Sally Hansen Triple Shine Pt. 1 - The Sheens

Hey guys! Today I have a bit of a random swatch spam to show you. I'll be breaking these posts into 3 posts because there are so many Sally Hansen Triple Shine polishes I have swatched that i'll show you! Today I will be showing the sheens. There are 6 in total and they are quite sheer on their own so can either be built up alone, or shown over a black/dark base colour. I'll be showing them over a black base. I used 1 coat of Black Onyx by OPI followed by 1 coat of Sally Hansen Triple Shine polishes. I did notice that these sheens were a bit tricky to apply and left brush stroke lines on the nail but nonetheless the final result still looks cool. Here's a look!

Blow Bubbles - In the bottle this is a medium magenta-pink that when on the nails translates to a beautiful purple/pink.

Clam Up - In the bottle is a very light pearlescent pink with red sparkly undertones. The end result is very similar to Blow Bubbles but more of a muted look.

Drama Sheen - In the bottle is a very light pastel lilac with a dark purple shimmer - it translates onto the nail as a deep bright purple.

Flame On - Although this polish was opaque enough on its own, I still decided to try it over black because it did have a slight sheen texture to it. I'm glad I did it over black because it made it pop beautifully. It is a cherry red with red/purple shimmers in it. 

Make Waves - In the bottle this polish is more of a aqua colour with green undertones. On the nail it becomes a super vibrant emerald green colour with yellow undertones. So pretty!

Pool Party - This is a very sheer light baby blue with a medium blue shimmer undertone. On the nail it becomes a gorgeous sky blue - it is so pretty!

So which colour over black is your favourite? I'm torn between pool party and make waves! Thank you for reading and have a great week ahead!

KIKO - Grass Green + CND Effects - Emerald Shimmer

This beautiful grass green creme is lovely to apply. This colour has travelled far with me! I originally bought it in Italy and it went with me all the way north to Switzerland, France and London! Oh and now Australia ;-) It is one of my favourites and go-to colours when i'm not feeling much inspiration. I applied two coats with 1 coat of Orly Glosser over the top.

I also want to show you how different greens and blues can look when taking photos with it. I think it's really important to show a true colour so when capturing a green or blue, it can sometimes be difficult.

Check out these examples

The same colour, same time, same background, no flash! Completely different colour!

 Mmmm lovely!

I woke up this morning with the dreaded bed sheet indents on my nails...Noooo! Easily fixed, I decided to apply an effect colour over the top. I have almost ALL of the CND Effect colours so I decided to use emerald shimmer to make it a tad prettier! I'm really really happy with the results, check these out

Thanks for reading! Feel free to leave your opinions :-) Love Mel!

Nicki Minaj - Fly with Essie's Luxeffects - Shine Of The Times

Today I have a swatch of Nicki Minaj Fly and it is a beautiful teal colour and very vibrant with only two effortless coats needed. I'm surprised at how blue it looks on the camera but it really is much more green than this!

With the flash on

Here is Essie's Luxeffects Shine of the Times over Fly. It just gives it some absolutely amazing depth and the colours are so beautiful when you catch it on different angles.

I felt the need to put lots of photos because they look absolutely stunning and I love this combination!! I also applied 1 coat of OPI's RapiDry Top Coat to seal the colour.

Thanks for reading!

Love Mel.

Essie Luxeffects - Set In Stones

So today i've decided to use my new Essie Luxeffects Set In Stones polish over a really bright colour for great contrast! I've used OPI's In My Back Pocket and layered Essie's Set In Stones over the top. I used two coats of In My Back Pocket and it is a beautiful peachy-orange colour. Then I applied one coat of Set In Stones and followed with OPI's RapiDry Top Coat. Set In Stones was an effortless application and had a great formula which made it spread evenly over the nail. Take a look, what do you think of these two colours?

This photo makes me think of a God's hand from up above the sky passing down this colour to be worn and loved!

I think against the orange it really pops and almost gives it a shattered glass effect! This colour by Essie is really good and I can't wait to try it over a nice teal colour!

Here is OPI's In My Back Pocket, a vibrant orange and applies very easily!

Thanks for reading!

Love Mel.

Color Club - Covered In Diamonds

Today I received a box of special effect nail polishes that I am super excited to try and my first choice was Color Club's Covered in Diamonds! This shade is clear with iridescent rainbow flakies and works perfectly over dark colours in particular! I have paired this with Bk black nail polish. Only 1 coat of Covered In Diamonds was needed and then I applied RapiDry Top Coat by OPI. I found the flakies very hard to work with as they kept moving around the nail, but that didn't bother me too much because the final result is just unbelievable! Believe it yourself and take a look!

These photos don't even do justice to the amazing colour that is created when these two colours are combined! This is a definite must have for every nail polish lover out there!

Feel free to post a comment and leave your opinion on this colour!

Love Mel.