Cosmetic Cupcake

Hi ladies! I had no idea what on earth to call this mani so "Spring fever" it is haha. The weather has FINALLY warmed up here in Sydney so I needed a mani to go with the warmer weather. I'm so sick of the cold!


Here's what I used:


Pinky: I used 3 coats of Essie Van D' Go* as a base and added a bow nail sticker I bought in HK.

Ring finger: I used 1 coat of OPI Glitzerland and added a few coats of Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow. Unfortunately Boom Boom Pow isn't as opaque as I had hoped even after a few coats but it's still another gorgeous glitter from the awesome Deborah Lippmann!!

Middle finger: I used 2 coats of Barry M Berry Ice cream.

Index finger: I used 3 coats of China Glaze Empowerment as a base. I think Empowerment is one of my favourite pink polishes seriously! I then konaded full dot image from Konad plate m79 using Konad Special polish in white.

Thumb: I used 3 coats of Essie Van D'Go* as a base. I then konaded bow design from Konad plate m59 using Konad Special polish in white and finished off by adding a silver rhinestone to the centre of the bow.


I forgot how much I loved this Konad bow design! It looks so sweet paired with Van D'Go and is a perfect combination for Spring/Summer in my opinion. Full swatch and review of Van D'Go to come ;)


I hope you've all had a lovely weekend. I'll leave you with a quick pic of beautiful Bondi Beach I took on Saturday - I had the pleasure of attending an event at Bondi Icebergs and this was the awesome view from the balcony!


Thanks for looking as always! Don't forget to enter my Pink for October giveaway here!

* Product(s) sent to me for consideration but this in no way influenced my review in any way. As always, my reviews are my 100% honest opinion. My Disclosure Policy can be viewed here.

Hi ladies! Just a very quick post for you today. I'm sick once AGAIN hence the lack of posts over the last week. Being sick is CRAP. I'm overdoing things at the moment so blogging will have to be put on the back burner until I'm 100% recovered. Blogging takes a heck of a lot of time, preparation and energy that I just don't have at the moment unfortunately.

Here's a quick pink manicure I did sometime last week. I've been feeling a bit nail art uninspired lately so Moni suggested I do just do something pink seeing as I haven't done any this month yet. I had to add glitter of course ;)


I used 2 coats of Nicole by OPI Reach Out first which is a medium pink jelly. It's kind of sheer so I'd recommend 3 coats to get rid of VNL. I then sponged Visee RO 602 which is a very pretty pink and silver glitter suspended in a red jelly base onto the tips.




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Today I'm kicking off my annual Pink for October giveaway to help spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness month!! I would have had it up and running sooner but unfortunately things got in the way doh. Just like last year, my giveaway features all pink products with a little Hello Kitty thrown in for you too!


One lucky winner will receive the following:

A limited edition Clinique Mini Long Last Gloss Wear SPF 15 with pink key chain. I purchased one for myself and one to giveaway! I'm such a sucker for key chains xp This limited edition set includes three Long Last Gloss Wears on a pink Clinique key chain with mirror. It's only available online and I think it may be sold out in Australia. The one I'm giving away is unopened in the box on the left. Full review to come!

BYS Colour Change in bright pink (you can check out my swatch here), b collection by bloom in Vancouver, Flormar Supermatte in M116 and Flormar Super Neon Colors in N001.

A limited edition Maybelline Hello Kitty Volume Express Cat eyes mascara. How freaking adorable is it!! This Asia exclusive mascara came out a while ago and teams the ever cute Hello Kitty with Maybelline's Volum’ Express Hypercurl Cat Eyes mascara. I purchased this especially for this giveaway in mind during my last trip to HK in May =)

Lastly some cute lip balms! Lip Hop Hello Kitty lip balm in Strawberry and Bloom Boost lip balm in Strawberry Squeeze. You can read my full review of the Bloom Boost lip balms here.

Here's how to enter!

*Please be a public follower of Cosmetic Cupcake via Google Friends Connect. (3 entries)

* Post about my Pink for October giveaway on your blog – either in a separate post or on a sidebar with the first photo from this post. (2 entries)

* Tweet about my Pink for October giveaway with a link to this post - don't forget to @cosmeticcupcake! (1 entry)

Giveaway is open internationally and will close on October 31st at 10pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Please fill out the form below with all your entries once to enter!

Good luck!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and it's a cause that is very close to my heart. My awesome aunty is a breast cancer survivor and due to early detection she has beaten it twice. 1 in 9 women are diagnosed with breast cancer which is so so scary. Each year, beauty brands bring out limited edition Pink Ribbon products in support of this great cause and here are a few for you to keep an eye out for! I wanted to have this post up at the start of October but alas I am so so behind in posting. Better late than never I guess! All products mentioned in this post are available now =)

OPI Pink Shatter:
Pink Shatter is a limited edition shimmery pink addition to the crackle collection. A must for shatter lovers! In their 7th year as silver sponsors of, OPI again are donating 100% of profits from the sale of Pink Shatter to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. It can be purchased from David Jones and selected beauty salons and spas for $19.95. I'll be showing you swatches of this gorgeous shatter very soon!


Clinique Mini Long Last Gloss Wear SPF 15:
This is SO adorable! This limited edition set includes three adorable Long Last Gloss Wears on a pink Clinique key chain with mirror. Clinique will donate $5 per product to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. It is available exclusively online from www.clinique.com.au for a limited time for $35.


Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion:
The best selling Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion (DDML) is offered in a special limited edition bottle which features a miniature picture frame key chain adorned with a heart-shaped ribbon charm. One of their most popular products, Clinique is making use of DDML's popularity by donating $20 from each sale to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. It can be purchased from Myer, David Jones stores and online from www.clinique.com.au for $110.