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Essie Double Breasted Jacket {Mani-Monday}

Last week I posted about the Essie Winter Collection on our Beauty What’s Hot feature. I promised I would share one of my favourite shades from the collection, so read on!

Essie Double Breasted Jacket

The Colour ~

I definitely have a bit of a soft spot when it comes to red nail polish shades and this Essie polish, is no exception! Essie Double Breasted Jacket is, in the poetic words of the Essie creatives, a “passionate tourmaline ruby”. Instead of it being a blood red, which is more common for winter, it has a gorgeous deep pink tinge to it. It is one of those shades, which is hard not to love!

As with most of the shades from the Essie Winter Collection it is bright and sexy, rather than being dark and sultry, which is a bit more unusual for winter. It does make for a nice change and will brighten up any cold grey winters day!

The Application ~

As you may know by now, I am and always have been an Essie fan. I have loved most of the colours I have tried, with only a few exceptions and the quality of the polish is always of a high standard. Essie Double Breasted Jacket applies well and it is one of those awesome polishes, which is opaque in one coat. It dries with a glossy finish, which is great, especially if you are in a hurry and don’t have time for a top coat. However for a more professional finish, I would recommend two coats, plus a top coat.

The Verdict ~

I absolutely love Essie Double Breasted Jacket! The colour is one that I will definitely wear throughout winter and it will look as great in summer as well, which is a bonus. The polish lasted about a week, without chipping or peeling.

Have you tried Essie Double Breasted Jacket? I would love to know your thoughts if you have or if you have any other nail polish shades you are loving for winter. Please leave a comment below.

The Essie Winter Collection is available at selected Dis-Chem, Clicks and Foschini Stores, as well as selected Beauty Salons.

Follow Essie on Facebook to keep up to date with new collections and product launches.

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Essie Winter Collection 2015

Essie Winter Collection

The Essie Winter Collection has six gorgeous shades: Jump in my jumpsuit – jubilant juicy red, Tuck in my tux – silken ivory créme, Double breasted jacket – passionate tourmaline ruby, Back in the limo – sheer ripe melon, Bump up the pumps{not shown above} – raucous coral mauve and Jiggle hi, jiggle low – molten gold.

Create this fun patterned look – Rare Tweed, with a few shades from the Essie Winter Collection:
step 1: hydrate with apricot cuticle oil.
step 2: clean then prep nails with an essie base coat.
step 3: layer 2 coats of back in the limo. let dry.
step 4: dip a striping brush in double breasted jacket. apply thin lines of different lengths both vertically and horizontally across the nail. let dry.
step 5: repeat step 4 with bump up the pumps. your lines should begin to overlap.
step 6. repeat step 4 with jiggle hi, jiggle low.
step 7. shine + seal with an essie top coat.

Keep a look out week, to see one of the new awesome Essie Winter Collection shades featured on Mani-Monday!

The Essie Winter Collection is available at selected Dis-Chem, Clicks and Foschini Stores, as well as selected Beauty Salons.

Follow Essie on Facebook to keep up to date with new collections and product launches.

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Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish {Mani-Monday}

Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish

I cannot believe it is the beginning of a new week and time for Mani-Monday again! We are now well entrenched in the chilly grip of winter, in the Cape, so I thought a sexy and sultry look would be perfect for today’s feature!

You may remember a recent Mani-Monday feature I did using two of the latest Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish shades – Park Avenue Pink and Wine Shimmer. Well today’s look also features two shades from the Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish Collection.

The Colours

The first shade I used is Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish Manhattan Midnight. It is an ultra sexy midnight blue, which depending on the light looks almost black. This is a great alternative for someone who is afraid to try black nail polish but is still wanting to achieve a dark sultry look.

The second polish I used from the Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish Collection is Black Magic. Black Magic is a textured clear polish, with reflective gun metal grey glitter, which is perfect as a top coat! I used this colour as an accent on one of my nails but you could use it on all your nails, if you are after a bit more sparkle.

The Application

I really do like the application of the Maybelline Color Show polishes and they really do dry super fast. Generally two coats of polish give you great colour pay off and the polish tends to last about a week, providing you apply a top coat.

The Verdict

Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish really is a great product if you are looking for a nail polish which applies easily, lasts relatively well and is affordable! At R49.95 it really is a good value for money and you can safely buy a variety of trendy colours and not break the bank.

All you need to do now is pop on your sexy LBD and you are all set for a night on the town! What do you think of this look? I would love to hear from you, so please a comment below and remember to share this post if you loved it!

Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish is available from selected Clicks Dischem, Foschini and Edgars stores. RRP R49.95

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Essence Nail Polish {Mani-Monday}

Essence Nail Polish

I recently featured the The Nudes Essence Nail Polish, from the I Love Trends Collection, which you can find out more about here. Today on Mani-Monday, I thought I would feature a shade from The Pastels Essence Nail Polish range, which is also from the I Love Trends Collection. I have also used the Essence Nail Art Pastel Ombré Top Coat, in this feature.

The Essence Nail Polish shade I chose, for this look is called I’m So Fluffy, which is a peachy colour. I thought I would try something a bit different for Mani Monday this week, as lots of my features recently have been darker autumn/winter shades.

The Essence The Pastels range, is available in eight shades, seven of which have a matt finish and the eighth a glitter effect. I’m so Fluffy has a matt finish and I would recommend at least two coats, if not three to get the full effect of the polish.

To try something different, I decided to use the Essence Nail Art Pastel Ombré Top Coat, which lightens the colour of your nail polish, with each application. The image above I have one coat of the Essence Nail Art Pastel Ombré Top Coat and the image below I have two coats.

The effect is not dramatic but it does result in a much softer, milky finish. Essence does recommend that you use darker nail polish, with the Essence Nail Art Pastel Ombré Top Coat, to get more of a dramatic effect.

What do you think of this look?

RRP: Essence I love Trends The Pastels Collection Pure Soul R34.95, Essence Nail Art Pastel Ombré Top Coat R38.95.

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Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish {Mani-Monday}

Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish

I decided on something quite bright for Mani-Monday! I was recently sent a few of the new Maybelline Color Show Nail Poilsh shades to try – these two caught my eye immediately!

The Colors~

As you know I simply cannot resist pink nail polish and the brighter the better! The first colour I used to create the look below is Maybelline Color Show Park Avenue Pink, which is a gorgeous cerise pink. I painted a coat of Maybelline Color Show Wine Shimmer, over the Park Avenue Pink, to create a pretty sparkly effect. Wine Shimmer is a pinky red shade, with fine iridescent glitter.

I think this look would be particularly good for wearing out in the evening – to a glamorous event or dinner party. It will look especially good against black!

The Application ~

The Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish, applies very easily and is fast drying, as the label indicates – in 60 Seconds! I could have gotten away with one coat of Park Avenue Pink, if I was only wearing the one colour.

The Verdict ~

I think Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish is a winner! It applies well, is fast-drying, reasonably priced and looks great. I am not sure about how well it lasts yet, that remains to be seen but it definitely gets a thumbs up from me!

Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish is available from selected Clicks Dischem, Foschini and Edgars stores. RRP R49.95

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