Nails Of The Day - Glitter Babe!

As you've probably gathered from my previous post my hands and nails are taking a bit of battering at the moment. Despite a gorgeous cuticle butter, and a new hand cream and nail strengthener I'm testing out for you, my poor little nails need all the help they can get. What's the best way to protect your nails when your doing chores etc - a nice glittery polish of course.

Product of a recent haul, this beauty Nubar G150 Hologram Glitter, really seems to be doing the job despite the small particles it's a glitter and of course glitters are super hard wearing!

This is 3 coats here, I would have liked it to have had a little more coverage, but it's still gorgeous, tiny particles of silver holographic suspended in a clear basis. I've worn it on its own here but I think it would be great as a layering polish either over a silver for more depth or a coat or so over another colour for a contrast. What do you think of glitter laden nails?

Press Sample - Caring For Poorly Cuticles With Gwdihw - A Review For My Pure*

Whether it's down to the cold weather, or an increase in housework over the last month my hands and nails have really started to suffer - I've had horrid, sore and bleeding hang nails and cuticles, dry hands and flaking nails. I've got hand and nail growth products to try out which will hopefully make a difference but in the meantime I've been loving a product I've been trying out  for My Pure.

Based in Anglesey, North Wales, Gwdihw or in English Goody Hoo, is a fairly new brand to My Pure. Using traditional methods and local ingredients, they produce a range of natural skin balms and soothers which are all made by hand.

I decided to try their Nail Wizard Balm especially for dry flaky nails, and dry cuticles, containing just 6 ingredients including cocoa butter, beeswax, coconut and olive oils

Packaged in a sweet metal tin, the product initially appears to be quite solid, but as soon as it comes into to contact with the skin, it starts to melt - if you house is really cold though I guess you could pop the pot on the radiator for a minute or two, but I didn't have that problem

You only need a tiny little bit on each nail, as a little seems to go a long way 

It melts down into almost an oil like texture making it super easy to massage into the nails, it also surprised me by being quite quick to absorb into the skin - so your hands and fingers are never left sticky.

I have to say I've really enjoyed using this product, and I really think it's made a difference to my nails. It smells amazing and has a really fresh lemony citrus smell. You don't need a lot, it absorbs quickly, and it doesn't sting any areas of broken skin - I love it! I was previously devoted to Lush Lemony Flutter but whilst I can get my hands on this product I will never buy it again - for me Gwdihw is the way forward. Any questions please leave me a comment x As of 2021 the Gwdihw Goody Hoo Nail Wizard Balm Retails At £4.49 For 25g From My Pure x`

*Press Sample

Nails Of The Day - I'm Just A Jealous Girl!?!

Excuse the rubbish title but I love the song Jealous Guy by Roxy Music and I especially love the John Lennon version.



Yeah I have green eyes and I'm a Taurus all signs that I'm supposedly prone to the odd bouts of jealousy. As much as we don't like to admit we have a bit of the green eyed monster in us, it's not a good trait though and it's certainly not something to encourage -we need to go beyond jealousy and envy and get ourselves in a better place. Anyway enough of the philosophical musings and on to the purpose of this post, nail polish! Now safely restored to its rightful place with the rest of my nail polish, this is the aptly named Beyond Jealous by MAC.

It's quite a difficult colour to capture but you only need one coat and careful application to produce a gorgeous gothic nail in blackened teal / green

It's not the girliest colour on the block but this limited edition polish is definitely chic especially on short nails. What do you think of Beyond Jealous?

January You Have To Be Joking?

Woah - It's hard to believe that the first month of 2012 is over already where on earth has it gone. I have to say I haven't felt quite with it the whole month, health stresses, and my mums operation has basically meant I've been running on empty, something that I can see continuing in February.Never mind I'm trying to keep blogging on a regular basis but apologies again if I disappear again. It comes to no surprise then that my spending diet was a total fail in January!!


