NOTD : metallic-y pink

When I was given Sally Hansen's Diamond Strength in Platinum I thought it would be one of my nail polishes that were going to be left untouched, instead I found a pretty cool way to use it !

 

From left to right : Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Platinum , Barry M Nail Paint in Strawberry Ice Cream , Sally Hansen Continuous Treatment Base and Top coat.

What I do is I put a layer of base coat followed by my "main" color. In this case, I used Barry M's Strawberry Ice Cream but you can use any color ! After having done that I let it dry and top it up with Platinum ! I just love the metallic-y look it gives. I know my nails are not exactly in their best condition in this picture :( Whoopsies.

My Nail Polish Collection

It is absolutely boiling in London as I type this ! I've even read in local newspapers that it's hotter than the Caribbeans ! So on this scorching Monday I thought I would do a post on my Nail Polish Collection which , I have to say , is not very wide...

These are probably my three oldest nail polishes. From left to right :
This passion red nail polish from Maybelline used to be my favorite nail polish till it got all sticky. It did last me 3 years though !
This Essence Multi-dimension nail polish in Groovy is a sort of Turquoise. I haven't used it in a long time but it is still very much intact and not gooey.
The last bottle is from P2 and I bought a long time ago as well while I was looking for a nail polish similar to Chanel's Rouge Noir. This is what I found but I have to say it needs a few coats to get that Rouge Noir color. 

First of all I have to say I absolutely love Rimmel's Pro Nail Polishes because of the maxi brush ! The brush is probably the easiest brush I have ever used ! It just glides through your nails making an almost perfect manicure. Also , the nail polishes are really well tinted which means you only need to apply one coat on your nails ! From left to right  : 

I love Glam Goth during the cold winter months but it is also a great color for your toes during summer !

I am not a huge fan of Purple Addict ... I just think the color is a little too kitsch ! 

This nail tip whitener is great if you want to give yourself a french manicure. To be honest , I have never tried doing a french manicure with this but I will try very soon !

This base coat is absolutely amazing if you want to wear it on it's own as a clear nail polish . It claims it makes your nails stronger but I don't totally agree with that .... It does protect them well though.

I have already done a review on these nail polishes . If you want to know what I think about them click here.

Barry M is probably my favorite nail polish brand out there ! They have all the colors you can think of , they're easy to apply on your nails and I can't wait to add more of their nail polishes to my collection :) 

There you have it peeps , my nail polish collection ! I warned you it wouldn't be as amazing as Blair Fowler but I'm very happy with what I have ! I'm waiting for Rafa Nadal to get on Centre Court to finish my day with some tennis ...I hope you liked this post and I will talk to y'all very soon ! 

Toodles

pocketful of sunshine

HELLO WORLD !

I'm back from planet revisons .As far as I know , it was hell . The most stressful months and weeks of my life ! I am so glad it is finally over and I can get back to my normal life. Today was the first day of summer as well ! and the sun was out in London Town :) You've got to love that especially when the weather forecast was RAIN . Okay , so I don't know about you but when I finish such a big exam the first thing on my mind is .... I WANT TO SHOP . As crazy as it sounds that's all I wanted to do ! So I headed to Harrods which is actually having a sale right now then I went to Topshop and ended up at Boots.

First up , I got this ring at Topshop for half price ! It's a pretty simple ring but I actually lack of those simple items . I realize that I only focus on getting really sophisticated items that I end up forgetting to buy the classics. So here's one of those simple rings ! 

I finished off at Boots with these two lovely colors from Barry M ! I wanted to get Blue Moon but as I saw these two colors I fell in love instantly and had to get them both ! They are already on my nails and I will be doing a sort of nail of the day sometime this week ! Pink Flamingo is a sort of bright pink and it actually is the same color as a flamingo so the name really does describe it well. Then the other color Strawberry Ice Cream is probably my favorite out of both . It's a sort of pale pink but not too pale...  I don't know how to explain the color but it's absolutely beautiful..Then I was in need of a make-up remover for the whole face and decided to try this one out ! 

Barry M - Each nailpolish £2.99 ; Boots Cleansing Lotion £1.42

There you have it ! I wanted to post this way earlier but I ended up talking on the phone for two hours with a friend and as soon as I got home I cleaned my whole room ( which is squeaky clean right now and I honestly don't remember the last time it was this tidy . ) ! Expect posts everyday :) It's the holidays people I'm on a roll ! Have a whole list of posts I want to do ! SO EXCITED . 

Do you have any requests of posts ? Please leave a comment below if you do ! 

Laura 

Make-Up Favorites

Hey guys ! Happy FRIDAY ! I just needed this hectic week to end . I had so many exams which explains my slow-down of posts ! But I'm back and I have so many posts to write I've been really inspired lately ! Anyway , enough of my talking and check out my fave make-up !

 I know . This isn't make-up but I thought I'd just include my three favorite nail polishes right now . They are alll from Barry M . The only thing bad I have to say is about the 216 Silver Cascade . It is horribly hard to remove this nailpolish therefore I only wear it on occasions ... I was actually really disappointed by this because apart from that the glitter is amazing .

These are the two mascaras I use . They are absolutely amazing together because the Sexy Curves gives you a whole lot of volume which is exactly what I need just because I have the most dull eyelashes . Glam'eyes is great for separating your lashes . But Glam'eyes on it's own is pretty damn crappy. This is what it says on the product : " Ultra Volume . high-definition mascara" Uhm , yeah right . If you are looking for a volumizing mascara this is definitely the last mascara you want to buy. Sexy Curves claims are by a mile more accurate : "For fuller curvier lashes " ! ( The two mascaras are from RIMMEL.)

 This product has been having a whole lot of good reviews and people saying it is the best highlighter. For those of you who don't know this is the Touche Eclat by YSL. I put this on whenever my eyes look really tired and to be honest it totally lightens my face up and covers perfectly my dark circles ! So if you have any bad dark circles you probably want to get this product .

 Although this lip gloss is form H&M it is by far my favorite tint of gloss I have ever tried . I've been trying to look for something like this in other brands but I don't seem to find anything ! It's just this nude-pinky kinda lip gloss and for some reason it suits me really well !

 This is the l'Oreal Contour Kohl in Jet Black. I do wear this eyeliner from time to time but because it easily gets smudged it kind of annoys me . Plus , I don't have a whole lot of time in the morning to put on make-up before going to school!

 I wear this gloss on a daily basis. Sadly , the number and name of this lip gloss has faded ! BOO

  I wear this one from time to time but it's a pretty neon-y color so it really depends on my outfit and my mood ! LOL

 Here are the colors of the two lip glosses and the eyeliner .

Last but not least , my foundation . This is a pretty cheap foundation that I got probably a year ago when I still wasn't wearing foundation often and I just wanted to try it out. So I didn't want to invest too much in it and it's actually really good ! It's oil free , talc free and fragrance free but most importantly ? It doesn't give me break-outs and it lasts for a LONG time ! I actually just went to check out reviews on this product and I have only read good things about it ! DEFINITELY a cheap but good foundation .

I'm actually having my dinner right now and it's 11pm . ! On the menu ? Pasta and a slice of meat with carrots and green tea cake ! haha I'll probably do a post on that !

This is the first time I kind of do a favorites post do you want me to do more of these ? I'm thinking of doing a what's in my shower post ... What else do you want me to blog on ? Please leave comments below with your ideas ! :) 

Love you all , 

Goodnight