Nails Of The Day | Cascade Cool

Essie Nail Lacquer in Cascade Cool* | £7.99

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well and enjoying the sunny weather we're having! So in a couple days I will be going on holiday which means this will be the last post from me for just over a week. Don't worry, there will be some amazing guest posts popping up on my blog over the next week so there will be new posts (and hopefully new blogs) for you to read! Today's post is about my new Essie polish in Cascade Cool which I was kindly sent by Half Price Perfumes. I've been lusting after this shade ever since I started buying Essie polishes and I'm so excited to be reviewing it for you all!

Cascade Cool is a gorgeous bright dusty pink and is one of those shades that every girl needs in their nail polish collection. It's definitely a perfect shade for summer and it looks amazing against a lot of skin colours! It hasn't got any shimmer in but it does leave a very glossy finish to the nails.
With most Essie polishes I have tried, the formula has always been very thick and becomes opaque on the nails in just a couple of coats. However, I do find Cascade Cool is a lot thinner and needs around 3 coats to be completely opaque (this is what I have done in the picture). This doesn't bother me too much as I've never been the type of person to do 1 coat of polish and leave it at that, but it may mean you need to spend a little extra time painting your nails to build up the colour. As Essie polishes come with a wide brush, it makes painting your nails quick and easy as you can cover your nail in just a couple of strokes. It also means you can get right down to the cuticle to create a perfect finish every time! As for the drying time, I found it dried pretty quickly and kept its glossy, smooth finish. My one issue with this polish is that it did chip and peel on a couple of nails within a 1-2 days when I didn't wear a top coat, so I think you do need to wear a good top coat with this polish to make it last longer!

Other than that, Cascade Cool is a gorgeous nail polish that I know I will get a lot of wear out of. I do love wearing bright colours during the summer and this shade is perfect for doing so! Essie Nail Lacquers are now just £1.99 on Half Price Perfumes!

What are your thoughts on Essie's Cascade Cool?
Which Essie polish is your favourite for summer time?

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June Favourite's

Hello lovelies, I hope you've all had a great weekend! So once again, we've come to the end of another month and it's time for me to show you the products I've been loving. It's crazy how fast this year is going, but I'm so happy it's finally July because it means I'm going on holiday this month! I really can't wait to have a relaxing week in the sun, drinking cocktails and sitting by the beach - it's going to be amazing! Anyway, before I get myself completely distracted and start holiday clothes shopping again (it's been a regular occurrence recently I must say), let's get on with the post.

Bourjois Cream Blush in 02 Healthy Glow | LINK
If you've been reading my blog recently you would know that I do enjoy a good cream blusher for Summer. I find that they look a lot more natural and sit better on my skin during the warmer months. One that I've been reaching for a lot this month is my Bourjois Cream Blush in 02 Healthy Glow and I have to say, it's one of the nicest blushers I own! It gives a gorgeous orange glow to my cheeks which is perfect for the Summer time. I'm actually quite annoyed that I like the Bourjois Cream Blushers so much because I think they're just so expensive for the size they are! I would love to try Rose Tender which looks like a pretty rosy pink, but I don't think I could spend another £7.99 on a tiny pot of blusher! These blushers are definitely worth trying, but I'd recommend picking them up when they're on offer.

Sleek Face Form Palette in Light | LINK
Next up is my Sleek Face Form Palette in the shade Light that I picked up last month. This palette has a powder bronzer, highlighter and blusher all in one which together to help contour your face. I've been using this everyday, especially the bronzer, to give my face a bit more definition and shape. I love how easy to blend out all of the powders are and it's such a lovely palette to work with. I'm going to review this palette soon so if you're interested, do keep an eye out!

Benefit The Porefessional | LINK
When I first tried Benefit's The Porefessional, I didn't really see what the big deal was. But a few weeks ago I decided to give it another go and now I have fallen in love with how it leaves my makeup and skin looking and feeling! I apply this mainly in the centre of my face (such as my nose, forehead and chin) and then blend it outwards. Once I have applied my makeup, my skin look so smooth and soft, I just love it! Luckily I have a few of these little sample sized tubes, so I don't have to rush out and buy the full size just yet!

Essie Nail Lacquer in Bikini So Teeny [Review] | LINK
My favourite nail polish this month has to be Essie's Bikini So Teeny! Any time that my nails have been painted, it's been this gorgeous cornflower blue shade that is perfect for Summer. I picked this up recently from Fragrance Direct for just £1.99 which is an amazing deal, especially as it's been a shade that's been on my wish list for ages!

