Month: October 2012

Just The Two Of Us

- Vicki 11 Comments

I’m a fan of Barry M Nail Polishes and am getting quite the collection. So when I saw a few reviews of their new Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paints I knew I had to pick up a couple of colours. My local Boots didn’t have great stock but I eventually decided on these two colours. I really wanted the lilac colour in Prickly Pear but it was sold out. Just my luck

Barry M have released 9 colours in these Gelly Nail Paints and they all look fab. I am sure I will be popping back in to pick up a few more colours.

I picked up Watermelon a deep emerald-green colour and Pomegranate a red toned pink. They say to use a base coat with these. I’m guessing because they may stain your nails but I’m not 100% sure. Either way I used a base coat and the polish applies quite thickly on your nails I used one coat and that was perfect for both colours. The drying time was about 10 mins for fully dry as it is a think consistency.

The brush is quite thin and I found it easy to use and the polish goes on well. The finish is really shiny and with a top coat on looks even better. I have been impressed with them and the colour range available. I’m hoping my Boots gets more stock in soon so I can grab a few more colours. Like I need anymore nail polish!!

Out of the two I picked up I think the Pomegranate is my favourite. Only because I’m a sucker for a pink polish. Have you picked any of these Barry M Gelly Nail Paints yet? Are you impressed with them? You can pick them up from Superdrug, Boots or direct from BarryM Website they are £3.99 for

On a Whim

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Whilst in Amsterdam this August I popped into the Yves Rocher Store because I’d forgotten my makeup remover so needed to pickup another one. I decided on this Micellar Cleansing Water. I’ve previously used the ETAT PUR Micellar Water and used that all up and really enjoyed it. So was excited to try another Cleansing Water.

This is my first purchase from Yves Rocher and I have to say their stores are really nice. Very well laid out and a pleasure to browse in. For some reason I didn’t realise they sold makeup too. I swatched a few things and they were really nice. I will be picking up a few things next time I’m in.

Micellar Cleansing Water

This cleanser is really effective in taking off my makeup. I never wear what I would call heavy makeup but I do wear id say an average amount and this had no trouble in taking it off. I wouldn’t say it has a strong scent to it I thought it smelt refreshing and clean. I only use this for my face as I use the Simple eye makeup remover as that always works well for me.

This Yves Rocher Cleansing Water is really gentle on the skin and you only need to lightly sweep it across your face. It claims to reveal younger looking skin. I don’t know about that. My skin has been looking a little off these past few months due to stress and lack of sleep so I can’t say this has made much difference to that. What I can say is that It leaves my skin feeling soft and makeup free before I wash with my cream cleanser. So it does the job for me.

I like products that I use on my face to be really gentle as I have really sensitive cheeks and this Micellar Water is gentle and removes every last trace of makeup. It is also uses botanical based ingredients so its great for your skin and has 3 teas as its main base – Green Tea extract, White Tea extract and Madagascar Tea extract. It also has Organic Chamomile Water and Musk Rose Oil in it, so these are all really nice calming ingredients. I really recommend if you like Micellar Waters to try this one

You can order it from Yves Rocher online for £10.50 – 200ml

Favourite Glitter Nail Polish

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glitterpolishes

I am a huge glitter polish fan, I have quite a few in my collection & love wearing them. I don’t like removing it but I don’t think I’m alone there. I thought I’d have a look through my polishes and pick out my 5 favourite glitter polishes. It took me a while but I picked out these.

1. Barry M 264 Pink Iridescent – this is so pretty a perfect pink glitter top coat. I love the quality of Barry M polishes

2. Topshop 201 Razzmatazz – this looks great layered over blue or gray coloured polishes. I think out of all the glitter polishes I wear this one the most

3. Accessorize Illusion Gold Dust this is just a nice gold glitter which is great worn on its own

4. No7 Stay Perfect Silver Glitter – this looks great over any colour and the glitter is so chunky it’s really fun

5. Barry M 150 Red Glitter – this makes me think of Christmas and I love it for winter. It’s a really bright red glitter.

What are your must have glitter nail polishes?

NEON

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Superdry Neon Pink Oriental Amber *

The first thing that you notice about this Superdry fragrance is the packaging its BOLD and really substantial. It is really fun and bright. I wasn’t too in love with it at first but it is something that grows on you. Not sure it would appeal to everyone tho. The fragrance itself is in a really nice bottle its heavy and feels quite luxurious. I think for their first ever fragrance they have done well with these. They fit right into their branding, on trend and great quality.

The Oriental Amber has a really fresh scent it’s quite sweet when you first spray it but it calms down on the skin and the scents really start to come through. It has lots of lovely notes including Jasmine, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Rose. I have to say it’s quite a grown up scent. Often with high street perfumes you need to wear quite a lot of product for it to last but that isn’t the case with this Superdry fragrance. A little lasts a long time and the scent really develops with time. I think these will be really popular.

The whole package is well put together. From the box to the bottle and the flip top cap and the perfume itself. They stand out and are really nicely presented.

I’ve surprised myself and have actually enjoyed wearing this. It is not the kind of sweet scent I tend to go for but it has been really nice to change it up. If you’re not into bright packaging don’t be put off. I think you will be genuinely surprised with this fragrance. Pop in and give it a test. Have you tried any of the other 3 fragrances? I quite like the sound of the Neon Blue.

Superdry have released 4 female fragrances Neon Pink Oriental Amber, Neon Blue Fresh Floral, Neon Orange Fruity Citrus and Neon Purple Creamy Ozonic. They are available in larger Boots Stores and in Superdry stores too. They all retail at £35 for 40ml.

Also what are your favourite perfumes. What do you always go back to?

* This perfume was sent to me for my consideration but the opinions are my own.