My Nail Polish Collection 2012.

Hello my lovlies :) hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year!

My first post of the year is my collection on nail polishes. I bought some nail wheels from ebay (they look much more organised than what I was previously using) so now I can show you :) I had a lot more fun than I thought I would doing these! 

Pinks & Purples.

1. Andrea Fulerton - Matthew. 
2. Essence Ballerina Backstage - 02 Wear Your Little Tutu. 
3. NYC Expert Last Nail Polish - Long Time Lavender. 
4. Barry M Nail Paint - 279. 
5. Avon Nail Artist - Varying Violet (w/out topcoat). 
6. Avon Nail Artist - Varying Violet (with topcoat). 
7. Revlon - 375 Passion Fruit.
8. Revlon - Grapefruit Fizz. 9. Models Own - Hot Stuff (Mirrorball Collection). 
10. Models Own - Boogie Nights (Mirrorball Collection). 11. Barry M - 303 Bright Purple. 12. George - 41 Mysterious. 13. Models Own - Purple Blue. 14. George - Twister. 15. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name). 16. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name). 17. Avon Nailwear - Romance. 18. E.L.F - Fair Pink.

Browns & Golds.

1. E.L.F - Smokey Brown. 
2. Nails Inc - Jermyn Street. 3. E.L.F - Moonlight. 
4. E.L.F Desert Haze. 
5. Rimmel Lycra Pro - 378 Posh Trash. 
6. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name).   

7-14 (Plain)

15. Ted Baker Nail That Performance ( No Name). 
16. OPI - Holiday Glow. 17. OPI - Shimmery Chic. 18. E.L.F - Golden Goddess.

Blues & Greens.

1. Nails Inc - South Molton Street.
 2. Revlon - 320 Ocean Breeze.
 3. E.L.F Mint Cream.
 4. Barry M - Mint Green. 
5. GOSH - 548 Green Hawaii.

6-13 (Plain)

14. Avon Nailwear Pro - Navy. 
15. Barry M - 292. 16. Barry M - 294 Cyan Blue. 17. Natural Collection - Topaz. 18. Models Own - Indian Ocean.

Black, Grey, Silver & Glitters.

1. Barry M Nail Effect - 319 Foil Effects.
 2. GOSH - Purple Heart. 3. GOSH - 585 Bright Passion. 4. Manglaze - Matte Is Murder. 
5. Rimmel 60 Seconds - 805 Grey Matter. 

6-12 (Plain)

13. Barry M - 353 Ruby Glitter.
14. Manglaze - Hot Mess. 15. NYC Expert Last - 105 Lights Camera Glitter. 
16. GOSH - 562 Magic Star. 17. Barry M Limited Edition - 151 Silver Glitter. 
18. Leighton Denny - Diamond Diva.

Reds, Oranges & Yellows.

1. George - 59 Troll. 2. Revlon - Watermelon Fizz. 3. Sleek Nailed - 42 Geisha's Steal. 4. OPI - Comet Loves Cupid. 5. OPI - All A-Bordeaux The Sled.

6-9 (Plain)

10. Barry M - 134 Yellow. 11. Revlon - Pineapple Fizz.

12-16 (Plain)

17.E.L.F - Mango Madness. 18. Barry M - 296 Coral.
Do excuse number 16, I painted what I thought was an orange but it ended up being pink, and then I couldn't get it off properly :( 

Hope you enjoyed this post as much as I did painting the nail wheels! 

Until next time,
xoxox.

TAG - How much is your face worth?

Hey guys! 

I've seen this tag a lot on the tinternet, and so I thought I'd jump on the band wagon, all be it a bit late. 

^Here is what my everyday make up looks like^
It's in a bit of an odd order? Ah well :) 
I've add pictures individually if there is already some on my blog, and/or to their product page.

1) E.L.F Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder £3.75:
I only use the blush of this, because I prefer a matte contour shade. I lightly sweep it on with a stippling brush, so I can easily build it up if need be.

2) Unbranded Concealer Palette from eBay £5.95:
I use the green shade on red areas of my face and the light yellow shade under my eyes, before applying foundation.

3) Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light £6.49:
I use the brown shade to contour my cheek bones with my stippling brush (which gives a good buildable amount of colour) and in my eye crease. I also occasionally use the highlight shade on my brow bone.

4) E.L.F Complexion Perfection Powder / Tone Correcting Powder £3.75 ish?:
I believe it's been renamed as Tone Correcting Powder? It looks like mine would now be associated as the 'light' shade and it looks like the price is a little different too to what I remember paying for it though, I guess I'll just have to go by their price! I use the yellow shade under my eyes and the green lightly on my chin, any concealer and a wee bit on my forehead.

5) FashionistA Brow Kit £7:
I use the light brown shade on the left with an ELF angled brush. On the odd occasion I'll use the dark brown on the right for the 'tails' of my brows if they are looking particularly sparse and the wax if they are a bit unruley.  

6) MUA Heaven and Earth Palette £4:
II tend to use the shade '6' (according to my blogpost here) all over the lid.

7) L'Oréal True Match Foundation in £10.29:
I only use a tiny bit of this mixed with my Revlon Colourstay to make it match better... I was previously using Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation but ran out :( 

8) Revlon Colourstay Foundation for Normal/Dry Skin in  £12.49:
I use this with the other foundation.

9) Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair £4.19:
I use this as both a base and for more coverage where needed.

10) Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer £6.99:
Really in love with this, although I'm so tempted to try the Nivea Hydration Primer though! 

11) Carmex Strawberry Lip Balm Tube £2:
I picked this up in Primark on a whim and I don't think my lips would last without it.

12) NYC High Definition Volume Mascara £3.99:
I wasn't too impressed with this, but the formula got a lot better and less clumpy, however it's gone a bit clumpy again. Luckily I've nearly finished it so I can try a new one. 

13) L'Oreal Superliner £6.49:
I love this and have recently bought my second one, yaaaay.

14) Revlon Grow Luscious Lash Liner £6.29:
Not quite sure if it's made my eyelashes grow? But it's a nice pencil.

15) 17 Solo Eyeshadow in Ivory Coast £3.89:
I use this to set my concealer from the lid to the brow.  

Now, for the total!
£87.56
I am very pleased with that! I know I only really use 'drugstore' products, so it shouldn't be that bad anyway, I am very please :) Considering I've seen loads over the £100 mark! 

Hope you enjoyed this tag as much as I did. I tag you all to do it! (although you probably did it months ago!)

xoxoxo

NYC- High Definition Volume Mascara Mini Review & Photos

"Ultimate lash defining & eye opening mascara with plastic brush for perfect separation.

Immediate long lasting wide eye opening effect. Precise brush perfectly lifts, lengthens, separates lashes for the wide-open eye look." - Superdrug.

Hello my lovlies :) today I have another NYC mascara for you guys (here is the link to the other review). I bought this about 3 weeks ago, along with the other mascara, because this was £1.99 too. As I said in the other post, I don't like paying too much for mascara because they only have a 3 month shelf life before they need chucking. 

Like the other mascara I bought at the same time, this caught my eye because of the brightly coloured packaging, plus it was £1.99 on promotion, I couldn't resist.

The wand is plastic, which I don't tend to go for plastic wands but this is comfortable to use and doesn't irritate my eyes. 

Time for pictures. Do excuse the eyebrows! 

Here is my eye without mascara, all I've done is tightline and curl my lashes.

Here is my eye with one coat. As you can see I find this to be a bit messy, but you can see it's separated the lashes nicely and given a bit of length.

Here is with two coats. The lashes look long, relatively separated and got a nice bit of volume, just like it says on the tin! ;) Admittedly my lashes normally look more separated when using this, probably just having an off day! 

Overall, I like the formulation of the product, the brush doesn't get overloaded with the product so there is less mess and makes it easier to get on with, the price is also a bonus. The only bad point I have is the slight flakiness, which tends to get in my eyes and down my face during the day. It's not overly bad, but it's still quite annoying sometimes.

Will I repurchase? I'm undecided, I don't really appreciate the flaking but for £1.99 it would probably be alright if you're wearing it for a few hours.

It is currently back at the RRP of £3.99 and you can find it here at Superdrug.

NYC - High Definition Mascara Mini Review and Before & After Photos.

"How high can your lashes take you? With new NYC New York Color High Definition Separating Mascara the sky’s the limit for a knock-down price. It smoothly separates and defines your lashes – without clumping – for a 360° wide open-eye look. So apply, step out and take that elevator all the way up." - Superdrug

Hello my lovlies :) today I have for you the NYC High Definition Mascara in Carbon black.

 I bought this about 3 weeks ago purely because it was advertised at £1.99. I'm one of those people that doesn't like to pay a lot of money for mascara considering it has a 3 month life after opening.

This product caught my eye because of it's brightly coloured yellow packaging, and when I saw it was part of the £1.99 promotion (which is no more I'm afraid!) the temptation was too hard to resist. For £1.99 you can't really say no, can you? 

The wand is plastic and a nice shape. I don't tend to like plastic wands but I don't find this too irritating when I use it. The I do find that the mascara itself is very wet, and I get it absolutely everywhere. I find that when a mascara is a bit wet it tends to thicken up after a couple of weeks, but unfortunately this hasn't. 

Time for before and after pictures, please excuse the bad eyebrow day! 

Here is my eye with no mascara on, however I've tightlined and curled my lashes.

Here is my eye after one coat on top and bottom, however I use barely any product on my bottom lashes because they are really long and they don't really need it. 

As you can see the lashes aren't clumpy, it's not totally separating like the description states, but that's because the formulation is too wet, perhaps I picked up a dodgey one, who knows! 

Here is my eye after two coats, my lashes look a lot more separated and look lovely and long. However you can see the mascara I managed to get on my eye, there is even more on the top of my eyelid, unfortunately. For £1.99 I can't really complain.

I did apply 3 coats just to see how it looked, and believe me, don't do it. It looked so awful I couldn't bare to put it on here, my eye definitely looked a hot mess! 

Overall, the outcome after using 2 coats is pretty brilliant, I like the bright packaging. The only downside I have is, as I said before that I find the product too wet for me personally. I also find that it flakes off during the day, which isn't fun, especially at work when you don't have a mirror readily available.

Will I repurchase? I'm unsure. I don't tend to stay with the same mascara, and although it is good for the price, I'm still not totally convinced that it's the best.

It is currently back to it's retail price of £3.99 and you can find it here at Superdrug.

Until next time;

xoxo.