Goods and Bads

I'm sorry that I haven't managed to do one of these since before my holidays but hopefully this one will be one big catch up x

Goods

• I had a fabulous holiday - the food and the weather were amazing I really and properly relaxed for the first time in ages
• I bought some gorgeous things, that I am loving using especially my bits from VV's, Lithe pigment, and my Estee Lauder Stay In Place Cream Shadow
• Currently waiting for a few parcels some things for me and some Christmas shopping I've started early this year and I feel great about things already
• I have new make up storage :) - I went to Ikea last week with my mum and we got some new drawer units to house all my make up and nail polishes - we also made a few changes in my room too - It's ongoing but I can't wait to show you when I'm finished - if you'd like to see that is ;)

Bads

• If you follow me on twitter you'll know that my auntie was taken to hospital seriously ill whilst we were away -she has an aneurysm on her aorta :( It was touch and go for a few days but she is stable again and has been allowed home to rest before having serious heart surgery towards the end of this week or the beginning of next week :(
• I don't really feel as though I have any right to complain when I look at her situation but I really haven't been well over the last two weeks - maybe my holidays have caught up with me, or maybe I've been doing to much work on my room but I feel awful and have pains everywhere. My mum thinks I should go back to the doctors but I have to say I'm not keen, apart from the fact all they can do it give me more painkillers, my doctor has left the practise :( , and one of the others is on maternity leave so I would more than likely get a locum and have to explain my illness history from day one :( If I still feel this bad next week I will have to go
• Money - need I say more I have a little bit of savings for Christmas but I really need to get listing on ebay again

Sorry that was a bit if a misery post I will try to be more positive next time - oh and another good more new followers - huge thanks my lovely people I really appreciate it, and all your lovely comments even if I don't always respond xxx

NARS and Nail Polish Buys x

OK my loves yet another haul post,  first up a couple of  nail polishes from ebay including this one Essie - Sew Psyched - I've seen this on a few people and it's not like anything I already own - it's a kind of a khaki shade :)

Next up something I saw on the Specktra swatch thread - admittedly it was the name that attracted me but it is a gorgeous blue colour, a bit darker than it appears here  blues are so hard to photograph but I do love my blue polishes a lot so much so in fact I have a blue nail polish post currently in production, so don't forget to keep checking back if your interested. Anyways the polish is by Zoya and the colour is Tallulah :)

I also got a free polish through the post yesterday from Barbara Daly at Tesco's as I thank you for sending in a beauty tip, the colour I think is Velvet a gorgeous shimmery burgundy ideal for Autumn / Winter.

Swatches in order :)

I was also a bad girl last week and ordered a couple of things from NARS - first up a Nail Polish from the new vintage collection I saw this on a few blogs when I got back from my hols and I had to have it - Mash - a gorgeous olive green / gold

I also got an item from my wishlist Nars Powder Blush in Deep Throat - I've wanted this for ages and it is soooo pretty

I could have bought so much more but I stopped there - I did get a little free gift though which I am really excited to try a mini NARS Nails Polish in Orgasm - a shimmery peach colour exactly like the blush

Nail Polish Swatches x

Any questions, you know the drill xx

NOTD - OPI Swiss Collection

I painted my nails last night with one of the OPI colours I got recently from the Swiss Collection - the colour I chose was The Colour To Watch. To be honest it's not the easiest colour to describe, sort of lilac, mauve, silvery grey lol it's actually a really pretty colour - any questions please ask xx

Oh and on a sad note my Leighton Denny regime already has it's work cut out I went to Ikea yesterday and caught one of my nails on a box and this was the result :(

Face Of The Day - More Experimentation

Ok more experimental face of the day pictures - I just had a play yesterday with a smokey eye and a pale nude lip. Again I'm not a million percent happy with the pics taken with the setting that shows up the colour my skin looks scarily shiny and less than perfect hmm where as on the normal setting I look blurred but flawless lol hmm definitely a work in progress

Glowy                                                 

Today I Wore


Models Prefer Foundation - Medium
Laura Geller Balance and Brighten - Regular (to set)
UDPP
ELF Studio Blusher - Peachykeen
Prestige Sun Baked Mineral Bronzing Powder - Pure Shimmer (to highlight, and on brow bone)
ELF Duo Eyeshadow Cream - Black Licorice (lightest shade only )
MUA Eyeshadow - No3
2True Twist n Line Eye Definer - No8 Black
Collection 2000 Big Fake Mascara - 17 Ultra Black
Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipstick - Vanilla Truffle

A New Nail Care Regime - Leighton Denny

Up until very recently I've been happily going along using the Mavala Nail Care regime I reviewed for you a little while ago -my nails grow and looked pretty healthy, however over the last few weeks I've been experiencing cracking and splitting on my nails, and worse still peeling where layers of nail have literally peeled off each other. Since I've got back from my holidays it's gotten worse no matter what I've tried I haven't been able to improve the condition of my nails.

