I was shopping in Boots recently, and I was looking for an autumnal nail varnish, and lo and behold, I stumbled across this beauty! I snapped it up, and alas, here I am, reviewing it for you today!
The Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Varnishes are my favourite nail varnishes ever, but until now, they didn't have a deep red colour (my all time favourite colour!) so obviously when I came across this little gem, fittingly called "Chilli" I snapped it up straight away.
I won't go into too much detail, as i'm sure you've heard so many beauty bloggers rave about these nail varnishes, and if you've been a reader of my blog for a while, you'll know that I am one of those raving beauty bloggers. These nail varnishes are incredible, and this one is no different. After two coats, this is completely opaque, it is super shiny, goes on really smoothly, dries quite fast, the colour is so beautiful, and perfect for the festive period, (my favourite time of year!) I can tell this is going to be a nail varnish I wear all year round, it's just the perfect deep red, that I think would suit absolutely any skin tone.
Barry M really do the best nail varnishes in my opinion, and i'll definitely be needing to check out the rest of their new shades.  (Which you can find here)

On a side note, if you're looking for some perfect drugstore Winter nail varnishes, I did a post all about my favourites last year, which you can read here. Happy reading!

I'm actually away on holiday for two weeks so this is a scheduled post. My posts will be a lot less frequent, but they'll be back to normal on the sixteenth. Enjoy! 

I'm back with yet another review for you! This one is extra overdue, but it's finally here! If you read my "What I Got For My Birthday" post, then you'll have seen I got this set. First of all, the packaging is absolutely gorgeous! The colours themselves are also really pretty, I particularly like the dusky pink colour, and the bold red. Although I got them in May, I would say they are more wintery shades, but I guess they can be versatile. I have been wearing the dusky pink one a lot! The sparkly colours are especially great for the festive season, and I will definitely be wearing them come Christmas! The colours are really bold and vibrant, and after two coats they are completely opaque. One thing I found strange was the colour picks, they seem quite random, and don't have much in common, and i'm not sure I like the foil one.
They dry really fast, which is great, as I am so impatient, and always smudging my nails Using a Barry M top coat, these polishes seem to stay on for around three days without chipping, which is average for a nail varnish.
As this was a gift, i'm not sure of the exact price, but I found it on Feel Unique for £16 .

Overall I really like this set of nail varnishes. It's my first try at Nails Inc. nail varnishes, but I think i'll definitely be trying out more!

Recently, I went to London (post coming soon, once I condense all the photos down!) And in a recent "London Haul" Blog post (which you can read here), I mentioned that I bought some makeup from "Kiko". I've heard a lot of beauty bloggers rave about this brand, and as far as I know, there isn't any shops in Scotland, so I was quick to snap up a few pieces when I was in London! So anyway, onto the review!



I'll start with the lipliner. I have no idea what shade this is, I think it is 607, but I an't find it on the website anywhere! I got this for the bargain price of £1.80! It was on a special offer, it's usually £5.20 I believe.
First of all, I love the packaging, it's very sleek, and in my opinion, expensive looking. The black box really reminds me of MAC packaging, which is a good thing, seeing as it's a fraction of the price! It's also an absolutely fabulous red, as i'm sure you can see from the swatches! It could easily be worn on it's own (I have done this, and it lasts ages!) It's also not drying at all, and like it's name, it is extremely glossy! I was a bit wary of a glossy lip pencil, as I half expected it to slide ff my lips, but it stayed put! When worn under red lipstick, it really makes the red pop.
I am a sucker for a red lipstick, but i've never owned a red lipliner, until now, and i'm so glad I finally have a red lip pencil in my life. If I go anywhere with a Kiko, I will definitely be picking up more of these gems!



Next, the nail laquer. Again, I have absolutely no idea what colour this is, and I cannot find it on the website, but ah well, onto the review! I got this also for a bargain, I think it was £2.50, which is absolutely amazing! I picked this colour, after a lot of deliberation (i was close to picking up at least five, but I restrained myself!) I I am in love with the colour. It's a pearly nude, but once put on nails it's definitely more of a rose gold colour, and you know how much I love rose gold! (a lot).
What was really amazing about this polish was that I found it to be opaque after just one coat. I do put two on, but I think it's more out of habit than anything else. It lasts a good 4-5 days without any real chipping, which is one of the longest lasting nail varnishes I have! I also don't usually keep the same nail colour for more than 5 days, so that's absolutely perfect for me.
The colour itself is the perfect shimmery nude. It matches my skin tone really nicely, and I will definitely be wearing this on holiday, as I think it will look great with a tan! This is a product I will be buying more of in the future!

Overall, i'm really happy with these purchases, they are really amazing, and also super affordable! Have any of you tried these products? What did you think?

Hey everybody! Quite a short review for you today, but it's one i've been meaning to do for ages. For my Christmas one of my close friends got me a nail varnish set from Accessorize. As i'm sure you can all see from the photographs it's an absolutely gorgeous set of blue, pink and glitter polishes. When I first opened it I got all excited as it just reminded me of all the colours I loved as a child (i was pink obsessed!), and so I instantly loved it!

(l-r Urban Turquoise, Little Duck, Blueberry Muffin, Berry, Vivid Violet, Pomegranate, Strawberry Tart, Papaya, Carnival, Fear and Desire, Mellow Yellow)

So spring is finally underway (although the weather up here in Scotland is more like winter... seriously, it's freezing!) and I thought i'd round up some of my top nail varnishes that I will be rocking all through spring, and probably through summer as well! Lucky for you, all of these can be found in your local Boots, and they won't break the bank, which in my opinion, is a great thing! So lets get started.

First of all, I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, whatever you did, as I know I had a great one!
Today I decided to go shopping in the sales, because I love a god bargain. I couldn't bare going yesterday, as i'm not a fan of crowded places, and the boxing day sales are always hectic! It was still pretty busy today (particularly in River Island and Topshop, they were too busy for me, I ended up just walking out, haha) I ended up picking up a few items, some of which actually weren't in the sales, but still, I haven't been properly shopping in a while.

Note: this was scheduled to be published on 17/1213 but for some reason it didn't publish till the 18th, because it's location is set to Greenwich, waaah)

 Just a quick little review for you all today. You may have seen i'm my recent haul post (here) that I purchased this little pot of amazingness from Boots. I was drawn to this shade, which is "003 - Aurora", and i'm so glad that I bought it. It's a really glittery nail polish, that is even better out of the bottle than it is inside it. It is a pinky colour, but has little gold and silver specs in it, making it the most perfect colour for Christmas-time, in my opinion.

Sorry for the horrible state of my nails, i'm trying to stop biting them! This is two coats, plus a top coat.

Wen a top coat is applied, it really does bring out the silver and gold, and I really like it on my nails. It's one of those shades that I think would suit, must, if not all skin colours.
The price is £3.99, which is really good, considering the quality. I only got this 2 days ago, so I haven't had the chance to properly test the staying power, but I put it on pretty much as soon as I got home, and there is still no sign of chipping. I would normally have waited longer to review a product, but I don't have anything else to do, that won't take a long time to photograph, write a post about, etc.. I don't have a lot of time, as I have a Christmas Dance tonight. I was just desperate to review this polish.
Overall, I love everything about this nail polish, and I am definitely going to be checking out the other colours in the range. Rimmel really hardly ever put a foot wrong, do they? Another great product from them.

Hey guys! Today I went into town to get the rest of my Christmas presents sorted. It was very successful, and I got everything I needed (i'm not going to include them in this haul though, in case the people I bought gifts for read this), and I also managed to pick up a couple of things for myself!

Rimmel London 'Space Dust' nail polish in "003 Aurora" (£3.99)

beauty uk "high brow - all in one brow definition kit" (£3.99)

Taupe coloured heels with gold detailing from Primark (£10 - what a bargain!)

Black ankle boots from primark (also £10 - also a bargain!)

And that was all I bought! I managed to resist many things, including a beautiful burgundy cardi from New Look, and various lipsticks.. Everyone should be proud of me!
See you tomorrow for blogmas day 16!

Hey everyone! I hope you're having a great Friday 13th, and that nothing bad has happened to you (think yourselves lucky, i've had a terrible day!) It's day thirteen of blogmas, and today i'm going to talk you through five of my favourite nail polishes for the winter/festive period. Lets get started!

(l-r) Cappuccino, Deliciously Dark, Blackberry, Rapid Ruby, Amethyst Glitter

(l-r) Deliciously Dark, Rapid Ruby, Cappuccino, Blackberry,Amethyst Glitter

Deliciously Dark and Rapid Ruby

First is these two from Rimmel. I love these because the brush is big (almost too big!), and the colour payoff is incredible. I literally only need one coat. I usually put on two, out of habit, but I could easily get away with just one coat. Also, I find that they dry super fast, within around a minute, two minutes, so they are great to do if you're in a rush. As for the colours, they're great for festive parties, or just any winter's day, I just love them.

(l-r) Cappuccino, Blackberry, Amethyst Glitter

I also have a few favourites from Barry M. They are my favourite brand for nail polishes, and these three are just a couple of the ones that I own. I thought they were perfect for winter. The dusky purple colour (Cappuccino) goes with absolutely everything, the blue is just a great winter colour, and looks great on my nails, and the glitter, well, everyone needs some glitter nails at Christmas! (although I hate taking off glitter nail polish, it's such a hassle!) As for the formula, colour payoff, drying time.. i'm sure you all know how great Barry M is at their nail polishes, they really do never disappoint!

See you tomorrow, for blogmas day fourteen! Thanks for reading.

If you've been a reader of my blog for some time, you'll know that I cannot to nail art t save myself! (plus I bite my nails, so that makes it even harder to paint my nails.)
However, on Tumblr over the past few weeks, there's been a lot of beautiful nail art floating around, making me jealous that I can't do it, so I thought i'd share my findings with you. Here is a few photos of beautiful, Christmas themed nail art!