Orange You Glad You Came? Oh Yes I Am.

Ever since Pantone declared Tangerine as THE colour of the year, there has been an explosion of orange in fashion and beauty (so really, it was kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy). Coral, citrus, copper orange, what have you, orange is dominating the streets. 

So it comes as no surprise that my current favourite nail polish is one from the orange family. Face of Australia's limited edition Barbados Nail Enamel range is full of shimmery happiness, but the mandarin orange shade - Orange You Glad You Came? - brings the biggest smile to my face. Not only is it a beautifully bright colour, but the formula is also infused with gold shimmer to give it that extra pop and dimension. I'm going to let the pictures do the talking on this one (please excuse the neglected state of my cuticles).

Gorgeous, right?! The formula is rich and application is easy peasy - two coats is plenty to reach full opaqueness. And they are surprisingly chip resistant too!

The FOA Barbados Nail Enamel collection is a steal at $4.95 each from Priceline and other selected retailers.

Have a good weekend lovelies xx.

Nail Heaven: NARS Night Breed.

My brain tends goes into "goldfish memory" mode and pops up with a million thoughts and great ideas, but remembers none of it. But thanks to my NARS post this week, my synapses fired up and told me that I had a NARS nail swatch to share! 

The NARS Night Breed nail lacquer is unlike any other polish I've ever tried. Simply described as "black with silver glitter", it is packed with so much of the black and the glitter that two coats is plenty enough to reach full opaqueness. None of that strategic "swirling brush in the bottle to capture as much glitter as possible" is needed, and if that wasn't good enough, the glitter glides very easily onto the nail. Night Breed dries to a matte-like finish, and is the perfect accessory to a rockin' Friday night out! 

If you're lucky (and quick) enough, you can snap this gorgeous polish up at ASOS - on sale too! Sadly Mecca Cosmetica stores don't stock NARS nail polishes (colour me baffled), so if ASOS is out of stock, I think eBay might become your friend.

Have a great weekend, lovelies xx.