Butterfly Kisses

Hello beauties :-)

How are you all doing today? Can you even BELIEVE it's the 6th of December already?? INSANITY, I tell you!!

Today's mani was done for such a sweet client. She was a bride's maid at her sister's wedding, and I had the honor of doing her, the bride's and the bride's moms nails last week. What a stunning family!

Anyway.. We started off with a gorgeous mint gel polish from Planet Nails. I love their gel polishes. The colors are beautiful, and they apply like a charm. For this mint, we did 3 layers to build into a beautiful opaque mint.

Then, using a Born Pretty stamping plate, and Revlon Gel Envy "Sure Thing" (510) to stamp this beautiful delicate little butterfly.

Okay so I might have gone a bit overboard with the cuticle oil. Haha. So you really have to look to see the butterflies through all the shine.

Overall, I absolutely LOVE how this mani turned out. At first she wanted a hand painted flower on each accent finger, but when she saw the stamping plates. Well, everyone knows what I mean. LOL. Stamping for the win - ALWAYS!

Are YOUR nails and tootsies summer ready yet? What are you waiting for? Book your mani NOW, spots are filling up quite fast, especially after the 15th. :-)

Have a STUNNING Tuesday, babes. Lots of love.


Stay Sassy,

Happy Hippie Hean Mani

Hey Sassies. :-)


I hope you're all having a fabulous week so far. I love October! Partly (okay, mostly) because it's my birthday month, and partly because of the weather, new life, chirpy birds, happy people, and I could carry on for days... Something else that is definitely also a big pick-me-upper, is the bright and cheerful mani requests I'm getting. :-)

Today's manicure was for my beautiful friend, Christine. She was the very first person to book a manicure when I broke the news that I was going mobile, and have since then just been such a positive and beautiful piece of my life. She is such a bright and cheerful soul, which is always reflected in her nails. :-) This time we went for a full on bright, in your face, hippie look. :-D

I started off with Essence Gel Base Coat (Lately I love this base coat, even when not using the essence gel polishes). When that dried, I applied two coats of Hean Nail Polishes. From Thumb to Pinky: Hean City Fashion (currently on sale over here), Neon I love Hean, Original I love Hean (a few years old, still works like an absolute dream!), Another Neon I love Hean, and then another City Fashion on the pinky. :-) They're all two coats, except for the yellow pinky, which I decided to give a third coat to get 100% opacity. I don't think I've ever found a yellow nail polish that requires less than two coats. If you have, I'd love to hear from you in the comments section below. :-)

I then started stamping with a BornPretty Store stamping Plate and Essence black stampy polish. Lastly I sealed it all in with Hean Diamon HD Top Coat, and added a rhinestone on each nail.

I just love how this mani came out. It's so happy and bright, and exactly who Christine is.

I hope you love this manicure as much as I do. Thank you so much for stopping by. Till next time.


Stay Sassy

Owl you need is Hean and BornPretty stamping

Hello Lovelies. :-)


How are you all doing on this stunning October day?


Today I have a very bright and happy manicure to show you. I did this for my awesome graphic designer, Ceri. :-) Her best friend was going through my nail art when she saw the super cute owl stamping plate from BornPretty Store. She immediately knew Ceri would loooove owl nail art, and together they found a gorgeous turquoise (my favourite colour) manicure, by Sisina Beauty. :-)


I started off with two coats of Hean City Fashion (which, by the way, is currently on sale at Glamore Cosmetics, over here. You're welcome.) While that was drying completely, I used dotting tools and essence black stampy polish to do the dots on the thumb, index and pinky nails. I then used BornPretty store stamping plate BP-54 to stamp the cutest owls. We used the bigger owls to fit her ring finger nails, and the full nail design to cover her middle finger nails.

When that was dry, I sealed it with my all time favourite top coat - Hean Diamond HD, which sadly, is out of stock at the moment. This top coat is brilliant! It's a hardening top coat, with real diamond powder *swoon*, which makes the manicure last longer, protecting against chipping, peeling and tip wear. What I love most, though, is the super glossy diamond shine.


Now that the image is blown up on my laptop screen, I can see ssssoooo many imperfections. Gosh. But - Like the stunning Marilyn Monroe said,

Thanks for stopping by and reading. Lots of love, till next time!


Stay Sassy,

WIN an ENTIRE Punked Neon Hair Dye kit, with EVERYTHING included, worth R600.

Hey babes. :-)


Remember this post where I reviewed Punked Neon hair dye? Loved it? Wish you also had awesome mermaid hair like me?


