OPI Last Friday Night Gradient

This year I've made a resolution to try and feature more nail art on my blog, and to get more into Instagram. Follow me! @everylittlepolish

I'm a complete nail art newbie so I'm pretty proud of how this turned out! This is a gradient of Essie Bikini So Teeny and China Glaze First Mate, with a top coat of OPI Last Friday Night.

Interview Mani

I hope all you Aussies are doing ok! We had a 43°C heatwave yesterday. The Bureau of Meteorology even had to add new colours to the temperature range chart going up to 54°C (that's 129°F for you Americans)! There's some pretty huge bushfires sweeping the country as well so I hope you're all staying safe.

We don't have air conditioning at home so I lay on the floor all day long trying to keep cool. You know when you open the oven door and a blast of hot air cooks your face? Walking outside was like that. Unfortunately I had a job interview in the afternoon so I had to squeeze myself into long pants and closed flats without passing out from the heat.

For my nails, I went with Butter London Posh Bird, a sophisticated taupey mushroom colour with a silver shimmer. It's like a toned down silver, which worked well for the outfit I was wearing. It has a great formula, easy to apply and is opaque in 2 coats.

The interview was for a small beauty e-commerce business so I decided to get a little creative with my mani by doing a dotted accent nail using China Glaze First Mate. I didn't wait long enough before applying top coat so it smudged, but it's only obvious really close up.

It must have worked, because I got the job! I celebrated by lying on the couch all night with a pack of frozen peas on my forehead.

Aussie Christmas Challenge 3/12 - Pool Party

Today's Aussie Christmas Challenge theme is Pool Party. I practically live by the pool in the summer. Even though I live a 5 minute drive from the beach, I'd rather stay at home and sit by the pool with an icy glass of Pimms and a kindle book, because there's no sand, and if I get hungry food is much more accessible :p

I went to a friend's 21st on Saturday, which was a pool party. She lives in Towrang, a 3 hour drive from anywhere. It was actually pretty cool because she lives on a 100 acre property in the middle of the bush, and has an infinity pool with an amazing view:

For this mani I chose to do a sort of jelly sandwich. I aimed to capture the depth of sparkling water. I used one coat of China Glaze First Mate, one coat of Zoya Maisie, and one coat of Revlon Royal.

On a side note: Argh reflections! I can't wait to get my new daylight bulb and go back to using my lightbox.