NOTD - Essie's Island Hopping with Gittery Accent Nail!

Hi everyone,

Last night I went out for a few drinks with some ladies from work and I thought it was a perfect excuse to use a really pretty but neglected Essie polish from my collection.

 

This is Essie's Island Hopping, I bought it last summer in a pack of three Essie polishes for only £7! It's a creamy, plummy mauve that only needs two coats for an opaque finish.

For my accent nail I used L'oreals Purple Disturbia (2 coats) and topped it with Barry M's Pink Irridescent polish. I really love this look, it feels sophisticated, yet pretty due to the glitter.

 



What are your favourite nail looks at the moment?

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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NOTD - Essie's Footloose

Hi everyone,

So this weekend I made quite an exciting discovering, my boyfriends Mum has a stash of aboout 30 Essie polishes that I didn't know about! She wanted me to help her paint her nails, while helping her she said I could use them if I wanted, yay!

 

I picked out this gorgeous purpley raspberry colour called Footloose.

 

 

This is a cream finish polish and is pretty much opaque in one coat, but I applied two coats just to make sure.

Application was really easy and it dried very quickly too. I applied Essie's top coat over it to make it extra glossy :)

 

Do you love this colour as much as I do?

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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My Secret Santa Swap Gift

Hi everyone,

I know that Christmas is well and truly over and that I've had my Secret Santa gift for almost a month but I've been meaning to do this post and I can't wait to show you what I received!

 

The Secret Santa swap that I took part in was organised by the lovely Sammy from Bellini Beauty.

 

I was so lucky to have Kelly  from Kel Loves... as my Secret Santa!

 

Here's what she bought me...

 

 

Kelly bought me an Urban Decay palette! :O I was sooo excited when I opened all my gifts and I left the palette till last thinking it was a bar of chocolate or something as it was so big and when I saw it was a UD palette I did freak out a little bit. :)

The Urban Decay palette that i received was the Dangerous Palette from last Christmas and it's beautiful! It comes with 6 eyeshadows, a mini eyeliner in Rockstar and a mini primer potion in Greed. This palette was something I almost bought when it was released and I'm so happy to have it in my collection.

 

Kelly also bought me...

Nivea Lip Butter in Caramel Cream - This lady must have done her homework and read some of my wishlists on my blog because I'd been wanting to try these little lip butters for ages but I'd been on a spending ban so couldn't treat myself :(

Burt's Bees Super Shiny Natural Lip Gloss in Pucker Berry - I was really excited to try this as I love Burt's Bees lip balms and this did not dissapoint. It's a lovely shiny balm/gloss, that's very hydrating, not at all sticky and has a yummy sweet, fruity, citrus scent/flavour.

Soap and Glory Mist You Madly Body Spray - Kelly had obviously cottoned on to my obsession with Soap and Glory from reading my blog and she bought me this lovely body spray. I already have one of these body sprays in my handbag so it was the perfect gift :)

Essie Polish in Tour De Finance - I love essie polishes so I was very happy to recieve this one, it's a hot pink with quite subtle purple shimmer in it, I've worn it on my toes and it's lovely to apply and such a beautiful colour!

 

Thank you very much for my gifts Kelly and thank you to Sammy for organising it, I'd love to take part in a Secret Santa Swap again as I really enjoyed the whole experience :)

 

Have you done a Secret Santa Swap before?

 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Pamper Me #1

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd start a new little series showing the products I'm using when having a pampering session, The Sunday Girl does this and I just think it's such a lovely idea for a post!

I've been really into pampering sessions recently and have been having one at least once a week. I love to have a nice hot bath, use lots of lovely products, have an aromatic candle burning and watch You Tube videos on my laptop with a drink in my hand. :)

So here are the products I used on Saturday night....

I filled my bath with my favourite bubble bath, Soap & Glory Calm One Calm All Bubble Bath and lit my Yankee Candle in French Vanilla.

I then applied my Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose In It as a face mask and left it on whilst in the bath. I also tried out my new Champneys Exotic Retreat Body Glow and gave my body a good scrub. This scrub was an absolute bargain for only £1.25 on the Boots clearance shelf!

I felt like pampering my feet a bit and changing my nail polish so I slathered them in Sanctuary Intensive Rescue Heel Balm, which isn't my favourite foot cream but I'm trying to use it up! Then before painting my nails I rubbed No7 Nourishing Nail and Cuticle Cream into my cuticles and then painted my toenails with Essie's Your Hut Or Mine? and then topped it off with Barry M's Rose Quartz glitter top coat.

How often do you pamper youself?

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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NOTD - Your Hut Or Mine?

Hi everyone,

I just thought I'd share with you my current favourite nail polish, I literally can't get enough of this polish! It's Essie's Your Hut Or Mine?

It's just such a gorgeous colour! It looks a little lighter in the picture than it actually is, it's a warm pinky coral colour with very subtle gold shimmer running through it.

The application of this polish is lovely, very smooth and fairly opaque. I did apply two coats of this though!

The brush is fairly small so it's perfect for applying to the toenails!

This was my first Essie polish and it's also definitely my favourite.

Which is your favourite Essie polish? 

I'd love some suggestions for colours to try. :)

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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Collective Nail Polish Haul

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd share with you some of the nail polishes I've bought in the last couple of months.

I picked up these three Models Own polishes from TK Maxx for only £9.99, a pretty good bargain. :)

Model's Own Peacock

This is a rich emerald green colour, it's also slightly teal and has a pearly sheen. It's featured in this NOTD.

Model's Own Champagne

This is such a beautiful shimmery champagne colour, it looks so pretty with a glitter topcoat over it.

Model's Own Pink Lady

This is an amazing hot pink which has a kind of blue shimmery colour running through it.

Essie Your Hut Or Mine

I'm in love with this polish, it's bright yet sophisticated and has a subtle gold shimmer running through it.

The next three polishes I bought from TK Maxx for £7, for all three!

Essie Island Hopping

This is a rich plum mauve polish, it's a really unusual colour that I have nothing like in my collection.

Essie Oui Madame

This is a white pearl polish, it's quite sheer and needs a lot of coats to get an opaque finish!

Essie Aperitif 

This is a lovely rich red, it needs a couple of coats for full coverage.

I got these two L'oreal polishes as a free gift when purchasing some other L'oreal products!

L'oreal You're Worth It

This is a pale blue grey polish, it's pretty opaque and very shiny!

L'oreal Opulent Pink

This is a stunning hot pink, it's a rich, bright pink which is perfect for wearing toenails.

A England Lady Of The Lake

My sister in law bought me this gorgeous polish as a belated birthday gift. It's a lovely purple with holographic shimmer. 

YSL Purple Black

I think this is such an unusual colour, it's black with a kind of purple undertone. 

I bought these OPI polishes in a set for only £9.99 :D

OPI Plum And Get It

This is a nice royal purple, it's a bit sheer though and needs a few coats for an opaque finish.

OPI Born Red-y

This is a great classic red which is fairly opaque and has a nice shine.

OPI Navy Shatter

I've not actually tried this out yet, I'm not that into shatter polishes but this is a really nice colour.

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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August Favourites

Hi everyone,

These are the products I was loving during August!

MUA Pressed Powder in Shade 1

I've been using this powder a lot recently, as it's been really hot and humid I've felt the need to set my make up! The powder is really soft, smooth and feels very finely milled. This product is lovely! Especially for only £1!

Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer Pencil in FBI

I've been loving this concealer lately, it has a great creamy texture and is pretty long lasting.

Impulse Body Spray in Tease

I love this scent! I used to use it loads when I was a teenager and picked up another one the other week. I'm really enjoying using it again.

Essie Your Hut Or Mine

This is such a gorgeous colour! It's a warm peachy pink creamy colour with a subtle gold shimmer running through it.

Seche Vite Topcoat

I love this stuff, it's my favourite topcoat ever! It was going a bit gloopy but I borrowed a bit of my sister in law's Seche Vite restore and now it's as good as new! If you're looking for a quick dry and super shiny topcoat, give this a go. :)

Soap & Glory Hand Maid Hand Cleansing Gel

This stuff was really useful whilst camping, it smells lovely too!

No7 Eyelash Curlers

I never used to bother curling my eyelashes much but I started to get into doing so this month and I really enjoyed using these eyelash curlers. They're great value too when the No7 vouchers are around.

Scrubs

I've loved Scrubs for years but this month I've been watching it loooads, It's so funny. If you've not watched it, you're missing out and should definitely give it a go! 

Thanks for reading,

Jess

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