Again, while scrolling through my blog feed, I chanced across Temptalia's Over/Underrated section and this time the topic was about makeup removers.

While I am not here to share what I think is over and underrated (because there is only 'I like' and 'I don't quite like' in my books), I wanted to share my makeup removal routine.

I don't think I have properly shared that on here before and maybe I threw it in a skincare routine way back but either ways, here is what I use to remove all that makeup at the end of the day.

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I always use 2 different items to remove my makeup with -
1) an eye makeup remover
2) a general face makeup remover.

Eye makeup remover

Right now I am using one of my favorites ever, Lancôme's Bi-facil. I am quite surprised to learn that many regard this as over-rated on Temptalia's post. It may very well be overpriced for what it does, but it still stands as one of my favorite eye makeup removers.

While it is my favorite, I agree it is pricey to continuously stock up on so at times, I turn to my second love - the Neutrogena Eye & Lip Makeup Remover. This feels a little oilier than the Lancome's Bi-facil and doesn't have that soft rosey scent, but at 14.90 (I think?) as opposed to 50 bucks or 33 at DFS, it sure is good enough!

Face / General Makeup Remover

After removing my eye makeup, I like to give my face a once-over with something like a cleansing oil. In the past I would use cleansing liquids like the Mandom Cleansing Express. I liked that one for a good while but after having turned to Cleansing Oils, I have not gone back.

Right now I am using and love Shu Uemura's Fresh Cleansing Oil. Prior to this, I was using their White Recovery EX one (which is currently replaced by the Whitefficient range). I haven't tried a whole bunch of Cleansing Oils in the market but I certainly like and recommend the Shu Uemura ones.

When I am feeling lazy and wearing rather light everyday makeup (read: no waterproof mascara), I may even skip the dedicated eye makeup remover and use this to wash off my makeup. Eyeliner included.

As far as tried-and-tested drugstore Cleansing Oils go, I love the DHC Mild Touch Cleansing Oil (pink bottle). I love it mainly for its scent and it does remove foundation / face makeup well but I do not recommend that near the eyes!

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Those 2 steps would sum up the initial of my makeup cleansing routine.

Just to be sure I have removed every bit of makeup from my face, I would follow this with a facial cleanser while in the shower. I realized that after adopting the double-cleansing method, my skin feels less prone to the occasional breakout and it seems more ready for skincare post-shower.

Right now I am using the Skin79 O2 BB Cleanser (review/thoughts), though a part of me still likes the Etude House Baking Soda BB Cleanser (review) for that true post-makeup-removal cleansing sensation.

And that, is my rundown!

So, do share, what do you use to remove your makeup?

Thanks for reading!

Maybe I cheated a little and threw the LOTD mention into the header to keep this post semi-beauty relevant.

Either ways, there is a LOTD mention but also a sum up / round up of some stuff going on in life and a funny happening at the simple birthday dinner yesterday.

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So... first a quick 'life mention'. I never broadcasted this but some of my makeup pals might know.

I have moved in with the fiance, moving over to his place with his family that is. For a couple of reasons, one of which, probably to accustom myself first, since I will have to eventually? And another is that it is more convenient for me to get to work and home from his place.

Hence, that would explain all the makeup moving I have talked about and the new backgrounds you see in some of my LOTD posts.

But point being for this mention, I got to head home-home over the start of the weekend and just stay the night, somewhat a little birthday privilege. As simple as that may seem, it was really nice to be home again with my family and all in the environment I spent most of my life at. Thankfully I didn't have to pack much since I didn't move my whole life over to the fiance's place and have everything that I would need at home.

To prepare for dinner, I simply carted over the basic stuff (foundation, brows, mascara I'm loving now) and rummaged through my home-stash for the rest.

Here's what I brought over:

Items:
- Biore Aquarich UV SPF 50 PA+++
- Canmake Pressed Powder (in shade 02)
- 0kuma Undereye Concealer (in shade 01)
- MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer (in NC20)
- Urban Decay Primer Potion, housed in Clinique jar
- Kpalette Lasting 2 Way Eyebrow in 01
- Maquillage Brow Wax in 77
- Black Eyeshadow (to set  liner)
- CLIO Professional Brush Liner in Black, buried below
- Helena Rubinstein Lash Feline Macara Waterproof

I brought along a couple of brushes too but nothing fancy and really simple basic ones.

