves for the range (that I have tried so far). The eyeshadow trio in Walking on Eggshells is a must have for me as is the Mega Glo in Catwalk Pink. Apart from that I really think there is little to lose with experimenting :)