Hean #162 Purple & Gold Stamping Mani

Hey babes :-)

Today I want to show you another Hean nail polish I absolutely love. It's #162 from the City Fashion collection. If you know me well, you'll know that I'm OBSESSED with Hean nail polish, and with very good reason. I'll tell you more, focusing specifically on this purple little beaut, but it applies to most of Hean's polishes from the "I love Hean", "City Fashion", "Summer 2015" and "Jungle Pop" collections which are currently available in South Africa from Glamore Cosmetics.

For the mani below, I painted one coat, wore it for a day, then painted another coat the next evening, and topcoated it. I went without topcoat the first day, and there was no visible tip wear or chipping, which I found extremely impressive. After the top coat dried, I stamped on my ring finger using a Born Pretty stamping plate, (which I can't name right now, coz poepies can't remember the code. Ahem. This post will be updated shortly - Sorry girls) and Gold Born Pretty Stamping Polish. I then added a stud (also from Born Pretty Store) on my middle finger nail, and finished off with Hean Diamond HD top coat.

 

I'm still struggling a bit to get the lighting right, so the above picture is not a true swatch of this amazing purple. Below, I share two swatches that are a LOT more colour accurate. It is one easy coat, with no top coat.

Hean City Fashion #162 is what I would call a rich purple crème polish. The consistency and opacity is an absolute dream, making application a breeze. It is semi self levelling, and has a smooth and glossy finish. The pigmentation ensures perfect opacity in a single coat, making it great for stamping and water marbling too.

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Thank you all so much for stopping by and reading my ramblings. Please drop me a comment, and tell me what you think. :)


Stay Sassy
xoxox
Samantha

TBT - Ordinary Misfit

Hello lovelies :-)

Since it's Thursday, and I don't have any new designs worthy of showing you, I decided to show you this awesome polish and stamping plate instead. Oh, what's that now? Is this cheating? Nah! Not at ALL, in fact. Since Glamore Cosmetics and Born Pretty Store still have these products in stock, I'm actually doing you a favour, as you NEED these if you don't already have (at least one of) them.

First up, a plain swatch of the oh so pretty "Ordinary Misfit" from Hean's summer 2015 collection. This entire collection is to die for! With names like Poppy Paradise, Mojito Madness, Life is Peachy, Strawberry Surprise, Summer Daze and Island Girl, you can be sure to have tons of fun! Some people would even say that yours truly named these polishes. Crazy right? Hahaha.

Pictured here, are two easy coats, with no top coat. Once again, how insanely glossy are all Hean's polishes? Perfection at it's best!

I can't say enough how impressed I am with Hean's polishes. Especially the Summer 2015, City Fashion and Jungle Pop collections. They apply smoothly, the drying time is immaculate, and the glossy finish just blows my mind every time I use them.

After the two coats dried, I stamped using China Glaze "White on White" and BornPretty stamping plate BP-22.

After the stamped image dried, I applied my trusted Hean Diamond Top Coat. :-)

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Born Pretty Stamping Plate BP-22 Remember to check the right side of my blog for a 10% discount code you can use on any non-discounted or non-sale products at Born Pretty Store, just for my awesome readers. :-)

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading. :-)
Stay Sassy



xoxo
Samantha

Sassy Sam is back with HEAN CITY FASHION

Heeeey babes! *Insert crazy two hand wave and squeels*

Wow, I'm SO excited to be back. As some of you know, I used to be the author and owner of "NPA Anony-Miss" AKA "Nail Polish Addict Anony-Miss" blog. I took a little break and went MIA while I sorted my personal life out. You know, the "what am I doing, where am I going, WHO AM I EVEN??????" moment that hit you just before you turn 30. Hahaha. Fun times! Well, for me it actually started just before I turned 29. So I took some time to reflect on my life, where I am, where I'm going, and what I want, and made much needed changes and adjustments. YAAAAY ME! But... After my "transformation" was complete, I still felt like I'm missing something, a little piece of me that I never got back as I rebuilt the puzzle pieces. Then it hit me.... I miss blogging!

So.. Here I am. :-) Once I realised I wanted to blog again, I felt a bit overwhelmed because I didn't know where to start... At this point I should probably tell you that I might have forgotten to mention, I didn't just stop blogging - I stopped doing nails altogether. Eeeeeek!!! SAM!!!!! So, out of practice (but inspired as can be), I started setting up my nail station in my new home. YASS! I've found my happy place again, and couldn't wait to start.

As always, I felt most inspired by my stash of "unused" polishes. I decided to pack them all neatly in a row, and see who calls my name first. The winner..... City Fashion #189, a delicious bright strawberry red beauty, all the way from Poland. Pictured below, is two easy coats, with no top coat.

As we can always expect of Hean - Gloss GALORE! I sometimes stare at my nails, wondering if I've done top coat or not, because they have such a stunning glossy finish. Yum! I just love that every Hean collection entering South Africa is more mesmerising and mind blowing than the last.

You can buy Hean in South Africa from Glamore Cosmetics' Online Shop for only R70 (and all orders over R250 gets free shipping - Whooo), or you can contact them on Facebook, InstaGram or Twitter, for all your nail polish and make up needs.

I decided to do an Aztec design with nail vinyls I got from Nail Candi's Online Shop for R39. You can also find Nail Candi on Facebook, InstaGram or Twitter, for a wide variety of top quality nail products, art, tools and polishes (Including China Glaze).

 

After swatching two coats of Hean City Fashion #189, I cleaned my ring finger, and painted two coats of China Glaze "White on White", which you can purchase here for only R89. As you can see, it's perfectly opaque in just two thin coats. If you prefer thicker coats, you might only need one coat for full opacity. Yay. I LOVE that in a white! After the second coat dried, I applied the Aztec vinyl, and added one coat my trusted Hean Diamond Top Coat.

I really like how the red, white and black compliment each other, but I dislike the fact that I want to lick my nails when wearing this polish. I imagine they would taste like strawberries - but sadly, they don't. ;-)

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking time to read my ramblings. Please don't be a weirdo and leave without dropping me a comment, okay? ;-)


Stay Sassy.


xoxo
Samantha