MANI MONDAY- VAMPY PLUM

As Autumn looms I decided to go to the dark side and use this lovely Nails Inc shade called St Martin's Lane. This is a deep wine shade that came out last winter but hasn't really seen the light of day as I am more of a bright nail kind of girl!

Products used:

• Nails Inc Hyde Park Base Coat- strengthens weak & bendy nails.
• Nails Inc polish in St Martin's Lane (no longer available to purchase) but the shades "Grosvenor Crescent" & "New Oxford Street" are similar plumy shades.
• Nails Inc "Kensington Caviar" Gel Effect Plumping Top Coat- creates a gel-like finish & helps prevent colour fading, chipping & breakage.
• Nails Inc Corrector Pen- to wipe away the many mistakes I made!
   

I definitely needed the corrector pen with this colour as my nails are short and as you can see my application ain't all that! haha

 I must say that I like this colour more than I thought I would and maybe I'll be tempted to wear shades like this more often and leave the pinks for the Summer time!

x Thanks for reading my lovelies! x

SEPHORA HAUL ♡ PART 2 ♡

As promised here is the second instalment of my Sephora haul with a variety of make-up goodies!

SEPHORA MOONSHADOW BAKED PALETTE-

IN THE TROPICS

This beautiful palette had been on my radar for months but it was always sold out *sad face*  but finally it was back in stock!
I can see why it was hard to get hold of and as bonus for waiting so long it was on sale! :D
 The colours are divine! You get a selection of gorgeous purple, bronze, gold and peachy shades that are all named after tropical islands/places like Bermuda, Fiji & Seychelles.

 These are baked eye shadows and they have decent pigmentation but there is a lot of fall out as you can see in the picture so before application I tap the brush on the back of my hand to get rid of the excess shadow.
 This is more of a summery palette colour-wise but there are some shades that I will be using as base shadows during the winter months. 

TOO FACED SWEETHEARTS PERFECT FLUSH BLUSH-

PEACH BEACH

This is my second Too Faced "Sweethearts" blush and I decided to purchase another shade as I liked the first one (candy glow) so much. I went for the shade "Peach Beach" which as the name suggests has 3 gorgeous peach shades to swirl together.
 It warms up my complexion beautifully and will be perfect for those pasty winter months that we have coming up.
 I really would recommend these blushes to everyone as they have a subtle shimmer (not glittery at all) that makes your cheeks glow.

TOO FACED CAT EYES PALETTE

As a lover of all things cat related I knew that this needed to be mine! What do you mean that's not good enough reason? 

I also love all of my Too Faced palettes and this one didn't disappoint! The packaging is super cute in their standard metal case with a tutorial inside on how to create 3 different looks that they call day, classic and fashion. You get 3 base shades, 3 crease shades and 3 liner shades that can be used with a wet or dry brush.

The shades have catty names like purr, meow, pussy cat and kitty glitter. Love Love Love!

 This a palette I can't wait to use and as you can see in the pic Daisy the cat approves!

BENEFIT SPEED BROW

CLINIQUE BOTTOM LASH MASCARA

As a lover of all things Benefit and Clinique I decided to re-purchase these two products that I always have in my make-up bag.
 The first is Benefit's "Speed Brow" which is a light brown brow gel that helps set your brows into their perfect shape and as an owner of ridiculously long brow hairs this is a must for me!

The second thing is the only product that I use on my lower lashes- Clinique's Lower lash mascara in Black. This is has been with me since it first came out a few years back and I love it as it has a small wand that is perfect to reach those little lashes without looking like a panda!

BEAUTY BLENDER

I gave into the hype and purchased the original Beauty Blender to see what all the fuss was about. After a few uses I can say that none of the dupes of this even compare!

Once damp this blends make-up beautifully and is really soft and bouncy on the skin.
I have been using this to blend out concealer underneath my eyes and I'm loving  it.
Definitely worth investing in! 

SEPHORA VIB ROUGE GIFT

As I might have mentioned Sephora is my all time favourite place to be in and every time I go state-side I end up having multiple trips into this magical store. For this reason I have acquired a Sephora VIB card which is a bit like a Boots Points card but instead of using the points to buy anything in store you get a selection of beauty gifts and samples to choose from.

This time round I was upgraded to a Rouge VIP which is the highest level available and this entitled me to this cute Benefit gift featuring the following deluxe samples:

Watt's Up

Lollitint

Hoola Bronzer

They're Real Mascara

Porefessional

I have most of these in full size so these are perfect  travel size goodies to save space in my make up bag!

The good thing about Sephora is that they now deliver to the UK meaning that my points won't go to waste! Whoop Whoop! 

 And there you have it, my last instalment of my Sephora haul! Have you tried any of these?

Let me know what you are loving!

FYI you can get everything apart from the Sephora Eye Palette in the UK either in department stores or online. 

Thanks for reading. X

MANI MONDAY- CLINIQUE A DIFFERENT NAIL ENAMEL

Today's nail look has been created using a little Clinique freebie polish that I got a few months ago. Clinique claims that this is an allergy free polish suitable for the most sensitive of skins. I think that this is the colour "Happy" although it doesn't say the shade on the bottle. 

The polish goes on really smoothly without going gloopy and dries to a super glossy finish.
A cute accent nail with polka dots was created using the Sally Hansen nail art pen. 

Excuse the one chipped nail in the pic...not sure what I did for that to happen.

Last time I wore this polish it lasted nearly 3 days without chipping! 

Products used:

• Nails Inc Hyde Park Base Coat- strengthens weak & bendy nails.
• Clinique A Different Nail Enamel in "Happy"-  nail enamel for sensitive skin and eyes.
• Nails Inc "Kensington Caviar" Gel Effect Plumping Top Coat- creates a gel-like finish & helps prevent colour fading, chipping & breakage.
• Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in "Fine White 310"- used to create the polka-dot effect.

Have you tried out Clinique nail enamel? 

I wouldn't mind the bright pink shade called "Hi Sweetie"...it's very me!

Thanks for reading my lovelies! 

MAKE-UP OF THE DAY!

Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup in 1N2 ECRU

Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Powder Makeup in 1N2 ECRU

Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Flawless Wear Concealer in 01 LIGHT

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit- 

Creamy Concealer in SAND & Sheer Finish Pressed Powder in PALE YELLOW

 

MAC Eyeshadow in GLEAM & EXPENSIVE PINK

No7 Stay Perfect Shade & Define Eye Crayon in PINK PEARL

 Benefit They're Real Mascara

Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara in BLACK

Benefit Watt's Up! Highlighter

Benefit Speed Brow

Too Faced Sweethearts Perfect Flush Blush in PEACH BEACH

Topshop Sheer Lips in HUNKY DORY 

(not pictured)

Hope you all enjoyed this mini post!