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Bee Restored

January 25, 2021 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Day 21

A mini 15ml tub of Bee Restored Lavender Night Cream from The Sage Apothecary was the Day 21 gift in the 2019 Beautiful Surprises Advent Calendar.  I wasn’t sure if this was a bee venom or a bee pollen product, as I couldn’t find an ingredients list on the little tub, so I had to…

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Skin Radiance Moisturiser

January 11, 2021 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

moisturiser

A full sized 125ml tube of Natural Instinct Skin Radiance Moisturiser was included in “The Naturals” box that I’d bought from Best Beauty Box Ever, a non-subscription beauty box by Beauty Review. If you want to sign up to Beauty Review, please use this referral link. After having such a great result from using Glow…

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Mia Belle Shampoo Bar

January 4, 2021 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Mia Belle Shampoo Bar

I purchased one of the Mia Belle Oil Balancing Shampoo Bars after having had a rather disappointing experience with Totally Balmy’s Shampoo Bar (click on the link to read my review). I’ve used solid shampoo bars for years now, and they do vary quite widely in size, texture, lather, etc. from brand to brand.  Unfortunately,…

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Essie Gel Couture Polish

December 28, 2020 | Nails, Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Essie Gel Couture

I selected Essie Gel Couture in “Spiked With Style” (#360), an edgy deep blood red.  The polish is bottled in a clear, twisted Essie branded glass bottle and the colour of the polish is visible through the glass, while the top coat is in an opaque white twisted bottle. There is no base coat with…

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Why nails split, peel or crack

December 21, 2020 | Articles, Nails | Leave a Comment

Buffed nails

Cracked, splitting and peeling nails have many causes, from infections to the normal side effects of getting older. The most common reason for split or cracked nails is unfortunately something we have no control over. Ageing. As we get older, our fingernails naturally become thinner and more prone to cracking and splitting. This is most…

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Garnier Nude Effect BB Cream

December 14, 2020 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Nude Effect BB

I bought a tube of Garnier Nude Effect BB Cream, even though I wasn’t really a huge fan of the last Garnier BB Cream I used, which was their Anti-Ageing BB Cream, back in July 2016.  I found the Anti-Ageing one to be very greasy on my naturally oily skin, so I was very hesitant…

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Sugar Baby Bronze Bombshell

December 7, 2020 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Self-tanning

I bought two 200ml tubes of Sugar Baby Bronze Bombshell Gradual Tan Moisturiser when I spotted them on a two-for-one sale. I’d never used Sugar Baby’s Gradual Tan Moisturiser before, but I had used Sugar Baby SunBelievable Self Tanning Mousse, and enjoyed using that. I thought I’d give these a go, seeing as I was…

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Olay Total Effects Foaming Cleanser

November 23, 2020 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Olay Foaming cleanser

I bought a tube of Olay Total Effects Foaming Cleanser after being really wowed by Olay’s 7-in-One moisturiser. Olay’s Total Effects Foaming Cleanser is packaged in a 100g silver and black squeeze tube.  The back of the tube says, “Helps remove excess oil, gets rid of dirt, removes make-up.  Gentle on skin, doesn’t over dry….

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Macadamia Shower Gel

November 9, 2020 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Nature Box macadamia

Nature Box Macadamia Oil Shower Gel is packaged in a 385ml dark yellow 25% recycled plastic flip top bottle.  The shower gel has a pleasantly sweet, almost fruity yet slightly nutty smell.  The scent is described on their website as being “oriental”, with bergamot, macadamia and almond making up the top notes.  Tonka, coconut milk and…

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Citrus Body Butter

November 2, 2020 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Citrus Body Butter

A 70ml metal tub of Sea & Clay’s Citrus Body Butter was the Day 24 gift in the 2019 Beautiful Surprises Advent Calendar.   Upon opening the tub, I saw the luxurious looking thick, pale orange body butter and couldn’t wait to scoop some out and apply it to my dry legs.  The scent of citrus…

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Evolu Ultimate Goodness Hand Cream

October 26, 2020 | Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Ultimate Goodness

A travel sized 60ml tube of Evolu Ultimate Goodness Hand Cream was the Day 16 gift in the 2019 Beautiful Surprises Advent Calendar. Packaged in a dark burgundy plastic squeeze tube with a transparent flip top lid, this gorgeously scented white hand cream contains a blend of Monoi (Tahitian gardenia) that acts as a moisture-binding…

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Manicurist, Nail Technician or Podiatrist?

October 19, 2020 | Articles | Leave a Comment

Manicure

What is the difference between a manicurist, nail technician and podiatrist? Are they different? Why can’t you do what a podiatrist does? These are some of the many questions I have been asked over the years. So, what is the difference? Well, a manicurist works with your natural nails. They don’t repair broken nails and…

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Debbie is a qualified nail technician and freelance make-up artist, based in Army Bay, Whangaparaoa (Auckland).

