Nail Polish Collection & Storage!

 Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Sally Hansen Insta Dri // No.7 Pinky Pure // No.7 Snowflake // Models Own Jade Stone // Models Own Champagne // Models Own Buff Pink // Models Own Thunder and Lightening // Models Own Hedkandi Hedonist // Models Own Pink Punch // Models Own Nude Beige // Models Own True Blue // Models Own Lemon Meringue // Models Own Hedkandi Ibiza Mix // Essie Good To Go Mini Top Coat // OPI Crown Me Already // China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara // Essie Fiji // Essie Mademoiselle // Essie Looking For Love // Essie Loophole // Essie Shift Power // Essie Antique Rose // Essie Scarlett O'Hara // Essie Bahama Mama // Essie Risky Buisness

Left to Right, Top to Bottom: No. 7 Silver Glitter // Primark Glo Baby Glo // Primark Glo Baby Glo // Revlon Gold Coin // No.7 Hot To Trot // No.7 Vivid Violet // No.7 Damson Dream // No.7 Totally Teal // No.7 Sing The Blues // Barry M Rose Quartz Glitter // Barry M Silver Glitter // Barry M Black Multi Glitter // Barry M Pink Silver Glitter // Barry M Mint Green // Barry M Blue Moon // Barry M Peach Melba // Leighton Denny Babydoll // Orly Mini Ruby // Look Nail Pop Bling // ELF Mint Cream // ELF Gum Pink // ELF Champagne // Rimmel Hot & Spicy // Rimmel White Orchid // Rimmel Urban Princess // Ciate Paint Pot Mojito // Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle

Hey ladies! If you have been following my blog for a while, you may know I am a huge nail polish fan. I am one of those people who co ordinates my nail polish with everything, outfits, bags, makeup, I love to match my nails up, add a complete contrast or pop of colour to any outfit. I find that painting my nails is the finishing touch to getting ready, and if I for some reason have two changes of clothes in one day, I will still change my nail polish twice depending on what colour I need! (Sad I know!)

Today I thought I would share my nail polish collection with you. I have instagrammed a picture to twitter before, but I thought I would go into a bit more detail for those who asked questions. For some my collection may be a lot, and for others it may be a small amount, but for me its just about right (although I do believe you can never have too many!) and manageable  and also means I actually wear what I own. 

I keep my polish on two acrylic storage stands, these can be picked up on amazon for around £10 each and are a great way of storing your little bottles of goodness. In terms of how many bottles they hold, it honestly depends on the shape and size of the bottles you own. One of my stands right now holds 24 and the other 26, so it really varies on what brands you own, obviously if you store the larger bottles (Opi, Models Own etc) you will fit less than if you were to store smaller ones. I love these as not only does it keep them neat and organised, it also allows them to stand upright and means you are able to see what colours you have. They also play a great part in decor for my dressing room. I like to keep them in order of brand rather than colour, as I find this means I can fit a few more on as the same brand of bottle seems to snug tightly against another. 

As you can see I have started to over flow my stands as my collection grows, although the way the stands are built it allows for another row to run along the front. This definitely gives me an excuse to start buying some more polishes, so let me know your favourite brands and colour recommendations in the comments! (I wonder if any of you Glossybox fans can spot the Glossy polishes!?)

Hope you enjoyed this post, let me know if there is any other storage posts you would like to see! I have my acrylic makeup storage post here and jewellery storage here, so please feel free to check those out! I am super excited that Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 has been released and can't wait to see it, although i'm not sure I am ready for it all to end! Are any of you Twilight fans?

Speak soon, 

Lots of love,

Favourite Nail Polish: August 2012!

There's something about a freshly polished mani-pedi that gives you that extra boost to your outfit and makes you feel all dolled up. This month I have been switching between two of my new summer faves.

 If you follow me on twitter, you may have seen me tweet about my new find from Barry M. 'Blue Moon' is a very pretty powdery baby blue, which has me constantly looking down at my nails (I am actually wearing it as I write this post!). I am a big fan of the Barry M nail paints anyway and own quite a few, they are so affordable and have a gorgeous range of colours, and this is no exception. It is very similar to Essie's 'Borrowed and Blue' although prehaps a tiny bit darker. The wear of these nails paints isn't always the best, but I have actually been quite impressed with this one. Two coats and a top coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri and it has stayed chip free for a few days now. 