Real Techniques Contour Brush | LINK

Finally, my last favourite this month is the brush I use to apply the contour shade from my Sleek Face Form Palette, which is the Real Techniques Contour brush. This brush fits perfectly into the hollows of my cheeks which makes contouring a lot easier. It also blends out the bronzer very well making it look much more natural. All of the brushes I've tried by Real Techniques are amazing quality and are by favourite makeup brushes by far!

So these are a few of the products I've been really enjoying this month. I hope you enjoyed this post and I would love to know if you have been liking any of these products as well!

What are your June favourite's?

 
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Nails Of The Day | Bikini So Teeny

Essie Nail Lacquer in Bikini So Teeny | £7.99

Hello lovelies, I hope you've all had a great weekend! The other day I ordered a new Essie polish called "Bikini So Teeny" from Fragrance Direct. Now, I'm pretty sure most of you have heard about this beautiful blue/ purple shade and I for one have been lusting after it for ages! So when I spotted this little beauty on the Fragrance Direct website for just £1.99 I immediately made an order and was so excited to finally try it out! It arrived yesterday and I couldn't wait to put it on my nails, so I thought I would do a Nails Of The Day post for you all!

"Bikini So Teeny" is a gorgeous blue/ purple shade that is described as a cornflower blue on the website. It also has tiny bits of silver shimmer which I hope you can see in the photos above. This shade is so pretty for Spring and Summer and I love how it looks on the nails! I like how subtle the shimmer is and it adds a little something to the polish to keep it from looking flat on the nails. The formula is nice, applies well and has an opaque finish in 2 coats, but I added an extra third in the picture above to make sure it was completely even. I'm already in love with this nail polish and I'm so glad I finally have it in my collection!

You can still order Essie's "Bikini So Teeny" from the Fragrance Direct website HERE, so if you're on the hunt for it like I was, then be sure to snap one up as soon as possible!

Have you tried Essie's Bikini So Teeny? If not, what is your favourite Essie polish shade?

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April Favourite's

Hello lovelies! So today I'm going to be sharing my April favourite's with you. April is one of my favourite months of the year mainly because mine and my boyfriend's anniversary falls on the 23rd and this year we celebrated our 4 years together - it's scary how fast time goes! This month I have been loving quite a few new makeup products, some of which you may already have seen reviews about and I think they're all perfect for the Spring and Summer!

♥ Dainty Doll Powder Blusher in "You Are My Sunshine" [Review] LINK

My first beauty favourite is this Dainty Doll blusher in "You Are My Sunshine". This is a gorgeous golden peach blush with tiny shimmers that give your cheeks a really healthy and dewy glow! I've found that I don't even need to use a highlighter with this blush as it acts like a 2 in 1 product. I love how this applies to my skin as the formula is really smooth and pigmented, so you only need a small amount to give your cheeks a beautiful flush of colour! I definitely want to try more of these blushers, especially some more pink toned ones like "My Girl".

♥ Magnifibres Brush-On False Lashes* [Review] LINK
Next is one of my favourite eye products of all time! Magnifibres makes my lashes look so full, defined and amazing that I can't go a day without using it! This is designed to be applied between 2 coats of mascara to give a false lash effect with out the hassle of the real ones themselves. For some people the effect can be too much for the day time, but I personally love how this makes my lashes look! If you suffer with thin and short eyelashes, I would really recommend you giving this product a go!

♥ Essie Nail Lacquer in "Off The Shoulder" [Review] LINK
You may have seen this little beauty in my latest nails of the day post. "Off The Shoulder" is a gorgeous hot pink that looks stunning on the nails and has quicly become my new favourite polish! I've worn "Off The Shoulder" so much this month and still love it to bits, plus I've gotten quite a few compliments whenever I've worn it! The formula is amazing and is completely opaque and even in 2 coats. If you see this polish around, definitely pick it up, it's perfect for this time of year.

♥ Benefit Benetint & Revlon Lip Butter in "Wild Watermelon" Lip Combo LINK | LINK
Finally, these are my most worn lip products of April! I recently picked up a couple of the new Revlon Lip Butters and "Wild Watermelon" quickly became a firm favourite of mine. However, I felt like the colour could be stronger and last longer on the lips, so I decided to pair it with Benefit's Benetint. The tint provides a rosy pink/ red base colour which makes the lip butter a lot more vibrant and longer lasting. Also, I usually find lip tints quite drying but as the lip butter is very moisturising on the lips, I don't get this problem anymore. This lip look is perfect for Spring and Summer and is so easy to wear!

