Hey Guys,
This is a long time coming, I have been doing a lot of shopping recently and have accumulated a fair amount of stuff, that I want to show you all. I did think about doing a video on youtube, but chickened out.
I'm going to begin with my first little splurge on nail products. Then the rest should be in another post as I seem to have gotten a large amount of nail things.
First of all from my work.
I kind of got a stash of the Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish strips. I have six of them in total as, I tried a set out and fell in love with them. So I pretty much got one of each kind that my work had.
I got 2 of the french Mani ones in Polka Party 006 and Silver Lining 002. Both of which are like normal french manicure but with a twist in the tips which are a bit different from the norm. Which I love.
I also got Animal Instinct 440(Pink zebra), Tweed-Le-Dee 550 (grey tartan), I Love Lacey 480 (red based with a lace over lay.) and Check Please 235 ( Black and White check). These cost be a mere £1 in Bargain Buys.
Another thing I got at Bargain Buys and another Sally Hansen product, that I seem to have just went gaga over. I bought 3 in one day without even trying them out. The Sally Hansen complete manicure Glitters. I think these were from the Christmas range as these have some very Christmas feeling names. I have 20 Fa-La-La-Lavender, 30 3,2, 1derland and 40 Midnight Glitz. These are all a clear base with loads of sparkle.
The last few things from my work is a nail rock glitter thing, that has a polish and a glitter to push into it. Lastly is a NYC glitter top coat in Gramercy Glitz. These also cost £1.
A random purchase from Boots is the Models Own Matte Topcoat, that cost £5. Another polish I bought from Boots is the Rimmel Salon Pro Kate collection polish in Punk Rock 711.
From Claire's Accessory I bought a few polishes. These all vary in price, but I got mine from the Claire's discount outlet in Livingston. I got Frost bite, a blue and white glitter strand top coat. School day, a black and white small glitter top coat, Shiver a light blue, white and silver nearly iridescent top coat. I also got Hundreds and Thousands, coral splatter effect and a white neon
green. These all range from £2.50-£3.50.
Lastly and just the other day, I was browsing in Next, when I came across their own brand nail polish and fell in love instantly. I got 3 glitters, as I seem to be becoming a major magpie. I got one of the " Bling Top Coat" in Golden ticket, which is a clear top coat and has flecks of different coloured gold, from rose gold and yellow golden. I also got a "Holographic Glitter" in Night Fever and a " Matte Glitter" in Pixelated Purple. These cost £3 each and look absolute gorgeous. I can not wait to test these out.
I will do proper reviews on these in the near future.
What polishes have you bought recently and any that I should try?
Until next time
M <3
Hey Guys,
Another little review on the old nail polish. I wasn't kidding when I said that I had replenished my whole collection. This is one of the currenly newish collections from Models Own. I'm sure it is called the speckled eggs collection. So my nails will look like the cadburys mini eggs, sort of. The colour range of these is obviously limited to 5 shades I think, they are all pastel colours with black specks in it. These cost £5 and are available from Boots, Superdrug and the Models own website
The good
Quick drying time
Great Easter look for nails.
great pastel colours
Good pigmentation and lots of specks of different sizes come out
They have cute names and do look similar to the eggs of the bird name that they have.
The Bad
Can chip easily without a top coat.
Not easily wearable any time of the year other than easter
Summary
This polish is a beauty, I do love it. Not sure if I would wear it at any other time of the year since it does look like mini eggs on my fingers. I do love the cute pastel colours that these come in. I like the formula and everything about the polish, so it makes me want to get more of the Models Own nail polish.
Whats your favourite nail polish by models own, recommend me some and I will check them out and wlll get back to every comment I get.
Marion
Hey guys,
So a little about these polishes at first. I have these in a few different colours, so that may let you in to how I feel about these wonders. I have noticed Gel formula polishes are becoming some what big news on the high street and every brand is doing their own version. I being the cosmetics junkie that I am, have made it my business to get at least one from every brand and try them out. It is bliming expensive, but I am begining to have such a massive nail polish collection again. Yaay?
The Lowdown
These little beauties come in a range of shades, they are around £3 and can be bought in everyone's local supermarket. Asda and can be bought online on their website.
The Good
Cheap
Great opaqueness
Come in a variety of colours
Good consistancy
The Bad
The brush is horrible
chips easily ( could just be my jobs fault at this though!)
Summary
I love these, they are a great fairly cheap alternative and who needs a polish to last 14 days anyway. These last long enough for me, as I like switching my nail colour about so often. I don't tend to use a top coat, I don't know why, but I am too lazy to have to wait for a top coat to dry.
Would I repurchase.
Yes I would, I have 3 of these and plan on getting a nice blue and perhaps a green if they have them. They come in a great variety of colours, I have a dark maroon red colour and 2 peachy coral colours.
Marion
Hey Guys,
Another nail polish review for you all. I do promise I have other things to review, but this is just a wee quicky as a fellow blogger has let me borrow some of the other colours to show you of this particular brand of nail polish. When you think of Claire's Accessories you don't always think of nails and beauty things. But this polish is definitely a winner. You can buy them here
The Lowdown.