Nail Polishes - Blog Sale - £2.50
NYX Palette - Blog Sale - £6.50
Nubar Nail Polish - ebay - £5.97
Dorothy Perkins Haul £75.00
Peacocks Haul - £16.95
Superdrug Haul - £23.00
Boots Haul - £21.00
Friendship Bracelets - LilyLovesLola - £5.60
Cat Design Top - George at Asda - £9.00
Mustard Skirt - Peacocks - £5.40!!
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Debenhams - £36.00
Total So Far - £206.92 - Oh Hell!!!


Yeah a massive £160 + over - I'm not happy at all with it, but what's done it done, all I can do it try harder in February - I won't be going near any proper spendy shops this month Tesco will be my highlight I just need to reign in my online spending a bit

I was a bit more successful with trimming my stash in January - I finished 11 items all of which you can see here!

The Body Shop Cranberry Shower Gel 250ml
Soap & Glory Heel Genius 125ml
Boots 17 Waterproof Mascara - Black - 4.5ml
John Frieda Frizz-Ease Heat Defeat Protective Styling Spray 150ml
The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner 250ml
No7 Dream Lash Mascara - Black - 4.5ml
Frederic Fekkai Technician Shampoo 60ml
Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic 50ml
Acorelle Body Scrub 200ml
Avon Senses Winter Warmth Shower Gel 500ml
Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish - 100ml
Total - 11 Items 

I'll still be trimming my stash in February and fingers crossed I can do even better - I already have a couple of things just about done so it looks like being a good start to the month. I'll also be continuing my mass sort out this month so you can look forward to some more ebay listings and maybe the resumption of my blog sale page ;)

So that was my January, I hope you had a great month and don't forget to stay tuned to LouLouLand for more exciting posts during February including the drawing of my giveaway, another possible chance to win, and lots of reviews x Thanks for following and a big hello to all my new followers xx

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Fresh, Clear Skin With Living Nature - A Review For My Pure

I admit it when it comes to certain products I'm a real, well there's no better word for it whore! I chop and change, always eager to try out the newest and best on the market, shampoo, mascara, and face masks, you bring out a new one and I'm there. I love face masks, I have a few that I continuously repurchase, but I'm always keen to try new ones. Despite being in my 30's now I still have combination / oily skin, I have an oily t-zone, and I'm still prone to the odd breakout. I love the occasional brightening or radiance mask but my true love is a nice deep cleansing mask, to make my face feel super clean. So for my December / January My Pure reviews I decided to go for a face mask from a brand I've really grown to like, Living Nature

Living Nature's Deep Cleansing Mask is quite unlike anything I've tried packaging wise. Yes we're all familiar with the single dose mask sachets that you can pick up in the chemists or the supermarket, but with this mask you get a box of 10 sachets. Each sachet contains 5ml which is enough for a single application. I have to say I actually prefer this idea to a conventional tube, the sachet contains just enough for your face and neck , so ultimately your still getting 50ml of product but you getting a lot less wastage.

Containing Manuka Honey, white clay, Macadamia, and Almond oils, grapefruit, and lemon extracts, this mask is designed for all skin types, to deep cleanse the skin and refine the pores.

The mask itself is slightly off white in colour, and has a thick but creamy texture, and a citrus / lemon based smell.

The mask spreads easily onto the skin, and dries hard within 10-15 minutes. It's then rinses away fairly easily with warm water, and either a sponge or a muslin cloth - scary picture time!

This mask says it for all skin types but personally I think it's better suited to a combination, oily skin because of the lemon and citrus ingredients. I have to say it felt really nice on the skin, slightly cool but not at all tingly. After removal my skin was left feeling super clean but not red, sore or dry. I have to say I liked this mask a lot the one thing that puts me off is the price, £17.99 for 50ml of product in total doesn't make this a cheap option, but if you have an oiler skin and you can afford it, I would definitely give it a try. If you have any questions please ask x Living Nature Deep Cleansing Mask Retails At £17.99 for 10 x 5ml Sachets from My Pure.

