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How To Create A Chrome Nail Effect With Rubbing PowderA mirror-like chrome manicure looks wonderfully complicated, yet the effect comes from a fairly simple sequence: prepare the nail, apply gel colour, cure a…
Femme Fatale The Herbalist And China Glaze Tree Hugger ComparedGreen nail polish can be surprisingly difficult to compare. A bottle may look like a straightforward forest shade in indoor lighting, then shift towards olive,…
Emily de Molly Nevermore polish: a black holo with blue shimmerEmily de Molly has been one of my most-watched Australian indie brands for years. I've ordered bottles from Brisbane-based operations, chatted with the maker…
Splatter nail art with a toothbrush: messy, fun and surprisingly easySplatter nail art sits firmly in the "embrace the chaos" camp of manicure techniques. It's the opposite of crisp lines and steady-handed foiling — instead,…
Layering Sheer Jellies for a Soft Color Shift ManicureA jelly manicure is built around translucency. Instead of covering the nail in one opaque coat, you allow several thin layers of tinted polish to overlap,…
OPI Can't Find My Czechbook and Its Berry Creme SwatchesOPI’s Euro Centrale collection brought together the kind of shades that made a salon polish display hard to ignore: soft pastels, bright cremes, and…
Sweater pattern nail art with stamping and a knit effectCold mornings across the country have a particular feel to them, the kind where you pull on a chunky knit before your first coffee and the wind off the bay…
Review: China Glaze Jolly Holly And Its Red And Green Glitter MixChina Glaze Jolly Holly belongs to the kind of festive polish collection that makes December manicures feel instantly considered. Its deep green base carries…
Spring blossom nails with 3D flower embellishments to try nowSpring in Australia hits differently than it does in the northern hemisphere. By September the jacarandas are already popping in Sydney and the Gold Coast,…
How To Bring Thickened Nail Polish Back To LifeAnyone who has tipped a bottle upside down and watched a thick, sluggish ribbon of colour ooze out knows the heartbreak of a favourite polish gone gloopy. The…