Cosmetic Cupcake

I decided to add a coat of Isadora Graffiti nails in Masterpiece Pink to BYS Mirror Disco Ball that I showed you yesterday. I received this awesome polish from Christina in my Xmas swap package!


Crack polishes are VERY very cool in my book. It's such a quick and easy method for doing nail art that looks fantastic but with minimal effort. Gotta love that as most of us are pretty time poor! Masterpiece Pink is a little darker than is shown in my pictures and I think it looks great paired with the silver =)


Isadora Graffiti nails is somewhat different to the BYS crack polishes I've shown you before here in black. The effect is more of a shatter compared to the "crack" of BYS cracking polishes. It looks so artsy and fun! I found I had to work very quickly with the polish as it dries VERY quickly and starts to shatter after a matter of seconds. I really like the tall handle of the bottle - it's very easy to use.

Close up:


How cool is the effect??!! The pics don't do it justice at all. It's best to wait at least 5mins before applying the top coat as it can drag your base colour. For best results, I applied one coat that wasn't too thick or too thin. I applied it a little thin on my ring finger and the effect wasn't as pronounced. The other fingers came out a lot better with a slightly thicker coat. I then applied a coat of Color Club Vivid Intensifying topcoat to protect it. It lasted a good 3 days with no chips or tipwear!


I'm so lucky you discovered these Isadora polishes Christina!! =D Thank you for sending one my way.

Do you like the crack/shatter nail polish trend? Will you purchase any of these polishes for example from the new China Glaze and OPI ranges that contain these?

Thanks for looking as always!

I have for you today an awesome Christmas package I received from my dear friend Christina from Cels deco nails. This is our 3rd swap already (how time flies when you have so much fun!) and she continues to spoil me absolutely rotten x) Her package also happened to arrive on Christmas Eve which was so fast!


Luckily I took this photo as soon as I opened the package because the chocolate Santa was gone in about 5mins lol. It was delicious!! I also love those types of lollipops so I had to hide them before I devoured them straight away haha.


From L - R:
Models Own Disco Mix, Pink Lady, Blue Moon and Pure Purple. My first Models Own polishes YAY! I've always wanted to try them =)


From L - R:
Isadora Graffiti Nails Crack polish in pink, Barry M Instant Nail Effects in black, Dusky Mauve and Hologram. These polishes are so awesome and speak for themselves =D The nail effects didn't survive transit unfortunately as the cap came loose and it dried out =( Does anyone know a way of rescuing it? Dusky Mauve looks so pretty and I can now see why people made such a huge fuss about Paradoxal.


From L - R:
Essence Color & Go Space Queen, Choose Me! and Glisten Up!. I've just changed my nail polish to Choose Me! and it's GORGEOUS! Thanks for crossing it off my wishlist Christina!


From L - R:
Blixz nail strips, Essence nail polish remover pen and Korres Mandarin lip butter stick. You know me so well Christina! I LOVE remover pens and lip products (plus it's Korres to boot yay!).


Some delicious Greek treats! Thank you to Christina's hubby for choosing the snacks hehe. I am sending big virtual hugs your way Christina in thanks for yet another fabulous package! I have so many awesome goodies to try now =D I actually haven't tried some of the polishes and items from our last swaps so I have to get a move on! I hope your package arrives soon too.

Have you done any swaps lately? What goodies have you received?

Thanks for looking!