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Swatch Satuday: Maybelline Color Show Sequins

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I loved the look of the Maybelline color show sequins polishes as soon as I saw a photo of them, on the MNY Aussie instagram account a few months ago. I was excited to finally find them at Priceline last week!

Maybelline color show sequins

I decided to buy all colours because I couldn’t decide on which one I wanted and I’m a sucker for anything sparkly! (total magpie).

There are four shades in the collection: Silver Gleam #810, Gold’s Night Out #815, Sea-Quins #820 and Rose Bling #825

maybelline color show sequins

They don’t disappoint! (except for the blue, but more about that later). The glitter in them is a mixture of ultra fine and larger sequins. Other than the silver, two coats were enough to fully cover my nail…I only needed one with the silver for some reason, I’m not sure why it’s less sparse than the others.

Maybelline Color Show Sequins swatches

 

maybelline color show sequins

apologies for my thumb nail being out of focus!

Silver Gleam #810
maybelline color show sequinsThis is one of my favourites from the collection, silver looks great on it’s own or with any other color really. This polish is packed full of silver micro glitter and bigger round sequins.

Gold’s Night Out #815
maybelline color show sequinsApologies again for the partially out of focus photo…anyway, Gold’s night out is much the same as Silver gleam, but the glitter is a bit more sparse. This is my other favourite, as it looks great by itself.

Sea-Quins #820
maybelline color show sequinsSea-Quins was the shade that I was really disappointed with. I was hoping it would be clear with blue glitter, but unfortunately (like Sally Hansen’s Mermaids Tale) the polish is sheer blue. It has pale blue micro glitter and the same larger sequins. Why won’t someone make a clear blue glitter polish!?

Rose Bling #825
maybelline color show sequinsRose Bling has pale pink micro glitter, the same colour sequins and dark pink sequins. I like this colour, but unless you ‘fish’ around for the darker pink sequins it’s hard to have an even coverage of them.

Over all I really like these polishes, I can definitely see myself getting a lot of use out of the silver and gold shades. I can’t comment on how hard they are to remove because I used my essence peal off base coat under them.

The Maybelline color show sequins polishes are limited edition and retail for $5.95 each, you can buy them online at Priceline.

Have you purchased any of the sequin polishes? which shade is your favourite?

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In My Shower: Organix Vanilla Silk review

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I am obsessed with any product that smells like vanilla, so when the press release for the Organix Vanilla Silk range landed in my inbox, I knew I just had to try it!

I contacted Love PR a few weeks ago to request a sample and they generously sent me a bottle of the Shampoo and conditioner to try. I was totally expecting sachets!

Organix vanilla silk

Organix Vanilla Silk review

What they say: ‘Indulge your senses with this exclusive blend of smoothing Tahitian vanilla bean oils to instantly nourish and moisturize, while silk amino proteins strengthen and seal your hair’s cuticles, revitalizing your hair, creating silky, smooth shinny hair.’

What I thought: First of all, the scent…as soon as I started washing the shampoo out of my hair, the steam filled the bathroom with the heavenly vanilla scent. I would describe it as vanilla cupcakes. Sweet (but not artificial) and slightly creamy. My hair is too short for me to actually smell my own hair. If I could, I would probably be smelling my own hair all day, like a weirdo!

My hair normally gets oily quickly after washing it, but this range didn’t seem to make my hair oily as quick. Not that I would make a habit of it, but my hair still looked and felt clean after 3 days! (some conditioners can make my hair oily the next day).

Pros:
– Smells yummy
– Sulfate and paraben free, so there is no or very little build up
– Eco friendly packaging.
– Not tested on animals

Cons:
– Always run out of shampoo 1st…but that’s probably because my hair is short, so I don’t use a lot of conditioner.
– Price. Not everyone is prepared to pay $15+ for one bottle. (I would, so really this is not one of my ‘cons’ haha)

There are three products available from Priceline in the Organix Vanilla silk range. Soft and silky vanilla silk shampoo $15.99, soft and silky vanilla silk conditioner $15.99 and Silk Serum soft and silky vanilla silk $17.99

Thank you Love PR for letting me try this great range, I will definitely be repurchasing them when I run out!

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