Missha Glitters

What a boring name for a post full of awesome.

Missha are a Korean brand... and they make awesome polish. HGR01 has been getting a lot of attention lately. I'm really glad that Missha are becoming more popular! I feel like their brand has been so overlooked and unappreciated. Their colours are awesome, and they come in the cutest bottles ever. HEARTS! HOMG! So adorable!

The three I have to show you today are GVL01 (the fuchsia), GGL01 (yellow) and GBL01 (blue).

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These three all seem to have the same sort of glitter and finish. Don't they look like they belong in a collection together? I think there's also a couple of other colours with the same finish but I'm not sure.

I got a couple of questions last time I posted a Missha on where I got these so in case anyone's wondering, I get most of my Missha at the Box Hill store in Melbourne, Australia. If you're in the Melbourne area and you want to see the polishes in person, then the store in located in Box Hill Central between the train station and Sweet As (chocolates!). Also, since the store doesn't carry the complete range, I've also got some off eBay from this seller. Actually, I've got one coming now thanks to Kaz :D


First up, the fuchsia - GVL01

The actual colour is a little less purple than my swatches. It's closer to the bottle picture. GVL01 is a fuchsia/violet/purple with loads of silver and pink glitter. I was able to take a more detailed close up so you guys can better see what it looks like IRL. Be sure to click for lots more detail.

Can you see the different shaped glitters? Small squares and hexagons. It gives the polish much more interest than just a straight, single glitter. I love it! Lots of depth!


This is GBL01..

This one is a mix of blue and silver glitter in a blue base. It reminds me of a crystal or something - very icy looking. Insanely sparkly.


GGL01. The formula was patchy and horrible and it doesn't look so hot against my skin tone. But still, this is possibly my favourite... Why? BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST A GOD DAMN YELLOW GLITTER.

I don't think I've ever seen a true yellow glitter that is dense, opaque (not jelly with sparse glitters) and most importantly, yellow. This isn't technically yellow but it comes so close. It's a warm yellow base that has a mix of both silver and gold glitters. I think the gold retains the yellow-ness of the base but the silver stops it from overwhelming the polish and making it look too gold.

The overall look is a yellow glitter. Insanity! If you love glitter, yellow or unique colours, then in all seriousness - YOU NEED THIS. fo'real.


Wow.. that was an extremely long, rambling post. Props to you if you read it all :D

China Glaze Rodeo Diva Collection

I have for you today, eight of the twelve Rodeo Diva polishes (I don't own the other four because my gut tells me I won't like them). This was China Glaze's fall collection in 2008 and it's completely brilliant. You ladies in the Northern Hemisphere might think it's strange that I'm swatching a Fall collection now but since it's Autumn here in Australia, I've really been feeling the dark vampies so these are right up my alley at the moment :)

We'll start with bottle pics because I'm a little obsessed with them lately. (Remember, all images are clickable)

And now the swatches (all are three coats)...

Rodeo Fanatic. Blue shimmer with the tiniest bit of purple duochrome. The duochrome is really visible in the bottle but doesn't come up well when on the nail.

Gussied Up Green. Deep green shimmer. This also seems to have some blue duochrome in it as well. Amazing shade, but I may be a little biased since I love greens :)

Branding Iron. Glowy, shimmery red. I have quite a lot of colours like this but I still can't get enough of them- dark, ruby red shimmers that give the impression of glowing hot embers. Most gorgeous.

Cowgirl Up. Fuchsia/purple with a really complex shimmer. Do you see the purple flecks in that?? Omg... LOVE!

Side Saddle. My picture for this one is a little inaccurate. The base colour of Side Saddle is more of a brownish purple than the reddish brown it looks here. It's shot through with this amazing gold shimmer that catches the light so prettily.

Prize Winning Mare. A light tan brown with gold shimmer. The gold shimmer in this one kind of blends in with the brown creating a butterscotch/caramel kind of shade.

Midnight Ride. The darkest of all the colours. An almost-black with a purple shimmer that really comes alive in the sun.

Wagon Trail. I showed you guys this before in my first post but I'll put it here again. This is a dark green with golden shimmer. The gold makes the overall look a deep olive that's completely amazing!

Ok, so this post may have been a bit of a gush-fest of total love, but it's all true! These colours are brilliant!