Easy, Quick Make-up Tutorial And Tips For Tired And Busy Moms With Essence And Catrice

If you follow my Instagram account, you would have seen that some of my fellow mamas asked me for a make-up tutorial. I am a full time working mom with a toddler and a 4-month old baby – I do not have time to spend hours in front of the mirror doing my make-up! I also hate waking up early, so the more time I can save – the better.

I do however believe that you should always try look your best, because when you look good – you feel good and it has an impact on your confidence. This is the easiest, quickest make-up look. It takes me 10 minutes or less to do in the morning and it looks like you spent hours perfecting it! I am no make-up artist, these tips are in no way professional – just easy little tricks that work for me.

This Week’s Nails… Coral Ombre With Catrice Ultra Stay And Essence Ombre Nail Art {Review}

How absolutely stunning is this?

I used the Catrice Ultra Stay Gel & Shine Base Coat. followed by the Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer in A Gallon Of Melon (most beautiful nail colour for the season!). After the nail colour dried, I applied the Essence Nail Art Pastel Ombre Top Coat – this product is unbelievable! Every coat makes the nail colour a shade lighter, creating the perfect ombre look. I am obsessed! I finished the look off with the Ultra Stay Gel & Shine Top Coat from Catrice… and viola!

Catrice Ultra Stay Gel & Shine Base Coat and Ultra Stay Gel & Shine Top Coat works so well – it gives your nails the ultimate gel look and strength without all the fuss. I also like that it dries relatively quick, I absolutely cannot stand nail polished that take forever to dry. My nails feel pretty damn chip resistant… a definite must have. The Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer in A Gallon Of Melon is the colour to have this season and is going to be a huge trend going late into Spring 2016 – see I know this because I work in Fashion 😉 – You can buy your Catrice products at any Dis-Chem store or visit their Facebook page for more details. Like Catrice SA on Facebook

Essence Nail Art Pastel Ombre Top Coat is extremely easy to apply and so much fun. You are in complete control when it comes to the varience of the colours – I love ombre, so I will probably be doing this with every single pastel colour in my nail polish collection! Like Essence SA on Facebook 

The Naturals Beauty Essential Collection – Natural and Affordable Skincare Products {Product Review}

“The Essential Collection is a range of sophisticated botanical skin care products best suited for 25 – 50 year old. The products are full of extracts and actives known for their anti-aging and skin wellbeing properties.

This range is made in keeping with our ethos; you’ll find the Essential Collection is free of any parabens, petrochemicals and other synthetic ingredients. Handcrafted in small batches to ensure wonderful freshness. Both eco-friendly and animal-friendly, the Essential Collection offers truly ‘green’ skin care”- Naturals Beauty Website

Naturals Beauty sent me some products to try out a while ago and I just had to tell you guys about them!

Their skincare range ticks all my boxes – cruelty-free, natural, gentle and affordable! I have been using these products for a couple of weeks and my skin is looking amazing, I have added them to my daily skincare routine and have fallen in love. Our skin absorbs up to 70% of the products we apply to it every single day, and seeing that your skin is your body’s largest organ – that is quite terrifying. I feel it is so important to use natural products wherever possible – and this amazing range just proves once again that it does not necessarily have to cost you more.

{Beauty Review} The Victorian Garden Apricot And Walnut Facial Polish

A while ago I received a little tester of The Victorian Garden Apricot And Walnut Facial Polish with my Faithful-to-Nature order (aren’t they just the best?) and fell in love… well, I fell in love again – it is no secret that The Victorian Garden Shampoo’s and Conditioners already have my heart…

I ordered my own little pot the very next day and it has become my new must-have skincare essential. It is gentle on the skin, but very effective and smells amazing. I love that it does not dry your skin out like many other facial exfoliators, instead it leaves your skin feeling moisturized, soft, clean, smooth and absolutely glowing. It has a fine texture, which to me is the best as I feel like it has better exfoliation properties and does not feel like I am damaging my skin.

At R85.00 this product is not only extremely affordable, but works better than most of the well-known, expensive products I have been using over the years. You can buy it online at Faithful-to-Nature or The Victorian Garden.

This product is Vegan, contains Organic Ingredients and is Proudly South African.

Ingredients
Aqua (Distilled Water) Cocoamidopropyl Betaine (Coconut/ Beetroot extract), *Cetearyl Olivate, *Sorbitan Olivate , *Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Oil, *Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), *Buxus Chinensis (Jojoba) Wax, Pumice Powder, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernels, Vegetable Glycerin, Triticum Durum (Walnut) Oil, Aminopropanol, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Coumarin, Pentane-1 (preservative)
*Denotes Ingredients

“Our products are made with love and care by our team of experienced bio chemists well versed in the art of creating Natural and Organic skincare products to international standards. We are registered with the *CTFA of South Africa (Cosmetic Toiletries and Fragrance Association), Our products are approved by Leaping Bunny.” –– The Victorian Garden

Visit the Victorian Garden Website here or Like them on Facebook...

Change Is As Good As A Holiday… My New Hair Style, Some Tips On How To Care For It And The Latest Fashion Hair Colour Trends For 2015

If there is one thing I really love, it’s getting my hair done.

My hair has changed more than I can keep track of… I’ve had platinum blonde hair, long hair, short hair, purple hair, violet hair, green hair, red hair, black hair, pink hair, ginger hair, ombre hair, bronde hair, a mohawk, you name it…

It is such a fun way of reinventing yourself. I asked Mel from Hair Mobile to come over to my home and do something fun with my hair… yeah you read right, she comes to you. It works great for me as I have a little baby and it is such a mission to organize a babysitter and pack his stuff.

We decided on trying something new – Blue/Tealish and brown ombre… I love it! I just cannot take a photo that properly represents how awesome the colours are! Anyway, you are just going to have to take my word for it. This is how it turned out…

Thinking of doing a funky fashion colour? If you’re not completely sure which color is for you, you can always opt for a dye that’s semi-permanent, or go for an ombre look that’s a bit more subtle. Here are some of they latest trends in fashion hair colours followed by some tips and FAQ from Mel…

Introducing Hair Mobile by Mel – Will You Be Our Valentine? {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}

We all know how hard you have been working, how little time you have for yourself no matter how hard you try… Life is busy, and expensive!

Melissa (she also did my hair for my wedding) is my go-to hair stylist.