#NOTD

A nails of the day post I haven't done in a while & lately I've been moving out of my comfort zone, since its so gloomy, I mean summery outside, I thought I'd go for a much brighter option than usual but still nude. For years I never even thought about white nail polish because if I'm honest it just reminded me of secondary school whenever everyone painted Tipp Ex on their nails and that trend just shouldn't be repeated so I avoided it at all costs. 

We all know dodgy hand selfies aren't my forte so sorry :) 

I was looking through my collection for something that wasn't bright pink or green or coral or blue  (you get the picture) but a nude colour and I came across Easy Going - its from the Sinful Colours nail polish collection and I'd forgotten all about it. The most annoying thing about lighter coloured nail polish is that they require so many coats and are usually a pain to get off but this time I just thought why not try it. It only takes two coats to become opaque (although I used three for good measure) and the brush is really easy to apply with. Its not a white polish as such but a muted pinky creme (more pink) and I was surprised that I actually really liked it. 

Now the Sinful Colour nail polishes are wonderful and I've raved about my favourite colour Vacation Time for ages, it was probably one of my first posts on my blog and for good reason. I haven't came across a colour that has disappointed me from the range, all of them having great staying power, not chipping in the slightest and for £1.99 they're the cheapest nail polishes I own and probably my favourite. Theres no point in spending more money and breaking the bank when these tick all the boxes for me and have a fantastic colour range. If you haven't tried any of the Sinful Colour nail polishes, you should definitely have a look next time you're in Boots.

Thanks for reading, Jenny xo

P.s what do you think of white or light nail polish, yay or nay?

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Second Thoughts

When these new additions from Barry M arrived on our shelves at some point last year it was chaos - the hype for these little bottles at the time was something else! Now I'm not someone that'll go out and buy something just because everyone else has it and if I'm honest I think the hype put me off. I did however a few months later pick up one summery shade just to make my own mind up about the range and have only got round to giving it another go again, now.

The Gelly hi shine nail paint is supposed to be long lasting and shiny; giving the illusion of wearing gel nails however none of this actually seemed the case. In fact the first time I wore this I had high hopes and applied two coats (as usual) and was left greatly disappointed! They just appeared the same as any other nail polish in my collection and the gel effect just didn't seem to happen. On top of that within 2 days a couple of my nails had chipped - now I know I like to re-paint my nails alot, but I don't like to that quickly. The sad part was I wasn't even doing anything that would necessarily chip them so I said my goodbyes and stored it way way down at the bottom of my collection.

And that is where it stayed until the other day, I was looking for a nice summery shade and thought it was time to give it another whirl - even if I'm not too keen on a product I'll always try and use it up (I hate wasting things and most of the time the product just needs a little getting used to). I've now been wearing this particular colour on my nails for four or five days and they look as if they've only painted, a bit of a turn around from before! #success I've also had numerous compliments on the coral shade and although it still doesn't look as if I'm wearing false nails as such, the formula is super glossy and gives more of a finished look to the nails. Now that I've passed my hate phase (well dislike) in the love/hate relationship I'm really loving the gelly nail polishes and I'm determined to pick up a few more summer shades to keep me going. Leave me a comment below if you can think of some nice summer shades....

Thanks for reading, Jenny xo
P.s have you tried any colours from the Barry M Gelly range? what do you think? 

Lilac Loving

So the internet decided it would be a great time to play up, right smack back in the middle of my challenge but that just means double updates for today and tomorrow. All of my posts were ready to go and it was so frustrating because I just couldn't press publish #bloggingnightmare. Therefore this is the first post of a few, lilac must be my colour for spring it seems, I just can't enough of it and it seemed fitting that it was on my nails as well.  

This Miss Sporty nail polish was found unloved in the back of my drawer and so I thought it was only right that I used it right away. I don't own a lot of things from Miss Sporty and I'm too sure as to why, they're ever so cheap and the products that I have used are always of good quality so this may need to be fixed. This lilac is a lovely colour, bright but not too bright and although I painted my nails at the start of the week I've seen no chipping and its lasted a lot better than the majority of my other nail polishes. I can't believe its only £1.99, definitely a little bargain and I think there might be a buy one, get the second half price offer going on on the range in Superdrug at the minute, sooo worth checking out. 

Also I'd like to apologise for the quality of these photos, not my finest work but its been so dreary over the past few days taking photographs in natural light has been an absolute nightmare. Anyways, what colours have you been loving on your nails as of late? 

Thanks for reading, Jenny xo

#NOTD

I love a good hashtag who doesn't and somehow when I'm on Instagram this is one of the hashtags that catches my interest the most. I love scrolling through and seeing the nail art, designs and colours everyones using at the minute and mainly to get some inspiration for my own. 

I'm not big on the whole false nails thing and usually just stick to painting so I'm constantly changing my colour and I'm ashamed to say my nail polish collection has grown a lot in the past year or two as a result. I guess it's a good and a bad thing. The nail polish I have on at the minute, I've just fallen head over heels in love with the colour. Since I'm quite pale at the moment I've been trying to put off the pastels for a tanner day and reach for brighter Spring colours instead and this is just that. 

