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ESSIE – The Autumn 2015 Collection

ESSIE - The Autumn 2015 Collection

If you haven’t yet seen essie’s new autumn collection, prepare to fall in love… When I laid eyes on the new essie colour palette my heart literally skipped a beat!  This new autumn collection encompasses all the colour trends we’ve recently seen on runways, bringing them right to your fingertips. The collection consists of 6 on-trend, yet autumn-appropriate shades and will allow you to go bold with a splash of cobalt blue, or keep things understated with a muted shade of taupe.

Partner in crime – rich dark chocolate
Melted chocolate, on your fingertips. This is a rich, deep chocolate-brown shade that is insanely pigmented. This shade surprised me the most as I didn’t think I would like it as much as I do.
ESSIE - The Autumn 2015 Collection

Fall in line – enigmatic jade green
a muted khaki green shade that is both smooth and opaque. This is such a beautiful transition shade for autumn! If you’re not ready to bust out the super dark & dramatic shades, then this is the perfect shade for you.

ESSIE - The Autumn 2015 Collection

Style cartel – inky cobalt blue
an eye-catching dark cobalt blue shade. It’s so shiny / glossy, it almost looks like you’re already wearing a top coat. I don’t own any other navy blue that is as bright as this one (and I own a lot of nail polishes), it really is a very unique shade. Sometimes dark navy blue polishes can tend to look a bit black, but ‘Style Cartel’ looks rich & bright in any light (both indoors and out).

ESSIE - The Autumn 2015 Collection

Dress to kilt – seductive red
A bold & seductive classic red shade. I’m very happy to report this red is a one-coater! It’s gorgeous – super glossy and so far as proven bloody resilient (chip-free for days).
ESSIE - The Autumn 2015 Collection

The perfect cover up – powerful peacock teal
A dark teal that is super opaque, you can get away with applying only 1 coat of this polish. It’s very similar to ‘Mind Your Mittens’ from essie but ‘The Perfect Cover Up’ is just a bit brighter and a tad more teal.
ESSIE - The Autumn 2015 Collection


Take it outside – punchy, fresh taupe (and one of my absolute faves!)
A beautiful neutral taupe-grey shade. The formula of this polish is great, it’s not streaky and looks 100% opaque with 2 coats. I personally think this shade is perfect for all year round, not just for autumn. It’s similar to ‘Chinchilly’ from essie, but just a little bit lighter.
ESSIE - The Autumn 2015 Collection

Now, it’s no secret that I believe essie are one of, if not the best nail lacquers of all time, with their single-stroke-nail-covering paddle-style brushes, their long-lasting lacquer (oh, and their good-to-go quick-dry finisher is absolutely amazing) and their chip-free coverage; but oh, this autumn collection is quite something else! They continue to create the best!

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NailSnaps App Turns Your Instagrams Into Nail Art

NailSnaps App Turns Your Instagram Photos Into Nail Art

Have you ever Instagrammed a stunning pair of shoes, your cat, the perfect sunrise, or even a glamorous selfie that you wouldn’t mind seeing more often? Thanks to NailSnaps, now you can! The soon-to-launch app allows you to transform your favourite Instagram shots into a set of nail wraps (translation: you can now dominate those #NailArt and #PhotoOfTheDay hashtags.).

In fact, NailSnaps lets you turn any digital photo into one-of-a-kind nail polish stickers you can apply yourself in minutes for custom, wearable art.

NailSnaps App Turns Your Instagram Photos Into Nail Art
Here’s how it works…

The app allows you to upload pictures as one continuous image, with a different part of the photo appearing on each digit, or with the same picture repeated on all five nails. Then you can print out your design into decals, which can last up to a week or longer.

As mentioned in the promotional video, NailSnaps went through a Kickstarter process to meet the budget required to launch, and with donations flying in, not only did they hit budget, they went beyond it! The moment all brandbackers (that donated) have received their prototype nail stickers and NailSnaps finalise their test run, the app will launch. That’s any day now!

Sign up to be amongst the first to know when NailSnaps officially launches: lovenailsnaps.com

NailSnaps: Turn Your Instagram Photos Into Nail Art!

