Weekly Recap 25 – 31 January 2021

Hi there! Today’s post is about all the posts I’ve written this past week = my weekly blog recap. Read on if you’re wondering what I’ve been up to on my blog.

Monday 25 Jan – Nail Of The Day
Tuesday 26 Jan – Simple Purifying Cleansing Lotion

Monday’s post was a Nail Of The Day post. Click here to read it.
On Tuesday I reviewed a Simple product. Click here to read the post.

Wedneday 27 Jan – 100% Vegan & Cruelty-Free – M&S Discover Water Jasmine, Fresh Lychee, White Coconut

This fragrance set was the subject of Wednesday’s post. Click here to read it.

Thursday 28 Jan – Max Factor Face Finity All Day Flawless Flexi-Hold 3 In 1 Foundation 30 Porcelain

Thursday’s post was about a Max Factor Foundation. Click here to read my review.

Friday 28 Jan – January Favourites

And on Friday I told you which products I loved the most in January. Click here to take a look.

This is already it for this week. Thanks for stopping by, lovelies!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Rimmel Lycra Pro 327 Heart On Fire & Foils

Hi there! Happy Monday! Today’s post is about a mani I did just last week.

For this mani I painted my nails with Rimmel Lycra Pro 327 Heart On Fire (2 easy coats). This is a lovely polish. It dries quickly, and I like the true red colour very much.

For the accents I used some leftover goil foil. If you’ve never used nail foils, but are interested in it, here’s an important tip – do not ever throw out any leftover foils, as they will make the most amazing manis!

I’ve done a quick and easy to follow nail foil pictorial a while ago, so if you’re interested in how to do foil manis, you can find it here. Thanks for stopping by! 🥰

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Revlon Matte Suede 863 Ruby Ribbon & Gold Foils

Hi there! I have a Nail Of The Day post for you today.

For this mani I painted my nails with Revlon Matte Suede 863 Ruby Ribbon (2 coats). This is one of my oldest unloved polishes. 😄 When I bought it, I had no idea what matte suede even meant in terms of nail polish.

When I used this polish for the first time, I was disappointed because it dried down to a matte and streaky mess. It was incredibly ugly.

Now back to today’s mani! I used gold foil to give the plain burgundy shade some sparkle. And 1 coat of clear polish added extra shine. I liked this mani – and I will do more foil manis over the next few weeks.

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Revlon Nail Art Neon 140 Pink Glow & Gold Foil

Hi there! Since this week is Nail Week, I have a Nail Of The Day post for you today.

For this mani I painted my nails with Revlon Nail Art Neon 140 Pink Glow – 2 coats of the white polish and 3 coats of the coral polish.

Wait, what? 5 coats of polish? Yes! The white polish was very streaky, and the coral polish was super thin. Awful!

Once dry, the coral polish felt and looked strangely chalky. Yikes! So how could I save the mani? With gold foil – wedged between 2 coats of clear polish!

I did like the look of the mani, and I wore it for 4 days because of the time (drying time) and effort (8 coats of polish) I spent on it.

What colour nail polish are you wearing at the moment? Feel free to get in touch via the comments, and thanks for stopping by!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Ciaté Dangerous Affair & Foils

Hi there! Here’s another mani post. 🙂

For this mani I painted my nails with Ciaté Dangerous Affair (4 coats). This is another low quality polish from Ciaté. I don’t know why I keep buying the Ciaté Mini Mani Month Calendars…

If you like the dark red colour, try Rimmel Salon Pro 391 Celebrity Bash, or Essence Colour Boost 09 Instant Passion which is opaque in 1 coat!

Back to this mani… Even after 4 coats Ciaté’s Dangerous Affair looked pretty ugly (you really need a top coat with this polish), so I decided to beautify the mani with the help of golf foil. Tadaaa! Mani saved! 🙂

Do you like foil manis? Which colour nail polish are you wearing at the moment? Feel free to comment. And thanks for reading!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde