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Perfecting A Half-Moon Manicure With French StencilsA half-moon manicure pairs a clean curved cuticle line with a contrasting polish colour. It looks precise and polished, yet the design is far more forgiving…
Review: OPI Crawl Before You SparkleOPI Crawl Before You Sparkle is the sort of polish that rewards a closer look. In the bottle it reads as a soft, smoky grey, yet the base has a translucent…
Rainbow Gradient Nails with Stamped CloudsRainbow nails can be bright without looking chaotic. A soft gradient in sherbet shades gives the manicure a gentle base, while stamped clouds add a little…
The Best Nail Art Stamping Scrapers for Clean Pickup Every TimeA good stamping scraper can make the difference between a crisp image and a patchy, frustrating mess. The tool is simple: spread stamping polish across an…
Create A Confetti Manicure With Hex Glitter And Clear BaseA confetti manicure turns a handful of reflective hex glitters into something bright, playful and surprisingly wearable. The clear or sheer foundation lets…
Femme Fatale Bittersweet vs China Glaze Starry Starry NightBlue glitter polishes have a way of looking completely different in the bottle, under studio lights and on the nail. A shade that seems almost black at first…
Emily de Molly The Garden: A Green Multichrome ReviewEmily de Molly’s The Garden is the kind of polish that earns a closer look before it earns a place on the nail. Its base sits in the green family, but the…
Coffee Filter Tie-Dye Nail Art: A Surprising DIY TechniqueEvery Australian kitchen seems to have a stack of basket-style papers tucked somewhere near the kettle, especially if you live in Melbourne's inner north where…
Creating Five-Petal Floral Nail Art with a Dotting ToolFloral manicures have become a quiet obsession across Australian beauty blogs, and there's a good reason the dotting tool remains a staple in many home kits. A…
OPI Big Apple Red: A Classic Creme Worth the HypeWhen a polish has been around for as long as Big Apple Red has, it becomes a rite of passage in any serious nail lacquer collection. I picked up this bottle…