So these were my favourite products of April! I hope you enjoyed this post and that you have found some new makeup items you would like to try! If you have recently done your monthly favourites post/ video, please link it in the comments as I love reading these types of posts.

What are your April favourite's?

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Nails Of The Day | Off The Shoulder

Essie Nail Lacquer in "Off The Shoulder" | £7.99

Today I wanted to show you my new favourite nail polish! This is Essie's "Off The Shoulder" and you may have seen it in my Spring & Summer Nail Polishes post. I have absolutely fallen in love with this polish and wear it almost every time I paint my nails (lilacs are my next favourite shade!).

"Off The Shoulder" is a gorgeous glossy hot pink shade which, despite being such a popular nail polish colour, stands out from the rest in my collection. I love how this looks on my nails and I feel that it really compliments my skin tone. Also, the formula of this polish is amazing! It's creamy and opaque with just 1 coat, but out of habit I usually apply 2 for a more even finish. The flat, rounded Essie brushes make it so you can paint right down to the cuticle without creating a mess, plus they cover the whole nail in just a couple of swipes! Basically, the most easiest polish to apply! I find Essie polishes to last very well on the nails. Without a top coat the polish slightly chips within a day, but not so much that it bothers me.

Overall this is such a pretty nail polish and one that will be perfect with the Spring and Summer time! I recently ordered this from Fragrance Direct for just £1.99, so do keep checking the site to see if they have it back in stock!

What is your favourite Essie polish?

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Spring & Summer Nail Polishes

As it's been a bit more sunny and "Spring" like in England for the past couple days, I decided to make a post on what nail polishes I will be wearing this Spring/ Summer! I'm a girl who loves bright nails and I really look forward to this time of the year where I can wear my colourful nail polishes. I have chosen 5 of my absolute favourites which I have loved wearing so far and probably will do so right through the Summer!

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in "Prickly Pear" (Review) LINK

Barry M is one of my favourite brands for nail polishes and this year they have released some amazing new finishes and effects! My first Spring/ Summer favourite is this gorgeous lilac shade in "Prickly Pear". This shade is so pretty and has a glossy finish which means you can have amazing looking nails without a top coat. Lilac has always been one of my favourite nail polish shades and I think it will look great all through Spring and Summer.

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in "Blueberry" (Review) LINK

Yes another Barry M Gelly polish, but I just find the colour range of these polishes right up my street! "Blueberry" is a bright, bold blue which looks stunning on the nails after 2 coats. I've really been into blue nail polish recently and "Blueberry" has to be one of my favourite shades! 

Nails inc. in "Royal Botanical Gardens"* (Review) LINK

I don't think I could ever get over how gorgeous this nail polish is! "Royal Botanical Gardens" is a bright cool mint shade and is part of the new "Trend Shades" by Nails inc. I think this shade will go perfectly with a tan and is one of the nail polishes I'm thinking about taking on holiday with me in July! This shade is so bright and colourful it just screams "Summer", I had to put it in my top 5!

Essie Nail Lacquer in "To Buy Or Not To Buy" (Swatch) LINK

I bought a set of 4 Essie polishes from TK Maxx last year and "To Buy Or Not To Buy" was the one that stood out to me this most. Again, this is a lilac/ lavender shade but is much lighter than "Prickly Pear" and has tiny blue shimmers running through it. Essie polishes have an amazing formula and their brushes make it so easy to apply, a big must have during the Summer when you want neatly painted nails. This is a really pretty pastel shade that is perfect for this time of the year!

Essie Nail Lacquer in "Off The Shoulder" LINK

 This is one of the newest polishes in my collection (read the haul HERE) and has jumped straight on to my "favourite nail polishes" list! "Off The Shoulder" is a hot pink shade which has something about it that makes it look amazing on my nails! It's bright but not too in your face and just looks really pretty and girly. Pink nail polish is such a staple shade to wear during the Summer and this polish is my new go to one this year!

So these are the polishes that I think will look perfect this Spring and Summer! Barry M, Nails inc and Essie have to be my favourite nail polish brands. The quality and colour range of each of the brands is amazing and I think they are well worth trying out!

What is your favourite nail polish for Spring and Summer?

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Nails Of The Day | Stars & Glitter

Left to right: Essie 'To Buy Or Not To Buy' | Revlon 'Star' | Barry M 'Silver Glitter' | Barry M 'Hologram'

Hey everyone!

So today I have another nails of the day post! I'm going out tonight and because I can't have my nails painted very much (blame college!), I wanted to make my nails have an extra 'something' than usual.

This look is a glitter ring finger and nail tips than would be perfect for winter because of all the cool colours.

