NOTD China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise

Day 12!

Here's my other latest China Glaze purchase and a beautiful colour for brightening up your gloomy summer days!

This is one of their neon colours and although I normally stick to pinks and reds by choice, this colour is a very welcome addition to my collection

Turned Up Turquoise has been hard to photograph but I think that the above photo is the closest to the true colour

It is quite frankly a perfect bright neon turquoise that covers pretty well in 2 coats.

The photo below shows a single coat:

It does cover quite well with one and you can already see the neon effect but a second coat is definitely required.

This is much more like it!

It dries with a semi-matte effect which I'm not normally a fan of but it does increase the neon effect of the polish and it's easy to put a top coat on top anyway!

Here's another photo showing the many shades of Turned Up Turquoise:

It's almost blue in comparison!

You can definitely see what I mean with the colour changes!

Such a beautiful colour though, and it's really brightening up the rainy weather for me!

What do you think of this colour? Are you a fan of neons?

How much do we loooooooooooooooove China Glaze!

L xxx

August Wishlist

Hey all

Seriously where is this year going. I think it's speeding by. I can't believe it's already August today. Under 8 weeks till my holiday so I'm starting to think of holiday accessories I want.

I ended up with a different eBay dress for my birthday night out. Me and L were so busy catching up we didn't take photos, but I'm back selling the dress on eBay. I tend to wear them once and re sell. It's a great way to wear lots of new things. Here's the dress I went for. I also picked up some more St Tropez lotion in Debenhams and by using my beauty points and picking it up during their VAT sale I got it for £6 bargain.

I finally got the foundation mentioned back in my March Wishlist. It's amazing, I love it. Review coming soon. And my boyfriend got me a purse. I mentioned I wanted these in April so they didn't have the ones I liked any more. Instead I now have a lovely Red quilted one. Found here, photo doesn't do it justice.

So this months

Accessories

I was lucky enough to get a River Island voucher for my birthday so I'm going to put it towards a new bag after I ripped mine the other day :(

These are my top four picks. All currently found on  riverisland.com

Clothes

Coloured skinny jeans are still on the list. Ideally coral and in a 34 inch leg if anyone can suggest any. I'm also after another Maxi dress. I love them and they are so comfy for holiday.

I love how plain and simple this eBay one is and it's only £9.89

image from seller seller found here. I got a lovely maxi skirt from this seller for £3.49

Make Up

I'm loving my Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains so much I want more. I'm currently eyeing up Darling and Honey and will definitely pick these up when I go to America

Hair

I really need a new hair oil as I'm starting to run low and have heard some really good things about the Tresemme Liquid Gold Argan Oil Infused Perfecting Hair Treatment. Tresemme is a brand I tried when it was first released but it didn't agree with my hair then so I can't wait to see how this oil works and I'm hoping it'll be a cheaper alternative to my Lee Stafford Moroccan oil one. Plus it's only £6.99 in Boots.

Image from google images

Shoes

I really want some new flip flops ready for holiday. I got some very comfy French Connection ones in the Kurt Geiger sale last year. After browsing the sale the other day there our now a lot of shoes in my mental wishlist.

They have a great sale. All of these are under £20

So that's all I'd love this month. I'm sure most will stay a wishlist item. What's on yours? Any recommendations for me?

Love M

xxx

NOTD: Chanel Couture Fall 2012

Day 10!

I originally saw this design courtesy of Polish you Pretty found here, they have a great website with nail tutorials and ideas and I browse through them endlessly wishing I had the time, patience and skill to try them out!

What intrigued me about this design was its simplicity and the ability to change the colours to suit ANY occasion and still have your manicure looking the business.

Interestingly, this is Chanel's first every nail art and I'm so glad they stuck to what they know with a simple design!

I used Model's Own Champagne for the base coat.

Normally I use 2 coats of this but as it was underneath I felt that one coat was enough, though ideally I would still use two to get the full effect of the metallic shine!

Then I used the orange Nails Inc colour that came with In Style a few months ago (maybe last year?!)

It was my first ever orange nail colour and I haven't looked back, in fact I may even use this one up one day I love it that much!

It's a really easy simple design to do that you can easily swap and change colours, effects etc for whatever occasion.

I'm looking forward to trying this with a neon pink underneath a super shiny black top coat, and also you can experiment using a matte top coat for sneaky bit of shine at the base!

It's currently my favourite nail design!

What do you think about Chanel's new foray into the nail art world? What colours would you pick?

L xxx

NOTD OPI Big Apple Red

A simple NOTD from me today. A gorgeous cherry red. A classic colour everyone needs in their collection. This is OPI Big Apple Red. I adore the name, so cute.

Formula wise this needed 3 coats and was also a little sheer. I found you colour still some some nail lines on a few nails. I expected more of an opaque colour.

It is a really lovely shade of red which is winner for me. But the formula did disapoint so I don't know if I'd buy it again. When I wore this it also chipped really quickly. Under a day quick. Has anyone else got this colour and found this?

Showing where you can slightly see the nail line.

This is such a pretty colour I'm in the process of experimenting with different top coats.

Do you have a favourite red in your collection? I wish I could make this one last longer. Any tips on making it last better?

Love M

xxx