NOTD: Easter themed nails
♥ Christmas had kind of lost its magic over the last 10 years or so. It just wasn’t special anymore, not like when I was a child. But this year, Christmas got its mojo back. Being a parent at Christmas is the ultimate feeling. Watching N’s face as he opened his presents, so full of intrigue when we put up our tree, it was just amazing. I love Christmas again!
♥ I took part in a Secret Santa with my mummy group. I got some awesome socks, a fab eyeshadow palette and a parenting book that has been on my “must read” list for a while. We did a Smile Exchange in the summer, which is basically the same idea but just not Christmas. I love putting together parcels for my swapees and love the element of surprise and anticipation in receiving a gift.
♥ I put our Christmas tree up as a surprise for the mister while he was at work. I even made my own decorations out of slices of dried oranges. I also made some gingerbread men out of salt dough and a salt dough print of N’s hand. The mister was really happy and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy :)
♥ I had already done my nails ready for Christmas but felt that Rudolph was looking a little lonely, so added Santa to keep him company!
♥ I had planned to do all my baking on Christmas Eve but I’d gone to bed ill so I had it ALL to do on Christmas Day. One of the things I baked were these amazing chocolate chunk cookies using a recipe from Crepes of Wrath. OMG they were amazing. I will definitely be making them again. Maybe as soon as I’ve finished writing this post...
♥ This Christmas was the first year ever that I have cooked Christmas dinner. I’ve always been to someone else’s house for – usually my parents’ – but I have now graduated to “proper grown-up” status as I have done a full-on Christmas spread for five people all by myself. Okay, so it was two adults, two children and a toddler, but hey, I still deserve a high-five as I was in the kitchen for pretty much the entire day. Apart from when we ate dinner, I didn’t sit down until gone 9pm. I well and truly earned that glass of wine!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
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Catching Up
♥ Christmas had kind of lost its magic over the last 10 years or so. It just wasn’t special anymore, not like when I was a child. But this year, Christmas got its mojo back. Being a parent at Christmas is the ultimate feeling. Watching N’s face as he opened his presents, so full of intrigue when we put up our tree, it was just amazing. I love Christmas again!
♥ I took part in a Secret Santa with my mummy group. I got some awesome socks, a fab eyeshadow palette and a parenting book that has been on my “must read” list for a while. We did a Smile Exchange in the summer, which is basically the same idea but just not Christmas. I love putting together parcels for my swapees and love the element of surprise and anticipation in receiving a gift.
♥ I put our Christmas tree up as a surprise for the mister while he was at work. I even made my own decorations out of slices of dried oranges. I also made some gingerbread men out of salt dough and a salt dough print of N’s hand. The mister was really happy and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy :)
♥ I had already done my nails ready for Christmas but felt that Rudolph was looking a little lonely, so added Santa to keep him company!
♥ I had planned to do all my baking on Christmas Eve but I’d gone to bed ill so I had it ALL to do on Christmas Day. One of the things I baked were these amazing chocolate chunk cookies using a recipe from Crepes of Wrath. OMG they were amazing. I will definitely be making them again. Maybe as soon as I’ve finished writing this post...
♥ This Christmas was the first year ever that I have cooked Christmas dinner. I’ve always been to someone else’s house for – usually my parents’ – but I have now graduated to “proper grown-up” status as I have done a full-on Christmas spread for five people all by myself. Okay, so it was two adults, two children and a toddler, but hey, I still deserve a high-five as I was in the kitchen for pretty much the entire day. Apart from when we ate dinner, I didn’t sit down until gone 9pm. I well and truly earned that glass of wine!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
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NOTD: Christmas Gel Nails
Just a quick post from me today. I thought I’d show you this lovely deep pinky red offering from GOSH. It applies like a dream and I love the chunky bottle. It took 3 coats to get this intensity of colour and it actually chipped pretty quickly, within days, but I think it’s so gorgeous and perfect for winter! You can buy GOSH Berry Me from Superdrug for £3.99.
