It was a long time since I did a throwback Thursday post, shame on me!
Today I’m throwing it back to last spring and Flowerista from Essie’s spring collection with the same name. I immediately fell in love with Flowerista when it was released, but I have to admit that I haven’t worn it that much since…
Essie Flowerista – Flowerista
What you see here is two easily applied coats of this beautiful shade.
A very important step in getting beautiful and healthy nails is to use cuticle oil! I know that some may think that a cuticle oil is a bit expensive, but it’s really not because it will last for a very long time. I use mine several times during the day and it lasts for months. Since I’ve started to use cuticle oil regularly I’ve seen a big difference with my nails.
Last spring my nails were short and kept breaking and peeling. I tried a few different nail strengtheners with mixed results. I also started to use cuticle oil much more than before and that made my nails (and cuticles) really happy. You have to be patient though, because it takes time before you see a difference!
My favorite cuticle oil is Avoplex from OPI. I have one bottle at home, one on my desk at work and in my bag I have an Avoplex cuticle oil to go. I like the smell of the oil and how it feels on my cuticles, I doesn’t leave me greasy but it still moisturizes.
OPI Avoplex nail & cuticle replenishing oil
Which is your favorite cuticle oil?
Today I’m gonna show you a comparison between I’m gown for anything from OPI and Go Ginza from Essie.
OPI I’m gown for anything & Essie Go Ginza
Comparing the two bottles next to each other they pretty much look like dupes. But are they?
On my nails you see two coats of each polish. Formula wise Go Ginza is a bit thinner than I’m gown for anything. You could get away with just one coat of I’m gown for anything, but with Go Ginza you’ll need two coats.
I’m gown for anything is a bit more lilac and Go Ginza is a bit more pink. In my opinion they are not dupes, but they are very very similar. So you probably won’t need both. 😉
Here are my favorite manicures from April. As you can see a lot of flowers and bright colors this month!
My favorite is the first one with the zig-zag gradient and roses. Which one do you like the most?
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