Well... I might got you covered! :-D Whoop whoop. The amazing Lizelle from Punked Neon Hair Dye and Contact Lenses offered an ENTIRE colour kit to brighten one of my lucky readers' life. :-)

The kit contains:
- Large Bleach

- Large Color (of your choice!)

- Small Activator
- Shampoo

- Conditioner

- Freeze Spray
- Mask
Yes... EVERYTHING you need to take you from a dull little mouse in Boringville to a Beautiful, Bright and Sassy Mermaid living the rockstar life in Punktonia!


So.. What colour would you go for? Punking Turqoise? Dark Purple? Dark blue? Fire red? Well.. Whatever colour you choose to go for, I know the results will be punking AWESOME!!

So, start rocking those entries! Good luck to everyone :-)
a Rafflecopter giveaway


Before I go, the nitty, gritty & blah blah blah. ;-)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS GIVEAWAY:

1. This prize is sponsored by Punked Neon Hair Dye and Contact Lenses, and the promoter is Sassy In The City Blog.
2. Employees of Punked Neon Hair Dye and Contact Lenses and Sassy In The City Blog or their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the competition or helping to set up the competition shall not be permitted to enter the competition.
3. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
4. Route to entry for the competition and details of how to enter are via http://sassyinthecityblog.blogspot.co.za/p/specials-competitions-and-fun-stuff.html
5. Closing date for entries will be October 31st at midnight. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
6. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
7. The rules of the competition and the prize for each winner are indicated on the original blog post where the contest was posted along with the rafflecopter widget.
8. The promoter (Sassy In The City) reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.
9. The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
10. No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are not transferrable, unless otherwise statd. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
11. Winners will be chosen at random by software provided by https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/ from all entries received and verified by Promoter and or its agents.
12. The winners will be notified on Sassy In The City Blog’s Facebook page within 28 days of the closing date. If the winner do not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
13. The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected.

14. The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

15. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
16. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
17. The winner’s name will be available 7 (seven) days after closing date.
18. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions

19. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorser or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, InstaGram, Blogger or any other Social Network. You are providing your information to Sassy In The City and the prize sponsor and not any other party.

20. This competition is only open to legal residents of South Africa.

WIN an ENTIRE Hean Jungle Pop Nail Polish collection from Glamore Cosmetics worth R900.00

Hey hunnies :-)

Remember the awesome Jungle Pop collection from Hean that hit South Africa about a year ago, and had every single nail girl in complete hysterics? Yes?! The one with the insane holos, shimmers and metallic shades?! Uh. Obviously!! That stuff sold out like hot cake!

Well, what if I told you Gael from Glamore Cosmetics (the *only* Hean stockist in South Africa) has donated the ENTIRE Jungle Pop collection of 12 polishes. *feints* I'm ready to cut a deal with the winner - please contact me. Tehehe. Just Kidding. But WOW! I'm so jealous right now.

If you're a regular reader on my blog, you don't need any introduction to who Glamore Cosmetics and Hean are, but if you're new to my blog or just not sure about who they are, you can read a little more about the team of power women over here. :-)

I bet you can't wait to see the prize, right?! Hahaha. Well, if you've read up till here without over excitedly scrolling down to feast your eyes and heart, I have #respect for you. ;-)

(Pic source)

So.. What exactly are you waiting for? Get ENTERING!!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Before I go, the nitty, gritty & blah blah blah. ;-)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS GIVEAWAY:

1. This prize is sponsored by Glamore Cosmetics South Africa, and the promoter is Sassy In The City Blog.
2. Employees of Glamore Cosmetics South Africa and Sassy In The City Blog or their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the competition or helping to set up the competition shall not be permitted to enter the competition.
3. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
4. Route to entry for the competition and details of how to enter are via http://sassyinthecityblog.blogspot.co.za/p/specials-competitions-and-fun-stuff.html
5. Closing date for entries will be October 31st at midnight. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
6. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
7. The rules of the competition and the prize for each winner are indicated on the original blog post where the contest was posted along with the rafflecopter widget.
8. The promoter (Sassy In The City) reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.
9. The promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
10. No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are not transferrable, unless otherwise statd. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
11. Winners will be chosen at random by software provided by https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/ from all entries received and verified by Promoter and or its agents.
12. The winners will be notified on Sassy In The City Blog’s Facebook page within 28 days of the closing date. If the winner do not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
13. The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected.
14. The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
15. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
16. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.

