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All my close friends will know that I went NUTS when I first saw this nail polish on a few blogs because I adore and am obsessed with holographic-ness! I actually searched three different Superdrug stores to hunt this down and I finally found it.
549 - Holographic

Words can not describe how in love I am with this nail varnish. I’m so in love I bought two bottles at once as I didn’t want to ever not own this. I mean, come on, who can’t agree that this is just MAGICAL?
(with flash)
The formula, in my opinion, is perfect. Its applies in a really thin yet pigmented layer, which takes 30seconds max to dry, you can tell it is dry when its starts to shimmer amazingly in the light. I apply three coats when I use this product to build up the most beautiful colour ever. When you do use it however, do make sure that the coat before is dry before you pop another one on, as it does get very streaky otherwise. You also can’t really use a base coat with this as it streaks like crazy as well – its kind of hard to explain but if you’ve used it then you will know what I mean.

I took this picture two days after having put it on – as you can see it does chip really easily, which is a shame, but as it dries so quick you can always pop another coat on. This picture was taken when I was in the car on a sunny day – the sun just makes your nails goes crazy.
I’m not actually positive if this colour is still available? I haven't seen it around for a while, but I really hope it isn’t limited edition! If someone's in the know, please tell me if its still available or not!
I also have one of China Glaze’s holographic nail varnishes which I will swatch and review in comparison to this polish when I’m back at my other flat!
What does everyone think? Too much, or amazing?

I’ve been buying Barry M Dazzle Dust pigments since I was 17 and used to be addicted to them. I’d never before seen such a wide variety of colours and such good quality products for reasonable prices.
I decided today to swatch the ones I have for you and tell you what I like about them etc.


Top Row – L-R 64 (Fushcia), 74 (Purple), 34 (Cherry)
Bottom Row – L-R 29 (Yellow Gold), 44 (Bronze), 3 (Pink Gold)
64 – A vibrant pink, very bright, have only used this doing make-up for a theatre production.
74 – A nice deep redish purple, very charming, but again, would not wear this out unless blended smoothly with a black. Could wear this as an eyeliner though?
34 – I actually have two of this colour, and I have no idea why as I’m not too keen on it, it kinda looks like a bruised eye colour? Its a dark purple with blue speckles.
29 – A bright yellow, good for dramatic smoky brown eyes.
44 – The perfect bronze shade in my opinion. This is definitely one of the more wearable ones from my collection. I’m making a mental note to wear this shade more!
3 – The most adorable pink which shimmers gold in the light. So girly!

Top Row L-R – 14 (Khaki), 13 (Pale Green), 92 (Aqua Gold), 69 (Saphire)
Bottom Row L-R - (GLITTER DUST) 15 (Gold Iridescent), 4, 10 (Silver) (DAZZLE DUST)(Grey), 11 (Charcoal)
14 – This is a moody green pigment, very emerald and attractive.
13 – A cute pale green, very easy to blend.
92 – I’ve never worn this, again, it was for a theatre production of A Midsummer Nights Dream.
69 – Ugh, this colour is so gorgeous!! Its a blue which turns purple depending on the angle you look at it, its so pretty.
15 – A gorgeous shimmer which sparkles gold in different lights, I adore this colour and use it as a base on my eyelids, all the way up to the brow bone for definition on nights out. You could also use this as a cheek highlighter possibly? I will swatch it next to MAC’s vanilla pigment soon for comparison.
4 – A silver glitter dust, which in my opinion is toooo glittery. Literally chunks of glitter where everywhere after I used this. Its so pretty though, use for special occasions?
10 – Another one of my favourites, a gorgeous silvery grey, great for smoky looks. I like blending this over 15, with a touch of 11 on the edge for the perfect glamorous look.
11 – A dark dark black with a hint of white glitter shimmer, although not glittery at all and nice and easy to blend. Although it is very pigmented so you only need the tiniest amount!
Conclusion! - I only wear about three of these shades when going out at the most. Barry M are famous for having the loveliest colour collection and I’m so grateful that we have this choice on the high street, but obviously not all these shades are wearable on a day to day basis, but its good to have the choice. Slowly, make-up brands have been catching up with Barry M and creating new pigment shades (Gosh, for example), however Barry M’s cute packaging, originality and good pricing will always make them my favourite high street make-up brand.
I have a few of their lipsticks which I will be swatching for you all soon! XXX
P.S I was recently VERY lucky to win a competition by http://www.beautyjunkielondon.com/ to review clinques instant lift for brows – pencil. She wanted someone with dark eyebrows and a make-up blog to review it as her eyebrows are quite pale and I won through random generator! Once I get the product I will mail her the review and you will be able to see it on her site! Thanks Beauty Junkie!! XX
P.P.S – All the photographs are my own, please include a link to my blog if you are to use them anywhere else, and send me a link to where you’ve posted it. I bought all these products with my own money.

