Essie Luxe Effects Review and Swatches

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Hi Ladies Today I would like to introduce you to the fabulous essie Luxeffects 2016 Collection! Fringed, frilled, flared and tasseled, essie’s newest collection of highly embellished top coats was inspired by the hottest trend on the runways: hypnotic fringe. These 4 brilliantly sparkling Luxeffects capture free-spirited decadence with a boho touch. It’s an easy way to add breathtaking drama in seconds. L-R: frilling me softly, tassel shaker, fringe factor and fashion flares. The swatches above are three coats with no base coat. These are absolutely stunning, and I love that no fishing for slivers of glitter required! They dry super fast too. You can use…

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October Beauty Haul

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Hi Ladies It is October Haul time! Aren't they pretty! I had these muled to SA, the benefits of working for a US company! We get Becca Cosmetics here in SA, and we also get the Shimmering Skin Perfectors. But we don't get the limited edition holiday products. I was actually after the 'Afterglow Palette' and the 'Opal on the Glow' gift set, but unfortunately she couldn't get those. So she got these instead. This is the Jaclyn Hill Champagne Glow Shimmering Skin Perfector Palette and the Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal. You can check out the local Becca website…

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Mani Monday with Essie and Catrice

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 Hello to a brand new week! For today's mani I used Essie Polish in "Vested Interest" and Catrice Crushed Crystal Poilsh in "Oysters and Champagne" I am loving the Catrice polishes as an accent nail! I had to use three coats, as the polish is quite sheer, but it is stunning! In future I would use a gold or nude base coat. The Essie polish shows green in all of the photos I took, but it is actually more of a teal/grey. This is two coats, and it applied so well. The Essie website has this to say about Vested…

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