Nails Inc freebie with In Style

With the astronomical price of monthly glossy mags these days I always enjoy a little guilt assuaging freebie so I was well pleased to see bottles of Nails Inc with In Style this month.
I've been after a nice pale brown shade for a while so got the Fashion Fawn which reminds me of a nice cup of mocha. MmmmMm. For the bargain price of £3.70, as opposed to the usual £11, I can't help thinking I should pick up the other shades too... Surely I'd actually be saving money that way?... :)

Cheap n cheerful FOTD

I’ve had the last few days off work (WOO!) so I’ve tried a few different makeup products that I hadn’t used yet (double WOO!!) I’m not keen on trying a whole face full of new stuff on a work day in case it looks a right mess – I’m much too lazy to start over – so this has been the perfect opportunity to test them out
A couple of the things that have seriously impressed me are the Lasting Perfection foundation by Collection 2000 (I think I’ll have to do a full review on this) the Famous palette by Sue Moxley and the moisture shine lipstick in Pink Mallow by Natural Collection

Nostalgic bathing

Wandering down the kids aisle in Tesco I spotted bottles of Matey (I might be remembering it wrong but I was 110% sure it used to be called Mr Matey?) and I was embarrassingly excited! I haven’t used this in years!! When I was a kid my mum would always buy me the pink girly Matey and got my brother the much nicer smelling blue Matey (Admittedly probably not the most traumatising experiencing ever but it still sucked!)

Although they both smell completely different to the old versions they’re scrummylicious so I bought not just 1 but 2 bottles. Muwahahahaha! Er, yeah, I really am 25, honest. It would seem I just don't get out much… Too busy splashing aroung in a Matey bubble bath…

Favourite drugstore highlight shades

Ever since I saw a makeover on tv where the makeup artist used a highlight colour I've done the same thing pretty much every day. I couldn't believe one little dab of colour below the eyebrows and in the inner corner of the eyes could make such a massive difference to the face! It's one of those nice little tricks that can make such a big difference, esp if I haven't slept well

Depending on the actual eye shadow colours I'm opting for my highlight colour usually veers from irridescent white to er, off-white and all the glorious (yet similar) shades inbetween :) These are the 3 that I opt for most days cos they work brilliantly and are cheap as chips

NYC Eye Cube in Tony

MUA single shadow in shade 2 (pearl)

Mini Bourjois shadow in shade 46

Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss To Go

I literally can't remember ever finishing a lip gloss. I like trying new brands and shades all the time so there's almost no chance of me wearing one lip gloss enough to get through the whole tube! Which is why I like these ickle ones by Estee Lauder…

One of the things I like best about these is that the tubes are small-ish so I can pick n choose a different shade each day without feeling bad about never getting to the bottom of them. Also, I find small versions of regular products so adorable! Might seem weird but I reckon the little travel size bottles of Soap & Glory, Pantene and Original Sourse goodies are seriously cute
Know what would totally rule? If you could buy lip glosses in half-sizes for half the price. I'd probably end up with every single Juicy Tube and YSL available and wouldn't even feel a tinge of guilt :)

Barry M Nail Paint

When I first spotted the Barry M nail paints I was convinced the quality would be, well, non-existent and I pictured colours that, when applied to my nails, would look like watered-down, streaky, unpleasant versions of what you could see in the bottle

Perhaps it's because the colours are so bright and almost too pretty but I just didn't have very high hopes for the polish - this in spite of the fact that I own dozens of other fantastic Barry M goodies! But when Boots had a buy 2 get one free offer a while back I figured it'd be a crime not to try them and I fell in love with them pretty much straight away…

Barry M Nail Paint in 024

For some reason the term "nail paint" conjured images of a horrible, thick, matte paint (like those massive plastic squeezy bottles we used in primary school) so I was very impressed to see the gleaming, smooth, shiny finish I could achieve easily with just two coats

My nails are ridiculously short and scraggy thanks to helping Adryen with his packing (Who knew you could have so much stuff squeezed into one house?!?!) The short nails look dreadful cos my hands aren't feminine enough to pull them off - in the same way that I could never pull off a short hair cut like gorgeous Audrey Hepburn or Natalie Portman - so I went for a nice bright purple-y/pink-y Barry M paint and was fairly pleased with the results...My hands and cuticles might look a right mess but at least my nails are a nice colour! :)

Grossest nail polish colour ever?

Revlon Scented Nail Enamel in Beech (310)

I saw this polish and figured it could actually be really nice on. I know the colour is a bit, er, unusual? But I reckoned it could look pretty cool and eye catching when it was applied. Which is the wrongest (that is so a word! :p) I’ve been in a long time…

I’m not sure what I dislike most; the awful finish, cheap perfume scent it leaves behind – supposedly a selling point of this – or the colour. After much consideration I think the award goes to the colour for being so revolting that it reminds me of the pee of someone who is seriously dehydrated. Bleurgh! Ick! and EEEWWWW!! In equal measures :)