Irregular Choice Shoes

Would you just look at these beauties!! I think I may have to treat myself to these come payday...

Irregular Choice, Flick Flack  £64.99

Essence Colour & Go Nail Polish - 60 Fateful Desire

Essence have added 28 new shades to their Colour & Go Nail Polish collection, making 56 in total so it is hard not to find a shade you like! The name, Colour & Go, is to reflect that the polish is fast drying, features a wide brush for fast application, and only needs one coat. I only disagree with the last statement. It is fast drying, the brush is perfectly wide making application very simple, but two coats is needed, well at least for shade 60 Fateful Desire, which I used. This could be due to the fact that it’s such a dark shade, and maybe the lighter shades only require one coat (who knows?!), but to be honest, the fact that it is fast drying and easy to apply means that applying two coats really isn’t a hassle. 

I always use a top coat, and with this I find it lasts around three to four days without chipping - but please note, I am lucky enough to own a dishwasher, so my little nails never go into the dishwater to do the washing up! ;-)

The pictures below are the shade is shot without me wearing a top coat.

Make-Up Looks I Love

I always have, and always will, love the dark eyes, light lips make up look. It's such a versatile look that can be adjusted ever so slightly to give a dramatic or soft look suitable for any occasion. You can also play with the colour ever so easily as all shades will match light lips, such as in the top right corner of the picture below.

Another great look with focus on the eyes, is the cat eye. Again, there are SO many ways to play with this look, ranging from dramatic to subtle.

I really want to try the dramatic cat eyes in the top left corner (think I may struggle to get that one right though, you need a steady hand for that one!), and I'm definitely going to be trying the blue eyes look in the bottom right hand corner. I have a great blue pencil that I think will help me achieve this quite easily!

One celebrity whose make-up I love is, Gwen Stefani (I do have a little girl crush on her too). She often goes for dark, bright lips and subtle eyes, but dark eyes, light lips too, and then also very natural looks using neutral colours throughout. She looks stunning in all of them!

Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes Mascara

So, Maybelline decided to give their famous Great Lash Mascara a revamp. Lots of Lashes Mascara features a brilliant heart shaped wand, I say brilliant because it manages to catch each and every lash, making it simple to reach all bottom lashes too. The mascara applies evenly, no clumps, no smudging, just lovely! I do find that after a day of wear however that it can start to flake a little, but this is after hours of wearing. 

I would recommend this, it's a great affordable mascara. On a night out recently wearing Lots of Lashes Mascara in shade Black, my friend thought I was actually wearing false lashes (she was a little drunk, but still, that's got to be a good thing?!).

See below my before and after shots.

Handbag Essential

I recently got Clarins Instant Light Blush in shade 02 Coral Tonic (£19), and I really love it. Just the same as every other blush, it is claimed to give the face a natural healthy looking glow, but I have to say, this one really does! The liquid blush is designed to illuminate the cheeks giving a radiance boost, and has a satin finish. Not only does it give the face a gorgeous natural glow, but it also contains plant and mineral ingredients to care for the skin… aaahh…;-)

I have quite a light skin tone, and this shade is pretty perfect for me, giving my cheeks a really nice natural looking rosy glow. The blush can be layered for a darker colour, making it perfect for the daytime at work, and then layered a little darker for the after work drinks! It is also available in shades 01 Vitamin Pink, and 03 Brown Fizz.

The perfect handbag essential as it comes in a 7ml pack that fits nicely into a small handbag, making it great for touch ups on-the-go on a night out.

Striped Nails

Here I’m wearing 17 Supreme Shine Nail Polish in shade Wave for the base colour, and Etos Nail Art in shade 005 used for the stripes. 17 Supreme Shine Nail Polish features a maxi brush, which is brilliant, it makes application fast and easy with one stroke. It needs two coats, but this isn’t a problem as it dries nice and quickly. This is my first attempt at "nail art" (as you can probably tell), but the Etos Nail Art has a small thin brush specially created to make it easy to apply different designs to the nails, and I love it!

Dior Adhesive Eye Liner Patches

The new Dior Adhesive Eye Liner Patches just look amazing. Such a brilliant idea, especially for those who struggle to apply normal liquid eye liner, and so versatile. They can be worn day-to-day with everyday clothes, or worn at night to glam up a look. The Velvet Patches come in a pack with four different designs, including two classic matte designs, a silver crystal and a Swarovski design. They are claimed to be adjustable, reusable, and come with glue for extra long hold. I want!!!!