WAH HYPE

 Wah Nails Book:Amazon//Models Own x Wah Nail Art Pen:Boots

I've been lucky enough to have my nails did by the WAH girls a couple times in Berlin at the Bread&Butter trade show so when I found out they had a book I purchased right away. Nail art has blown up in the last couple of years and in my opinion, Wah Nails is the company at the forefront of the boom in the UK. The book has step by step instructions on how to do 25 of their most popular designs making them relatively easy to do (you have to have a steady hand for some but practice makes perfect) I went for the leopard print and I used the Wah x Models own black nail art pen which is really simple to use, definitely worth a buy if you want to have a go. What do you guys think!?

THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT...

Today I am hating life, sick in bed with a sinus infection (gross) and blogging from my iPhone to keep entertained. Here are some items I picked up in NYC. Nars and Illamasqua is so much cheaper over there so I got the Copacabana Illuminator and some nail polishes from Sephora. The tiny Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb perfumes are my favourite beauty purchase of late (from duty free) the full size perfume was around £60 but I went for these four handbag sized dabber bottles for £35, I am still on the first one it seems to be lasting forever!  

I am suppose to be off to Berlin next week, providing I have shifted this minging illness. Fingers crossed.

XO

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS...

....was money, but that was deemed to be 'boring' so I decided to go with stuff I want but would never buy for myself (because realistically if I got money I would probably just spend it going out and getting pissed) I'm way more into beauty products, make-up and treatments than I am clothes at the minute and most of the above have been on my wishlist for quite some time (I am SO excited to be tanned again, yesss) so we have-

Nars Blusher in Orgasm: A cult/bestselling product and apparently in every worthy MUA's kit.

MAC Pro Sculpting Cream: So I may have the appearance of cheekbones one could slice cheese on.

Xen-Tan Absolute Luxe Dark: The best tan money can buy in my opinion.

Essie Nails in Blanc: Love white nails, and it makes the best base to make neon colours pop.

Smashbox Photofinish Primer: This is the only primer I've ever had that actually works for me.

MAC Lipstick in Morange: The pigment in these lipsticks is amazing, and I've struggled to find a better orange shade.

Hope everyone is well underway with their christmas shopping! Mines nearly done only ten days left, and only thirteen days until I jet off to NYC for New Years Eve for 5 nights of epic partying and shopping.

XO

EXFOLIATE, HYDRATE, ILLUMINATE

Introducing my winter beauty saviors

Body Shop Vitamin C Cleansing Polish: Gentle enough to use everyday, I use this at night to get off every last scrap of make-up, it also gets rid of dry skin and Vitamin C is great for brightening up a dull complexion.

Estee Lauder Idealist Even Skintone Illuminator: Hefty price tag on this, I got it at duty free for £50  (think I was in holiday 'fuck it' mode) but it does work and has helped fade out some of the blemish scars I had. I like to put it on in the morning before moisturizer and give my face a good massage with it for a couple of minutes, doing this really works to brighten and wake up my face, I recommend trying this technique with any illuminator...the way a product is applied can make all the difference.

Clarins HydraQuench Cream Mask: This came as part of a free Clarins gift bag, its amazing, its suppose to be applied for ten mins then wiped off but I usually leave it on longer/forget about it. My skin is usually blemish prone/oily but this doesn't bother it at all so I use it 2-3 times a week since in the winter my forehead and cheeks get a little dry.

L'Oreal Elvive Extraordinary Oil: This is my favourite hair product at the moment, I use it when my hair is wet and it dries naturally so soft and smooth. I find argan oil is too heavy for my hair but this is just right and can be used on dry hair to smooth and add shine to coloured hair thats taken a bit of a battering like mine has. 

Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream: Another freebie that has become a permanent addition to my handbag. This leaves my hands feeling velvety smooth without being sticky, it soaks in right away and I like to rub it into my cuticles too.

