July/August favourites!

If you guys can remember I posted a monthly favourites last month and it got quite a few views so I've decided to do another for this month. Again I've included all sorts of random things and some have already featured in previous posts!

To kick us off I'll start with nail related items and move towards the more random ones.

1. The first item that I've been absolutely loving is Kawaii's Lois Lane (a custom order I had her create!). I've reviewed it here if you want to check that out! I love how this glitter looks, it's such a beauty!

2. The next item is one that has also featured before in my haul blog and is Vaseline's Spray & Go Body Moisturiser. I use this daily and it's absolutely fantastic! One of my favourite moisturisers due to the way it applies, the way it makes my skin feel and look and the smell! 

3. Number three is yet another item that featured in the haul blog and is n-spa's Vanilla Fragrance Body Mist. Wowwwwww I love this so much! This is just amazing and I will certainly be repurchasing when it runs out.

4. This is a bit of a naughty item - sweets! Haribo Smurfs to be precise. None of that dieting rubbish in this belly ;)! These are so dang tasty and at only £1 from Asda I have a hard time resisting buying them every time I go in there!

5. Number five technically comprises of four things - four books! All belonging to the Demon Trappers series by Jana Oliver. I picked up the first 2-in-1 book at Asda on a whim and holy mother of all things I LOVED these books! I was so obsessed with them that I managed to finish all four (I purchased the other two on my kindle as soon as I'd finished the second) within a week. I really really recommend these books if you're into anything supernatural/romance/dry humour/amazing - this series is perfect!

6. Winding down now and next up is Maybelline New York's Dream Pure BB Cream for Oily Skin. With a much thicker texture that the normal version of this, I love how this makes my skin look! Thumbs up to Maybelline!

7. The seventh and last (but not least!) item on the favourites list for the last month is the purse that I also showed in the haul blog. I've been using it a lot and I just love it so much! It's got a huge amount of card room and is just so nice! Go me for buying this beauty!

June/July favourites - part 2

On to part two of my June/July favourites! You can see why I've split this into two parts - that would've been one mega post had it been just one! No dilly-dallying at the start, let's get straight into the second part :)

1. The first item in part two is another nail related product. This time it's ORLY's Cutique which is a cuticle remover (and it's MAGICAL). Simply swipe on a small amount to the cuticles, leave for a minute, grab a cuticle pusher and (though this is kinda gross sounding) just scrape off those pesky bits of skin. Done!

 


2. Item number two is Witch's Anti-Blemish Skin Clearing Primer. I'm now on my second bottle of this and it's served me perfectly! It really has kept away any real spot break outs and is a staple in my daily makeup routine. I wouldn't put on foundation without it!

3. This is a very different item again and is actually a recipe! I tried this out a couple of days ago and boy, was the result good! Not trying to blow my own trumpet or anything but Delia Smith eat your heart out (on a side note - that woman is fantastic!). My family seemed to appreciate these vienesse whirls and my tummy certainly did too! If you want to try out the recipe yourself I'll put a link below!

The recipe! http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/viennese_whirls_78348

4. Kind of sticking to the food theme, the next item is Actimel in Mango and Passion fruit. I've been guzzling down these little treats for months as I used to have stomach pains, especially after eating. They actually do seem to have worked too which is awesome!

5. Now we have arrived at my favourite favourite (if that makes sense..)! I've smelt Lancome's La Vie Est Belle perfume sooo many times but never gone ahead due to how expensive it is but decided to finally treat myself to it this week! Boy oh boy is this perfume to die for! Just the bottle design screams "classy" and the perfume lasts and lasts (with the tiniest amount too!). Obviously people's tastes in perfumes differ hugely but for me, this is probably my favourite, or joint favourite at least!

I mean look at that bottle! So pretty!

6. Another perfume now and whilst number 5 is a very classy perfume that is best reserved for evenings and nights I would say, this is an absolutely perfect summers day scent! Diesel's Fuel For Life Femme is another of my all time favourites and all I can think about when I wear it is summer for some reason! That's also a big plus when you live in a place that suffers from very little real summer (darn you, England!). 

