ALL women have a little SUPERHERO inside of them

Hello babes! :-D

How are you all doing on this gorgeous Monday morning? It's REALLY starting to get cold in Johburg! As you all know, I believe #WinterMustFall! Especially because people expect you to only wear grey, nudes and maroon on your nails in winter. Pfffft. Puh-LEASE! Aint nobody got time for that!

So, today I have another bright, happy manicure, that (to be quite honest) made me SUPER happy!!! My beautiful friend and client, Riette, had a super heroes party on Saturday.. Only kids were expected to dress up, so she decided to go for something a bit more subtle... Super hero NAILS, obviously. Only - They're not subtle. At ALL!

We did a gelish overlay on her natural nails. I then used vinyls from Because I Shop to do the Superman and Batman nails, vinyls from Nail Candi for the Spiderman nail, and a Pueen stamping plate for the stars. I used Born Pretty's silver stamping polish, it works like a dream! For the wonder woman nail, I just use a plain old chevron guide for the "W", and a pueen stamping plate for the stars.

The vinyls were a bit of a challenge to get to work with the gelish. But in the end, we got it to work out quite perfectly. Here, let me show you. :-)

What do you think? I'd LOVE to hear from you!

That's all from me for now. Have a HAPPY MANI MONDAY, and a super blessed week, my lovelies.


Lots of Love, and remember - Stay Sassy!!

xoxo
Sassy Sam

Because BATMAN!

Hey babes!

I hope you've all had a fabulous weekend, and that you're ready to ROCK this week!

Last week was Geek Fest in Johannesburg, and I got to do these cool Batman nails that I want to show you! :-D

First off, we started with natural tips, and a clear acrylic & gel overlay. We then did a yellow gelish base called "Coco Cabana Banana" from the "Living In Rio" neon collection. It's a very bright yellow.

After curing, I applied a Batman vinyl to the middle finger nails on both hands, and painted over it with China Glaze "Liquid Leather" black. I then sponged a black glitter gradient on both the ring fingers, and a full gold glitter nail for the thumbs. :) I sealed it all with top coat and UV Glaze, and VOILA... One happy batman fan.

Here, have a look. :-)

Okay so the question everyone's dying to ask. Where on EARTH did I get these AWESOME Batman vinyls. Well, remember I told you about Queen B from Because I Shop? YASS! I think she already had these as a design in her online shop. I'm not sure. Or I requested them. Hahaha. Who cares? She'll make more! Did you know B will make any custom design you want? From nail art vinyls, wall vinyls to t-shirts. She's the BOMB! And the vinyls are such amazing quality, and so easy to work with. I absolutely love them!

So girls, please tell me what you think, or if you have any questions about the products, techniques etc. I'd LOVE to chat with you in the comments section. Over to you.

Stay Sassy!!
xoxo
Sam

Blue Monday in Africa? LOL

Hello Sassies!! :-D

How are you all doing on this BEAUTIFUL #ManiMonday? It's been a technologically challenging day for me, hence the laaaaate Mani Monday post. LOL. My laptop is being SUCH a drama queen lately. Grrrr. At least I have a new IT hero, and he fixed me up quick sticks. Hehehe. Anyway.. My little drama queen has decided to join the Sassy Mani Monday Party, so here goes! :-D

I think this mani is SO fitting for today, as it's been a bit of a blue Monday for me, and well, I live in Africa. LOL. Whatevs, just humor me. ;-) 

The other day I walked into Planet Nails to buy Acetone, and foil wraps - ONLY. I picked them up, walked straight to the till, and even commended myself for being so mature. Yaaaaaay ME! :-D As I was standing there, next in line to pay and leave temptation HQ, I spotted it... The most breath taking holo blue I've ever seen - Color Club "Over The Moon"! YASSSSS! I was indeed "Over The Moon", and all self control vanished into a tiny speck of nothing as I picked it up and held it in my hand. FML.. This is it! I finally found it. Who cares about budget and self control, right? Erm. Shoosh. Just go with it! ;-) 

