NOTD ¦ Nail Of The Day ¦ New Years eve Sparkle

Here's a look at my new years eve nails, and I also Did my moms nails, So here's 2 ideas for some New Years Eve/Day Sparkle!

The first look I wanted to be a bit more dramatic! So I went for Rimmel London's Black Cab 080, Along with Essie A Cut Above, and lastly on my ring finger with the essie polish, Orly Country Club Khaki a gorgeous neutral colour! 

Here's a picture of the finished look! It Screams Glam to me!

For the second look my mom wanted something subtle but still classy and glam, So I used Orly again and Essie As Gold as It Gets

And here is the finished look.

Both these looks are fun, sophisticated, classy and glamorous. Which is your favorite? Tell me in the comments below!

I'd just like to take the time, to wish you all a happy new year, and I hope you have a great new year. Cheers to health and happiness!

What I Got for Christmas ¦ 2013 ¦

Hey Guys, here is my video of what I got for Christmas. Hope you guys enjoy, and look forward to future videos using the goodies I got from friends and family, and plenty of blog reviews etc. I shall be putting a new blog post up as soon as possible with swatches of the palettes shown in this video :)

My Pandora ¦ Charm Bracelet ¦

This is a slightly different blog than I normally do, however I don't want my blog to just be reviews, I would like to hope I can slowly start doing face of the day/ out fit of the days and other things I think you may find interesting for the new year -- did I really just say new year?! Where does the time go?!

ramble over!

So i'm quite a nosey  inquisitive little bee .. So thought I would share with you my Pandora Bracelet and the charms I have got so far! In the hope you will share with me yours, and if they have any meaning behind them!

My partner got me my pandora charm bracelet in October, it came with the cute little bag charm, that I believe then got released for sale individually in December. Then he got my the 2 other charms, which are the 2 love heart, they are actually 1 double charm, but they split as 2. Its a mother and son charm, from my little boy (technically from Richard) 

And then for Christmas I got 2 more charms,  one of which my partner and son got me which is the gingerbread man! I love to bake, and from about Halloween I go absolutely gingerbread man baking crazy!! And I just think they are so cute! You have to agree... surely?! 

the other one from my parents which is the reindeer from this years Christmas Collection (2013) He's just so cute! And I love Christmas, I jokingly said that I could get 8 reindeer charms, and a new bracelet just to wear in the month of December. 

Whats the secret behind your Pandora charms?

¦ Bioderma ¦ For Makeup Brushes

This blog comes not long after I did a review on my Bioderma  and I love the product, I've actually just repurchased it... which means i'm probably on about bottle 4?! religiously used product!

But now I have just fallen even more in love with this great amazing product!! Your probably all wondering how can Bioderma get better??

Well I have just found another use for the product... and it makes complete sense! It cleans my face so well, why wouldn't it clean my makeup brushes too?

And it truly does, I left my makeup brushes in some diluted Bioderma (mixed with warm water) before washing them. (I think I left them over night -although not pregnant I seem to be suffering terrible baby brain i'm putting down to the terrible twos!). When I next came to them, they were basically totally clean!! So I just continued with the Johnsons Baby shampoo and left to dry.

So for any makeup artist on the go, I can see even more reason to have this amazing must have product in your kit!

Well that is my pleasantly short and slightly over excited blog for today!! Let me know if you have any uses for your Bioderma products!

Here's how I clean my brushes, Hopefully I'll do an up to date one in the new year!

My Christmas ¦ Nail Polish ¦ Must haves

Hello everyone! Hope your all having a wonderful week! It's Nearly Christmas. So to keep the spirit of Christmas going on my blog, today I'm going to share with you my current Festive Favorites... well Nail polishes anyway!

These two are Avon and I just love the Opal top coat on the left! It's gorgeous and adds a frosted affect to winter nails, giving them that extra Christmas glow! The red is a gorgeous bright red almost verging on the "coral" shade but certainly red and a very mat polish. It's Called "Reddy to go".

These 3 are all Essie as you can see. 2 of which are part of the new Christmas Collection. Essie brought out some gorgeous polishes for Christmas, all of which were a glitter/shimmer polish. And I loved all of them but I went for these two! The Red polish at the front is gorgeous shimmery red, with subtle Gold tones as you can see in the picture called "jag-u-are". The Pink glitter on the left is called "a cut above" this is a much chunkier glitter polish but I love it, even though its pink, I feel it still fits nicely into Christmas! Of course their is always a gold included in Christmas nail polish, or in my case 2! But this is a beautiful fine glitter/shimmer polish which is quite subtle. Probably best layered over another color to really make it pop! It's called "as gold as it gets".

