Mint Green Glitter Nails

Hello :) 

Sorry I haven't put many posts up, but iv been busy swapping jobs, and trying to keep a 5 year old happy, as everytime I went to do this, its... Jeeesssss can I do this etc etc... So now he is finally sat down and watching a film! Peace! So I'm doing this before I have to go get ready for work.

I love these nails I have done, so glittery :) and I love this pale green colour!! 

Please excuse the picture quality, I'm currently using my phone as I don't yet have a camera :(

The nail polish's I used are Barry M Mint Green and Rimmel 500 Disco Ball.

I love this glitter! and it has lasted ages! been on for 2 weeks now, with out a single chip! 

Sorry for the short post, but I think the picture says it all.... Gorgeous nails :) well I think so!! 

Going to go get ready for work now..... 

Let me know what you think :) 

Soap&Glory:The Fab Pore 15 Min Facial Peel

Hello!!!!!! 

Today I'm going talk about 'The Fab Pore 15 Minute Facial Peel'. I haven't used a great deal of the Soap&Glory collection, but I was drawn to buy this skin care product! I was out shopping, and because I'm having a fresh start in life, new job etc, I wanted to find a new skin care regime, and some new make up bits, I know this will take while to find what suits me! But that's what is so fun about it... 

Firstly, the packaging on the soap & glory products are very eye catching, very retro!! so that's one reason I was drawn to this product. Also i loved the sound of the little magic green beads bursting on my skin!! 

I call this my mini facial... 

I cleanse my skin, twice, I will then exfoliate so that my skin is lovely and clean ready for my mini, no hassle facial :) 

I will then take a 'grape-sized' dollop and put it on the back of my hand ready for application, this product has small blue beads in it, and when you apply it, rub into your skin until they all dissolve! I do apply this to my whole face, but you can just apply to your T-Zone area. This did feel a little stingy when I first used it, but after a few seconds, it had stopped. Now, you can leave this on for 15 mins for a deep cleanse, or if you are in a rush and your skin needs a quick 'pick me up' just apply it and leave it on for a few mins! 
Once I had left it on for the whole 15 mins, I removed it with lukewarm water and a face cloth (it wiped away so easily), my skin was so so soft! and more pores had shrunk a fair amount, considering this was my first time using it. 

Little green/blue beads :)

I have been using this product for 2 and a half weeks, 3 times a week (4 if I'm lucky) and I can say, that I absolutely love this mask, my pores have shrunk a lot which in turn makes my make-up apply and look better and I will definitely be buying this when I have ran out, though iv got a feeling this will last ages as you don't actually use a lot each time! 

If you are like me and love to know what the ingredients do: 
Salicylic Acid is what is commonly used in anti-acne products, so if you have oily skin and suffer breakouts, if just mild breakouts, this will be perfect! 
Mushroom extract will tighten pores, but will also help the healing process of the skin, anti ageing, moisturising, and also reduces inflammation!! 
I'm quite lucky and know what a lot of the ingredients in products do, which are the good ones, all due to working and training with products :)


I would recommend anybody who has problems with large pores, oily/combination skin, to try this out! You can buy this here at boots. Not too bad for £8.00!!! 

A little help?

Hello Bloggers!!!

Today I thought I would ask for a little help and some ideas from you beauty bloggers!! 

Firstly ill tell you a little bit about what's happened this last few weeks and to why I need some ideas!! 
..........I have left my job, and got another job! Which is good news! 
The reason I left my previous job was, not because I didn't like the job itself, it was the people I worked with, usually I don't let people get to me, but there were only 3 of us working all the time, just us 3 all the time! So I had no escaping them!! They seriously did my wick in!! Sat in the office playing games, facebook etc, anything apart from WORK! Now some of you might think, wow, cool job, not doing a lot, but NO, I was bored, I want to make something of myself! And when I took this job offer, it was meant to be my break! I was basically a rep for a company  selling machines to beauty salons, and I was the sales and training rep, i went driving ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, training beauty therapists, which I absolutely loved doing, but it all soon died down, and I wasn't going out as much as i should be doing as a rep, and it was because whilst I was driving all over, they weren't doing a lot their end in the office! So I had to try my hardest to boost things, but there is only so much I can do whilst my boss plays aeroplane games!! GRRRR!! I could go on and on all day about this!! 

So iv taken another job, in a hair salon, its a much more FUN environment, which I love, and a bonus as well, I will be doing less hours for the same amount of money I earnt at my previous job! 
Now this is where I need your help.... I'm also going to be doing mobile beauty treatments, massage, facials etc, as I have more time on my hands I can do this! BUT I need a name for my new little business :).... I have thought and thought, and i haven't yet thought of anything that sticks with me! 

So any ideas would be great please...... 

Gem nails

I love gems!! I love putting them on my nails, whether its just one gem or rows and rows! I love them, they add a little life into my nails!! They don't get in the way, or get caught on anything, like previous nail arts iv had!! 
They come in so many different colours as well! I got mine from EBAY, I just typed in 'nail art gems' but I made the mistake of buying them from Hong Kong so i had to wait 2 weeks for them!! but if you click UK only, you can find the exact same things! I only paid £1.28 for these, free p&p. So I wasn't to fussed about having to wait a few weeks.... 

