Nail favourites!

As someone who has just recently stopped biting there nails, I have become obsessed with nail polish even more. I need to wear nail polish otherwise I feel like I am just going to bite them... if I wear it I think 'They are way too pretty to be ruined!' while staring lovingly at the colours.

I used to buy nail polish about 4 years ago to put on my stubs. My collection was full of cheap, bright colours from The Face Shop. Sad to say, I stopped using them and they all dried up. Even while biting them I would still buy some cheap ones if I really loved the colours.

At the start of the year I had around 15... since about 2 months ago, it has doubled! Okay, 30 doesn't seem like lots but I am unemployed and have no money so I get all happy every time I buy just 1!!

Out of all of them, I chose my 8 favourites to show you my readers! :D

Tony Moly (not sure of the colour code or name) Mint Green?, Rimmel Lasting Finish in Strawberry Fizz, Canmake (again, no idea..) Blood orangey colour?, O.P.I. in Gone Gonzo!

Rimmel 60 Seconds in Instyle Coral, Ulta3 in Lollypop Lilac, MaxFactor Mini in Diva Violet, Revlon Polish in Girly.

Do mind the mess and also the little bits of stringy things... it's from the cotton wool when I used the remover!

In terms of colour, these are my favourites. I love bright, pastel and shiny colours! 

Tony Moly: It takes around 3 coats to become opaque and chooses when it wants to work well -.- but I love the colour so I don't mind about the hassle!

Strawberry Fizz: The colour is adorable and application is easy, not to sticky consistency and only needs 2 coats.

Canmake: Almost opaque after one coat! Easy to apply and no hassle, however the colour can be too bright  sometimes :)

Gone Gonzo: Needs 3 coats for full effect. Is a bit sticky. I think it is better suited as a top coat over a light blue! Difficult to remove with nail polish remover.

Instyle Coral: I had a coral obsession and this one delivers perfectly. Not too bright and brush is easy to apply. Needs 2+ coats.

Lollypop Lilac: Lovely sweet pink colour. Easy to apply with 2 coats. Isn't very chip resistant :(

Diva Violet: Deep violet colour. Applies easily though not opaque until 3 coats. Chips easily though!

Girly: Silvery pink tint, applies smoothly with no streaks in 2 coats. Chip resistant, however difficult to remove with nail polish remover.

I love all these colours, and I will continue to wear them despite the little set backs. It is very difficult to make the perfect nail polish so it doesn't bother me! 

What's your favourite nail polish? Have you tried any of my choices?

Perfect Serum BB Cream!

One of the first Asian skincare products I fell in love with was Canmake! I was looking through a Japanese magazine back in 2009 and saw that their products were cheap and adorable.. and I have always found that Western brands lack cuteness. So when I was in Japan last year I made the most of  grabbing some cheap products, since getting them shipped to Australia makes them mid price range and I didn't want to wait.


I bought myself the Perfect Serum BB Cream! I bought it for 800yen, which is around A$10 I believe! 

Website picture and real product. The real one has shiny packaging :)

What I really love is the packaging that doesn't look cheap at all despite the price. All of their products look like really good quality.

Most BB creams I have promise the same thing, but Canmake went all out with this one! 

Contains 21 types of beautifying and moisturizing ingredients ♥

Hyaluronic acid, collagen, ceramides, royal jelly extract, witch-hazel extract, arbutin, Job's tears extract, Saxifraga stolonifera extract, aloe vera extract, artichoke leaf extract, cherry leaf extract, 

prune resolvent, seaweed extract, soybean extract, glycosyl trehalose, gingko extract, peach leaf extract, hydrolyzed silk, European white birch bark extract, multiflora rosehip extract

Now I am not sure about what half of those do, but it really does sound like it isn't doing anything negative to your skin, and maybe even improving it. It is also SPF50, which is amazing! It is also paraben-free, alcohol-free, mineral oil-free, tar-based pigment-free, and fragrance free. I can vouch for the no smell, I can't smell anything!

Before and after applying. My freckle is almost gone, and it blends into any light skintones really well.

Most of the time when I use it, it is as a base or even concealer as not a lot of product is needed for well rounded coverage and hiding skin imperfections!

I am using the lightest colour, and it is even a bit too light for me, but blends really well so it isn't too obvious. The product is also quiet heavy, and gives off a matte finish. 

However, even though I have quite dry skin, I thought that since it has high SPF it would be more moisturising than it is. I find it drys out my face a little, but that is only some times when my face wants to be annoying and dry.

Altogether I love it, the packaging, the price and how wells it works. I have bought BB creams for double the price that don't work as well! It is also great as it has a few different uses depending on what you feel like, whether you want a concealer, base or full foundation!

I would definitely use this again, and I hope next time I go to Japan I can buy more products from Canmake, as I also love their nail polishes! 

Have you heard of Canmake?? What do you think?? :)