Glitter. I love it. So you can imagine my delight when I was recently sent the up-and-coming Glitterati collection of polishes from Face of Australia. This collection is a set of 8 polishes, all glitter based! The collection contains 5 glitter polishes in a clear base, and 3 squishy jelly glitter polishes. Well, if I’m being fair, 2 squishy jelly ... Read More »
I’ve recently found myself in Spring Cleaning mode (Autumn cleaning? Change of season cleaning?), and found myself reorganising and culling my nail polish collection. I thought you may be interested to see which polishes I decided to keep. It also occurred to me that many, if not most of these polishes have never been swatched here on Makeup Utopia. If you’re interested ... Read More »
I remember the makeup brand BYS when it was Be Yourself, and very clearly marketed at 12 year olds (I may have been about 12 at the time.) If I’m being perfectly honest, I haven’t looked at the brand since, until just last week, when I received 2 lovely parcels in the mail. One contained glitter polishes that I am ... Read More »
I first saw this nail polish in a haul post on Max the Unicorn. Honestly I was shocked to see this type of milky-based glitter polish from a drugstore brand, let alone one of our Aussie drugstore brands, and I immediately made it my mission to track it down. They were all out of stock at my local KMart, and ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: What Wizardry is This is the latest shade to be released in OPI’s new “Liquid Sand” formula, and is a part of their newest limited edition collection, the Oz The Great and Powerful collection. Described by OPI as a rich taupe shade, I find it hard to define the precise colour of this polish. I have seen it ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: It’s stinking hot as I’m sitting here writing this, so it feels completely appropriate to be writing about an in-your-face neon bright nail polish, as I gaze upon it on my nails. Let me introduce you to Show Off, a new, permanent addition to Face of Australia’s permanent nail polish range. Show Off is a vivid neon coral ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: Things have been kind of quiet here on Makeup Utopia for almost a month now – what can I say – life got in the way! I felt utterly re-inspired when I recently received some absolutely stunning nail mail from Bio Sculpture. Behold: Bio Sculpture Nail Polish in Opal Glacier. Opal Glacier is a white-based multi-chrome nail polish that ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: Hello Darling make 5-free nail lacquers in a range of colours including limited run seasonal collections. Bellini is a gorgeous coral peachy pink which is best enjoyed with it’s cocktail namesake… If you haven’t tried a Bellini, the cocktail version, which is traditionally prosecco and some sort of peach puree or liquer, please do so at your earliest convenience. 24K ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: Dreamboat is a beautiful pastel blue creme polish, that has me dreaming of Summer days spent barefoot on the beach, breathing in salty sea air and frolicking in fields of long grass in a floaty Summer dress… The Darling formula never disappoints, the polish glides on thick and easy and provides a good coverage with two coats. Pictured is ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: Essence “Toffee To Go” from the Nude Glam collection is a beautiful nude creme, in a perfect shade for my skin tone. The formula was surprisingly pleasant to work with, especially considering how notoriously difficult pale creme polishes can be. Pictured is 2 thin coats, and one generous coat, with a thin layer of topcoat. What they say: ... Read More »
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