Pink & Purple Dots

Hi guys ! Happy Thursday . How has your week been so far ? Mine is actually pretty good so far so I don't have any complaints.  Back in November Born Pretty Store contacted me to offer me some goodies to review on the blog, and while the postage time did suck over the Holiday period - I finally received the goodies last week and I'm sharing the first nail look I did with them with you today . THESE  decals from  BornPrettyStore  includes some fun Christmas inspired owls , as well as some everyday owls. While Christmas might be over , I couldn't wait to play with these decals as I love Owl everything. Water decals always have the prettiest designs - and they are super easy to use too. I love using them as accent nails instead of full Mani's - I find that way the look doesn't look too overly done . So onto the nails :  The colours used : Essence White On White China Glaze Glistening Snow China Glaze Fairy Dust Tip Top Milkyway OPI Serv

Hi guys ! Happy Monday . How was your weekend ? Mine was nice and chill for a change - but I reckon this might be another busy week . I have received a few foundations as PR and bought a new foundation in November and December , and I have used them all a few times now to form a decent opinion of each.  Some are very budget friendly and some are pricier options - So there is one for every budget.  Before I start - I'll share my skin type. While I was usually more on the oily side , my skin is now more dehydrated combo skin - I have dry patches but I still get an oily T-zone. I do ALWAYS prime my skin before make-up - so keep that in mind when I do mention wear time . So onto the six that have been in my beauty rotation the last few weeks.  Clarins Everlasting Foundation +  I bought this on the Woolies 25% off sale last year and was super excited to try a fancy foundation. I have used a Clarins mask or two before but this would be my first make-up product. Even with th

Hi guys ! Happy Monday . How was your weekend ? Alex had Athletics on Friday night and then suddenly it started pouring with rain , so I took it easy this weekend as I feel a cold coming on - bleh. Today I'm sharing my Summer Essentials- Yes holidays might be over but these are fantastic products that I keep on reaching for over and over. I split these up into two categories - body care as well as my favourite sweat-proof summer proof make-up essentials.  Body Care If you know me personally , you know I'm big on sunscreen and sun protection. You only have one skin - so you don't need to damage it. I love including products with an SPF on my body as well as face and lips . 1. Almay Kinetin Restoring Day Cream SPF 20  I will be doing a review on this amazing day cream soon - but this is the perfect mix for sun protection as well as anti ageing benefits and is   moisture, repairing the appearance of past damage caused by environmental damage. Plumps to visibly re

Hi guys ! Happy Tuesday. Hope you all had a great weekend. Alex is starting Grade 1 tomorrow (and I am running around buying school clothes and marking all his stationary )- so from next week I'll figure out a better posting schedule again.  Essence recently launched the Love.Joy.Care range - and although the range includes a bunch of cute products - I only picked up two items from the range for myself. The range is designed to make sure you can take care of yourself and give yourself a little pamper after a busy day/week. I did get some of the awesome goodies for gifts for family as well. The two items that I got was the Sleep Mask and the hand butter - and spoiler alert - I LOVE both.  Love.Joy.Care Sleeping Mask This sleeping mask retails for R34,95 and has the softest material ever for a sleeping mask. In December I was struggling to sleep with all the thunderstorms and I'm generally a very light sleeper - so this mask came in quite handy. Now I can't im

Hi guys ! Happy 2017 . I hope this year will be an amazing year for each and every reader filled with special magical moments. I am really excited to be back to blogging and share posts with you guys.  So you guys will know the drill by now - I'm doing a #SampleSunday on all my social media channels every Sunday - where I do a mini review on a sample sized product or magazine freebee. This month there will only be three products as I decided to take Christmas weekend off to spend with family instead.   So onto this month's exciting items.  Week 1 (  ) I loved how fast absorbing this Esse Light Moisturiser was especially in this weather but it does an amazing job to moisturize the skin. This does use essential oils - I found the Geranium scent a little overpowering for the first hour or so. I am extremely sensitive to scent but it does fade and go away.  Week 2 ( ) Today's  # SampleSunday  is one of Avon's new matte lipsticks in Adoring Love - a gorge