My other fave has been Essie's 'Risky Business', a bright- brrright reddish orange, which looks amazing on both finger and toe nails. This is such a statement colour and really pops against the skin. Admittedly, this is sheer and does take a few coats to get that 'colour in the bottle'  shade, but it is so worth it, and as these polishes dry so quickly, its really no bother to me. Beautiful for a night out or summery day, (and looks amazing with gold or tan flip flops!) this has been on my nails a lot this month. 

What has been your favourite nail polish recently? Do you like to perfectly match or clash your fingers and toes? 

Barry M Nail Paints

Left-Right // Mint Green// Cyan Blue// Peach Melba

Left-Right  // Pink Silver Glitter// Silver Glitter // Black Multi Glitter


I have been routing through my nail polish collection recently and trying to use some of the high street buys that can sometimes be forgotten about in favour for the more expensive brands. In doing this, I have rediscovered my love for Barry M Nail Paints and have been wearing them a lot over the past month or so. 

I love how affordable they are (£2.99 for a 10ml bottle) and the huuge range of colours in the collection, from brights to pastels, in different textures and styles such as glitter and magnetic. 

I have six firm favourite colours from Barry M which I wanted to share with you!

Mint Green- I love pastels for this time of year, and this is a perfect green to brighten up any outfit. This is actually one of the only greens I will wear on my nails.

Cyan Blue- A bright sky blue which looks lovely with a tan. This colour works beautifully along side the 'Silver Glitter'.


Peach Melba- A very popular peach colour which has been one of my favourite pastels for over a year now. This looks so lovely with a tan and is perfect for day and night!

Silver Glitter- A clear polish with dozens of small flecks of glitter running through it. This has been my 'go to' glitter polish since last Christmas! I love it and think it has the perfect amount of glitter for either a full silver nail, or a glitter finish over another colour. I also love doing a scattered effect with this polish.

Pink Silver Glitter- The pink version of the 'Silver Glitter' polish. A clear varnish full of pink, silver and light purple glitter flecks. 

Black Multi Glitter- (Can you tell I love glitters!?) A glossy black polish with lots of multi coloured flecks of glitter running through it. I love this colour for a night out and a bold statement on the nail. 

These polishes are so pretty and are great quality for only £2.99!

You can pick up Barry M in most Boots or Superdrug's.

Which Barry M polishes do you love?

Review: Revlon Lip Butters

I have been meaning to try out Revlon Lip Butter's for ages now, but it's been one of those things that I kept forgetting to pick up and then gets put to the bottom of my list of 'to-buy's'. I was on Buyapowa recently, and saw an amazing deal they were having for three of the Lip Butter's for £9.50. I thought this was an absolute steal as they normally retail for £7.99 each, so getting three for under a tenner was a great deal and plus, they were all colours that I had wanted to try out.

The colours I got are Strawberry Shortcake, Lollipop and Sweet Tart, which are all variations of pink. 

Strawberry Shortcake//Lollipop//Sweet Tart

I had heard these were a lot like the L'oreal Rouge Caresse Lipsticks which I lovee and have been wearing a lot recently and I actually picked up a couple more the other day (post to follow). When comparing the two, I would say that they are in fact very similar, but the Lip Butter's are slightly creamier whereas the Caresse Lipsticks are more glossy feeling.

Strawberry Shortcake

Lollipop

Sweet Tart

The Lip Butters are lovely and glossy, and are almost a three in one of lip balm, lipstick and lipgloss together when on the lips. The colours are gorgeously pigmented, but can definitely be sheered out to add just a wash of colour if you wanted. They are very wearable, and could be dressed up or down.

Strawberry Shortcake//Lollipop//Sweet Tart

I love all three of the colours I got and will definitely be looking out for some other colours in the range. I think the coral toned one would be right up my street!

Sweet Tart

Have you tried the Lip Butters? What did you think? Let me know if you would be interested in seeing a more in depth comparison of the Lip Butters and Caresse Lipsticks :)

x

DIY Manicure: Caviar Nails

About a week ago I saw an amazing post on http://fallinglashes.blogspot.co.uk/ about caviar nails and how to do your own caviar manicure without spending a fortune!

You should go and check out Elicia's post as I loved it so much and wanted to give it a try myself. 

