Whats On My Nails? #1

I've decided I want to sort out my nail polishes. I don't have a huge collection compared to some but I feel my collection possibly contains some polishes that I'll just never wear again. I don't believe in keeping things just for the sake of it so to sort them out I've decided to try every single one and decide if I like it or not.

The first polish I grabbed out of my collection this morning is Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Grape Goddess. It's quite shimmery and has tiny glitter pieces in it.  I think it's quite a good Autumn shade but I'm not sure how I feel about the sparkle in it.  I had a little look on the Avon website and this shade is no longer available which kinda makes me want to keep it.

What do you think of this shade? Should I keep it?

 

 

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Lush Halloween & Christmas Wishlist

Can you believe I didn't used to be a fan of Lush? I used to hate the smell of the shop when I walked past.  Crazy, I know. I've since seen sense and now love the place. 

 

I mentioned in my High5 4 Friday post that I've been really enjoying pretend internet shopping lately - you know browsing the internet and sticking loads of stuff in your basket that you just know you're not really gonna buy.  So let's take a look at what's currently sitting in my Lush basket.  These ones I might actually buy.

 

I don't tend to take many baths in the summer time so the Halloween and Christmassy Lush stuff is definitely for me.  I literally want everything new in Lush at the moment but I've managed to whittle it down to my top 9. 

 

 

 

 

1. Cinders Bath Bomb £2.50

2. Wizard Bubble Bar £3.25

3. The Melting Snowman Bath Melt £2.25

4. Dashing Santa Bath Bomb £2.95

5. Northern Lights Bath Bomb £3.50

6. Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble Bar £3.50

7. Snowman Kit £5

8. Snow Fairy Shower Gel £3.25

9. Snow Angel Bath Melt £3.95

What's on your Lush wish list?

Maybelline Electro Baby Lips

I was browsing the stands in my local drugstore last week and as I passed the Maybelline section I saw these neon bad boys glaring back at me. I mean really, I couldn't miss them, they're so bright and they really intrigued me. So, as any good beauty blogger does I popped them in my basket without a second thought, excited to try them out when I got home.  They were of course the Mayelline Baby Lips Electro Lip Balm.

I picked up 3 of the shades (they were on 3 for 2) and I just love the names. I really think names are important when making a make-up product because as well as the shade of a product, the name is important to me too. Please say I'm not weird and you think like that too? The colours I got were Strike A Rose (pink), Berry Bomb (purple) and Oh! Orange! (errrr orange). 

I've been experiencing some problem lips in the past week or so and they've become quite dry and flaky (nice, I know) so I figured these products would be good to add a little tint to my lips during the day yet still give some moisture to try and get my lips back in good condition.

According to studies these produce smoother, more hydrated and better looking lips and I have to say I think I agree. I've been using various different shades on my lips over the past week and my lips have definaetly improved. They feel really moisturising when you apply them to the lip and give a lovely hint of colour.

The colours kinda scared me at first but they look really lovely on the lips. They're a really nice alternative to the heavy autumn plummy lip I have been wearing. Oh and the flavour! I love having a flavour or scent to my lip balms and the flavours on these are subtle and not too artificial.  Oh! Orange! tastes like, what else? oranges, Berry Bomb is a grapey, berry taste and Strike A Rose is a kind of sweet taste.

Overall, I'm really glad I picked these up. They're a great bargain buy if you need a quick fix for your lips and don't want to spend a ton of money. They will definaetly stay in my handbag for the next few weeks and I'll continue to reach for them to give my lips a moisture and a hint of colour when I'm having a no or little make-up day.

What's your favourite bargain product to wear on your lips?

High5 4 Friday

Happy Friday peeps!  How are you today?  Excited for the weekend? I am, but then I always am. 

 

I've got a lovely weekend planned of lots of family time with my sisters, niece and nephews and possibly a few drinks out tonight with a friend.  I love having lazy weekends with nothing planned but I also love when it's a busy one full of special people and fun times.  What have you got planned for the weekend? 

 

Let's take a little look back over all the good things that have happened this week...

