Hello lovelies! I’m back with another post on an American Made Wax Co product. If you missed my first post on AMWaxCo you can find it here with some info about the company and a fabulous wax scent shot and a scent sachet! Today I’ll be sharing pics and thoughts on an upcoming nail care product, their cuticle soufflé!


Once my samples arrived I put them to the test. I traded out my cuticle cream for this soufflé and gave it all of my attention. I still used cuticles oil in my nail routine because I can’t live without it. If you prefer creams and souffles over oil you will LOVE these! I highly suggest trying this cuticle soufflé out. Even if you love oil this souffle would make a great addition to your nail care routine.

I have to say that the formula is really great! It feels luxurious. Nice and creamy but also thick without being stiff. It melts really nicely into the skin and doesn’t leave behind a greasy feel. 

My cuticles felt soft and hydrated. I've been using these during all times of the day but I especially love it at night. I slather my cuticles in a small amount and give them a quick rub. If I grabbed a little too much I just massage the rest of it into my hands! 

The Harry Potter inspired coll (June 16th release) has 2 soufflé scents to choose from. 

Avoda Kedavra – A unique blend of avocado, olive oil, lemongrass and musk.

Unbreakable Vow – Freshly sliced ripened mango with base notes of graham crackers and sweet cream butter, middle notes of vanilla, sweetened condensed milk and cream cheese.

A clean oil free nail plate is just part of the whole routine to making your mani last longer. I know a lot of us that are super active in the nail community don't wear our manicures very long at all. Peel off base coats are really popular because of this. The faster we can switch our manicures the better! BUT there's always someone who loves to wear a manicure for longer than a day. This is also great for anyone who uses gel nail polish. 

Nail prep & clean is great for removing dust and debris from the nail after cuticle removal or after the nails have been gently buffed. It will also dehydrate your nail plate. Removing the oil from your nail plate will allow your base coat to adhere better to your nail. This along with thin coats of color, wrapping your tips, avoiding polish on the sidewalls or flooding of the cuticle & of course a good top coat, should give you a manicure that will last 5+ days. I've seen a lot of success doing this on my girls. My youngest can keep a mani on for 11+ days. It also depends on body chemistry. Because some may only get 5 days of wear, like my oldest.

I tested this out for myself and here's Cindy! I know, every time I give her a shout out here she's always a hot mess. No, I haven't learned how to properly handle her yet. But I'm trying I swear! Lol. The whole point is.....

Here's my manicure after 7 days! I have some growth showing and tip wear on my pointer mostly. Other than that it was holding up great. I got a chip in it around day 9. And I got cotton stuck to a couple during a swatch-a-thon, so I removed it later that day. Not a bad run by any means if you ask me! This mani was prepped and cleaned, base coated, 2 thin coats of color, and top coat. 

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That's all for today's little review. Until next time!  

To be honest there are a lot of brands to keep up with, but I'm always delighted to meet a new one and get to know them a little. When Heather reached out to me I was really excited. She's super sweet and her brand has been around for 2 years, so she's put love and time into her products. I was excited to use these delicious smelling oils.

Shown above are the brush tip pen variety cuticle oils. These are $5.50usd for 2ml. 

Heather's Hues also offers roller ball applicators. 

I love these! They're gorg! These come in 5ml & 10ml sizes. They retail for $7.20 & $9.20usd. There is also a 1/2oz refill bottle for $12.50.

I like to apply my oil and let it sit for 5 minutes before rubbing what hasn't absorbed into my skin for at least 10 seconds per nail. As you can see it absorbed nicely into my skin. I apply oil a lot. I mean all of the time. All day every day. During swatch days it can be up to 20 times or more. I'm a true cuticle oil addict. 

Heather offers scent samples, these are .75¢ each and wonderful way to get to try multiple scents without commiting to a bigger amount of it, or trying to decide which one you love the most so you can buy it in every size available! 

All of the scents I recieved were really lovely. I appreciate the scents not being overwhelming. You can definitely smell them and they smell amazing. Here are some of the scents I got to try.

Florals:
Magnolias In Bloom
Orchid Queen
Wildflower Fields
Tea & Orchids ... my fave!

Foodie scents:
Strawberry shortcake
Cake By The Ocean
Honey Drizzled Fig
Caramel Apples
Peach Passion
Creamsicle... my fave!!

All of these smell so good! It was hard to choose an ultimate favorite, so I chose two!

If none of those sound like they're for you... she has many, many more scents to choose from and also offers unscented as well! These oils contain: Apricot kernel oil, Avocado oil, Sweet almond oil, Chia seed oil, Fractioned coconut oil, Rosehip seed oil and Vitamin E.

You can find Heather's Hues products here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeathersHues
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Today is part one of two on some awesome products from Menda Beauty. 

Menda Beauty stocks all sorts of acetone, remover, alcohol bottles, acrylic dishes, metal pumps in many styles and even some that lock for travel. They also sell acetone safe plastic bottles that come in pink and purple, I think I need those in my life. I mean who doesn't want cuter bottles for their remover. 

Ok maybe not everyone but I know I do, and if you do by the end of this post I'll have a discount code waiting for you from the awesome people at Menda! 

Let me show you the two glass bottles I have the pleasure of trying. Each has a different pump so I'll get into that also. You can pick and choose which pump and bottle for pretty much all of their options, so you get what you want. 

First up, this 6oz floral glass bottle with Mendas one touch dispenser pump. $17.03usd

Both bottles are nicely printed and the glass has some weight too it but it's not overly heavy. 

The Menda one touch pump is awesome! It has a flip top lid and It needs the slightest press to disperse acetone through small holes at the bottom of the well. The acetone will stay in the well of the pump as well, but I'd recommend the pure touch pump for the acetone you use to clean up and I'll talk more about why later. 

The one touch needs about two or three pumps to wet a cotton ball enough for total removal of a nail, I definitely feel like I'm saving remover because my cotton doesn't become overly wet. 

Next is the 6oz Damask glass acetone bottle with the Menda pure touch pump!

$32.50usd 

As you can see the Pure touch pump has a sort of mushroom spout inside the well this allows the acetone to come down from under the button which is perfect for clean up.... Think random glitter falling off of your brush as you dip in to continue cleaning, it will remain in the well because it has no place to go since there are no holes in the bottom of the well! No more creepers falling back into the pump or acetone bottle. 

This also needs a gentle touch to disperse the acetone. I can't stress enough how much I love that. I've had times where I've tried to get acetone or remover to gently flow into the well only to have it splash me in the eye. Twice. Not fun!!! I'm graceful what can I say. 

One last little beat thing about Menda bottles is that they come with these awesome labels! The only negetive thing is you can't see a fill line since the glass is opaque, but I can easily over look that since they function well and look pretty sitting on my mani desk.