7. Another perfume has crept onto the list! Vera Wang's Pink Princess has been my go-to for everyday wear and I adore the scent (and the bottle!). However, as this is an eau de toilette it struggles hugely with staying power. A real shame, too as this would probably knock La Vie Est Belle off the top spot!

8. The final of my June/July favourites is actually a band! Imagine Dragons have caught my attention in the last month or two and I've really been enjoying their music! If you haven't heard them, check them out on YouTube or Spotify!

Branching out - June/July favourites - part 1

I've got a very different sort of post to my usual today! I've decided to branch out from sticking to nail looks (though those will remain the main feature) and I'm thinking about making this a monthly feature. It will include my favourite things from the month be it nail polish, books, beauty items, films, perfume etc! I may also from time to time post reviews of products that fall outside nail polish reviews such as make up items. Let me know if you would like this to be a regular feature or not!

I've decided to split this first post in two due to the sheer amount of things I've included! Without further ado, here are the first half of my favourites for the last month or so!

1. The first item on the favourites list is Cutex's Nourishing Nail Polish Remover! Sticking to the nail side of things to start with, this polish remover is one of my all time greats. It leaves your nails looking nice and moisturised unlike some which can cause horrible peeling if they include a strong concentration of acetone. Furthermore, the smell that this leaves on your fingers is very different to the normal acidic smell you tend to get from removers and has a slightly chocolatey smell to it!





















2. The second item is ORLY's Rich Renewal hand creme in Peace. This hand cream smells absolutely divine and the scent lingers for a long time which I really like! It came in a kit I got when I did a manicure course earlier in July and I've used it when I've done manicures on my mum and she also agrees that it smells amazing! The only down side is that it is quite oily and doesn't soak into the skin for a while but the smell alone is good enough for me to look past that! The smell is spiced vanilla and white tea - I seriously wish that smellivision was a thing so you could have a whiff of this!

3. The next favourite is an item that I've been using daily for several months now! I'm on my third pack of Witch's cleansing and toning facial wipes and have loved using them! They leave yur face feeling fresh and remove any traces of make up - including mascara - easily and quickly. They also aren't too heavily scented which means you're not constantly smelling a strong cleanser smell.

4. Number four on the list is a body lotion - E45's endless moisture body lotion to be exact! This lotion works great on my skin as I've got very dry skin on my legs. This makes them feel moisturised and soft for a few days and is a product I used quite often. It's very runny which also makes it very easy to spread and it is "lightly fragranced" so it's not an offensive product to use. 

5. Coming in at number five (not that these are in any order really) is another nail related product - Streaker Beauty's 100/180 grit nail file. I bought these a few weeks ago to replace some old nail files and wow, I'm glad I got them! I only need the 100 grit side on my nails as they're natural and it's super quick. It means that if I've got a break (god forbid) or I just want to keep them nice and even it takes me a few swipes and it's sorted. These are super cheap too which is also a plus!

6. Makeup now - and my favourite product has been NYC's Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm in Applelicious Pink! I know this is supposed to be "glossy" but on me for some reason there is next to no gloss.. you would think that this would put me off it rather than make me love it but alas, no! I love this lip balm as it gives a perfect amount of colour which isn't too bold and isn't too bland. The cute as heck apple shape through the middle is adorable too!

7. Number seven is completely different to everything so far - it's a book! The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda is a book that I purchased a while ago but never got around to reading until about a week ago and as soon as I started, I whizzed through it in a few hours! The story is really gripping and I liked the plot - twists that I really didn't expect caught me out but I really loved it! 

8. The penultimate item is yet another random one! I've been trying to drink a lot more fluids as I really wasn't drinking enough before but I've always disliked the taste of plain water (and yes - it so does have a taste!) and so picked up a bunch of flavoured water from ASDA. The Cherry and Plum still water has been my favourite of these so far!

9. The last thing on part one of my June/July favourites is not an item that I own, per se, but it's film that I saw last week - Man of Steel! Wow it was fantastic! I really really really enjoyed this film and cannot praise it highly enough. The casting was spot on (totally wasn't fangirling over how attractive Henry Cavill is) and I generally couldn't fault it! I recommend you check it out!

 That's it for part one - part two will be up sometime soon!