The Girl In The Striped Tee: Nails

Nailed It!

9:41 AM

Sometimes I like to think I'm funny...that's the only way I can explain that title anyway. I couldn't resist these three items (I have such weak willpower when it comes to depriving myself). A good base coat, hardening and quick-drying spray to save time and white nailpolish? Can I really be blamed for buying? Please say no...

Reviews soon!

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Beauty Review

An Ode to Essence: Colour and Go and Nude Glam

7:45 AM

Price: R 19, 99 each

Doing my nails is one of my favourite ways to cheer myself up! In fact if you stop by this blog sometimes you might have seen two of the four nailpolish colours I'm going to talk about in this post featured in other posts.

The first two colours are from the Essence Colour and Go Range and they're called:

1. Hello Marshmallow and

2. That's What I Mint

Pastels are so fun! They're great for Spring but even right now, with it being winter in the southern hemisphere, I enjoy the memory of warmer weather they evoke. The Hello Marshmallow is a pastel purple while the That's What I Mint is a refreshing pastel green and when I'm down I like to use these colours to perk myself up.

The next two colours are from the Essence Nude Glam Range and they're called:

1. Iced Strawberry Cream and

2. Cafe Olé.

The Iced Strawberry Cream is a wonderful pink shade with this soft sheen that's great for during the week because it blends right in with your outfits while giving you a fun, feminine look. The Cafe Olé is, I have to admit, my absolute favourite. I love it's simplicity and the way it makes me feel effortlessly and understatedly glam!

The Essence nailpolishes are great ways to get fun shades at an affordable price. I like the fact that the price makes the colours accessible. When I apply the nailpolish I use two coats and the colour will last an average of 3-4 days before it starts chipping. Now, I have to admit, that's not the most impressive length of time but with a base coat and top coat this duration can be extended. The coats dry within a few minutes and have a glossy finish. Overall purchasing any of the Essence nailpolishes is, in my humble opinion, a good way to go.

Do you have an Essence nailpolish favourite?

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Essence

An Ode To Essence: A Series

10:21 AM

Since I've started beauty blogging I've learnt a lot about makeup (but never enough because there's always something you didn't know or couldn't have expected) and in my learning I've come to love brands like Lancôme and Mac and a few of those other brand names causing a friend to good-naturedly remark on my 'expensive taste' and claim that since she's living on a 'student budget' there's no way she could afford some of the stuff on this blog (I say 'good-naturedly' because she was quite clearly exaggerating and it amused me to no end). I was going through my makeup bag recently (I like to do that sometimes when I want to try new looks) I remembered my friends words and, after coming across all my Essence buys, decided what would be better than sharing some of my favourites with you?

Essence is an English brand of makeup that sells fun, affordable and reliable products great for the makeup beginner but also perfect for the veteran who wants to try something out before venturing to pick out a more expensive option. The key pull for me with Essence products is the affordability, there just isn't a brand with their consistency that sells beauty products at that price! So while I do stock some of the higher end products, I believe you can never go wrong with an Essence buy!

I was originally going to do this as a single post just to talk about the products briefly but then I realised I had too many pictures for one post and more importantly, too much to say in a single post. So...I decided to do it as a series that'll run on the blog for two weeks. I've decided to call the series 'An ode to Essence'. Join me these next two weeks as I rave (and hopefully offer a useful opinion too) about my Essence favourites.

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Nailpolish

#Pastel

12:57 PM

A yellow necklace and some navy stripes all paired together with a black pleated skirt. That was my outfit of choice this mid-week. This week was busy as per usual but it ended on a good note. It was definitely a pastel week with me painting the nails a cute pastel purple by Essence called 'hello marshmallow', and taking time to relax with a coffee break and biscuits with a friend.

What did you get up to?

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Mint

Minty Fresh

6:19 PM

That expression just about sums up how I ended my week! It started off on a low note with stress, anxiety and general grumpiness...then progressed to laughs, silliness and a wonderful lunch with friends where a plate of nachos and a ginger beer over funny conversation went a long way to soothing what ailed me before ending with a test myself and all my friends walked out of saying 'what a wonderful test!'. I wish all my weeks could end on such a good note!

I picked up this Essence Colour & Go in 'that's what I mint!' this week and even though the pastel is a spring colour, with the weather getting chillier I could use the visual pick me up!

How was your week?

Enjoy your weekend!

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Nailpolish

Nude nails

12:36 PM

Just a snap of my nails.

Been having some problems with my nails recently so to cheer myself up I decided to paint them a fun colour.

I used Essence Nude Glam.

What do you think?

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