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My Ten Friends: Astrochicken & Zero-G


Happy Sunday everyone!
So sorry for the brief absence! I had been busy with the pre-orders earlier so I didn't have the time to swatch/blog. I really ought to plan my posts in advance >< Anyway, I am happy to say that I have shipped out half of the orders and the other half are packed and ready to be mailed out this week! Keep a lookout at your inbox for email notifications with your tracking numbers!
Thank you for making this pre-order such a success!

With the pre-orders out of the way, I can finally do some swatching and blogging! Boy have I missed playing with all the pretties sitting in my drawers! I have some serious backlog by now so let's jump right into it, shall we?

Today, I have some pretties from a new-to-me indie brand - My Ten Friends - given to me by the lovely Denise from Dazzled!


Oh yeaa.. They look gorgeous, don't they? My mum walked into my room when I was swatching a bunch of polishes and Astrochicken immediately caught her eye. Her taste in polish is awfully trendy and bold for a woman her age. I am so proud of her ;)

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my-ten-friends-astrochicken1Astrochicken. 3 thin coats.
A sheer yellow base packed with shimmers and a handful of red, lime green and gold glitters in various sizes. As delicious as it may look, I had a nagging suspicion that it is not actually inspired by some space cuisine. So, I had a quick look at google and viola~ The word “astrochicken” is a name given to an egg-like spacecraft imagined by Freeman Dyson, a theoretical physicist, which would be launched into space where it would hatch and move around exploring space. At least, that is what I got from Wikipedia. The rest of the words were beyond me #_# Interesting concept huh? If it were ever constructed, I hope it would look as delicious as this polish does ;)


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Zero-G. 3 thin coats.
A sheer black base that simply explodes with silver holo glittery goodness that defy gravity - from hexes to shards. One of those that give you instant galaxy nails. The base is an interesting one and I am not quite sure how to explain it. It is actually a load of tiny black particles suspended in a lightly tinted base. It is apparent on the first coat but it builds up to opacity very quickly on the second/third coat.




Application was good. Although the formula is slightly on the thick side, it is still easy to control and the glitters spread evenly on the nails without any dabbing or placement. No fishing needed to get the glitters out of the bottle either.

So what do you think of these two colours? What are your favourite My Ten Friends' colours?

My Ten Friends polishes are available on their website or through stockists like Dazzled. For more information and updates, you may wish to follow My Ten Friends on Facebook and Twitter.

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Femme Fatale Cosmetics: Librarian's Shush & Sparkleshell

Happy Sunday everyone!!
Weekends are fast becoming my favorite time of the week but, urgh, it is just too short! If I run the country, I would decree that we should all work on weekends and rest on weekdays... right. :et

So anyway, here are some swatches of my recent haul from Shoppe Eceleticco - yup, MOAR Femme Fatale Cosmetics!! :e


Librarian's Shush. 3 coats.
A soft light grey filled with a mix of white, black and silver glitters. I bought this after seeing a swatch, thinking that it was a latte with black, white and brown glitters but for some reason, mine turned out to be quite different. I must admit being a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong - this is pretty but I was hoping to get some nude glitters for work. 8|

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Sparkleshell. 3 coats.
A soft yellow-white / ivory color with brown, yellow-gold, purple and periwinkle glitters. I fell in love with the unique combination and it sure didn't disappoint! I am not too sure what it is meant to resemble but Google gave me this:


and lots of other reference to World of Warcraft? I am not a gamer so pardon me if I am a bit perplexed.

Formula-wise, I am very happy to report that everything was a-ok! Not much glitter fishing was needed this time round because the glitters are not too large or heavy.

So, what do you think of these FFCs?

xoxo,
mich