Essie Lapiz of Luxury

Essie Lapiz of Luxury, £7.99

This isn’t your typical Spring Polish pick but it’s a lovely blue toned polish and is actually surprisingly the only one in my collection, and I'm not surprised as I'm quite fussy about which shades of blue nail polish I like! I was given this by a friend in a set along with the colour muchi muchi as part of the baby girl, baby boy set by Essie, which by the way I love!!

I have to first say that Essie is probably my favourite nail polish brand and they have amazing nail polish colours! Lapiz of Luxury is more of an ocean blue colour with a grey tone running through it which makes it quite a glamorous and sophisticated colour. Perfect for on holiday or at an event or really for whenever!! As always Essie polishes come with the wide set brush that makes it a one swipe easy application on the nails, perfect! Apply a good top coat and you can assure it’ll be long wearing and look shiny for days!! It’s definitely a nail polish that doesn’t chip that easily!

This is definitely a blue tone that I would opt for wearing and if you’re thinking about buying it…then do!! Honestly you can get so much wear out of this colour. What Essie shades are you wearing for Spring? Hope you liked this and I hope you all have a lovely weekend! X 

Get To Know Me Tag!

So I was tagged to do this by my best-friend Beth, so thanks Beth! Now let’s get on with the questions...

1.       Do you have a middle name?

Yes I do it’s Laura 

      

2.What was your favourite subject in school?

I am still in school but my favourite subject will forever be ART!

      

3.What’s your favourite drink?

Pepsi

     4.What’s your favourite song at the moment?

Ummm hello Let it Go from Frozen!

5.What would you name your children?

I like the name Harry for a boy and Madison for a girl?

6. Do you participate in any sports?

In my family everyone kind of has their own sport and I actually did trampolining for 5 years and if I say so myself I was pretty damn good at it, also does rounders count at school?  Plus I usually go to the gym in the summer months!

7.What’s your favourite book?

Well to date it would be The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

8.What’s your favourite colour?

Pink!

9.What’s your favourite animal?

Cheetah’s, world’s fastest land mammal, nerding it out there haha

10.What’s your favourite perfume?

Lancome La Vie est Belle!

11. What’s your favourite season?

Winter! Durrr Christmas and My Birthday!

12.Have you graduated from school?

 I’m in sixth form currently but I’ll be leaving in June then off to University!

13.Have you been out of the country?

I have, I’ve been to Paris, Spain, Majorca, Tenerife...

14.Do you speak any other languages?

Well I did kind of take Spanish in school in Year 9, but I didn’t take it seriously, although I do a great Scottish accent, does that count?

15.Do you have any siblings?

Indeed I do, I have one brother and one sister!

16.What’s your favourite store?

I'm choosing more than one store (shopaholic here!)  and they would have to be Miss Selfridge, New Look and Debenhams

17.What’s your favourite restaurant?

Red Hot?

18.Do you like school?

Yeah I do like school, I can hang out with friends and it’s always a laugh plus I do actually like all my subjects despite me complaining sometimes!

19.Who are some of your favourite YouTubers?

Zoella, FleurdeForce, EleventhGorgeous, TanyaBurr, RachhLoves, Pixiwoo, Marcus Butler, Sawyer Hartman, okay I like a lot of YouTuber’s!!

20.   What’s your favourite movie?

Confessions of a Shopaholic, I once made my sister watch it 20 times in a row!! Not even kidding!

21.   What are some of your favourite TV shows?

Pretty Little Liars, Vampire Diaries, Made in Chelsea, Friends, How I met your mother, Game of thrones, Once upon a Time…

22.   Do you have a PC or Mac? 

         
            PC but I do want a MAC.

23.   What phone do you have?

            The iPhone 4

24.   How tall are you?

I am 5ft 3 and a half! 

 25.   Do I have any pets?

 Nope!

Well I thought this tag was a lot of fun and now you know a little bit more about me! I tag Belle Blue and Sian and Jackie. Plus anyone else that wants to do this tag! Hope you enjoyed this and I hope you have a lovely weekend! x 

March Empties...

So I know I’m a tad late with the March empties as we are into April now…ooops! I love reading these as if you’ve finished it you know it must be a loved product! So here is the run-down of my March empties.

Skin Therapy Facial Wipes

So I finished up a packet of makeup wipes, my dad actually picked these up and they were pretty good! They don’t have a fragrance to them which I liked and they had quite a wet formula making them perfect for removing stubborn eye makeup!

