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Giorgio Armani Nail Polish Collection

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Originally posted on A Stairway To Fashion:
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Avon Haul …

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I’m afraid I got carried away. Again… I am pretty sure the AVON lady said that being a representative was a lucrative way to fill one’s free time. Apparently, in my case, that did not really take. Oh, well. At least it is a great way to fill my beauty essentials’ (and non essentials’) quota. Here’s my latest little haul. Relative posts & reviews will be up soon, for any of you interested in checking them out. From left to right: Anew Vitale 25+ Day Cream SPF25, 50ml* Anew Vitale 25+ Night Cream, 50ml* Anew Vitale 25+ Cleanser, 125ml* Anew Vitale 25+ Eye Gel Cream, 15ml* Speed Dry 30” polish in Pronto Purple Nailware Pro+ polish in Vintage Boutique Nailware Pro+ polish in Tweed Ultra Colour Lip Crayon in Risqué Rose {* For more info on the Anew Vitale 25+ line check out the UK Press Release}

Sunday Manicure (Vol.5)

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Products used: Avon Nail Experts Advanced Mira- Cuticle Vanishing Complex & Avon Nail Experts Revitacool Base Coat – No Longer Available Maybelline Forever Strong “Winner Takes it All” £4.09 Erre Due Ceramic Top Coat 6.50€ First Impressions: Had this for a few months and was reminded of it lately – what with the Christmas holidays approaching & the festive mood peaking. I am generally more of a Color Show fan, but this was the only Maybelline range including a golden nail polish at a time when I was looking to dress up as… Cleopatra (!), so I picked it up (& didn’t regret it). The color is easy to apply, dries quickly & has great lasting power (I’ve had it last up to 12 days). Also, the metallic shade is such that minor chips are very difficult to detect. You can easily apply a single coat, but I use two – for the result pictured here. One minus: this tends to form tiny air bubbles, so keep that in mind when applying and take the …

Sunday Manicure (Vol.4)

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Products used: Avon Nail Experts Advanced Mira- Cuticle Vanishing Complex & Avon Nail Experts Revitacool Base Coat – No Longer Available Essie Toggle to the Top 12.00€ Erre Due Ceramic Top Coat 6.50€ First Impressions: I was, initially, very excited to get this and I could hardly wait to try it out today. Then I made the mistake of checking out a couple of reviews online and… started worrying. They were a bit of a mixed bag, with some loving the polish and some others hating it. I also came across a few people saying how they considered this to be sub-par for Essie, as it was too thick and chunky making it almost impossible to apply. For a second there I thought I might have wasted my money… Having now tried Toggle to the Top (and given the fact that I am no professional when it comes to manicure) I know I needn’t have worried. Despite the glitter in it, the polish was fluid enough and the color glided on perfectly. It dried really …

MAC, Dior, Essie & Benefit Haul…

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A couple of days ago I was talking about how I should really stop obsessing over (and spending money on) make-up. Yesterday… I went on a little shopping expedition downtown and came back with these: Clockwise, from left to right: MAC Mineralize SkinFinish Natural, in Medium Essie polish (from the Winter 2013 collection), in Toggle to the Top Diorific Vernis (from the “Golden Winter” Holiday 2013 collection), in 751 Marilyn [3ml free sample of Dior Capture Totale ONE Essential Skin Boosting Super Serum] Diorific Long- Wearing True Color Lipstick (from the “Golden Winter” Holiday 2013 collection), in 042 Winter Benefit “Gimme Brow” brow- volumizing fiber gel, in Medium/Deep MAC Select Cover- Up, in NW20 I should probably thank my lucky stars that a. many of the Holiday collections haven’t yet hit the stores around here and b. Bobbi Brown is apparently only available in Athens. Both blessings in disguise, really (since otherwise, this little outing would have been far more destructive for my bank account – albeit extremely more satisfying for my inner shopaholic). Now… …