NOTD- Tigers Eye by 17

Today I painted my nails in this lovely shade- Tigers Eye by 17.

 I'm really liking the muted grey/camel nail colours that are out there at the moment.

On camera it looks like a browny camel colour, but in real life I would say it is more of a taupe brown/grey.

It says it dries in 60 seconds and you only need one coat. You could get away with one coat but I opted for two as it gave it a better even finish.

I found it dried quickly, which was good for wanting my nails to dry fast, but applying it from the brush was a bit difficult because the polish was drying even before I could apply it to the nails.

It's definately worth it though as the colour is gorgeous :)

French Manicure Tutorial

Hi everyone,  I hope you have had a lovely Christmas!

One of my presents this year was a french manicure kit... And so on Christmas Day I gave my mum a manicure, taking a few pictures along the way.

I thought I'd make a little tutorial for you!

1- Apply a base coat and one or two coats of polish, leaving to dry.

2- Once nails are dry, put the manicure stickers on the end of the nails, leaving about 5mm for the white tip.

3- Apply the white polish on the tip of the nails, and leave to dry. Don't remove the stickers yet!

 4- Once nails are dry, remove the stickers and apply a clear top coat all over the nails.

And voila! There is your french manicure...

Hope you've enjoyed! 

xxx

NOTD Rimmel Rapid Ruby

I recently bought Rapid Ruby by Rimmel. It's a 60 seconds polish, meaning it dries in 6o seconds.

I really like this colour and think it's a perfect colour to wear over the Christmas period!

(with flash)

I applied two coats but it says you can apply just the one... and it did dry really quickly.

I have a clear top coat over this, but about a day in of wearing this it chipped slightly. Still it's a lot better at not chipping compared to other polishes I have tried!

xxx

NOTD Revlon Vixen

Hello lovelies, again this is another first and this time it's my first NOTD!

I am wearing two coats of Vixen by Revlon.
 

It's a dark cranberry/burgundy... and I love it, especially for winter.

So far it hasn't chipped either!

 xxx

Little Haul: Rimmel, Barry M

I went into Boots yesterday & got a few bits. I'm going on holiday next week and so I had a little list of things to get for going away.

I got this really bright polish from Barry M in the colour Coral. It will be perfect for my toenails while on holiday, and I know Barry M polishes stay on and don't chip.

I also needed a waterproof mascara. So far all the waterproof mascaras I have tried have always been really dry and spidery, not good when going for a natural beach look! I also don't like having to scrub away at my eyes trying to get the stuff off!

So for this reason I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a waterproof masacara. This is where good old Natural Collection comes in!

I bought their Waterguard Mascara, which says it is smudge proof and water proof. It was £1.99, and I tested it last night. It looks really natural, isn't dry, doesn't clump AT ALL, and most important of all...it's actually waterproof! When it came to remove it, it was pretty easy to remove, I didn't have to scrub away. What a bargain!


I also wanted a pink lipstick, which I could wear as an alternative to a nude, as I'm getting a bit bored of nudes!

I bought this Colour Show Off Lipstick from Rimmel in Shake Up Pink. I have a coral colour lipstick from this range, so I know that they are really pigmented and stay on. The colour is what I'd describe as a Barbie Pink. It's really bright when you layer it up but you can sheer it down to a nice natural shade. In the picture it looks more peachy, but it's definately a pink...I love it!


For going on holiday I also wanted to tint my eyebrows. My eyebrows are naturally very blonde, and I don't want to have to fill them in every day. I'll be swimming a lot too so I don't want to have to worry about anything rubbing off etc.

I bought 30 Day Mascara in Dark Brown. So I will let you know how that goes!

I bought another tube of Freederm Gel. If I feel I have a spot developing I pop this on and it calms it down!

I got a buffer for when in the shower. I was using a pouf thingy, but didn't feel like it did anything!

Finally, I got some good old face wipes! They had 2 for £4 on Simple wipes in Boots, so I grabbed a couple...

The Simple Wipes are my favourites for removing my make up & they feel really refreshing.

Freebie Black 'n Gold Nail Polish

As well as seeing a couple of nice coats in Cosmo this month, I also got a free nail polish. There were 3 colours to choose from and I ended up with 'Black 'n Gold' from online clothing company missguided.co.uk

I really like this colour, as the name suggests it's black with gold glitter in it. The packaging is quite nice, I like the bohemian feel & the 'peace' sign. 

I think I'll be wearing this on my toenails when I go on holiday next month!

Trend: Grey Nail Polish

I'm loving the grey/beige-y nail colours that are out at the moment & purchased this nail polish in Mushroom by Barry M at Boots. The nail polish has a semi-matte look to it, applies brilliantly and I can get away with applying just one coat if I want to. I'm a big fan of Barry M nail polishes; the choice of on-trend colours and value for money is great.