Polish of the Week: Rimmel Salon Pro 701 Jazz Funk

This has got to be one of my favourite nail polish purchases of the year (big call I know!). The nail Polish is question is Rimmel London's Salon Pro in Jazz Funk. To me it's the perfect pink. It's a true pink that applies opaque in two coats. This range from Rimmel is quickly becoming one of my favourites. Application is easy, the colour is rich and the drying time isn't long at all. I picked it up on sale at Priceline with 20% off making it around $7. If you are looking for a pink that's perfect for spring/summer I highly recommend this one!

What are some of your favourite pink nail polishes?

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Bourjois Anti-Choc No Chips #17

I'm back at you all with a polish of the week post! These posts disappeared for awhile as I went through an "I don't feel like wearing nail polish" faze, but it seems like this faze has passed because I'm currently thinking of my next nail polish that I want to wear as I type this!

The polish of the week this week is Bourjois Anti-Choc No Chips in #17. I feel like this is the perfect festive colour. If you've never tried these nail polishes before you wouldn't be familiar with the applicator. The applicator is angled which can be tricky at first to apply but makes the whole process a lot easier once you get the hang of it. The polish is opaque in one coat; however, 2 coats brings out the true colour and shine. 

What's on your nails this week?

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Essie Tangerine

    

Essie Tangerine is a bright red/coral colour that is perfect for summer. You could get away with one coat, but I used two for good measure. If you're interested in picking up some Essie nail polishes, Priceline has a special going on at the moment where you get 2 for $20. It's a great deal that finishes November 6th, so I would scurry on over if you were interested!

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Ulta 3 Nail Colour Burnt Orange

This week I chose a burnt orange nail polish. The weather here in Melbourne is calling for the autumn/winter colours since it’s raining, cold and wet. Where are you spring?! I chose my Ulta3 Nail Colour in Burnt Orange. This is such an affordable brand with the nailpolishes only setting you back $2.00. I’m not going to lie, they have some horrendous colours, but if you sift through I’m sure you’ll find some gems. This bottle in particular is opaque in 1 coat. They dry quickly however, chip within 2 days. For the price though, they are definitely worth it.

 Jess

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Polish of the Week: Kiko Nail Polish 336 Electric Blue

Polish of the week is credit to my friend who recently returned from Italy and gifted this to me. I was so excited because we don't have access to Kiko Make Up here. She chose an amazing colour for me which is Kiko Nail Lacquer in 336 Electric Blue. It is the perfect name for this polish as it is a royal blue colour. It applied streaky with the first coat, but was opaque in two coats. I think I'm obsessed with this colour already. It's so striking! I think it would look amazing on the toes too. 

Have you tried Kiko nail polishes before? If so, what are your favourites?

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White-On

Apologies for the slight hiatus everyone. I've been interstate for a conference this past week, but I'm back in Melbourne town now and will resume to be 3 posts a week schedule this week! I'm coming at you with another Polish of the Week post. 

I have succumbed to the white nail polish trend. On my nails is Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear Nail Colour in White On. I'll be frank and say it's not the best nail polish in terms of application. You need 3 coats to get a nice opaque white. The photo above is 2 coats and you can see it's still slightly streaky and could do with another. It's so different to Pacific Blue in the same line which is opaque in 2 and not streaky at all. Nevertheless, for the price ($6.95) I can deal. 

Hope you all have had a lovely week! If you're in Adelaide or Melbourne.. I hope you didn't get blown away by the winds earlier this week!

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Kester Black Peach Melba

I was over at my friend's house and being the nosey parker that I am, a teensy tiny raid of her beauty stash happened. She's not as into make-up; however, loves skincare and nail polish. The evening turned out to be a small pamper session with three of my really good friends. It included the Antipodes Grapeseed Butter Cleanser (oh my! That stuff is luxurious!), lashings of oils (Argan Oil in my case), and redoing my nails. She had quite a few nail polish brands but the one that intrigued me the most was Kester Black. 

Kester Black is an Australian brand of nail polish founded by Anna Roos. It's not just any brand though, it is a cruelty free, carcinogen free and vegan brand. They "use sustainable production methods including the use of recyclable materials and small batch manufacturing to minimise wastage". Not only are they environmentally friendly and use carcinogen free materials, but their nail polish is absolutely amazing. I'm talking like.. I want to go out and purchase multiple bottles of the stuff amazing. 

