MY MONTHLY FAVORITES: AUGUST 2015

Yet another month have passed by, which meas that it's time for me to share my August beauty favorites with you. Despite being sick with the flu and a really bad cough, August has been a good month. I have tried out a handful of new products this month, but only a few of them has made their way into my favorites. I have also re-discovered a couple of products as well, which I'm really excited to share with you in today's post. 

 

So if you want to see what beauty products I have been loving this month, then keep reading! :-) 

 ♥ Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat, (HERE). 

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat is hands down one of my favorite top coats to finish of my new manicure. It makes the nail polish look gorgeous and so shiny. It evens out any mistakes that you might have made during the application and makes the nail polish look flawless on. It dries very quickly and it makes the nails quite hard, almost like gel nails.

The only thing that I don't like about Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat is that it gets all goopy after a while. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about if you have tried it out for yourself. Seche makes a product called Seche Restore, (HERE) which is an restoration thinner. It's going to restore your Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat to it's original consistency with only a few drops of the restoration thinner. I think it's a must have if you own a bottle of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat in your collection.  

 ♥ NYX Cosmetics Powder Blush in Peach, (HERE). 

 ♥ NYX Cosmetics Powder Blush in Peach, (HERE). 

 ♥ NYX Cosmetics Powder Blush in Peach, (HERE). 

You might have seen me talk about this beauty of a blush in a couple of my previous monthly favorites posts, if not your in for a real treat. NYX Cosmetics Powder Blush in Peach is a gorgeous peachy pink blush, which I have been reaching for a lot this month. It's nicely pigmented and it looks so pretty and natural on the cheeks. It's a lovely every day blush, which looks beautiful with any makeup look. I'm a big fan of these powder blushes from NYX Cosmetics. I think that the quality is great and they are quite affordable as well, which is always a good thing! :-) 

 ♥ L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Vernis Nail Polish in Cliche Mania, (HERE). 

L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Vernis Nail Polish in Cliche Mania is a gorgeous, medium dark purple. I have been wearing it on my nails for the past couple of weeks and I'm already hooked on it. The formula and pigmentation is wonderful and it's so creamy and easy to apply. It has held up pretty nicely on my nails. No chips during the first week, which is quite rare for me. Nail polishes usually only last up to 5-6 days on my nails, no matter what base and top coat I'm using.

Cliche Mania is such a gorgeous color, which I think is the perfect color for Autumn and Winter. I'm already looking forward to painting my nails with this color again, it's such a stunning shade. If you missed my latest nail post featuring this lovely nail polish, you can check it out here! :-)

♥ L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Lipstick in Fairest Nude, (HERE).

♥ L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Lipstick in Fairest Nude, (HERE). 

L'Oreal Paris Color Riche in Fairest Nude is one of my all-time favorite lipsticks. It's a beautiful pinky brown with a shiny finish. It's a smooth, creamy and pigmented lipstick that last a while on my lips before I need to re-apply it. It's a little on the darker side, which I really like. I'm obsessed with deeper and darker nudes, I just think that they look a lot better on me compared to the more lighter shades.Definitely make sure to let me know your thoughts on Fairest Nude if you have tried it out or what you think about it if you do decide to pick up a tube for yourself. I would love to hear what you think about it! :-) 

 ♥ Lush Cosmetics Mask Of Magnaminty, (HERE). 

♥ Lush Cosmetics Mask Of Magnaminty, (HERE). 

Lush Cosmetics Mask Of Magnaminty has been my go-to face mask in August. It's a peppermint mask, which fights breakouts and help your skin return to it's tip top condition. It's quite thick and it leaves behind that tingly, cold feeling on the skin. I like to use it once a week to keep my skin pimple free. I love that it's got a green tint to it, makes me look like The Hulk whenever I'm wearing it, haha. 

I love how amazing and hydrated my skin feels after I've rinsed it off, such a refreshing feeling. Whenever I can feel or see a pimple starting to pop out, I apply this on the area and let it sit on my skin for about 10-15 minutes (I usually do this before I go to bed) and it's completely gone the next morning. It's magic in a tub, definitely worth picking up if you struggle with breakouts. 

