Seagull Nails!

Hi everyone!

I wanted to quickly share a new manicure design that I've been wearing for the past few days. I love the way it looks!

These are my seagull nails :) It took me a long time to complete these but I'm really happy with the result. I started off with a light blue background for the sky, then painted the lower half of my nails in a darker blue shade for the sea and then painted the tips of my nails in an orange colour for the sand. Once this background was dry, I painted on the seagull, inspired by +Mllrdesign on Instagram. I absolutely loved her design and so I had to recreate the little bird about to set off on flight on my nails too, all done in different nail polish shades. 

I hope you all like this summery manicure, let me know what you think in the comments and leave requests for me below too :)

Speak to you all again soon!

xxx

Galaxy Nails

Hi everyone, I'm back with a new manicure to show you all!

I created a galaxy on my nails!

I had done a galaxy design about 6 months ago but I decided that I wanted to create a more colourful version and so the base of this manicure was a navy blue colour instead of the black that I used in my previous design. I also used more purples and pinks this time around and then added some glitter for the stars as well as some hand drawn stars with white polish.

Creating this design is pretty easy, simply paint on the colours that you want onto a makeup sponge, one at a time, and sponge the colours onto your nails in different sections. The best thing about this technique as that you get a different result every time so all of your nails will look slightly different, just like a night sky. It's really fun to experiment with which colours look best so give it a go!

Clean up around your nails when you're done using a cotton bud dipped into nail polish remover and then seal in your design with a thick glossy top coat!

I really hope you guys liked this one, I always love a good galaxy manicure on my nails :)
See you all really soon!
xxx

Travel Makeup Essentials 2014!

Hi all, hope you're well!

So I'm back from my trip to Scotland, all relaxed and ready for some more blogging! I had an absolutely amazing time and I will share some pictures will you all soon.

For today however, I wanted to do something a little bit different. I get asked a lot about the make up that I'm using, etc. so I thought I'd share my travel makeup essentials with you today, seeing as I'm fresh from travelling myself.

The first things that I always take with me on holiday are body wash, moisturiser and shampoo. I know that they usually provide these in hotels but I find these pretty drying/sticky on my skin and some don't even smell that nice. So better safe than sorry I say! I used the Next Gold Body Wash and Body Cream which smell AMAZING and are the perfect size for travelling.

Where you can buy it: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-NEXT-Gold-Gift-Set-30ml-Spray-Body-Lotion-Body-Wash-/161195052650

 My shampoo was just my usual Head & Shoulders Dry Scalp Care with Almond Oil.

For more information: http://www.headandshoulders.co.uk/anti-dandruff/dry-scalp-care

I like to keep my make up pretty simple so for the base of my face make-up, I used a Rimmel pressed powder to even out my skin tone. I don't like using foundation and especially wouldn't use it on holiday. I used my flat kabuki brush (which again is the perfect travel size) to apply the powder where I needed it.

I used the same brush to add my highlighter to the top of my cheeks. I'm a bit of a highlighter freak and I love the glowy appearance I get from doing this. I use the Rimmel Sun Shimmer Shimmering Bronzer as it compliments my skin colour really well.

Where you can buy it: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rimmel-London-Sunshimmer-Shimmering-Bronzer/dp/B0084N13UQ 

Onto my eyes, I use Rimmel London Exaggerate Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner to line the top of my eyes. This is the best liquid eye liner that I have ever used; the applicator is amazingly precise and easy to use and the formula is so highly pigmented and lasts ALL DAY.
Where you can buy it: http://www.boots.com/en/Rimmel-London-Exaggerate-Waterproof-Liquid-Eye-Liner_1296951/?

For my water line I use Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Khol Kajal Eye Liner. This stuff doesn't budge and the formula is so creamy and soft and easy to apply. It's amazing.
Where you can buy it: http://www.feelunique.com/p/Rimmel-Scandaleyes-Waterproof-Khol-Kajal-Eye-Liner?

My mascara is this absolute beauty. I cannot say enough good things about this. I posted a picture on my instagram page of my eyes after using this mascara, so go and check it out for yourself :) @vaish92. Where you can buy it: http://www.boots.com/en/L'Oreal-Paris-Volume-Million-Lashes-Excess-Black-Mascara_1321248/?

For my lips I kept it super simple and natural with this which is my all time fave: Smith's Rosebud Lip Salve. Where you can buy it: http://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/smiths-rosebud-salve-rosebud-lip-balm.html?

Onto perfumes, I took two tiny bottles with me. The first was this: Thierry Mugler's Womanity. I always get so many compliments when I wear this so I had to take it with me on holiday.

The second was a scent I had never worn before but honestly, it's become one of my most worn scents. When some of my family walked into my hotel room the other day, after I had used this, they literally said "Wow your room smells so nice, what did you use?!" So definitely a winner.

Finally, when travelling, I NEED to have my nail things in case my nails chip or break (#nailaddict). And then of course, I carry around other emergency bits and bobs too (all in tiny travel size haha!)

I hope that this has been somewhat useful to you during this holiday season. Thank you so much for reading and I will be back soon with a new nail art design!
Love! xxxxxx