SS14 Nail Polish Favourites ♥

Hey! I have been so busy recently, mostly work related but now I am on holiday for an  entire week! I am travelling to Ayrshire on Wednesday with my mum to stay with my gran and papa for 3 days (shopping time too, so excited ahh!). 

I thought I would share with you all my favourite summery/pastel nail polishes. I am sure they would look great with a tan but if your like me and you're pale and never tan I think they look pretty good on us too! Each polish took 3 coats to achieve these bright solid colours, they are all super shiny and last about 4/5 days on me.

Swatched from left -right 

Rimmel 'Marshmallow Heaven' Essie 'We're In It Together', Essie 'Go Ginza' , Essie 'Bikini So Teeny', Barry M 'Greenberry'.

Halloween | Pumpkin Nail Art Tutorial ♥

Hello! I thought I would do a different kind of post today, so I hope you like it! I love Halloween, I think it's because the weather starts to change and everywhere feels Autumnal and cosy! Of course I also love the thought of vampires, ghosts and witches with black cats and broom sticks haha! 

Pumpkins are one of those things that instantly remind me of Halloween so that's why I thought they would make a good nail art tutorial, to get into the Halloween spirit (ha ha spirit.. get it..oOoOoh).

1. You will need: Green polish (Beauty UK), 2 shades of orange polish (Essie 'Action' & Essie 'Orange, It's Obvious'), black polish (Barry M '47 Black'), white polish (Barry M '66 Matt White'),  a top coat (MUA) & a dotting tool.

2. Paint a semi-circle on the tip of your nail with the lightest shade of orange.

3. With a dotting tool blend the darker shade of orange into the sides of the semi-circle (this doesn't have to be neat at the edges as you will fill a colour round them later).

4. Paint on your desired pumpkin face using a dotting tool and black polish, add a green stalk to the top and then dot white polish onto the eyes as a highlight.

5. Blend black polish around the outsides of the pumpkin, neatening up the edges as you go.

6. Paint the darker shade of orange onto the bottom of your nail and use a dotting tool to blend the black and orange together, I find 'swirling' them together works well. Finally apply a glossy top coat to finish off the design.

I hope you liked this tutorial, comment any ideas you have for more nail art tutorials below :)! xo

Week Summary

Hello everyone! I hope you have been having a good week, Friday tomorrow so I'm not complaining! I am currently listening to a dance radio station on Spotify, Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (magic tune if you're into that kinda stuff! I have a major love for Deadmau5).

I thought I would share my week with you through my phone camera roll and instagram pictures, you can follow me on Instagram if you like. It's private but I accept basically everyone, apart from spam accounts haha! my username is in my description. I hope you like these pictures, they aren't superb photography but just a general summary :) I hope you all have a good weekend! xo

Strawberries! - Company Mag arrived! - Magick enjoying the sun - studying for theory test.. should have sat it by now, I'm so lazy!

Nails! (Essie - 'Lights') - watched Part 2 of Breaking Dawn, first film I've ever cried at! (I'm ashamed), the ending was just too cute, LOVE this cereal to munch on through a film - Bowling with friends - Cath Kidston Mag arrived.. want it all:(!

My Favourite Essie Polishes At The Moment ♥

The past few times when I have looked through my nail polishes I have picked one of these 3 to paint with, I love them! I am getting into the spring feeling again and these are perfect colours for me. From left to right the numbers and colours are, 

224A Lights, 219A Bikini So Teeny, 240 We're in it together.

My favourite one is We're In It Together which is from the Essie Breast Cancer Awareness Collection. I love the blue toned sparkles that glint in the light. This close up picture doesn't do it much justice but you can ever so slightly see the sparkly tones through the bottle. 

The polishes last about a week and I love using them, they need a few coats but are worth it in the end!

 What's your favourite Essie polish?

January Favourites ♥

MUA Eye Palette - Undressed, Superdrug Mud Mask, Rimmel Match Perfecction - shade 010, Essie - Lights, John Frieda Tone Correcting Shampoo & Conditioner, Collection 2000 Skylash - Ultra Black, Barbara Daly Lipstick - Sugar Candy, Bourjois Liner Feutre - Ultra Black.

Hello! The first month of 2013 is well and truly over, so here is my January favourites. I am snowed in today and couldn't get to work, so a perfect opportunity to catch up on blogs, YouTube, Instagram and write this post! I hope you all had a good month :)!

MUA eye palette - Undressed, I love this palette! all the colours are really pigmented and last all day, I haven't yet invested in a Naked palette but I think the colours in this MUA one are very similar, so this one will do fine for the now! It is a bargain at £4.99 too!

Superdrug Face Mask. I don't use a lot of face masks but when I seen this collection of in Superdrug I thought I would give them a go, I have to say I really enjoyed using this mask, it is thick and smells lovely, it makes your skin feel lovely and soft after you have rinsed it off.

Rimmel London Match Perfection. I have written a review about this foundation (you can read it here) as I absolutely love it! I have put it in my favourites not just because it's my new go to foundation but because Superdrug and Morrison's are doing a deal the now, 2 for £10 which is great, so I am stocked up and just in time too as my previous one was just spitting out it's last drops!

This Essie polish in colour 'Lights' is such a lovely hot pink colour, it goes well with everything. I got this one for £1.99 from Fragrance Direct but this shade isn't featured on the website anymore as it has been updated with new polishes but there is a couple similar ones so you should go check it out anyway!

I got my hair Ombre'd at my work in December and again a week ago as I had a lot of colour build up in my hair so the bleach didn't go as blonde as I had wanted, but this time its a proper blonde and I am really happy with the result! 

I was recommended to use John Frieda Color Renew tone correcting shampoo and conditioner. The shampoo is purple and this colour takes out any brassy/orange tones from your hair after it has been bleached, since I have used it I can definitely see a lighter tone to my hair which I really like. I have been buying these on offer in Superdrug, 2 for 7.99. So if you have bleached hair then definitely try these I think they are brilliant. 

I have seen a lot of people rave about this Collection 2000 mascara since I bought it and I have to agree with everyone as I think it is really good. I have long eyelashes and I sometimes feel that certain mascaras pull them down or weigh them down a bit (if that makes any sense) but with this mascara my eyelashes stay up and in one place all day and don't feel clumpy at all. The wand is a winner for me as one side has short rubber bristles and the other has long rubber bristles. The short are great for smaller lashes on the inner corner of your lash line and the long bristles are good for the all over longer lashes, they are separated and evened out perfectly. I would highly recommend trying out this mascara!

I purchased the Barbara Daly lipstick a few months ago in one of the Tesco Extra stores and I haven't been able to find it anywhere else since. I think this shade is perfect for the winter months as its a very deep berry colour. I wear it with a basic eye look which shows it's colour off really nicely, it is very creamy and lasts a long time and it smells gorgeous!

Finally Bourjois Liner Feutre, I have tried several felt tip liners and none of them have lasted through the day as long as this one does. The nib is thick at the base and goes into a precise thin tip, so you can create thin lines or thick heavy lines. The packaging is well designed and makes it a lot easier to apply liner without a smudge or a stab in the eye!

Have you tried any of these products? 

Sunday Summary Week 1

1. Out for a walk with Ruby after work

2. Throwing sticks in the remaining snow with Ruby

3. Night time reading and the new Cath Kidston handbook

4. Essie polishes arrived in the post! £1.99 each from fragrancedirect.co.uk

5. Late Lunch after work with my boyfriend James

6. Magick, couldn't resist not taking a picture!