Showing posts with label nails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nails. Show all posts

Sunday, 3 March 2013

February Favourites

Hello everyone, I hope you are well! 
Here are my favourite products of last month. 

Face
Nivea Refreshing Facial Cleansing Wipes (normal & combination skin) - Superdrug £2.99
I usually use the Simple Cleansing Wipes but they were out of stock when I went to the store, so instead I picked up the Nivea wipes and I'm glad I did! I have been enjoying them a lot more than the Simple facewipes, they smell amazing and leave my face feeling clean and soft.

Maybelline Colossal Volum Express The Rocket Mascara (Very black) - Superdrug £7.99
I went into Superdrug to repurchase my usual mascara which is the Maybelline Volum' Express Colossal Cat Eyes (the yellow one - these names are far too long for my liking!) When I got to the till I was asked if I wanted to try the Rocket one as it was on offer, after requesting to take a look at the wand before purchasing and with very little persuasion I decided to give it a go! At first I was a little unsure about this mascara as I'm not really a fan of the 'plastic bristle' wands but I find this wand is much more flexible than the other harder plastic brushes I've tried in the past and now I am in love with this mascara! It spreads out my eyelashes without clumping and gives me great volume and length - although my eyelashes don't look quite like they do on the advert!

Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Lash Extending Treatment Mascara - Fragrance Direct £6.50
My boyfriend gave me this as a gift from as part of a Wowcher deal and it was love at first sight! This mascara is brilliant, my eyelashes always look amazing after using this. I tend to use this mascara alongside my main mascara - this is my personal preference as I like the look I get when I layer up my mascaras. However I do wear this on its own on days where I'm not wearing much makeup or if I want a more subtle, natural look.

Hair

Edward Beale Ultra Gloss Argan Oil (normal/coarse thick hair) - TK Maxx £9.99
I found this in TK Maxx last year when I was browsing through the hair care and beauty section. I think this store is amazing, I always find something new to try out and everything I find is usually very reasonably priced!
I have tried many hair oils but it's always nice to try out more! The thing I like about this oil is that it is very lightweight on  my hair and doesn't way it down, it also smells good! I use this on towel dried hair and then go ahead and style my hair as usual. It always feels soft and looks shiny after using this.

It's a 10 Miracle Leave-in Conditioner - TK Maxx £12.99
My boyfriend's sister bought this back from America for me and I fell in love with it, it seriously is a miracle product! I didn't want to like this product as much as I do because it's not easy to get hold of in the UK (as far as I know) and I know I would have been rather upset when it had ran out. Luckily TK Maxx came to my rescue just in the nick of time! I noticed them when I was Christmas shopping in Manchester so decided to stock up on a few! My hair has never felt so good! I use this every time I wash my hair, it detangles my hair in no time and leaves it feeling soft and extremely moisturised.

Lips

I have had extremely chapped lips for the past few months and these lovely products have been getting me through! As well as my homemade sugar and honey lip scrub! 

Nivea Pearly Shine - Superdrug £1.49
I like this lip balm as it gives me a sheer pink tint on the lips which means I can have a hint of colour on my lips at the same time as moisturising them.

EOS Summer Fruit Lip Balm (organic) - Amazon £6.99 
Boots now stock a different version of these lip balms called 'Balmi' they cost £4.99 and contain SPF. I don't know how good they are as I haven't tried them for myself but I'm sure they do the same job if not, better!

Vaseline (with Aloe Vera) - Boots £1.99
This is my favourite Vaseline out of all of them mainly because of the smell!  It also works really well under lipsticks.

Nails
(pictures taken with Canon A3300is)

Essie We're in it together- available at Boots £7.99
I have been loving this nail polish as you probably know from my previous blog posts! (take a look here). The colour is gorgeous and I love how it looks on my nails. I actually got this when it was on offer on the Fragrance Direct website but I'm not sure if they stock this colour anymore.

Barry M Diamond Glitter - Boots £2.99
I love the Barry M glitter polishes, I really need to get more! They are a simple way to jazz up your nails when you don't have time for fancy nails designs and patterns.

Nail Art Fine Painting Brushes - Ebay £2.69
I have been looking around for more nail tools in the hope that if I practice nail designs more often then I'll get better at them. These are really easy to use and the fine brush tips make nail designs much simpler to do if you're a beginner like myself I would definitely recommend getting some brushes like these.

What were your February favourites?


Natasha Carly x
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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Simple Valentine's Day Nails

Hello everyone, I hope you are well!

As it's Valentine's Day tomorrow, I thought I would post a picture of the nail design that I will be wearing.

I have been LOVING  triangle accent nails recently so instead of going for my usual heart designs, I decided I wanted to do something simple and a little different. 

 This is the design that I came up with:-

(Taken with iPhone 4s)

I used a baby pink and a shimmery purple for this nail design. I think the two colours go really well together and I like them of my traditional pink nails with hearts.

The polishes I used are both from the Essie range, I used 'We're in it together' and 'It's genius'. This design is so simple to do and works with many different polishes and colours!


What nail designs have you come up with? Comment below and let me know!

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day! 

Natasha Carly x
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013

We're in it together.

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well!