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Paint the town essie…

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Essie – Coveted, loved and adored…

The Queen loves the shade Ballet Slippers and Kate Middleton chose to wear Allure to her nuptials to Prince William last year. Lady Gaga paired Merino Cool with her infamous meat dress and Angelina Jolie adores Mademoiselle.

Never before has a nail polish brand gained such a celebrity following. Loved by A-listers worldwide, essie has been adorning nails for more than 30 years and now it’s available to even more New Zealand women.

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Yesterday media were invited to celebrate and experience the NEW and IMPROVED essie nail formula first hand…

Held in the beautiful surroundings of The Pavillion in Kohimaramara, guests mingled and sipped on mocktails (and perhaps a cocktail or two) before walking the gardens of The Pavillion, overlooking the water, to peruse all the stunning hues of essie’s vast colour range. And before the day came to an end everyone received a ‘nail makeover’ from a lineup of manicurists with essie nail colour and care products at the ready (with each guest receiving a selection of colours matched to their personal style – how cool is that).

So, what’s new with the already ‘world-famous’ essie?  L’Oréal has relaunched the essie nail brand with a larger range of shades and care products, with wider distribution, but most importantly – essie has a new and improved, thicker formula combined with a wider paddle brush that ensures ease of use and an even, smooth finish (less expensive salon visits, more at-home manicures – that’s what we like to hear!).

With 100 colour shades from neutrals to pinks, corals to reds and greens to blues, there’s a perfect essie shade for everyone.  And now, given the essie re-launch in New Zealand, the internationally renowned brand has become even more accessible to every kiwi woman.

Check out a few of the highlights from the day, along with proof that even before essie launched their ‘new and improved’ formula, I was already a huge fan, with a shot of some of my favourite essie colours I’ve been donning for years now – because after all, nails are the best accessory…

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My current essie nail colours: clockwise from top left – Wicked, Chinchilly, Bahama Mama, Angora Cardi, Lapiz of Luxury, Demure Vix, Nice is Nice, All In One base/top coat

Product Range:
essie nail care RRP $24.99
essie nail colour RRP $22.99

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Editor’s Picks – The ‘Summer Ready’ Beauty Edition….

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Spring is officially here, and that means summer is just around the corner.  This weeks ‘Editor’s Picks’ features items that are not only perfect for summer, but also for getting prepped for summer….

Karen Murrell Lipstick – Carnation Mist
A fabulous summer hue – Karen Murrell has released her latest colour – Carnation Mist.  A romantic yet innocent touch of colour, which is perfect for day-wear in a delicate rose petal pink hue. Matching the pantene colour “vivacious” – this colour was heavily used in the Northern Hemisphere spring/summer fashion shows and is forecast to be a must-have hue right here in New Zealand during spring/summer.

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Palmer’s Cocoa Butter – Body Scrub
Not only does this body scrub smell absolutely delicious, leaving your skin with the aroma of chocolate (kinda wanted to see what this tasted like – but so far I’ve resisted) it’s also packed with beneficial ingredients such as cocoa and shea butters to nourish, gently exfoliate and promote skin renewal.  This leaves your skin radiant, glowing and feeling silky smooth – definitely one for getting your body looking and feeling beach ready!Karen Murrell, Neutrogena Beach Defence, Palmers Cocoa butter body scrub, ORLY Mash Up, Nails, Simuniovich, olive skincare, makeup, beauty, cosmetics, beauty blog nz, fashion blog nz, style blog nz, beauty media nz, fashion media nz, angie fredatovich, gurlinterruptedOlive Skin Care – Clarifying Face Wash & Illuminating Face Polish
These two beauty gems are due to be released to the public mid September and I predict they will be rather popular!  I’m already a huge fan of the Olive Body Care range so I was quite excited to try these newbies. They are both perfect for using as we head into the warmer season with the Clarifying Face Wash containing anti-aging olive leaf extract, moisturising extra virgin olive oil, brightening angelica root extract, soothing marshmallow extract and restoring pro vitamin B5.  This contains all the hydrating goodies your skin will be craving in the warm, dehydrating weather.  The other stunning product is the Illuminating Face Polish – my goodness this is a standout product and will have your face looking radiant and flawless after just a couple of uses.  This contains antioxidant olive leaf extract, purifying kaolin clay, exfoliating sugar cane extract, anti-aging bilberry extract, restoring manuka honey and brightening lemon-extract!  I am absolutely loving these new additions to Olive’s luxurious face care collection and are an affordable luxury at just $22.95 (clarifying face wash) and $26.95 (illuminating face polish).  All Olive Body & Face Care products are 100% owned and produced here in good ol’ New Zealand and are 100% free from mineral oils and parabens (plus they contain no animal ingredients other than natural beeswax and honey – yippeeee! we love that!). Check them out online by following the jump: www.simuolive.co.nz

