Tag: review
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Review & swatch: Essie House Boat
I absolutely LOVE this color for summer. The one problem however is that it chips quickly. I’ve tried several different base coats and several different top coats. 2 layers of nail polish, 3 layers. Every time is seems to last maybe 3 days tops before starting to look really bad. Most of the other Essie…
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Review: Pixi Beauty Lip & Line – Fresh Pink
I bought the Pixi Beauty Lip & Line in Fresh Pink. It actually seems to look better in the photo than it does in real life (though I was tired and ready for sleep when I took the photo.) It’s just a little too pink and a little too chalky looking in person somehow. I tried…
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amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask review
I received a sample of the Amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask in the April Birchbox. I LOVE what this does to my hair. The photos are actually all the second day after using this (gallery below) My hair was still shiny but not oily. NO additional products. No hairspray, no gel, no shine serums, nada. Just shampoo…
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klutchclub – like a fitness & health birchbox
KlutchClub is an interesting new company: A fitness and health box similar to birchbox but instead of makeup, full of goodies like DVDs, food and organic items. I’ve done an unboxing video linked below: via YouTube Ignore my comment about what people got in their box, it looks like everyone gets the same box and…
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“Foiled Again” – gold foiling or gold leaf on clothes & nails
“Foiled again” get it? Ok, that would make more sense if I had previously written about gold foiling or even any kind of gold on clothes, right? Apparently I’ve been getting into golds lately. As exhibited by both some recent clothing purchases as well as nail polish choice. Outfit Top to bottom (click images…
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Glittery Pinks – Essie “Luxe Affects” Multidimensional Top Coat in “A Cut Above” vs Wet N Wild Shine in “Sparked” or 435G
Right to Left (reverse of what you’re probably used to): 1 coat of Essie “A Cut Above” then 3 generous coats, 1 coat of Wet N Wild “Sparked” then 3 generous coats, and the last one on the left is one coat of “A Cut Above” over 2 coats of Essie “A Crewed Interest.” The…