Australis Flip Flops

Hi guys, today I'm showing you an Aussie polish!
Australis is an Australian drug store brand that have some pretty good polishes, I don't tend to by DS brands because I don't find that they compare to higher quality brands, and in AUSTRALIA aren't actually that much cheeper.

Anyway here is Flip Flops by Australis. It was released in 2012 as a limited edition shade but it's readily available and I'm sure it will continue to be.

Flip Flops is an extremely bright royal blue jelly base with bright electric blue glitter particles inside it. This is three coats, but two would suffice. The formula was easy and brush was manageable.

Australis polishes retail for $7.95 and are available at K-Mart, Target and Priceline.

Chanel Paradoxal: Swatch & Comparison with Aussie Brands

Hi guys I have a quick swatch and comparison for you today before I get on with my uni assignments.

I know this is late I guess since Paradoxal came out in 2010 but it wasn't until now I was able to get my hands on it.

Paradoxal is a super smokey puple leaning brown i think with a hidden purple/pink shimmer. It's very flattering.

Unfortunately I couldn't get the shimmer to show up properly on my camera, but beleive me it's there!

Now I know there are many dupes of Paradoxal from brands such as Barry M and Revlon but I thought I'd do a comparison with some Aussie brands since I remember searching through google for some, and nothing turned up aha.

CHANEL Paradoxal, Australis Limited Edition1, Ulta3 Twilight Fever

Now again I had trouble with my angles with the comparison, it seems I always have this with darker colours, but you'll have to trust me.... THEY'RE IDENTICAL!

The Australis was the most opaque of them all, barely needing a second coat, but the Chanel and Ulta3 were both opaque at two. They all apply very nicely and smoothly - I didn't experience any dragging or streaking. 

CHANEL - $39 at David Jones ($22 in USA)

Australis - $7.95 at Priceline, K-Mart & Target (However I got mine on clearance for 3.99 since it was limited edition, however I still see it around)

Ulta3 - $2.25 at various chemists eg. Terry White