Nails of the week - 7th October 2012

This might be a new blog post that I might do every week about the nail polish that I am wearing that week. So this weeks nail polish is by Models Own. I recently bought 6 polishes from them when they did their half price sale on everything on their website. I took advantage of that sale and bought 6 polishes. The one I am wearing in the picture below is  Mystic Mauve. Mystic Mauve is part of their champagne collection which was released ages ago. It is a nice Purple/Lilac/Mauve colour and has a nice sheen to it. The polish was very good quality because it only took one coat to make it look like the bottle colour and covered the whole nail perfectly.

I then put a glitter coat over Mystic Mauve which was Boogie Nights. This is another Models Own nail polish and its from their newest collection 'Mirrorball'. The polish has got purple, blue and multi colour glitter particles in different shapes and sizes. I love this nail polish but its quite tricky trying to get the glitter to stay on the nail and to make the glitter even on each nail to not make it look weird.

Overall love this combo Mystic Mauve and Boogie Nights. You can get Models Own on their website and in Boots online and instore.

Barry M Nail Paint 337 Pink Silver Glitter

Barry M has recently launched new nail paints and this is one of them.There were about three or four new nail paints but this one caught my eye.

If you love pink or silver and love glitter, then this is perfect for you. Thats because this nail paint is full of pink and silver glitter particules. The glitter is micro which means you will not get patchy glitter all over your nails but an even application of glitter. The application is quite sheer, so for the full effect then you will need two or three coats and the texture is quite rough feeling. Like the feeling of putting glitter on your nails, its not the smooth texture you would feel for a non glitter nail polish.

For me, the nail paint started to chip off after two days but thats because I do a lot of typing for work. So for other people, it might take longer to chip off. It didnt last long for me and I also used a top coat to protect the nail paint to make it last longer but obviously it didnt work.

You do get 10ml or 0.35 fl oz which is quite good for £2.99. You can get this nail paint from Superdrug and Boots now. I will leave links below for boots and superdrug online.

http://www.boots.com/en/Barry-M-Nail-Paint_947704/
http://www.superdrug.com/nails/barry-m-glitter-nail-paint-pink-silver/invt/451251/

Free Ciate Nail Polishes in Marie Claire

Ciate nail polishes are very popular but also very expensive. They are not as expensive as Opi since one nail polish costs 9 pound and one nail polish from Opi is 11 pound. Anyway,  in the July's issue of marie claire, there will be three ciate nail polishes you can choose from for free.

There is a hot pink one called Jelly Bean and the other two are a lilac/purple colour and a nude/pink colour. These are all for the summer season and only being released with marie claire. You will not be able to get these nail polishes anywhere else but this magazine and it will be limited edition.

Marie claire costs 3.70 pounds and the ciate polish usually costs 9 pound, so you do get a bit of saving which is brilliant.

I do love this hot pink nail polish because its pink and it has a blue sheen running through the polish which looks amazing and so pretty.

Get your free Ciate nail polish in july's edition of marie claire in all supermarkets and other stores

Upcoming Make-up Products For The Next Few Months

So i did one of these type of posts a long time ago and i thought i might as well do another one. These will be the upcoming make-up products that which be launching in the UK in the next couple of months. Some will be high brand and some wont be. These are the products that will be coming out very soon -

Topshop will be launching another glitter nail polishes in their make-up range. They do have a collection of glitter nail polishes (only 3) but they have never done a purple glitter nail polishes before. This is all going to change on the 21st March 2012 when they are going to be releasing a new colour called razzmatazz and razzmatazz will be a purple glitter top coat which can be used over other nail polishes.

Benefit has been releasing a lot of brand new products lately and they still keep on coming. The next product coming out is a liquid bronze highlighter. This is a first for benefit and it will join the liquid highlighter collection they have already which is highbeam and moonbeam. Sunbeam will be launched in June which will be ready for the summer and will compliments all skin tones. This can be mixed with moisturiser or foundation to make it less pigmented and can be used as an all over warm glow ready for the summer.

Collection 2000 are bringing out a new mascara called Multiplier mascara( Love the name). The multiplier has been developed to bring 14 times more volume to the lashes to create a wide-eyed look. The mascara is priced at £4.99 and is available at superdrug and boots stores nationwide on March 17 2012.

Last up is a limited edition collection by Boots No7 for the summer. The collection has been created by lisa eldridge and is called the Summer of dreams collection. I also love this name, it gives a nice feel to the collection and already interests me. The collection includes a bronzer (£13), glitter top coats in gold and silver (£8 each) a set of four eye crayons in Metallic Bronze, Hazy, Green, Cornflour Blue and Metallic Grey(£13) and lastly a Nourishing Lip shine glosses in Pink and Peach (£10.50 each). All these products sounds interesting and i might have to buy the bronzer and the glitter top coats.

Sleek Med 1 Look - Purple, Pink, Blue and Green

Hiya everyone, so i did this eye make-up tutorial on youtube not so long ago, and i thought i might as well write one as a post as well with pictures. This eye make-up look is really easy to do and all you need is either the sleek Med palette or any purple, pink, blue and green eyeshadows. I used sigma brushes to apply the eyeshadows but you can use any brushes because they all do the same thing. All you need are the eyeshadows, brushes, primer and a mirror to complete this look.

