Manicure Monday #2

 Hello everyone! After the success of my last Manicure Monday post (which can be found here) I've decided to return for round 2. This time with something a little more out of my comfort zone... nail art pens! To do the 'petals' I used a nail art pen from Models Own, although I have had this for a few months this was by far my most successful attempt. I do find the pens difficult to use as you don't have much control, however I think after a little bit of practice I may be able to create some good designs (I hope!).

I didn't want the flowers to be too perfect so I quickly swiped the white brush across a black base coat. I really like how the nails turned out and I have received a lot of compliments on them today which is always nice!

Thanks for reading!

Liebester Award

Over the past 48 hours 4 people have nominated me for the Liebester (anyone fancy informing me why its called that? Sounds like lobster to me which puts me right off) award, absolutely crazy considering I didn't expect anyone to read my blog let alone enjoy it as well, so thank you to everyone that's been reading and leaving me lovely comments, I appreciate every single one of them.

For those of you unsure of what the Liebester award is here is a brief rundown...

The Liebster Award is an award chosen by a blogger to give to other bloggers, based on the content that is on their blog. The nominated blog has to have less than 200 followers as it is a good way to promote smaller blogs.

The rules are as follows:

• You must link the blog that nominated you for the award 

•  You must answer the 11 questions given to you by the nominee  

•  Choose 11 bloggers to nominate with under 200 followers 

• You cannot nominate the blogger that nominated you 

•  inform the nominees that they have been nominated

The four people that nominated me were.... Kelly from http://basicallykellyblog.blogspot.co.uk, Hannah from http://fashionistadigital.blogspot.co.uk, Kieren from http://fairydalesx.blogspot.co.uk and http://cachoojoo.blogspot.ca. Thanks ladies for nominating me! To save this post being ridiculously long I decided to just answer Hannah's questions:

11 Questions Hannah asked me:

1. High heels or flats? 

Despite being only 5 ft tall, flats all the way.

 2. What was your proudest achievement of 2013?

I think my proudest achievement was making the first, huge, steps to overcoming my anxiety disorder.

3. Bold or nude lip?

I'm really trying to rock the bold lip!

4. What celebrity would you love to meet?

I'd love to meet Taylor Swift, she is one of my favourite celebrities and artists of all time!

5. Why did you start blogging?

I've read blogs of all kinds for a few years now and decided I'd like a slice of the action.

6. Favourite band/artist?

Changes weekly but right now Imagine Dragons.

7. Where would you love to go on holiday to?

Australia or Disneyland.

8. What's your dream job?

Photography of some kind.

9. If you were on a deserted island, what 1 beauty item would you choose?

Mascara, I truly believe that 1 coat can make you look a million times more alive!

10. What's your favourite food?

Uhhh that's a tricky one. Probably lasagne.

11. What would you like to achieve in 2014?

I'd really like to achieve good A level grades and hopefully have passed my driving test!

 11 New questions:

1. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be?
2. Favourite season?
3. Explain your blogging name
4. Favourite animal?
5. Favourite book?
6. Describe yourself in 3 words
7. Favourite movie?
8. Dream job?
9. Biggest inspiration?
10. Favourite colour
11. 3 things you hope to achieve in 2014

11 people I nominate....

1. Maisie - http://whatmaisiewore.blogspot.co.uk
2. Kieren - http://fairydalesx.blogspot.co.uk (just realised Kieren has tagged me too, I'd already written this post though so sorry Kieren!)
3. Laura - http://littlelottiesblog.wordpress.com
4. Charlotte - http://charlottesweb8.blogspot.co.uk
5. Caitlin - http://caitacrawford.blogspot.co.uk
6. Sophie - http://thefloralbandit.blogspot.co.uk
7. Amber - http://lovely-notions.blogspot.co.uk
8. Sofie - http://littlegreensofie.blogspot.be
9. Brittany - http://brittanyhearts13.blogspot.co.uk
10. Natasha - http://catchingdreamsblog.blogspot.co.uk
11. Lauren - http://birchiebeauty.blogspot.co.uk (This lovely lady literally just followed me but I already love her blog, one of the few that features both positive AND negative reviews!)

Once again thank you to everyone that nominated me, and sorry that I didn't answer everyone's questions :(

Revlon ColourStay Ultimate Suede - Review

Hello everyone! At the weekend I went to my local superdrug store in the hunt for a red lipstick. I'm not normally one for a bold lip but I really want to try and rock the red. I found these Revlon ColorStay lips colours in Finale (095) and Socialite (025) which brings me onto the review...

