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

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. ;-)

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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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And lastly, you can find BornPretty Store 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

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!

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