The new Behind the Blog

Hi guys!

So over the past couple of weeks I feel I have had some amazing ideas for this blog! Since I am soon to be finishing Uni for summer I'll have the time be able to concentrate on blog posts and what not.

I'm also embarking on a new stage if my life, I'm dieting.. It was scary to think of at first but I've took it head on and so far it's going pretty well! 

So here it is, the new plan!

Mondays-

Mondays will continue to be the day where i share what began this blog... The  beauty and make up I am loving, reviewing, hauling and reccomending. 

Wednesdays-

Wednesdays are going to be something very dear to my heart.. My Uni Tip Talk, as I finish my first year of university I want to share with all future uni students what it's really like to be a uni student and how i went about getting in to university.

Fridays-

Friday's will be the day where I share my dieting tips, recipes, new excersises and whatever else I have found out about dieting that week. 

So this is it! This is the start of the new Behind the Blog.. I hope you enjoy it!!

See you soon.. (Hopefully..) x

50 Years of Superdrug

Hi Guys!!

So a few weeks ago Superdrug celbrated their 50th birthday! They have a lot of instore and online offers, competitions and promotions going on aroudn thier birthday celebrations but one thing they did was team up with Barry M.

Now if you have read my blog previously you will probably all ready be aware of my border line obsession wih Barry M nail polish's and there are very few of them left now that i do not own.. so of course when i seen this team up with superdrug for a limeted edition special polish i just had to check it out! To my surprise i actually loved it, some of the previous specials Barry M have brought out haven;t really caught my eye, but this one was glittery so the typical glitter obsessor i am it came home with me!

I originally put this polish over a pale pink thinking it would add the perfect princess glitter top coat to make my nails extra jazzy! But to my surpruse the tint of the rather deep pink actually came across as well as the gltter.. so after taking all the nail polish off and applying this on it's own about 2/3 times i had such beautiful fuschia pink glitter nails!

I purchased mine when it was first released a few weeks back but i should imagine they will beround stores for a few months so if you come acros i would recomend you checking it out! They retail at the same price as any other standard Barry M polish, and are clearly noticiable from the different packaging. http://www.superdrug.com/barry-m-cosmetics/barry-m-nail-polish-pink-glitter-50th-birthday-10ml/invt/914661&bklist=

Thanks guys.. Jess x

Starting a Trend

Hi Guys!

So i know i usually post blogs on mondays and yesterdays went up as normal.. but today i want to introduce something new and rather exciting. On this blog every wednesday for the next couple of months i am going to be giving out my advice to future uni students. I know i found it hard to have all my questions about uni answered before i actually got there, and when i was applying so hopefully my following few blog posts will help a few people!

I'm hoping to cover everything from applying, choosing your course, travelling to and from uni, getting your own place in the second year, decorative ideas for uni rooms, what i found helped me to move out and adapt and any other questions anyone has about what to expect!

So see, you all soon!

Jess x

Spring/Summer nail essential shades!

Hi Guys!

So i'm a bit of a nail varnish horded as some of you may know! And like many others i wear specific shades in specific seasons of the year so i've decided in each new season we enter throughout the year i will share with new some shades which i think are pefect to wear and make you nails a truly statement feature! 

Now obviously everyone knows that spring is a time for pastel colours to emerge and add that light burst of colour.. i've got some great ones which i have fell head over heels for and are constantly on my nails! Most of these are Barry M so they're affordable and easy for you to find! 

1 Barry M- Berry 

This pastel purple is one for me that i had never really loved before as i have never been a huge fan of purple as a colour.. but this year i don't know what it was but i am in love! I think it's because this colour is so easy to wear and it doesn't need three hundred coast of it to make it a good enough colour like i have found with some other pastels.

2 Barry M- Rose Hip (gelly)

This next colour is from the newly released Barry M spring collection which has some of them most beautiful pastel shades that are so easy to put on. The extra glossyness of the gelly formula makes this pastel pink somethign extra special and stands out from other brands. I really love to add a clear glitter over this for an extra princessy look!

3 Essie- Turquoise&Caicos

This polish is not only one of my favourite nail polish colours i own but my favourite colour in general! I just love mint green! It's such a beautiful colour and i find it so easy to wear. I also must admit to having a lot of complements and "oooo what are you wearing on your nails" when i wear this I love Essie nail polish's and as soon as i seen this one it just had to be purchased! It has barely been off my nails since last summer!

4 Barry M- Mint Green

So as i siad in the previous varnish you are now aware of my borderline obsession with the mint green colours. Now your probably thinking "Jess, these colours are exactly the same why have you included them both?" well heres the surprise.. there actually not! This mint green is slightly darke than the other and you wouldn't think it makes taht much of a idffernece but like you i was shocked at how differne they actualy do look when their on the nails!

5 Barry M- Coral

Finally is coral.. a pretty self explanatry colour, which some may say is a little too summery. But i disagree, i think this is the perfect transfer shade to take us from the dewy mornings of april to the brighter long days of may and june! I also think this is a perfect holiday coliurs.. it just looks so good when the sun bounces off it! It really brings out the orange in it and i love it!

See you next week, Jess x

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Review: Palmers Cocoa Butter Natural Bronze, Body Lotion

Hi Guys!

In this weeks post i'm going to share with you something i have been using for quite a number of years, and to be honest i'm shocked that i haven't mentioned it before.

So like many typical girls as soon as march comes to an end i break out the fake tan to embrace spring! I've tried so many different tans from mouses to lotions to gels, and so many different brands.. but i always end up coming back to the same 2 year in year out! One of them being the gradual mouse from St.Tropez. But the other being this lotion from Palmers. I have mentioned other palmers products in previous posts but this gradual tanner is just perfect to use as a moituriser and get some tan from it at the same time. It's easy to use (a main reason i love it!) it isn;t messy or going to stain any sort of bedding or carpet if your a tad heavy handed utting it on and best of all theres no streaks or horribly browny orange patches everywhere!

For a body lotion tanner this is quite good at giving a good tan to your skin off just one application. I use a mit to apply this like with nay other tan as it can stain your hands and fingers! Another benefit of this product is it doens't have as much of a horific smell as some others tanners do!

As far as i am aware this product is pretty easy to find and won't set you back anything more than £6, i've found this in both drug stores like boots and in my local supermarkets so i would definitely reccomend you trying this out! http://www.boots.com/en/Palmers-Cocoa-Butter-Formula-Natural-Bronze-Gradual-Tanning-Moisturiser-250ml_1189257/

See you next week! Jess x