What colour are you sporting on your nails?
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NOTD: GOSH Berry Me
Just a quick post from me today. I thought I’d show you this lovely deep pinky red offering from GOSH. It applies like a dream and I love the chunky bottle. It took 3 coats to get this intensity of colour and it actually chipped pretty quickly, within days, but I think it’s so gorgeous and perfect for winter! You can buy GOSH Berry Me from Superdrug for £3.99.
What colour are you sporting on your nails?
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REVIEW: Suncoat Natural Nail Art ‘Earth’ Set
New Things #1
I’ve had a difficult week, but it's been somewhat lifted by the arrival of a few lovely packages, such as the September beauty box from Birchbox which arrived this afternoon.
Backstage to Real Life is the theme of the September beauty box from Birchbox, bringing beauty secrets from the catwalks at London Fashion Week.
♥ Bioderma Sebium H2O I know that lots of people are going to be super excited about this product because micellar waters, especially Bioderma, are really hyped up in the blogging world so well done Birchbox. But I’m just not a fan. I prefer to cleanse my face properly. I’ll use this as a make-up remover but it won’t replace my usual cleanser which I do see a lot of people do. it smells really nice though, it’s reminding me of when I used to go to the south of France. Clearly I must have used a product back then that smells similar! (20ml)
♥ ModelCo Party Proof Matte Lipstick in “Kitty” I’m really happy to see this lipstick in my box this month. It’s an easy-to-wear soft, neutral pink. (3.8g)
♥ Reverence de Bastien Nail Lacquer “N°13” I got a deep pearly berry shade from this luxury cosmetics brand. It looks like a great colour to wear for autumn and winter. (12ml)
♥ Molton Brown Ylang-Ylang Nourishing Body Lotion I love Molton Brown so I was delighted to receive the body lotion to match the body wash that came in the August box. It smells so good and the scent from Molton Brown products always lingers on the skin. Gorgeous! (30ml)
♥ Eva Cosmetics Mystic Diamond Argan Oil Hair Elixir This has actual diamond powder in it! I love using oils as I’m sure you have gathered from past posts and I look forward to trying this… just as soon as I figure out how to open the little bottle. The lid seems stuck. Let me know if you know how to get into it without breaking a nail! (6ml)
♥ Green & Black’s White Chocolate This is a ‘lifestyle extra’ and a very nice extra too! Yum! (15g)
I do love how Birchbox always seem to manage to get a good mix of products in their beauty boxes; this one is great as it has some skincare, some make-up, some haircare, some bodycare AND some chocolate!
If you like the look of the Birchbox beauty box and want to sign up, please feel free to use my referral link:http://birchbox.co.uk/?raf=674. The box costs £10 per month plus p+p.
Let me know your thoughts!
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Birchbox – September Beauty Box
I’ve had a difficult week, but it's been somewhat lifted by the arrival of a few lovely packages, such as the September beauty box from Birchbox which arrived this afternoon.
Backstage to Real Life is the theme of the September beauty box from Birchbox, bringing beauty secrets from the catwalks at London Fashion Week.
♥ Bioderma Sebium H2O I know that lots of people are going to be super excited about this product because micellar waters, especially Bioderma, are really hyped up in the blogging world so well done Birchbox. But I’m just not a fan. I prefer to cleanse my face properly. I’ll use this as a make-up remover but it won’t replace my usual cleanser which I do see a lot of people do. it smells really nice though, it’s reminding me of when I used to go to the south of France. Clearly I must have used a product back then that smells similar! (20ml)
♥ ModelCo Party Proof Matte Lipstick in “Kitty” I’m really happy to see this lipstick in my box this month. It’s an easy-to-wear soft, neutral pink. (3.8g)
♥ Reverence de Bastien Nail Lacquer “N°13” I got a deep pearly berry shade from this luxury cosmetics brand. It looks like a great colour to wear for autumn and winter. (12ml)
♥ Molton Brown Ylang-Ylang Nourishing Body Lotion I love Molton Brown so I was delighted to receive the body lotion to match the body wash that came in the August box. It smells so good and the scent from Molton Brown products always lingers on the skin. Gorgeous! (30ml)
♥ Eva Cosmetics Mystic Diamond Argan Oil Hair Elixir This has actual diamond powder in it! I love using oils as I’m sure you have gathered from past posts and I look forward to trying this… just as soon as I figure out how to open the little bottle. The lid seems stuck. Let me know if you know how to get into it without breaking a nail! (6ml)
♥ Green & Black’s White Chocolate This is a ‘lifestyle extra’ and a very nice extra too! Yum! (15g)
I do love how Birchbox always seem to manage to get a good mix of products in their beauty boxes; this one is great as it has some skincare, some make-up, some haircare, some bodycare AND some chocolate!