Brushes:
- 2 x ELF Blending Brushes (looove these and they are so inexpensive)
- 1 ELF Crease Brush
- 1 brandless fluffy blending brush
- 1 artstore brush (to set my liner)

Okay... maybe after listing it down it does seem like a lot but it's a lot in a compact manner. I managed to squeeze and fit all these into my trusted Lancôme makeup pouch.

From home, these are the items that I fished out to use

From home:
- Models Prefer eyepalette (from a pal in Australia)
- LA Girl Platinum Blush in Semi-sweet
- Everyday Minerals Yard Sale blush (used as a highlighter)
- Anna Sui eyelash curler
- Essence of Beauty blush brush (from the duo)

The unseen-unmentioned items would be skincare, body lotion, makeup remover and all that, which I thankfully have at home.

Makeup-wise, I didn't find something to my liking to contour with so I did what I haven't done in awhile - contour with blush!

I must say I really like the effect. So maybe my tan-ish blush shades will get a couple of uses now!

I never mentioned anything about lips but I have on Lancôme's Rouge in Love in 365N, something I dug out from my makeup touch-up bag. So that's technically a cheat sneak but goes to show I have enough lip products dumped in there from neutrals to 'bolds' that I need not fret to bring a lip item along.

Here's a close up at the eyelook, though it's really nothing to shout about. Yet another neutral, yes.

The shades that I used from the palette:

Shots were all taken with my iphone so they aren't super fab but good enough representation shots!

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Speaking of phones.... I have somewhat announced it on my instagram but thanks to my parents, I may be (as my friend calls it) switching over to the 'dark side'.

In truth, I have been eyeing the S3 for a good while now. It doesn't help that my dad and the fiance are both Samsung Note users and trust me, my dad is very good at selling a product so this has been on my mind. I still love Apple but I have gotten a little bored with the iPhone, plus the whole customizable point of the android platform is extremely alluring!

Well, I'm talking this much but still holding on to my iPhone because... having to switch over your whole life from one phone to another is quite a process!

Anyhoo, I'll do it eventually and would be fab if Android users out there recommend apps or little neat tricks to learn! I am a total android noob.

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Last but not least, to end it off in a rather comical happening. I love Japanese food and opted to have simple dinner with both families at Yayoiken, which the boy was constantly raving about.

When it came to cake-cutting, they gave us cute little side-dish plates instead of flat plates and we actually ate cake with chopsticks! They said they didn't have forks... which I kind of doubt but eitherways, it makes for a fun memory - cake with chopsticks...

So that's my loooong post summing up a couple of things from a look to what's going on with my life right now. This weekend sure was fun and I wasted spent a good part of Sunday just slacking and lazing around.

I think it's harder to recover from a fun-filled / slacked out weekend as opposed to a busy and bustling one! Either ways, hope everyone doesn't get the Monday Blues tomorrow!

Thanks for reading and thanks everyone for the birthday wishes via Instagram, Facebook or Twitter! I truly appreciate it all :)

Can I just share how absolutely stunning Mila Kunis looks in this teaser video for Miss Dior Autumn Winter 2012.

I admit to raising an eyebrow when I first caught word of Mila Kunis being the face of Dior's line of bags because my impression of her will always be that dorky, comical 'That 70s' girl.

However, I love the elegant styling, black and white treatment to the video and how there is almost a whiff of twiggy and Audrey Hepburn in this. It's a modern elegance yet in an old-hollywood fashion.

Very captivating!

If retro isn't your thing, here's Mila Kunis looking serene in the modern variant for Dior.

Love Mila's transformation for Dior?

Thanks for reading!

The main point of this look entry is really Light Year MSF but since I hardly wear any eye catching lip shade these days, I thought why not pull Lancôme into the spot light a little.

This look is one that I wore last week but I decided to post up my Heavenly Creatures haul first before sharing my current blush & lip obsession!

While it's from a week back, eyeshadow aside, this has been my cheek + lip combo for 'made-up' looks so essentially I am still wearing this out and about! Until I find something else to fawn over and move on to.

On my eyes here, I have a mix of shades from the Stila In The Garden palette. I dabbed a little green to the centre of my lids but apparently the flash completely washed it out.

On some monitor's color settings, it might seem like I am hardly have any blush on but in truth, Light year wears very softly on me. It's a light flush of coral yet so subtle it's almost like a glow. It does highlight my cheekbones and give a very soft-focus look, which I love!