I started with a base coat from The Nail Doctor Strengthening kit (review coming soon) to prep my nails for all the polish. I then applied 2 coats of Essie's 'To Buy Or Not To Buy' which is a cool, lilac colour with blue shimmer. Then over my ring finger, I applied about 3 coats of Revlon 'Star' which is a mixture of navy and silver glitters. I then left this over night to make sure it was completely dry for the next steps. 

The next day I applied about 2 coats Barry M's 'Silver Glitter' to the ring fingers. Whilst it was still wet, I use the pointy end of an orange wood stick to pick up some of the chunkier glitters in Barry M's 'Hologram'. This makes the nail more interesting as it has different sized glitters on.

For the tips, I used Nailene Perfect Tips strips (as I am not a neat painter) and applied a coat of 'Star' and 'Silver Glitter'. I then waited for about 40 minutes and peeled the strips off. If you do it any earlier, the glitter will just peel off too. Finally I used the top coat from The Nail Doctor kit! So much nail polish haha!

I love how it turned out considering I rarely do tip colour/ glitter to my nails.

Hope you enjoyed this post!

Amie ♥

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Haul | Fragrance Direct & TK Maxx

Vera Wang Princess Eau De Toilette Spray 100 ml & Vera Wang Princess Roller Ball 6ml £38.99

Essie Nail Polish in Orange, It's Obvious, Tour De Fiance, To Buy Or Not To Buy & Navigate Her £9.99 | YSL Manifesto Eau de Parfum Sample RRP £44 for 30ml, £60 for 50ml & £85 for 90ml

The Nail Doctor Rescue Me 10 Day Strengthening System £1.95 | Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in 332 Baby Pink 99p| Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Balm in Pink Crystal £1

All 5 Nail Polishes Swatches With 2 Coats

Hello, I'm back with another of my hauls! 

A week ago, I made my very first order with Fragrance Direct as I have heard you can grab some really good beauty bargains. The delivery is cheap, but not the quickest (I chose 2nd class for just £1.99) however I am a patient person, so I wasn't too fussed. This is definitely a great site to shop on and I will be doing so very soon, especially for Christmas presents!

The first thing I put in my 'basket' was the Vera Wang Princess perfume. I have been dying to try this for so long but could never justify spending £60 or so on a perfume. When I saw it on Fragrance Direct for £38.99 for the 100ml, 6ml roller ball and a free sample of the YSL Manifesto perfume, I jumped at the chance! It's a lovely girly, fruity and floral scent which would have been perfect for Summer. There is also another 100ml Vera Wang Princess perfume on this site which retails at £50.99 which doesn't include the roller ball or the free sample! So make sure you click on this LINK like I did to save and get more for your money!

Next I clicked on The Nail Doctor Rescue Me 10 Day Strengthening System. I have never heard of this brand before or seen any reviews on it, but it was only £1.95 so thought I'd pick it up. I have very weak nails and always split and peel, so if this works out, I'll be very happy! This is a 2 step system that includes a base and top coat which have vitamins and proteins to help strengthen your nails. I will do a review on this product once I have tried it out, so there will be more details in that post.

The final thing from Fragrance Direct was the Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro Nail Polish in 332 Baby Pink for just 99p. As you can see from the pictures, I wouldn't class this as a baby pink, just a normal to Barbie kind of pink. However, I did read a review of this before I bought it and actually like the colour despite the name. It applies really well, but probably needs 3 coats to be fully opaque.

At the weekend, I popped into my local TK Maxx to see if I could find any bargains. I ended up buying a box of 4 Essie Nail Polishes for £9.99 in the colours: Orange, It's Obvious (an orange - obviously), Tour De Fiance (a hot pink with blue/ purple shimmer), To Buy Or Not To Buy (a lilac with blue shimmer) and Navigate Her (a pale green). I love all of the colours, even the green which I wasn't so keen on. They apply really well and I can see why people have so many of them! I also saw that all these polishes are on Fragrance Direct as well for £1.99 each, but I don't feel ripped off as buying all 4 including the P&P, it comes to £9.95.

And finally, what is a haul without something from Poundland? I found this Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Balm in Pink Crystal which is a hot pink colour with bits of shimmer in. I'm slightly disappointed with this as the colour pay off is non-existent and I find it's quite sticky on the lips. However, I like the watermelon smell and the fact it has SPF 15. It also comes with a little brush, which is slightly pointless as I didn't realise it was there until I was editing these photos haha!

Hoped you enjoyed this haul! Please recommend any more Essie nail polish colours as I really want to get some more!

Amie ♥

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