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Gillette Venus SPA Breeze Razor & Bikini Trimmer
Sure – not something that is normally talked about online, but hey, I’m going to throw it out there because, honestly – razors are damned expensive, so if ya find one you love – why not talk about it right?  I’ve recently been using the White Tea scented Spa Breeze razor by Gillette, and yeah, I think its pretty great! It has two gel bars located at the top and bottom of the razor and it makes for the perfect close-shave razor.  The other item I thought was worth mentioning is the Gillette Venus Bikini Trimmer, because up until a week ago I didn’t even realise this existed.  I thought this would be great to take away on summer holidays, as although I visit my lovely beautician every few weeks, when you’re away on holiday ya can’t just pop in to see your regular beautician and this could well be the perfect answer to never being caught out whilst on holiday, if you know what I mean!

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ORLY – ‘Mash Up’ Nail Colour Collection
Loving this new summer 2013 collection from ORLY.  Hyper-brights and high attitude hues work the weird and wonderful in Mash Up.  This is a fabulous collection of nail lacquers that blur the line between energetic and outrageous with their mash-up of high impact colours, highlighter neons, holographic glitter,  chrome and pastels. Definitely a collection that will see you through spring and summer with a variety of ways to make your nails pop!

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NEW YORK IN BLOOM: Elizabeth Arden’s Limited Edition Spring/Summer 2013 Collection…

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Today I shot the new collection from Elizabeth Arden – NEW YORK IN BLOOM.  Inspired by the vibrancy of blossoming flowers in the city, New York in Bloom blends a kaleidoscope of bold, urban colours and soft neutrals. This is Elizabeth Arden’s new Spring/Summer 2013 Limited Colour Collection and it is beyond amazing. It’s not just the beautiful packaging that caught my eye – the product is stunning! Set into palettes embossed with delicate blooms so lovely – you almost don’t want to touch them they are that pretty!

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From the intelligently packaged 2-in-1 nail varnish (finally someone had the nous to combine a base/top coat with the actual nail colour), the colour combination of the eyeshadow palette, through to the bronzer that has such a fabulous iridescence it could actually be used as a face illuminator or highlighter, and don’t even get me started on the eye pencil in ‘platinum’ – the perfect hue to set off the tones in the shadow palettes, this collection is set to bit a huge hit for Elizabeth Arden.

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Pure Finish Radiant Bronzing Powder
This is available in both ‘Soft’ and ‘Warm’. I opted for ‘soft’ as there is enough of a golden bronze colour to give a beautiful sun-kissed glow when used as a bronzer, yet includes enough light iridescent hues to be able to use it as a face illuminator or highlighter.

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Available in Viridian Bloom (blue/green) and Violet Bloom (pink/violet). A trio of colours that compliment each other perfectly with a matte chocolate and a shimmery blush-pink and nude. I’ve opted for Violet Bloom as these colours best compliment green or hazel eyes – I cant wait to get started on a tutorial using this palette.

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Nail Lacquer Duo
Available in Purple Orchid and Teal Blossom. Containing a quality base/top coat that makes for a compact 2-in-1 and the perfect size to pop into your purse (great for OCD people like me as it’s perfect for nail touch-ups on the go!).

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Bold Eye Pencil
Available in Iridescent Teal, Platinum Glow and Terra.  I chose ‘platinum’ as this is the most unique colour I’ve ever seen in an eye pencil.  A gorgeous glowing hue that looks like a cross between a nude and white, yet not quite a cream.  Very hard to describe but its warm and soft yet bold and bright all the same time. Perfect to blend with the violet bloom eye-shadow trio and will make for a fabulous eye-brightener when applied on the inner eye-line.

