Winner of Harmless House Giveaway !!!

Hi Friends,

Thank you to each and every one that entered this giveaway!!

I wish I could select more than one winner as I feel that each one that entered deserve this ~ there were two girls that absolutely rocked it out with their RT's and they were the clear front-runners, so I did it the old fashioned way and wrote names on little pieces of paper and goes to show that it does help to get as many entries as possible, because one of the front runners won!!

Congratulations Meghan!!!!!

I hope you enjoy this amazing prize, please email me your full address and contact details to:

dressedinthecity@yahoo.co.za

Have a fab day!

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New In & First Impressions: Mavala Nail Care

Hi Pretties,

Mavala must be one of the oldest brands around today, their company was started in 1959 and they're manufactured in Switzerland.  With over 50 years experience, you can be sure that have earned their title as specialists in the nail care field.

Mavala Protective Base Coat 002 *

Mavala Colorfix Top Coat *

Mavala Nail Color Cream in Ginza 288 *

Available online

 

Mavala Protective Base Coat 002:

 

~  Protects nails and prevents colour from staining nails

~  Improves adherence of nail polish

 

Mavala 002 forms a flexible barrier between nails and colour that absorbs shocks and prevents colour from staining nails, doubles life of your manicure.

 

Mavala Colorfix Top Coat:

 

~  Super gloss and prevents chipping of nail polish

 

Colorfix Flexible Top Coat reinforced with acryl, dries to a hard elastic glaze that enhances the lustre of your nail polish.  Adds an armour coating that protects against chipping and peeling.

 

MY THOUGHTS:

 

I can see why these have been raved about by other bloggers, just by the packaging you can see they're in a different league and not just another nail polish.  I haven't had time to try these out yet, apart from the swatches I've done to get a feel of how it works.  The base coat is a lovely transparent blue, and I'm excited to see if the acryl-ingredient actually makes nails harder and if it actually helps with chipping.  Saying that, with so many decades of experience I'm sure they've refined their formula to achieve this.

 

The nail polish colour is so pretty!  It's a rosy colour with the most beautiful golden sparkle ~ this is a very natural colour that will go with any outfit and I think is particularly pretty for winter, it reminds me of that in-between leave colour in Autumn.

 

Do you have any favourite Mavala products?



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Review ~ Physicials Formula Organic Wear Mascara

Hi Beauties,

I'm absolutely loving all of the new eco-friendly and cruelty free products that are being released.  Physicians formula is a luxury drugstore brand, I've used a few of their products and have always been impressed with the overall quality.

Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mascara in Black Organics 1063 - R115.00 available from Dischem *

What they say:

~  1st Ever Ecocert certified organic line of makeup in the US

~  100 % Free of Harsh Chemicals

~  100 % Free of Synthetic Preservatives

~  100 % Free of Parabens

~  100 % Free of GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms)

~  100 % Free of Synthetic Colours

~  100 % Free of Synthetic Fragrances

~  100 % Cruelty Free

5 x Lash Boosting:

Lengthens

Volumizes

Defines

My thoughts:

The packaging of this mascara is so amazing and I love that they designed it in such a way that is clear that this is eco-friendly.  I'm not normally a fan of plastic wands, I prefer a brush application, but I actually don't mind this wand.  It has an oval shape to it, which I find helps to lift and curl lashes.  Look, I think we all know when brands claim to make something 5 x bigger it's more of a statement than reality right?  But this mascara definitely doubles my lashes, it's very buildable and also creates a really glam effect when you curl your lashes first then use the mascara, I also find that this holds the curl in really well.  

I would never recommend that you use mascara then curl your lashes, I know it's become quite popular to do that and also heat the eyelash curler up a bit then curl lashes, but all that does is break your eyelashes, therefore a mascara like the Physicians Formula Organic Wear Mascara is worth the investment, as you wouldn't need to that.

This mascara definitely delivers in terms of length, but not volume!  It's perfect for daytime though but I would suggest pairing this with a volume mascara, not sure if I'm the only one but I do find most of the times that two mascaras work really well together, so I will be trying this with an essence one.

PS ~ This mascara is not waterproof!  And yes, it will run at the first sight of tears ;) 

Overall, this is definitely an amazing mascara if you're looking for a more upmarket but still affordable mascara that gives you mega length and curl.

Hope you have a fab day!

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{Review} SpaRitual Nail Lacquer in Sage Creme

Hi Lovelies,

I hope your Monday wasn't too blue today?

I'm getting really excited for our weekend away!  Although I do have a fear of flying, I'm not sure how that's going to do down cause I do tend to get quite anxious on flights, but nevertheless, I'll grin and bear it :)

 

"Beauty is the spontaneous expression of a harmonious mind, body & spirit."

SpaRitual Nail Lacquer in Sage Creme - 15ml R105.00 {Available in Salons and Spa's nationwide or online at Style36 *

 

SpaRitual is a vegan and cruelty free nail product line, free of DBP, toluene, formaldehyde and formaldehyde resin.  Each SpaRitual Nail Lacquer comes with a sleek patented cap, is easy to open with a non-slip grip while applying the product, their bottles is also crafted in Italy from reusable glass with up to 50% recycled materials and is recyclable with proper care.  Their nail lacquers are vegan because they use Mica in their shimmers instead of Guanine (fish scales).

 

I must admit I've never tried anything from the SpaRitual line, and after I received their media kit and had a browse through the polishes available, I already have quite a long wishlist.  This colour isn't normally something I would pick, I tend to be drawn to pink or turquoise ones, but after applying it on my nails I actually really like it.

 

It's a gorgeous mauve colour, the swatch is a bit darker than the polish is in real life, it's just a pretty natural colour, if you're looking for a nude wearable colour I'll highly suggest this one, it's quite flattering on light skins too but if you are darker skinned it'll have more of a nude look.

 

It dried really quickly, which helped with the fact that it's not a very pigmented colour, so one coat didn't really provide a lot of depth, but 2 - 3 coats will give a perfectly smooth and even colour.

 

Have you tried anything from the SpaRitual range?

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