Australis - Manic Panic

I'd forgotten I'd picked this one up when I bought all the newest releases from Australis. I wish I hadn't of, because this had the best formula I've ever used from an Australis polish. A pretty, bright purple, this applied opaquely in 2 coats with no top coat.

Shade

Sunlight

Shade

Australis - Sinfully Sweet

One of my favourite colours to paint my nails is pale pink, so I couldn't help but pick up this colour from Australis' new range. Whilst I love the colour, the formula was a pain to work with (very thick = messy application) and to be honest, I'll probably always reach for my Essie pale pinks over this one. 2 coats, no top coat. And because it's a knicksandnails photo, there is a dent in the middle finger ;)

Direct sun

Direct sun

Australis - Foil Spoil vs Chanel - Graphite

I only picked this up because it looked like Chanel's Graphite, and whilst I already own that, I thought I could do a dupe post. It's a little picture heavy, so read on if you're interested :)

Australis - Speck-tacular

Whilst it was gloomy this morning, the sun has since come out and I wanted something sparkly on my nails, without having to remove my polish. Thus, another Australis post! This was 2 coats (on top of Kick the Bucket), and it is the only flakie I own so I don't know how good it looks next to other brands. I'll let you make up your own mind.

All photos taken in direct sunlight :)

Australis - Kick the Bucket

Another new one by Australis. This actually wasn't as thick and hard to work with as the other Australis polishes I've been wearing lately, so that was nice :) I only needed 1 coat, with 1 coat of Revlon's quick dry top coat.

Cloudy

Cloudy

Australis - Mates Rates

This is one of the new ones Australis just recently brought out - a dark, forest green with gold shimmer. It does have a thicker formula, which made it a little difficult to work with in hotter weather, but I don't own anything like this so I'm happy with it. This is two coats though if you paint well you'll only need one, and no top coat. Oh and because it was thicker, it didn't dry all that quickly, hence the dents in my nails (I was being impatient today, oops!)

Direct sun

Direct sun

Shade

Shade

Australis - Vampy

This was the other polish released with Flip Flops, and I like it a million times more. It's a bit brighter than what I would usually call a vampy polish, but that is what makes this colour so unique in my collection. Like most Australis nail polishes, it had a thick formula, which for some means a one coater. I applied 2 with one coat of Essie's Good to Go! top coat. Btw, Australis polishes are now on sale for $4.95 at Priceline.

Direct sun

Shade

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Australis - Flip Flops

The weather has gotten hotter than ever, so I'll be reaching for my brights more often. I picked this up just the other day from Priceline for $7.95, which they released for summer with another polish (a holographic flakie) that I've yet to try.  Application was ok-ish in 2 coats, though the polish was thicker than I typically like so it was a little glumpy (though that could have been partly due to this unbearable heat!). Whilst I still love the colour, I'm just not that comfortable with blues on my nails. I also don't understand the name, since we never call thongs 'flip flops' :/

Cloudy

Cloudy

Shade

Sun (it started to rain, hence the water drops)

Australis - Metallic Blue Polish Pot

I really wish Australis' polish pots came with names. Or even numbers. So I'm referring to this as metallic blue, which was opaque in 1 coat but had a bit of streaking so I added another to minimise that. I don't usually enjoy any blue other than navy on my nails, so I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked this one. It came in a pack of 5 that was exclusive to Kmart before Christmas, so I'm not sure of the availability of this shade anymore.

Daylight - direct sun

Daylight - shade

Daylight - direct sun