The colour pictured above is Kester Black Peach Melba (with a some OPI glitter nail polish on my fourth finger). That photo above is one coat! I was so pleasantly surprised when I applied it. It was easy to apply and opaque in one coat (even though it's a lighter colour). It lasted for longer than usual on my nails but I'm not sure whether it was the polish, the top coat I used (Butter London) or a combination of both. 

I highly recommended this nail polish brand. It's $17 for a bottle which is not the cheapest nail polish you can get, but considering Essie is $18.95 and OPI is $19.95 here it's not too bad!

Have you tried Kester Black before?

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Essie Merino Cool

Priceline is now stocking Essie and had an introductory offer of $12.95 (ends tomorrow 23/9), instead of the $18.95 standard price here in Australia. I took advantage of it and  chose Essie Merino Cool. It's a greyish purple that is opaque in two coats. This colour was perfect for the gloomy weather that we had in Melbourne this week!

Jess 

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Polish of the Week: Inglot Nail Polish in 163

Another Inglot nail polish this week but this time in a light pink shade with a slight metallic sheen. This nail polish is the Inglot Nail Polish in 163 and the colour reminds me of fairy floss. Although the picture doesn't show it, the pink is quite subtle from afar. I like it because you can get away with it looking "neutral" at work. This was opaque in 2 coats but I applied 3 for good measure. I found that the pink really came through on the third coat. It was streaky after 1 coat, but I expect that with lighter shades. Really loving my Inglot nail polishes at the moment. They have been a little unloved, so it was high time I whipped them out again! 

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Inglot Cosmetics 806

Another coat of red nail polish this week! This week's nail polish is from Inglot Cosmetics in 806. This is not a bright red, nor a dark red.. it lies somewhere in the middle making it perfect for the slight rainy, gloomy weather we had later in the week. The weather seriously teased us earlier this week with it's summer like days! This nail polish applies easily and evenly and is opaque in 2 coats; however, 3 coats will provide a slightly darker colour than pictured above. One of the nice things about Inglot nail polishes is that I find them to dry quite quickly which makes the waiting game a lot shorter when painting your nails! Anything to make the waiting game quicker is excellent in my books! 

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Essie in Sand Tropez

I must be in some sort of minimalistic mood lately. I have been gravitating towards minimal makeup (see my minimal makeup basket post here) and now I have been leaning towards a neutral nail when I usually love colour. The great thing about a neutral nail is that it matches with absolutely anything and is perfect for the workforce. Admittedly, I wear some questionable colours for where I work (aqua blue nails in a private practice? possibly not the most appropriate!) but they're just so pretty and it's silly to let them sit in my (unattractive) plastic container nail polish storage. 

The nail polish in question this week is Essie Sand Tropez, which can be described as a light grey-beige. As with most neutral coloured nail polish, it takes a few coats to get an opaque colour. The first coat is quite transparent and streaky, the second coat is less streaky and more opaque, but in order to get an opaque application three coats are needed, which is how many I applied in the images above. I personally love having a neutral nail and love how this one doesn't have a pink undertone. When I think neutral nail, I think of a true beige or a nail polish with a pink undertone. The fact that this is a very light grey is what I think sets it apart from your 'typical neutral'. 

Jess 

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Polish of the Week: Rimmel Salon Pro in Reggae Splash

On my nails this week has been Rimmel Salon Pro Nail Polish by Kate in 705 Reggae Splash. Yes, I know, I know.. I had a shade from my last nail polish post from this range as well but the sale at Big W was still going on and I had to pick another one up! There were limited choices (I still have Jazz Funk and Hip Hop on my list to purchase) and much of the range had been picked over so I went for this shade since I don't have a shade like this in my collection. I would describe this as a pastel peach shade; however, I don't feel like it goes with my skin tone perfectly right now, but I can see this shade looking absolutely perfect for when you have a tan. I know I will be gravitating towards this shade when that happens! If you are currently in summer where you live and have a tan, I would highly recommend this shade! 

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Rimmel London Salon Pro in Classical Red

I was so excited to see the newest Rimmel London nailpolish range by Kate Moss on the shelves of Big W the other day. I picked up 706 Classical Red from the Salon Pro with Lycra range. Can't go wrong with a good old red right? I'm absolutely loving it so far in terms of application, colour, lasting power AND I got it on sale for $5.44! The photo above is just one coat as well. Amazing! Check out your local Big W right now if you're interested because I saw that they were still on sale yesterday.