(Living Nature Deep Cleansing Mask Was Provided By My Pure For Review Purposes)

Blog Sale and Ebay Haulage

I really should have stopped spending this month I am so far over my limit it's untrue, but it couldn't resist another few purchases including some goodies from my fellow bloggers. I love blog sales, they are a great opportunity to pick up some bargain goodies whilst helping out your fellow bloggers at the same time - first up a couple of nail varnishes from the lovely Lottie 

Boots 17 Fast Finish polish in Peacock is a gorgeous shimmery teal blue shade, and Rimmel 60 Seconds polish in 606 Purple Reign, is a lovely bright purple, with a hint of shimmer.

I also managed to pick up the NYX Champagne and Caviar palette from the lovely Stacey's blog sale page - This has been on my wishlist for ages - I needed another neutral palette like a hole in the head but this is a really nice one

Both ladies were kind enough to include loads of extras including lip products, eyeliners, shadows, face masks and more - It was so unexpected but so kind of both of them and really appreciated.

Finally I received another nail polish that I ordered from ebay - Isn't it gorgeous?

Nubar G150 Hologram Glitter is an amazing silver hologram glitter, I'm loving colours like this at the moment if it has shimmer or sparkle I'm all over it lol

So that was my mini haul - I'm so pleased this month is nearly over it's been a total fail spending wise I really need to get myself back on track. As per usual if you have any questions or if you would like any reviews please leave me a comment x

My Nail Polish Collection - MAC

We all now about my love for MAC make up, you don't ? well stay tuned for a series of posts on my MAC collection but what you maybe don't know is that I also have a bit of a thing for MAC nail polishes. The quality sometimes isn't all that I admit but they certainly make up for it in colours, and textures. I have to apologise in advance that the majority of these colours are now discontinued, in fact the first couple of polishes are so ancient they come in different packaging (from 1999 - 2001 ish!) eek - lets get started and don't forget to click the polish names to see some nails of the days.

From left to right Shag and ???

 I can find a name on the bottle of the poor colour on the left so I felt it deserved an nails of the day in this post - I love purple :) (The lovely Charlie - Lady of the Lane has suggested this may be Grid and do you know what I think it is!- thanks lovely xx)

Now back to modern day packaging :)

From left to right  - On The Prowl, Dry Martini, Seriously Hip and Bad Fairy

Again from left to right - Formidable, Kid Orange, Beyond Jealous and Biker Blue

Finally the newest kid on the block - MAC and Gareth Pugh - Ascension

Yet another colour that I think deserves a nails of the day in this post x It's looking quite lilac / purple here but it's shot through with golds, greens and blues

I've also took a few slightly out of focus pictures in different lighting so you can see how it changes x

The quality of MAC nail polish can be a bit hitty missy some apply like a dream some not so well. For a cosmetic brand nail polish thought they aren't badly priced, at £9.00 for 10ml, (although in recent collections I have noticed a price rise boo) maybe Chanel could learn a thing or two from MAC. Do you have any MAC nail colours ? and what do you think?

Nails Of The Day - I Need To Escape

Hello my loves it's time for another nails of the day post. This wasn't the colour I'd planned to wear but that seems to have disappeared into thin air in the last 24 hours which I have to say haven't been the best, Mummy Lou has had a bit of a setback so it's unlikely she will be home today :(  but the good news this morning is that she should be able to come home tomorrow. Anyways the colour I went for was a newbie.

Avon Nailwear Pro in Blue Escape, featured in my haul earlier in the week, I'd initially intended to go for something dark and brooding to match my mood but this cheery blue caught my eye.

I don't see how this colour could be anything other than cheerful, it bright and it reminds you of beaches and sunny skies. Like most other Avon shades it applies like a dream, but it did need 2 coats - I love it - What do you think of Blue Escape?