The Revlon website states that this range of lip colours has a "velvety soft formula with moisturising shea butter and aloe is food proof and doesn't quit." I would 100% agree with this. When applied the lip colours look slightly sheer but they soon dry to matte, without drying your lips out. I wore the red shade for a full day on Sunday and only felt the need to re apply once, somewhat of a novelty for such a brightly pigmented lip shade. I also didn't feel that it was going to smudge all over my face or, even worse, onto my teeth, which for someone who has a genuine fear of bold lip colours is a welcome surprise! Bravo Revlon, Bravo. 

Please note the swatches do look a lot brighter in real life than they do on this picture, sorry!

This range of Revlon lip sticks (and the Revlon Lip Butters) are currently reduced from £8.99 to only £5, both online and in Superdrug Stores. Superdrug are also offering free delivery on orders over £10, so why not treat yourself to a little mid week pick me up! 

Thanks for reading! 

OOTD - Tartan skirt & a Red lip

Jacket - Miss Selfridge
Jumper - Next (similar)
Skirt - Newlook
Boots - Firetrap at USC

Hello everyone! Today I decided to shoot my first ever OOTD post, I don't class myself to be the most fashionable person ever and I can usually be found in my PJ's and slippers, but I did manage to drag myself out of them and put on something a little more stylish (I hope!).

 Bright lipstick is a million miles out of my comfort zone, but like I said in my new years resolutions post, I really do want to try and push my self out of those boundaries. This is the Revlon Colour Stay in Finale, its a gorgeous berry red colour and so far I really like it! Hopefully I will have the confidence to wear it on a regular basis.

I'd also like to quickly mention these boots; I bought them from USC at the start of winter, I've worn them quite a lot since then for both school and casual, they're super comfy and only £17.50 at the moment, an absolute steel for a pair of, real leather, firetrap boots if you ask me.

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Chocolate Cookies

I didn't take pictures whilst I was making them (what a bad blogger I am) however this is the final product!

Hello everyone! I had no lessons this morning so decided to use my time productively and bake some cookies! I absolutely adore baking (especially eating the final product) and cookies are one of my all time favourite thing to make.

I used Tanya Burr's recipe and was really pleased with how they turned out, however they are HUGE!

Thanks for reading!

Manicure Monday

Hello everyone! Thought I'd show you a quick post about the nails I did last night because I am really happy with the way they turned out. Apologises that they are a little chipped in places, but what can I say, I'm a busy lady ;)

I used Models Own 'Southern Lights' and Essie 'Bobbing for Baubles 

For the studs I used the Seventeen nail studs I purchased at the weekend (featured in my post here). They were an absolute bitch to get on, I used nail glue and tweezers to try and get them in the right place and after a long and hard struggle they did eventually stay put. Phew.

Finally, I would like to say a HUGE thank you to the lovely Kelly from http://basicallykellyblog.blogspot.co.uk/ for her wonderful shoutout! Thank you Kelly!

January sales haul

Hello everyone! Today I finally managed to drag myself out of a self induced Toblerone coma to hit the sales, so I thought I would make a post of the things I purchased.

Daisy collared top - £6.00
Dungaree skater dress - £5.00

I picked up these 2 gems in Primark, the Daisy collared top wasn't in the sale but for only £6.00 who can complain?! I'd had my eye on this dungaree dress for quite a few weeks now but every time I looked my size wasn't available, so I was delighted to find it today in the right size AND less than half price! Super cute and it goes perfectly with the top.

T Bar geeks shoes (topshop) - £32.00
Frilly socks (river island) - £4.00

A few weeks ago I tried the red version of these shoes on in Topshop and decided that another pair of red footwear was the last thing I needed, however when I spotted this gorgeous plum colour I was sold.

No7 Nail polish in 'Twinkle glitter' - £3.00
Seventeen nail studs - £2.00
Miss sporty fabulous eyes in 'Chocolate' - £2.99
EcoTools full eyeshadow brush - £5.49

The last place I visited was Boots where I was more than delighted to find a reduced section. I managed to find the set of nail studs and the No7 nail polish, which looks remarkably similar to the `Models Own' firework collection. I also picked up an EcoTools eyeshadow brush after hearing good things about them. Let me know if you'd like a review of any of these products!