OPI Cajun
Shrimp was the first coral nail polish I've purchased, and also my first OPI
polish, back in 2006. At first I didn't like it, I thought it was too red for
me because I wasn't used to wear bright colors, but since then a lot have
changed, I cannot live without bright colors on my nails, especially at
summertime.
The shade
is a creme coral red, it applies like a dream on my nails because it has the
old good OPI formula, with the big flat brush that OPI doesn't have anymore.
And I have to say that even though it's a 6 year old bottle the texture
is still amazingly good, like brand new!
Do you have Cajun Shrimp? Do you like it? Let me know!
Last week I did a small collective haul, mostly skincare. I had some bad skincare issues this past month, my skin broke out badly, it was itchy and peeling, it must have been the sunscreen I was using or the moisturizer, I'm not that sure but I decided to change both. So these are the things I got:
The Body Shop Mattifying Day Cream and Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream
La Roche Posay Anthelios AC SPF30
Erre Due Exclusive nail polish in #184
Korres Lip Butter in Mango
The Body Shop's Vitamin E Intense cream is a moisturizer that is mostly targeted for people with dry or very dry skins, but in the past it has done wonders for my itchy skin even though I'm oily. I used to have a sample of this but now I decided to purchase the full size. I tried the Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream only twice but it's very mattifying, perfect for my oily skin on humid days. It has a gel consistency that feels very refreshing on the face, I only hope it won't break me out.
I was using the La Roche Posay Anthelios AC SPF30 2 years ago, before I changed to Korres Yoghurt SPF30 but since I think the Korres was the reason of my break out, I changed back to the La Roche Posay one. I just hope this one will work with no reactions, my skin is somehow weird, especially with sunscreens, I can use a suncreen for a year with no problems but the next year it may cause me break outs.
When I saw the new Erre Due nail polishes at the store, this shade caught my eye immediately! Unfortunately the camera cannot show how bright and neon the color is, but I did my best. It was the last bottle of #184 left at the counter so I had to get it. I love neons!
I wanted to buy the Korres Mango Lip Butter since last summer, but for some reason I didn't, so I think it was about time to purchase it. I love Korres lip butter's texture and in my opinion Mango is one of their best shades along with Jasmine. A soft coral pink perfect for summertime.
Have you tried any of these products? What was your latest haul? Let me know!
I think it was about time to make my beauty summer wishlist! It was fun making it because I love summer, and the summer shades in general such as peaches, corals and bronze. Every year I have so many lemmings with all these make up limited edition collections!
So here's my list for summer:
1.A fresh summer fragrance is always a must have, and every year I'm lemming a different one. Last year it was Escada, but this year I may go for one of the new Body Shop's limited edition fragrances. I love Body Shop's fragrances, Vanilla is my top favorite. This year they are launching the summer versions of three of their popular fragrances , Love etc... Sun Kiss, Dreams Unlimited Sun Fresh and White Musk Sun Glow.
2. A new mascara from Mac, Extended Play Lash , that is going to be released this summer. It claims to be 16 hour smudge-free , plus it's glossy black and volumizing. Definetely a must try.
3. Summer here is super hot, so I need an oil free foundation that will also be lightweight and have a good medium coverage and until now I haven't found one. When I saw that Clinique will release the Stay Matte Oil Free Make-Up, I knew it was going to be in my wishlist for summer. Can't wait to try it!
4. Mac's summer collection will be called Hey Sailor, with a limited edition packaging as they always do every year. I'm not lemming much from the collection but a peachy blush is a weakness of mine, it's called Launch Away!
5.Also fromMac's Hey Sailor collection, Jaunty eyeshadow, a light yellow beige. I'm sure it will look amazing all over the lids with some brown eye pencil and mascara.
6. Neon nail polishes!!! Awww how I love neons on my nails at summertime, and China Glaze is going to release a brand new collection with them. Last year I got Flip Flop Fantasy and I have to say that it's the best neon shade I've ever tried. From this year's collection I'm lemming Beach Cruiser (purple), Pink Plumeria (pink) and Flirty Tankini (peachy coral).
7. Even though I already have 2 bronzer brushes, I've always wanted a brush with the exact same rounded shape that Mac 167SH has. This brush is going to be relased with Mac's Hey Sailor collection this summer.
8.Bronzers bronzers bronzers! I can never have to many bronzers, I just love them all year round. For a few years I'm lemming this Dior Matte Sunshine bronzer and this year I'm gonna to get it for sure!
9.Dior Vernis in Bikini. A very pretty, true peach cream nail polish from Dior's Croisette collection for this summer. I've never tried any Dior nail polishes, but I really wanna start with this one.
10. I love soft pink glosses for summer days and Dior Addict Ultra Gloss in Pink Croisette 464 looks exactly like the one I'm looking for.
11. Lastly from the same Croisette collection, the Dior Addict lipstick in Palace 354. In my opinion the Dior Addict lipsticks are one of the best high end lipsticks, along with YSL. I love their balm texture, you don't need lipgloss with those. The Palace 354 looks like a soft warm pink, perfect when you have a tan!
What are your lemmings for this summer?
And just a song from Late Night Alumni to put you in a summer mood!! It always reminds me of summer!
I don't often use pastels, I don't think they look good with my skintone, but when I do it has to be special, like this one!
Korres released Lilac last year's spring with a bunch of other pastels too, and it's not a limited edition color, thank God! Like the name says it's a lilac color, a light warm purple with hints of pink. Something else that I noticed is that the texture is way better than the other Korres nail polishes that I've tried, and also thinner.