I have a selection of GOSH’s Nail varnishes which I will be posting swatches of over the next few weeks. 
562 – Magic Star

562 is a beautiful glitter varnish, which shimmers blue, green and yellow in the light.  It’s very pretty to look at and really does sparkle in certain positions.
02 – Pearl

02 is a white, pearly metallic shade.  With three coats you can build it up to a stunning white opaque metallic look, which is very pretty.  I bought this shade originally to layer with brighter colours to give my nails some dimension (I will do a tutorial for it soon!) but I’ve realised its actually quite unique and pretty on its own!
Conclusion - Both of these swatches have three coats of the varnish on so you can see their full potential.  The varnishes themselves take a while to dry – I always manage to smudge them.  I really do love GOSH’s nail varnish collection, the colours are always unique, they don’t stain my nails and last pretty long (for me!) – around 2 days before chipping!
I have another 6 GOSH shades which I will post soon!  Has anyone ever tried their nail varnishes before? What do you think of them?
XX

OKAY!
So I'm finalllyyy going to start my blog, get it going!

So, firstly, thought I'd update with some pictures and reviews about the new The Body Shop Winter Trend make-up!
I love this years winter make-up in store, think glittery, sparkly, sexy glam. Almost all products in this range have a shimmer which will be perfect for dressing up in the Christmas holidays!

Whilst at work on Saturday I took some pictures of the products...


Firstly - The Body Shop has recently released a whole selection of lipsticks, which are to die for. Before there were only, like 14 shades? And now there are like 30! They contain Community Trade Marula Oil which is extra moisturizing on the lips, and the colours are just lovely. I adore bright pink lipsticks and used to wear them to work, but was often told to take it off as the shop didn't have similar shades, however now, I have the biggest selection to wear at work.
They are £8.00 in shops, but you can use your Love Your Body Card to get 10% off!



A few bits in the Winter Trend range...


Ice Body Powder: Apricot £10
This stuff is pretty amazing, and I'm definitely buying it for myself. Its a fine loose powder with the most gorgeous subtle sparkle/shimmer. I've already worn it all over my chest and to highlight my brow bone and its just really pretty. ALSO; I'm pretty sure this is edible! Well, I've licked it off my hand a few times and its deinitley yummy, an apricot sweet flavour for sure, so go in and try it out yourself!



Sparkle Roller Ball £7
This is my favourite thing out of this collection. The Body Shop has released it for the past few years (used to be in a fidgety pot), but it now comes in a roller ball style pen. Its the most gorgeous sparkle ever, it shines all different colours in the light and you can literally use it anywhere! I've already got three of these badboys from last year, which I use to sprinkle in my hair for some quick glamour, I use in on my eyes, on my nails, everywhere! It has really good staying power aswell, I have found, which is good when it comes to not leaving a trail of glitter behind. The picture really doesn't do it justice, its better in real life!



Shimmer Gloss: Iced Sparkle £9.50
This is a cute shimmer gloss which has a very nice scent to it! There is another colour in this range, which I think would personally suit my skintone better, this one tends to make me look abit washed out as its so pale, but it looks lovely on darker skin tones!


Eye & Cheek Palette £12
I adore the christmas eyeshadows the shop brings out, as they are always more pigmented than the permenant eyeshadows in store. The palettes have four eyeshadows, a cheek colour and an applicator, in a lovely velvet pouch, with a mirror also, real handy if you're on the move. I adore the brown colour palette. I might do some tutorials with these palettes soon!

Also in the range are two eyeliner/mascara thingys, which are such a good idea. They have a sparkly eyeliner at one end, and a mascara holographic/glittery top coat at the other. I love the idea of it, as I'm obsessed with anything holographic, however I really can't get the glitter to show on my lashes, I'll keep trying though.


At the moment The Body Shop has an offer on make-up, which is... If you buy two make-up items (including brushes!!) then you'll get a free Hi-Shine Lip Treatment of your choice, which is such a good deal, they are normally £9.50!



The new fragrance range was also launched recently in the store, Love Etc. Smells delicious, fruity but not too overpowering/sickenly sweet. It has notes of bergamont, vanilla, pear, sandalwood etc.


And finally, this is me at work on Saturday! I worked a 9hour shift, so I was pretty exhausted, but still going!

So I'll update soon with some tutorials and reviews and possibly videos if I have time away from Uni!!

I'd love to hear from you about what you think about the new range! XXX

A homage to glitter!
Do you like glitter?
Do you add some glittery fabulousness to your makeup look?

Aren't they pretty!  Ever since GOSH first appeared in Superdrug I’ve always been a fan of their nail polishes and I always have a cheeky look at them when ever I go into the store.  These 7 have made their way into my collection, see swatches below!

Nero – The blackest black, every girl needs a black polish in her collection, right?!  Although I don’t wear this often, I know I can rely on it when I do to give me a full even coverage in just one coat.

