NOTD Nail Of The Day Essie Tour De Finance

Hello lovelies! After placing a naughty little order from Fragrance Direct I was excited when this lovely bottle of Essie Nail polish dropped through my letter box. I've never used an Essie nail polish before (shock horror!) quite simply because there were no local retailers I was aware of without travelling all the way to the Metro Centre. When I spotted the varnish on the website I couldn't help but add it to my basket. To the best of my knowledge Essie polishes normally retail at around £7.99 so this was just a snip at £1.99. I chose the shade Tour De Finance as I really love pink nails. A touch of pink and i feel so incredibly girly and ready to take on the summer sun. I really like the Essie brand and will purchase more from them BUT I must say, I will remain loyal to Barry M as its cheaper and equal in quality, unless there is a alternate shade I really want. The wider applicator brush is great too.

I do think the colour would look gorgeous with nice neat long nails. Unfortunately I'm continually snipping and filing my nails so I don't snag them and scratch my little boy. So they don't look at feminine as I would like. Never Mind. The flash of Pink is all I need to add a touch of Glam.

I hope you like this shade as much as me. What are your fave nail shades? How many Essie Varnishes do you own?

Much Love
Amy
xoxo

Barry M: Turn My Lips Pink: The Green One: Lipstick

Hey there! Hope you are feeling well! Today I'm sharing yet another lip product with you all. I'd say that my favourite beauty product is blush, yet I always seem to own more lipsticks than anything else. I suppose it's a woman's prerogative!

I really love Barry M, I think its a really affordable brand they have a nice wide choice of products and colours. In the past I have mainly stuck to using Barry M nail varnishes, Check out my summer shades post here), but I decided to branch out and try a lipstick for a change.

TMPL Really caught my eye. On first inspection I was a little puzzled, surely nobody wears green on their lips right? I know Jennifer Lopez has gone all yellow on us all but she's Jennifer Lopez. TMLP or Turn My Lips Pink does exactly what it says on the casing. In the Casing the lipstick is a really bright slime green colour, It reacts with the PH level in your lips and turns the correct shade of pink for whoever uses it. Its personalised lip stick, what's not to love?

I've swatched the lipstick on my hand (I know that's not ideal but I really couldn't get the product to stand out on my lips to photograph, the images just didn't do the product justice), For me this lipstick turns a pale pink colour just ever so slightly darker than my own natural pout colour. I'm happy that it looks natural as I have LOTS of lip products that completely change the appearance of my lips whereas this seems to accentuate them.

The lipstick is really easy to apply, It doesn't go "cakey" and smells quite nice too. Its very moisturising and doesn't dry your lips out. Barry M say that the product lasts 6 hours and I agree with the longevity provided there' no food or drink involved. I picked up TMLP from Boots and it cost £4.49, so It's fairly priced.

If you want a change from standard lip products, give it a go!

What shade did you get? Do you like the unknown?

Much Love
Amy
xoxo

Summer Nails: Barry M

Hello Lovelies! I've recently been sorting through my nail varnish collection to sort out favourites that I'll be wearing this summer. I've went for pastels and bright's that will really stand out in the sun and complement a tan. I hope you like them!

From Left to right the colours are

* Peach Melba
*Block Orange
*Strawberry I/C
*Pink Flamingo
*Berry I/C
*Cyan Blue
*Blue Moon

What colours are you wearing this summer?

Much Love
Amy
xoxo

NOTD: Barry M Pink Flamingo

Afternoon beautiful! I've had a lovely morning playing with the camera in the garden with my little boy. It's amazing it actually feels like summer and I'm wearing shorts! It wouldn't be right to get the summer clothes out without having a summer nail. So here's what's on my nails today.

I think that Barry M produces amazing nail varnishes at really affordable prices. I purchased mine from boots at just £2.99. One of the things that i like about the brand is that it has a colour for every occasion, basically every colour you can think of. Most Barry M counters in stores have a wide range of colours to choose from, so even if this shade isn't the one for you, there will be something that catches your eye.

 Anyone else got a summer colour they are in love with?

Much Love
Amy xoxo