New year Party Nails

Hello there!!! hope you all had a very merry Christmas and got lots of lovely gifts.

This is just a quick post on my nails which I done last night, I was so impressed with them I thought I would share with you how I done it.

Very sparkly!!!!

Firstly I used OPI's nail envy for my base coat - applying a thin layer - there are so many places you can get this from but I recommend getting it from www.qvcuk.com as they do a great value duo set for under £20.

Then once it had dried I applied my colour.
I went for a black colour from collection 2000, now I did buy it around 2 years ago from the Maxiflex range. I'm not sure if they still do this range or how much it is, if they still do it the colour is 87 in ebony.

This is where it gets fun, once you have applied the second coat of colour you squeeze the glitter tube and it puffs some glitter on to your nail, to get in to the tricky bits at the nail edge you just hold the tube at an angle and squeeze.

The gold glitter i used came from this little set by i found in superdrug just before Christmas.

It's the Gold finger red hot glitz set by Andrea Fulerton nail boutique.
I got it for £2.99 down from £5.99 but don't quote me on that, as I was full of flu when I brought it!!
You can get the Andrea Fulerton range from superdrug and you can find out information on all of Andrea Fulerton's nail boutique range at www.andreafulerton.com 

Once you have applied the desired amount of glitter, gently tap your nail on a hard surface to get rid of any excess glitter, then proceed straight away with applying the top coat.
For this I used models own 3 in 1 base coat / top coat & gloss.

Apply a thick layer from the tip down to the base, dragging the glitter as you go, make sure you wipe off the brush before putting it back in the bottle or you will end up with bits of glitter floating about in the bottle and possibly ruining a future manicure!!
You can get this top coat from either boots in store or at www.boots.com or from www.modelsownit.com for £5.

Once it has dried apply a cuticle oil. and there you have it!!! super sparkly new year party nails!!

Now as a little experiment I decided to make a short video showing how I did it (no words, just music, just showing each product)
It was  done on a whim so please be kind, and if enough people like it we will do more videos in the new year.

I hope you all have a great new year whatever you get up to, bring on 2012!!!

M x

christmas Gift ideas....Beauty

Subscribe your friend to a magazine! ( i know, you didn't think of that did ya!)

This is a gift for a person who is really stuck on what to buy that friend or family member who has it all, you know  the one, they're always on trend, you want to hate them but you can't! as they told you about crackle nail effects before it even came to the UK! you know that one person ( blah blah blah, and the angels are singing, they might be singing "move b***h get out the way!" lol! errrhmmm!) who can wear stripes and spots and still make it look ahhh-ma-zing! (arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh) they are like the Carrie Bradshaw of Now!

Make things easier on yourself !

Subscribe them to a magazine, doesn't have to be Marie Claire ( doesn't Ms Kelly Rowland look fab-u-lush, on the cover of Jan12 issue out now!) but any magazine, that you know they will enjoy.

How To


In most magazines you buy, there will be a leaflet asking you to subscribe for a one off price like £19.99 for 12 issues, and in most cases, its half price or less, and not only that you might get a free gift for subscribing (which the intended person doesn't have to get also) so subscribe that LOVELY FRIEND YOU WISH YOU COULD HATE, BUT REALLY LOVE DEEP DOWN!

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Christmas Gift ideas....Beauty

Philosophy's fresh face and summer grace collection

As you can tell I have been shopping! so this brings me to my next beauty Christmas gift idea..Philosophy!!

Breakdown

Way back in January me and M went to qvc beauty bash, and were given a huge bag full of goodies (all free might i add) and  in this bag was a sample of  philosophy's "purity mad simple one-step facial cleanser" which i recently started using a month ago, and trust me if i knew how great of a product this was, i would've started using it when i got it!  this cleanser melts away your make up,and mascara! this to me is a one step facial cleansing miracle in a bottle! sometimes we want to take off the day but not take all night to do it, this is one of my hero products its a tad on the pricey side, but worth every penny..

What Philosophy say:

Formulated for all skin types, replaces your makeup remover,eye makeup remover, facial cleanser and toner, deep cleans pores, hydrates as it melts away makeup!!!

From left - right,Purity cleanser, purifying peel, hope in a jar (well, if it's good enough for Oprah! ya nutta mean!) facial moisturiser, and finally summer grace 3n1 shampoo bath and shower gel.

As you can see anyone would be thrilled to receive this gift set, but you could split it up, and for example give your mum "hope in a jar" give your best mate " purity cleanser" and give your sister the "peel and 3n1" and i am sure they would be well impressed...

or.....

if you can't bear the thought of giving this away (wink wink nudge nudge) then as l'oreal says "because your worth it".....

Go on treat yourself! you know you want to!

...I bought this set directly from WWW.QVCUK.COM  it costs £43.92 plus £4.95p&p they also sell them in boots, but I'm sure its the larger stores only and you'll have to buy them separately! and with that being said, I am so sure that when you see the price of them in boots you will run to the phones or on line to QVC like your hands are on FIRE! LOL!

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Christmas Gift ideas....Beauty

The Body Shop

If you know someone who loves make-up this would be a perfect gift for them, This little bundle of joy costs £24 and is worth £44..so it is a bargain!

In this gift pack you ( or the lucky bug who will receive this!) will get (from left to right) an eyeshadow brush, eye definer (eye liner which has a smugger on it also, so its double ended!) super volume mascara, and finally a quad shimmer cube, which I must say is highly pigmented and smooth!

I put this gift pack together, as you can choose any of there shimmer cubes, which come in a variety of colours, and there eyeliners also...

!!!!!!NOW FOR THE BIG NEWS!!!!

From Wednesday 14th December - friday16th December in store THE BODY SHOP are (yess there is a catch) giving the Joy Card holders 30% off of everything! so if you do not have this card, go and get it now! I think it is £4-£5 but it gives you great offers like this, so it is a good investment!

Check out the huge range Christmas gifts in store or on line now http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/

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