REVIEW - Bobbi Brown Valentine Red Nail Polish

First of all I have to thank my beautiful sister for getting this for me. She got me a Bobbi Brown lipgloss aswell which I will review at a later date. She knows I love Bobbi Brown so she is a superstar for picking these. When I say I love Bobbi Brown I mean I dream about it. It is so beautiful.

Now to be honest, normally I don't go for high end nail varnish as I find it doesn't ever last any longer than middle of the road or a good cheapie. And I tend to get disappointed and feel like I have wasted my money. However, what I did notice with this is that after 1 coat my nail is totally covered. Unlike other cheaper polishes when you need at least 2 coats so I was very pleasantly surprised. The colour is also magnificent. Nobody can deny a good red is a staple of a nail polish collection and this is definitely a good red.  Another great thing about this polish is that it is super shiny. In the pic above I don't have a top coat, it is just shiny shiny shiny. Of course the packaging is as beautiful and chic as always from Bobbi B and I am a sucker for her lovely packaging... yes I will store this in its lovely black box for some time perhaps forever.

Just look at that red it is so beautiful and shiny and perfect.  I am totally in love with the colour. I think it sits well against a pale white skin tone (which I have at the mo).  At least thats one good thing about having pale skin - bright red lippy and polish stand out nicely.  I will have to do a post on the plus sides of having paler skin.  Anyhooo so the only prob with this delightfully posh polish is that it chips. For some reason I hoped that it would be a super duper non chiper but unfortunately I was disappointed. I would say with a top coat it would last 2 days, as long as you don't do any gardening. Which I didn't but I think that would cause chippage for sure.

So that is it beauties. If you want a perfect red in a lovely glass bottle and fancy packaging but don't mind it only lasting a few days then this is a good one for you. It would look marvelous on your toes. But if you are after a bargain polish and don't mind having to apply a few coats to get the coverage probably try a different brand.

Lots of love

REVIEW - Garnier Olia Permanent Hair Colour 7.0 Dark Blonde

Time to dye my beautiful sisters hair again!! You can see my efforts last time with Garnier Olia 7.13 Dark Beige Blonde this time she chose Garnier Olia 7.0 in Dark Blonde.  So not a massively different colour but interesting to see the difference.

This permanent hair colour is very easy to use. She chose it again because it really doesn't smell much at all which is a revelation compared to some stinky hair dyes.  Perhaps it is due to the fact it has no amonida. Which is a plus.

The kit comes with gloves and a handy push out section in the box to hold the dye container in place while you empty the solutions in to it. This means less chance of it slipping out your hands and goig all over the floor.

After mixing the solutions I begin to seperate her hair and make sure it is totally covered in the solution. There was a bit left in the bottle but I felt her hair was totally covered and didn't need the last bit. At this point I was feeling a bit more confident than last time, it was my first time ever dying someones hair. Although this time my sis was going to a wedding the next day so it wouldn't have been great if she had ended up looking like a striped giraffe.

30 minutes later we were ready to wash this stuff out. It had left a little brown stain on the towel so maybe use a darker one (we used white - oops). Head over the bath and rinsed until the water ran clear at that point I applied the supplied conditioner which there is a lot of. Probably enough for 3 washes. The condititioner is very good and leaves your hair super silky.

Fortunately there was no sign of giraffe hair but beautiful shiny locks. The colour definitely has more of a slight auburn tone to it.

So another success! Whoop Whoop I will be opening my own salon soon!

What do you think?

The Truth About GFC Disappearing

When I heard google reader was disappearing I immediately thought that meant GFC was going along with it. A quick flit through my twitter timeline and it seems most people (like me) are a little confused about what exactly is happening.

So after some time searching and getting to grips with everything this is what I have found.

On the 22nd November 2011 google announced that it would be discontinuing GFC for all non blogger blogs. This was completed on 1st March 2011.. did this signal the begining of the end for GFC altogether?

Now the thing that has got bloggers hats is that they have now announced the discontinuation of Google Reader. Does this mean that GFC will disappear along with Google Reader? The simple answer to that is no. On the 1st July your GFC followers wont vanish.

