Perfect Autumn/Fall Nail Colour?

Every month I try and post a 'Nails Of The Month', this allows you to see what I've been reaching for on my nails. Now as we have reached October I wanted something really dark and 'vampy' I automatically turned to this...

Barry M Matte Nail Paint: Crush

It's easy to apply and dries matte 10 seconds or so after applying, you could probably get away with one coat as it is very opaque. After getting this out of my drawers I want to raid my local Barry M stand to get my hands on more of these matte shades.

Hope you enjoyed,

Emma xox

Declutter: Nail Polish Collection

After watching a bit of Vivianna Does Makeup and her organisation tips for her wardrobe and her makeup collection, I decided to have a mini clear out of my own...but with my nail polishes. So i didn't quite follow her steps but I was as ruthless as I possibly could be.

My tips for decluttering/organising your polishes are:

1. Empty- you'll be able to see how much you actually have 
2. Clean - wherever you store them (even in a drawer) it will get dusty
3. Sort - place them into piles (colour, special glitters/nail art stuff, base & top coats)
4. Swatch - get your hands on nail wheels and test the polishes (any which are streaky/sticky or separated chuck them asap)
5. Give - any that you don't want but are useable check with friends & family to see if they want them or even a charity

I try to group roughly by colour with nail files, toe separators and other 'tools' at the back

Hope you enjoyed,

Emma xox

Nails of the month #June

This month I went rather nude even bare on the nails due to getting a gel manicure later on in the month. I believe you have all seen these before on me...

Barry M: Lychee

Maybelline: Rose Poudre

Hope you enjoyed,

Emma xox

The Best: Mint nail polish

Everyone loves a good mint nail polish right? Well today I'm going to share the ones I have in my collection and decide which one is the best.

L-R: Barry M - Mint Green, Greenberry, Ciate - Pepperminty, Essie - Candy Apple, Maybelline - Mint for Life

Barry M - Mint Green £2.99

This is more on the green side of mint hence the name. This polish has a thin brush and can apply a little streaky on the 1st coat, but after the 2nd/3rd coat it becomes quite opaque. One downside is that it does take a good few mins *feels like days* to dry. 

Barry M - Greenberry £3.99

For some people this might not fit exactly into the mint category but I thought I would include it anyway. Again with the older nail paints it has a thin brush however the formula is thicker, more glossy and more opaque. I also find the that Gelly Hi Shine finish has a better lasting power on the nails.

Ciate - Pepperminty 9.00

Now I actually got his mini nail polish from their 2013 Christmas Advent Calender. Like the Barry M polishes it does have a thin brush which makes the polish apply a little streaky. The colour is more on the minty blue side, which i personally prefer. The only downside for me is that literally after 5 mins on the nails it has already chipped - so you might want to invest in a good topcoat!

Essie - Mint Candy Apple £7.99

The brush on this polish is thick and flat which allows an even layer of polish to be applied over the whole nail. It's the perfect mixture of blue and green, and a slighter lighter version of  the Ciate polish above. I would say that this polish has an alright lasting power of a few days. (Essie polishes tend to variate quite a lot).

Maybelline - Mint for Life £4.49

This is my perfect mint polish. A pastel not too green not too blue colour. Like the Essie polish it has a good brush to make application quick and easy. However the main highlight of this polish is the incredible lasting power - the 7 day claim is actually true. I've had this on my nails and its lasted over a week and survived the sea and sand. Now that is pretty impressive.

So for me, if you haven't been able to tell already my favourite mint nail polish is the Maybelline one, its cheap and cheerful, what else could you ask for.

Hope you enjoyed,

Emma xox

Nails of the month #April

These are some of the nail polishes which I wore in the month of April.

Barry M: Blueberry ice cream

Essie: Mint candy apple
Ciate: Caviar metallic pearls - silver

Ciate: Chinchilla

Hope you enjoyed,

Emma xox

Nails of the month #March

Here is what wore on my nails in March.

Maybelline: Rose poudre & Mint for life

Barry M: Lychee
&
Nails Inc: Gloucester walk

Elegant Touch Envy Wraps: Deckchair brights
(ended up taking off 2 hours later)

Hope you enjoyed,

Emma xox

Best of 2013 - Part 1: Makeup

Hi, so I know it is a little bit late to be posting this now...but here is the first part to my best of 2013. In this post you will be seeing the stand out makeup products that had become a staple for me in my rapidly growing collection.

L-R: Benefit - Porefessional, Rimmel - Match Perfection,
Garnier - BBcream

• Benefit Porefessional primer - was a daily essential for me in 2013, it instantly minimized any pores that I had and made my skin look flawless (every girl dreams of having flawless skin right?)

• Rimmel Match Perfection foundation - I still haven't found the perfect foundation for me...but during the cooler month when my skin started to get surprisingly dry this worked a dream - blends easily and lasted well on my skin with a little bit of powder.

• Garnier BBcream (combo - oily skin) - during the summer I wore this BB cream all the time, it has a good coverage without feeling heavy on the skin, it always gives a nice glow without being shiny!

L-R: Rimmel - Wake me up concealer, MAC - Studio Finish

• Rimmel Wake me up Concealer - I suffer from dark circles under my eyes and have trouble covering them up from time to time, however this concealer instantly covers and brightens.

• MAC Studio finish Concealer - whenever Iwant to brighten up under the eye area further this is the concealer I turn to, it even has SPF35 to help protect!

Soap and Glory - One heck of a blot

• Soap and Glory One heck of a blot - this mattifying powder kept shine at bay without 'caking' up my skin. It also has a good sized mirror inside which comes in handy!

Maybelline - 24hr colour tatto
(on and on bronze)

MAC - Woodwinked eyeshadow

Urban Decay - Naked 2 palette

• As you might be able to see I am a neutral eye shadow girl, this year I've really enjoyed the Maybelline colour tattoo as an eyeshadow base/primer as well as just a wash of colour  - it is long wearing and even waterproof! Woodwinked eyeshadow (a warm antique gold) is beautiful all over the lid; especially in the summer. Every girl needs at least one neutral palette.. the Naked 2 has 12 different colours to create a variety of different looks whilst still be neutral.

Maybelline - the falsies mascara 

(L-R: Rimmel - Scandaleyes eyeliner (nude, bronze, black),
 Bourjois - Felt-tip eyeliner (black)

• All of these eyeliners are easy to use and great for beginners. The Rimmel ones work really well in the waterline and last all day, they are soft and creamy..yet waterproof! The Bourjois felt-tip pen makes doing any eyeliner look so quick (I even managed to do both eyes in a few minutes..standing up!) the nip of the eyeliner is fine and not too flexible, the pen also always you to do both eyes straight after each other without drying up.

Back: MAC - Powder blush (desert rose, fleur power, springsheen),
Front L-R: Benefit - (hoola), Rimmel - Bonzer (sunglow),
Benefit - (hervana and coralista)

• So yeah..just a few cheek products. I love all of these products for a different reason; the finish, pigmentation and the staying power. The Benefit boxed powders are cutely packaged and are quite natural looking on the skin. I would say the MAC blushes are more pigmented however they are still very easy to work with and blend out. The Rimmel bronzer is beautiful in the summer and gives a golden goddess glow to the skin.

I still haven't decided what lip products were my favourites of 2013 so I haven't included any (sorry!) Also thank you if you managed to read through all of this I know it was a long post (oops). Let my know what your beauty favourites of 2013 were in the comments below and also what you would like to read on this blog!


Hope you enjoyed,

Emma xox