|| Impress Nails

Personally, I always want my nails to look good but can never be bothered with the hassle of gluing on false nails and would definitely not pay out to get them done professionally.

One day, however, I was just browsing in Boots and noticed a brand of nails called 'Impress'. Looking at the amazing patterns was an incentive to buy them, plus from the instructions on the back I could tell they would be easy to apply.

All you have to do is peel off the clear plastic on the back of the nail and press them down onto your natural nail. Instantly perfect nails! I wasn't sure about the claim of lasting 7 days, but with good care I would say they can last this long! They do tend to chip a bit though, so you may not want to wear them for that long.

This is just one of the many styles you can buy.

|| Rook Piercing!

 

This is just a quick post to show you a picture of my new rook piercing! It wasn't too painful, I was definetley expecting it to hurt more than it did. If you have any questions about it please ask! :)

 

Makeup of the day || Simple Winged Liner

Just another quick makeup look for you guys, I'm getting the everyday ones done before I move onto more exciting looks!

 

Products Used:

SKIN:
♥ Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation No 52
♥ Collection 2000 concealer in No 2 Light
♥ MAC Mineralised Skin Finish Natural in Medium through centre of face and Medium Dark as contour

EYES:
♥ Filled in brows with Rimmel Eyebrow pencil No 001 Dark Brown
♥ Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner No 01 Black
♥ Loreal Volume Million Lashes Mascara

LIPS:
♥ MAC Satin Lipstick in Myth (a nude colour)

This is the makeup that I wear most days, hope you like it!
 

Haul || Wednesday 22nd August

Two posts in one day, I'm on a roll! Anyway, I decided to hop on a bus into town after work to pick up a few things I've been needing (or wanting) and thought I would share them with you!

Got myself a new razor, my current one seems to miss about 50% of the hair...got some blades to go with it too, exciting stuff:

If you have read my post on products I've used up (read it HERE) then you would know, shocking as it is, that I did indeed need a new one of these, so here it is.

Finally picked up a hair doughnut wooo! Only £1 from Savers!



Blistex is an absolute saviour for dry lips, and is also a medical product for coldsores and other nasty lip problems.

And finally just a pack of Simple face wipes as mine were running low!

Hope you enjoyed my first Haul post! :) Oh and by the way, picture quality should improve soon (within the next few months) as I will be getting a new camera!

Makeup of the day || Wearable Red Lip

Love the excuse for vain pictures....
Anyway, products I used:

SKIN
♥ Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation No 52
♥ Collection 2000 concealer in No 2 Light
♥ MAC Mineralised Skin Finish Natural in Medium through centre of face and Medium Dark as contour

EYES
♥ Filled in brows with Rimmel Eyebrow pencil No 001 Dark Brown
♥ Little bit of khol liner smuged on outer part of upper lashline
♥ Collection 2000 Big Fake Lash mascara

LIPS
♥ Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick Creme No 720 Fire & Ice

Hope you like this look! :D

Products Used Up || August

So the title of this post is a little misleading, seeing as this is the first type of "Products Used Up" post, some of them were actually used up before August but from now on they will be reflective of the month in the title.

The first product is the Body Shop Body Butter; in the coconut 'flavour' (can't think of the right word...?) I have had this product for probably more than six months now and have only just finished it (today actually!) so it lasts a reallyyyy long time. Due to the thick, creamy consistency which is (funnily enough) like the consistency of butter, it is really great for dry skin. I have always suffered from particularly bad dry skin; having severe eczema when I was a baby (attractive I know) and still having dry skin problems now, so this product has been a bit of a saviour for me! Of course, it isn't really meant to be used on your face so I would just stick to using it on your body- preferably when you get out of the shower (or bath, whatever floats your boat). So overall, this was a really great buy and I would definitely recommend it!

Next up is a product that I actually bought as a bit of an impulse buy- Neutrogena's Visibly Clear 2-in-1 Wash and Mask. However I was not dissapointed at all with this product, it has helped to visibly reduce my spots and also helps to remove some redness as well. The consistency reminds me of clay, which I guess is why it can also be used as a mask. This is something that isn't so great for the dry areas of my face but a good moisteriser afterwards solves that :)

Another empty product I found in my room (makes me wonder why I was keeping these..?) is the Tresemme Dry Shampoo. I wouldn't say there was a HUGE difference between this and the Batiste dry shampoo; the Batiste is much cheaper which is always good. However, I did notice that the Tresemme product doesn't leave behind as much of a white powder in your hair as the Batiste sometimes does, but I'm not really sure if this is enough to justifying buying it again. It's great if you don't mind spending a little more money though!





Anyday Ramble || Monday

Hmm Monday morning, tired yet still feel like I should get up even if it's the holidays... Anyway, I'd seen a few people do these day summary type things so I thought I'd give it a go. I've gone for 'anyday' as I know there's about 3% chance of me posting on the same day every week...hmm. So to sum up ma day (so far):

♥ had a dream I was swimming in the Olympics yet couldn't keep my head above the water :( however, Louis Smith was in my dream so I'm happy with that... he's hot.

♥ I think my alarm literally went for about 2 hours before I turned it off, don't think it's acceptable to have that many snoozes... *sleepy*

♥ feel a bit sad that I'm the only one reading my blog, oh well "good things come to those who wait!"

♥ got a text saying I was meant to be in work today...oops. Well, no one told me.

♥ I found out the zoom on my camera is pretty good, check out the picture of my eye:





♥ really really really need to start my homework now we're halfway through the holidays aghrrr stress.