As you may know, Ciate brought out a a caviar nail kit a little while ago, which allows you to add a caviar (bead) like effect to your nails. Iv always thought it looked so pretty, but I was reluctant to purchase the kit as it can retail between £18 and £40, which is pretty pricey as it only lasts for a couple of days. After seeing Elicia's post about how you can achieve this look at home for a fraction of the price, I knew I had to give it a go!

I went ahead and purchased the beads from Ebay costing £1.99 for a bag of beads (a whole lot cheaper than the Ciate kit), I will link the seller I used Here. I was really impressed with the service I received and got the items within one or two days! If you order multiple items, you get a combined shipping rate so I picked out  the colours 'Blue Denim Mix' and 'Light Pink'.

Blue denim is an assortment of dark and light blues, mixed with some pink and purple, which is so so gorgeous.

Light pink is exactly how it sounds, a light baby pink, a lovely colour with a tan.

I followed Elicia's method of first painting my nails with a polish. I chose Leighton Denny's Babydoll, which is one of my favourite everyday polishes. 

I applied one coat of this and left it dry. I then applied a second coat, which I then sprinkled the beads over, making sure to put a container or bowl underneath to catch any of the lose beads, so as they hit the wet nail and stuck. 

I then gently pushed the beads down into place, and removed any that didn't look quite right. 

I applied a top coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dri to the edges of my nails to set the beads in place and this is what I came up with;

I absolutely love this DIY caviar manicure. It may not last very long, but as it is so affordable that can be forgiven. It is so fun and quirky and becomes a great accessory to an outfit. I love that there are lots of colours to play around with and endless designs, I may try creating a colour blocking pattern on my nails next!

Have you try the caviar manicure? What did you think? Please post photo's if you have tried this!

x

Nail Polish Storage

Nail polish can be a difficult thing to store if you are like me and are very much into decor, so want them on display. Don't get me wrong, I havn't got a huge collection of expensive nail polish, but I still think they look pretty! (Is that just me!?) I had been storing my polishes in a clear vanity case which I kept under my dressing table, which kept them all together, but wasn't very practical as the moment the case would move all the bottles would fall over. I had been looking at the clear acrylic nail polish racks on Ebay, but thought they are fairly expensive for just a piece of acrylic and would take up a large section of my not so large bedroom! 

So, I came up with the simple idea of fixing a standard glass bathroom shelf to the wall next to my dressing table, and storing my nail polish on there, and I really love it! 

The use of the glass shelf means to the eye, it doesn't take up a lot of space on the wall. The bottle also look sleek and tidy and I love the look of the polishes again the glass. It also is very practical, you are able to see all of your polishes making it easy to chose and grab which one you want! I have arranged mine in colour order starting with black on the left hand side, to silver and white on the right hand side. 

The shelf cost about £20 from B&Q, so its definitely more affordable than the acrylic racks, and takes up less space, whilst fitting a descent amount of polishes as you can layer them behind one another. 

I love how this looks, I like how it has a practical function but also adds a cute piece of decor to my bedroom! I am thinking of getting another to store jewellery or perfume bottles on.

Have you got any decorative ways of storing products?

Product Rave: L'Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipsticks

I have heard a lot about the L'Oreal Rouge Caresse lipsticks, so when I was in boots the other day I decided to pick up a couple as they were having a 2 for £14 offer. (rrp. £7.99 each) The colours I picked up are 01 Fashionista Pink and 03 Lovely Rose.

                                             Left- 03 Lovely Rose  Right- 01 Fashionista Pink

Firstly, I love the packaging of these lipsticks. They have a high end look and feel for an affordable price! The lipsticks themselves are lovely too, quite sheer but buildable and definitely add a nice colour to the lips. Fashionista Pink is a pale Barbie pink, that come out very sheer on the lips, which would be nice if you are looking for a quick sweep of glossy colour. Lovely Rose is in the same colour family but darker, again fairly sheer, but provides more colour than Fashionista Pink. The formula is nice, they feel very moisturising and I think would be great for both day time and a night out (unless you want a bold lip, in which case I wouldn;t go for these). Overall I am very impressed, I think these are perfect for summer and I have my eye on a few of the other colours!

                       
                                               Left- 03 Lovely Rose  Right- 01 Fashionista Pink