However, it does seem only a matter of time before google do disontinue GFC for all other blogs. After all they haven't updated it in a few years and perhaps a tell tale sign is that there is no sign of GFC on Google's own blog, only Google+ Followers.

I wouldn't bet on GFC being around in a few years time so perhaps it is an idea to start encouraging others to follow you on different platforms like bloglovin', twitter, facebook so if that time comes you and your blog are prepared.

HOW TO IMPORT BLOGS TO BLOGLOVIN'

My clever little friend Ellie from www.elliesramblings.com
has shared something very exciting...  

For those of you know are already registered with Bloglovin' All you need to do is go to http://www.bloglovin.com/import  then click google reader and follow the instructions!

If you are not registered first sign up and then follow the process above.

Easy as pie! Now I am following all my GFC blogs once more! hooraaay.

Will you be upset if GFC does disappear altogether? 

In Love With Fashion Blogger Competition and Favourite Style Picks!

As soon as I heard about the blogger competition for In Love With Fashion I knew I had to enter. I love some of their tops and they are such a great price.

The task was to create a wish list of your favourite looks from their site. Well I absolutely love styling and putting together looks so this was very exciting for me :-)

Here is my entry...

Khaki shearling parker £72 | Floral print skirt £32 | Peach stud + buckle trainer £38 | Stripe dress £34 | Black high top trainer £34 | Metallic high top trainer £34 | Floral bomber jacket £38 | In vogue we trust tee £18 

I am absolutely love love loving funky trainers at the moment and "in love with fashion" has some great styles. The studs and buckles are a favourite.  Team them with everything from skinny jeans to long casual cotton bodycon dresses or denim cut offs.

The site also has some really sweet floral items like the skirt and bomber jacket I have included here. Team these together with the trainers for a kick ass girly look.  The khaki jacket will go with almost anything and I have teamed it here with the floral skirt and studded trainers.

Dress like this and the boys really will drool!!!

What do you think?

All my love

Beauty Blog Recommendations - I am loving these gals!

Since I started blogging I have come across so many amazing blogs and such wonderful bloggers. I wanted to share the love a little bit and point you in the direction of some of the beauties...

First up is India-Robyn from The Jewel Beauty Blog

Twitter: www.twitter.com/jewelbeautyblog

She is such a gorgeous girl with the most amazing hair I have ever seen! Be sure to check out her blog for lots of amazing beauty reviews!

Next is Kat Clark from Tales of a Pale face

Twitter: www.twitter.com/talesofpaleface

Kat is an aboslutely lovely lass. You will find some lovely nail polish reviews at tales of a pale face and a blog full of girly fun :-)

Sophia Meola from sophiameola.blogspot.co.uk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/sophiameola

You will find some amazing Haul's on Sophia's blog as well as lots of fun and amazing giveaways!!!

Kayleigh Johnson from x-couturegirl-x

Twitter: www.twitter.com/k_leexjx

Kayleigh is one gorgeous gal, always has great pictures and a fellow Matalan lover too!!

So go and check these gals out if you have a minute you wont be disappointed I promise :-)

 

 

A Walk in the Country on a Snowy Day

I woke up to the most beautiful day today.  The sun was coming through the windows and in to the house. I opened up the back door to let the Popstar out and got the shock of my life when I was faced with 4 inches of snow, but my how beautiful it is! There is something about the snow that I love, if I am feeling down it always brightens my day.

At 2pm me and my ma wrapped up warm and ventured out with Poppi. It was just perfect weather. The sun shining bright, hardly a cloud in the sky and the bright white snow... b-e-a-utiful.

Poppi absolutely loves the snow and goes wild running around trying to eat it. She has the best time and I adore watching her bounding around so happy.

I probably shouldn't wear my Ugg's out for a country walk in case they get ruined but they are so warm and cosy, I can't bear to put my feet in to anything else when it's cold.  It would be like getting in to a luke warm bath when you can have it steaming hot... yukkers!