I've been doing quite a few manicure posts lately. Sorry to those readers who are bored by them.
But I wanted to try my new green polishes from Jaztee, and put them on straight away.
Jaz, this mani is thanks to you 
I don't usually go out on New Year's Eve.
For a few years I would have always have a bbq for friends and family, but the last few New Years have been quiet nights in for Mr K and me.
But last night, my brother was doing audio for a party and invited us, so we decided to check it out.
I needed a party manicure and so picked out the brightest bottles in my collection.
I've wanted to try the colour block tips nail trend for a while now. But I was put off when I attempted a reverse French manicure with reinforcement labels, and was left with a sticky mess of adhesive all over my nails.
So instead of using French mani stickers to paint just the tips, I decided to freehand.
Big mistake.
I own a measly three OPI nailpolishes. In the nailpolish-lovers community, this makes me feel a bit like the poor cousin.
Or barely a member at all.
But there's a few reasons why I haven't jumped on the OPI bandwagon.
The days started getting longer and the weather started getting warmer and I found myself wondering when ulta3 would release their Spring/Summer collection.
I mean, it's not like I actually wear any of the… I don't know, 50 or something ulta3 nailpolishes I already own. I just have a fondness for the brand because it's ridiculously cheap and wears better than any of the 'name' brands I own. And they're Aussie and kind of random in the way they do their collections. So I look forward to their bi-annual releases of new colours with curiosity.
Then a week or so ago, the "Summer Siren" collection popped up on Facebook (I can't remember liking them, but I'm glad I did since it seems to be the only marketing they do).
It all looked very…. bright.
When I was was feeling in the mood for a very feminine pink nailpolish recently, and ended up digging out Australis Baby Doll, I was actually more in the mood for a softer pink.
Not that I don't think Baby Doll is the perfect Barbie pink.
I was just looking for more of the 'baby'.
I saw Bourjois Anti Chip #14 in Priceline and fell in love with the colour, especially because it's in my absolute favourite formula – creme with a subtle complementary shimmer.
In my last nailpolish post I mentioned my disappointment with American Apparel’s Mount Royal, and promised pics.
It wasn’t the colour that disappointed.
As you can see, it really is a gorgeous creamy royal blue.
A reader recently asked me to share how I store my nailpolish, and I decided it's time I actually used the storage method I bought a while back and have been meaning to implement.
This is how I've been storing them up til now.
Random polishes dumped all together in a craft box, with a removable tray to hold top/base coats and random manicure paraphenalia.
A while back, I think around the time I started this blog, I was on a mission to find the perfect Barbie doll pink.
I bought a few and then kind of lost interest.
This week, though, I felt the urge to paint my nails a very feminine, super girly colour.
I dug out Australis Baby Doll.
Even though I'm still as mad about purple nailpolish as ever, I think I really just wanted this polish for the name.
I was once very much a shrinking violet.
I was the shyest of shy children, a very awkward teenager and didn't really grow out of a very painful social anxiety until my mid-20s.
If you'd told me at any stage through my 20s that I would end up making a living out of being able to make small talk with strangers, I would have keeled over, unable to breathe from laughing.
But here I am. Life's funny like that.
Follow Kiki on Twitter
Apples Under My Bed
Boredom Abounds by Julia
Confessions of a Curious Mind
Content in a Cottage
Enamel Coated
Miss Kitty-Cat Goes To Town
Moments That Make Up A Dull Day
not my only shoes...
Partner of a FIFO, Mum, Shopper, Student...
Peanut Butter and Honey
Strangely Incoherent Love Letters
The Autumn Castle