Lee Stafford Flat Iron Protection Spray

I’m kinda sad I finished this as I do love the smell, it’s actually amazing as it is with all the Lee Stafford products, it's a great heat defence spray and is definitely one I’d recommend.  Also I’m kind of interested in trying out the argan oil heat defence spray but priced at £12.99 I’d rather stick to the original one! Plus bonus points for pink packaging, which I adore!!

Benefit They’re Real Mascara

I can’t believe this is finished, it is by far the best mascara I have ever used (high end that is) and even though it is really pricey at £19.50, I know it's actually ridiculous, I have a sneaky Debenhams voucher from Christmas left over (I’m shocked I haven’t spent it already!) so I may be repurchasing this bad boy again soon!

Rimmel Volume Flash Scandal Eyes Mascara

From a high end mascara to a good ol drugstore one, I actually really like this mascara as it has a fat wand that really coats your lashes and gives you that doll eyed look (you know the one we all try and achieve haha). I am going to repurchase this after I’ve finished up some other mascara’s in my collection but I would recommend this one from Rimmel, I know they have a few different variations of this one though so maybe it’s worth checking them out too! 

Clean and Clear Exfoliating Daily Wash

I actually am in love with this product and it has done wonders to my skin I can’t thank it enough, is that weird…well whatever I’m rolling with it thank you Clean and Clear!!! I use this face wash morning and night and I have really seen a difference in my skin. I have normal to dry skin and this product doesn’t dry me out, bonus!! I also like how this is an oil free formula too and it makes my skin super soft!! 

Sarah Jessica Parker Perfume- SJP NYC

I really liked this perfume with its quirky colourful packaging and it’s absolutely gorgeous scent!! The fragrance is quite playful and fruity which is what drew me to it in the first place, I would re-purchase but there are so many other fragrances out there that I want to try, so this one will just have to wait!

Vera Wang Princess Perfume

Yes, I went through two perfumes and this one actually lasted for quite a while considering I got this back at Christmas 2012, whoa throw back much!! This scent really is a classic and you can’t really go wrong with Vera Wang fragrances, can you? This scent is quite sophisticated and c’mon the bottle is so pretty!!! This is a product that definitely makes you feel like a princess and I’m sad that I’ve finished this!

So that’s it for my March empties, I used up quite a few products this month and a lot of them I love so much, so I think some repurchasing is in order, basically another excuse to shop, oh well! Do you have any March empties, what do you think about these products? Let me know in a comment below! Hope you all have a lovely week!!! X 

MAC's Angel...

I think most people remember their first MAC lipstick purchase and mine so happens to be Angel. Now it is definitely an overwhelming task when choosing your first MAC lipstick as they have so many different colours along with different finishes, but fear not take your time choosing one, I know I kind of binged looking through different blog posts and YouTube videos to see what lipstick I would like to purchase first. 

So Angel it's a really nice neutral pink colour nothing too bright and bold and I feel this really suits my skin tone as well. It does have a frost finish, now some of the frost finish lipsticks are quite shimmery (so be weary of that), however I would advise that you swatch them as the shade Angel really doesn't have that much shimmer to it. The wear time for this lipstick is not the best you could get away with it for 2 hours max but you will definitely have to re-apply! This lipstick is slightly glossy but not too much and it gives a nice wash of colour over the lips. I tend to apply this straight from the bullet then smooth and work it in with my fingers as that's what works best for me, you could always apply it with a lip brush also though! Plus who could forget the scent that these lipsticks have it's very vanilla and cake like, bonus points there MAC! 

Overall even though I have bought this lipstick over a year ago I haven't given it as much love as what I should have considering I spent £15.00 on it!! Now MAC lipsticks I feel will always be hyped about and everyone wants to add one to their beauty collection, am I right? The lipsticks are alright price wise in comparison to some other high end brands but I feel you can easily find nice lipsticks at the drugstore also that are just as good! Plus I do still have my eye on a few MAC lipsticks that I would like to add to my collection. I do adore the shade Angel and I'm glad it was my first lipstick choice from MAC but I think I'm going to have to start using it a lot more and since Spring and Summer are coming up I have no reason not to use it! 

So Angel was my first MAC lipstick, what was yours? And I hope you all have a lovely weekend! x 

Very Inspiring Blogger Award Nomination

A sneaky extra post this week for you all that's very exciting, I've was recently nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award by the lovely Jackie from Lovely Babbles By J.Nicole, so thanks for nominating me Jackie! 

