Small Nail Polish Haul

As you are aware, I am currently taking a nail art course and thus I had to buy a few essentials. I picked up fours striping polishes, a creme grey nail polish and also a concealer because I am running low on my current one:

Essence Colour &Go Quick Drying Nail Polish in 35 Movie Star, Striping Polishes & Essence Stay Natural Concealer in 01 Soft Beige

I also bought a set of 6 nail paints which allow for mistake correction and are also much easier to work with than nail polish:

While I'm at it, I also bought some nail art supplies off ebay so stay tuned for an ebay haul post as soon as I receive my items :)

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First Barry M's!!...

...courtesy of my Dad! Well, actually a friend of his who owns a stationery and gave him this set of Barry M make-up for me which was being given for free with a magazine :D so I didn't fork out a single Euro cent for these beauties!

I got a Shimmering Body Creme which I will probably use as an eyeshadow base/highlighter; 

a very shimmery purple nail polish; 

a Special Edition Glossy Tube which smells like bubblegum;

and finally a pink Shimmering Eye and Lip Crayon

Reviews and swatches will follow soon ;)

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Tag: 8 Most Worn Things

I saw this tag on a blog I follow (sorry I can't remember which one it was) and I decided to do it! I think it will all get us pondering about or most abused items!! :P

1. Lipstick ~ I prefer lip glosses to be honest so I am going to cheat a bit here and show you my worn lipstick and gloss... Maybelline Water Shine 02 Beige Glace & e.l.f. Super Glossy Lip Shine in Goddess.

2. Earrings ~ I generally wear these simple pearl studs for everyday, but to jazz up my going-out outfits I really like these Peacock earrings!

3. Sweater ~ comfy, cute label and all in my fave colour! Bought it like two years ago from Peacocks as well.

4. Nail polish ~ this is tough, but if I had to choose only one, I'd say Cranberry by e.l.f. Cosmetics.

5. Shoes ~  this is even tougher! The most worn shoes for everyday at this time of year are this grey pair of boots and this pair of ballerina pumps, both from Peacocks.  My most worn going out shoes is this pair of bow heels from Dorothy Perkins:

6. Hair Product ~ this no name brand hair spray that keeps my hair in check all day! (review will be up next week).

7. Perfume ~ Kate Moss Velvet Hour & Guerlain Insolence

8. Bag ~ I really love this Tally Weijl bag as it is roomy and I get to carry all my essentials with me wherever I go :)

I tag the following bloggers to do this post if they are up to it + anyone else who feels like it!

Enigma

Dyna

Stavroula

Gertrude

Nicoletta

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Review: e.l.f. Limited Edition Christmas 2010 Nail Polish Collection

If you are not yet aware, e.l.f. cosmetics UK are having a sale on all the Christmas limited edition items and the nail polishes are no exception! Here's my two cents on the three nail polishes I have from their latest collection :)

First off, the packaging. It is the usual packaging, no fancy snowflakes like the eyeshadows sets, just the same packaging as the other nail polishes and the polishes themselves also come in the same format as their counterparts.

The collection is made up of 5 nail polishes, namely, Party Purple, Metal Madness,Twinkle, Glitter Glam and Golden Goddess.  I only have the first three as I already have similar shades to the latter two.  Party Purple was sent to me for free along with the Get the Look Day to Night Set :)

Metal Madness, Party Purple & Twinkle

Metal Madness and Party Purple are packed with multi-tonal and silver glitters respectively whilst Twinkle is loaded with blue, gold and red sparkles... they all scream Christmas and Party-Times to me!  Metal Madness and Party Purple dry with a glossy finish but Twinkle dries to a matte finish. I really love the matte finish actually as it gives the impression of frost :)

Two coats are usually enough to achieve an opaque finish and these polishes last me for a week or so with a top coat on (without a top coat they last me three or four days the most before I start noticing some tip wear).

These nail polishes except Golden Goddess are now on sale for €1.10 instead of €1.70 each.  Nail polishes from the Spring/Summer 2010 Collection (except Smoky Brown) are also being offered at 33% off the original price! I had done a general review on elf nail polishes which you can check out here if you want to however, if you would like me to review the SS 2010 collection on its own or any of the others I own, just leave a comment here :)

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NOTW: Glamourous Fishnets... New Year's Eve Tutorial #2

Here's a way how to wear fishnets without looking trashy...

I am going to be wearing this manicure tomorrow for NYE Celebrations over at our capital city Valletta.  Stay tuned for my OOTN post tomorrow :) Keep on reading to find out how to create this design yourselves :)

1. Since I am used a dark red colour, I painted on two thin coats of a clear base coat instead of one to protect my nails from staining.

2. When this dries, apply two coats of a deep red nail polish or any other colour you prefer. I chose e.l.f. Cranberry and applied it on all nails omitting the ring fingers.

3. On the ring fingers, paint on a French tip with the same colour. 

4. With a medium sized striper brush, create a criss-cross grid design as shown in the pictures.  Leave to dry.

5. Apply a coat of a glossy clear top coat all over the nails including the ring fingers.  You may wish to leave the design as it is or else go on to achieve the same design as mine.

6. For this, you will need some steel beads (I got mine off ebay at a really cheap price for 18 different colours). Dip a dotting tool or toothpick in the clear top coat and pick the beads one by one and arrange them on the nail following the curve of the tip.  Do this while the top coat applied in the previous step is still wet.

7. Allow a few minutes for everything to dry and top coat again to finish!

Happy New Year everyone :)

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e.l.f. Cosmetics Haul Nos. 1 & 2

Today I received my second haul from e.l.f. cosmetics :D I have been hooked on e.l.f. cosmetics since a friend introduced me to their facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/elfcosmeticsUK?ref=ts) and I did a small order since they were offering free shipping as they reached 44,000 fans there (now they are over 53,000). My first order consisted of:

- Studio Complexion Perfection

- Dual pencil sharpener

- Blending wedges

- Smudge eye sponge (regular line)

- Nail polish in Medium Red

- Nail polish in Dark Navy

I was really satisfied with all my purchases and most have been included in my June 2010 Favourites and I reviewed the Complexion Perfection yesterday.

Now to my second order. I kept on waiting until everything was re-stocked + new products & the fan page on facebook came to 50,000 likes to place my order; and with their promotional code, e.l.f. offered free shipping and 3 Super Glossy Lip Shines SPF 15 (worth £4.50). Here is today's haul:

This time I got:

- Nail polish in Mint Cream (NEW...and already out of stock xD)

- Nail polish in Lilac (NEW)

- Nail polish in Smokey Brown (NEW)

- Nail polish in Desert Haze (NEW)

- Nail polish in Clear

- Earth and water mascara duo in black

- Earth and water mascara duo in brown

- Waterproof eyeliner pen in black

- Waterproof eyeliner pen in brown

- Eyelid primer (regular line)

- Wet gloss lash and brow clear mascara

- 3 free Super Glossy Lip Shines SPF 15 in Goddess, Iced Latte and Malt Shake in a pretty, small plastic pouch.

I'll be reviewing these products as soon as I get the chance to try them out sufficiently.

In the meantime, here are swatches of the new nail polishes (2 coats of each colour applied) and some of the other products:

From left to right: Smokey Brown, Mint Cream, Desert Haze & Lilac

From left to right: Waterproof eyeliner pen in Coffee, Waterproof eyeliner pen in Black, Eyelid primer

From left to right: Super Glossy Lip Shines SPF 15 Goddess, Iced Latte & Malt Shake

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