NZ Indie Polish Month!

May is finally here and PANZ (Polish Addicts NZ) have declared the month of May a time to spread a little love to the kiwi polish makers!

Some of the current NZ indie polish brands I own are;
Star Kin, Nail Juice, Handmade by Kyleigh and Polished Kiwi Lacquer!

I am hoping to add some more to my collection too! :)

So let's kick things off with a bit of Star Kin! :)
First up we have two Star Kin polishes Naked 1 and Blush! Naked 1 is a really gorgeous pale pink creme with a subtle shimmer.

Blush a pale pink creme with a hint of shimmer filled with multi-coloured matte glitters in various shapes! I though these two complimented each other beautifully.

 I thought this manicure was very soft, pretty and feminine.

                                     Indoor lighting (at night)

Nail Art Challenge - A Trip Down Nail Art Lane: Day 5

Eeeeek! running very late today :( technically it is day 6 again. The last challenge I did I never finished, so I am really stoked with how I am still sort of up to date most of the time with this one!. Day 5 of Moonshine and Sunlight's nail art challenge is "recreate your favourite nail art". I had to have a bit of a think about one. I really like the drip effect on nails and have done ombre slime and glitter paint drips before. I combined these ideas and ended up with glitter slime dripping down my nails. This is just one of my favourite designs as I really cannot pin point a specific manicure as I have many favourites. 

These are my first drip nails I did! My nails look a bit funny (shape) and the matte looks streaky.

Nail Art Challenge - A Trip Down Nail Art Lane: Day 3

Okay so it is day 3 of the nail art challenge that I am participating in. The theme for today is  "with a favourite colour of your best friend.". 

My best friend is Monique! We have been besties for 19 years and still counting! She is simply amazing and I don't know what I would do without her. She has always been there for me throughout my whole life and is the best friend a girl could ask for! 

Now what a good excuse to show some snaps of us.

This is when we were around 5! We always have the best times together no matter what we do!

Star Kin Swatch Extravaganza: Part One

Okay I have just received my beautiful bundle of gorgeous Star Kin polishes! I am over the moon with all the pretties! Because I have so many polishes I want to swatch I will be doing it in two parts. I have two very exciting custom polishes to share with you as well!

Okay here we go! eeeeek

**WARNING** the following blog post is very picture heavy! :)

First up we have Pansy! So sparkly and pretty! This shade of purple is gorgeous and it looks stunning on!

This is three coats of Pansy with no top coat. The glitters  in this are amazing it really has such a pretty shimmer to it. I did not do this colour justice by taking the photo inside. It sparkles like crazy in the sunlight!

Alien Party

This manicure has several different elements to it. I was swatching my new polish "Flock Together" by Starkin when i was inspired to create alien art! To make it a little different I made the aliens ombre and glow in the dark.

This is "Flock Together" with a base coat and one coat. I quite like the sheer look with the all the glitters. Fun but somewhat elegant.