Kiko Ready-To-Go Patch Nail Lacquer

I recently discovered an app on my iPod called Depop, which is basically just an easy way to buy and sell using your iPhone/iPad/iPod.  As far as I know it's only available on Apple devices but I'm hoping they will soon extend availability to the Android market so I can have it on my phone too.  I treated myself to 3 packs of nail wraps that fashion and beauty blogger +Jess from Copper Garden was selling.  I love trying out different nail products and after Nail Rock's wraps a whirl I fancied giving some other brands a go.

What's On My Face #3

Lacura All In One Skin Perfector BB Cream 'Medium'  |  The Balm Blush 'Fratboy'  |  Jane Iredale 24 Karat Gold Dust 'Rose Gold'  |  Urban Decay Primer Potion 'Original'  |  Asda Eyeshadow Palette  |  Nouveau Lashes Noir Mascara  |  A La Carte Brow Ink 'Taupe'  |  Avon Perfect Kiss Lipstick 'Smitten Red'

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Eau De Parfum

When I'm choosing a new perfume there are 2 things that I am drawn to.  My absolute favourite types of fragrance are zesty, fruity scents and coming an extremely close second are pretty florals.  As it's name would suggest Flowerbomb Eau De Parfum* is an explosion of flowery scents perfectly blended together.  There are notes of freesia, centifolia rose, sambac jasmine and osmanthus with underlying hints of patchouli.

Pink Wednesday #6

A bit of a cheat this week!  I recycled last weeks Pink Wednesday nails as a bit of an experiment with a polish I had tried before but disliked.  Leighton Denny's Butterfly Wings is a gorgeous sheer peachy pink with blue shimmer.  It's really unusual that I would choose something like this but I fell head over heels with the blue shimmer.  It just looked so unusual I decided I needed to give it a go. 

Snapshots From Oz #4

Annick Goutal Mandragore Eau De Toilette

Another beauty box sample today.  Unfortunately it'll still be a while before I can treat myself to some new products but I do still have quite a few untried goodies in my stash and lots of things I could do with using up.  So yeah, it's probably a good thing really!

Decleor Phytopeel Natural Exfoliating Cream

I love the feel of freshly exfoliated skin and try to do it once a week to help keep my skin looking healthy.  I've tried quite a few different exfoliating products but a lot of the time I find them too harsh for my sensitive skin, particularly around my cheek area.  These days I actively try to avoid the products with the little synthetic beads in as I find them the most harsh.

Balance Me Shine On Tinted Lip Salve

First of all this could possibly be one of my favourite magazine freebies ever.  As soon as I saw this stuck on the front of this months Glamour magazine I grabbed it with both hands and headed directly to the till.  Actually I picked up two copies because I wanted to try the body wash too but shhh!

Pink Wednesday #5

This week I have picked out a Nails Inc polish called Paris.  I got this from a lucky dip selection that I bought from the Nails Inc website.  I think I paid around £20 for 6 or 7 polishes but I can't remember exactly as it was about 2 years ago when I bought them.  It's quite obviously an old polish but the quality is still good and it applies smoothly.

Snapshots From Oz #3

Cosmetics A La Carte Brow Ink

In the past I was never really a brow person but a few months ago I noticed that in a lot of old photos my brows quite often looked a bit lost and it wasn't a very good look!  I do pluck my brows but as they are naturally quite thin I just do the minimum shaping and stray brow removal.  I don't think I've ever used anything on my brows until I recently rediscovered this whilst going through my stash.

Illamasqua Freak Eau De Parfum

I know this isn't a new product but it's been something that I've been absolutely loving recently.  Going through my beauty stash I came across this sample of Illamasqua's Freak fragrance, which I think came in a Glossybox at the end of 2011.  I really like this so I thought I would do a quick post about it.

What's On My Face #2

Lacura All In One Skin Perfector BB Cream 'Medium'  |  The Balm Blush 'Fratboy'  |  Fearne From Dusk Til Dawn Eyes palette 'Day'  |  Lacura Eyeliner 'Black'  |  Nouveau Lashes Noir Mascara  |  A La Carte Brow Ink 'Taupe'  |  Burberry Lip Mist 'Copper'

Layered Lips

Being a lipstick newbie I tend not to be very adventurous with the colours I wear.  There's nothing wrong with that at all but when I recently reviewed my New CID i-gloss in Coconut Ice I had a light bulb moment.  It would look gorgeous over a red lipstick I thought.  Whilst taking photos for my recent Studio Make Up Lipstick post I had a quick go at layering the two.

Pink Thursdays??

Well hello!  I totally meant to post this yesterday but things just got in the way and it didn't happen. So this week I'm having Pink Thursday instead of the usual Wednesday because this mani was too cute and I couldn't wait 'til next week.  My sisters 3 youngest children came over in the evening whilst she attended some kind of school meeting so of course there were plenty of shenanigans happening here!  By the time they left it was getting too dark for me to attempt decent photos so I had to admit defeat.

Snapshots From Oz #2

A second instalment of my snapshots from Oz.  If you want to see my first and read a bit about it then clickity click here.  I hope you enjoy seeing the randomness from my year away!

eggy bread is the best brekkie | super creepy sign in a car park

driving along part of the road used for the Gold Coast 600

cloudy in paradise | iconic lifesavers hut at Surfers

Si basking in the sun | sunbathing | getting my hands on my beloved Kopparberg

Studio Makeup Rich Hydration Lipsticks

Happy July!  It's come around so quickly, I just cannot believe half of the year is already done and dusted.  But anyway, today I'm talking about 2 lipsticks by Studio Makeup.  Yet again these were received in beauty boxes, I think it may have been in a Boudoir Prive box before it was bought up by Jolie Box and then Birch Box.  I received a pink shade called 'Tender Pink' and a red called 'Truly Red'.