Avon Opal Top Coat nail polish

Two nails posts in a row! I'm becoming obsessed with the polish again!

The only way I can describe this is 'moon in a bottle'! Holographic mixed size chunks suspended in silvery polish? What's not to love? I ordered this from Avon as I thought it would look lovely over darker polishes for Autumn/Winter. It's very similar to the double ended polishes bought out by Revlon  a little while ago, the Moon Candy polishes.

As well as looking great over dark polishes, it also looks lovely over lighter ones. I tried it over Barry M Gelly in Satsuma, just as a accent nail and the add of shimmer really gave it an edge.

Application wise, however it's not great. I painted it over nails I'd let dry for a whole day and it still managed to smudge them. Also with the chunks being so large, it's hard to get an even amount on each nail and they don't tend to lay flat, meaning your nails aren't smooth. If you have the time to dab on the chunks and play around with it though, it's definitely worth it. Maybe I just need to work on my manicure skills!

Still available from Avon and currently half price- LINK

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Models Own Hedkandi Ibiza Mix polish

Ill admit to buying this quite a while ago but just never thought about blogging about it. Recently though, I accented (totally a word) up a nail with it and someone thought I had had them done professionally so I thought it was worth a mention!

This is the exact type of glitter that would attract me, if one were to. I'm always hesitant of glitters as the effort to remove them is just too much for me, however nice they look. This particular one is a mixture of small and medium sized hexagonal chunks in gold, teal, pink, and orange. I really like this one as it goes with majority of nail polishes and isn't too hard to apply. By that I mean, with some glitters, I find you have to dot them on to get an even coverage whereas with this one, two swipes and you're good to go!

It is a pain to get off (boooo) but that's with all glitters so I can't mark it down for that. If you're in the market for a 'matches all' glitter, I'd highly recommend this one

Order online HERE or pick up in your local Boots. Have you tried this glitter? Do you find the removal hard too?

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MUA PowerPout

In my bid to find a cheaper version of the the Bourjois Colour Boost, I came across this MUA Power Pout. Both of these are tinted balms in crayon form. I love the idea of this as its a fuss free lip colour, no where near as bold as a lipstick and perfect for those "no make up make up"days or ones where you don't have time to maintain a lip colour.

The colour I have here is Broken Hearted. It's what I'd call a 'middle' pink. Not baby pink, not fuchsia, just a sheer, somewhere in the middle. It's not majorly pigmented but being a tinted balm you wouldn't expect this. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the pigmentation as I was expecting hardly any colour at all, due to it being so cheap. It has a liquorice like smell to it, which I don't dislike, much better than the signature 'cheap make up' smell. The feel on the lips is quite creamy which is nice as I sometimes find cheaper products can be drying. The only disadvantage would be the limited colour range, it's your typical pink, orange, brown and berry, saying that however Boujois' selection isn't much better, worse in fact (3 shades I believe). Also the wear, it needs reapplying, but again being a balm you expect this.

All in all, I think these are a great cheap alternative to Bourjois' offerings, although it wouldn't surprise me if I caved and bought one anyway! (Fuchsia Libre if you're wondering)

You can buy the MUA Power Pout from Superdrug for £3.00

Do you have a favourite tinted balm? Recommendations are welcome, as I'm loving this one right now!

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Sally Hansen Lip Inflation and Poundland Discovery

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I have been absolutely crazy for lip products recently! I can't seem to get enough of them! Luckily for me, I made a potentially money saving discovery, Poundland sell make up! They sell them in clear packets and stock a range of products and brands. However, it's a bit like a jumble sale, you never know what gems you'll find, if any at all. I spotted some Wet n' Wild products in there, which will sure have me going back for more! I will say, however, the colours and shades aren't always desirable, which is maybe why they're only a pound.

Anyway, ramble over, I picked up this Sally Hansen lip gloss in Sheer Blush in Poundland. As the name says, its a sheer gloss with a hint of peachiness and shine. It's designed to make the lips inflate and has that tingly feeling, which I personally quite like. It has a sweet candy like smell to it, which is an added bonus. It would look great over a lipstick to add shine or just on its own. The one blip is the applicator. It's not bad, just unusual. It's taken me a few applications to get used to 'painting' my gloss on! haha

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A Seaside Retreat

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Recently I went away with my family to Burton Bradstock, Dorset. We stayed on a caravan site; a tradition in my family. I have many happy memories of summers on the coast, staying in a caravan and making our own entertainment. The simple days! We'd actually stayed on this site before and have regularly visited West Bay, a near by town, so it was nice to go back and see how it had changed. I thought I'd share some of the photos with you as they're quite idyllic

Durdle Door named after the door like hole in the cliff 

My favourite photo of the whole trip. The sea is so blue!

Durdle Door, looking down onto the cove

Me and my sister messing around

A donkey from the Donkey Sanctuary

The quaint town of Beer

We went rowing, fun, although we were in the reeds a lot!

The cliffs at Burton Bradstock

Me, my cousins and my sister on the beach

'Popped' into Stone Henge on the way home

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Sinful Colors- Let's Talk

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I saw a brightly coloured stand in Boots and immediately drawn towards it. When I got in front of it, there were the most colourful nail polishes I have ever seen. Unfortunately there was a limited selection so I chose Let's Talk, a deep purple with a pearl finish. I've never seen a colour like it and couldn't wait to get it on my nails. Although opaque in one coat I always apply two out of habit. This lasted for about three to four days (the picture below was after four and as you can see only the edges had started to wear) without chipping and for a price tag of £1.99 you cannot go wrong!

Pick yours up HERE or in a Boots store

What's your favourite polish or brand? Do you have a similar colour?

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Collection Lasting Perfection Creamy Concealer

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Any blogger worth their salt will have tried this concealer! I think all that could be said on it, has been said but thought I would just do quick post on what I thought of it.

This concealer can be used for both under eye circles and blemishes as it is very creamy and high coverage. This would be something I would look for in a concealer as I have quite bad under eye circles a lot of the time and blemishes on my cheeks. You don't need a lot of it as a little goes a long way so it lasts well. I find that applying it with the doe foot applicator and then blending it in with my finger works best for me, application wise. I don't have a bad thing to say about it really!

The packaging is good for the price you're paying and I like the doe foot applicator. However the packaging tends to get grubby quite quickly, I've had mine for a little while now but as you can see most of the writing has come off and it looks worse for wear. However for what you are paying I think that the packaging is something that can be looked past!

I like this concealer and would recommend it but am looking forward to trying a new one when this one runs out. If anyone was wondering, the shade I have in this is Medium 3. I bought mine from Superdrug or you can order it HERE

What's your favourite concealer? How do you like to apply it?

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