The service was fantastic! The polishes cost $20 each, but for international orders the tax is taken off so they're $18.18. The shipping costs $34.
The polishes arrived after just 5 days. Incredible. They were sent with DHL so I was updated every step of the way and I was given a time slot of when they'd arrive. Super super quick.
I bought a few of the new core shades and a few from the O&M collab collection.
This is a limited edition colour in collaboration with O&M.
This kind of reminds me of OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons, I haven't done a comparison, but I think this is a little more orangey blush toned.
I used 2 coats for the swatch. It had a very easy application without any issues.
The polish dries to a semi glossy finish.
More info and swatches after the jump!
I bought this shade because at the time I ordered these polishes exactly a year ago I was at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
I've been back from Australia exactly a year now and it's nice to have little reminders every now and then.
This is another collab with O&M.
Bondi Sand is a very pale yellow. Online it looked like it was going to be a bit more of a warmer neutral, but it's definitely yellow more than anything else, and definitely the lightest shade of yellow ever!
I used 2 careful coats for the swatch. It's quite a streaky polish so I'd say it's about 2-3 coats for full opacity.
It dries glossy.
This is Bondi Rays. Another collab shade with O&M.
Let me just say, I LOVED Sydney, and Bondi Beach was beautiful.
It was almost perfect in just 1 coat. That doesn't happen for a yellow polish.. Ever!! It had very very slight streaks so I would recommend a second coat. But it was so close to being a 1 coater it's incredible.
It dries glossy.
This is a very dark rusty looking red, or as Kester Black describes, a deep plum.
It's a very very dark red, and in dull lights it can almost look black.
It's fully opaque in just 1 coat. I used 2 coats for the swatch as it slightly deepens the colour, but you can easily get away with just the 1 coat.
It dries very glossy.
I'm not sure which collection this came out with, but it's part of the core line.
Kester Black describes it as a sandy pale pink polish. I think it's a bit of a salmon-y shade, but much more pink than orange.
It's a very sweet neutral pink and it's super wearable any season.
This has an incredible formula. I used 2 thin coats for the swatch, but you can easily get away with just 1 slightly thicker coat.
It dries glossy.
This is Quartz and it's a grey, brown, purple.
It's a very confusing colour. Sometimes I feel a bit disappointed because it just looks boring and brown, when I first opened the parcel I thought it was purple.
It's a very unusual shade.
It's fully opaque in just 1 coat. I used 2 for the swatch as it deepens the colour, but it's definitely not necessary.
It dries glossy.
This is Blue Raspberry.
This shade has been out for AGES, even when I was living in Australia but I never saw it in store and for some reason I just never actually bought it. Then when I moved away and couldn't buy it, obviously I needed it...
It's a super super super bright royal electric blue.
It's a bit more of a crelly formula so I used 2 coats for the swatch for it to be fully opaque.
It dries super glossy.
That's it for my haul! I am still in love with Kester Black. Their polishes are such beautiful colours, highly pigmented, easy to use, cruelty free, vegan, 5 free. It's seriously amazing.
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