Emporio Armani Diamonds Rose Perfume ♥

Emporio Armani Diamonds rose 30ml EDT - £26.50 

Hello! I have been in love with this fragrance recently, it is all I seem to be using which means my beloved Burberry 'The Beat' perfume has been gently tossed to the side for the now! I wasn't too fond of the original Armani Diamonds perfume but this one appealed to me merely because of it's pretty pink packaging and the fact it had the word 'rose' on it (I'm a sucker for pretty words and packaging!). I was pleasantly surprised when I sprayed it on the back of my hand, it has such a heavenly scent. 

This is definitely a spring/summer fragrance, with lots more fruity and floral notes than the original Diamonds perfume. It's slightly musky yet, soft, fresh and light, it lasts all day and doesn't turn into a dull smell by the end of the day. I have had loads of compliments from people when I have worn this which is always nice. So if you are looking for a new fragrance then I highly recommend you try this one out!

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?

Home Inspiration ♥❀

Helloooo, todays post is something I was reserving for a day I couldn't physically take photos for a post.. I am in bed full of the cold and feeling sorry for myself so after reading blogs all day, watching YouTube on my PS3 with their new YouTube app(you pair your phone with your PS3 and your phone is the controller, I LOVE IT!), I decided it was time to blog! I hope you like this post!

I am obsessed country house style, my mum likes it too, which is good because we both can shop for the same kind of decor, anything floral, pretty and chic I love. So this post is just a few pretty and inspirational home decor pictures from Tumblr I hope you like them!

If you have Tumblr and like this kind of style too then check out mine, I update it all the time :) shabbychicandtea.tumblr.com

 NONE OF THESE PICTURES ARE MINE x

This Weeks Polyvore Collage - Valentines Edition ♥

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I decided to theme this weeks polyvore with Valentine's day. 

This outfit would look lovely if you are going out for dinner or lunch! I hope you like it, I love the nail tutorial!

p.s. You can use my Valentine's template for your own collage from my Polyvore page, Click Here.

♥

Sunday Summary #2

Sorry for the lack of blogging this week, I have been busy all week and have had no time to blog at all :(.

I hope you all had a lovely week! 

1- Smoothie time! and my new Shellac nails I got done in work

2. Asda Guacamole is THEE best ever! 

3. Q&A book, have loved filling it in this week

4. Part of my healthy eating, stir fry veg, noodles and a Chinese sauce - LOVELY!

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!

This Weeks Polyvore Collage

Dress - Dorothy Perkins, Blazer - Top Shop, Plimsolls - Vans, Satchel - www.theiconic.com

I made this collage with Spring and Summer in mind as I am actually looking forward to the long warm nights, being out with friends, having picnics in parks and having plenty of ice cream! 

First of all, I love this makeup tutorial. I usually have my eyes this kind of look, I think its a nice smoky/natural look, perfect for Summer! 

I think this dress with a slight tan would look so flattering! The blazer and Vans change the look to, smart/casual which I love!

I think the satchel just adds a bit more of a girly touch, its lovely spring/summer colours which brighten up the whole look.

I hope you enjoyed this post, I love Polyvore, if you aren't already signed up to it and you love fashion then you are missing out, I love putting together outfits in my head so Polyvore has made it so easy to document my thoughts in a way :) my username on Polyvore is 'ragsnroses' 

Leopard Print Nail Tutorial

I really don't like Sundays.. today has been a lazy day. But it has given me a chance to catch up on some more blogs and YouTube videos, so it's not all bad. I decided to paint my nails tonight so I thought you might want to read how I done it. I hope you enjoy the tutorial, if I do another one I will try my best to do a step by step using individual pictures too I know that always helps.

I really like this nail look and it is very simple to do!

I used Superdrug's own brand of plain ready to paint false nails. I love using them, they are a normal kind of length, not too long. I then applied Revlon '185' sweet tart to all of my nails apart from my ring finger, I painted this one white using Barry M '66' matt white (which isn't actually a matte colour it's shiny). I then took one of my dotting tools with a large nib (you can use a cocktail stick for this part and the next if you don't have them) and Revlon '185' pink and made circle shapes and 'c' shapes randomly across the white nail. Finally once the pink had dried, I used the pointed end of a dotting tool and Barry M '47' black and painted half moon shapes around the pink blobs and dotted some black polish in places. I finished it off with a top coat and that's it done!

I hope this tutorial is useful to you and please tell me if you would like to see more posts like this as I am always doing nail art :) x