NOTD - Barry M Pink Flamingo

hi everyone

can you believe it's the weekend already?

i'm so desperate for some new summer clothes, so i went shopping yesterday morning and came back with absolutely NOTHING. don't you just hate when that happens? all i bought was Cosmo and a McDonalds on the way back - I always order the same thing: Big Mac meal; 4 chicken nuggets, Fanta & barbecue sauce. if i'm feeling adventurous i'll get a McFlurry, too ;o)

My little boy Jonah starts getting excited every time he sees the McDonalds sign! Haha.

Anyway, a quick NOTD for you. Barry M's Pink Flamingo. I absoultely love this and only wish I'd bought it sooner. the photo doesn't quite capture the true colour, it's a gorgeous pinky/peachy/coral. It's lasted really well too, 3 whole days before starting to peel!

We're Off To Button Moon...

hello hello

well, wasn't i a lucky lady on the weekend when i got a delivery from boots.com?

i ordered 3 nail polishes and they seem to have taken forever to arrive - or maybe i'm just impatient??

anyway, i ordered Barry M's Mint Green & Flamingo Pink, and Collection 2000's Button Moon. Now, i'll admit that in the past I've not been a fan of blue nails - they remind me of pneumonia - but after feeling like i've been in a pink/red rut lately, i decided to take a few steps down the rainbow and invest in greens and blues. and i'm so glad i did!

i'll be honest- the application wasn't great. at all. initially,it went on quite streaky, and it took a few coats to get it even. but otherwise, i really like it, and i'll definitely be wearing it again.there's nothing quite like getting your fingers ready for summer ;0)

TRESemmé Instant Refresh dry shampoo

hello hello

hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!i've taken today off (phew) and i think i've definitely earnt it after having had a super busy week.

yesterday was the most hectic day yet, i crawled into bed at around 11 last night, which is late considering i'd been up since stupid o'clock.

late nights and early starts brings me nicely onto the topic of my post =)

i wash my hair everyother day, ie if i washed it on monday the next time would be wednesday, but in-between i use dry shampoo. i've tried a few but the only two i've used solidly are Lee Stafford's and almost all of the Batiste range-i think the only ones i haven't tried are the blonde/brunette ones. a while ago when Tresemmé brought out their range of dry shampoos, i was eager to try them but never actually got around to it. however when my mum was buying her bits for coming out here, she asked me if there was anything i needed and a lightbulb went off in my head. a quick scan on the superdrug website told me Tresemmé was on buy 1 get 1 free (around £4 for one tin). i asked for the waterless foam version, but ended up with just the normal dry shampoo.

first thoughts?

as i like tresemme shampoo, i was excited to smell what the dry shampoo smelt like, and i wasn't disappointed. it has that smell of freshly washed hair.

so the smell was a winner, what about how it is on my hair?

again, i wasn't disappointed. i sprayed it on my roots and they really did feel like i'd washed my hair. i know, i know - that is the point of dry shampoo but it felt different to how it normally would. and what's more, the "freshly washed" feeling lasted all through the day.

if i had to find a flaw with it, it would be that the smell only lasted for an hour at most, but it definitely hasn't put me off from repurchasing when the time comes.

next time i'll be using the waterless foam =)

has anyone else used any of the Tresemmé dry shampoos?

Or are there any other brands you'd recommend?

Have a wonderful weekend! ♥

Outfit Of The Day (May 9th)

hiya everyone,

i last posted on sunday, and had good intentions to post again on monday, but as usual things got in the way! before i went to bed on monday evening my ear started to get itchy (someone gossiping about me, perhaps?). it was burning so badly that the only way to stop it was to stick a cotton bud right inside and scratch it that way.

and i know, doctors tell you not to stick them right inside as it can get lost and/or damage your ear, but i've done it loads of times and it's been safe. only this time it wasn't, and it broke inside my ear =(

naturally, i stared to panic and tried to dig it out with another one - even more stupid, right? but it made it bleed. by that time it was either go to the emergency room or just hope by morning it might somehow have settled.

so yesterday morning i woke up and my ear was absolutely throbbing, so i went to the doctors. the nurse there tried to syringe it out, but it wouldn't move so in the end she had to get a large pair of tweezers and get it out. needless to say she told me off and i've definitely learnt the hardway not to stick stuff in my ear. d'oh!

anyway, on with monday's outfit...

logo shirt; New Look

coral vest; New Look

jeans; George @ Asda

i feel like lately i've been stuck in a clothes rut, so i've been rooting way to the back of my closet to find stuff i haven't worn in a while, and this top is one of them. it's of the slouchy/crop style that i like and when the weather is cooler i'll wear a coral cardigan over the top. i think the coral hearts give it a summery feel.

bangles; New Look/Primark/Miss Selfridge

i've g0t so many bangles it's getting to the point where it's actually ridculous, but having so many means its easy to mix and match them. i think the coral ones are actually my mums which somehow found their way into my collection. ahem.

earrings; New Look

Outfit Of The Day (May 7th)

well hello

i haven't posted in a few days as 've been flat out super busy, and today is just as hectic. it's mothers day, too which seems to be a little unfair but i guess there's no rest for the wicked =)

my mum flew home yesterday, boo-hiss. i love seeing my family when they come but it makes me so homesick when they leave. tomorrow david's mum and dad are coming so we'll have a houseful yet again =)

i took a few photos for an Outfit Of The Day on thursday, but i flipped back through them and they looked kind of messy :o/ , so i thought i'd show you what i wore yesterday (saturday) instead.