XO

ARSENIC

JUST A FEW ADDITIONS TO MY LOTIONS AND POTIONS! ITS 3 FOR 2 ON LOADS OF STUFF IN BOOTS WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I LIKE TO THINK IM PRETTY CLUED UP ON BEAUTY PRODUCTS/BRANDS AND IM OBSESSED WITH SKIN STUFF, HERES JUST A LITTLE DOWN LOW ON WHAT I BOUGHT-

JOHN FRIEDA FULL REPAIR SHAMPOO,CONDITIONER & SHEER MIST: READ REALLY GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS, MY HAIRS A BIT BATTERED AT THE MINUTE, USED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT AND LET MY HAIR DRY NATURALLY ITS REALLY SOFT AND SHINY, CERTAINLY MADE A DIFFERENCE.

GOOD THINGS EXFOLIATING SCRUB: FIRST TIME TRYING THIS, ITS NOT AS GRAINY AS I LIKE MY EXFOLIATERS TO BE, I EXFOLIATE 3 TIMES A WEEK ESPECIALLY IF I'VE GOT FAKE TAN ON BECAUSE IT HELPS IT FADE EVENLY.

VICHY NORMADERM CLEANSING GEL: I HAVE TEENAGE SKIN WHICH CAN BE REALLY FRUSTRATING, I READ A FEW REVIEWS ABOUT VICHY, IM GOING TO TRY SOME MORE PRODUCTS FROM THE RANGE. FINGERS CROSSED IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IM GETTING FED UP WITH MY SKIN AT THE MOMENT! 

NIVEA FIRMING BODY OIL: READ ABOUT THIS IN ELLE MAGAZINE, I LOVE BODY OIL BUT TEND TO AVOID BECAUSE IM USUALLY FAKE TANNED (OIL BREAKS UP FAKE TAN) BUT I'VE GOT A BIT OF COLOUR FROM MY HOLIDAY STILL SO I'VE BEEN USING THIS EVERY NIGHT AND ITS AMAZING! MY SKIN FEELS SO SOFT, I HAVENT NOTICED A CHANGE IN FIRMNESS OR STRETCH MARKS YET BUT I'VE ONLY BEEN USING IT A FEW DAYS. 

BODY SHOP COCONUT SHIMMER BODY LOTION: SMELLS UNREAL, AND HAS SHIMMERY BITS IN THAT GIVE A LOVELY SHEEN. A NEW FAVE!

HOPE THAT WASN'T TOO BORING! I DON'T DO THESE SORTS OF POSTS TOO OFTEN BUT I DO LIKE BUYING BEAUTY PRODUCTS SO IF I GET SOMETHING GOOD I LIKE TO SHARE

XO

GIVENCHY PHENOMEN'EYES MASCARA

I BOUGHT THIS GIVENCHY MASCARA IN THE AIRPORT LAST WEEK IN DUTY FREE, IT WAS £17 BUT ITS USUALLY £22. I'VE NEVER HAD GIVENCHY MAKE-UP BUT ITS SUPPOSEDLY PRETTY GOOD, AND I WAS IN NEED OF A NEW MASCARA SO THOUGHT I'D GIVE IT A GO. THE SPIKEY BRUSH IS PRETTY SCARY LOOKING BUT ITS FINE ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT, ITS GOOD IF YOU HAVE TINY LASHES THAT ARE HARD TO GET HOLD OF LIKE MINE, OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO WING OUT  THE CORNER ONES. IT ALSO HAS A CONDITIONER IN IT BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN USING IT LONG ENOUGH YET TO SEE THE BENEFITS. 

THE FORMULA ITSELF IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, IT DOESNT SMUDGE, FLAKE OFF OR IRRITATE MY SENSITIVE EYES. ALSO CONSIDERING HOW SHORT MY LASHES ARE IT ADDS QUITE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LENGTH, I LIKE TO PUT MORE ON THE OUTER CORNERS BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT COATING IT ON THICK CAUSES LASHES TO CLUMP AND STICK TOGETHER SO THEY NEED PICKING APART AFTER.

IM STILL MAKING MY MIND UP WITH THIS, I THINK I NEED TO GET THE HANG OF IT WHICH IS SOMETHING I FIND WITH ALL MASCARAS. 

XO

A REVIEW: SOAP AND GLORY MOTHERPUCKER XL EXTREME LIP PLUMP

I BOUGHT THIS AFTER IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME BY A FRIEND WHO HAS DABBLED WITH LIP FILLERS AND LOVES A ROSIE H-W ESQUE POUT,  SO I THOUGHT IT MUST BE PRETTY DECENT.