Ok, so the first thing you need to do is too prime your eyelids. This will keep the eyeshadow on your eyelids all day and will make the colours pop. I used the Urban Decay primer potion in orginal. Then i took the sigma short shader brush and applied the purple all over my lids. The purple is called Lotus Flower.

After i applied Lotus flower. I then took a small brush (Unbranded) and took the Mid toned blue from the palette and applied it from the middle to the outer corner of my eyelids. The blue colour is called Humming Bird. Take any blending brush. I used the revlon contour brush and blended out any harsh lines between the purple and the blue colours.

Then take a Hot pink colour and apply this to the outer v and to the crease. Be sure not to go up to far from the outer v. I applied this Hot pink with the sigma E25 but you can use any blending brush you have. The hot pink is called Magenta Madness (Love the names of these eyeshadows).

Take another blending brush but it has to be a clean one. I took the Sigma E35 and applied a green colour into the crease next to the pink. The green is called Kiwi Zest. Take the same blending brush you used to blend the blue and the purple and blend the pink and green together. Then go over the whole eye to make sure their is no harsh lines.

Then take a white/cream colour eyeshadow and apply this under the brow bone. I used my fingers but you can use a brush if you wanted to.

Apply eyeliner and mascara to complete the eye make-up. Then i took the sigma F10 to apply the blush. I used a really hot pink blush from sleek called santorini and applied it to my cheeks. Then to complete the whole look, i used the pout polish by sleek called Monte Carlo which is also another hot pink colour.

 It is pretty simple to do and you can use any type of eyeshadows, blush etc to complete your look. I hope i explained it alright, if not then i will leave a link on the video i did for this look on my youtube channel. I hope you found this useful and there will be plenty of more posts coming your way very soon.

Lauren
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Upcoming Make-up/beauty products(New Series) - Revlon, Boots 17 and No7, Urban Decay and DKNY!

Hiya everyone, so this is going to be a new series of posts on this blog because i thought this would be a good series to do. Everyone loves make-up products and are always looking for better products and products are always launching all year around. Sometimes we do not know whats coming up but this blog post will help people to save up money for products months ahead of the release date. Also if there is a product you are wanting to try out, then this will be a great idea for when the product is meant to be released in the shops and online. This will hopefully be a weekly post on new and upcoming make-up products coming to the shops and online within the next couple of months. So please follow my blog and you will be the first to know what products are coming out in the shops.

Revlon are going to be introducing new shades in their top speed fast dry nail enamels from september and there will be seven new shades in this collection. The brush is designed to give a smooth, ultra-glossy finish with just one application. Boots and superdrug will stock these new shades in their shops and online from september. Each nail enamel will cost £6.49.

Boots 17 range will be releasing a new range of lipsticks ready for the party season. Supreme Shine Lipsticks are the newest lipstick range from 17. There will be 13 shades in this collection which includes Barely Blush (Nude), Hot Stuff (Hot Pink) and Kissable (Pretty Pink). There will be a shade for everyone in this collection. This collection has been especially created for the christmas party season. The release date for the Supreme Shine Lipsticks is 5th October and will be found online and in all boots stores. They are priced at £4.99 each.

Boots No7 range will be rolling out a new mascara called Lash Adapt Mascara. This mascara contains jojoba oil and comes in normal black and black/brown. This mascara will build volume to the lashes and will cost £12.50. The Lash Adapt Mascara will be rolling out in all boots stores from 10th August.

Urban Decay will release a special limited edition palette from September. This palette come insides for their 15 year anniversary and will have 15 new shades. This will contain a mixture of neutrals, brights, darks and lights, so there will always be a shade for every ocassion. The palette will cost £39 and will be available in house of fraser and debenhams and on their website.

Lastly i know this is not a make-up or beauty product but i thought i might as well mention it. The perfume shop will stock an exclusive DKNY fragrances. DKNY has released a collection called Delicious Candy Apple (love the bottles). There will be three different fragrances released. Sweet Strawberry in Red which has strawberry mousse and bergamot notes. Juicy Berry in purple which combines apple blossom and blackberries and Fresh Orange which contains mandarin and fizzy orange sherbet notes. They all sound really nice, might have to check them out when i next go into town. Anyway each bottle will cost £29.50 for 50ml. The release date for these fragrances is from 21st July.

So that is the first edition of this new series. Please follow my blog. Thank you for reading and i hope to see you soon.

Lauren
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Overview - New Sleek Mediterreanean Collection Video

Hiya everyone, welcome back to my blog. Sorry that i havent done a lot of blogs lately. It is because i am nearing the end of the first year of my business course and there is still a lot of coursework to hand in before the hoildays.

Ok, so enough of the excuses and onto the Video. Ok so this video is from my Youtube channel which is Laurensmart1993. The video is about the new collection from sleek which is The Mediterranean Collection. In this collection there is an eyeshadow palette, a pout polish and a blush. In this video it has swatches of the palette and the blush.

Please watch the video for all the swatches. Please sub to the channel because i will be doing a giveway. The prizes are the whole collection from Sleek. You have to be subbed to my channel, or else you will not be entered.

Thanks for looking at this post and watching the video.

Lauren
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