Today's mani is from Australian beauty brand Australis. I've tried a few products from Australis but haven't tried their nail polish in years, nay, DECADES!!! I bought Vampy quite a few months ago because I liked the subtle glittery look in the bottle. A name like Vampy conjures up images of blood, or deep plum colours but Australis' Vampy is more of a raspberry-plum shade if that makes sense. Now the glitter effect is very subtle too because the polish is quite opaque, so it was really difficult to photograph - It surprised me when I removed it to find the glitter was actually silver and not red as I'd thought! The application was pretty tricky with this one - it was sort of gloopy and jelly-ish, and combining the strange formula with a soft brush made for an interesting time indeed!
Outdoors shade
Partly cloudy
Indoors
Sun
What do you think of this subtle jelly glitter? Too subtle?
Until next time.
Vita :)
On the last photo it shows pretty good, but I think it's nice with subtle effects from time to time, especially depending on what kind of nail art you add to it!!
ReplyDeleteAre you reading my mind Maria? I did do something to it but not in your league, haha!
DeleteThis looks like a muted version of that Canadian exclusive Deborah Lippmann shade, actually! I really like it!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it Larie :) Still don't have a Lippmann polish in my collection. One day I will - I want/need to tick that brand off my wishlist!
DeleteI love a good jelly and a good red; this is quite pretty--- perhaps a more wearable rendition of Ruby slippers
ReplyDeleteThanks Dovey :) I guess this is like a 'sleeper' polish - you have to look up close to see the magic! I have a bottle of Ruby Slippers and this does remind of it just a little, albeit more subdued and wearable like you say.
DeleteI like the subtle glitters, but if you didn't say, I would have totally thought they were red too!
ReplyDeleteI like the subtle effect too - I'd forgotten to say I actually DO like the look of the polish even though it was difficult to apply!
DeleteThis is such a gorgeous shade on you! I bought my first two Australis polishes two weeks ago and must say I thought the same, the formula is a little hard to work with!
ReplyDeleteBought the ever famous Mates Rates and I was so disappointed at how that holo green/gold shimmer just disappeared with two coats. :(
That's a disappointment :^( I have a few more bottles of Australis so I'll have to see how they apply.
DeleteI like it! A LOT! :)
ReplyDeleteI like that the flecks are subtle and the juicy colour looks fantastic against your skin tone. Win win.
Thank you Liz! It was a bit of a bee-atch to apply but worth it in the end! :)
DeleteI like it subtle too, but I don't like that you can only see the magic if you stare at your nails real up close :D
ReplyDeleteIf only it was just a tiny bit more blingy...
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