Gel Nails for a Family Wedding Guest

Hello my lovelies :) This morning, while a movie shooting (involving Brad Pitt whom I did not manage to take a picture of) was taking place in my street, I was doing a gel nail refill for a client who has a family wedding.  Here's the final manicure:

 

On the ring fingers, I used some moss coloured steel beads so as not to have an all dark manicure and give it a subtle summery feel as well (click pictures to enlarge them).

And here's a bonus pic of a movie scene I managed to capture from my roof:

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Review: kkcenterhk ES A500 10 Different Pairs False Eye Lashes

Hello my lovelies :) Today I will be reviewing some false eyelashes I was sent by kkcenterhk to review.  They let me choose which lashes I wanted to try and I opted for these ES brand ones which are basically 10 different pairs of falsies! How cool is that? You get different styles to complement different make-up looks and occasions in one box!  Apart from false eyelashes, this company sells wigs, make-up as well as some accessories.

Delivery was somewhat fast so I pleased with that.  The only thing that bothered me was that they were supplied in an envelope which is closed by some string and therefore anyone could have easily opened it.  Having said that, they all arrived intact and in perfect condition.

The packaging consists of a little black box with the ES logo on the front and instructions on the back of the box.  The instructions though seem to have been badly translated by some translation tool so if you want more clear instructions, please check out this post.  When you open the box, the lashes are all neatly put on a separate tray with curves for the eyelashes to retain their shape.  Here are a few pictures:

All the lashes have a thick black band which I think it is a plus as it is less tricky to blend with eyeliner.  Also, it is quite flexible and therefore easy to fit your eye shape.  Here are a couple of close-up pictures to show you the different styles of eyelashes:

Till now I have used the fourth pair from the top in the second picture.  I really liked the results as they made my lashes look longer and more defined and I didn't need to use any mascara to blend my lashes with them.  They feel really comfortable on the eyes and the size was just right for me.  Here's a picture of when I wore these lashes:

If you care for these lashes, like all others basically, they can last you a pretty long time and can therefore be re-used.  

These lashes are quite affordable as they retail for $7.96 for 10 pairs and can be found on sale from the kkcenterhk website.

Do you own these lashes or any others from this company? What are your thoughts about them?

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Collective Haul: Beauty, Clothes, Accessories and some stuff from ebay

Hello my lovelies :) Here's another collective haul for you all :) This time I have quite a few items so let's get right into it! I'm gonna start with accessories first as there are quite a few... First up, are the earrings, necklace and bag I bought to match the dress I'm going to wear for a wedding I have next Wednesday (will post an OOTD featuring the dress) I also bought a pair of pink feather earrings as I really wanted some and finally I managed to find a pair that doesn't look OTT.

Oversize clutch bag with lace overlay, Dorothy Perkins 

Gold and pink studs ball earrings & Flower necklace, Accessorize 

Pink feather earrings and wooden studs, Orsay

I also got a stack of rings which I have been wearing ever since as they go with everything; as well as this gorgeous necklace from ebay.  The flower was a bit too big for me so I took it off:

Stack of rings, Orsay

Shell & flower necklace, ebay

Next, my neighbour gave this floral top from Pull & Bear she has never worn (in fact, the tag was still attached) and it fits me like a dream :)

Finally, here are the beauty products :D I mostly got nail polishes and I also picked up a few extra ones from essence for a giveaway I'm planning so stay tuned for that :)

Let's start with what I got from the pharmacy first:

La Roche Posay Effaclar M moisturizer & Purifying Foaming Gel (new skin care products)

nee make-up white nail polish

essence quick dry top-coat, high shine top-coat & glitter top-coat

essence colour & go nail polishes in 23 Sundancer & 34 Trust in Fashion

essence stay natural concealer in 01 Soft Beige (backup)

Thin black hair elastics

Hello Kitty Sanitary Towels (free samples)

close-up of nail polishes

essence Sundancer (left) & Trust in Fashion (right)

nee white & essence glitter top-coat

I really wanted the Better than Gel Nails top-coat from essence but seeing that the supply of products was limited, I got one of each of the top-coats that were available.  I also wanted another concealer but this was the only one in stock. 

Going on with nail polish, this morning I bought another one to wear for the wedding (good excuse eh :P). It is by Rimmel London and is called Starlet.  It came out much darker in the pictures than it is in real life:

If you recall some posts ago. I said I broke one of the shades in the Cover Girl Cafe au' Lait trio. Well, I have found a close match :D it is Wet 'n' Wild Brulee and I got mine from ebay. It is my first ever Wet 'n' Wild product and so far I'm impressed! It is a bit darker than the one I broke but it is quite good and it is more pigmented :)

Lastly, Dad got me some samples of a Nivea Organic Body Lotion and Day Cream.  They contain bio Argan Oil and I did some researched on this much hyped about ingredient and I'm impressed with all the medical properties is possesses so expect a bottle of it to feature in a haul in the near future :)

That's all for this haul ladies :) tomorrow I'm expecting an order from elf cosmetics so stay tuned for that. What have you bought lately?

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