So here are the award rules...

1.Thank and link the amazing person that nominated you.

2.List the rules as well as display the award.

3.Then share seven things/facts about yourself.

4.Nominate fifteen other amazing blogs and remember to comment on their blogs to let them know you've nominated them also provide a link in your post.

5.This rule is optional you can proudly display the award logo anywhere on your blog e.g. on your sidebar and also follow the blogger that nominated you.

With the rules out of the way lets get onto some facts about me!

1.I have recently had this obsession with anything rose gold!

2.I love the film Frozen, it's amazing!!!

3.Big Harry Potter fan, read all the books and watched the films countless times (don't judge!)

4.I'm a December baby, and my birthday is three days after Christmas!

5.I'm in sixth form currently studying Biology, Media Studies and Art!

6.I'm a complete Daddy's girl!

7.I want to visit New York one day!

And here are my nominations-

Reading Something New Everyday

The China Doll Diaries 

Becky's Beauty Fix

La Vie de Chloe

Ginger Pretty

pieternella

patsypicks

Catching Dreams

Style Me Pretty

Fashion Fanatic

BeautyBakingBella

yourdoseofcoffee

The Girl Cried Beauty

Bed in the Kitchen

Summer Fling

Lastly another big thank you to Jackie for nominating me!!

Deborah Lippmann- Glamourous Life

Deborah Lippmann nail polishes are my lacquer weakness and  I have been lusting after one for ages! Ever since I saw the mermaids collection she bought out I knew I needed to have these nail polishes in my life! Now in the UK Deborah Lippmann isn't really that easy to find (well at least for me anyway!), however I spotted these gorgeous nail polishes from afar in a House of Fraser (heart stops...). Now they didn't have every colour there that Deborah Lippmann has to offer but enough shades all the same, and colours that have you looking at your finger tips every minute. These polishes retail for around £14 a bottle ( I know it's a lot) however it's worth investing in especially if you really like the colour, right? The only small issue I have with these nail polishes is the brush it's quite long and thin and for someone who is more used to the Essie wide-set brushes you have to be a little more careful with the application for the Lippmann lacquers. 

I picked up the colour Glamorous Life a metallic rose gold, seriously I am so obsessed with rose gold I think it's ever since I got my Coach watch for my Birthday! This colour is honestly gorgeous and it really does look nice on the nails. The only little niggle I have with this polish is that on the first application of it, it does come off a little streaky however that is solved and hidden away on the second application. 

So Deborah Lippmann polishes have cemented there way into a place in my beauty lovers heart. I honestly love the polishes and I'm already eyeing up a few more that I want! I also made my sister get one to and she opted for buying Wicked Game and iridescent purply grey colour...so pretty! Have you tried the Deborah Lippmann Polishes, which ones are your favourite? Let me know and I hope you have a lovely week! x

The Coveted Collection Concealer

The Collection concealer a highly raved about product in the beauty community and I can kind of see why!

Now it did take me a long time to actually purchase this product and the only reason for that was due to the fact that I hardly wear foundation or concealer as A) I don’t feel the need to wear it and B) I have quite a few blemishes on my face and I don’t really want to aggravate them by covering them with makeup. Although with that aside let’s get on with my views on this product.

First of all quite standard packaging if I’m honest nothing special but considering this concealer only costs £4.19 it’s really inexpensive plus I think I got mine on sale or something because it only cost me £2! In terms of covering up blemishes this didn’t really work for me personally it actually felt quite cakey and heavy on my skin and didn’t do the best job at covering the redness (sad times!), however that could be due to the fact that my skin was quite bad back when I purchased this but still I don’t think this concealer will be being used for covering up my blemishes any time soon. Saying that though this concealer is great for covering my under eye circles, not that they are ridiculously bad it just does a good job of covering them…so great! Also I have been using this a lot lately for kind of priming my eyelids before applying my Maybelline colour tattoo and MAC’s patina on top of it, don’t really know if it’s a good idea but it works for me and I feel my shadow stays on a lot longer, so result! The shade range however is quite limited and I believe they have changed the names of the colours? I think I was right for going with number 2 as I feel the lightest shade Collection offer would be far to light on my skin. 

All in all the hyped about raved concealer ended up being relatively average for me nothing to particularly scream about, what are your thoughts on this concealer? Let me know in a comment below. Hope you all have a lovely weekend! X