OPI Gwen Stefani collection – review and swatches

I’ve never been a mainstream pop fan, so I’ve been lukewarm about the choices for OPI’s music collaborations so far (Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and of course good ol’ concerned-selfie-face Biebs). But I’m a No Doubt fan from way back, so I was very excited when OPI announced that they were releasing a Gwen Stefani collection! In True …

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Ozotic Scatter Chrome 914 – Swatch and Review

Cult Aussie polish brand Ozotic are releasing some new beauties next week – the Scatter Chromes. They’re duochrome shimmers packed with irregular holographic dust, a finish that I’ve never seen before. piCture pOlish recently sent me Ozotic Scatter Chrome 914 to review – the base duochrome colour is a dark blue, with a slight purple shift at the sides. Onto …

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Artsy Wednesday: Blue nails

Hey hey! It’s Artsy Wednesday again! This time the theme is blue nails, and here’s what my design looks like in the sun: I first painted my nails with ulta3 Blue Marlin (medium blue creme) on the right, and a franken I made from Spring Shower and a few drops of black on the left. Then I taped a zigzag …

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Lab Muffin guide – how do holo nail polishes work?

How do holographic nail polishes work?   The main types of polishes with holographic effects that I know of are linear holo (e.g. Nubar Reclaim, China Glaze OMG collection, Nfu-Oh 61), scattered holo (China Glaze Kaleidoscope collection, Milani HD) and holo glitter (a lot of glitter polishes have holo bits in them – OPI Teenage Dream is one example). They …

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