2 days later, some else fell in love with it, too - Obviously!! :-D One of the sassiest teens I know. We decided to go for a stamping mani. She loooooves animals almost as much as I do, so she picked this gorgeous African landscape plate from BornPretty Store. I've had it for months, and haven't used it before, even though I love it! The code is BP-16, and everybody needs it in their life IMHO. I stamped using China Glaze "Liquid Leather" - 544. I absolutely LOVE these stamping plates. They work really well with most normal (non-stamping) nail polishes, and is such an investment if you enjoy stamping.

Here, let me show you. :)

I am absolutely head over heels in love with this nail polish. Two easy coats is all you need for the perfect opaque blue holo, that will change your life forever. Trust me, I'm a pro! Lol. 

So, what do you think, did I nail it? :-) Remember, you can use my discount code SAMAW10 on checkout when buying from BornPretty Store, to get 10% off your purchase. It's located on the right side bar of the blog, click on it and it'll take you right to their online store. You can thank me later. ;-)

That's it from me for now MANIacs. Have a blessed week.

Lots of love. And remember - Stay Sassy!!

WOW Women Wednesday!!

Hello, Sassies! :-D

I'm so sorry for posting this so late, I've been having some IT problems, which is a bit of a challenge at the moment. But I really think this would be worth the wait!!

Wow, do I have something exciting to share with you today! Those of you who know me well, know that one of the things I love job, is empowering other women, and networking with like-minded ladies. Well, today's post is ALL about that!!

Towards the end of last year, I got this bright idea to do a fun project with a few ladies, who's network of clients will go hand in hand with each other. Between myself and my friend Andrea, we got the most perfect team together for a stylish and elegant photoshoot to use for marketing material, and at the same time, promote everyone else in the team. Everybody wins!! Everyone involved were young women, starting their own businesses, with one goal in common: To promote our businesses, and empower ourselves and each other on our journey to success. Freaking awesome bunch of ladies, let me tell you! Here, let me introduce them:

Model, Make-Up & Hair: Angelique Grobler from Composure Hair and Makeup Artistry

https://web.facebook.com/composurestylist/?ref=page_internal

The super talented, young and funky Dress Designer: Roxi Morris from Bye June https://web.facebook.com/ByeJuneFashion/?ref=page_internal

Henna Artist: Tineesha from A Touch Of Henna SA  

https://web.facebook.com/atouchofhennasouthafrica/?ref=page_internal

Florist & Event Designer: Angelique from Anubel Flower & Event Design

https://web.facebook.com/Anubel-100650660395566/

Photographers: Sean & Andrea Gerber from Andrea Gerber Photography

https://web.facebook.com/andreagerberphotography/

 Venue: The Hertford Country Hotel - Devon Venue

https://web.facebook.com/HertfordCountryHotel/?ref=page_internal

The Hertford Country Hotel is absolutely exquisite! It's a quick 15 minute drive from Fourways, towards Lanseria airport. Once you enter their premises, it feels like you're 100's of kilometers away from the noise and stress of South-Africa's biggest city. I could actually see myself going there every Sunday with a book, just to escape the buzz of the crazy busy Jozi vibes. Ahhhh, bliss!

Let's get to the bragging, shall we? Hehehe. I met Angelique at her day-time job, where she teaches makeup classes, and did here nails at work. (Yep, you can also get me to do your nails at work!!) The theme here was very soft, delicate and elegant, so I decided to do a nude base, with white lace stamping. Here, let me show you. :-) 

How gorgeous, right? And with that stunning henna design by the talented Tineesha - wow!! I really love it! For the mani, I used natural tips with an Acrygel overlay, over that we did a nude base with Planet Gel Polish's brownish gel polish. I love this colour, and so do most of my clients. It's a super popular color and if you don't have it in your collection yet, I suggest you get it! ASAP!