THE SOAP AND GLORY PACKAGING IS GREAT, AND ITS SO EASY TO BE DRAWN IN WITH WORDS LIKE 'SUPER SIZING', 'COLLAGEN' AND 'LIP FILLER'....BUT LETS BE REALISTIC, THIS PRODUCT IS ONLY APPLIED TOPICALLY SO THERES NO WAY ITS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS LIP INJECTIONS/SURGICAL PROCEDURES (I APPLY THIS THEORY TO ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS TOO!)

I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY GOOD, I HAVE TAKEN SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS BEFORE SO YOU CAN DECIDE FOR YOURSELVES, MAYBE MY LIPS LOOK BIGGER BECAUSE OF THE SHINY GLOSS. BUT I CAN TELL YOU I SPENT ABOUT 20 MINUTES LAUGHING MY ARSE OFF IN THE MIRROR BECAUSE IT REALLY FELT LIKE THEY WENT MASSIVE!

ON THE PACK THEY ADVISE USING THE REGULAR MOTHERPUCKER LIP GLOSS FIRST TO GET USED TO THE TINGLING FEELING. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BAD, AND ITS LESS PAINFUL/BURNING AND MORE LIKE PINS AND NEEDLES...I QUITE LIKED THE FEELING AND THOUGHT IT WAS QUITE ADDICTIVE.
THE GLOSS ITSELF IS A LITTLE BIT STICKY BUT NOT SO MUCH THAT IT PUT ME OFF, AND IT BROUGHT OUT THE NATURAL PINKY COLOUR OF MY LIPS.

THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS IT DOESNT LAST VERY LONG, MAYBE 20-30 MINUTES. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO KEEP RE-APPLYING...WHICH ISN'T A PROBLEM FOR ME BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE FEELING OF IT!

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LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS?? HAS ANYONE TRIED THIS PRODUCT OR SOMETHING SIMILAR?

 

BEAUTY REVIEW: WHAT GOT ME THROUGH JANUARY

SO I MEANT TO DO THIS POST AT THE END OF LAST MONTH BUT I HAVE HAD A LOT ON MY MIND AT THE MOMENT SO MY BLOG SORT OF GOT A BIT NEGLECTED!
BUT ANYWAY YEAH, HOW SHIT IS JANUARY? HORRIBLE MONTH IF YOU ASK ME I FIND IT REALLY DEPRESSING AND I AM GLAD ITS OVER (ANYONE ELSE FEEL THIS WAY?)

I TEND TO BUY A LOT OF PRODUCTS, SO I'M HOPING TO PUT MY ADDICTION TO GOOD USE AND THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF REVIEWS COMING UP. TODAY I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU MY TOP 5 THAT KEPT ME HAPPY THROUGH LAST MONTH. I HAVE ADDED LINKS ON THE PRODUCT NAME AND TRIED TO FIND SOME SLIGHTLY CHEAPER PRICES.

XEN-TAN DARK LOTION ABSOLUTE LUXE: THIS IS THE DARKEST ONE XEN-TAN HAVE DONE I THINK, ALTHOUGH I DON'T FIND IT TO BE MUCH DARKER THAN THE ORIGINAL DARK LOTION. BUT THE FORMULA IS SO MUCH BETTER, IT DRIES QUICKER AND ONCE DRY AFTER A FEW HOURS DOESN'T SMELL AT ALL I FIND. IT IS USUALLY £39.99 BUT I GOT IT ON SALE FOR £27 ON THE XEN-TAN WEBSITE. IF ITS NOT ON SALE ANYMORE IT CAN BE FOUND FOR CHEAPER ON EBAY.

CLINIQUE PORE REFINING SOLUTIONS INSTANT PERFECTOR RRP £18: I WOULD BEST DESCRIBE THIS AS POLY-FILLER FOR YOUR FACE! MY SKIN IS NOT THE BEST AND IF I DON'T PREP IT FIRST THERE IS NO CHANCE MY MAKE-UP WILL MAKE IT PAST LUNCH. I USE THIS AFTER MOISTURISING, APPLYING SPARINGLY ON MY CHIN AND T-ZONE, IT CREATES A SMOOTH CANVAS AND SORT OF BLURS OUT PORES, IMPERFECTIONS, LINES AND OTHER NASTIES AND ALSO WORKS TO MINIMIZE OILY SKIN!

