Thumbs the word. with imPRESS nails

As I mentioned in this post I received some imPRESS nails in my Glossybox. I was wary of using them as my nails are already a fair length, and I have never really agreed with temporary false nails, preferring instead to get a professional set applied. So I instead decided to use them to dabble some practice nail designs on (which as you can see didn't go too well!) 

I found it quite difficult to find the right sizes for my nails, you can see this quite plainly in the first picture on my middle finger. I also would like to file these nails to alter the shape somewhat to look a bit more natural. However I love this colour ( they have lots of fab designs, see here) and the tab application was very easy. They have lasted all day and still seem to be stuck on firm which is good! If these nails last the week which they claim I will be very impressed. 

Due to the price tag (around £8-9) and the fact that my nails are fairly long anyway I don't think I would go out and buy these myself, however if you are a falsie fan then I would say to give them a try!


Edit (day after posting original post): Today 2 of my nails have pinged off and it is not even 3pm!

Meg x

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OPI Berlin there done that.

From OPI's Germnay collection I bring you "Berlin there done that" (haven't they always just got the best names!!) The colour is hard to describe (and hard to photograph) but I will give it my best shot, a browny greige with lavender undertones. For me this is the perfect A/W colour and I'm sure it will grace my nails a hell of a lot. As usual I found the formulation lovely and overall I am very impressed.

have you tried any of the Germany collection? what's your fave OPI nail varnish?

Meg x

Sugarhill boutique's foxy combo dress.

Recently I was lucky enough to win a facebook competition that sugarhill boutique were holding. I had to tag  myself on a photo to represent my favourite collection out of 'foxy' or 'vegas', I chose 'foxy' and as that was the overall most popular collection I got randomly picked to pick an item of my choice! I chose the foxy combo dress, I couldn't resist the quirky twist that the fox print and cut out neckline complete with collar added to a classical dress shape.

The dress arrived fairly swiftly and unfortunately that is when I started to get problems. The sizing of this dress seems to come up quite small, I usually hit the size 12/14 mark in typical high street shops depending on what I am buying and the style (big bazoomas are troublesome when it comes to doing top buttons up!) however this dress which the website dubs a size 16 or XL was fairly tight on me. There was also a part of the zip that kept snagging. However once I got it on all was forgotten as I thought it was such a lovely dress.

I wore it very happily all day, It took from drinks and dancing during the day at a beer and cider festival to evening drinks in the pub (sounding like an alcoholic!) During the course of the evening I noticed that the neckline had gone a bit skew whiff, as I moved it back into place rrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiip, the seam along the zip gave up and left me with a lovely looking hole. I spent the rest of the very warm night with a borrowed jacket on to cover my shame.

Now I do realise that I sound very ungrateful but I assure that's not the case. I am very happy I won and feel it is an extremely generous prize. However I just think that for £55 people should be aware before they buy of the kind of problems I have had with this dress. It is a lovely dress and very well designed but it is let down in the manufacturing front.

I have contacted sugarhill boutique about the possibilty of a replacement as faulty seams usually do qualify. Hopefully this dress is just a fluke.

meg x

MUA its all about the eyes

surprisingly this has been my first foray into MUA's cosmetics, I can tell you now it wont be my last! 

After hearing here there and everywhere that their undressed palette is a dupe of that urban decay palette and was a fraction on the price I couldn't resist! 

Unfortunately they didn't have the undressed palette in my local Superdrug ( though they did have a tempting variety of others!) so I hopped on the lappy and saw that MUA were currently selling it for £3 from their online store, result! I also picked up a liquid eye liner and pencil just cause I couldn't resist.

The eye shadow palette- £3

this is gorgeous! such a lovely range of shades and finishes, that all feel buttery and of amazing quality and pigmentation for just £3! .These shadows will easily take you from day to night and come encased in nice, sleek looking packaging that definitely does not allude to the price. ( sorry I haven't got any swatche sbut it really wasn't happening for me today)

The eyebrow pencil- £1

I am really impressed with this pencil, it is not to soft nor to hard and I find it very easy to get the right feathery strokes I use for my eye brows. It is also the perfect colour match for me and comes with a handy little brush on the end to keep your brows groomed :) however they do only have 2 shades so it might be difficult for some people to get a perfect colour match.

The eyeliner- £1

I would say this is the least impressive out of my purchases, but still good value! it has quite a watery formulation that makes it hard to get an even line, but for just a quid it's not too much trouble to do some extra applications, when this is done the result is a very black line. Do no think I would buy this again however.

Meg x

Revlon just bitten kissable balm stain vs Clinique chubby stick

I picked up this Revlon balm stain in superdrug for £5.99, a whole £10 cheaper than it's Clinique counter part, the Chubby stick ( review here), but what is the difference?

The packaging for both these products is pretty much identical, they both resemble a fat crayon reminiscent of our childhood years, with a screwable bottom ( lol, rude! didn't know how else to put it) in order to dispense more product. The only difference really is that clinique has a silver lid and also comes in a box.

The big difference for me is in the formulation of the products, with my Clinique chubby stick I am happy to swipe it on without a mirror much like I would a lip balm, and get a nice wash of colour plus super smooth lips. With my Revlon balm I prefer using a mirror for precision as I seem to get a lot more colour pay off, and quite a matte finish. Definitely leaning towards more of a lipstick type formulation than a balm. This does mean that for me the Revlon leaves a better stain, but I do have a lighter shade of chubby stick which will be a factor in the difference. I can also use my chubby stick a lot more, such as when i'm out and about, without having to go on a hunt for a mirror.  I guess it ultimately just depends on whether you favour moisture or colour pay off! Another thing that slightly bothers me about the revlon product is it has quite a strong smell (kinda minty)

I am very impressed with the Revlon Just bitten kissable balm stain (what a mouthfull!) and for £10 cheaper I don't really mind about the extra slick of lipbalm needed. though ideally I just want to merge these 2 products together!

have you tried either of these products? what do you think?

Meg x

Tangy + gramercy glitz nails

No 7 stay perfect in 'tangy' & NYC  in 'Gramercy glitz'

both lovely colours and formulas, I think NYC is such good value!!

Meg x