In sunlight in pictures, it's even harder to tell that I have blush on but in person it's a lovely glow. I am overusing the word glow but there's no other way to describe it.

It brightens the complexion in a non-descript way and when paired with a bolder lip shade, like Lancôme's Rouge in Love in 365N, it plays it up nicely without vying for too much attention.

I don't know if this collection is still available or if Light Year is still in stock but I definitely love and recommend this shade for fairer ladies.

On me, it just shows up. If I layered a little more perhaps I could get some peach to show through but that is at the risk of piling on a heavier sheen! Thus on someone darker than I am, even by half a skintone maybe, this might function more as a neutral-ish highlighter as opposed to a blush color.

So... this is my latest go-to cheek and lip combo. Do share what yours is!

Thanks for reading and happy weekends!

It has been a good while since I had any sort of excitement over a MAC release.

Even so, this excitement is of a different scale from before. Back in the day, I would feel a need to stalk the counters, forums for more information and have this desire to grab everything from the collectioin. That's not apparent anymore but I was excited, still.

I took one look at the press visuals for MAC's Heavenly Creatures and with that, the collection stole my heart, my soul and a little bit of cash of out my bank.

Okay, maybe not that little.

I have admitted time and time again that I am a total sucker for MAC's Mineralized releases, namely the blush and skinfinishes.

With this collection, I practiced my honed restrain and kept this haul as minimal as I could. Not that everything was worth getting but because everything just looked so pretty!

It was almost easy peasy when it come to the MSFs. There were 4 shades released and of the 4, 2 were too bronzey / warm for my liking so they were passed. I can justify 2 MSF purchases thus these came home with me.

The super gorgeous Light Year (left) and Star Wonder (right)!

Light Year was love at first sight because... things that easy to wear and 'throw on' just get me that much easier. Star Wonder swatched beautifully but I deliberated for a second and figured, oh what the heck, I'll get it.

Light Year –

Star Wonder –

While the Star Wonder I have appears like an overpowered bronze mix within the pan, the bronziness doesn't show up that way. Like swatches I have seen online, it's almost like a tan pink. Not too loud or bright of a pink, not too red in tone yet not too tan a bronze. Just lovely!

As for blushes, it was truly difficult because aside from Supernova, I kind of liked the rest. Maybe I was on the fence about Stratus too so that puts me in the same situation as the MSFs.

Though after some deliberating, I only caved to Ring of Saturn. I mean, how can I pass up on this? It's gorgeous!

Ring of Saturn –

My swatch doesn't do this the right amount of justice and it seems more orange-toned from online swatches, or maybe my swirl has more 'red' in it. Either ways, as neutral-loving as I have become, I will always have this penchant for crimson blushes along this line.

Think, Intenso, Merrily and Style Demon.

While I think I did a good job with myself on the cheek products, it seems that this time around, the eyeshadows have really swept me away.

I typically pick up one or none of the mineralized eyeshadow releases but this time I walked away with 3.

What can I say, they are just absolutely stunning to admire.

Though truthfully, I find that the shadows this time around seemed lacking and were not as rich or creamy as before (say, In the Groove). Some shades (such as Water) swatched a little on the sheer side and required a bit of work to show up.

Nonetheless I couldn't help myself and I am happy with these, regardless!

Earthly –

From-the-pan, this shade did not catch my eye though after swatching it, I fell in love with how lovely an ashy-taupey-brown it was. It leans a little warm in my picture above but it looks appears ashier in person.

Water –

While Water didn't swatch as pigmented as the rest, in fact it seemed a little 'dry' on formula, I couldn't resist its murky beauty. It is a fairly unique murky forest green and has bits of gold, silver and blue glitter within, probably hardly visible once on your lids but... I couldn't resist.

Bright Moon –

Of the lot that I picked up, Bright Moon has the best pay-off and felt the creamiest to swatch. It comes off as a silver with a lovely tinge of blue / teal, though I am guessing that would barely show up on the lids but I shall remind myself it's there.

The eyeshadows in Heavenly Creatures are really something you need to swatch and see in person. Judging from pan colors, it's really hard to make a verdict as to what will come out of each swirl! Case in point, Water!

So... maybe I lied when I said I didn't feel that eager to get these. MAC's Mineralized items are known to sell like hotcakes so I troubled Eliza to help me pick up some stuff when she dropped by the counter since I wasn't going to one till everything is pretty much sold out. So, thank you Eliza!

