You may have heard that Essence’s new Peel-Off Base Coat is awesome for hard-to-remove need-to-break-out-the-foil polishes – it takes 10 minutes to dry, but that’s nothing compared to the pain and dry wrinkly fingers of glitter removal. For those of you who don’t have access to Essence, or simply can’t find it yet despite going to Target 3 times in …
Today I’m reviewing Oseque Oxygen Mask Cleanser. This is a best-seller in South Korea, and Koreans are obsessed with skincare, so I was very excited to try it out. It’s also been endorsed by Korean actress Lee Ah Hyun, From what I’ve gathered, when a Korean actress endorses something, the Asian beauty world goes crazy (see e.g. BB cream). So …
The theme this week is sponging. I did a simple sponged gradient with ulta3 Berry over Rimmel Lively Lilac, which is the least lively purple I’ve seen to be honest! For my sponged gradients I’ve been using a dishwashing sponge – they’re so cheap I don’t feel bad throwing them out after one mani. I want to try more interesting …
A while ago I reviewed Laneige Strawberry Yogurt Peeling Gel, and at the end I dropped the bomb that it’d been recently discontinued, and some of you yelled at me a bit (cough)… so I’ve been exploring alternatives, because I love you all, yes I do! 🙂 A reminder of the sort of peeling strands Laneige’s Peeling Gel had: First …
Today’s Artsy Wednesday theme is fishtail braid nails. I’ve wanted to try this out for a while, but it seemed so messy – I’m glad I tried it though! Base colour is Nicole by OPI City Pretty Rose, braid is ulta3 Metal and Black Satin. For a good braid, you want very opaque colours (preferably one-coaters) but unfortunately the black …
My boyfriend isn’t usually interested in trying out beauty products… except this. He is an utter FIEND for massages and tickles (I think it’s mainly the undivided attention). I prefer the “dig your elbow into my back and leave it” school of massage, but he’s all about the touchy-feely. (I’ve been trying in vain to get him out of the …
(Photo credit: Steve Ford Elliott) Lots of personal care products proudly say they’re “SLS-free”. What was wrong with it in the first place? Sodium lauryl sulfate (also known as sodium dodecyl sulfate, or sodium coco-sulfate) is found in many personal care products, such as shampoo, toothpaste . It looks like this: It has an oil-soluble “tail” (on the left) and …
Today’s Artsy Wednesday theme is Matte and Glossy Combined. This is what I did: The base is Ciate Paparazzi, another English polish that ilexica sent me. On its own it’s a deliciously vampy blood red translucent creme that looks like a blood bag, but when I matted it with Rimmel Lycra Pro Mattifying Topcoat, it looked like chocolate… yum! I …