Sunday 30 September 2012

Topshop Nail Polishes


           *Hidden Treasure - Easy Breezy - Peaches and Cream - Milkshake - Gypsy Night*





If you've been in Topshop you should have spotted nail polish heaven, I'm talking about the nail polishes in Topshop that were introduced a while ago. The amount of colours of nail polish that you can choose from is unbelievable I never even knew half of the colours that they sell even existed and I love the choice of packaging that Topshop use for the nail polish and make-up is my favourite as spots are the best. The nail polishes are usually placed near to the jewellery or make-up within Topshop but they aren't hard to miss as there is a whole stand full of colours to choose. 


I'm a lover of these nail polishes for a number of reasons:

Reason 1 - It's fast drying
Reason 2 - There are lots of colours to choose from
Reason 3 - Only around 2 coats are needed 
Reason 4 - They are good quality 


Milkshake is currently my favourite colour

The price for a solid/basic colour nail polish colour is £5 which to me is a reasonable price and because of the quality I am happy paying that price. For the more complex nail polishes (crackle, glitter or the collections) they are priced at £6.50 which compared to glitter nail polishes from high street brands this price is a lot cheaper. Topshop also sell sets of there nail polishes which come as a set of 3 though the bottles are slightly smaller bottles than the ones sold separately, the set of 3 costs £12 and are ideal for stocking fillers (which is how I got my first set) or a little something for a birthday gift.  
*collection - the red doesn't seem to have a name - Hyper Real - Deceptive

*size difference

There is only one thing I have noticed about these nail polishes and that is that they tend to chip on the second day ive had them on my nails however I have been trying a new base coat and top coat to see if there is any improvement so hopefully there will be, though I still buy these polishes purely for the colours.



Saturday 22 September 2012

L'Oreal Rouge Caresse Lipstick





Hi Guys just thought I'd talk about this little beauty I picked up around the beginning of this month and it is the L'Oreal Rouge Caresse lipstick in the colour Lovely Rose. 

I first saw these lipsticks on an advert on t.v then began to see them on peoples youtube channels and blogs saying how good they are however I also read that people were loving the Revlon lip butters so I had to decide which one I would choose, though after doing swatches of each product I decided to go for L'Oreal's product. 

I am really impressed with this product as not only does it add colour to your lips but it is also very moisturising. When I first put this onto my lips it looked like a was wearing a pigmented gloss however after a while the gloss disappears your lips are left looking stained. Also when I look for lipsticks to wear I dont want to be wearing something that smells too perfumed as your left with a strange taste in your mouth though after asking other people to smell this lipstick they have also agreed with me and said that it is a pleasant smell. 

Another thing I love about this product is the packaging compared to some other lipsticks that are avaliable in drug stores L'Oreal have managed to make there packaging look really pretty as they have a gold tube which the lipstick is stored in and then a clear plastic outer packaging and the lid of the lipstick is very sturdy so it won't be getting lost in your bag. 



(^This is how Lovely Rose looks on the lips^)

There are 10 colours avaliable for you to choose from and they are sold for £7.99 which is the same price as the Revlon lip butters, I shall defiantly be buying more colours soon. I bought mine from Boots though there available in most drug stores, click HERE to see boots website.


Monday 17 September 2012

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish



                  (excuse the pictures being taken on my phone my camera is having a meltdown)

I first heard about Liz Earle through watching one of Zoe's youtube videos (Youtube: HERE, Blog: HERE) and then I kept seeing pictures of it everywhere so I decided to give it a try plus I found out that they sell it in John Lewis so I bought mine from there if you can't get to a John Lewis the product is the same price on the Liz Earle Website.

A few months ago my skin decided to have a bad break out and my step mum suggested I try a new cleanser and as I have combination/oily skin I needed to find a good cleanser. I always hate face washes and cleansers as that means you have to be using lots of water to try and get them off and I'm forever getting water everywhere as though its rained in the bathroom so I was pleased to see that with this cleanser you use Muslin cloths to remove the product.

The first thing I like about this bottle is that the pump gives out the right amount of cream that I need for my face just with one press of the pump, another great thing about this product is that you can use it on dry skin and on a face full of make-up. The second thing I noticed about this product is the smell its a hard smell to describe but to me it smells natural and as though it is doing/putting goodness into your skin and that's what I like in a product. I use this product in the morning to refresh my face since the night and then at night to get rid of all the make-up that I've used throughout the day, this product is really good for getting rid of make-up even tough eye-liner and mascara and see how much make-up it gets rid of as my Muslin cloth goes from a nice white to an off brown/orange.



You apply this product like a moisturiser which at first I thought this was a bit strange especially putting a cream over your make-up but trust me it still works you can also put it on your eyelids to get rid over eye make-up which is where panda eyes are formed. You then run your Muslin cloth under warm water and squeeze till damp and then begin to remove the cleanser, the muslin cloth is used as an exfoliator, after that you just rinse your face with cold water and towel pat dry. No mess. 

Once this bottle runs out I shall defiantly be repurchasing and shall hopefully be buying more Liz Earle products.


Sunday 16 September 2012

Imperial Leather Foam Burst






Hey Guys just a quick post, I first saw these Imperial Leather foam burst shower gels at my cousins house as both of them had about 2 on the go in their bathrooms so I was curious and tried some on my hands to see what they were like. At first the product comes out as a gel then as your begin to move the gel around it foams up straight away and the smell of the product 'bursts' out and these products are very fragranced. The foam that is produced is creamy and from a small sized squirt of gel the foam is able to be spread far.The only problem I have noticed with this product is that when you put the bottle away bubbles begin to form at the nozzle other than that I have no complaints.



I have two different smelling ones on the go at the moment which is the hydrating cucumber and green tea one and a limited edition jasmine and cotton milk one the jasmine one is defiantly my favourite one so far though its a limited edition so I'll be stocking up. Also this product has been voted product of the year for the body wash category and won, see the imperial leather website HERE!



Saturday 8 September 2012

BackPack





^^ Even if this backpack may only be small its surprising how much of my junk it can hold :)              


Yeah that's it I'm doing a blog post about my backpack or as it says on the website that its a rucksack so i've jumped onto the backpack bandwagon. 

I'm a very fussy person when it comes to bags and as backpacks are being sold everywhere at the moment there are enough choices to choose from, so when mooching around Matalan with my nan I found this cute pastel greenish mediumish sized backpack for only £12 so nan treated me to it :). This is the first backpack I've actually owned and I love it the amount of stuff it can hold on my day to day outings and shopping trips is unbelievable. If you don't already own a backpack I recommend you go out and buy one there so handy. 

To purchase from Matalan click HERE to view the webpage.

Saturday 1 September 2012

Zara Diamante Collar Parrot Shirt




                                                                        *Zara £29.99


I've been looking for a studded collar shirt for a while now however I'm not too keen on the spiked collars which seem to be in a lot of shops at the moment though when looking on the Zara app on my phone I spotted this cute diamante collar parrot shirt and as the price wasn't too bad so I bought it. 

The quality of the material is really good and I expected to have to be wearing a vest top underneath the shirt as some shirts are quite see through though when I tried it on I don't have too which is a bonus. I was also a bit unsure about wearing a shirt with parrots on it though the parrots are just dotted around on the shirt and they are evenly distributed around the whole of the shirt so I think it's a keeper.