CLINIQUE PORE REFINING SOLUTIONS CORRECTING SERUM RRP £36: I GOT THIS FOR CHRISTMAS AND HAVE BEEN USING IS FOR JUST OVER A MONTH. MORNING AND NIGHT BEFORE MOISTURISER. I ONLY USE IT ON MY CHIN AND JAW LINE AS THAT IS THE AREA OF MY FACE I'M TRYING TO SORT OUT! (BEING 24 AND GETTING TEENAGE BREAKOUTS IS SO NOT COOL) I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE ITS MAKING A DIFFERENCE, MY SKIN TONE IS LOOKING BETTER, IT SEEMS SO MUCH BRIGHTER AND EVEN, A FEW MARKS AND LITTLE SCARS ARE STARTING TO FADE TOO.

GARNIER SKIN NATURALS BODY TONIC SUGAR SCRUB: THIS IS THE ONLY EXFOLIATOR I'LL EVER USE. IF IM XEN-TANNED UP I'LL USE IT EVERYDAY IN THE SHOWER GENTLY AS IT MAKES SURE MY TAN FADES EVENLY AND I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A WEEKLY 'MEGA SCRUB'. IT WORKS AMAZING AT KEEPING LEGS NICE AND SMOOTH TOO. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY AND IT ABSOLUTELY DOES WHAT IT SAYS ON THE BOTTLE, ITS VERY SCRUBBY (KNOW WHAT I MEAN!?) ITS ABOUT £7 IN BOOTS AND SUPERDRUG BUT WATCH OUT FOR WHEN ITS ON OFFER, I USUALLY STOCK UP.

TEAPIGS PEPPERMINT LEAVES £4.50: I LOVE PEPPERMINT TEA, MUST DRINK ABOUT 5 CUPS A DAY! TEAPIGS TEA IS THE BEST ONE I'VE HAD, I FIND SOME OTHER BRANDS TASTE LIKE MOUTHWASH BUT THIS ONE IS LOVELY AND FRESH TASTING WITH A BIT OF A ZING! 

IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE A MORE DETAILED REVIEW OF ANY OF THE BEAUTY PRODUCTS LET ME KNOW. 

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A REVIEW: PRIMARK FALSE EYELASHES

THESE WERE AN IMPULSE BUY AT THE TIL PURELY FROM CURIOSITY, AT FIRST I WAS A BIT LIKE 'EW PRIMARNI LASHES?' BUT THEN I SAW THEY WERE £1 SO I THOUGHT WHY THE HELL NOT!

THEY CAME WITH THEIR OWN ADHESIVE BUT I SACKED IT OFF RIGHT AWAY, NO GOOD EYELASH GLUE CAN COME WITH A PACK OF £1 EYELASHES, I RECOMMEND ALL GIRLS TO GET A TUBE OF DUO ADHESIVE. ITS THE BEST.

FIRST OF ALL THEY DO FEEL SYNTHETIC, DEFINITELY NOT AS SOFT AS SAY ARDELL OR EYELURE LASHES (I THINK THOSE ARE MADE FROM REAL HAIR THOUGH) THE PART THAT YOU GLUE ON TO YOUR EYELID IS QUITE THICK WHICH MAKES FOR EASY APPLICATION AND HOLDS ONTO PLENTY OF GLUE, SOMETIMES I FIND THE THIN ONES REALLY FLIMSY, BUT THESE ARE GOOD AND ALSO KEEP THEIR SHAPE.
I PERSONALLY WOULD ONLY WEAR THESE FOR NIGHTS OUT, THEY ARE MORE DRAMATIC THAN WHAT I AM USED TO. I HAVE WORN THEM ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW AND THEY ARE STILL GOOD FOR A FEW MORE GOS.

VERDICT: PRETTY DAMN GOOD FOR A £1!!