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Essie Too Too Hot with a little something extra!

I've been sporting this nail polish combination this week. I decided to do something a little different to my nails as opposed to the one colour get-up that I usually do. Nail polish of choice was Essie's Too Too Hot. It's a beautiful bright red that has a slight orange undertone. I love how Essie's nail polishes apply and this one was opaque in 1 coat. I picked this one up (along with a few others) from Cosmetic Fragrance Direct - a perfume, makeup, skincare and fragrance store which sell products at a discounted price in Australia. They were selling a selection of Essie nail polishes for $6. Considering they sell for $18.95 at Myer, $6 is great! 

For my accent nail I used the Make Up Design nail stickers in 006, that I purchased awhile back (see here) but have never had the chance to use. The quality of these nail stickers aren't the best that I've tried but definitely a bargain for the $2 price tag that I picked them up for. The design is simple and could be easily achieved with white nail polish and a bobby pin, but this is so much faster!

What's on your nails this week?

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Rimmel London Lyrca Pro in 404 Icon Style

The nail polish of this week is Rimmel London Lycra Pro in 404 Icon Style. It's a beautiful dark raspberry red colour. The wear time of this nail polish is definitely phenomenal. It lasts 5 days with minimal chipping with my 'Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat'. It beats the wear time of my OPI and Butter London nail polishes and its half to a third of the price of those. Will definitely be trying more for this range.

Jess

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Polish of the Week: China Glaze For Audrey

Possibly not the most winter appropriate shade, but it does put a smile on my face! Nails.. meet China Glaze's For Audrey. The best way to describe this is if Tiffany's bottled their brand colour and sold it as a nail polish you'd get this beauty. This is my only China Glaze nail polish and I have to say that this wears beautifully on my nails. Wear time is great and is opaque in two coats. If only China Glaze were more accessible here in Australia. I know you can pick them up online but I prefer seeing the colour in the bottle before purchasing. I always feel like the pictures of the bottles on the website distorts the colour. 

Have you tried China Glaze nail polishes before? Any colours you'd recommend?

Jess 

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Polish of the Week: Butter London Fash Pack

Butter London's Fash Pack is a mushroom/taupe colour with subtle gold shimmer running through. I received this free in a magazine one or two years ago. Actually, I lie... I bought the magazine FOR this nail polish. A $20 nail polish for the price of a $9 magazine? Yes please! Don't you love amazing freebies with magazines? Anyway, the colour in the bottle translates to the nails; however, the gold shimmer does not which I prefer anyway. It is a totally work friendly colour and is definitely a staple in my collection. It's my go-to taupe shade and my go-to shade when I'm not sure what to wear for the working week.

Jess

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Polish of the Week: Revlon's Teak Rose

Apologies for missing last week's 'Polish of the Week'. Work has been super hectic and I have been working 6 day weeks which has been extremely tiring! This week's Polish of the Week is Revlon's 161 in Teak Rose. I'd have to say that this is one of my all time favourite polishes. It's a muted rose colour with hints brown. I love this colour in the autumn/winter time and when I'm after something neutral-ish but provides some pop of colour. 

Jess

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Polish of the Week: O.P.I - Can You Tapas This?

I purchased this O.P.I's nail polish in 'Can You Tapas This?' on a recent shopping trip which I posted about here, and I also instagrammed a photo of it on my nails. Sidenote: if you're not following me on instagram, please do! @yourdailybreak. Anyway, this nail polish is a red-chocolate brown shade which is perfect for these cold winter days. In fact, since I've bought this nail polish it's the only shade that I have been wearing on my nails. Considering I have a sizeable collection, this is definitely saying something! I don't find that this nail polish (or any O.P.I nail polish for that matter) wears well on my nails as it chips after about 2 days for me but the colour is just so damn appealing that I continue to use it! It has definitely become my "go-to" winter shade. 

I can't help adding nail polish collection, they're just so easy to buy and perfect when you don't feel like spending a lot of money but still want to bring something home with you from a shopping trip! Does anyone else feel this way? Or is it just me trying to rationalise how many I have?

Jess

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