Dripping Gold

Left Hand

Right Hand

Yep you read the title right, it's DRIPPING GOLD!!! okay it's not real gold because that would mean this design cost a fortune.
I've used OPI Black Onyx and OPI Glitzerland. If you've been roaming around pin interest and other nail blogs, the whole paint dripping on the nail in various colours have been floating around. I'm not a huge fan of the blue red and green etc dripping on a white base, those colours in combination are not my style, just reminds me of crayons on nails. It makes me look juvenile and my style is more sophisticated. But I figured the black and gold combination would stand out and look great.

The bobbypin is all you will need to create the dripping effect, dip it in some gold and blob away with a feather like hand. The key to create the tear like shapes is to be super light on hand and just let your creativity roam free. Some of my nails started looking more like an avalanche of gold was falling down but that's not bad. So don't forget base coat, black base and GOLD AWAY!!

Show me what you've done with your nails! @MisaAvenue Would love to see what colours you use and how you create your dripping gold/paint. 

Keep posted because a post on the July Violet Box will be coming very soon! 

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Foil Away Flashback Friday

 Have you ever put on glitter nail polish because Ohhh it looks so pretty on? But then when you tried to remove it you kept scrubbing with your cotton pad and it just sticks to your nails like super glue. Or are you just lazy (like me) and want to remove normal nail polish the easy way? Either way this foil technique is super easy for any type of nail polish.

All you need is some cotton pads/ cotton balls cut into pieces and foil.

 Dip a small piece of cotton pad into nail polish remover and place over nail polish. Wrap your nail with foil securing the cotton pad and the nail polish remover. You can do this process nail by nail (to save foil, because I'm asian of course) and just wait around 10-20 seconds for normal nail polish. If it's glitter or sequins just keep it on for longer so remover can seep through.

Open up the foil and slide the cotton pad with a little pressure and TA DAHHHH! all your polish is removed. To make sure the base coat is completely removed as well just give it a little scrub and all done.

This post was originally posted on our old blog and will be part of a series of Flashback Friday posts we will be posting each week. Hope you enjoy it the second time more so than the first time ^^
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Models Own Deep purple

With flash

Someone gifted me this nail polish a good 3 years ago and I wasn't a huge fan of dark colours so I just left it sitting in my collection until I decided to give it a try and Oh my.... would you believe that this colour is amazing! Models Own Deep purple is just as it's labelled a deep purple. In different lighting and at different angles the colour ranges from a black shimmery grey to a gorgeous deep purple. The weather in Sydney has been up and down lately, sunny one day and rainy the next and this nail colour is just perfect with two glamorous colours in different lighting.

Without flash

It's very similar to the duochorme nail polishes that are out at the moment and I this it's absolutely amazing. Definitely hitting up this bottle again soon. For me the first coat seemed quite sheer because I like to put on a thin coat so it just dries faster and easier. And by the second coat it was perfect. Don't fret if it doesn't look deep purple the second you finish, the colour definitely changes if you move from a dull lighting to a brighter one.  

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China Glaze Fifith Avenue

With flash

Without flash

Terribly sorry for the lack of posts on my behalf, I've been extremely sick over the past week and spent this whole week trying to recover. But finally a post featuring China Glaze!
China Glaze Fifth Avenue from the China Glaze haul I posted a while back. It is a GORGEOUS colour that just reminds me of something vintage? Or maybe its just me, but its definitely somewhere along the lines of a red-violet/mauve but without flash it seems to drift towards brown. The polish colour is true to the bottle colour under a flash light but in natural lighting it is just slightly different from the bottle.The consistency of the polish is great, it looked great with one coat but I had a few lighter areas and did a second coat to balance it out. It's not a colour I see very often from any nail polish line, and I know generally China Glaze is hard to find in Sydney stores, so let me know if you find a dupe =) I would love to try it out!

P.S I have learnt to stay away from all brown nail polishes, the ones close to brown are fine but not brown, not at all. I had a bad experience with one of the Essie browns and it looked like poop on my hands.

