Manicure: 'Punk' by Furless

 

Hi guys! Just a quick mani post today because I've been quite busy and manicure posts are the ones I can complete the fastest. What's your go-to quickie post when you're short on time? I am also working on a couple of other blog posts, one of them being the Birthday Freebies one I've been meaning to write for the last few years, lol.

Anyway, 'Punk' by Furless Cosmetics is a beautiful deep purple colour. I think Furless Cosmetics closed down a few years ago, and I have a bunch of their lacquers from even further back, so this bottle is pretty old! I like the big square glass bottle, it looks pretty cool, but you do not want to drop this thing on your foot! It applies really well. This is just one coat, but I'll probably wait until it starts to chip off and apply another coat. One of these photos must have been taken in completely different light, apologies for that!

That's it for this week! Hope you're enjoying the Public Holiday and I wish you a lovely week!

Monday Mani: Furless BITCH

Hi guys. It's been a hot minute, but time for something dark, it's BITCH, a black lacquer from Furless Cosmetics. I looked them up on Instagram and apparently they've closed down, although they did reply to my Story, so I'm not sure what's happening. Let me know below if you know.

I'm loving this colour for something a bit edgier. What do you think of baby-faced Leo? We've been cleaning up and I found some vintage magazines. Hope you have a fun week.

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What do you think of this colour?

Mani Monday: Multi-Colour Autumn/Winter Nails!

Hi guys! I haven't done anything remotely interesting with my nails in such a long time, so when I saw the below photo in CityMag, I was inspired to put together an Autumn/Winter Mani! I thought this look was amazing and really wanted to re-create it. So I went through my nail polish collection looking for suitable shades, and this is what I came up with. It's slightly different but has the same vibe. I hope you enjoy!

Inspiration......

Photo Credit: Jessica Clark

I saw this photo in this CityMag article about the stylish looks found on Moonta Street in Adelaide. These gorgeous nails belong to Sia Tam, who is currently studying business. I am in love with this look!


My Re-Creation....

The Polishes I Used.....

~ The Body Shop Colour Crush in Red My Mind
~ Furless Lacquer in Freak*
~ Essie mini in Cocktail Bling
~ Sally Hansen Color Therapy in Unwine'd*
~ OPI Lacquer mini (shade not on bottle)
~ Essie mini in Good To Go (Top Coat)

I used Red My Mind from The Body Shop on my thumb nails. This polish is beautiful! To me this appears more orange than red. I'm crushing on the shade and the deliciously smooth and easy to apply formula. I even asked The Body Shop about it but they haven't made nail polishes in years! I remember I picked this up in a discount bin for around $2!

On my pointer fingers is Freak* by Furless. I love this shade. A few years ago I was kindly sent a bunch of polishes from their grunge-themed line. They're edgy and cool, and I'm yet to get sick of them! I don't think they sell nail polish anymore but you should check out the Furless Instagram page for make-up looks that are out of this world!

On my middle fingers is Cocktail Bling by Essie. This impressed me with its lovely formula. I'm so glad I picked this because I'm not usually into grey, so it forced me to try something different. I really like it!

~ I applied two coats of every polish, followed by the top coat, by the way! ~

I used one of my all-time favourite shades, Unwine'd* from the Sally Hansen Color Therapy range on my ring fingernails. Hooley Dooley, is this a gorgeous colour! Absolutely perfect for Winter, too. I was originally sent this as a press sample but I've bought at least one, if not two, bottles since. I wrote about it in my May/June Beauty Faves and you can read more about the Color Therapy range in my blog post here. Highly recommended!

I used the little yellow mini from OPI on my pinky fingers, and although there's no shade name on the bottle I feel like this was from a discontinued Shrek Forever After mini pack I won (released 2010, thanks Google). Ugh this is so bad and lets down the whole look in my opinion. The formula is thin, uneven and streaky AF. Maybe because it's 9 years old? Oh well, they can't all be winners!

As a top coat I used Essie Good To Go. It produced a super shiny finish, but has the tendency to 'pull off' the colour on the nail, so I had to be very careful when applying to just do the bare minimum amount of strokes to get it on there.

What do you think of this look? Are you a fan?

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Would you rock this look? Have you ever been inspired to recreate something?

Mani Monday: Mauve Madness!

It's Adelaide Cup Day here today, and although I'm not a fan of horse racing, I am enjoying the Public Holiday! Today I'm coming at you with a mauve-hued manicure. I've used Rimmel 60 Seconds Super Shine in Lovey Dovey on most of my claws, with Furless nail lacquer in Punk on my ring fingers for a contrasting feature. And because your bitch is lazy, you know it's just one coat of each with no top coat. Who has time for that shizz? Look out for a bonus pic of Nutmeg!