I think I am satisfied enough with my indulgence in the Mineralized world and can probably hold my fort a little more when another collection comes out.

Unless it's drop dead gorgeous, like this one.

Thanks for reading! Did you haul anything from Heavenly Creatures?

Steering away from my usual makeup posts, I thought I would spend some time to talk or maybe rave about some tv serials / dramas / sitcoms I have been fairly addicted to. I'm not typically an american-tv person so this, is kind of rare.

I have been trying to ditch my usual 3 - 4am bedtime because... that just doesn't work with a full time job (for me at least). However, sleeping at 10pm is ridiculously impossible too.

For those who are able to, I think you deserve an applause! Everytime after I arrive home from work, settle down, have dinner etc, it's already 10pm! That doesn't include anything else I want to do e.g. what I am doing now.

But that aside, I am not here to discuss my daily initerary but rather share these 2 tv series that I have been talking about non-stop on twitter. With that, hopefully I would have cleared my 'ravings' about them and stop annoying people on twitter about what I'm watching right now. ha!

Outsourced is a really hilarious and light-hearted sitcom. Each episode is only about 20 over minutes so you will find yourself going through them very quickly. There are only 22 episodes to Season 1 and the hopes of a Season 2 is rather dim so... do watch this sparingly! I couldn't help it and rushed through the episodes but it was still fun nonetheless.

You know that empty hole after you finish reading a book or watching a tv series? Yes I had that after Outsourced so when the boy suggested for me to watch Suits with him, I was all game!

Suits, on the contrary is a total opposite from Outsourced. It is a lot like The Mentalist, I find. You have that amount of cockiness, 'case-solving' mystery, wit and also a dose of humor. Though I prefer this to The Mentalist, which I found a bit ego-istically boring after awhile. Oops.

I am mid-way through Suits and trying not to finish it that fast but hurray, there is a Season 2 for that one.

Well... that's about it for my dose of randomness. Have you caught any of the above?

Thanks for reading and hope everyone's week had started off well!

Most of July has already gone by and I had cleanly forgotten about these!

Launched island-wide on the 9th of July, The Body Shop introduced Spa Fit, their at-home spa experience with a dose of body toning goodness!

My post may be a little late to catch the summer bug but hey, it's always Summer here on our little island! In fact, the weather seems to be heating up of late.

While I am no sun-lover and prefer hiding under a giant umbrella as opposed to toasting in the sun, the appeal of a swimwear body is there even though I wouldn't be parading in a swim wear. It's just one those 'feel-good-about-yourself' sort of thing, yes?

Moving on...

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Citrusy!

Injected with a citrusy splash, these products contain orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit oil. That's a whole lot of Vitamin C all squashed (hurhur?) together!

These help to not only smoothen and and soften your skin with their hydrating oil infusion, they also help perk up your senses with a refreshing jolt. I had previously done a mention about these products, using them as a mid-week perk-me-up and while I am no fan of citrus scents, I find these are quite calming and - as they say - do refresh your senses in a very spa-like manner.

There's no in-your-flash splash of citrus here! Else I would be steering quite clear from these.

Toning!

Now, that secret little ingredient that helps tone and firm up your skin while you enjoy your at-home spa experience would be none other than... caffeine!

Yes, my favorite little friend that I often meet in the form of my morning cuppa.

Caffeine is an effective product to help firm and tone the skin and of course with this being body shop, they use the pure and natural form of caffeine. Sort of like an expresso shot to your body, but I promise it wouldn't keep you up at night!

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Now that we have gotten the basis of the products done, let's check out what we have within the range!

Spa Fit Smoothing & Refining Body Scrub (S$42.90) – This tub right here is my favorite of the lot. It is exfoliating, rejuvenating (scent-wise) and doesn't feel too harsh on my eczema-prone / sensitive skin. The packaging however, I am not quite feeling because if the lid has some product, it tends to 'drip' down the back as you open it. It's not a severe thing and if you are in the shower, what's a little mess... but I don't always keep my soap stuff in the wet-toilet area so it gets inconvenient for me.

That being said, I still love it.

Toning Concentrate (S$34.90) – The toning concentrate dispenses in a gel-like form (oops sorry, forgot 'swatch' images) and feels extremely light-weight on the skin. I believe this functions as a quick-fix, dealing a nice concentrated toning boost but if you ask me, I personally didn't remember very much of this. The one perk would be that it absorbs incredibly quick into the skin and gives a sensation as if the product is getting some work done (a slight warming feeling), but otherwise... I'll actually think to pass, but that's me!