Debbie studied nail technology at Monaco Nail Academy (qualified in 2015), and uses the Artistic Nail Design range which includes Colour Gloss gel polish, Artistic Putty (also known as PolyGel), and Rock Hard LED Gel.

Debbie also holds CIBTAC and ITEC qualifications in make-up artistry, and obtained these in 2010 and 2012 respectively.

Disclaimer

I do not receive monetary compensation for any of the product reviews posted on my blog. All reviews are based on my own personal opinion after purchasing and using the products myself.

If I am approached by a company to review a product for them at any time (or am paid to do so), this will be mentioned in the relevant post. Being given free products, or being paid to promote a product will not change my personal honest opinion of the product.

Please bear in mind that every body is unique, and although I may not have an allergic reaction to the make-up or skincare products that I have reviewed, your skin may react differently. Wherever possible, please patch test new make-up and skincare products on yourself before purchasing them.

Thank you,
Debbie
Rambling Rose Nails & Make-up

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“According to all known laws of aviation, there “According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. It's wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.” - The Bee Movie

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Have you ever thinned down old, gloopy nail polish Have you ever thinned down old, gloopy nail polish?

#nailfacts #nailpolishfacts #gloopypolish #oldnailpolish #oldnailpolishes #ramblingrosenails #nailpolishtips #nailpolishtipsandtricks
What do you think of this beautiful Wedgwood inspi What do you think of this beautiful Wedgwood inspired manicure?

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Ever wondered why certain mall/chain salons are so Ever wondered why certain mall/chain salons are so cheap? ... If you're happy going to one of those, you probably don't want to know the real answer!

Do you prefer to pay a little more for good quality product that won't wreck your natural nails, or are you happy with cheap and nasty?

#nicenailsaintcheapandcheapnailsaintnice #nicenails #goodqualitymanicure #yougetwhatyoupayfor #ramblingrosenails #monacograd #debbiepagewood #nailextensions #gelpolishmanicures #gelpolishnailart #polygelextensions #acrylicextensions #nastynails #cheapnailsaintnice
Sometimes all you need is a fresh manicure to help Sometimes all you need is a fresh manicure to help you feel better. 

It doesn't have to be bold or arty, simple and elegant works, too.

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New year, new name ... but don't worry, we're stil New year, new name ... but don't worry, we're still in the same place.

You may start seeing a few changes on our social media and website over the next few days or weeks.  We're changing the name of the salon and will try to make the switch over as seamless as possible, but please bear with us (and feel free to  let us know) if any links you try to use don't work.  There may be one or two that we accidentally miss during the change over, or it make a few days (or weeks) for Google to fully update all the changes.
Pantone's Colours of the Year for 2021 - yellow an Pantone's Colours of the Year for 2021 - yellow and grey

#yellowandgrey #colouroftheyear #colouroftheyear2021 #pantone2021 #yellowandgreynails #greyandyellow #greyandyellownails #debbiepagewood #ramblingrosenails #floralnailart #abstractnailart #learnatmonaco #monacograd #nails2021 #artisticcolourgloss #gelpolish #gelpolishmanicure #artisticcolourglossmonkeybusiness #artisticcolourglosstemperamental #artisticcolourglossbride
Happy New Year! I hope you celebrate safely tonig Happy New Year!  I hope you celebrate safely tonight.

May 2021 be a much better year than 2020 was.

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Blue ombré for New Year #newyearsnails #newyea Blue ombré for New Year 

#newyearsnails #newyearsnails2020 #newyear #newyear2020 #newyear2021 #ombrenails #ombrénails #blueombrenails #blueombrénails #blueombre #learnatmonaco #monacograd #debbiepagewood #silverstars #starnailart #newyearnailart #nailsmagazine #nailsmag #holographicglitter #becreativepigments #artisticcolourgloss #artisticcolourglosshalo #nightskynails #nightsky #newyearssky #celebrationnails #celebratenewyear #celebratenewbeginnings
Wishing all my clients a very merry Christmas. A h Wishing all my clients a very merry Christmas. A huge thank you for all the support throughout this year, it really is appreciated! 

Kindly note that the salon will be closed from 1pm on the 24th December 2020 and will re-open at 8am on the 19th January 2021.  If you'd like to book an appointment for 19th January onwards, kindly use the online booking system (link in bio). Thank you.

#merrychristmas #closedforchristmas #closedforchristmasbreak #annualclosure #reopeninginjanuary #debbiepagewood #nailswhangaparaoa #whangaparaoa #whangaparāoa #whangaparaoapeninsula #armybaynz #supportlocalnz #nzsmallbusiness

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