Tag Archives: Essence

As I expected, it wasn’t long before I got into the magnetic polish.  It didn’t turn out too bad for my first try! It was quite difficult to do because the process is that you paint your nail, slip the magnet on your finger on the other hand and hold your freshly painted finger up against it.  Sounds easy enough, …

Look what I found today!  YAY!   I was under the impression that Essence stopped producing the magnetic polish but apparently it’s back!  I bought only one color (02 Hex Hex!) because I wanted to make sure it works before splurging on the rest.   I noticed that they changed the magic, I wonder if it makes any difference.  I …

Today I was out running some errands and had to pop into Etos and Kruidvat to peek at their polishes.  I picked up a few Essence products to try them out. The tip guides seemed to work pretty well, except I acted like a big cheapo and tried to use the same one again and again which lead to things …

Anyone who knew me before I started messing around with nails would whoop out with laughter if they saw this.  I was always the least ‘girlie’ person in my group of friends and wearing a skirt was out of the question, which meant that pink nailpolish and SPARKLES was not even within the realm of possibility. Yet, here it is!  …

After removing my acrylics and doing a rather messy manicure to cover it up, I went and got my hands on a proper file and buffer.  I was able to get a lot of the ridges off my nail beds which were totally shredded.  I then painted two coats of Maybelline New York Express Finish Nr. 870 (Blue Sapphire). While …