17. The winner’s name will be available 7 (seven) days after closing date.

18. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions

19. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorser or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, InstaGram, Blogger or any other Social Network. You are providing your information to Sassy In The City and the prize sponsor and not any other party.

20. This competition is only open to legal residents of South Africa.

Monday Blues, Anyone?

Hello babes :-)


Did you have a good weekend? Having a bit of a blue Monday? Well, I have something to brighten your Monday a bit... A review on Punked Neon hair dye! :-D Yay!!!


Who is Punked Neon Hair dye and Contact Lenses? Escape to Punktonia with me.
Punked is South Africa's biggest Funky Color vegan Neon Hair Care supplier to Punk, Goth, Emo and geek culture.
Tens of thousands of enthusiastic Punktonians descend on the web page and Facebook page every day for info sharing, talking and posting their Punked out selfies, and geek lifestyle entertainment.
You can buy Hair Colour, Shampoos, Masks, Conditioner, Hair Care Sprays on their website, or chat with likeminded Punktonians, share your selfies with your favourite products on their Facebook page.
Step out of your comfort zone and experiment with Punked Neon Hair Dye and contact lenses. It is the place to go each day to see all the latest hair trends and be surrounded by people who all share the passion of a colourful and exciting life.


The products they sent me:
Bleach
Mixer
Turquoise Punked Neon Hair Dye
Turquoise Freeze Conditioner
Turquoise Punked Freeze Shampoo
Turquoise Punked Freeze Spray


Olwen from Follicles Hair Studio in Vorna Valley very kindly offered to do the colour application for me. Oh my goodness, did she do an AMAZING job! I've honestly never been happier with my hair. Because I'm used to wear more than one colour in my hair, I decided to add dark blue to the turquoise. We went for a blue and turquoise grandient. Let me show you.

Wow. How vibrant and stunning is the colour, right? Below are a few pics where you can see the gradient better.

Important notice: You have to lighten your hair to get neon results! The lighter the hair, the more vibrant the colour. Darker hair would give a more matt result.


What is my conclusion? Do I like it? Do I love it? Do I hate it? Will I EVER use it again? Well, keep reading. :)


I was very surprised by how deep and vibrant the colours are. The application was very easy, and the drip-free formula dries to a chalky finish. We left the colour to develop for 2 hours. To be honest, I was rather nervous, as I've never left colour on my hair for that long. I was blown away by the results, leaving my hair soft and super shiny. BETTER than it was before! I kid you not.


I used the turquoise shampoo and freeze spray, but I decided to continue using my regular sulphate free conditioner. I've found that blues and greens fade rather fast compared to pinks, oranges, purples and reds, so I prepared myself to touch up every two weeks. It has now been 3.5 weeks, no touch up, and this is what the colour looks like:

Still as bright and vibrant as I hoped it would be. :-)


General conclusion: I love punked!! I feeds my hair while colouring. It's beautiful, vibrant, and long lasting if taken care of the way it should be. Rember, if you choose not to use their specific colour shampoo and conditioner, you HAVE to use a good sulphate free shampoo and conditioner. My favourite is the sulphate free argon oil shampoo and conditioner by Mark Anthony, available at Clicks or online.


You can purchase the products I used on the following links:
Bleach @ R70.00
Punked Conditioning Formulated Colour Mixer @ R45.00
Turquoise Punked Neon Hair Dye @ R 90.00
Turquoise Freeze Conditioner @ R 70.00
Turquoise Punked Freeze Shampoo @ R 70.00
Turquoise Punked Freeze Spray @ R 60.00


You can find Punked Neon Hair Dye and Contact Lenses on:
Online Shop
Facebook


Lastly, here are a quick look at the other awesome colours they have:

Got the colour, but need an amazing hair fairy to help you? You can contact Olwen on 082 510 5601, visit her Facebook Page, or pop in to the salon at 16 Gustav Preller street, Vorna Valley, Midrand.


Tell me, if you could choose only ONE of these colours for yourself, what would it be?Have you used punked neon products before? What colours did you choose to go with? What was your overall experience? Did you LOVE it as much as I do?


Thank you so much for stopping by and reading. As always, you rock my world!!!




Till next time. Stay Sassy!

Life Is Peachy with Hean City Fashion #178

Hello babes :-D


Wow, I can't believe it's Friday already! What a crazy busy week. But GOOD busy! :-D Yay!


Today I want to show you a stunning polish that is currently on special at Glamore Cosmetics. It's a stunning coral-like peachy orange from Hean's City Fashion range, #178.


