NAIL ART | SPIDER WEB AND ORANGE GLITTER

Hello everyone how are you doing. Hope you're having an awesome Halloween party night even though it's Thursday. I've been dying to upload this nail art as soon as I saw it at Robin Moses' YouTube channel this week (you should really watch her beautiful nail designs). I basically removed my previous design immediately, but just couldn't take pictures as I came home after sunset. Today was the same problem again, but I just had to upload it anyhow. I tried to lighten them a bit so they became as realistic as possible. I also totally forgot to use some moisturizer before taking these, so please excuse the dry hands.

Manicure Details*

Index finger, middle finger and pinkie: 

• 1 coat of China Glaze - Sun Worshiper (too neon for this look)
• 1 coat of China Glaze -  Papaya Punch
• 1 coat of Hema - Clear polish mixed with Inaz - Pennywise Glam
• Gradient with Herome - St. Moritz
• Black acrylic 

Thumb and ring finger:

• 1 coat of Hema - Black 
• 1 coat of Herome - St. Moritz
• Acrylic paints - Silver and white

*Seche Vite topcoat was used on all nails

One of the worst scenarios when working with glitters is of course when the container drops out of your hand and sadly I experienced this. I should be thankful though that in fell onto the plate I was working with, so I was at least able to scoop more than half of it back into the container. Because of this drama the black nails needed another coat as the orange glitter couldn't wait to stick to those nails. I felt like Sun Worshiper was way too bright for this look (duhh it's a neon), so that's basically why I used a more regular orange on top.

I really love this look as it’s quite simple to do. The orange glitter on top of a basic orange polish really makes it sparkle even more. I never knew I could paint a spider, but I think mine came out pretty good. I do have to practice with making my spider web way thinner to be more realistic, but I don’t have a  striping brush yet so my regular paint brush will do for now.

What do you guys think of this design? Have you celebrated Halloween?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

REVIEW | AHAVA - Hydration Cream Mask

Promises:* 

A creamy textured, hydrating mask enriched with the best Dead Sea Minerals, mud, and powerful moisture ingredients to provide an active hydration boost in just 3 minutes. Skin's moisture is instantly restored and left with a smooth, plump, and supple complexion. Approved for sensitive skin.

Directions:
Massage into clean skin until fully absorbed. Apply 1-2 times a week. Can be rinsed off after 3-5 minutes or left on all night for a more intense hydration. 

Ingredients:*

Aqua (Mineral Spring Water), Glycerin, Ceteareth-20 & Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Propanediol (Corn derived Glycol), Cetyl Alcohol, Alanine & Creatine & Glycerin & Glycine & Magnesium Aspartate & Saccharide Hydrolysate &Urea, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Caprylyl Glycol & Chlorphenesin & Phenoxyethanol, 1,2 Hexanediol & Sodium Hyaluronate & Aqua (Water), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract & Propylene Glycol, Maris Sal (Dead Sea Water), Peg-40 Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Tristearate, Tocopheryl (Vitamin E) Acetate, Silt (Dead Sea Mud), Parfum (Fragrance), Lactic Acid, Saccharide Isomerate, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Hexyl Cinnamal ,Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal

*Retrieved from www.ahava.com 

Price: 

30 Dollars for 100ml

Fragrance: 

Has a light muddy and sea salt smell

Packaging: 

I personally love crèmes in a tube so that contamination is practically out of the question.

Consistency: 

Soft creamy texture, applies very easy and smooth on the skin.

My view:

I've received a 20 ml sample with September's Glossybox. I've used this twice now, applying it to a clean and dry face and neck. Left overnight, because I could and well you can never have enough moisture for your skin right. The mask doesn't dry hard like most others do, probably because of the moisturizing ingredients. Feels a bit like aloe gel once its drying, kinda sticky but not in an annoying way. I will finish the sample tube that I have now, but probably won't reorder unless I can find it on the ground. 

Have you ever tried products from AHAVA?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

NAIL ART | GREEN SCALES

Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing fine. I’ve finally received my email regarding my exchange to Mexico, but am so stressed about finding a residence. Wouldn’t be so stressful if only I didn’t have to arrange this before the end of November (I know this seems far away but it really isn’t if you’re also busy with school).

Anyway for this look I was once more inspired by one of Robin Moses’ designs, one of her collabs with anaarthur81 (I hope I got the number right, if not my apologies). Anywho they came up with this design for the TV-show “V” and I really liked the green scales that Robin did. The plan was to also try to do the face she made on the ring finger, but I didn’t have time or energy to try it so green scales it was.

Products used:

• Black acrylic paint
• Scraperfect - best glue ever
• Mufe - black tango green black
• Essence - crystalliced glitter froster (LE)
• Seche vite topcoat
• Inaz - clover glam
• Green nail art foil

Overall I really like this look on my nails, something black with lots of shimmer and glitter. For next time I’ll try to topcoat the foil before I start using the acrylic paint. I should also try to remember to topcoat every other day to try to keep this looking neat for a few days. I also didn’t think I’ve used enough glitter for the design. Ah well better luck next time right.

What do you think of this look? Have you ever used nail art foil?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa 

REVIEW | OCÉANE - MAKE UP REMOVER PEN

Description

Use for removal of excess makeup around your eyes, lips, and those corners that smear every time you apply makeup. The tip of the pen contains a liquid makeup remover without fragrance that does not dry out the skin. Full size (3 ml) / 4 Euro

My thoughts

I love to use this on moments I suck at applying eyeliner (you know when you're in a hurry and the application of eyeliner is the worst ever...). It's very easy to use and does indeed work. For the price it's a handy item to have especially when you're on the go and don't want to be bothered with carrying around cotton buds with you. What's also great is that you also receive 3 refill tips, so this could last quite some time really.

Ingredients

Laureth-12 meadow foam seed oil, 1.3-butanediol, water deionized, liquid germall ®plus.

Note: received in the Glossybox september issue

Have you ever used a makeup remover pen?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

BEAUTYBOX | OCTOBER

 Yay another box filled with goodies, I feel so spoiled haha. Beautybox’ October theme is “Beauty Secrets of the World”. Unfortunately delivery of this box got delayed though, as one item couldn't be delivered on time. There was suppose to be an argan oil in this edition but there were some difficulties with the supplier. I received this box about a week ago, but wasn’t able to write about it. You have no idea how many items I’m reviewing at the moment and I wasn’t sure if I should already write about this box when I was still reviewing September's Glossybox. Decided to do it anyway, because life would become way more complicated if I didn’t ^_^.

Enough rambling, back to the Beautybox....

I'm not sure how I feel about this box though, OK I needed a new eyeliner (mine dried out last week *sad*) and I love to try new products for my hair and skin, but the feet crème...well not really my thing. It seems to be directed to diabetics which I'm not and I don’t really think this is a good alternative for the argan oil (the item that couldn’t be delivered on time *insert sad face again*).

Would you be happy with this months’ Beautybox? What do you think would have been a better replacement for the missing argan oil?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

HEMA - OPALESCENT 17

Hi everyone hope you’ve been doing well this past week. I’ve been quite busy as I’m trying to decide which mini laptop I should get (Mac book air maybe?). I’ve also been eyeing this Canon 600D camera as I’m kinda disliking the quality of my pictures. I know almost everyone has crappy pictures when they start a blog, but I’ve seen what difference the camera and lighting can make. I will improve, it just takes some time (and money). Anyway enough rambling...back to nails.

Even though I have a lot of nail polishes I still didn't have a simple, but elegant pearl shimmer. When I saw this on sale for just 1 Euro at HEMA I knew I had to get it. I've saved a few nail art design inspiration photos which also used a colour like this. 

Opalescent 17 is an off-white pearl shimmer nail polish that reflects pink and purple. For this manicure I've used 2 coats, you could use more though but I think you'd still see the visible nail line (VNL) so it didn't bother me. This polish did dry a bit streaky though even after a layer of topcoat. 

Do you own a classic pearl nail polish like this one?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

Glossybox: The September Issue

Hi everyone how have you been this past week? School is really killing me, have to read so much stuff that I decided to not start up my computer at all past week as I know how I can get while browsing online. Good news though...almost done catching up one of my subjects and passed my first French written test with a 8,9 out of 10 whoop whoop. I can do this, just a few more weeks till the exams.

Anywho a few weeks ago I read about these beautyboxes that you can order online for a small fee, around 15 Euros per month. These boxes contain sample and sometimes even full sizes of high-end beauty products which is totally awesome. Since I've quite found my favorite products so far (I think), I thought this would be a perfect way for me to test and review certain items that would've otherwise never be purchased.

