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

#WarOnWrinklesWednesday - Polishing Peel

Hey babes!

I hope you've all been having an amazing week so far! Today I want to share another one of my journeys with you. I'm an ambassador for a company who distributes THE most amazing health and beauty products, and I'd like to share some of my favorite products with you.

With more than 250 products, ranging from Vitamins and supplements, to skincare and make up, I have tons to share with you. So the members of Sassy VIP group on Facebook would know that I had a massive shock last week, when I realized I have a few unwelcome visitors on my face... And for the first time, it was WRINKLES, not pimples. What? Woah! Stop the bus right there! People, I'm only 31, and besides... Have YOU ever seen a mermaid with wrinkles? I think NOT ladies. They had to go!!! So, last week in my group, I declared my #WarOnWrinkles on facebook live.

 Today I posted my 1 week progress selfie, and I was so amazed by the results, I decided to tell all of you about it too!

My first weapon in my war against wrinkles, is the Polishing Peel. It's a creamy, nonabrasive formula, clinically proven to be equivalent to a professional microdermabrasion treatment. That's damn powerful!!! And... It's all natural ingredients!

One of the key ingredients in the Polishing Peel is pumpkin enzymes, which immediately works to resurface and smooth skin by dissolving built up dead and damaged skin cells, that make your skin appear old and wrinkled. That's EXACTLY what I need! By exfoliating regularly, your skin will actually appear more radiant and youthful, and it will help your antiaging products penetrate your skin easier. Whoop whoop. Double WIN!! The other key ingredient, Bentonite clay, a natural clay derived from volcanic ash, acts as a magnet to remove dulling cells and toxins.

At the same time, you don't want to exfoliate too much! By over exfoliating, you're removing the only protective barrier your skin has against everyday environmental toxins, sun exposure etc. It is advised to use the Polishing Peel 3 times in the first week, then twice a week thereafter to maintain your polished, youthful, radiant results. I've been using it for a week now, and I am absolutely blown away by the results.

Here, let me show you. The first picture was taken last week, before the first treatment, and the after pictures were taken yesterday, after the third treatment for the week.

I don't know about you, but I am absolutely in awe of what this product has done for me in just one week!! If you'd like to get more details or order yours, please join my VIP group on Facebook. (PS: There's a competition happening there right now!) CLICK HERE.

I could see a visible difference after the second use, but I waited till after the third use to take another pictuer. I never imagined it would be THIS awesome! I love how it instantly smooths your skin, leaving it feeling and looking absolutely beautiful and healthy. I SUPER LOVE this product! I can't wait to see how amazing my skin will be after the first month. Whoop whoop!

That's all from me for now, Check my LIVE video tonight at 7 in the VIP group, to see what the second AMAZING weapon is in my #WarOnWrinkles.

Toodles
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!!

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.

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

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