Toning Massage Oil (S$28.90) – If I mentioned that the scrub is my favorite of the lot, this is a very close second. The toning massage oil is great for hydrating and nourishing dry skin. I personally love using this now and then because the combination of its hydrating quality plus the scent does feel very nice to use. A major plus would also be that this isn't too greasy or oily feeling on thus I even find myself using this in the day! Though everyone's grease-tolerance differs, for those who love a light-weight oil that isn't too 'typically-scented', this is a nice one to check out!

Of course since this is an at-home spa experience, what's a spa without a little massage!

In fact, The Body Shop recommends that the above products be used with some massaging techniques.

Spa Fit Massager (S$14.90) – The massager recommended is a huge 'disc' with little plastic knobs to help promote circulation and also properly massage all that citrusy, caffeinated goodness in. It doesn't sound right put that way but with all products there's a certain applicator and application method to it!

Armed with the massager and the following massaging diagrams, you are pretty much all set with your at-home spa experience!

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Though, let's be honest, we don't always have time to head to a spa and we don't always have time to re-create it ourselves either! Hence if you find it difficult to continuously dedicate time to commit to this spa fit ritual, I would urge you to check out the Smoothening & Refining Body Scrub or Toning Massage Oil.

Those are the 2 items that garner a lot of use from me and while I don't always follow massage protocol step by step, I do my own variation of it some nights and would like to think that helps a little too. At least I'm not slapping-on-and-going!

Thanks for reading!

Do you like pampering yourself with scrubs and body oils sometimes?

Disclosure:
Products were provided to me for review consideration.
I am not affiliated to them and all opinions expressed are my own.

It's sad but true... makeup aside, I think shoes are probably my next weakness.

Though come to think of it, us females have quite a lot of weaknesses from bags to shoes to cosmetics... and the list just goes on.

Those who know me would know, I hardly wear heels out (except for occasions) and would reach for my flats or sneakers any day of the week. However, if one comes acoss gorgeous heels, it's almost a sin not to snatch it off the shelves.

And here's the sin I didn't want to commit:

These are from the brand Pazzion and each side comes individually 'packed' within a dust bag.

I was strolling along the basement of Wisma Atria and these pretties were sitting right smack in the centre of the display so you can't blame me for spying them. If anything, blame the store for their very strategic placement of the product.

These shoes are peep-toed pumps and have lace details covering the sides, along with sequins and studs littered through.

It's so girly and feminine, not what I always look for yet I don't quite have anything like this in my stash. Argueably, I don't even have a pair of white heels and owning a little variety is always good, yes?

They are also of a considerably decent walking height, as compared to my previous New Look acquisition. With these, I can actually do normal activities like shopping and strolling around without killing my feet.

But of course, the world is never a perfect place.

Cute heels, decent walking height... not exactly the right size.

Apparently I was between their size 35 and 36, with 36 being marginally loose (back slips off a bit when I take quick steps) and 35 being constrictingly tight.

Refusing to give up on this, the sales person suggested I pick up one of these gel-pads and what do you know, they actually do help!

So, yes... someone needs to stop me from hauling heels I would hardly wear.

Though speaking of footwear, I do need more ballet flats / pump flats, whichever you call them. I believe I have asked this once a long while back but incase the market has changed...

Any recommendations for sites or shops to check out pump-flats?

Aside from Rubi, which I frequented a fair bit but I find their pumps are good to 'tide me over' though they don't last a long time.

Thanks for reading!

While I spent my time working the weekend away, it was considerably 'fun-work' and something I wish my day-to-day work life was!

As much as it is work, it is still the weekends so I thought to inject a little color into my usual brown palette and this was what I ended up with on Saturday!

Because of the blue, coral and gold tones, this look ended up giving off an extremely summery vibe. While news of Fall collections are seeping out from everywhere, I believe it is still summer so I guess this is... living in the moment?

Just because the images above don't really capture the golden sheen these shadows carry, here are more close up shots of my eye.

Don't get freaked out!

The masterminds behind this glorious golden sheen would be none other than these long-forgotten Majolica Majorca single shadows (along with a MUA Cosmetics one)!

(names are listed below)

I know I am throwing loads of bits and pieces within this entry, making it quite scattered, but I also using and LOVING a new mascara - the Helena Rubinstein Lash Feline (waterproof).

My Dollywink Volume gave its last breathe sometime last week and since I had the Helena Rubinstein on hand, I decided to give it a whirl and did not regret it one single bit. It's more lengthening than volumizing but it does both equally well and makes it look like I have lashes and 'opens up my eyes'!

I shall continue my thoughts on it in a seperate entry after giving it more uses but for now... (insert mandatory Mcdonalds reference) - I'm loving it!

Products Used:

FACE / BROWS
Kpalette liquid brow liner in 01
Maquillage brow wax in 77
Biore UV Aqua Rich SPF 50 PA+++
Shu Uemura UV Underbase in bb beige
Shu Uemura Smooth Fit Fluid Liquid Foundation
LUV Carat Long Last Face Powder in Natural Beige (to set)

EYES
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MUA Cosmetics Eyeshadow in Luminized
Majolica Majorca Single Shadow in BL724 (aqua)
Majolica Majorca Single Shadow in BE286 (coral)
Majolica Majorca Single Shadow in BR784 (brown)
Sleek Oh So Special palette (dark brown - outer corner)
28 Color Palette
CLIO Professional Brush Liner in Black
Kpalette 24H Real Lasting Eyepencil
Helena Rubinstein Lash Queen Feline Black (Waterproof) Mascara

CHEEKS
MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Redhead

LIPS
Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural in N5 (Nude Beige)

Highlighted products were provided by companies/distributors,
I was not obliged to use/feature them in LOTDs.

I had also snapped some quick shots of my look on today but that shall be for another entry! It features an item I had recently acquired and am currently loving, too.

Why does it seem like I am loving so many things right now?

Though just for fun, I did post up this snapshot on my instagram!

Nonetheless, I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Loads to post up yet not enough brain cells to churn out posts but I'm definitely working at it! I am, afterall, excited when I get to ramble talk beauty on here!

Thanks for reading!

Nope, apparently I am not over the Essence Duo Polishes just yet and have only managed to swatch 1 thus far. With that, here is another feature entry on these lovely duos that Iris (rougedeluxe) had gifted me!

Due to a random series of breaking and chipping nails, I am currently sporting (relatively, to me) short nails and I always take this opportunity to wear much darker shades.

I find black or near black colors look tend to look better on me when I have shorter nails, or perhaps because it's less... 'engulfing-ly' dark. I am not making sense.

The 'base-color' (Ticket to the Show) is a dark dark brown, near-black, with a sprinkle of very fine glimmer bits within. In pictures here though, it pretty much shows up black.

The 'topping' shade (Front Row or Backstage) appears to be dense mix of copper-gold shimmery bits suspended in, what I think is, a clear base.

Upon swatching the 'base-color' (Ticket to the show), I was quite taken with it and thought it was a beautiful shade on it's own, even without layering 'Part 2' over.

It looks black in pictures yet in person it has a brown-ish glint to it. Intriguing base color aside, I can't even start on how lovely the little shimmer bits are. They are considerably sparse, adding a subtle glimmer of color as opposed to a shimmer-load of it.

Sadly the flash-photos aren't capturing it as lovely and sun is a rare occurence for my photos these days but trust me, it's beautiful! I almost didn't want to layer the topping shade over and enjoy the brown-black as it is.

Now, topped with Front Row or Backstage, the color morphs to an antique-d copper-gold-black. It's got more going on because of the dense gold shimmer ladened over the already glimmering brown-black base.

(with a Daylight lamp but this lamp always leans too 'green' in pictures)

These swatches were done without a topcoat because Seche Vite disappeared on me. Again.

They look pretty enough to skip the topcoat but I would have preferred using one to amplify the bling with some glossiness.

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So, that's all for a quick check on what's on my nails right now! While I don't have many like this, I'm quite liking antiqued bronzey tones after this!

These days I feel like I am conducting nail polish longevity tests because I could wear one polish for waaaay long, like 2 weeks plus. I do get sick of it but, like masking, I just can't find the time to just sit down, paint and wait for it to dry.

Cardinal sin? Oh well, regardless I hope this busy cloud at work blows over soon but forecasts say that will only happen in August!

Hope everyone else is doing fab, thanks for reading and TGIF! Not so much for me because I will be working the weekend but... C'est La Vie!

What do you have on your nails now?