Posts Tagged ‘nail polish’

Nail Fail: BYS Kung Fu Blue

June 2nd, 2010

Kung Fu Blue Bottle

If there’s one thing a lady needs to cheer her up after 3 weeks of nearly daily migraines it’s a gorgeous Tiffany Blue-esque nail polish. So when I spotted this BYS colour “Kung Fu Blue” I was both excited and a bit bummed.

At $5-$6 BYS polishes are probably one of the cheapest we have available in New Zealand. Unfortunately that cheapness shows in their formula. I’ve bought two BYS polishes in the past and ended up binning them both. They’re runny and watery and streaky and frustrating.

But such a pretty pretty colour. The kind of colour to suck someone in and convince them that maybe third time would be the charm. So I bought it and it to my complete astonishment it was runny and watery and streaky. After patiently applying two thin neat coats I realised I would still be there in October trying to attain opaqueness and ended up glooping on a couple of thickish coats and calling it done.

It was still denting 6 hours later. Putting on a top coat rescued it slightly, but this one’s been relegated to the to-be-admired-in-the-bottle section of my nail polish collection.

Kung Fu Blue on Nails

Trend alert: multi-hue nails

March 24th, 2010

I’m picking this will be the next big thing:

Painting your nails in multiple (but similar) colours. And not just because you’ve got buttloads of pinks left over from Pretty Pretty Party swaps either. Go ahead, prove me wrong, kids…

Nail colour for 7 days straight

March 15th, 2009

Here’s a video review from Pursebuzz.com on Zoya colour lock – a nail polish system that stops chipping and makes your nail clolour last and last. Exciting!

You can buy this product online in NZ. Not sure where else you an buy in NZ…anyone know??