Today I'm sharing my current favourite nail polish/nail looks with you, featuring Essie's 'We're in it together' - This cost me just £1.99 from the Fragrance Direct Website I ordered a few other colours too as they were such a bargain!

This is such a beautiful colour, to me this is THE perfect pink! I've been enjoying mixing it up with other colours and glitter polishes epecially Barry M 'Diamond Glitter' and China Glaze 'Champagne Bubbles' (as shown below).


(pictures taken with iPhone 4s)

If you would like to see a step by step tutorial of how I did this triangle design then let me know in a comment below. There are many videos on YouTube that show you how to do this but it's really simple to do and I would love to share my tips with you.

What are your current favourite nail designs?

Natasha Carly x
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Sunday, 25 November 2012

Favourite Autumn Polishes

Hello everyone,

Today I'm sharing my favourite Autumn nail polishes that have been loving and wearing a lot this month.
They are all Essie nail polishes and are the first polishes that I have tried from the collection.
 I have to say I am very impressed with these polishes, the consistency is perfect and they apply nice and smoothly!
This lovely trio cost just £9.99 from Tk Maxx - you can't beat a good bargain so I just had to have them!
I got a few other bits and bobs from Tk Maxx too, if you want to see what else I got then let me know and I will do a post on them!

Here are the polishes:-


                                  
 (Pictures taken with iPhone 4s)

It's Genius 
A violet purple with golden flecks/shimmers.

Brownie Points 
A creamy rich brown.

Mamba 
A warm-toned nude with a hint of peach. 
(It has very fine shimmers that you can see in the light if you look close enough).

I hope you enjoyed this post!
What were your favourite polishes this month?

Natasha Carly x
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Saturday, 19 May 2012

My week in pictures #2

Hello everyone, I hope you are well!

I apologise for my lack of posts recently! After finishing my last assessments I have spent most of my time celebrating the end of my first year at university and saying goodbye to my uni friends for summer. I have moved back home for summer now woohoo!! So now I will have more time to blog!

In the past week I have received a Cleanse & Polish from Liz Earle (review to come) I have purchased a new camera which I am still trying to figure out properly! I have also won my first giveaway and FINALLY booked my holiday! My boyfriend and I will be going to Turkey this year, I am so excited as I have never been before! Have any of you visited Turkey before? If you have, leave a comment and share your experience with me!

Now lets get on with the post...

(Pictures taken with iPhone 4s)

Moustache Ring - Primark
I grabbed this ring from the Men's section in Primark.
I think it is really funny and had to have it as soon as I saw it, it was only £1.

New Hair
I was bored of my hair being one length so I decided to cut more layers into it.
I am also thinking about changing the colour,
I either want to go a few shades lighter all over or go for an ombre style.
What do you think? - Take part in the poll on my blog!

Package from Liz Earle
I was so excited on Monday morning when this package arrived for me in the post!
The Cleanse & Polish was wrapped so beautifully and came with information booklets etc.
(I will show you everything I received in my upcoming review).

Power Pink!
Nails Inc nail polish free with InStyle Magazine.
Such a pretty colour!

Mac Studio Fix
New addition to my make-up bag!
I tweeted asking what foundation is good for oily skin and most of you raved about
Mac Studio Fix, so I purchased this on Thursday and I am already loving it, 
I don't know why I didn't buy it sooner! 

TRESemme - Instant Refresh
I don't know what is going on with my hair lately but it has been getting very oily 
a lot faster than usual! 
So this TRESemme dry shampoo has been a life saver!!

Liz Earle - Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser
I am currently using this as part of my skin care routine and I am loving it!
I'm not going to say too much about this product as I will be doing a full review on it.


Natasha Carly x
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Saturday, 12 May 2012

My week in pictures #1

Hello everyone,

Today I'm sharing a collection of pictures from my week...

(Pictures taken using iPhone/Canon A3300IS)

1) Quick and easy stir-fry.
2) New purchase from H&M.
3) Time to get rid of my frizzy locks!
4) Magazine cutting - 'beat the bloat!'
5) Pamper time!
6) Mission: Beach Body = FAIL! - third flapjack I've had this week!
7) Enjoying having straight hair this week!
8) So far I'm liking Garnier's eye makeup remover.
9) My signature scent for Spring.
10) Current daily body lotion.
11) Click, click SNAP! - new camera
12) Nail design - bright yellow spots on pastel blue.
13) Trying out a new toothpaste.

I hope you all had a lovely week!

Natasha Carly x
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Sunday, 6 May 2012

Revlon Nail Polish Review

Hello everyone, 

Today I'm going to be sharing two Revlon nail polishes that I have been wearing a lot lately.




  (Pictures taken with iPhone 4s)

These Revlon Nail Enamel polishes are gorgeous! I love the collection they have and the variety of colours are awesome!

I find the Revlon nail polishes last quite a long time without chipping, which for me is great as there's nothing I disike more than chipped nail polish!

For me Charming is THE perfect pastel lilac colour and Fuchsia Fever is so vibrant and fun!
I have been wearing these colours none stop lately and look forward to wearing both of them during summer!

I bought these polishes from Superdrug, they cost £6.49 each.

What colours have you tried? Let me know below!

Natasha Carly x
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