May Giveaway - We Have a Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the May Giveaway!

Unfortunately, there can be only one winner, and that winner is......... Valerie Frank.

Congratulations Valerie!  You win three packs of Nailene Nails PLUS the much covetted BYS Crackle Set.

For those of you disappointed at having not won this giveaway, the June Swatch Watch kicks off this coming week, so stay tuned, vote for your favourite and be in the running to win!

Naily News #33

If you are after a lavender comparison, Nihrida has you covered.

Siobhan has, quite possibly, the CUTEST manicure in the history of manicures.

Diana stuns and amazes with a blaze of petals.

Kris catches me in her net.  I received this OPI in the post this week and I can't wait to try it out.

Oh man, this is a sweeeeeet manicure.

Tiffani reviews Diamond Cosmetics' Summer 2010 Collection and it's gorgeous.

Elizabeth has a lovely burgundy comparison.  Now I feel like drinking wine.

Lisa has been shellacked!

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Jessica - Eyes Wide Open + CG200 Layering Experiment

**For those of you waiting to hear about the winner of the May Giveaway, be patient just a day more!  It's taken me forever to go through all followers, validate all tweets and blog links etc.  I'm nearly there!!**

Jessica's Eyes Wide Open is from the Daydream Collection, released earlier this year.

I was so prepared to be meh about this lacquer, but this is like a shot of coffee direct to the heart.

As you can see, this is more a tangerine than a straight orange, which makes it infinitely wearable.  Normally, I find oranges are just a smidge too warm for my skin tone, but this baby is just right.

The formula on this is divine.  So smooth and creamy.  It needed two coats to get to opaque and dried to the high shine you see.

But wait!  There's more!  Remember the City Girl 2000 lacquer I trialled earlier in the week?  After the jump, I've layered it over Eyes Wide Open.  It's like a different lacquer.

Eyeko - Disco Polish

I don't know if Eyeko are even selling Disco Polish anymore but, hot damn, they should be.

This is one of the best glitter polishes I've come across.  Two coats and it's done.  And, seriously, isn't that one of the nicest glitters you've seen!

This does dry to a rough finish so you will need Seche Vite to smooth it out.  Oh, and it's an absolute pain in the a** to remove but, then, aren't all dense glitters?

For under $5, this is a worthy investment if you can still find it.

Inglot - #207

I had high hopes for Inglot #207.  In the bottle, it looked like it might be a gold version of OPI's Mad Hatter.

Err, no.  This is most definitely not a lacquer that will ever become opaque on its own.  But, as a layering lacquer, it's a knockout.

I layered one coat of this over Bad Boy and, seriously, I'm channelling a disco loving Cleopatra with this.  I think this is a unique gold glitter in that, while the dominant glitter is gold, there are other colours in there.

So while I'm disappointed that this didn't end up the way I had originally envisaged, I'm pleased with the overall look.  I'm obsessed with layering at the moment and this certainly hits the spot.