So when I saw Leighton Denny on QVC last week I decided to try something new - I really like the products that I've tried from the brand so far so I left a comment on the Leighton Denny Facebook page, describing my problem and the man himself was kind enough to respond!! He recommend that I try his Hydra Flex regime which I immediately ordered from QVC- basically this is for dry, brittle and peeling nails which sound exactly like mine. I won't go into too much detail here but it basically involves 3 products, a serum, a base coat/treatment and a polish remover. So I've started using it as soon as I got it on Wednesday and like my previous nail trials I'm going to see how I get on for 1 month and then I'll do a full review of the system for you. Just for the record here are some pics I took on Wednesday before I started the treatment - my nails don't actually look too bad, with a little bit of white tip on each, but I can assure you, they don't feel that great

I'll probably show you some more pics maybe after a fortnight to show you how I'm getting on x Any questions please ask x

Garden Pharmacy, Lloyds and Boots - Collective Shopping

I'm sorry it's taken a little while to get this post up but I thought I'd try and lump as much together as I could :) First of all Garden Pharmacy - I am a big fan of this company even more so when I got an email telling me my reward points total which equalled a lovely discount - they have a really good rewards scheme where you earn points for everything you buy which you can use against future purchases :) So with my discount points I placed a little order including a couple of Estee Lauder items first up Vanilla Truffle lipstick - I looked for this in the airport but I couldn't find it so I thought I'd get it- it is a lovely nude shade not to pale and not too dark

Next up another Estee Lauder purchase the Double Wear Stay In Place Shadow Creme in Ivory Lace - a gorgeous nude, champagne colour - this stuff lasts - countless hand washes and a bath later and you could still see the swatch :)

Because I'd ordered 2  Estee Lauder products I qualified for a free gift set which included a mini Perfectly Clear Fresh Balancing Toner, a mini Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara, and  a full size Automatic Pencil For Lips in 21 Fig

Swatch for the pencil :)

If you know me when I reveal the next item you'll be asking me why - traditionally not a fan of Chanel Nail Colours this one really appealed 493 Jade Rose

I've been wearing a lot of these nude. pinks lately and this one is so pretty I still think they are overpriced tho ;)

I also picked up some more Mavala nail items even though I am going to be trying something new, more on that to come, and the La Roche Posay Effaclar M moisturiser cream which I've heard so many good things about x

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you there is another moisturiser in the picture, in a little order from Lloyds Pharmacy I also picked up the Vichy Normaderm one that seems to be advertised in every magazine you pick up - again something to try and tame my evil pores.

The main thing in my Lloyds order was a perfume - I've gone a bit perfume daft lately and this was another one I looked for in the airport but alas they all seemed to be gone it's the Harajuku Lovers Sunshine Cuties in Love - The original Love is my favourite fragrance but this one seems to be a different maybe less sweet and a bit warmer, and the bottle is so cute

Next up Boots, I ordered something for my godmothers birthday pressie, and added a couple of bits for moi - first of all the Bourjois Bio Detox foundation - this purchase has worried me a bit now tho before it was released I had so much good stuff about it but since then I've head nothing but bad things - eek still I'll give it a go and form my own view x

Lastly I took advantage of last weeks Boots better than half price weekly offer and bought the FrontCover To Go Kit

I love the other shadow palettes by FrontCover that I have and I'm sure this one will be no exception the colours are gorgeous and really pigmented, but the big bonus for this kit is that you can take up to 4 colours out at once and put them in a specially designed compact

A brilliant idea I'm sure you'll agree the only problem is they are pretty tricky to pop out never mind the goods certainly outweigh the bads and this palette is a goodie if you would like any watches please let me know- it's still on sale in Boots although it's back to full price now :(
So that was it my haulage I've got a couple of bits still to come eek including some Nars (smack me now!), Accessorize, ebay and a little bit of ASOS then I'm seriously calming it down. Any questions or if you would like any reviews please let me know xx

A Little FOTD and NOTD

FOTD
Hey my loves just a quick post to show you today's face of the day - I have to say I am a bit bleurgh about putting this one up my facial palsy is really bad today, probably because I'm not feeling that great :( but my skin isn't too bad and I have a tan :) Like I said before I went away my FOTD's are going to be a work in progress whilst I play with my camera settings a bit, this one isn't too bad you can see colour and texture more than usual, but we'll see. You can't see the lips too well but it is one of the my lips but better colours anyways, but it's really highlighting the shimmer hmm x

Today I Wore
Laura Geller Balance and Brighten - Regular
Boots No 7 Trio Concealer - Darkest Shade Only :)
BYS 5 Stripe Bronzing Powder - 01 Golden Dore
Prestige Sun Baked Mineral Bronzing Powder - Pure Shimmer (to highlight, and on brow bone)
Anabelle Trio Eyeshadow - Amazon (colour as indicated all over lid)

MUA Eyeshadow - Shade 11 (in crease)

Bourjois Coupe de Theatre Mascara - 51 Noir Exceptionnel
Smashbox Lipgloss - Bombshell

NOTD

I thought I'd also show you another NOTD post too I changed my polish last night to another of the colours Lydia sent me a similar pink shade to the last one but this time it's matte and I have to say I like it, a nice pink that emphasises my tan and dries super quick, the matte look really seem to work with this. It's Sense Tech in 02 100% Mat by Deborah

Any questions or comments please let me know xx