What products have you been loving this month? Have you tried out any of my favorites? If you have, what do you think about them? :-) 

Love, Christine ♥

NAILS OF THE DAY: L'OREAL PARIS COLOR RICHE LE VERNIS NAIL POLISH IN CLICHE MANIA

It's been a while since I have painted my nails and boy does it feel good to sit down and play around with nail polish again. I love painting my nails, it's just something about it that I find very relaxing and therapeutic. Is that just me or do you feel the same way?

The color that I'm wearing on my nails today is called Cliche Mania and it's by the brand L'Oreal Paris. I received Cliche Mania in my July GLOSSYBOX, which was a collaboration between GLOSSYBOX and L'Oreal Paris. It's such a gorgeous purple that is a little on the darker side. I really like the formula and the pigmentation of these Color Riche Le Vernis nail polishes from L'Oreal Paris. They are so creamy and so easy to apply and they are almost always opaque in just two coats.

 ♥ L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Vernis Nail Polish in Cliche Mania, (HERE). 

 ♥ L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Vernis Nail Polish in Cliche Mania, (HERE). 

Autumn is right around the corner and Cliche Mania is the perfect nail color to go along with it. It's such a stunning purple that I know I will be reaching for a lot this season. I used the Formula X for Sephora Base Coat and Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat to complete this look. 

♥ Formula X For Sephora Base Coat, (HERE), L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Le Vernis Nail Polish in Cliche Mania, (HERE) & Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat, (HERE). 

What do you think about Cliche Mania? What are you currently wearing on your nails? :-)

Love, Christine ♥

BIRTHDAY HAUL: APPLE, BEAUTY BLENDER, CHINA GLAZE, H&M, MAYBELLINE, MAKEUP MEKKA, NIKE, OPI & SECHE

Happy Monday! How are you all doing today? I hope that you are having a lovely day so far. Last Monday (June 16th), I turned 25! I wanted to thank all off you for leaving me such lovely birthday wishes on Twitter, Facebook and in the comment section here on my blog. You guys are all so amazing, I'm forever grateful for your love and support.

Today, I wanted to share some off the items that I received for my birthday. I had such a lovely day. I got to spend it with my amazing mother and sister. Simon, my fiance had to work overtime but I did get to spend some time with him in the evening, which I'm very happy about! Now, let's take a look at the goodies! :-) 

♥ Nike Pro Hyperwarm Compression Seamless Tights & iPhone 5s. 

Simon got me a Nike Pro Hyperwarm Compression Seamless Tights, which I have been eyeing for a while. It looks and feels amazing, can't wait to start using it. He also got me an iPhone 5s, which is awesome. I have only had it for a week and I'm already obsessed with it. It's so sleek and pretty, love it! :-) 

♥ Beauty Blender & Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in 110. 

My parents got me a new Beauty Blender, which I'm so excited about. The one that I'm currently using is looking rather nasty, LOL. They also got me the Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in 110. I have tried this foundation before and I absolutely love it, it's one off my favorites. The shade that I already have is 115, which I think is a little too dark for me. 110 is a lovely shade for me, it's a little pale but paired with 115 it's perfect!

They also got me the Seche Base Ridgle Filling Base Coat and the China Glaze Nail Polish in Spontaneous. I haven't tried these products before, so I'm so excited to give them a go. I have heard great things about the Ridgle Filling Base Coat from Seche. I have tried out their very popular Dry Fast Top Coat and I really like it. I haven't painted my nails in a while, so I think Spontaneous by China Glaze is going to be the next shade that I wear. Let me know if you would like to see a ''Nails Of The Day'' post, haven't done one in so long! :-) 

♥ Seche Base Ridge Filling Base Coat & China Glaze Nail Polish in Spontaneous.

 ♥ Cardigan from H&M.

My parents also got me this beautiful dress and cardigan from H&M. I adore the print and the white and blue color combination off the dress, it looks so pretty together. Both the cardigan and the dress looks awesome paired together with some black heels, can't wait to show you the look that I have in mind in an ''Outfit Of The Day'' post! :-) 

 ♥ Dress from H&M.

♥ OPI, Viva La Diva & Essie Nail Polishes.