jacket; Miss Selfridge

tunic; New Look

jeggings; Miss Selfridge

bag; New Look

i never thought it was possible to love a jacket as much as i do this one. i bought myself it almost 2 years ago right after i had my baby, and it was an impulse buy, and i actually didn't think i'd wear it all that much, but i've worn it to death. and it's still looking good. i think i've had my money's worth. it's got a hood, which isn't visible in the pic and i love the zip detail on the top pockets.

this is the bag i'm currently using - no word of a lie, i am a handbag whore and change it every other day. but i like this one cos it's big enough to hold quite alot without being TOO big. i like the satchel-ly details on the front, plus it has a large pocket in the front so i can get to my phone and keys easily without panicking that i've lost them!!

and last but not least, my boots. I got them from New Look (surprise, surprise) about a year ago, and again i didn't think i'd wear them alot, but i have. they're actually looking abit battered on the front now. sadface. the downside is they have no soles on them so if it's icy they are soo not practical - i learnt the hardway, lol. but the upside is the supercute studs on the side.

and that my dears is that! saturday's outfit done and posted =)

April Favourites

hi-hello. i thought i'd do a post on what i used most last month - i actually meant to do one for march, but never actually got around to it. tut tut. anyway, here are my -

April Favourites

Boots Coconut Intensive Hair Mask : I bought this ages ago, and as with alot of my purchases, forgot all about it. it's from Boots, so i know i bought it when i was in the UK - October/November time, i think. anyway, i saw it in More magazine and they said it was great for smoothing out split ends, and it was a bargain at £1.99 for a 350ml tub. When I found myself without condtioner the other week, i decided to try it, and all i can say is that i wish i'd used it sooner! The smell is yum, but then again i love the smell of coconuts. the texture i found to be quite unusual (I meant to take a pic of it in the tub but forgot-sorry!!) and I slathered on a load and left for the recommended time of 5 minutes. as soon as i rinsed it out, i could tell how soft my hair was. i could definitely tell a difference when i'd dried my hair, and i'll definitely be repurchasing this.

Barry M Neon Pink Nail Paint (review here)

i won't say alot about this, as i've already featured it on my blog. it's a nice and bright summery colour, and i've worn it alot since buying it. another Barry M favourite!

Collection 2000 Illuminating Touch concealer: Now, I've tried my fair share of concealers, ranging in price from high end to 5op bargains from Primark (not an experience i'd like to repeat, i was lured by the packaging...) and this one is by far one of the best. as i bought it online, i was nervous about how accurate the shade swatches were, but shade 1: Naked is the perfect colour is perfect for my pasty skintone. it's creamy and smooths on well, and anything that covers up my panda eyes is a friend of mine.

and last but not least, an old favourite that i've recently rediscovered, Avon Glazewear Shine Lipgloss. I first tried this in pink watermelon (£6) when it was launched a couple of years ago, and every time I wore it someone complimented me. A bonus in itself, and it became my favourite "go to" colour. But you know how fickle we can me with makeup- one minute you're in love with one colour, the next you'll be smitten with another, and that's what happened to me. Unfortunately, I never repurchased this and it was only when i was flicking through some old photos the other week when i was wearing it that i decided to reorder it, and i'm glad i did!

what are your favourite products at the moment?

NOTD - Ciatè paint pots - Mistress

what's up, bloggers?

hope you all had a wonderful weekend. i, as usual, didn't really do anything, other than a touch of online shopping and finding out some very exciting news - more about that in a few weeks time!

anyway, i blogged yesterday about my experience with using Barry M's nail effects in Pink Fizz, and how i'd had to take it off because it had peeled off too easily. i'd already decided to try out ciatè paint pot in Mistress 039; one i'd not used before, and funnily enough after i'd dug it out i saw it featured on two other blogs.

it came free with with marie claire magazine a little while ago, and to be honest i put it away with my others and forgot all about it.

firstly, i think the bottle is way cute. i wish all my nail polishe's had bows on the bottle. secondly, i found the brush a pleasure to use. thirdly, it took 3 coats to cover my nail line, plus it did take a while to dry, resulting in several smudges. grrr. anyway, the finished result is a very bright, glossy red.

and lastly, i managed to knock the bottle over and got nail polish on my carpet. d'oh!

will i be wearing it again? hm, probably. and i say probably because i do like the colour, but as i said it did seem to take forever to try. i guess it's okay if you have all day to do your nails.

despite the snaggles i had while applying it, it's an overall big thumbs up.

NOTD + other stuff

hi everyone,

first of all i'll start this post by saying how amazing i thought the Royal Wedding was. i thought it was so sweet how William apparently said "You look beautiful, babe" to Kate when she got to the altar, and she did. Both dresses she wore were absolutely gorgeous.

I didn't watch all the coverage as it went out because it was very early in the morning here when it was shown, but it's been repeated on several channels since then. And they had the weather for it too =)

Now back to business. I used my new Barry M nail effects in Pink Fizz for the first time on Friday afternoon, over the top of Barry M's Dusky Mauve.

What do you think? I liked the contrast of the pink against the grey-purple, and for a different nail effect effect (if that makes sense!), I painted it on diagonally as to how i normally would, and was pleased with how it turned out.

Overall though if I was to mark this out of a possible five, it would only have to be a 3 I'm afraid. i've since had to take it off due to chipping WAY too easily - maybe next time I'll add top coat and try a different colour underneath.

Do you have any of the new Nail Effect colours? What colours do you wear them over?