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Liquid Foundations Review

It seems like a never ending search for the perfect foundation and the right shade of color. I often find myself being matched to a shade in store and absolutely adoring it; until a few weeks later when I realise it's a complete different colour. Nevertheless, I will continue to search for the perfect shade that matches to my yellow undertone! These products are good for those with a warm undertone and have great coverage. So the five foundations I will be reviewing is the - Make Up Forever HD Foundation, Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation, Bobbi Brown Long Wear Even Finish Foundation, Revlon Colorstay and Shu Umera Face Architect.

Just so everyone has a general idea, I have yellow undertone and I'm matched to NC25 in MAC. The shades I received for these foundations were:

- Make Up Forever HD #120

- Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation Shade SB 06

- Bobbi Brown Long Wear Even Finish Foundation Natural 4

- Revlon Colorstay 180 Sand Beige

- Shu Umera Face Architect 754 Medium Beige

Make Up Forever HD 

This is usually the holy grail foundation for a lot of bloggers. When I came across the reviews, most bloggers seemed to praise this non stop. I was searching for ways to get it for months, kicking myself that I didn't purchase it the last time I went overseas. 

I finally ordered this in December from Tarazz. I wore this while in Singapore which was probably a mistake considering how humid the weather was there. Being a high definition foundation, I would not recommend this for everyday use. 

There's a pump at the top which makes it easy to dispense the product. As you can see above, one pump does provide quite a bit of product. 

Texture is actually quite thick and does not blend as easily. It's definitely not the foundation to use when you want natural even skin tone glow. However, it does provide full coverage and is perfect for photographs. I would recommend a moisturised face before using this as it seems to accentuate dry skin and any fine lines. 

Overall, I would rate this product a 7/10. Not exactly the right shade for me as it has a pink undertone but it serves its' purpose as a HD foundation. Would only recommend this for special events with lots of photographs. Definitely not an everyday foundation though!

Revlon Colorstay 

A drugstore foundation that has been hyped about a lot recently. I couldn't help myself but pick one up at Chemist Warehouse for half price, around $18AUD. I purchased the colour 180 Sand Beige as it seems to be the closest it had to my skin color.

It has a pump lid, greater control on the amount of product that is dispensed compared to the rest. I actually loved this foundation for quite sometime despite until I realised that it wasn't the right shade and it started to break me out.

I purchased the combination/oily skin foundation and after using it for a week or so, I realised that I started breaking out in areas that I haven't before. The only change in my routine was the foundation so I was pretty devastated when I found it wouldn't work for my skin. 

It's a full coverage foundation,nice dewy finish and glides onto skin to blend. Would rate this a 6/10 as there isn't a shade for those with yellow undertone and for some reason it broke me out despite being made for those with combination/oily skin

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Even Finish Foundation

For a few years, the Bobbi Brown Long Wear Even Finish Foundation was my holy grail. Until they discontinued it and replaced it with the "improved formula." Bobbi Brown is also one of the few that are catered to those that have a yellow undertones so I was really really excited to try this foundation again. The reviews of it weren't that great but I thought, hey why not? I ordered this in shade 'natural - 4' as that was the previous shade I had.

A full coverage foundation with a pump lid. Lasts pretty much all day except the shade was definitely not for me. Perhaps I should've chosen a lighter color but I will definitely not repurchase this foundation again. I'm usually not so picky about the scent of my foundation but this has a pungent lavender scent. I'm not a big fan of lavender scent, especially in hand creams but this is even stronger. Just by opening the bottle, you are able to sniff the lavender scent.

Of course some reviews had warned me beforehand but I thought 'it can't be that bad right?" I was wrong. Would rate this product a 4/10, definitely not repurchasing this and now stuck with a mostly full bottle contemplating what to do - oh foundation woes!

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation

This foundation is a squeeze bottle and has a slight vanilla sweet scent to it. I love the scent of sweet things so I actually liked it. Foundation blends quite easily and has a medium to full coverage.

My only complaint would be the shade seems more like an ivory and does not match my skin at all. 

Shu Umera Face Architect

I actually quite like this foundation as it is extremely easily to blend. It's a medium to full coverage foundation and despite being a shade too dark, I think if I had purchased the correct shade I would absolutely love this. Surprisingly, when it's not in natural light it seems to match my skin quite well. Definitely will repurchase and try it in another shade! Will definitely revisit this foundation, overall a 7/10. 

All of the above foundations have great coverage and last quite long during the day. The only downside is finding the right shade! Let me know your thoughts if you try any of them!