If you do want these exact ones Click here 

 I used Barry M nail polish, which you can buy at boots, colour number 293. I then used the green gems on the tips of my ring finger on both hands. I used some nail art glue, which I got with some other nail art accessories, but clear nail glue will do the job as well. A little tip when applying the nail gems: 

• use an 'orange stick' (that's what we call them in the beauty industry!!) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
• Using the pointy end, dip it into your clear nail polish. 
• This well then be able to pick up the gems. 
• Position where you want the gem on your nail, then if you need to, with another stick, or a pair of tweezers, push the gem away from the stick on to your nail. 
• Once you have finished applying your gems, I apply one coat of clear nail polish for 'extra support'.

This picture isn't very clear, the gems have gone a little blurry, but you can get the idea on how they look :)

Do you like them? What nail art do you use, that don't get in the way, yet look nice? 

First ever blog!!

So hi guys, this is my first EVER beauty blog! I'm going to start off with me.... and what products/make up i am currently using...

Thought i would show you all my new hair cut first! i LOVE it, i used to have my hair like this, then i grew it a little, but i much prefer short hair on me.... it suits me better! Though i would love to have long hair as you can do so much with it, but no, doesn't agree with me, it makes me look like a i have a big thick wig on! My cousin cuts my hair, i wouldn't let anyone else do it now, she never does it the same (i mean that in a good way), i always come out with it looking even a little bit different, so I'm pleased about that. here i am....... 



Picture is a little blurry, not the best quality. sorry :(

Ill go through a few of my products that i love using at the moment.
Firstly.... My Estee Lauder's moisturiser i would NOT go with out.... this little pot has lasted me 4 months so far!!! with another 2 months to go!! wow!! i didn't believe them at first that it would last that long, but i took the plunge and brought it. it was expensive £39, obviously more expensive than simple or any other brand that are in the supermarkets, but think how long they last you, definitely not 6 months! so i only buy 2 moisturisers a year. I do suffer with oily or a shiny skin, so i don't want a lot of products going on to my skin.

I will ALWAYS have oily skin, you can never change your skin type whether it be dry, oily, combination, you cannot change it! BUT you can reduce it, alot in fact, to the point where you wont notice it. This moisturiser is so light, you can hardly tell its gone on, which is what you want when you have oily skin, i have seen some people say they put this that this that on their skin because its oily and i need to clean it and protect it, YES everybody needs to cleanse their skin, but not everybody needs layers of product on their skin! so you no the old saying 'less is more' in this case, yes, less product does more for my skin :) it also has SPF 25, which is very important for your skin! also... as i am 20+ now, we need to start thinking about preventing aging! start mid 20's! and this has anti aging effects.
I could rant on about skin all day, which is why i love my career choice :)
You can buy this at any Estee Lauder make up and skin care counter.
Click here to buy

Sorry about the really bad picture again!!

Phew!!! i hope that essay didn't bore you too much, as i will be talking about skin alot in my posts!

Next, the foundation I'm currently using. I used to use Estee Lauder Double wear... which i loved! but it was getting expensive, and i need to cut down price wise, so I'm trying out alot of different foundations at the moment. I have wasted alot as they just haven't done the job. At the moment i am just using a powder, from the Body Shop, All in one face base. I was wary about using it as i usually like a liquid foundation, but i thought why not. Actually I'm quite impressed by it, it has lovely coverage for day time, covers my dark circles under my eyes (grrrr), it stays on all day, i don't get that 'powdery' look around my eyes, i do tend to pop a little bit on my nose once or twice through out the day, just a self conscious thing i think as i don't actually need to put more on :/. Anyway, I'm going to carry on using this, but i will still be trying out more foundations!
click here to buy

Eyeshadow, i love this eyeshadow colour set at the moment!! Very very light pinks, like a shimmery pink. I put it on my whole eyelid and up to my brow, i don't do this with alot of eye shadows as sometimes it looks silly on me with certain colours, so i can only do it with light colours. I like this eye shadow set because when i dont want too much on my eyes and more on my lips then this is just enough colour to brighten my eyes and with out making me look like a clown. I will do step by steps on how i do my eye shadows one day :) 
 This wasn't  a very expensive product as it was from a make up store in an outlet shopping centre near me, but i think if you buy it from the website or boots etc, its £7.99. Get yourselves to a make up store in an outlet.... lots of bargains :)  

Last but not least... LIPPY!!
This lipstick is the one i seem to be using alot lately, its very pink, which really suits my skin tone, its really really soft on my lips, i have had lipsticks before and they feel so THICK and caked on, even though its not, on my lips, so this one got a thumbs up!! I brought this from a make up shop again at a shopping outlet (reduced prices at outlets), so the price was fine, not to expensive, but not cheap enough to be rubbish (if that makes sense). I would love to tell you the make of this lippy, but, when i brought this product, it was just among the other lippys that i picked out and didnt look at the make, and the lid just has a swirly L on it, iv searched everywhere on the net. So next time i go back to the shop i will look and let you all know :)

I hope you all enjoyed my first blog. :)