LFW Inspired: Tortoiseshell Nail Art

I should really start by apologising for my long absence from the blog, I've been incredibly busy with uni, I have pretty important exams coming up in a few weeks so something had to give and it was blogging.

However I have been following some of the London Fashion Week coverage and read the House of Holland post by Anna from Vivianna Does Makeup (here) and could not resist a little procrastination in the form of tortoiseshell nail art, I mean who couldn't?

I rummaged through my nail colours looking for something along the lines of beige, yellow, orange and brown... This is the best I could come up with, not bad but not fabulous, so if anyone has any colour suggestions I would love to hear them!

I started with 2 coats of a Ciate Nail Varnish in Cookies and Cream, I then used a hair pin to add random dots in Big Yellow Taxi, Speed Dial and Jack Wills Clayton Nail Varnish in Moss. I finished with a dab of gold glitter on my ring finger and the Top Coat I used was Sally Hansen Diamond Shine but any glossy polish will do the trick!

What do you think?

Quick Shopping Haul: Body Shop, Dylon, Jack Wills

So I thought I would do a quick post on what I bought today! I caught up with a friend for lunch and couldn't resist a few purchases. The Body Shop had a sale on so I picked up their Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel (£3.20) and Lip Butter (£4). I then went to John Lewis and picked up some Dylon in Burlesque Red as I have a pair of bright red cords that I thought could do with toning down a bit, I'll update you on how that goes! Finally I went to Jack Wills to take advantage of their student discount, I bought a pair of their Bromley Leggings (£29.50), I had a similar pair from last Christmas which I have worn to death so I replaced them with this lovely pair.

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Lazy Sundays: Beauty Tidy-Up

As far as  lazy Sundays go this has been a semi-productive one! I have skyped a good friend who has taken a year abroad, I went to the super market and I now have a pot of pea soup on the hob. My drawers have been a bit of a mess recently as I have just returned to Uni and could not be bothered sorting them out, but it was time! So I thought I would share it with you all. There is nothing fancy going on, everything just has its place and it will hopefully be a lot easier to get to things, but knowing me it will be a mess by next week!

Have you done anything fun with your Sunday? Let me know if you would like me to do a Make-Up collection!

What's In My Bag?

 

Handbag - Zara

 

Left to right if I can manage!

Umbrella

Strepsils

Gloves - Johnston Lambswool

Hair clip - Primark

Uni things

Nivea hand cream

17 Shine Control Powder

Max Factor pocket mirror

Glasses (Oscar and Fitch) and lens case

Gold large clasp - Primark

Jack Wills lip gloss and lip stick

Jack Wills pen

Piz Buin Suncream

Abercrombie and Fitch No. 8 perfume

Car and house keys

Purse - Osprey

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Lip Protectant

Vaseline

Nail file/buffer - Leighton Denny

Space Nk Travel brush kit

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua

Bobbi Brown Day to Night eye palette

iPod

Coin purse - Radley

 

As you can see I carry a lot of rubbish in my bag but I probably use most of it on a fairly regular basis.

Let me know if you enjoyed this post or if you have any suggestions in the comments below!