Pictured below is a set of natural tips, with an acrylic overlay. We then added two coats of Hean's City Fashion #178, with topcoat.

I love the formula of this polish. It applies very smoothly, and is beautifully opaque in just two coats. The consistency is absolutely perfect, and it has a stunning gloss finish when dry.


Like I've mentioned, the entire Hean City Fashion collection is on sale at the moment, for only R60 per 12ml bottle. Why? Well... I'm terribly sorry to break your hearts, but this collection is being discontinued by Hean HQ in Poland. *Insert hysterical sobs* So you better hurry over there and get your hands on some of these babies. Whether it being your first, or buying backups, you NEED to do it - NOW!


I'm sure Hean will continue to impress us with the new collection. I'm VERY excited to see what they come up with. Whatever it is, I know it will be nothing but awesomeness.


Glamore Cosmetics have a wide variety of high quality, affordable cosmetics ranging from skincare, to nailcare to makeup. Everything a girl's heart desires.


You can find them on:


Facebook
InstaGram
Twitter
Online Shop
Blog


Whoop. That's all from me for now. :-) Thank you so much for stopping by. You totally rock my world!!






Stay Sassy

Sassy In The City goes MOBILE!

Hello lovelies. :-D


How are you all doing? Did you have a good weekend? Are you as excited as I am about the weekends getting warmer, and changing into summer? Can you BELIEVE it's almost spring? I can! :-D


Today I have something super DUPER exciting to share with you. As you all know, I've been suspiciously quiet, and there's a very good reason why. Are you ready to find out why? Well, I'm SO ready to tell you!! :-D


How hectic is life these days? We're all running from one appointment or deadline to the next, often neglecting the most important people in our lives - OURSELVES. But stress no more - Sassy Sam to the rescue!! What? Huh? What is this woman ON ABOUT????


Well...... I've been working behind the scenes to make one of my biggest dreams come true - Sassy In The City Nail Bar is going mobile! :-D Whoop Whoop. I will be operating after hours in Centurion, Midrand, Kyalami, Fourways, Randburg and Kempton Park (for now). I also got an insanely awesome spot at Follicles Hair Studio in Vorna Valley, Midrand. Whoooooo!!!!! Find their facebook page here.


Do you want nails like this:

OR this....

OR this....

Or this....

OR... THIS?????

Well babe, if your answer was yes to ANY of those, you know what to do - Book a Sassy In The City mani and/or pedi NOW!


Like that's not enough motivation to get you dialing my number, I went a bit cookoo.... I got a bit OVER excited while working on these opening/spring specials. I can assure you that these prices will NEVER be repeated again, as I COMPLETELY lost my mind when drawing this special up. Don't worry (or do), I've found my mind again. And will not repeat the insanity! ;-)


Do you want to see how badly I've lost my mind? Eeeeeeeek. I'm almost too scared to show you! Everyone knows - once it's on the internet, it MUST be true. Anyhoo - Here goes.


Insanity, brought to you by Sassy In The City - Spring party Style. *Drops mic*

So, what are you waiting for? Pick up that phone and book your Sassy In The City mani now.


NOTE: Sassy In The City Nail Bar is available for pamper parties, please ensure bookings are made well in advance to avoid disappointment.




Stay Sassy

NEON I Love Hean Nail Art

Good morning lovely ladies :-)

How are you all doing today? Did you have a good week? YAY for Friday! :-D I hope you all have something to look forward to this weekend, even if it's just to chillax and take it easy. :-)

Today I want to show you different nail art looks I created with Hean's "Neon I love Hean" collection. I've already showed you swatches (over here and over here), but here's a picture of this amazing collection again - Just because I'm obsessed with it. You're welcome. ;-)

Now, let's look at some nail art. :-)

First I did this spongy something thingy mathingthing, using orange, yellow, pink and coral.