My sister totally spoiled me with nail polishes! She got be a bunch off OPI, Viva La Diva and an Essie nail polish too. I'm really excited to try out some off these shades, they all look so pretty in their little bottles! :-) 

 ♥ OPI Nail Polish in Die Another Day, You Only Live Twice & Tomorrow Never Dies. 

♥ OPI Nail Polish in Number One Nemesis, Meet Me On The Star Ferry & Goldeneye. 

 ♥ Viva La Diva Nail Polish in 40, 22 & 84. 

 ♥ Viva La Diva Nail Polish in 127, 70 & 111. 

♥ Viva La Diva Nail Polish in 71, 61 & 121. 

♥ Essie Nail Polish in The Lace is On. 

 ♥ OPI Princess For A Day French Manicure Set & Makeup Mekka 5XL Volume False Lashes Effect Mascara.

The OPI Princess For A Day French Manicure Set and the Makeup Mekka 5XL Volume False Lashes Effect Mascara were not birthday gifts, but I thought I would include them in this haul anyway. The OPI Princess For A Day Set was gifted to me by Simon a while ago, and the Makeup Mekka 5XL Volume False Lashes Effect Mascara came in a fitness magazine that I purchased a few weeks ago. I absolutely love the french manicure look, so I'm excited to try out this set from OPI! :-)

I also received a little bit off money, which I have used towards some old and new beauty products that I have been lusting over for a while, the Lorac Pro 2 Eyeshadow Palette being one off them. I placed an order at Sephora and eBay. I will do a haul post as soon as I receive the items,  can't wait to show you what I picked up! :-)

Have you picked up any new beauty items recently? When's your birthday? Thank you again for all the lovely birthday wishes, it means a lot to me :-) Love, Christine♥

Nail Look: Royal Blue Sparkles

Products Used:
♥ Konad Base Coat
♥ NYX Nail Polish Salon in Royal Blue & Disco Inferno
♥ Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

Today I wanted to try out two of my new nail polishes from NYX Cosmetics. These are from their new range of polishes called Nail Polish Salon Formula which I really like. I adore Disco Inferno, its such a beautiful polish!

This is not one of those thick glitter nail polishes, the glitter in Disco Inferno is very fine which I love. Im not a fan of big chunky glitter polishes, they can be a little tricky to apply. Click here to see more swatches of the nail polish salon formula from NYX Cosmetics.

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Xo Christine

Review: Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

About the product:
Seche Vite™ dry fast top coat is widely acknowledged as the world's finest top coat. Specially formulated to penetrate through nail lacquer to the base coat forming a single solid coating over the nail plate for a much more durable finish. Guaranteed not to yellow while leaving nails silky, stronger and resistant to chipping and peeling.




My opinion:
I have heard so many mixed opinions about this dry fast, top coat by Seche Vite, I personally love this product. I have used it for almost six months now and all I can say is that im hooked on this product!

The drying time is very impressive, it takes under 20 seconds for it to dry which is amazing! I know for sure that I will never go back to using another top coat until I find one that's better and Im not sure if that's even possible!?

My favorite thing about this product is how it makes my nail polish look. The final result looks so smooth and flawless. It usually takes about a week before the nail polish starts to chip which is very good, chipped nails is not a cute look. I have to order a few backups of this, I dont want to run out haha :)




I highly recommend this top coat, its a great product. If you do decide to pick it up, let me know what you think about it :)

Where to buy?
I bought my bottle on Ebay from this seller, but you can also find the Seche Vite Top Coat at sallybeauty.com and probably in your local beauty stores if you live in the US. For more information about Seche Vite, check out their website here.

Rating: 5/5

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Xo Christine♥

Seche Vite Top Coat

I got the Seche Vite Top Coat in the mail today. I have heard nothing but wonderful things about this and people say that its one off the best top coats out there. The bottle was much bigger than I had imagined it to be which Im very happy about. I haven't found my ''must have'' top coat yet, so im very excited to try this. I will be doing a review soon :)

I bought this on Ebay, here is the link if you are interested in trying it out as well :)

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What is your favorite top coat? :)
Love Christine♥