NYC is a brand stocked in Superdrug which is primarily aimed at younger makeup lovers, is incredibly cheap and up until now I hadn't really paid much attention to their products. This nail polish in the shade 'Lincoln Square Lavender" is a part of their "in a New York colour minute" collection and since I purchased it I think they've changed the packaging around a little. I've had this on for at least 3 days now with absolutely no chipping, the colour was opaque after one coat showing just how good this little bottle is as I can't say that about a lot of nail polish brands but I painted two coasts just as a precaution and I love it. 

For something so cheap, less than £2 I think and for 10ml of polish I'm pleasantly surprised and in this shade I'll definitely be stocking up on a few more to last me the summer. I can see this being on my nails alot. If you've tried anything from the NYC stand let me know, I love getting recommendations :) 

Thanks for reading, Jenny xo

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NOTD featuring Illamasqua

Well now that Spring has officially sprung I decided it was time to change up my nail polish collection, storing those grey, purple, blacks and maroons that haven't been off my nails through autumn and winter in the back of the drawer for something more suitable like pastels and brights.

A few weeks ago in my Illamasqua Mini Haul (link here) I picked up this beautiful lime green colour in the shade "Radium" and I love it so much already, its definitely the perfect shade for this time of year. To my surprise and as you can see in the first couple of photos the colour blends in with the green wall in my bedroom.. what a bonus ehhh!

The packaging is the traditional Illamasqua style which I always love as both the black and gold colours give it a classy and sophisticated look. Now before talking about the nail polish itself I should probably excuse my strange hand selfies that I keep taking but they're all for your benefit in the long run :) In the photo however I am wearing two coats of the polish, it only really needs one but I always wear two of every polish just in case. I was able to wear this for days without chipping which is great since I usually do within a few days. It also makes it ten times better that I picked this little treat up in the sale for around £5 instead of its original price of £14.50 and 15ml should keep me going for ages as its well over the ordinary amount of nail polish so no complaints!

I know this is a short one but has anyone else tried any Illamasqua nail polish? Or could recommend any spring/summer shades? 

Thanks for reading, Jenny xo 

Illamasqua Mini Haul

Over the past few weeks there have been far too many sales for my bank account to cope with and a few little things from Illamasqua just happened to catch my eye. As a result of no will power when it come to shopping I picked up a few items. I'd never tried anything from the brand before so I decided to get a range of things that you can never go wrong with or have enough of hence the mini haul for all you lovely readers. On a side note can I just mention how luxurious the packaging is? wow! 

I've also realised that I have quite a problem with taking photos, there seems to be hundreds on each of my blog posts I apologise.... I don't know how people can post with just one photo. Anyways I'd heard many great things about Illamasqua blushers and when I saw a variety of them on sale both cream and powder I decided to pop one in the basket. The one I chose is a powder blusher called Hussy and is a beautiful pinky shade perfect for the upcoming spring and summer months - blusher is a neglected makeup product in my makeup collection. I never buy any but I'm making a conscious effort to change this.

In keeping with the spring and summer thinking I saw this nail polish in Radium and knew it would look amazing with some colour, usually I wouldn't pick up such a bold colour but this just appealed to me. The lime green/illuminous look really isn't as scary in real life. Lastly I purchased two lipsticks, a dark pink/red shade in Magnetism which will be well suited on a night out for a classic look to an outfit and a bright pink in Immodest, which really isn't as bold as it is in the picture above for everyday summer wear.

Since I had to leave these products in their gorgeous packaging untouched until I could take these photos I haven't had a chance to use them yet but I'm sure as soon as I do a few reviews will be on their way. I've heard such great things about all the products and I'm sure I'll be converted from here on out. The packaging is enough to do it alone.

On a side note, do you think I should reduce the amount of photos in my blog posts or are they okay the way they are ? Oh and has anyone used any of these products or ones similar from Illamasqua?

Thanks for reading, Jenny xo

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Vacation Time

With this being my first beauty post I thought it should be about something I could talk forever about, that being my ever growing nail polish collection. Since last year when the Sinful Colours nail polish range was introduced to Boots its been no stranger to my collection and I now own plenty of these little bottles. The colour that I wanted to talk about and probably my favourite by a long mile is Sinful Colours Vacation Time. It's a nudey/pinky toned nail polish which is suitable for all year round and is something I know I can put on my nails and it'll go with everything. It works for all skin tones and is just an all round flattering shade.

The quality is amazing and each time I've painted my nails only one coat has been needed, you'd think with only one coat that there would be loads of chipping but no. There is a huge colour range and it's quickly become one of my favourite nail polish brands within the drugstore. Each bottle holds 15ml which is a lot in terms of nail polish and with it only being £1.99 it's a right bargain and definitely a winner in my books.

The logo on the top I just thought was a nice finishing touch

I apologise for my hand looking so dodgy, the lighting was going and its awfully awkward
to take a photo of your own hand whilst trying to focus a camera, do not try at home.

If anyone has tried any other lovely colours from this range let me know? I'd love to try some that I haven't as of yet. Thanks for reading, Jenny xo