This is the Kiko nail polish I’ve shown you previously, it’s the Sugar Mat n° 634. Among all the crazy textures available now, I wanted absolutely to try this “sandy” effect, so here I’m with this little gem from Kiko. The Sugar Mat nail polishes have a grainy texture, they are gritty to the touch and some have a bit of pearly shimmer and even glitters! The n° 634 is a pale pastel pink and it’s totally mat, it sounds quite easy to describe but, under artificial white lights, I can notice a tinge of blue that makes this nail polish looks slightly light lilac (as seen in the haul post).…
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Quick Christmas themed manicures
It’s also Christmas time for your hands! These are my four favourite manicures found on Pinterest, they are relatively easy to do. I’ll just add a few notes and their sources to help you recreating them. 1) A non conventional Christmas tree: it’s a black french manicure and an accent nail with a black, sinuous tree drawn with a permanent ink marker, as the blogger has done. If you have a black french pen, that would be the perfection! The look is refined with a white speckled effect top coat and a silver star on the top of the tree. Any white glitter top coat will be fine and the…
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Last-minute Christmas gifts… 2013
Do you need some last-minute idea for your Christmas gifts? Christmas is really near and you don’t have to worry about it, because I’m late as a lot of other people and I’ve collected some digital presents to show you. Before buying, think first of those who will receive your gifts and take a look at your wallet. You don’t need to spend a fortune to make people happy and, thankfully, this stressful period will pass quite quikly. There are always your female friends who like everything beauty, right? How about creating a little package with some customizable essentials (mascara, lip balm or lip tint, etc…) or something ready to…
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Les Cinq Amandes: dragées, sweet presents and a good cause
There are loads of occasions to celebrate together and the most traditional way to delight guests is giving dragées. Les Cinq Amandes or “The 5 almonds” is what I’ve spotted recently and it has quickly captured my interest, why? Elegant packages and a huge selection of coloured sugared almonds and chocolate pralines, should I say more? The name chosen by the shop mother-daughter duo sounds particular, why just five almonds? Have you ever noticed how many almonds are inside a wedding dragées bag? Five, because five are the elements for a good marriage: happiness, health, wealth, longevity and fertility. That’s what “Les Cinq Amandes” wishes everyone. Giving dragées, as little…
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A little Kiko haul
Last time I went to the university and I did, as all diligent students, my duties, I’ve done some small purchases at Kiko in Naples. I took the chance to go there because there’s a relatively new Kiko shop in Corso Umberto, a main street I take every time I’m there and that tourists may know. It was one of those rare occasion I go into a shop with clear ideas about what to buy, indeed I wanted with all my strengths a Sugar Mat nail polish. I really don’t know why. My haul is quite small, I’ve simply bought a packet of make-up remover wipes I was in…