I then stamped with white Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy, and a born pretty store stamping plate. I just LOVE bornpretty's stamping plates. They work like a charm! When the stamping was done, I sealed it all in with Planet Nails's Gel Polish Top Coat (which I loooooooove, by the way).

Here's a look at some more pictures. :-D I'll share ALL of them on my Facebook page again in a few weeks.

So, honeys.. On that note, I'm going to say Happy International Women's day to ALL you fabulous ladies out there! Chat again soon!

xoxo
Sassy Sam

#ManiMonday - Pastel Rainbow Stamping

Hey Beauties! :-D

I'm BACK!! Whoop whoop. Gosh, I can't even BEGIN to tell you how much I missed blogging, and hearing from all of you sassy girls! How are you all doing? What's been happening? Drop me a comment below and tell me how much you've missed me too, okay. Hehehe. ;-) I'm sorry I went MIA. I had a medical emergency, that pretty much forced me to take some time out, and get my mind and soul and everything calm and revitalized again. :-) I have to say, at first I felt VERY irritated by this untimely nuisance... But after a while I realized how much I needed to just take a step back and work things out in my mind, before storming at my goals like a bull in a china shop. Anyway.. I hope I'm making sense. LOL. Moving on! ;-)

So, it's #ManiMonday, and I absolutely cannot WAIT to show you the stunner I have for you today. :-D When I met Jo-Ann, I knew we would come up with some AMAZING nail art ideas together, as we just clicked, and our style was clearly very similar. It didn't take us long to decide to go for this look, and OH, how happy we both were with the end result. :-D

I started off with natural tips and a white acrygel overlay as a base. We decided to go with Planet Gel Polish in gorgeous pastel shades (from Thumb  to Pinky): #010 - Orange, #019 - Purple, #004 - Nude, #025 - Teal and #012 - Pink. I love working with Planet's Gel Polishes. The consistency and opacity is just perfect. It stays right where you put it, and the colour builds perfectly in two easy coats. Being OCD about at LEAST two colour coats - ALWAYS, this is perfection for me.

We then finished this beautiful pastel look off with a stamped image from Born Pretty Store, code BP-05. It's such a pretty stamping plate, and super popular with my clients. :) (If you want to buy this stamping plate, remember to use my code when you check out: SAMAW10 for 10% discount at BornPrettyStore) I used Revlon Color Stay Gel Envy 010 "Sure Thing", it stamps like a dream, and is my go-to white stamping polish. I always have at least 2 bottles in my stash. #NoShame! Here, let me show you! :-D

What do you think? And what's your opinion on any of the products mentioned above? Do you have any tips or tricks you'd like to share with me? :-D I'd LOVE to hear from you in the comments section below! And because of this, and how much I've missed all of you... I've decided to give one of you fabulous ladies who comment below a surprise voucher! You can use this voucher for yourself, or you can donate it to a friend. So even if you're in Cape Town and would like to spoil a friend in Gauteng, this competition is for YOU! :-D

Rules and yada, yada, yada:
♥ Each comment of at least 4 words will be counted as an entry, limited to two entries per person per day.
♥ Entries will close on Friday 3 March at 12:00.
♥ The winner will be drawn by random, using random.org.
♥ You HAVE to be a member of the Sassy VIP Facebook Group, where I'll announce the lucky winner on Friday 3 March 2017 at 14:00.
♥ Click Here for a direct link to become a VIP member. Whoop Whoop!! It's THAT easy! :-D

That's it from me now, sassies. Good luck in the competition, and remember - Stay Sassy!!

Neon Orange Funk

Hello Sassies! :-D

How are you all doing? Can you believe it's Thursday already? The weeks are just FLYING by. It's unbelievable!