If you like the look of the Birchbox beauty box and want to sign up, please feel free to use my referral link:http://birchbox.co.uk/?raf=674. The box costs £10 per month plus p+p.
Let me know your thoughts!
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NOTD - OPI Dutch 'Ya Just Love OPI & W7 Pink Debris
Disclosure: I received the W7 nail polish for free to review, however all thoughts and opinion remain my own.
NOTD – Color Club Mod in Manhattan & W7 Pink Debris
Disclosure: I received the W7 nail polish for free to review, however all thoughts and opinion remain my own.
Disclosure: I received this product for free to review, however all thoughts and opinion remain my own.
NOTD: W7 Nail Polish Pink Debris
Disclosure: I received this product for free to review, however all thoughts and opinion remain my own.
I had my nails done at the weekend by my fab friend Jo who owns Vanity Beauty Academy in Hitchin. You can follow her on twitter to see some of her amazing nail art: www.twitter.com/joannawebbnails
I chose this lovely pale pastel green shade from Artistic Colour Gloss called Seafoam. I couldn’t decide what nail art to have done so let Jo decide; she suggested white polka dots but on random nails rather than all of them. I love the look, it’s perfect for spring!
Check out the salon website here: http://www.vanitybeautyacademy.com and if you’re ever in Hitchin, definitely go get your nails done by Jo or Kiri – they are amazing!
NOTD: Artistic Colour Gloss ‘Seafoam’ with Polka Dots
I had my nails done at the weekend by my fab friend Jo who owns Vanity Beauty Academy in Hitchin. You can follow her on twitter to see some of her amazing nail art: www.twitter.com/joannawebbnails
I chose this lovely pale pastel green shade from Artistic Colour Gloss called Seafoam. I couldn’t decide what nail art to have done so let Jo decide; she suggested white polka dots but on random nails rather than all of them. I love the look, it’s perfect for spring!
Check out the salon website here: http://www.vanitybeautyacademy.com and if you’re ever in Hitchin, definitely go get your nails done by Jo or Kiri – they are amazing!
I found the consistency of this polish much easier than the Red Dazzle, both coats applied easily and dried quickly. Of course if you don’t like the gritty texture you can apply a topcoat as I did with the Red Dazzle. Also, because the glitter is suspended in clear polish, you could use a coloured polish first then just use one coat of this to add a little sparkle. Though for me, as we head into the party season I am thinking full-on glitter is the way to go!
Disclosure: I was sent this W7 Nail Polish for free for review purposes, however all thoughts and opinion remain my own.
REVIEW: W7 Nail Polish Gold Dazzle
I found the consistency of this polish much easier than the Red Dazzle, both coats applied easily and dried quickly. Of course if you don’t like the gritty texture you can apply a topcoat as I did with the Red Dazzle. Also, because the glitter is suspended in clear polish, you could use a coloured polish first then just use one coat of this to add a little sparkle. Though for me, as we head into the party season I am thinking full-on glitter is the way to go!
Disclosure: I was sent this W7 Nail Polish for free for review purposes, however all thoughts and opinion remain my own.
REVIEW: W7 Nail Polish Red Dazzle
