Happy Hands Lady Goodman and The Worst Is Over

I'm still in a purple polish phase so these two Happy Hands polish which I got from Mei Mei's Signatures were no brainers.

This first one I have here is Lady Goodman, a lilac based shade with pink, purple, holographic and golden glitters. I particularly love the purple square glitters!



This is three thin coats of Lady Goodman with a thin coat of clear polish to smooth things out.



Lady Goodman is a very sweet polish and it's extremely wearable. It's girly but with some edge!



Here's a close up bottle shot. You can see the holo glitters better here.



The next polish I have is The Worst Is Over, a lavender based shade with orange, pink, purple and blue glitters. This one is not a sweet as Lady Goodman and I really like the contrasting orange glitters. They stand out so much and give the polish a burst of colour!



This is three thin coat with a thin coat of clear polish over. I don't think the clear polish helped in smoothening the glitters but I'm sure any regular topcoat will do the trick.





Here's a bottle shot so you can see all the glitters better!


Hope you enjoyed this quick post!

A Good Girl Haul

Hello there! I've been trying to document my hauls here to keep track of my purchases and normally I'd feel so guilty but I feel like such a good girl this time round. :) I bought 10 bottles in May and only 2 in July. TWO. AHHHHHH, I feel like an addict kicking her dirty habbit, except I'm not sure if I want to kick this polish addiction!

Starting off with a bang, I bought a tin of Burt's Bees Lemon BUtter Cuticle Cream. To clarify, I did not break up with Lush Lemony Flutter. I just wanted to try something new. I do love the citrus scent of Burt's Bee. Somehow my Lemony Flutter has changed its smell and it's extremely soft and not flakey like those I've been on other blogs. I think it's because of how hot and humid Singapore is. Which is why I love how refreshing Burt's Bees was! The smell was sharp (I LOVE citrusy scents so this one is a big plus for me) and it wasn't too oily. I'm now alternating between the two, using Lush when my cuticles need that extra love.



I couldn't resist the charm of the Essie Resort collection. Can you blame me?  The formula was great and the colour payoff was amazing!



These next four were my recent purchases from Mei Mei's Signatures. It's pretty obvious I'm on a purple trajectory huh? This is Girly Bits Twitterpated, Black Cat Lacquer Tetris (a square shaped multicoloured glitter topper which I am in love with), Happy Hands Lady Goodman and The Worst is Over.



Meimei was also kind enough to send me a couple of polishes to review and I really enjoyed them! You can read the review here. I really liked how I wouldn't ordinarily buy these shades but they turned out pretty dope.



This is Scofflaw Cuckoo Cloud Land (a phrase from Radiohead's Like Spinning Plates) and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot which I purchased form Shoppe Eclecticco. I absolutely love these two, not just for their names but for their beauty as well!



I also got Emily de Molly Land of Confusion and Oceanic Forces, Femme Fatale Cosmetics Nightsong Grotto and Cloudburst from Shoppe Eclecticco. Couldn't resist these four beauties either and these Australian indies always sell like hotcakes on Annette's shop so I had to ninja them before I regretted not getting them!  



Well, that's the end of this humble haul post. I'm pretty happy to be over a month "clean" now, because it not only means more money in the bank but also more swatches to come. I'm trying to slowly swatch my way through my indie collection and hopefully this low buy will continue on so I can get through the stash faster!

Till next time!

Pretty Jelly, Pretty Serious and Lumina Lacquer Spam

HELLO POLISH LOVERS! Sorry for the lack of posts. It's the same ol' same ol' reason: work, work and more work that's been taking up my time. In fact, I was working the whole of yesterday (Saturday) up till 5am this morning so that I could have some time off to chill and paint my nails.

I have three very pretty polished to show you today! The first of which, is Pretty Jelly Hera.



Hera is from the Pretty Jelly Goddess Collection, a multichrome holo line which features five beauties that were inspired by the Greek Goddesses.

According to Pretty Jelly, Hera is a purple-indigo multichrome holo that shifts from cool icy blue-purple to a rich red-purple. Let's put her to the test shall we? For my swatches, I've painted three coats of Hera on my index, ring and pinkie, and two coats of Hear over a black base on my middle finger.



Cool, icy blue-purple, check!



Here, Hera is shifting to a warmer purple.



Red, rich purple, check!

Now, let's not forget that Hera is also holographic.



Final thoughts: I must admit, Hera doesn't really come close to the Ozotic holo multuchromes but it's nice to see some other alternatives out in the market. Hera was a dream to apply and built up nicely. You don't have to wear it over a black base, which is nice. The black base does bring out the colour shift a bit more but it's really optional. The Ozotics on the other hand, no way I'll wear them without a black base.



Now for Pretty Serious Phantom Planet.



Pretty Serious Cosmetics says it's a green foil multichrome that shifts through aqua and blue. I know it's totally not polish-related but when I first saw Pantom Planet, California (The O.C. theme song) was totally playing in my head!



Even in this first picture, where it's the most green, you can already see hints of blue.



This picture above makes me think of a mermaid's tale. What a beauty!



And now the aqua shift. Phantom Planet really is a pretty pretty polish. I thought it would be more "alien green" so the bluer side was a nice surprise.

Final thoughts: Phantom Planet has a pretty thin formula but it was surprisingly pigmented. I was wearing three thin coats on my index, ring and pinkie, and two thin coats over a black base on my middle finger. I didn't think Phantom Planet would build up so easily but it did! That being said, because of the thinner consistency, be careful not to get too much polish on your brush or else you'll flood your cuticles.



Lumina Lacquer Seastar is the last polish I have for you tonight.



Seastar is such a sweet, pastel glitter polish. It mades me think of lullabies so I chose a soft base colour to compliment the pretty, soft glitters.





This is one coat of Seastar over Chna Glaze Light As Air. The holo stars were easy to get on my nails, though I had to dab the other glitters on just so every thing would be evenly spread out. It was no trouble at all so really, it wasn't a big deal. The stars made me think of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!

Final thoughts: This is a pretty pretty polish that mades me feel like a little girl! It's sweet and really cute! Formula was manageable and you can wear it over a multitude of base colours so the sky's the limit!


Hope you guys liked these three babies as much as I do. I'm really happy with them. I'm really hoping to have more free time so I can go back to swatch, swatch, swatching! I have so many new shades that I can't wait to show y'all. See you guys soon!


You can grab your bottles of Hera, Phantom Planet and Lumina Lacquer from Mei Mei's Signatures.


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Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for my honest opinions. I am not affiliated with Mei Mei's Signatures or Pretty Jelly, Pretty Serious Cosmetics and Lumina Lacquer.