Today's mani started off as something completely different, and ended up (in my opinion) better than the original idea! :-D Yay!!! I love it when that happens. Let's get right to it, then. :-)

I started off with Hean Diamond HD Base Coat from Glamore Cosmetics. I then proceeded to paint two coats of Orange "Neon I Love Hean" on all but the ring fingers, as we wanted some negative space on the ring fingers. It's perfectly opaque in two coats. The consistency is beautiful, and it stays right where you put it down. It dries to a semi-matt finish, which I've come to expect from Neon polishes.. Why is that? Does anyone know? Enlighten me in the comments section, please! :-)

Glamore Cosmetics is the only stockist of Hean products in South Africa, and you can find the "Neon I love Hean" Nail Polish collection over here. Their customer service is AMAZING, and every single product I've used has been stunning. A definite favourite online shop for me when I want to spoil myself or my clients!

Anyway, back to the mani! ;-) While the Orange was busy drying, I covered the cuticle areas of the two ring and middle fingers with liquid palisade from Nail Candi, to prepare the nails for stamping. :-) I love the liquid palisade. It makes clean up so much quicker and easier. I then proceeded to stamp, using Revlon "Sure Thing" from their ColorStay Gel Envy range. :-) It's a dream to stamp with! It's a brilliant white nail polish in general, but I'll do a review on it later, coz that's how much I have to say about it! ;-) I stamped with Pueen20 on the middle fingers, and Pueen16 on her ring fingers. 

I sealed it with Essence Quick Dry Top Coat, which is absolutely perfect over most nail art techniques, as it doesn't really drag the nail polish underneath it. I then added a few rhinestones I got from BornPrettyStore (remember to use my discount code when you shop there for 10% off non-sale items - SAMAW10). Yay!! :-D

Do you own any of the Neon Hean polishes? Oh my gosh, I can remember the wave it made when they first hit South-Africa. Girls were going cray-cray over them! Lol. I reviewed, swatched and did some art with them over here (swatches) and over here (art). :-)

Anyway, that's all from me for now. :-) I'd love to hear from you!! Is there anything you'd like to say or ask about any of the products or techniques used in this manicure? Please chat with me in the comments section below.

Stay Sassy! Toodles.

Classic Nude & Delicate Lace

Hey babes! :-D

Wow, am I happy to be back!! :-D I hope you all had a MAGICAL festive season, and that you're ready to ROCK 2017. Whoop whoop!! I truly wish every single one of my readers the BEST YEAR EVER.

Today I have a very feminine and delicate manicure to share with you. A photographer sent me the picture for a shoot we're planning in March where I'll be doing the nails. I immediately fell in love when I saw it. I posted it online saying I want to do these for someone, and my insanely beautiful client Pam grabbed the opportunity. :-D Yay!!! Thanks Pam. Much love for you!!

We started off with natural tips and one thin layer of acrylic. When that was done, I applied two thin coats of Planet Nails Gel Polish in "nude". I absolutely love this gel polish. The colour is AMAZING (I literally fall in love with it every single time I work with it), the consistency is great, and it lasts for 3 to 4 weeks. Brilliant! We decided to do and accent nail on the middle finger, and used White Planet Nails Gel Polish for that one. Two thin coats ensure perfect opacity. :-)

Once the gel was done, I stamped with Revlon ColorStay "Sure Thing" and a Born Pretty Stamping plate, coded BP02. When we were done with that, I sealed it all in with Planet Nails UV Glaze, and added a silver diamond shaped rhinestone on the middle (accent) finger.

What do you think of these? I REALLY like the delicate and classic feel of this manicure. Something that I could've improved on, though, is the cleaning of the white polish from the stamping. Other than that, I think I'm going to be bold and call it PERFECTION!! *Bows, drops mic*


Till next time beauties - Stay Sassy!!

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,

Owl you need is a STUNNING graphic designer.

Hey babes! :-D

Oooh, I have another awesome mani to share with you. Yay! At the same time, I would love to introduce you to my AMAZING design fairy, Ceri Carey from C3 Designs, who's the proud owner of this set of Sassy In The City nails.

Just a very quick few details of the mani, then we're focusing on this awesome power woman!

So, a while ago I did another mani, where the client wanted a VERY specific dark grey, which I didn't have. So, we decided that I should just mix my own colour. LOL. I used Tip Top Nails "Black Forest" and Tip Top Nails "Cream Puff" to create the colour. I had spares of both of these. Yay!

I painted two coats of this "Black Forest/Cream Puff" polish on all but the ring finger. I then sponged Morgan Taylor "Fame Game" Holo glitter on the ring finger nail. Ohhhh my GOODNESS! I love this polish. Well, it's a holo, which already says it all.

I then used Born Pretty silver stamping polish and a Born Pretty stamping plate to stamp the cutest little owls, and the full nail design on the same plate. :-) And the finished product..... Stunning!

(PS: Ceri might be a tiny bit obsessed with owls)


So.. Right on to the MAIN reason we're here. :-D The funky, crazy, passionate, loving, totally rockstar Ceri Carey. Here have a looksy (she might kill me, coz I'm still awaiting permission to actually use this stolen picture), how freakin SASSY is this chick???

I absolutely love her to BITS! What I love even more (sorry Ceri, but the love is VERY strong for this one...), is my super stunning business cards she designed for me. Here, have a look!

Front:

Back: 

RIGHT???? Way too awesome. I absolutely ADORE everything about it.

I asked Ceri how she's so amazing at what she does, why she started doing it, and what rocks her world with regards to her job.

Well, her passion DEFINITELY shows in her work.

You can find Ceri on Facebook, by visiting her facebook page. Or you can give her a call on 061 444 8253 or pop her an e-mail at ceri@c3designs.co.za.

So ladies, if you need an AMAZING graphic designer who totally gets you, and who invests so much love and energy in her work, please support this awesome momtrepreneur. I bet you, you'll love her and the work she does for you as much as I do!



Till next time - 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 a R250 Voucher from BecauseIShop.co.za

Whoop whoop! Who would looooove to win a sassy Because I Shop gift voucher for the value of R250??? Anyone? Haaa. EVERYONE! ;-)


First, let's meet Queen Bee, the master mind behind BecauseIShop.co.za

That's not all. They also have a gorgeous selection of 3D Nail Jewels, T-Shirts, Stickers, Wall Art, DIY kits, and Nail Art Accessories.

Allow me to help you pre-spend your awesome little voucher. ;-) Here's a few of my favourite products on their online shop.

These yummy cupcake nail vinyls. Mmmm.

Unda Da Sea Nail Vinyls... Because MERMAIDS! :-D

How cute are these 3D Sea Horses?

AWESOME "Like Father Like Son" Storm Trooper T-Shirts for the Star Wars fans

These awesome T-Shirts were designed by yours truly, Sassy Sam. :-) This was my boyfriend's father's day present this year. Check how handsome they looked.

Looking for wall art? Right over here. :-)

What if you can't find the design you're looking for? No problem at all, just submit your custom design, and Bee will start working on it almost immediately! I've had a few custom designs of my own (T-Shirts and Nail Vinyls), and I was super impressed at the turnaround time.

So, stop reading, and get entering! Good luck. xxx

a Rafflecopter giveaway


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

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS GIVEAWAY:

1. This prize is sponsored by BecauseIShop.co.za, and the promoter is Sassy In The City Blog.
2. Employees of BecauseIShop.co.za 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 one of 2 BYS Nail Polish Hampers worth R300 each

Hey mani-acs.


Ever heard of BYS Cosmetics? They're fairly new in South-Africa, and to be honest, I only very recently discovered them myself. :-) Imtyaaz very generously sponsored TWO prizes for my giveaway. :-) Two pretty awesome prizes, personally put together by yours truly, Sassy Sam. :-)

BYS stands for Be YourSelf. It is considered one of the biggest cosmetics brands in Australia.

BYS is a complete and professional range of cosmetics. BYS proves it is possible to produce top-class cosmetics without exorbitant price tags. Developed in Melbourne Australia and exported world-wide. BYS make up satisfies every type of woman with a product which doesn't just follow current trends, but helps create them.

With a strong emphasis on fun and fashion and with it's sophisticated black styling, BYS continues to fill the void for innovative, good quality, and great value cosmetics that everyone can afford. There are more than 1000 products within the range and it is growing by the day.

BYS puts product safety above all. Their products passed the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration), EU, and Japan standards, which are known to have very strict standards. Moreover, BYS products are *NOT tested on animals*!!!

Their products are manufactured to the highest standards and quality.

With a wide variety of nail polish, make up and more, you'll be sure to find something you fall in love with.

The nail polish ranges currently available in South Africa includes Chromes, Metallics, Shimmers, Neons, Pastels, Colour Changing, UVs, Quake, Mirror, Matte, Magnetic, High Impact, Glitters and even Cracked. Seriously, if you love nail polish as much as I do, you'll HAVE to check them out.

So... Which polishes did I decide to choose for my awesome readers? Hmmmm...

Rock 'n Roll Hamper:

- Metallic "Blue Sapphire"

- Metallic "Fuschia"

- Metallic "Bermuda Nights"

- Chrome "Feel The Fever"

- Chrome "Thank God It's Friday"

- Chrome "Yabba Dabba Blue"

Glitz 'n Glam Hamper:

- Glitterazzi "Pink On The Brink"

- Glitterazzi "Gold Finger"

- Glitterazzi "Starlette"

- Glam Glitter "Purple Pizazz"

- Glam Glitter "Pot Of Gold"

- Glam Glitter "Out Of The Blue"

To enter this giveaway, follow the rafflecopter thingy below. :-) Also note, that you can earn bonus entries on InstaGram.. Details about that to follow, keep an eye on both our InstaGram accounts.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS GIVEAWAY:

1. This prize is sponsored by BYS Cosmetics South Africa, and the promoter is Sassy In The City Blog.
2. Employees of BYS 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.
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Delicate Pink Roses

Hello babes :-D


And helloooooo Friday!
How are you all doing? Did you have a good week? And are you just as excited as I am that it's the weekeeeeeeeend, BABY! :-D Whoop whoop.


Today I want to show you a manicure I did last night, and I completely fell in love with it. It's so delicate and pretty. Definitely one of my favourites... Ever!


The nail polish I used for this mani, is called "Sherbet Angel" by Tip Top Nails. It is STUNNING. I'm absolutely in love with the colour and formula of this beauty. It applies very smoothly, and is perfectly opaque in two thin coats. It dries like a dream, with a beautiful glossy finish.


I applied two coats of Sherbet Angel over my favourite Hean HD Diamond Hard base coat. While they were drying, I applied these beautiful rosy nail wraps I got from BornPretty Store. (If you want to purchase these pretty wraps, or anything from Born Pretty, remember to use my code SAMAW10 for 10% discount on non-sale items) These aren't the water decal ones they normally have. Instead, these are like stickers. You just peel them off, stick them on your nails, and file the edges. Voila. They're very easy to use, so anyone can achieve perfect results. Here, let me show you.

I then sealed everything in with my favourite Hean HD Diamond Top Coat. I just really wish they would make these wraps a bit stretchy, as it tends to make folds or creases when applied to a rounder nail bed. This said, I still absolutely LOVE working with them. It's a quick, easy and mess free mani in minutes.


You can find Tip Top Nails on:
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You can find Glamore Cosmetics (who is the only stockist of Hean products in South Africa!!) on:
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That's it from me for now. :-) I hope you enjoyed today's post, and that you'll all have a fabulous weekend!




Stay Sassy

Nubar Rosegold and a bit of Bling

Hello Beauties


Who likes bling? Ooooh, I do! :-D I have a super blingy holo manicure I want to show you today.


We started by doing natural tips, with a clear acrylic overlay. Once the nail and acrylic application was complete, I painted the thumbs to middle fingers with Nubar "essence", a stunning rosegold holo nail polish. I used two coats, with Essence quick dry topcoat.


Then, using Omega Nails' gold holo glitter and Omega Nails silver holo glitter nail poslishes mixed, I applied it by using the sponge technique, to get a nice opaque glitter coat. I bought these polishes from Glamore Cosmetics (when they still used to sell Omega Nail products). Unfortunately, they've been discontinued since then.


I then added some gold (I think it's more yellow, but anyway) and silver rhinestones to the index fingers, and sealed them all in with Essence Quick Dry Top Coat.

I'm not normally someone for very bling nails, but I really like how these turned out. :-) What do you think? Don't be shy, drop me a comment below. :-) You know I love to hear from you.


Thank you so much for stopping by.


Stay Sassy

Au Naturale - With a touch of glam

Hello beauties :-)


Shoowee. What a week?! I actually meant to post this gorgeous manicure earlier this week already, as I still have more to show you - YAY! :-D I love having backup posts. I just wish I had more time to actually post them! Hahaha. At least it's almost weekend. Whoop whoop!


Today I want to show you a manicure that I'm absolutely in love with. Understated, elegant, and totally stunning.
We started off with 3 coats of nude gel on Farryn's natural nails. We both absolutely loved how beautiful and classy it looked. But being girly girls, we both felt like it needed just a little touch of feminine glam. We decided to go for a lacey stamping design. The stamping plate I used is from Born Pretty store, and the code is BP-02. I love this plate. The images are nice and deep, and stamps like a charm. I used Planet Nails' clear jelly stamper, and Sinful Colours "Snow me white" nail polish. It was so delicate and girly, but we decided to add yet another something small - a baby pink rhinestone.
Here, have a look :-)

What do you think? Perfection, right?! Well, I love it!


Remember, for THIS Saturday *ONLY* (10 September 2016), you get a FREE pedicure if you book a full manicure with tips and gel or acrylic. Yay!! Don't miss out. Use code SASSYSATURDAYSEPTEMBR when booking. :-)


Thank you all so much for stopping by, you rock my world!!




Stay Sassy

Classic French with a girly accent

Hello Mani-acs :-)


How have you all been doing? Did you have a good weekend? Oh, we had SO much fun in the Sassy salon this weekend, and I just can't wait to share all the awesomeness with you.


Let's start with Naomi's classic French manicure, with a gorgeous girly accent.


I started off with natural tips, as her nail beds were just a tad bit too short for a French tip. I then did a clear acrylic overlay, and painted the French tips with Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy "Sure Thing" (510).


After it dried completely, I added this cute nail art sticker I got from Planet Nails. They come in a full square, that you trim according to the size of the nail. I love this, because there's very little that frustrates me as much as a nail wrap that's just that tiny bit too small to cover the entire nail, leaving a mm of nothingness on the side of the nail. Bleh. Luckily, there's nothing like that with this awesome sticker. Here, let me show you.

After adding the gorgeous accent stickers, I sealed everything in with DCL Nail Fortifier, which promises to feed the nail, even through acrylic and gel overlays. Wow, right?! If you can't remember my post about this awesome treatment top coat, you can view it here.


We then decided it needed one last special touch, and decided to add the silver/clear rhinestones on the accent fingers, and really felt happy with the finished result. I added another coat of DCL after placing the rhinestones.


Overall, I'm very happy with how this one turned out, and what an absolute delight Naomi was.
Thank you so much for letting me do my thing on your nails, Naomi. I'm looking forward to pamper you again soon.


You can book your Sassy In The City manicure by any of the following ways:


E-mail: samantha.sassyinthecity@gmail.com
Call/Whatsapp Samantha: 082 461 8951
Kindly note: Because I love giving each and every one of my beautiful clients my full, undivided attention, I would prefer if you rather whatsapp or sms, instead of calling. I promise to get back to you the minute I'm free.


Here's a direct link to my Pricelist, and Specials. :)


Thank you so much for stopping by and reading. Hope to see you all soon.




Stay Sassy!