Follow here for a NOTD blog I did last month using "A Cut Above"

Follow here for a NOTD blog this week using "Jag-u-are and As gold as it gets"

Here is my favorite Gold, its a very shimmery "full coverage" nail polish. it's a very bold color! Maybelline brought this out a year ago I think. number 820 "winner takes it all"

And finally my last Christmas polish, is yes another red, but come on? It's a gorgeous deep red... This is my "perfect" Christmas red. It's my first L'Oreal polish, so i'm looking forward to trying it. Sade number is "403 femme fatale"

Hope you have all enjoyed this end of the week blog!

NOTD ¦ Nail of The Day ¦ Essie - Christmas Edition

A Christmas NOTD post for you all to enjoy, and to maybe give you some ideas for making you hands feel that little bit for festive in the office!

To create this look I used Essie's Jag-u-are all over the nail, on my ring finger I used any white polish and a medium sized dotting tool to create "snow drops" then I took Essie's Christmas collection polish in as gold as it gets on the tips to add a gorgeous subtle shimmer to the nails. 

Look out for my Christmas Nail polish must haves at the end of the week!!

La Roche-Posay ¦ Effaclar Duo ¦ Review

I have been dying to tell you guys about this product since I purchased it about 3 weeks ago! I have got to say I am totally in love with it!! I purchased it after seeing a review by a Model Recommends and Tanya Burr. It took me a while to purchase it, but in the end I caved.

What does La Roche-Posay say about their product?

"One product does it all. Smoothing imperfections and unclogging pores, effaclar duo helps to reduce excress oil and remove the bacteria which may lead to blemishes. 

For Oily blemish prone skin. specially developed to combat oily skin, uneven skin and blocked pores that may lead to blemishes. Effaclar Duo helps prevent and fight blemishes, even if you have sensitive skin.

Pore unglogging. Enjoy clearer, smoother skin as Effaclar Duo moisturises and removes dirt and bacteria that may lead to blemishes. 

Use day and night. For smoother feeling skin, with or without makeup, use Effaclar Duo before you apply makeup - Day or night." 

Now my skin wasn't that bad but for me it wasn't as clear as normal, the break outs were lasting longer, nothing worked. I was cutting out products, making a simpler skin care routine, still it wouldn't clear up.

So I started using this, and I must say straight away I was amazed with the results. Before I go too much into it, I must mention that I have dry skin.

I saw results within a few days of using the product, my skin started to look brighter, clearer, redness was reduced on any blemishes. The product didn't affect how dry my skin was at all, I apply it all over my face before my moisturizer, once the product has soaked into my skin, which doesn't take long as the product does leave skin feeling sticky, moist or oily I apply my night cream. click here to see my current night cream review

The price for this product is a little on the higher end, I brought it from Boots for £9.00 it was on offer at the end of last month. But I believe full price is £13.00 so its not over priced but it is a higher end brand for boots.

This is my skin savoir, I will certainly repurchase this till their is no more!! If you've tried this product was it your savior too?

Sending lots of extra hugs & love to your house from mine at this wonderful time of the year!

Talcum Powder ¦ Hair SOS ¦

Here's a short and sweet blog for you all, on something that saves me, on those oh so frequent "bad hair days"

So since having my son, their has quite often been a bottle or 2 of baby powder lying around the house! And for any new mom, getting the energy to wash your hair sometimes just doesn't happen! ... and you shouldn't really wash your hair everyday anyway! But if your like me and your hair gets greasy quite easily... then look no further!!

I don't get along with dry hair shampoo, I never apply it properly or have time to work it into the roots enough! So I am still looking for a product I like! ... But why spend the extra money, when sat in my sons room is my hair savior?!

That's right! baby powder simply apply it before bed, or if you don't have dark hair you could probably get away with doing it in the morning! Get just a small amount of the product in your palm and place on the roots of your hair, then rub in slightly and bobs your uncle! Problem solved, fresh voluminous hair in seconds!

Doing it over night if your on your second day without washing your hair I would use it overnight to soak up the oils, and grease from the hair.

That's my hair SOS trick using baby powder! What else do you use baby powder for?

Get UNREADY with me ¦ Youtube ¦

Hey ladies sorry for the lack of blogs this last week! But to make up for it I have managed to film a video for you guys! :) It's a GET UNREADY for me. My current skincare routine.

Remember to give the video a big thumbs up if you want to see more! And Subscribe because it's free and you know you want to click that baby!