These polishes you can only get from either in store or on the Claire's Accessories, they are currently on sale for £1 and there are plenty more colours. Than the 4 I have here swatched for you. The polish has a mixture of white and black glitter, strands and large particles within the base colour. I have pink splatter, blue splatter, green splatter and orange splatter, they are all swatched on a milky coloured nail polish base, except the pinky, which has the pink on its own.
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The good.
Great variations with glitter chunks.
Good selection of colours available.
Cheap
Last a long time with a top coat
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The Bad
The base colour does not come out as pigmented as you would have thought.
It only being available in Claire's, it would be good if it was available in more stores.
Summary.
I love these polishes, so much so that I have just put an order in to Claire's Accessories, online store. Although I do wear a white nail polish underneath them, but it is totally worth it as they are gorgeous. I am in love with the orange one and the pink one. As they go nearly neon.
Have you tried these? What do you think of these? Is the splatter effect for nails a trend? Let me know in the comments.
Marion <3
Hey girls,
Another nail post this week. Sorry about all of these nails posts, but I have a cold sore, so cant really show you good pictures of lipsticks and new lip products I have recently got. Which is a bummer to me, as I am a complete lip maniac.
Back on to this post. Barry M have been on form recently with their new nail products. I recently have bought a load of new nail stuff from Barry M. I can't seem to stop buying new colours and types of finish. So keep a look out for posts on them.
Aquarium, is a collect full of duochrome nail paints, there is also 2 glitter top coats. I recently seen them in my local Superdrug and seen they had a deal on them. Buy 2 polishes for £6, which I snapped up, otherwise they are normally £3.99 each.
I got Mermaid which is a blue, green and gold chunky glitter in a clear base, this will make a gorgeous top coat for dark coloured nail varnish and I can not wait to test it out. I also got Pacific, which is a green, blue oil slick colour, it is gorgeous. Its more like a teal in the bottle, but in different lights it is different colours. It kept me amused for a while at work. Its a beautiful polish. Although the swatch is not doing it justice. So I will take a picture next time it is on my nails.
These last a long time and managed to go unscathed whilst I was on the tills at work. I love these and might indulge my lust for them and buy the rest of them.
Marion
Hey Guys,
I have had a recent addiction to buying nail polish. This is just a little post on my new recent favourites from a recent trip to Asdas.
I went in Asda's just meaning to browse the clothes and beauty bits they have. I was quickly drawn to the George at Asda beauty line. I'm a sucker for trying new things and I have never tried anything from this brand. So I picked up a lipstick (Blog to follow) and 3 of the nail polishes.
I got the inky gray nail varnish, which is in the cheaper range of nail polish. This cost me just £1.75. They have nearly every colour in every shade of the rainbow. I am in love with this colour. It last really well, without a top and base coat. I am too lazy and like to get my nails done quickly, so rarely use top and base coats. This one dries very quickly and lasts a long time, I always chip my nails fairly quick. But once this bad boy sets, its on for a long time. I will definitely be picking up a few more of the colours.
The next one I got to try, was the 3D glitter range, which was around £2.50. I got the gold shade in this line, after 2 coats, my nails are super sparkly and opaque. This for me didn't last very long and it seemed to be like the kids peel off nail polish. I'm hoping if I top and base coat this baby, it will hopefully last a lot longer. ( Pic to follow)
The final one I got, was their version of the gel polishes. I got this as I have heard a lot about gel polishes recently. So I decided when I seen it I had to pick it up and try it.I got a gorgeous maroon shade. I done 2 thin layer of this and it looked great. It doesn't dry very quickly though. But I do like the glossy finish that it gives off. I have already got one of my fellow bloggers to pick me up another bottle.
I have to admit, although sceptical at first about these polishes, they are a great buy for the budget beauty buyer. I love them.
Until next time, my lovelies
Hey girls
Just a quick post on the few wee bits I bought in TK Maxx and tell you about the bargains they have in the small beauty bit they have. To me money off of anything is a bargain. But I managed to get a few things that really have wowed me.
I got 2 Butter London nail polishes. I got a gorgeous Rose Gold colour called Champers. It is a very stunning colour, it has very fine glitter particals through the polish. This normally goes for around £14 and I got this for £4.99.... Bargain. I also bought my friend a red one which is just a classic red, which everyone needs in their collection, this is called Saucy Jack, which again was £4.99
I also picked up a pack of 2 Orly nail polish, I had never tried this brand, but has heard a lot about them, from Zoe, from Mamafulzo on Youtube.I got a navy blue, called In the Navy, its a beaut. I also got Cut the Cake, which is a silver sparkle polish, I think you would need a few coats of this to show up, but I can not wait to try. These cost me, just £4. Which is an absolute bargain.
I also picked up a Good Things Stay Clear purifying Cleanser, this I have been eyeing up in Boots and Superdrug, but had just not been able to justify paying £5, when I have a Soap and Glory one in use at the mo, but when I seen it for £2.99 in TK Maxx, I knew it was meant to be, corny I know. But oh well.