Products Used:
Rimmel 60 Seconds Super Shine in Lovey Dovey
Furless nail lacquer in Punk*

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Do you like mauve, lavender and purple shades on you nails? What's your go-to colour?

Furless Punk Mani!

Hey everyone! I can't believe how busy I've been this month! I've been run off my feet, hence the lack of blog posts. I've also just returned from a family holiday in Victor Harbor, which was also busy as we packed a shitload of activities into each day. I think I'm actually more stuffed than before I left!

Anyway I wanted my nails to look nice for Christmas Day, and Furless kindly sent me Punk to complete my Furless Grunge collection of lacquers, so here it is! It went on super-easily and I've just used the one coat. The bottom photo was taken in daylight (as opposed to inside) and you can see how beautiful the colour is. I really need to stop being a total vampire and take more photos outside!

I hope you're all enjoying the holidays. Merry Christmas!! xx

Dark purple, sexy Punk

Looks quite gothic!

Glossy finish without a top coat

Outside, looking hot against our red car!

Disclaimer: Furless Punk nail lacquer was provided for consideration. This is a non-sponsored post and all opinions are my own.

Getting 'Trashy' with my Furless Mani!

So I decided to get wild and release my inner goth/punk rocker chick (if that's even a thing) with Furless nail lacquer in 'Trashy'. It's a deep, dark red from the Grunge range of polishes* that also includes Bitch (black), Rogue (grey) and Grunge (dark green) which I blogged about here. I think Punk (dark purple) may also be part of the Grunge range, however I was sent two Trashys and no Punk, so I'm only guessing. Either that or the lovelies at Furless are trying to say I'm a complete tart. LOL!

This is just one coat as the formula was quite thick, and I finished with Max Factor Nailfinity Glossy Top Coat to seal it in.

*Disclaimer: Furless Cosmetics kindly sent me the Grunge range of nail polishes, including Trashy, for consideration. All opinions are my own.

Filthy Rich Furless Manicure!

A couple of weeks ago, I got my 'Freak' on with an emerald green Furless nail lacquer that you can check out here. This time, I happen to be 'Filthy Rich' (I wish!).

Product used: Furless Nail Lacquer in Filthy Rich

Filthy Rich is a sparkly silver stunner of a polish. A real standout! The sparkly particles are tiny and do not leaves bumps on the nail surface. In fact, the lacquer has a beautiful smooth formula with an even, shimmery finish. I applied two coats, however you could almost get away with one, as it's not very transparent. I'm glad I went with two, for it gave me a more dramatic statement look, intensifying the bold silver colour.

Furless nail polishes are cruelty free, and free from toluene, formaldehyde, carmine, and dibutyl phthalate.

You can check out the Furless Cosmetics nail lacquer range here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided for my consideration. This is not a sponsored post (I wasn't paid), however Furless is an affiliate of Max The Unicorn blog. The banner ads are affiliate links. If you purchase from Furless via clicking my link, I get a small payment. Product opinions are my own.

Furless Mani: Getting my FREAK on!

Furless Cosmetics kindly sent me some of their nail lacquers to trial; Chic and Filthy Rich will be featured in upcoming blog posts, but for now, it's time to get my FREAK on!

Product: Furless nail lacquer in FREAK

Furless say: "Indulge yourself with our professional vegan and cruelty free nail lacquer. Furless nail polish is long wearing, fade resistant and is free from toluene, formaldehyde, carmine, and dibutyl phthalate."

Freak is a pretty emerald green. It looks great on the nails, but I must say I was a little worried after applying the first coat. It's quite a thin formula and one coat alone looked slightly transparent and uneven. However, things couldn't have turned out better after the second coat. The uneven patches were completely covered up and I was left with a solid, smooth and even block of emerald colour.

The square bottle design is very chic and stylish, making them great for displaying. I'm not sure how they'd go fitting in a nail polish tower, as I don't have one. It's on my huge Wish List!

I'm on Day Two, and so far no chips or wear. I like the glossy finish, too. I haven't used a top coat, but I did prep with A'kin Hand, Nail & Cuticle Creme first. I'm really happy with this manicure, and can't wait to try out the other Furless nail lacquers.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post (I wasn't paid), however Furless is an affiliate of Max The Unicorn blog. The banner ads are affiliate links. If you purchase from Furless via clicking my link, I get a small payment. Product opinions are my own.