Yeah... I hated it. I then added a matt topcoat, and felt meh. Still didn't love it, but didn't hate it either. So I decided to try something else. :-)

Then, I tried a stamping mani. I stamped with silver Born Pretty polish over Neon I love Hean #893. I was having one of those days where nothing worked. Or I wasn't happy with any of the results. You know how some manicures look a bit unfinished, but the moment you add a matt topcoat, it's something completely different? Well, that was the case with this one. :-)

I like how feminine and delicate this is. The colour is just soooo pretty. This is also the first mani I did using my mani mat from NailCandi. Oh my. That mat, though!!!! A dream come true! I messed it up a bit, but like they say - practice makes perfect. :)

Next up.. Hahaha. Um. I don't really know what to call this... Cute fluffy monster bally thingies? :-D LOL. You come up with a name, and let me know in the comments section below. ;-)

I started with a coat of Revlon Color Stay White. After I let it dry completely, I used a dotting tool to make the bigger dots. While it was still wet, I used a fine detail brush to do the hairy/fluffy bits. I then used two smaller dotting tools to do their eyes.. Note the scary big pupil dude on my ring finer. Hahahaha. I mistakenly took the wrong dotting tool for his eyes. I like him, though. He's unique. ;-)

Then I felt I just HAD to try another reverse decal stamping mani on my NailCandi mani mat.

I used black stamping polish to stamp the outlines, then I used all the colours in the Neon I love Hean collection to colour it in. I then added a coat of white to make the colours pop. After it dried completely, I peeled it off, and applied it to my nails with Revlon white nail polish.
Now that I look at it again, I wish I mattified this one too. Hahahaha. When in doubt, ADD THE MATT!! ;-)

Products used:
I love Hean Nail Polish - Glamore Cosmetics. You can also find them on Facebook, Twitter and InstaGram
NailCandi mani mat - NailCandi. NailCandi can also be found on Facebook, Twitter and InstaGram.

PS: This is not in the blog, and I don't own it, but I thought it HAD to get a special mention - Have you seen the China Glaze spray on nail polish JUST landed in South Africa yesterday?! YASSS!!! You can buy yours from NailCandi at R150 per can. They're a tad bit pricey for me personally at this very moment (yes, I overspent on nail goodies again over the last month or two), so I haven't ordered any yet. But if you have, or you're going to, PLEASE let me know how it works? I'd love to try it some time.


Thanks so much for stopping by and reading. :)

Stay Sassy.

Neon Water Marble

Hello Nail Addicts :-)

And HELLOOOOO WINTER! Brrrr. My fingers are actually not coping with the typing of this post. Hahahaha. Who left the freakin' fridge open??? Eeeeek! I hope you're all staying warm!

To beat the winter cold, I have an AWESOME collection to share with you this week! :-D I'm beyond excited! I started hyperventilating when I saw Glamore Cosmetics are bringing the "I love Hean" NEON collection to South Africa. It's seriously stunning, trust me.

I was a bit nervous about this collection at first. Most neon polishes I've used before take at least 3 to 4 coats to be fully opaque. We don't like four coaters. :-( Four coaters suck! BUT... This is Hean. And Hean ROCKS! :-D Opaque in just 2 easy coats, a streak free application, and stunning finish! Yes please, Hean... Yes, please. And THANK YOU!!

Let's look at some pictures, coz that's why you're all here, right? ;-) First up, two water marble mani's I did, using this happy collection.

As you can see, these babies are perfect for water marbling. I haven't done water marble in over a year, so I was very out of practice. I forgot how much I love the technique, so I can predict that you will see a lot more water marble mani's on my blog in the near future. ;-) I haven't tried stamping with them yet, but stay tuned to see the results. :) I think they might amaze.

I'll also share 3 swatches... First up #895, a juicy bright pink. I'm smitten!

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this polish. It was almost perfect in just one coat (I know... Huh? But it's neon? I KNOW - cray cray), so this will be the one I'll try stamping with first. Very excited!

Next up, #894 - The bright coral that had everyone swooning. True love!

Can't deal! Too beautiful.

Last, but DEFINITELY not least..... #891 is a bright neon green.

I'm blown away. I normally don't like green nail polish, but I can tell you with absolutely no doubt in my mind that I'll be wearing this baby over and over and over again. How stunning, right?

I know some people believe neon colours to be more summery colours, but hey... WHO CARES? I love colour. My hair has been pink, purple, blue, turoise, blue again, and now blonde, turquoise and purple again. Yes, I LOVE colour! Hahaha. So screw you, boring winter nude wearers. WE LOVE THIS COLLECTION, AND WE WILL WEAR IT. ALL. WINTER. LONG! Ha! Just to add a little brightness, sunshine and happiness to the cold winter months. :) Yes, please. I mean, why NOT??

Glamore Cosmetics can be found on:
Facebook
Twitter
InstaGram
Online Shop

So tell me... Which one is your favourite? :-) Have you tried any of Hean's polishes? Which ones do you own? And what do you think of them? Don't be shy, drop me a line below. ;-)

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading. Much love, and stay sassy!