Learn beginner nail art with me at The Work-Shop!
I'm super excited to tell you guys today that I'll be teaching a beginners nail art class next week! The class will be held at The Work-Shop and I'll be teaching some beginners nail art such as glitter gradient nails, polka dots and ombre nails and sharing my nail art tips and tricks.
The awesome folks at The Work-Shop are based in Broadway, Sydney and run affordable fun short courses in arts and crafts and life skills. They are community driven and their aim is to inspire people to put down their technology and to get creative! They have classes on flower crowns, gardening, to tattoo illustration and street art.
For full details about the class, check out the class details on their site here. Nail polishes will be provided thanks to one of my fave Aussie brands Face of Australia and other tools will be provided too! There are limited tickets available so make sure you book soon!
I'm terribly nervous about it all but I hope to see you there ;)
Scandal Cosmetics Heart Lacquer Mocha Sparkle
I showed you Scandal Cosmetics Heart Laquer in 60 Mocha Sparkle a few weeks back in my black studded manicure and I have some quick swatches for you today. It’s such a pretty glitter I had to use it on its own!
Mocha Sparkle is a very fine gold and bronze glitter polish with a tiny bit of blue, green and purple glitter thrown in. It’s covers quite evenly but you’ll need a few coats for opacity so it’s probably best layered over a base colour such as a gold or bronze foil or perhaps a black crème. I wanted to try it out by itself though so I used 3 thin coats which is pictured.
Blurred shot to show the sparkle and the teeny purple, blue and green glitter!
Details: Scandal Heart nail lacquers are available from Scandal Cosmetics online store for $4 and Blackline lacquers are for $5.50.
Scandal Cosmetics have very kindly extended coupon code “cosmeticcupcake” to receive a huge 30% off your purchase! Don’t forget that there’s free shipping for purchases over $100 ;)
Thanks so much for looking and happy shopping!
Mocha Sparkle is a very fine gold and bronze glitter polish with a tiny bit of blue, green and purple glitter thrown in. It’s covers quite evenly but you’ll need a few coats for opacity so it’s probably best layered over a base colour such as a gold or bronze foil or perhaps a black crème. I wanted to try it out by itself though so I used 3 thin coats which is pictured.
Blurred shot to show the sparkle and the teeny purple, blue and green glitter!
Details: Scandal Heart nail lacquers are available from Scandal Cosmetics online store for $4 and Blackline lacquers are for $5.50.
Scandal Cosmetics have very kindly extended coupon code “cosmeticcupcake” to receive a huge 30% off your purchase! Don’t forget that there’s free shipping for purchases over $100 ;)
Thanks so much for looking and happy shopping!
The product featured in this post was provided 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.
Ulta 3 Earl Grey swatches
Happy weekend ladies! A few quick swatches for you today of Ulta 3 Earl Grey which I've been wanting to pick up since it first came out but never picked up because I have a few shades which are similar! I had an earl grey tea today at breaky and on the way home decided to just buy myself a bottle hehe.
Earl Grey is a pale taupe creme that does remind me of earl grey tea! While I like the shade, application was rather difficult which was disappointing. The formula was thick so it was difficult to get a clean finish and it just wouldn't level. It seemed to thicken before I finished polishing one nail! I used 2 thin coats and 1 thick coat to try and even it out.
Close up:
Details: Ulta 3 nail polishes are available from selected pharmacies, Target stores and Woolworths for $2. You can use their Facebook store locator app here.
The formula for Ulta 3's can be a bit hit and miss sometimes unfortunately and for me this is a miss. I'm going to add thinner and hopefully it'll do the trick! But for $2 it's not a huge waste at least x)
Thanks for looking as always!
Earl Grey is a pale taupe creme that does remind me of earl grey tea! While I like the shade, application was rather difficult which was disappointing. The formula was thick so it was difficult to get a clean finish and it just wouldn't level. It seemed to thicken before I finished polishing one nail! I used 2 thin coats and 1 thick coat to try and even it out.
Close up:
Details: Ulta 3 nail polishes are available from selected pharmacies, Target stores and Woolworths for $2. You can use their Facebook store locator app here.
The formula for Ulta 3's can be a bit hit and miss sometimes unfortunately and for me this is a miss. I'm going to add thinner and hopefully it'll do the trick! But for $2 it's not a huge waste at least x)
Thanks for looking as always!
Review: Scandal Cosmetics Heart Lacquer Base and Top coat
I think over the years I’ve tried and tested at least 2 dozen different base and top coats in the quest to find the perfect combination. I’m lucky I’ve found my Holy Grail top coat but I like to mix my base coats up every so often and I’m always interested in discovering new top coats! Just in case there’s a better combo out there ;) Today I’m reviewing Scandal Cosmetics Heart Lacquer base and top coat.
The Heart Lacquer base coat is a light pink shade and has a thin milky formula that dries very quickly to a matte finish.
The topcoat has a thin formula and dries to a wet look shine. I used the “floating” technique to apply it over nail art and no smudging woohoo! Non-smudging is a very important factor to me. It was dry to the touch in 15minutes and fully dry in 30mins. Unfortunately this is just way to long for me to wait for my top coat to dry as I polish my nails right before bed =(
Overall: I’m enjoying the Heart Lacquer base coat however the top coat just isn’t suitable for me due to the long dry time. I love when companies make their treatments completely different in the bottles (base coat is milky pink and top coat is blue) so there’s no chance of accidentally grabbing the wrong one.
Details: The Scandal Cosmetics Heart Lacquer base and top coats are available from Scandal Cosmetics online store for $4. Scandal Cosmetics have very kindly extended coupon code “cosmeticcupcake” and now you'll receive a huge 30% off your purchase! Don’t forget that there’s free shipping for purchases over $100 ;)
Thanks for looking as always!!
The Heart Lacquer base coat is a light pink shade and has a thin milky formula that dries very quickly to a matte finish.
The topcoat has a thin formula and dries to a wet look shine. I used the “floating” technique to apply it over nail art and no smudging woohoo! Non-smudging is a very important factor to me. It was dry to the touch in 15minutes and fully dry in 30mins. Unfortunately this is just way to long for me to wait for my top coat to dry as I polish my nails right before bed =(
Overall: I’m enjoying the Heart Lacquer base coat however the top coat just isn’t suitable for me due to the long dry time. I love when companies make their treatments completely different in the bottles (base coat is milky pink and top coat is blue) so there’s no chance of accidentally grabbing the wrong one.
Details: The Scandal Cosmetics Heart Lacquer base and top coats are available from Scandal Cosmetics online store for $4. Scandal Cosmetics have very kindly extended coupon code “cosmeticcupcake” and now you'll receive a huge 30% off your purchase! Don’t forget that there’s free shipping for purchases over $100 ;)
Thanks for looking as always!!
The products featured in this post were provided 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.
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