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Creating A Stained Glass Window Nail Look With Black OutlinesA stained glass manicure turns each nail into a tiny coloured panel, framed by dark leading and filled with translucent jelly polish. The effect looks…
OPI Suzi Loves Cowboys: A Dusty Rose Creme ReviewOPI Suzi Loves Cowboys is one of those shades that rewards a second look. In the bottle it reads as a deep, earthy brown creme, while bright daylight can…
Designing Polka Dot Nails With A Dotting Tool And Nail Art PenPolka dots are one of the most approachable nail art designs because they can look carefully coordinated or playfully mismatched. A few simple circles can…
Nail Art Tutorial: Stamping with a Sponge for a Gradated Sky EffectCrisp mornings roll into golden afternoons across Melbourne and Sydney through March, and those shifting skies inspired this look. Pairing a soft sponged fade…
Review: Emily de Molly Colours of the WindEmily de Molly’s Colours of the Wind is the kind of polish that rewards movement. At first glance, it can appear to be a cool-toned blue or violet shimmer, yet…
Midnight Carnival Meets I Snow You Love Me in a Side by Side Swatch TestTwo polishes sit at very different ends of the nail world, yet both share a love of shimmer and a knack for stealing attention on a sunny Australian afternoon.…
How to Use a Fan Brush for Simple, Wispy Nail Art StrokesA fan brush is one of the easiest nail art tools to overlook. Its spread-out bristles look better suited to painting than manicures, yet that wide shape…
Base coats that shield nails from dark polish stainingDark polishes sit at the heart of every well-rounded collection. Deep blues, burgundies, near-blacks, and richly saturated emeralds offer the kind of depth…
China Glaze Emerald City and Its Rich Green Shimmer ReviewedChina Glaze has long been a fixture on Australian dressing tables, popping up on the shelves of Priceline, sitting neatly between the haircare aisle and the…
Marbling With a Plastic Bag and Two Contrasting PolishesMost of us have grown up watching water marbling tutorials and sighing at the floating polish circles that just refuse to behave on the surface of a cup. The…