All in all I spent £16.97 and the normal retail price would have been around £50. I saved myself a ton of money and got my friend a wee gift.
Where do you girls go bargain hunting and have you found any worth sharing?
Hey girls,
Sorry, I've not been able to blog a lot recently, but I have just started a new job. But I may do a updated life post.
On with this post.
Recently I have been buying an awful lot of nail polish and lipsticks but this post is dedicated to some of my newer Barry M nail paints.
I have bought some of the new pastel shades of the Gelly Hi shine nail paints. I had seen the advert for these in my local Tescos and knew I just had to have some of them. Luckily for me, they had a offer on them. I bought 2 nail paints for £6. I got the gorgeous pastel mint green colour, called sugar apple. I also picked up the pastel blue shade named Huckleberry. I love these a lot so may have to get the other pastel colours they have.
These are the perfect spring colours, which I will be wearing all spring long.
A while ago I bought some glitters from Barry M, just before Christmas. I left them at a friends house and recently got them back. I think these were in a glitter polish collection called Jewel glitters ( Don't quote me though). I'm sure I got these on offer as well at Superdrug, I'm all about my offers. I got amethyst jewel, which is a multi colour glitter that looks gorgeous on and looks brilliant as a accent nail, as does the other one Ruby glitter, which is a black and chunky magenta glitter polish that looks amazing on top of polish.
Have you tried any of these and what were your thoughts? Let me know in the comments.
Marion
Hey guys,
Today I got a little surprise, as I forgot I ordered the Love Me Beauty Box. But this box is packed to the brim of gorgeous treats. I got the Valentines Day edition, so it was February's box, which is completely fine for me. I'm sure they have quite recently rebranded the box and I can't remember what it was before ( I'm sure I got one). But they still have the same concept. When you subscribe, you get an email telling you when the box showroom is available and you pick which products you want. They have put together 3 slightly different boxes and you get to pick which one you would like to be sent, there is also a mystery box, if you would prefer the unknown. There is also an opt out if you don't want to try the boxes available and you can wait till the next month. This is more my kind of box, as I like to know if I will get value for money, as you see the products and you will know if you want to try them or not. The box costs £10 and £2.95 P&P so £12.95 all together. Subscribe to Love me beauty
Lets get on with what I got in this edition of the box. At the end I will review it as whole.
Percy & Reed No Fuss Flawless Dry Conditioner (Full size 150ml for £12)
I'm not sure if this is going to be like dry shampoo, but I am excited to try this. The card that comes with the box says its to give shine and softness to hair, even the most driest of hair.
La Claree Smooth Day Care (£28 for 50ml)
This is a sample of 7ml of face cream, that has collagen boosting stuff in it, to prevent the signs of aging.
Bakewell Soap Company Multi Purpose Pocket Balm (full size £3.95 for 25ml)
This is a balm that will moisturise nails, lips hands and any other dry patches you have on your body. I got the 'May Chang' one that will help repair and tone dry and damage skin.
Inner Me Beauty Me Vitamen Complex ( £15)
These are supplements for skin, hair and nails. I'm looking forward to testing these out.
This month we got a mystery gift as it is Valentines Day box. This is a product that has been hailed a hero product by Love Me Beauty Subscribers.
I got a Headline colours nail polish in the shade Sandstorm, which is a lovely neutral shade. These cost £9 for 10ml. I have previously gotten some of these in Glossybox and Birchbox.
This box cost a mere £12.95 and it is worth £39.95 not including the sample size of the day care cream. This excites me a lot as it worth the money and I don't feel I have been short changed. The conditioner and supplements are the main reason I got this particular box, but I love the box with everything else included. I will be keeping my subscription going and I can not wait to get this months box.
If you want any specific reviews on any of the products let me know in the comments and I will be sure to do that for you :)
Bye
Marion
Hey Guys and Dolls,
I have been out again this week and picked a few things.
Firstly I picked up a few nail polishes from the George at Asda range. I picked up one of their normal range of polish, that costs £1.75 and I also grabbed one of their take on gel polish which was £3. I also picked up whilst in Asda a collection deluxe lipstick in the Red colour, I think I got it for around £2.50, I also picked up a George at Asda lipstick, I got a pink one, that cost £3.50.
Also that day I received a package of two Wet and Wild lipsticks from the states.I got 2 of the Matte lipsticks in an orange shade and a dark purple. In the same order I got a Lime Crime Pink Velvet Velvetine. I can't remember how much these were, but they are all gorgeous.
Then yesterday I decided to go into Tesco's for a little browse and pick my dad up a birthday card. But I got dragged into the make aisle. I got sucked into the 3 for 2 offer on Barbara Daly make up range that Tesco's do. I picked up a a gel eyeliner, that cost £4, a eyeshadow crayon in the colour bronze gold, for £3 (reduced from £7). I also picked up something called helping hands that was reduced to £3.50, I have no clue what I do with it but I shall learn.
I also recently bought the Garnier Miscellar Water, for £3.33, I look forward to using all of these products and there might be a few cheeky review coming your way.
Until next time guys.
Marion
