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 Great Naked Palette Dupe, Sleek idivine!        Girly Night :)

  Essie Bikini So Teeny

        New editions to my Essie stash                               

                                                

 Debating having my hair chopped to this length!?

   

          New Pandora Charms        Fave Mascara, Benefit They're Real

Hey guys! Hope you are well! I feel like this is becoming a regular thing, but my blog has once again had to be nudged to the side due to the piles and piles of University work I have on at the moment, and with it being my final year, its really all I am focusing on. Of course I miss being able to talk about beauty all day, and I love logging onto my little blog every now and then and seeing such sweet comments from you guys, so thank you for that, and for bearing with me through these past hectic months! :) Anyway, I thought id just leave you with a look through some of my recent instagram pics! Hopefully this will make up a teeny bit for being so rubbish at checking in. Enjoy, and we will speak soon once the load has gone down a little!

As always, feel free to leave any comments down below, or any suggestions on future posts you would like to see!

Lots of love

Essie's 'Fiji'

I have heard so much hype about Essie's 'Fiji' and as a nail polish lover, I had to give it a try myself. I picked it up the other week whilst in Boots and I am SO glad I did! It is the most perfect baby pink colour and looks amazing against a tan which makes it perfect for summer . It can definitely be worn from day to night, I had been wearing Fiji in the day and was heading on a girls night out so added OPI Crown Me Already as an accent nail which is a combo I now adore. Essie are such great quality polishes, and I love the formula. Fiji dries opaque in two coats, which I didn't think it would when looking in the bottle as it looks quite sheer. I have been wearing this on my nails for a few days now and with the help of my Sally Hansen top coat, it is still looking as perfect as it did on day one. The only criticism I have is that the brush is slightly too big for my little finger nail, but that is me being very picky!

I absolutely love this colour and it definitely lives up to all the hype! Have you tried Fiji? What did you think? Or do you have another favourite Essie polish?


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Essie 'Looking For Love'

 I love pastel and neutral colours for day time in the summer and Essie's 'Looking For Love' combines these both in one gorgeous polish!

Looking For Love is a lovely, soft grey toned lilac, which looks very subtle on the nails. I don't usually go for purples on my nails, but I feel that this tone is a lot more wearable for me than a bright purple and I do really like the colour. The only down side of this polish is that it is very sheer. So sheer that to build up this colour it took me four coats and as you can see the tips of my nails are still slightly showing through. However, as it is so sheer, it is very fast drying, so doing each of the four coats wasn't too much of a trouble, but this definitely isn't something I would grab when in a rush!

With my top coat (Sally Hansen Insta-Dri) my nails look super glossy and these stay chip free for days. The long lasting formula is part of the reason that I love Essie nail polish, it is one of my favourite brands and I am so glad they are stocking it in Boots now!

Do you like Essie polish? What colours do you have?

NOTD: No.7 Glitter Top Coat

If you saw my most recent haul post, you will know that I picked up one of the new No.7 Glitter Top Coats and I said that I was planning on doing a separate post dedicated to the polish. So here it is!

There's two colours in this limited edition range, Gold and Silver, I picked up Silver but I am definitely going to be trying out the Gold too! 

The varnish is basically a clear top coat polish with pieces of glitter running through it. What I love so much about this polish, is that there is different sized pieces, some smaller and some chunky, giving a very 3D and scattered effect on the nail. I have talked before about my beloved Barry M Silver Glitter polish, but I think this one mayyy have topped it, due to the chunkier pieces of glitter, which reminds me a lot of Essie's Set In Stones. 

I wore it over Leighton Denny's Babydoll (a baby pink colour and a combo that I love) and although I think this would look lovely over any colour, I think it could also be worn alone and layered up to create a fully silver nail. 

Overall I am really impressed with this polish. It retails at £8, but if you use one of the No.7 £5 vouchers that are flying around at the moment, it comes to £3, an absolute steal!

What do you think of glitter top coats? Do you have a favourite?

x

NOTD: Bold Black

I have always liked the idea of black nail polish, but often feel my skin tone is too pale to pull it off. Whilst roaming around Superdrug the other day, I spotted 'black multi glitter' from Barry M. It looked so sparkly and pretty so I threw it in my basket straight away. I painted my nails with it as soon as I got home and love the effect. It is a deep black with multicoloured glittered running through it and although it does look quite strong in the bottle, the glitter is surprisingly subtle. I think this colour is great for a dark day time nail as it is not overpowering. I was going out with some friends so decided to add a coat of Barry M's 'silver glitter' to jazz it up a little which I love! Here's the finished nail:

How would you style black nail polish? 

NOTD: Mint Green

I have been loving all things pastel recently, from clothes, to makeup and my nails. Today I painted my nails with a mint green shade from ELF (eyeslipsface) called 'Mint Cream' and I absolutely love it!

Admittedly, these ELF nail polishes are not the longest lasting, but at £1.50 and with a gorgeous range of colours, that can be forgiven. With a descent top coat, this usually lasts me around three days.

This polish can be purchased from the eyeslipsface website. Have you been loving the pastel trend? 

NOTD: Sparkles

I love glitter polishes and wanted to try out having complete glitter nails, rather than my trade mark of having just one accent nail painted with glitter polish. Searching through my collection, I decided on a silver glitter as I am really into lighter colours on the nails for summer.

This is the look I came up with. I used two coats of Barry M's 'silver glitter', on top of a white base coat to make the sparkles really stand out! I love these nails, they are so sparkly and girly, great for a night out!


This polish is a limited addition, but is still available to buy on the Boots website for £3.99.


Here are some other gorgeous silver glitter polishes for different budgets you could use to achieve this look;


Miss Sporty - Transformers Sparkle Touch £1.99
Models Own- Glitter Juicy Jules £5.00
Essie - Set In Stones £12.99

NOTD: Royal Blue

I have really been trying to stay out of my comfort zone when it comes to my nails. I almost always go for a coral or pink nail, so I thought id carry on the blue theme from my previous post, but jazz it up a little!


The royal blue colour is from No.7 and is called 'Sing the Blues', I actually really like this colour and how boldy it stands out. (It is also very shiney, even without a top coat!) On my ring finger I used China Glaze 'Lorlei's Tiara' a gorgeous silver glitter with blue flecks.