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· LIMITED EDITION Pure Finish Radiant Bronzing Powder in Soft and Warm (RRP$69)
· LIMITED EDITION Eye Shadow Trio in Viridian Bloom and Violet Bloom (RRP$79)
· LIMITED EDITION Bold Eye Pencil in Iridescent Teal, Platinum Glow and Terra (RRP$35)
· LIMITED EDITION Nail Lacquer Duo in Purple Orchid and Teal Blossom (RRP$29)

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Bejewelled Nails and Jewel Tones Manicure…

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After seeing a fellow US Blogger’s jewel mani and inspired by the darker hues of winter fashion, plus rekindling my love of costume jewellery with large chunky gems, I wanted to create a jewel-inspired manicure to incorporate these lovely jewel tones; and so I’ve created this picture tutorial aptly named – Bejewelled Nails (and jewel tones manicure).

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  • Jewel Toned Nail Varnishes – I’ve used: OPI Lincoln Park After Dark (wine), OPI Ski Teal We Drop (Teal Blue), OPI Got The Blues For Red (red), OPI Light My Sapphire (dark blue), OPI Jade Is The New Black (green). Obviously you can use whichever colours you have to recreate this look, it doesn’t need to be these exact nail polishes, this is just what I opted to use
  • A base and top coat
  • Tweezers
  • Nail glue (optional)
  • Nail art gems or beads

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Line up your colours so you remember the order (should you wish to have the colours coordinating of course)…

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Apply your basecoat.  Once your basecoat is dry, apply your nail colour (I’ve done 3 coats of each colour).

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Once you’ve completed your coats of colour, it’s time to attach the jewels. You should do this while your nail polish is slightly tacky (but not wet). Choose your gems of choice and apply some nail glue (if you choose to – it could just adhere to the sticky nail polish before it dries) and carefully place your jewel onto your nail(s). I’ve opted to just adhere my gold nail art to one finger on each hand, but you could do as much or as little as you wish.

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Once your decoration (gem) is in place, apply a thick topcoat to secure your decoration of choice to your nail. Tip: Disassembled bindi’s make for great nail art decorations and you can get them from the ‘dollar store’  which is a lot more cost-effective.

VOILA – bejewelled, jewel tones manicure complete!

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Ruby Wing: The New Scented Spring Garden Collection…

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OK, so I’m more than a little excited about this new collection by Ruby Wing…

Yesterday, I attended the NZ Beauty Expo where I got chatting to the team from Ruby Wing. They introduced me to their fab new line of nail lacquers – not just any nail lacquers, their new colour-changing SCENTED nail lacquers.

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Ruby Wing’s new Scented Spring Garden Collection includes the most adorable hues, including Sunflower – a sparkling gold glitter polish, Peony, Fresh Linen and Cut Grass (Cut Grass so clearly my favourite, because A) it’s green and B) it’s one of my favourite summer aromas – the smell of freshly mown grass). Check out the new collection…

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Sunflower

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Cut Grass

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Poppy

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Peony

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Linen

 

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Lily

The ‘Scented Spring Garden’ Collection is available now and whilst I’m sure there are plenty of stockists throughout NZ, I do know that Amazon Clothing is a great place to track down Ruby Wing Nail Polish.

Ange x
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SUPER SIMPLE DIY: How To Make Your Own Matte Nail Polish

DIY- Make Your Own Matte Nail Polish New Zealand Beauty Blogger Angie Fredatovich

Matte nail polish is so on trend right now.  I’m especially addicted to a matte black French mani; and it just so happens that this is THE most simple DIY guide for creating Matte Nail Polish (yup, totally cost-effective too).

Follow these simple steps (and a couple of extra handy hints further below) and you’ll be DIYing your way to a collection of matte polishes in no time.

What you will need:

  • A small container for mixing.  I just used a small foil pie dish, of which you can pick a bundle up for a couple of bucks at the $2 store
  • A bottle of nail polish – I’ve used clear in the photo, but you can use any colour you want to turn into a matte polish
  • A stirrer – I find manicure sticks really good, but anything will do
  • Cornflour

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Just add equal parts of cornflour and nail polish into a small container, take the stirrer and mix well – yeah, that’s actually it!  You have your own matte nail polish.  Just don’t forget – once you’ve finished using the brush to apply your DIY polish, make sure you clean it with some nail polish remover before inserting it back into the polish bottle.

