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

Lip stick balms

Hey guys!!

Now I must confess to not being the most efficient with my make up, it does take me a while! But for those rushed Uni mornings where I'm running late for a lecture, I have come across a fantastic product! I usually scrub my lips, apply balm and then a lipstick and gloss. However if I just don't have the time I have been using the lip balm sticks.

I have aquired a few varieties including some from No. 7 and Soap and Glory! I would reccomend them to anyone, and I have noticed I reach for them even when I have time to do my make up! There fab for throwing in bags and mean I can apply a pop of colour to my lips without liners, gloss' and sticks of products everywhere! 

Nail Polish Growth!

Hi Guys!

So one of my first posts on this blog was all about my love and addiction to Barry M nail polish's, this week I'm going to talk you through a few of my most recent purchases and fave colours!

The first couple of my recent faves are really new out and are part of the Aquarium range for Barry M. Pacific is a blue iradecent colour that changes to a beautiful green in the sunlight! The next from this collection is a matching glitter to Pacific called Mermaid, a lovely top coat and packed with glitter! 

The final is a beautiful rose good colour, Caspian, it's so perfect for neutral days, but gives that girly glitter finish you can't not love!

The next is yet another bluey toned, but from Essie! Turquoise is just that perfect spring/summer colour that you never want to take off your nails! 

Back to Barry M for a shade that to me just shouts spring! Berry a pastel purple glides on and makes nails look effortlessly chic spring! I'm not one for purples, but this just keeps getting on my nails! 

Finally is a pale pink from Ted Baker! Unfortunately I don't know it's colour, but it's from Boots if that helps! This pale pink makes for a beautiful natural nail, effortless but beautiful! 

Well that's it for this week guys, see you next week! X

February Favourites- 2014

Hi guys! 

As you can probably tell by the title these are this months favourites, but can we firstly address how fast this month/year is going?! WOW 

Hair Care 

Now I won't go on about this, because I have actually done a full blog post review of it already! But it is the Urban Fudge Vanilla and Raspberry hair spray! 3 things, it smells good, it holds hair, and lasts in bad weather! Pretty good! 

Body

Now this for me is an old favourite which I have recently re-purchased and remembered how much I loved it! It's the Palmers CoCoa Butter! For me this leaves me soft, smooth, not sticky and smelling wonderful! Really like this for all it does to my skin and that reminiscent smell I get from it! Also I would highly reccomend Palmers gradual tan it's also fab! 

Skincare 

This next product has also appeared on my blog before, but I'm getting to the end of it and just wanted to say again how much I am loving it! It's the Clinique rinse off foaming cleanser. In a previous post I discussed how I wanted to really gather a good skincare routine, and after using this product for a few months it has definitely served me well! I am really impressed with the condition of my skin which I believe has come from me taking my make up off properly! 

TV Show

Now I think this is my most excitable thing to talk about this month as my favourite TV show has started to air it's new series! My Mad Fat Diary is a fabulous adaptation of a real life diary from the 90's! It's absolutely fantastic! You can watch series 1 and catch up with series 2 on 4oD now! GoGoGo!

Music 

Now I am a great lover of late 90's early 00's music as that was my era of growing up! I recently got tickets to watch McBusted which I am beyond excited about!!!! And I've also been even more in love with one of my favourite bands of all time.. OASIS! 

Shower Product

This month I wanted a little bit of summer to be appear to keep me sane until it actually arrives! I've been using the Original Source Limes shower gel! I've used a fair few of these in multiple scents including another favourite the lemon one! A lovely scent, it lathers well and the scent stays on your skin! 

Food/Drink 

Finally, this month I have been loving a peppermint tea before bed to calm me and relax me! I personally like to add some honey and almond milk to mine! 

So that's all for now, see you next week! X

Urban Fudge Hair Care

Hi Guys! 

This weeks post is about hair care, I know I have done a fair few posts about hair care.. Well here's another one! I had heard a few things about this new brand Urban Fudge but I had never seen anything from their range in shops I was told sold it. That was until I spotted them in my local Superdrug! So I took the opportunity to pick a couple of things up. (I got mine in the UK, in Superdrug!)  

The first was the one thing I had heard about, mainly for it's scent (which, granted, is very very nice!) but it's their hair spray in Raspberry and Vanilla. 

Now this hairspray claims to be soft on hair, strong holding and anti-frizz, these days like a lot of others. However to be fair this product did actually help me with this! My hair survived through wind and slight rain (as well as smelling delicious) with no touch up's! I will definitely be buying this again! 

The next product is Texture Blaster this product is one I am still slightly undecided about how much I like it. Again it smells delicious, and does give some texture and hold like it suggests. However, for me this product made my hair slightly sticky and heavy. 

 So for what it does it is relatively good, but I am out off products from how they actually feel as well as how they do. 

If you want anymore information please leave any questions in the comments and I'll get back to you! Thanks guys, see you next week!