Racy.

Yesterday I headed on down to Ascot Racecourse with some friend for the annual 'Race That Stops The Nation' aka: Melbourne Cup. Unfortunately I missed out on placing my bet since the race started just before I could put my ticket through the machine, but hey, it prevented me from losing some money. 

I'm trying to save some moolah for my trip away at the end of the year, so the only new item I purchased for the day was my flowery headband ($20 from Target thankyouverymuch) dress previously seen here and shoes previously here. Also brought some old school glam with some red and gold crescent style nails (loving this atm, already thinking what colour combo I'll go next week).

Didn't get a chance to take a proper photo before whizzing out the door, but I'm glad I at least got a quick one while I was still looking decent as it was super hot (we were sitting at a table outside without shade) and by midday I just felt all gross and sweaty/sticky from the heat. Although I didn't use it, I must give props to Yellowglen, the sponsors of the day, who provided a complimentary 'beauty touch up' area aka: makeup artists turned you from sweaty back into stunning.

And just on the note of makeup, if you're looking for a good liquid eyeliner that lasts the Bourjois Liner Feutre pictured below is definitely at the top of my list. I had this on during the day and even though it's not waterproof, still looked perfect when I got home and expected to look like a raccoon from the heat.

Lessons of the day: Win and place is probably a better bet than a boxed trifecta if you're a novice like me, apparently drinking alcohol from a straw actually does make you drunker quicker because of a chemical reaction between the alcohol and the plastic in the straw (or something like that) and when you're super hungry Chicken Treat from a food stall van tastes AMAZING haha.

All in all I had a pretty fab day, all the sun made me absolutely crash when I got home and I think I hit the hay before Fat Cat even made his appearance on tv.

O•P•I-O•M•G!

If you read my last post, you'll know I had a nice parcel waiting for me when I got home today. Well, this is what was in my parcel; 1 bottle of ZOYA and 3 bottles of OPI. I'm posting this up nice and quick because I had to show them off and I don't think multicoloured nails would go well with my ball dress for tomorrow night haha.

For a minute I could smell strawberries/raspberries and was like OH MY GOD THEY'RE SCENTED! But then I remembered I'd just gone on a manic red liquorice binge *facepalm*. It's been a long week.

Apologies in advance for the snapshot quality, it probably would have been better in natural daylight and a second lot of apologies for the lack of nail appearance- I just slopped the polish on without doing a nice proper soak/buff/file/cuticle push-back. Although I did add a top coat, just for good measure :)

From left to right:

Panda-Monium Pink (Hong Kong Collection). This colour was the prime reason I bought a whole stack of nailpolish in the first place. In my quest for the perfect candy pink my google searches led me to this shade. It goes on a little bit streaky, especially if you use thin coats (here I have 3 coats of colour plus the top coat). It definitely lives up to my expectation colour wise (colour IRL is closer to the third pic) and reminds me of cotton candy. Note to self: do not ruin manicure by trying to eat nails...
**EDIT** For the love of manicures wear a top coat with this one! After 2 days the colour started to gain a bit of a grey tinge, but that was soon fixed with another coat of colour and a top coat :) Just a warning..  

Ate Berries in the Canaries (España Collection). This gorgeous fuschia hue is probably closest IRL to the burgundy-pink of the bottle, but a little darker. Out of the four, this applies the best and you could probably even get away with a single coat of colour and a top coat if you're short on mani time (here I have 2 coats of colour and a top coat). I can definitely see myself doing crescent moons with this and Panda-Monium Pink *drool*.

Nova (Zoya). Everyone needs a bit of glitter in their life, and this is my mum's fave of my order. I was quite surprised that it only took 3 coats for you to no longer be able to see the nail through the polish, but it would probably stll be better to have a red undercoat as too many coats of glitter polish makes it squishy. I'd also note that you probably need at least 2 top coats to make the finish glossy, all the glitter makes the surface rough and you kinda lose the glitziness of it.

Mystery (Designer Series). From the picture I went off when ordering, it looked kind of lack/khaki/green/gold...ish. However, it's actually a really deep dark purple- think Maleficent, and then add in some more black. And then go even darker. That's how dark it is, kind of like a black with a visibly purple tint. I didn't realise it was purple until I put it on, which was probably a good thing since it just made me realise that a deep purple was exactly what my nailpolish supply was missing. It also has some gold shimmer in it, so like the Nova I would also recommend a good dose of top coat.

Now the only decision is which one I will actually paint on all of my nails. Argh, decisions, decisions!

Polishes from this eBay store.

Sunday dress-ups.

SPOTTO: crescent nails, Lady Gaga hair bow

Ahh Sunday, the reliable friend who always comes around with a good time to relax now matter how hectic (or not, in my case) your week has been. Today I spent most of my time in the bathroom. Firstly cleaning (and by cleaning I mean fumigating with super bleach products) and then playing with my makeup/hair products as most little girls love doing.

Stumbled upon this tutorial for crescent nailpolish while browsing blogs and just had to give it a try. I must say that it is super easy to do and looks fabulous (it would probably look better if my nails were a tad longer, but netball season has just started up again, ho hum). I love that this classic can be made modern with an endless possibility of colour combinations and simply can't wait to try out more! 

I also finally tried out the hair bow that is synonymous with Lady Gaga. I remember when she opened for the Pussycat Dolls concert a while ago and absolutely loved her little skit as Warhol's muse a la factory girl. Tutorial video here by one of the YouTubers I follow.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend before the daily grind begins again tomorrow!