Christian Sismone

Olive & June Nail Polish Review

Olive & June Nail Polish Review

Nail polish is my jam. As a little girl, I always loved color, even though my mom felt little girls should only wear sheer pinks. Once I got older, no color was off-limits. Now, as an adult, that hasn’t changed. I typically do a mani in my weekly self-care routine. Getting to write this Olive & June Nail Polish Review has made me want more polish!

While cruising on the Target app, I stumbled upon Olive & June and was like yes, please. Their color schemes represent my personality, a bit of soft and frilly nudes, and bright festive rainbows. I reached out to the team at Olive & June, and they happily sent me some goodies.

Olive & June Nail Polish Review

The Brand

I love that they use all colors of hand models. As insignificant as it may be, seeing hands that look like me helps me to know how a color will translate on me. I can’t even tell you how I have searched the web for a new polish release to find bloggers who have darker skin to see will it look as amazing on me. Now I have grown into buying higher quality items, inclusivity is very important. 

Olive & June is this fab brand that was dreamed up because they wanted better in the salon world. The brainchild behind this brand is Sarah Gibbon Tuttle, or better know as SGT. Only the cool kids can go by their initials and it is awesome. I love reading about how brands come to existence as my entrepreneurial heart just swoons. 

Olive &June’s focus on how to make salon-quality manicures great at home is truly magical. This created so many things that you will see today. They aren’t just a nail brand to me as they have their fabulous salons but took the game by storm by doing Mani Master Classes and Bootcamps that help you learn to paint your nails in 1 week. As someone who has been painting their nails for over 20+ years, I think this is genius. What makes an amazing mani is all about the strokes and application.

The Product

With COVID-19, many ladies are finding themselves missing that fresh mani feel. To some, a mani is an hour they get to devote to themselves especially the busy mom or professional. Being able to have a nice mani/pedi can help a lady have a bit of normalcy in this unpredictable world. 

 In that same energy, many ladies who are reliant on salons may not feel as confident about giving themselves at-home manicure. Their products are innovative, as a base coat is mixed into the nail polish allowing for just 2 steps. Their star, the Poppy is a universal nail polish top holder. It helps to steady the hand, which makes for a winning mani every time.

The polishes are long-lasting with salon-quality results with the claim of streak-free in 3 strokes or less and are 7 free! They are also vegan & cruelty-free.

One of my fav colors GH is a dream baby pink that’s flattering on dark skin tones lasted well even with my having to get groceries which again with the increased use of cleansers to safeguard my home it still lasted well.

Now I had to test out the longevity of this polish. I am rough on my nails with my increased workouts, and the pandemic increased handwashing has taken a toll on your manicure. I can happily say I can get a good 5 days of wear without chips but I’m hard on my nails so that is a Christmas miracle for me.

I was sent “The Into You” box which to me equates to summer in nail polish form. The colors speak to my cheery place. In this box, it gives you everything you could ever need for an amazing mani. From nail polish remover, nail tools, and of course the polish. This is a magnificent gift for someone who misses being in the salon or for you lol. They took the guesswork out of doing an at-home mani.

Now one item I was curious about was the Cuticle Serum. I make my cuticle oil as I love massaging my nails while in those dreaded Zoom calls lol. This gem helps to keep your cuticles hydrated and healthy, which helps to extend your manicure. I found the texture, which is a creamy serum very great when you don’t want your hands oily. I have also topped it off with nail oil at night and woke up to amazingly soft cuticles.

I hope this Olive & June Nail Polish Review was helpful. This would def be an item I would splurge on as it will pay for itself quickly. I would love to know, have you bought any of Olive & June polishes yet? If not, make a Target order and add a few or a lot in your order. It will make any date an outstanding one!

The Best Summer Makeup for Dark Skin

The Best Summer Makeup for Dark Skin

Summer makeup should always be fun and vibrant for everyone. I want to give you the best summer makeup for dark skin. Even though the normal being out and frolicking in the sun is on pause this year, I still wanted to create a makeup look for the girls.

I am typically a neutral matte type of girl. But summer makes me want to bring out the golds and color. I had fun creating this look and is great on everyone but especially my darker skin girls out there. I love seeing vibrant colors on darker skin as the contrast and pop is chef’s kiss.

Makeup for summer should have a focus on the eyes with skin that glows especially for night time makeup. When it’s hot and humid the last thing you want is a bunch of products on the face. I will, however, play up the skin with bronzer and highlight to give that sun-kissed glow.

You need not run out and buy new makeup for this look. Use what you have at home. In this post, I share which items you should splurge on or save which can help you if you’re wanting to buy some new goodies.

I do, however, love the products I have collected over the years, especially my Juvia’s Place palettes as they go the distance on the pigmentation and versatility. I can rock some as a blush, which makes for a win. Now on to the look.

The Best Summer Makeup for Dark Skin

The Look: Festival Yum

The Best Summer Makeup for Dark Skin

After creating this look, I couldn’t stop looking at myself in the mirror. I haven’t worn colors in so long and it was such the wonder. Summer makeup for me always includes a pop of orange and bringing some depth with red. I wanted to add a bit of razzle-dazzle and added a pop of blue.

TIP: If you’re shy about color, try adding color on the waterline to give you a subtle pop. This is a great tip if you want to add a bit of razzle-dazzle to your eyes for the many Zoom calls we have these days.

Blending will be your best friend with this look. When working with darker colors especially in the crease, I focus on blending it out well as unblended eyeshadow is never the vibe ladies and gents.

The Best Summer Makeup for Dark Skin

Products used

Face

Eyes

Lips

I hope this inspires you to want to create some makeup looks for yourself. I will say this is a brilliant look you can rock with your mask as we are still in a global pandemic. Makeup during these times for me is a great way of self-care as it puts the focus on myself and making me look my best, even if it’s just for a quick Target run.

Taking time to just embrace the moments right now is very important. It may feel like what’s the point but put on the makeup, do your hair and take the selfie. Life is short and it would be best to enjoy it while we can. I have noticed by doing my makeup for my Zoom meetings I feel even more exceptional.

Do you have a fav summer look or a color combo you would like me to create? If so lets see some love in the comments!

XOXO,

Christian Sismone

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