 

1. I've loved seeing how many people have been entering my Canon DSLR giveaway. So far there are over 13000 entries! It's a fantastic prize that one lucky entrant is going to win. There's only a day left so be sure to head on over to the post and enter. 

 

2. Trying out Walkers range of odd flavoured crisps.  I love the whole concept of it - the ones I'm currently loving are the Hotdog with Tomato Ketchup.  Not good for me I know but surely every girl deserves a little treat now and again.  Have you tried them? What's your favourite flavour?

 

 

3. My GlossyBox arrived this week and Oh My Goodness I love it.  It's one of my most favourite things that comes through my mailbox.  This month they have a Pop Art theme and it's amazing.  The box is awesome.  The products are awesome.  It's awesome.

 

 

4. I've really enjoyed painting my nails this week.  For a long time I neglected my nails but I'm so glad I've got back in to painting them as I adore having some colour on my nails.  I'm currently rocking this little beauty from Ciate - beautiful don't you think? It's the one I received in my GlossyBox.

5. I've enjoyed some indulgent pretend internet shopping this week.  Don't you just love doing pretend internet shopping?  You know when you browse a store putting all your must haves/wants in your basket with no intention of actually buying them as there's just no way you can afford all that stuff.  In particularly I've loved my Selfridges pretend shop which included hundreds of pounds worth of beautiful lipsticks and other makeup goodies.

 

 

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What I Ate Wednesday | Veggie Chips Don't Do It For Me

Are you having a fantastic Wednesday so far?  I hope so! I do like Wednesdays...I'm not sure why, maybe because I'm off work in the morning or maybe because it's What I Ate Wednesday and I love having a nosey at what everyone's been eating. 

 

 

 

Before we get in to this weeks #WIAW I wanted to ask you if you fancy a sparkly, new camera?  Are you a food blogger? A beauty blogger? A budding photographer?  If so, make sure you head over to my Canon DSLR Giveaway  post and enter.  There are 59 chances to win and only 3 days left. 

Quick, go do it now then you can head back over and continue this little read.

 

Breakfast

 

So, without going in to too much detail I needed some prunes.  Is that TMI? Maybe.  But hey, we're all friends here, right? I've not eaten prunes for a hell of a long time and I'd forgotten how delicious they are.  Don't you just love it when a super healthy food is also delicious.  Prunes are full of fibre and antioxidants such as iron and manganese.  I teamed my prunes with a few tablespoons of simple natural yoghurt.  Delish.

Lunch

 

A staple for me as you can see from #WIAW A Day of No Fruit and #WIAW A Healthy Holiday? is my avocado & tomato toast.  I'm no bore though, I mix it up with (oooo check me out) different breads, maybe a chilli flake or two, mashed or sliced avocado (that is normally dictated to me by how ripe my avocado is) and if I'm feeling really adventurous like I was today maybe even adding an extra ingredient.  I know, I'm a thrill seeker! 

 

The bread I use is amaranth/quinoa rye bread which I think is amazing.  I've tried it with normal toast and it just isn't the same.  Today I had sliced avocado, chopped tomatoes, spinach and cheddar cheese.  It's a winner every time.  Mama taught me if it ain't broke, don't fix it and various forms of this will continue to feature heavily in my diet.

Snack 

 

These little babies are a new(ish) one for me and I'm still trying to decide if I like them or not.  They are kale chips.  I'm a huge, huge crisp girl.  I love them.  I have to be really disciplined with myself not to just eat them all the time.  Once, when googling alternatives to crisps, in one of my many attempts to eradicate crisps from my diet, I stumbled across this little idea.  And let's be honest, there's just no way a vegetable, let alone kale, can replace the yumminess of a real crisp.  But, I'm persevering and maybe one day I might write on here how much I love kale chips and how you should all be converted to them. We'll see...

Tea

What a boring tea this is.  I figured that just to combat all the goodness I did by eating the high fibre prunes for my breakfast I'd eat two eggs for tea.  Go figure.  Not much to say about this one really. I had spinach I needed to use up and heck, why not still two eggs with it?


Do you like kale chips?

Have you one lunch time staple that you always return to?

 

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