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Sunday Manicure (Vol.18) ~ a.k.a. “Erinetta’s KIKO Polishes (No.1)”

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Products used: Erre Due Diamond Base Coat 6.49€ KIKO Nail Lacquer 347 ‘Dark Green’ 3.90€ Erre Due Ceramic Top Coat 6.49€ This week’s manicure is courtesy of my lovely friend Erinetta, who dropped by bearing KIKO polishes for me to try (& feature). Super exciting -especially since I love KIKO (& was considering ordering polishes online to check them out). First shade is a dark green that packs quite a punch. The gel texture formula is silky & thick and was an absolute pleasure to apply. The color payoff was amazing – you can easily get away with one coat if you’re in a hurry (or just bored). Drying time was fantastic and the “après topcoat” result looks shiny and flawless (& makes me happy). At 3.90€ a pop and with a range of 145 colors (!) I’d say these are definite keepers. Look out for two more colors, in the coming weeks. If today’s anything to go by, they’ll be fab…

Sunday Manicure (Vol.17)

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Products used: Essie ‘First Base’ Base Coat 15.00€ Essie no. 860, ‘Resort Fling’ 12.50€ Essie ‘Good to Go’ Top Coat 15.00€ After a quiet couple of weeks I’m back with the namesake of the Essie Resort collection, ‘Resort Fling’. The shade is being marketed as a “coral peach” – a quite spot-on description. Being in a spring-y mood I figured it would make a girly, feel- good choice. Alas, I was bitterly disappointed. Applying this (very un-Essie like, ridiculously thin formula) was a nightmare… The 1st coat was all over the place – streaky & uneven- and even though the 2nd coat did improve things, it just didn’t improve then enough. I did not bother with a 3rd coat (since my nails would take forever to dry) & was left with many uneven patches – especially around the nail-bed areas. Conclusion? I wanted to give this a chance (despite the rather negative reviews) but I’m afraid I can’t in good conscience recommended it to anyone…

Beauty Obsession of the Day…

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My oily skin has always been quite a pain in the butt. I usually start the working day with a carefully polished face, only to watch it slowly disintegrate during the course of it – to the point of looking totally unkempt by 4PM. I always notice a big difference if I use a primer – but have not yet managed to settle on one that I actually love. I currently use Benefit’s ‘The Porefessional’ pro balm, but find it a bit too silicon-y and heavy for my skin (as is the case with most of the other primers I’ve tried this far). As a result I usually only resort to it on ‘special occasions’ (for fear of irritation or – god forbid – a major breakout). While browsing Cult Beauty (& in particular its ‘What’s New’ section), I bumped into this little gem by Jouer. According to the description, the Anti- Blemish Matte Primer is “enriched with clarifying, resurfacing, soothing and luminosity-boosting ingredients, as well as Vitamin E, Ginseng and Gingko Biloba to provide …

Houston, We Have a “Problem”…

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Boots is now officially offering international delivery to 19 EU countries, including Greece (*insert little song & dance here*). That means I finally have the chance to get my hands on previously inaccessible/ hard-to-find-where-I’m-at brands such as No.7, Revlon (!!), Smashbox, Soap & Glory & Origins – but also get quick access to products from brands such as Maybelline (i.e. Color Elixirs, Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser, Baby Lips Lip Balm, Color Sensational: The Buffs lipsticks etc.) and L’Oreal (i.e. Miss Manga Mascara, Nude Magique Eau De Teint Foundation, Glam Shine Stain Splash etc.) that take forever to show up (if at all) on the Greek market… This may either be the best day of my life or just the start of my, eventual, financial ruin… Now please excuse me while I go check out that “3 for 2” deal on Revlon (those of you who’ve been following me for a while know exactly how much that means). Ta- ta!

Beauty Obsession of the Day…

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A refillable palette that’s cute as a button, features paraben- free shades for both the eyes and cheeks and donates 5% of proceeds to charity (The Xerces Society to help protect bees & the environment)? I’m sold! This little treasure packs quite a punch with its 4 shades: Honey, a “glistening golden highlighter for both eyes and cheek”, Nectar, a “flattering warm coral-pink” blush & two eyeshadows in Sky, an “eye-opening sheer blue” & Beehive, a “versatile grey beige”. Available since January 2014 this can be purchased via the Chantecaille official website (only ships to the U.S.), as well as via SpaceNK & Liberty London.