Nails Of The Day - Pink Leopard Print

So this is a design that its quite easy to find tutorials and variations of online, but for me its my go-to design when I'm not feeling quite as creative, or like today when I dont have much time to spend on nails.
For this you will need a fine brush or cocktail stick for the detailing.

First file and buff nails and apply a base coat (I use OPI 'Start to Finish'), before applying your base colour - Here its Shocking Pink by Barry M.

Next, take your second colour (I used Strawberry Ice-cream by Barry M) and apply a few small dots to each nail. Dont do too many or it becomes overcrowded, about 3-4 is enough.

Finally, using a fine brush take a black polish and add semi-circular 'c' shapes around the sides of each dot. Do this in different directions to create a random looking pattern & add a few small black dots in any big spaces left over.

Voila! Perfect if you want a nail design that doesn't take too long :)

Nails Of The Day - Berry Ice Cream

Step 1. Base coat of OPI 'Start to Finish' followed by Berry Ice Cream by Barry M. Add tips in Shocking Pink.

Step 2. Starburst detail using Andrea Fullerton 'Stripe & Sparkle' in Katleen.

Step 3. Embellish the tip line with diamante nail gems (ebay, shipped from china)

Step 4. Add final gems to the lower corners and metallic roses on thumbs (also ebay)

Easter Treats from LUSH

This morning I got a package from my mommy full of easter surprises!



Along with several pairs of pink tights and an adorable baking apron, my mum sent two delicious ballistic bath bombs from Lush...
The pink one is an Easter special called 'Fluffy Egg', which smells of Lush's 'Snow Fairy'..a Nom-tastic sugary smell, its my favourite :) Plus it turns your bath an amazing bright pink. Way better than a real easter egg!

The other ballistic is 'Fox in the Flowers', which has a musty floral smell and is packed with dried flowers. The smell isnt really my cup of tea, as I like more chocolatey or sugary scents and this smells a bit like my parents dodgy patchoulli products (Yuk! Sorry mum!)
The dried flower pieces annoy some people once they're unleashed into your bathwater but personally I dont mind it, so that doesnt put me off. Definitely recommended if you like mustier scents - watch out for the flower pieces clogging the drain though!



I'll be getting a couple more lush products next week on pay day, so should have a couple more reviews up then :)

Pandas and Piercings

It comes as a big surprise to most people who know me when I mention the fact that up until now I've never had my ears pierced...

I've had three lip piercings, a septum ring, a navel bar and a microdermal in my cheek, but never the most basic of punctures - The earlobes!

Well now thats finally changed after I realised there are just too many cute earrings out there that I'm missing out on.


The actual needle in the ear part was obviously the least painful piercing I've ever had, but the healing process is by far the WORST! Every time I lie down it kills me! Seems like my ears get smushed about a lot more than I'd have imagined.....


Anyway, todays LOTD is a spring brights inspired nail design
With a little added Panda thrown in.


1. Barry M 'Cyan Blue' 2. Diagonal half nail in Barry M 'Berry l/c' 3. Andrea Fullerton Stripe & Sparkle, Panda nail art from chinatown & OPI 'Start to Finish'

'Quite Cute'

My newest wishlist additions come from MAC's latest collection, 'Quite Cute'.  A collection dedicated to sugary brights and candyfloss pastels, its full of products I'm desperate to get my paws on!
This week I bought my most lusted-after item in the collection: 'Candy Yum Yum' Lipstick....


And this is what it looks like on (indoor light, no lip primer):



It seems to dry my lips out a little more than my other MAC lipsticks, so I think i'll be pairing it with glosses in future, but the colour is the brightest boldest pink I've managed to find yet. Plus I freakin LOVE that MAC lipstick smell! <3 I'd recommend this if you like MAC's Saint Germain and Girl About Town, which are my two favourites :) My other most wished for items in this collection are the nail lacquers:



Ice cream cake, little girl type, mischevious mint

I'm particularly keen on the lilac, 'little girl type', so hopefully I'll get some nail shots up here soon.....
xoxo