You will see from my pics, that I’ve used clear polish and this will look a little creamy – don’t worry it will apply pretty much clear (or just add less cornflour if you want super clear) and you can now apply over already painted nails to turn them matte.

Now, just one other super handy hint…  Got an eyeshadow that’s broken or crumbled? (hate it when that happens), well you can actually add eyeshadow to clear polish and it will have a very similar effect to cornflour, although I normally add both the eyeshadow and the cornflour to get a super matte polish with an added pigmented dimension.

You can do this with any nail polish colour at all – it works no matter the colour you add the cornflour to.  Also, as you will see from my matte black French mani pic above, once the matte polish has completely dried, just swipe a line of clear polish over the tips (use removable tape or mani stickers if you’ve not got a steady hand) and voila – matte french mani.

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Announcing OPI’s New ‘Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful’ Range

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OPI has just announced the launch of six limited edition nail lacquers and a new Liquid Sand™ shade, inspired by Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful

Last night I went to see the new Hansel & Gretel movie (which by the way was AMAZE!) and I saw the preview trailer for Disney’s ‘Oz The Great and Powerful’ which looked so whimsical & adorable that I’m now super excited to get my hands on this new OPI range.   This highly anticipated film opens in theatres on March 8, 2013 – at which time the new OPI range will be in store.

This SoftShades collection captures the whimsy seen in the film, from glittery shades packed with white, gold and silvery iridescent confetti – “Lights of Emerald City, When Monkeys Fly! and Which is Witch?” – to soft neutrals in white, beige and pink – “Don’t Burst My Bubble, Glints of Glinda and I Theodora You”.  The new Liquid Sand nail lacquer – “What Wizardry is This?” – features a textured, matte finish infused with reflective sparkle.

Here’s a breakdown and sneak peek of the entire new range:

OPI Disneys Oz The Great & Powerful

Lights of Emerald City

White confetti adds city girl flair and style to nails.
 

Don’t Burst My Bubble

Don’t wake me…I’m dreaming about puffy clouds of white.
 

When Monkeys Fly! 

I’m simply bananas for this gold confetti.

Glints of Glinda

Only a good witch could turn beige from meek to chic.
 

Which is Witch?

Is this silver glitter with iridescent sparkle or the other way around?

 I Theodora You

 This adorable, sheer pink is bewitching on you.

This limited edition OPI range will be available beginning March.

 

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Newspaper Nails…

Newspaper nails are so easy to do. This is a great tutorial for someone wanting fun nail art without too much hassle!  I’ve seen ‘newspaper nails’ around for a while now but hadn’t tried it myself until last night and I was pleasantly surprised with how quick and easy it was.  My ‘Step by Step’ tutorial will show you how to achieve this super cute look…

Here’s what you will need:

  • Light Coloured Nail Polish for the base (I’ve used OPI ‘s Did You Ear About Van Gogh?)
  • Alcohol (I recommend Vodka – not to drink!!) as it needs to be a white spirit. If you happen to have Rubbing Alcohol this is just as good
  • Newspaper
  • A small bowl (I recommend a deep lid/cap from a container)
  • Cotton pads
  • Cotton Buds/Cue tips
  • A Topcoat

STEPS:

1. Cut up a sheet of Newspaper into 10 pieces (slightly larger than your nails).

2. Paint your nails in a light grey or nude nail polish colour. Let it dry thoroughly before doing the next step.

3. Pour some alcohol into the cap or small container.

4. Dip a piece of newspaper into the alcohol for around 5 seconds and place, print side up, onto a cotton pad.

5. Press nail firmly onto the newspaper print and hold in place using the cotton pad for around 10-15 seconds (the cotton pad allows you to press firmly without smudging).

6. Lift your nail off the cotton pad/newspaper carefully. You’ll find that the ink from the newspaper will be left behind

7. Continue steps 4, 5 & 6 until you’ve competed each of your nails

8. Apply a topcoat to your nails. This will ensure the print wont smudge and gives your nails some extra shine.

If you have any print left around your nails, simply get a cotton bud and some nail polish remover to clean up your nails.

You can do this nail art with any newspaper print (unfortunately magazines won’t work as the paper is too glossy). A crossword cut into pieces would look kinda amazing too !

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