Nails de jour......

This is just a silly little post about nail polish....The shade i'm wearing is by REVLON and called "Cloudy"  and may I just say, I love it!


It's a ice blue/pale grey/tiny hint of lilac and it's lovely. I like to think of it as one of those shades that is pale but doesn't wash you out, but would look AMAZING with a tan. Here it is: 

 (Please excuse my chubby little fingers!)


As you can see, it is a pretty icy shade  but it is really nice.....and a treat to apply! 

Where is the glamour?!

I'll be the first to admit that since we have moved in to our new house, the glamour factor in my life has pretty much gone out the window. I'm not saying it's the house's fault, and i'm sure many of you can relate to the fact that life is expensive, meaning more bills to pay and less cash to spend on, well, me! Add that to the fact that i'v put a little weight on and it's still pretty grey and cold outside and you have one boring lady!


Truth be told, it's starting to get me down a little, this un-glamorous business. In some ways I do try and always make an effort (both for my sake and for my other half)  and always have perfectly painted nails, smooth skin and perfectly matching underwear (on my not-so-perfect body!) but i'm finding that it's not enough to make me feel glam!


So what's a girl to do? the lazy side of me thinks just chill, but the other side thinks it's time for me to get back on that glamour horse !  and now is also the perfect time because i'm going out tomorrow night for a friends birthday, after not going out in forever so I need all the help I can get! I have already painted my nails red and am planing to give my body a good scrub so it's ready for some fake tan! then it's all about my ultimate glamouse weapons: 
High heels & red lipstick!

The power of red nails!

Very few things make me as happy as nail polish does. It's bizarre, I can't explain it but I am addicted to nail polish, I mean what's the point of having nails if you can't cover them in something as girly and pretty as color?


I am a big fan of the shorter nail, which is strange because I remember spending  my teens wishing I had naturally long nails and even had a few occasions of, I hate to admit it,with Fake stick on nails! Never again. I still think long(ish) nails can look good, but only painted with in a natural shade. but short nails in my opinion are just so chic and can rock any color with such ease!


I am all for the timeless class and to me that means red nails. The perfect red nail can make you feel so glamorous, yet polished at the same time. There are so many shades of red polishes out there, it can be hard to nail (Haha get it?) the "one". But as with men, i'm not sure I buy the hole concept of the "one"  simply because there are so many, and they are so different! The one I am wearing on my nails atm is one I bought a few days ago, and when I showed it to my sister she said "Like you need ANOTHER red nail polish!" not understanding that to me, they all have a place in my collection and in my heart. Every woman need a deep, vampy shade  to wear during the winter months when it's cold and grey outside. Another must have red is the glittery "party season" red that can be infused with silver. gold or multi-colored  glitter to add that festive sparkle. Then we have the summer red, that is a kind of combo of coral, red and orange shades that manages to look like summer in a bottle (and looks fab with a tan) And then we have the queen of red, the classic "REVLON" red. This is the shade that looks good no matter what, and is just a true classic.

What is your "Top Red"?

Dress show!

After doing my fashion video yesterday  I promised I would show you  what most of the dresses look like on.


So here we go:

All of these photos were taken during diffident nights out so you can also see I I styled them.


Hope it helps!

My imaginary Net-a-porter wish list...

This is my secret guilty pleasure, yes, I have an unhealthy tendency to log on only to drool over some of the worlds most exquisite items, only to then feel bad because I know the likely-hod of me ever being able to afford them is......well, below zero.


So here you have it, my "If I win a £million this is what i'll be buying" list. Prepare to drool away...........

Be honest, you have got dribble on your chin right now haven't you? (I so have) I love looking at things like this because they are just so beautifully made, and so luxe looking....but come at a very,very high price tag, that is pretty much pure ridiculousness.....but, they are oh so nice to look at! and hey, a girl can dream right?


Good night my darlings xx 

FOTD

Having not had any hot water or heating for the past week thanks to the oil company, I have not been wearing any makeup. I had to do some shopping to day so my makeup was slightly more  glamorous than usual for an everyday look, due to the fact I had missed wearing makeup!


If you know me by now you will know it's nothing ground breaking, just pretty and simple.

My face:
MUFE Mat velvet plus foundation
Laura Mercier secret concealer in shade 3
Collection 200 lasting perfection in shade 2
Rimmel silky loose powder


Cheeks:
Sleek contour kit in medium 
Topshop blush in pop


Eyes:

I used MAC bare study  paintpot as a base, and I used MAC metholagy all over the lid, and antiqued in the crease. it's a little more smokey than I would tend to go for, but it really made my eyes POP. I then applied one coat of Benefit There real mascara to give my lashes a bit of help as they are looking very sad at the moment.


Lips:
I used a old fav, a Loreal lipstick called sunset blush.


And that is it, that's my face of the day and I love it....I feel like me again.
  

Nails of the day....

I painted my nails last night and i'm in love. I'm not usually the type to go for the hole accent nail look, but both this look I feel they shades are pretty close and really complement one another. What I used:

Base coat-Sally Hansen insta-grip fast dry base coat.
2 coats of Barry M 273 raspberry.....(I love this! it's the perfect berry red shade,really deep and classy looking)
On my middle finger I applied 2 coat of  a Deborah Lippmann glitter polish called razzle dazzle over the Barry M.
Top coat-Sally hansen double duty base&top coat.

  (Not the best photo,but I took about 100 but gave up in the end)

So those are my nails atm....I love the color combo, really wintery but glamorous at the same time.

Take care xxx