REVLON: Nail Enamel Review

I’ve been recommended by many friends and fellow bloggers lately various Revlon products. I don’t know why but I’ve never really thought of the brand when makeup shopping, I guess for a long time it appeared it appeared to me as a range for elder women. However times have changed, they have the beautiful (and my girl crush) Emma Stone on their advertising campaign and I hear people raving about their products left, right and centre.

Currently at Boots, they have a 3 for the price of 2 offer on Revlon products so I couldn’t resist making a purchase!  After a lot of deliberation I chose a nail polish, their gel eye liner and one of their lip butters and I shall be reviewing all 3 products over the next few weeks.

First to be reviewed is Revlon’s Nail Enamel in Scandalous. As many of my regular readers will know, I have a slight obsession with finding the perfect glitter polish, so couldn’t stop myself from wanting to try this one out.

The colour really appealed to me, a black polish with purple glitter, I couldn’t wait to give it a whirl. In reality, on my nails, the glitter was more of a pink colour which I was a bit disappointed about. To get a decent coverage I had to apply 3 coats as the black is quite thin. This meant it took forever to dry, and if you’re a bit of a fidget like me, smudges and smears are not a good look!

Now I normally always write positive reviews about products I love, so posting a negative write up is a little different for me. The reason I am reviewing it is because I’m in a real catch 22 with it. On one hand the application process was hard work but I completely love the final look. Also I have had it on for 4 days now and not a chip in sight!

It looks like I’m still on the hunt for my perfect glitter polish for now....

FOTD & OOTD: My Saturday Night Look

Apologies for the lack of posts of late, I haven’t had any internet at home for about a week which has been a massive pain. You don’t realise how much you use the internet for until you don’t have it! Turning it into a positive, it has also given me a nice little break from the blogging world, so I am now feeling more refreshed and raring to go! Lots of new blogging ideas I’m feeling really excited about, so make sure to keep popping back to take a look!

 

So here is something new from me... A face of the day and Outfit of the day post. There are two reasons why I’ve not done either of these before, firstly for a beauty blogger I am a bit lame and stick to what I know. I kind of vary between work wear makeup and an evening look. I will post my work wear makeup look soon so you can see what I mean! Secondly, for an outfit out the day, I can be seriously self conscious about how I look. You see a lot of bloggers who post these types of things and they are Tiny, tall and stunning. They also sport really cool looks, ones I would love to pull off but not sure I ever could! Anyways, I have recently lost a stone (still many to go) I’ve been working out loads and feeling really good about myself, I’ve also been reading amazing blogs like The Militant Blogger who are just so body inspiring. Therefore I am going to post what I wore Saturday Night.

I had an awesome night out with two of my closest friends, it was full of laughs, lots of dancing and way too many drinks. Hence why this post is a day later than I was hoping! Let’s just say I was feeling a little more than sorry for myself yesterday! I don’t think it helped that I had been feeling a bit under the weather with the flu most of last week and had little to eat on Saturday beforehand, at least that’s what I’m blaming it on. Anyway you live and learn!

So my make up! I love a smoky eye look and a bright lip for a night out. Here are the products I used:



FACE: MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC15, Benefit You Rebel, Benefit Fake Up in 01 Light

EYES: Topshop Eyes in Mercury, Barry M Fine Glitter Dust in Silver, Topshop in Precision Eyeliner, MAC Gel Eyeliner in Blacktrack, Benefit They’re Real Mascara

CHEEKS: The Bodyshop Bronzer in Warm Glow

LIPS:  Rimmel London’s Apocalips in Stellar

 I am a huge fan of anything glitter! I added glitter to this look as I was feeling a bit poorly still and knew it would cheer me up! Glitter makes everything seem better!

For my outfit, as I was still feeling a little under the weather I went for comfortable. My friends all love wearing dresses on a night out, but with my chicken drum stick legs I get a little self conscious. Therefore I went for black skinny jeans and a top I bought in Miss Selfridges when I was in Manchester over Exeter. I love the top as it’s a dark peach colour with stunning beaded straps. I dressed the outfit up a bit with a pretty necklace, and my favourite pair of going out shoes. They have a gold glitter wedge and are the only heels I can wear all night as they are so comfortable!

Top: Miss Selfridges

Black Skinny Jeans: Next

Shoes: New Look

Necklace: New Look



Apologies for the poor quality photos! Hope you can still get the gist of my look, my camera completely died on me and I’m limited to my iphone at the moment. It can take fab photos but when there is not much light it’s not great! I hope you all like this post and have had a fab bank holiday weekend!



Top 3 Fragrances

Fragrances are such an individual thing, what smells gorgeous on one of my friends can smell horrendous on me. The scents I love have also changed over the years as my tastes have altered, I used to love really musky smells but I couldn’t stand sweet smelling perfumes however my day to day one now is really sweet! Perfumes fascinate me due to the whole personal element, they can be so romantic, remind you of special occasions or of a certain special person.

I thought it would make for a nice post to tell you about my top 3 perfumes of the moment and would love you to tell me what your favorite is too!

 

1.            Diamonds Eau De Parfum from Next

This perfume is what I wear every day, it’s a bargain at £10 for 70ml so I don’t feel like I have to use it sparingly like my more expensive ones. When I am wearing it I often get compliments and asked what it is. It is a very sweet smell which I really like and smells very similar to Paco Rabanne Lady Million but is a fraction of the price! I think this perfume is great perfume for everyday use and it comes in a very attractive bottle and is a beautiful fragrance.

2.            Yves Saint Laurent – Elle

I received this perfume as a present at Christmas from my mum. It smells woody and spicy but sufficiently floral to sweeten it up a little and make it more feminine and I love it so much. It's very modern and not too girly and has a very "expensive" smell to it. Perfect for a sexy night out. It is fairly strong, so I tend to use it more for an evening out. The staying power is great, it lasts for hours.

3.            Giorgio Armani Code for Women

This is definitely my most favourite perfume, I absolutely love this for its floriental uniqueness right down to the sultry looking bottle. I've got several compliments when wearing it. It’s definitely a lot stronger than the other two fragrances and it is something I’d wear on a date or a night out, is say it’s way too heavy for day time wear. As it’s very strong and lasts the whole day/night so I wouldn't go over kill when applying it! Overall I love it, as it makes me feel daring and sexy in addition to feeling sweet and feminine.

BOOK CLUB: The Longest Holiday by Paige Toon

I have just heard that the month of May is Chick Lit Month, so I feel it’s pretty appropriate to post a review on a fab chick lit book it only just this minute finished reading! What are you guys reading this month? Who’s your favourite chick lit author?

The Blurb

'Don't wait for the storm to pass; learn to dance in the rain…' Laura has been married to the man of her dreams for seven months. But a week before the wedding, Matthew made a terrible mistake. Escaping the humiliation that is now her marriage, Laura is whisked off to Florida's Key West by her best friend Marty. A carefree holiday full of cocktails and fun, surrounded by gorgeous, tanned men, is exactly what the doctor ordered. Distraction comes in the form of sexy Cuban scuba diver Leo. Laura's instant attraction to him knocks her flying, and she falls hard. As the end of the holiday approaches, Laura doesn't want to go home. Is it time to face the music? Or is there more to Key West than a holiday romance?

The Review

Before I begin this review, I must confess that Paige Toon is one of my favourite authors. I have read every one of her books and I would find it really hard to pick a fault with any of them. She has an incredible talent, in terms of making a location come to life and really getting the reader immersed in the emotions of the characters, this author just doesn’t fail to impress. Paige recently announced that she is going to be releasing a teen fiction series, and I know I won’t be able to stop myself, I can pretty much guarantee I will be taking a look at them too. So, as you can see I’m a huge fan and have been counting down the hours for this book to be released, and I wasn’t disappointed.

The main character is Laura, who has escaped on holiday with her girlfriends after her perfect Husband makes an awful mistake that changes everything. After this mistake comes to light Laura needs to get away to clear her head and have time to think about whether or not she can forgive her husband and save her marriage. Laura jets away to Florida’s Key West with her friends Marty and Bridget.

 

However it’s not long before her thoughts are distracted by the gorgeously hot Leo. But are her feelings for Leo just confusing matters more, I mean the holiday has to come to an end at some point surely?

 

Laura is really easy to relate to, and probably one of my favourite characters from Paige’s books. I felt her emotions were realistic and it was easy to get swept up in the story.

All Paige’s books have a great male character that you really fall for and Leo isn’t any exception! When we first meet him he feels a little mysterious but as we get to know more about his character and his background you can’t help but completely lust after him along with Laura.

 

The author also puts a really good  twist towards the end which I never saw coming and really keeps you guessing as to where it’s all going to end. I found with the majority of this story there was a lot of fun twists and turns and it had a great pace to it.

 

The whole of the book was fantastically written the descriptive writing made you feel as though you were there on holiday with the characters. The setting of Key West was beautiful! Paige really made the place come to life. You can tell the author did her research as the descriptions of Key West are truly magical, I’m sure I’m not the only one who has a desperate desire to go visit the place now after reading this book!

 

I highly recommend The Longest Holiday as it’s got a bit everything in it, romance, great characters and a beautiful location! As with any Paige Toon book I felt such a range of emotions throughout the story, one minute I was laughing and the next I was tearing up! I read this book within a day, and I feel so disappointed it had to end; I’m not sure what to do with myself now! I think you’ll probably find me searching holidays to Key West and getting upset as I can’t afford it with my limited budget at the moment. So I shall have to settle with getting lost in some other book, but I’m not sure any would compete with this one right now! Huge Dilemma and any suggestions welcome!

 

Baked Cherry Toes!

Please excuse my feet! I just wanted to share with you my favourite nail colour of all time which is Baked Cherry Fast Finish Nail Polish by 17. I love it so much that when I was tidying up my box of polishes the other day I realised I had 3 bottles of it! It is a gorgeous deep dark pink, verging on red colour and its one of those hues that make me happy and cheer up a cold wet day! It applies really well and doesn’t chip for ages!

Anyone else ridiculously happy its Friday??

I just came across this and I had to share it! It sums up exactly how I feel today after an absolutely crazy week at work. I am so happy its FRIDAY! Whoooop! Anyone else feeling this way too?

Purple Ombre Nails

Ombre has been in fashion for a while and is being used in all sorts of things from dresses to decorating walls to nails. I really like this style and thought I’d have a little go at it myself, after having a massive tidy up of my nail polishes the other day, I realised I have a ton of different purple shades so I thought I’d have ago at ombre purple nails.

From Left to right / thumb to little finger:

The dark purple was in a random Christmas gift set that came with tons of polishes but doesn’t seem branded.

Nail Paint by Barry M in Bright Purple

Rimmel London Lasting Finish in Electric!

Rimmel London Lycra Pro Professional Finish in Ultra Violet

Nail Paint by Barry M in Chameleon Lilac

I am really chuffed with the final results! It looks fab and I’ve had tons of complements! I will definitely be having a go at this with other colours. Also I have to admit I am a massive culprit when it comes to buying a new polish and only using it once! By playing with different colours it has allowed me use some of my polishes that have been sat on the shelf for a while.