Face of Australia Pastels Collection

I wanted to start this post off by saying a resounding YOU ARE AMAZING! to all the nail bloggers out there that swatch entire collections. I only swatched 4 polishes in one sitting and that was enough for me!

Face of Australia you've done it again! The brand new nail polish collection entitled "Pastels" is just that, pastel goodness! I've always been a fan of pastel nail polishes and was scouting out my local Priceline until I saw these babies, then it was deciding which to buy? I consulted my lovely nail blogger friend Cosmetic Cupcake to let me know what the "must haves" were. I could have bought the whole collection but I thought getting 4 of the collection would do me for now.

Shades: Have Your Cupcake And Eat It Too, After Dinner Mint, Once In A Blue Moon, Boys 'n Berries

Have Your Cupcake And Eat It Too - This was a hard colour to photograph, it's a light baby pink with a kind of violet colour to it. Strangely enough this is the exact shade I was after a few weeks ago it's odd how it's pastel but yet it still seems bright. This was an absolute dream to apply, 2 coat wonder for me (could have possibly even gotten away with 1 coat to be honest). This is my favourite of the 4 I purchased but mainly because it was a colour lemming fulfilled!

After Dinner Mint - I am a sucker for a good mint shade and this doesn't disappoint! It looks a little streaky in my pictures but that was more my bad application. I wore this last week and it lasted chip free for 4 days which for me is an absolute lifetime. This is another two coat wonder and such a gorgeous shade for spring or summer.

Once In A Blue Moon - There is always one that doesn't perform spectacularly and in this case it's Once In A Blue moon, don't get me wrong I adore the colour but the actual polish was very thin and a bit of a pain to apply. You need 3 good coats of this one to get to the opaque stage. Such a shame as the blue is so pretty.

Boys 'N' Berries - Cute name, great colour and one of the best lavender pastels i've tried. I have quite a few in my collection particularly from Essie (they seem to do a lavender with every collection). This is opaque with 2 coats and is a dream to apply. This is for sure my new go-to lavender shade.

As with most Face of Australia collections, these are limited edition! They only retail for $4.95AUD a pop so certainly not a bank breaker.

You can purchase Face of Australia from various department stores, Priceline, Fashion Addict & Makeup Express

Please note all products were purchased with my own money, all opinions are my own. Link to the Fashion Addict website is an affiliate link, if this is an issue for you just google the address. Funds from affiliate links go into the running and maintaining of this blog.