Essie For The Twill Of It swatches - Essie's 2013 Fall Collection

Essie's for the Twill of It is such a gorgeous color. It's a silver based color with a ton of purple, blue and green duechrome. This is perfect for Autumn because it's dark but it also has a ton of lovely colors. It's a nice change from all the black or dark navy colors that companies always bring out during this time. It changes as you move your hands and depending on what the light catches.

I love this color.  The application was amazing. It went opaque with one coat. :)

Hope you all are as excited about Autumn as I am and are having a lovely week.

Butter London Shag Nail Polish Swatch! The most perfect fall color

Hi everyone,
I am so excited that september is here because it means autumn is around the corner. Autumn is of my favorite seasons. I was at Ulta recently browsing the isles and noticed a Butter London polish that is so perfect for fall. The color is called Shag and it's a burnished copper bronzy color that makes me think of leaves changing colors. The finish of it is a gorgeous metallic shimmery with a red undertone that warms up the skin.

The polish looks amazing with one coat but I always put two for good measure. I love this color. 

What do you guys think?

Hope you all have had an amazing weekend.

Tampa Florida Vacation Pictures

Hi Guys,
I've been back from vacation last month. We went to Tampa, FL and had an amazing time. Here are some pictures from the vacation.

Hope you all have had a lovely weekend. 

Stella & Dot and House of Harlow Haul

Hi Guys,
I've purchased a couple of items from Stella & Dot and House of Harlow. I love all of these pieces of Jewelry but the House of Harlow 1960 Station Necklace is the star of the show. I already own this necklace in black and love it but the red is just as eye catching. It dresses up any outfit and it's so nicely made.

Here is my latest video on these pieces:

Hope you all have had a great week.
Lots of Love
Ansa

NOTD Nail inc Porchester Square swatches and review

This is such a unique color. It's one of those dirty colors that are a mixture of lilac, mushroom, and taupe, or somewhat of a chic greige. I've gotten so many compliments while wearing this color. I think of this as a more wearable "metro chic" by Sephora by OPI, a dark color that's not too dark to wear for spring or summer. See swatches below:

I love this color.

Hope you all have had a lovely day.

Makeup For Ever Smokey Lash Mascara in the Very Black review and swatches.

Hi everyone,

I recently went to Sephora for a little haulage, and decided to rekindle my love with an old friend...i'm talking about Makeup Forever Smokey Lash. I hadn't purchased this mascara in a few months. I wore it this morning and realized why I love it so much. This mascara is so black!!! It makes your lashes dark pretty much immediately. Whilst I have a lot of lashes, they are very very light. Being born a blonde, my hair got darker, but my lashes remained light. Another big plus is that this mascara voluminizes so well and it lengthens at the same time. Some cones...the price. This is not a cheap mascara, and it is very very difficult to remove. 

Here is a picture of me with no mascara:

And after using Makeup Forever:

Here is the wand of this mascara:

Overall, if you're looking to splurge on a mascara, I would highly recommend this.

Hope you all have had a lovely Monday.

Loads of love

Ansa

Michael Todd True Organics Lemon Tonner

I recently purchased a few items from Michael Todd and have been amazed by the quality of this products. I'm very fickle with skincare as I have quite sensitive skin that's prone to break outs, but at the same time I am a health nut so the fact that the name had true organics in it sucked me in. I try to be good where I can with skincare/beauty care. I have used this toner for a month now and it has blown me out of the water.

The toner is made with extracts of lemon, oranges and cranberries. I know lemon is amazing at brighteninig your skin. In fact it's great to use to help reduce those pesky post acne discoloration. It also has black willow tree extract known to promote clear skin.

Here is what I have noticed since using it...It keeps my skin very clear but also it keeps moisturized. Typically toners that are meant to keep my skin clear, also dry it out, but this leaves it extremely balanced. I'm excited to try more things from this brand, and I highly recommend this toner.

Hope you all have had a lovely Saturday.

Lots of love
Ansa

The heath benefits of Matcha Green Tea

I'm a strong believer that beauty starts within, with good nutrition, exercise and a happy life. One of the things I love to keep me healthy is tea. There are so many health and beauty benefits to drinking tea.

My tea of choice this summer has been Matcha Green Tea. Matcha green tea is super high in antioxidants.  It contains six times the antioxidants of goji berries, seven times the antioxidants of dark chocolate, seventeen times of the wild blueberries and sixty times of the spinach. These numbers are insane!

What do antioxidants do? They help you keep healthy, prevent disease and keep you strong and beautiful. Green tea contains potent antioxidants called catechins. The most powerful catechins found in green tea EGCG is a very powerful anti-carcingen.

What else does green tea do. It keeps you young! One of the locales in the world where people live the longes is Okinawa, Japan known for it's consumption of Matcha Green Tea. Those are but a few benefits of this tea.

I'm a strong believer that beauty starts with good nutrition. So here is to a good glass of Matcha!


Hope you all have had an amazing week. Stay healthy and beatufiul.

Love
Ansa