Since I ordered this quite late I still received the September issue, but I don't mind that at all. I mean look at the pictures below at how beautiful this box and the content looks. 

Box Wrapping

Glossy  magazine and Glossybox

Small greeting card

Product Information

Glossybox Content:

• Yves Rocher - Sexy Pulp Lipgloss (Full-size)
• Elie Saab - Le Parfum, Scented Body Lotion (30ml sample)
• Elie Saab - Le Parfum, Eau de Parfum (1ml sample)
• AHAVA - Hydration Cream Mask (20ml sample)
• OCÉANE - Make Up Remover Pen (Full-size)
• EMITE MAKE UP - Eyelash Curler (Full-size)

Isn't the box design just plain gorgeous? I absolutely love it. Designed by this amazing artist named Cil Laurens. This was a collaboration though as Glossybox really wanted a special September issue and I really feel like this design suits this perfectly.. Don't you agree? I also liked the product information as it shows which items were sample sizes and which weren't. In addition to that it also shows you how much each product costs so you do indeed get your money's worth. 

Well I'm really happy that I've ordered this and can't wait to try them all out for you and write my review for them soon. Ooh btw I've also ordered the beautybox, so I should receive two boxes filled with new goodies per month ^_^ So stay tuned.

Have you ever ordered a beautybox or something similar? What goodies have you found through this?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

China Glaze Halloween 2013: Howl You Doin'

Hi everyone as most of you know this month is Halloween and of course a lot of brands have launched their limited edition Halloween products. So has China Glaze of course, a brand known for its beautiful collections. This time they brought us Monster's Ball, a six piece collection containing a texture polish, a glow in the dark topcoat and four glitters. Of this collection I got two of the glitters named Howl You Doin' and Bat My Eyes, but I'm still debating whether or not I should also get the Ghoulish Glow topcoat.

Today I'm showing you Howl You Doin, a name that cannot be inspired by anything other than the question "How you doin'?". A phrase that became famous by the character Joey of the comedy TV show Friends. Ah I absolutely loved this show, the characters (especially Phoebe and Joey) and the things that happened in their lives. I was truly sad when they stopped the show. Anyway...back to polish..

Howl You Doin is a gorgeous dark purple glitter. It's more of a reddish purple as you will see in some of the pictures. The polish has tiny bluish glitter and also these small irregular muted red glitters that sometimes even looks like pieces of foil. 

MANICURE DETAILS:

• 2 coats of China Glaze Howl You Doin'
• 2 coats of Seche Vite topcoat*

*Used two coats as my nails felt gritty when I just used one layer

Application was okay, but for some reason my polish seemed a bit goopy. Don't know if I just had a bad batch or what, but I'll thin it out next time with some nail polish thinner.

I absolutely love this polish and am really happy that I ordered it. This again is another dark polish and I guess I'm totally into a dark nails phase for now. I just love the vampy look of darker nails compared to the airy bubbly look of lighter colors and China Glaze's Halloween collection just feed this love. I should really show you all of my Halloween nail polishes this month don't I?

What do you think of this color? Have you ever bought a Halloween edition nail polish?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

Make Up For Ever (Black Tango) - Blue Black

Hello everyone I was a bit upset when my last nailart didn’t really worked out. I was already tired from my early shift that day and being sick, but I still wanted beautiful nails for my aunt’s party. Normally I try to swatch my regular nail polish colors back to back when the weather is nice and then just wear a nailart design for the rest of the week. Unfortunately that wasn’t an option this time.

Since I already have to take my polish off before Sunday, I decided to just do a regular mani for the rest of the week. I chose one of my loves from the brand Make Up For Ever (MUFE) from their Black Tango collection, named Blue Black. Right before our Sephora’s closed I found this gem on sale next to the Green Black which I’ll swatch another time.

MUFE’s Black Tango Blue Black is a beautiful black based nail polish that reflects dark blue shimmer. It truly appears black until you look closely in lighting, it’s basically a kinda off-black color. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I no longer like true black nails, I really prefer this look. See for yourself…

Isn't it gorgeous? I just love these intense nearly black colors. Just can't have enough of them really. I mean look how beautiful the blue shimmer is with the flash, but appears so neutral in the shade. 

Manicure details:

• 2 coats of Make Up For Ever - Black Tango collection - Blue Black
• Essence Better than Gel Nails Topcoat

Do you prefer darker nails for fall?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa