Wednesday 25 December 2013

Christmas!!! So many lush products!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

I hope you guys have had a great Christmas and got exactly what you wished for. I got more than I could ever have wished for...Guess whos going to see McBusted next year!!! I actually cried when I found out. I have no shame. Busted was a huge part of my childhood and I finally get to see them along with McFly. I can't wait.

On top of that I also got 23 nails varnishes!!!, Nail art pens/brushes and a lot of lush goodies...just look at them all:

 
I can't wait to use all of these, I've already used twilight once (the pink crater looking one) the bath water changes to pink and blue and purple and it smells so amazing. It is my all time favourite bath bomb. The butterball (white) and Space girl (red and bluey one) I've been dying to try for ages so I'm so glad I have them. They sound so nice!!! and I will definitely inform you guys about them.
 
 

Monday 16 December 2013

Rebel Red BYS Glitter Dust Nail Varnish Effects Kit

Its my final week of college before breaking up for Christmas holidays and i'm still not in the festive mood, I really need something to help me get festive. Does anybody else still feel like its November?

Anyway, I found this Rebel Red BYS Glitter Dust Nail Effects Kit and thought I'd give it a go so here is the result:

 

I adore red nail varnish and with the additional sparkles my nails look so insanely christmasy! I love them!, the glitter was a bit messy so its best to make sure its on a surface you can easily clean. It doesn't take that long to do either, all you have to do is apply the red coat, dip your finger in the glitter and then brush of any excess leaving it to dry. I don't know how much this product costs because I got it at the beginning of the year so sorry for that blip. But all in all it's a great product and I love it.

Also a bit of a side note my sister told me this pretty good joke the other day so I thought i'd end the post with it for you guys to figure out:

A roman walks over to the bar, holds 2 fingers up and says can I have 5 beers.

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Christmas Inspired Makeup

So today I only had 1 hour of college, its good but it does mean you get bored. During my boredom I came up with the idea of creating a Christmas inspired look! I never really thought of making my makeup slightly festive so I thought I'd give it a go and here is the result:

Candy Cane Inspired Christmas Look:

 
This look was inspired by the red and white of candy canes. I tried to make it as subtle as possible due to the fact bright red eye shadow would be a bit alarming, I faded it in with the white eye shadow to create a slight pink tint to avoid this. I then added my black winged eye liner and black mascara. The lips have actually not used any lipstick at all in fact it is the tinted red lip gloss by Rimmel London, I love it!
The Makeup I used:
Rimmel - Red Lip Gloss
Rimmel - Ivory Matte Powder
Rimmel - Ivory Foundation
Rimmel - Super Lash Effect Mascara
Rimmel - Charcoal Eye Pencil
Unknown Brand - Red Eye Shadow
Unknown Brand - White Eye Shadow

Sunday 8 December 2013

Outfit Inspiration

Sundays are never that interesting so through my boredom I decided to put together a few looks all incorporating my black brogue boots in which I adore! And here are the results:

Outfit 1:


Polka Dot Pastel Blue Shirt - New Look / Black Strappy - George ASDA / Aztec Necklace - New Look / Denim Jeans - New Look / Black Brogue Boots - New Look

Outfit 2:

Leather Jacket - Internationale / Black Sheer Shirt - Primark / Purple Leggings - George ASDA / Black Brogue Boots - New Look
Outfit 3:


Leather Jacket - Internationale / Floral Print Shirt - F&F Tesco / Black Leggings - New Looks / Black Brogue Boots - New Look / Pocket Watch Necklace - Primark

Outfit 4:


White & Navy Stripe Blazer - Zara / Blue Cable Knit Jumper - H&M / Black Leggings - New Look / Black Brogue Boots - New Look / Aztec Necklace - New Look / Ring - Mum's passed down to me.



Christmas countdown: 17 days to go

Saturday 7 December 2013

Injecting A Little Bit Of Festiveness

I love Christmas, it is probably one of my favourite times of the year. The snug jumpers, hot chocolate, Christmas songs and total happiness! Its all so perfect. I felt the need to make my house all Christmas-y and festive today as it hasn't really started to feel like Christmas yet unfortunately. I haven't finished my room completely but it's a start, I still need to purchase a small tree and some more silver decorations to include in my wintery Christmas design. I just really wanted to show you guys it as it may give you a bit of inspiration.





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How To: Rudolph Christmas Nails!

So in my Blogmas Day 5 post there was a feature of my Rudolph nail art. Here I have created another tutorial on how to create that design. Its surprisingly simple too!


1. Paint the base coat and add brown on top as displayed in image 1. This will create the head for Rudolph.

2. Add the red nose and then the white eyes using a nail art pen, cocktail stick or any other object allowing you to do small detail.

3. Using the same object as before and the white onto the nose to add shine and the black to the eyes.

4. Finally add the antlers in a darker brown or black using the same object.

5. Paint on your top coat and you're good to go.