 

75 Avantgarde – I must have bought this when it was on a 3-4-2 offer in Superdrug as it isn’t usually a colour I normally go for (I’m usually drawn to brighter colours) but this is a nice colour to have as its quite glamorous and mature.  A gorgeous deep burgundy red which looks like a deep brown in certain lights.  I love how pale this makes my skin looks!

549 Holographic – My favourite in the collection for obvious reasons.  I have two of these just in case one ends as I adore it so much.  I have already reviewed this here, but I think its deserving of more attention on my blog.  The formula is great although streaky on the first two coats, but it dries really quickly and never smudges.  Only downside is it chips after one day, but I don’t mind as its so beautiful.  I need more special occasions to wear this to!

562 Magic Star – A clear polish with lots of beautiful glittery sparkles in!  I like layering this up on other colours to add some shimmer and sparkle.  The second picture above is more colour accurate and shows what the glitter looks like in the flesh.

 

02 Pearl – Shiny white polish – looks like a thick ice on the nails.  I bought this especially to play around with in nail art and I often coat one half of a nail with this, and the other half with a bright colour which adds a really pretty dimension to bright nails!  (Sorry about the horrendous second pic – I tried to take the red tungsten glow off of the picture but instead made my hand look rather deadly!)

F1 base – A pretty boring base colour which I always use before I wear dark polishes!  Nice for French manicures though.  Quite a thick formula which does take a while to dry.  Swatches above is with two coats, but you only need one when doing French manicures!

595 Miss Sweety – The newest polish to my collection and my joint favourite along with holographic.  I adore this peachy cream shade and I wore it all summer long (forgot to put it in my August Favourites though!).  It suits my skin tone perfectly and I feel it makes my hand look delicate and feminine without being too over the top and bright.  Its a tad more flesh coloured and muted than in the pictures above.

What I think – All of the polishes above retail for £5 at Superdrug, although there's almost always a 3 for 2 offer on the GOSH range so I’d wait until then to grab some!  They all have a great colour pigmentation, quite similar to the Barry M polishes and you only need two coats tops to get a nice even finish.  I’ve never really come across a nail polish that doesn’t chip quickly on me, and these are no exception, I find they last 2-3 days before chipping (apart from the holographic one which chips after 1 day!).  I also really like the packaging of these polishes, nice and simple and elegant.

Does any one else have a stash of GOSH nail varnishes? What's your favourite colour? Are there any I should look out for?

Want more nail polish swatches?  Coming up soon – my Barry M polish collection!

XXX

I adore glitter, I think every girl does, so its no wonder glitter eyeliners are a big success.  Almost every make-up brand now includes glittery liners, which is good for being girly, but bad for our purses!  Here are the few I have -

L-R

• Urban Decay Heavy Metal – Stage Dive
• Urban Decay Heavy Metal - Baked
• Urban Decay Heavy Metal - Pyrotechnics
• The Body Shop - Silver
• The Body Shop – Limited Edition 02
• The Body Shop - Gold
• The Body Shop – Sparkle Roller Ball

I bought the Urban Decay liners when they were all the rage (back in 07?).  I went to New York with my family for my sisters 16th and I made sure to pop into Sephora and pick up these three liners, they came in a pack for like $21? Anyway, I used to adore them as back then they were the only good glitter liners and they looked stunning on the top lash line, but now I think although the colours are gorgeous, they just aren't as good as others.  The consistency isn’t great, you have to apply lots of layers to get a good coverage of glitter (you can see in the swatches that they are patchy – even with four layers!), they kinda feel quite weird on the eye lid – a  bit itchy?  So I don’t use them often, but I still love them for the packaging and because of how beautiful they look in the tube!

The silver TBS liner is my favourite glitter liner and the one I use the most.  I have like, 3 of these as backups and I adore them so much.  The swatches here are with just one fat brush stroke and you can see how much glitter and product you get out of it!  I think the difference here (compared to the Urban Decay ones) is that the formula has more liquid in it – not just glitter – so you can get a nice pigmented application as it is all mixed into one, if that makes sense?  The gold one is beautiful as well – though the formula tends to separate in the tube which isn’t great, you have to shake it up before use, its a tad watery as well.  The other gold one was a limited edition one a few years back.  I honestly don’t wear it much but I need to start as its beautiful.

I’ve also included my favourite ever glitter product – TBS sparkle roller ball.  This stuff is just incredible, its fine fine glitter, in a roller tube, which covers you in a beautiful shimmery, sheer sparkle, and it stays on the skin! It isn’t a liquid, its literally just a fine shimmer, which you would expect to fall off, but it stays on the skin which is fab.  All of the TBS ones are limited edition and only come out at Christmas, which is a shame, so hopefully next Christmas they will bring out some more!

Does anyone else agree with me about the Urban Decay liners? They may even have improved the formula since, I’m not sure!  And who else loves the TBS liners? What other brands should I look out for, who have glitter eyeliners?

XXX