Let's go shopping!

I won't do a huge post on these, but I recently jumped on the lip butter bandwagon. I picked up 'Lollipop' and 'Cupcake' from Revlon's Colorburst Lip Butter range. I really do need to stop buying lip stains, lipsticks, lipgloss and other lip products because I have waaaay too many now, and they're also many shades of pink...

Oops. 

I don't think they deserve the hype they got across the blogs, but even so, they're nice and moisturising and have an average lasting-time. 

Cupcake- left

Lollipop- right

I'm a sucker for Revlon so as part of a 3 for 2 at Boots, I got "Stunning."

I was looking for 'Sparkling' but that's sold out and extremely popular so no luck there :(

Layered over China Glaze 'Velvet Bow'.

Another recent purchase was a bottle of Argan oil hair product so I'll post about that soon.

Apologies for bombarding you with posts!

xxx

Borghese

I'd heard of Borghese from my mooching around the internet and nail blogs but had never seen it in store or in the online shops I peruse for polishes. However, good old Raven Cosmetics has yet another lucky dip with 3 Borghese polishes for the bargain price of £6. As I'd never used or read many reviews on this brand, it was a bit of a risk. However, I'm pleasantly surprised. My only gripe is that all 3 of the polishes I received are pink/lilac, but never mind. 

First up: Flora Peony

Pretty pastel pink with a slight shimmer to it. It's very sheer so it needs 3-4 coats to become opaque. I've got this one on underneath OPI 'I Lily Love You' and it looks so pretty. The formula is quite thin and the brush feels quite cheap so I can see why they're not expensive polishes. 

 Next: Positano Petal

Again, this is a very sheer polish but gives a lovely shimmer to natural nails. There isn't a great deal of colour so it would be a nice polish for days where you don't fancy bright nails and just want a slight sheen. I'd wear this with glitter layered over the top to make it a bit more special.

Lastly, Palazzo Lilac.

Personally I think this is more of a pinky pearlescent polish rather than lilac like the name suggests. Again, like the previous two, it's quite translucent so needs a couple of coats to let the colour com through. The bottle suggests 1-2 coats, but I'd suggest 3. 

L-R: Flora Peony, Positano Petal, Palazzo Lilac.

Overall, I like all 3 polishes but probably wouldn't purchase Borghese polishes again, purely because the formula is so thin and the brush doesn't feel great. 

Have you had experience with Borghese polishes? Did you have the same issues? 

China Glaze goodies!

Hello, hello! I'm taking a little break from uni work to write a few posts and to cure the boredom! The lovely postman brought me some goodies yesterday morning so I had to share them with you. Hopefully my nail polish photography skills will improve sometime soon :(

Raven Cosmetics is becoming a firm favourite and I placed my second order a couple of days ago. Postage is pretty quick and came 2 days after I paid, so I cannot complain!

I opted for the China Glaze lucky dip (again) purely because it's such good value! 3 bottles for £12, with 15% off each order at the check out. Can't get better than that to be honest!

First up is the lovely, lovely 'Velvet Bow' which is a really deep maroon red. I put this on as soon as I could, and it's so dark. This would look much more amazing on long nails, which makes me miss my acrylic nails so much! Hopefully I can keep going with my natural nails for a bit longer. They're soooo bendy and it really creeps me out. 

I think this colour will grow on me the more I wear it. It's very dark and wintery so it will be lovely with a bit of glitter at christmas time.

Next up is "Glittering Garland" which is growing on me. I never really was a massive fan of green polish until I got Revlon's Emerald City matte suede. 

I tried to take a close up of all the shimmery, glittery flakes in this polish but I think my little camera may have let me down :( The photos just don't do it justice and it's such a pretty green. However, it's a bit dark for spring/summer so this one might get more use in the autumn and especially at christmas time. 

Last up from my China Glaze goodies is "Lighthouse", which is a shimmery, golden yellow. Personally, I would have given it another name like Daffodil or something summery.

At first I thought it was really similar to CG's 'Champagne Bubbles' but on comparison that's gold with silver flecks. 'Lighthouse' is so pretty. It's a yellow base with shimmer that complements the colour nicely. This will look really pretty in the summer, especially if you've got tanned skin. 

Overall, I'm extremely happy with the colours I received as I don't have any almost identical or similar. I'm glad I received a deep red because I don't own many at all. 

Have you ever bought a nail polish lucky dip? Were you happy with the colours you received?

xxx

Hello!

I am still here, just busy with my last pieces of uni work at the moment. I have 2 final projects due in like 2 and 3 weeks time so I'm saving my posts and blog stuff for when I'm finished. 

I may post a few quick ones like this, but I haven't got time to take nice photos and write long posts so bear with me and I'll be back in due time!

Thank you to Elizabeth at elicomplexchaos.blogspot.co.uk for the blog awards :) I'll fill that in and post my replies asap!

xxx

Quiz Time.

1. What's your favourite nail polish company? OPI/China Glaze, or Revlon.
2. Glitter or no glitter? Glitter :) even if it is a pain to get off :(
3. OPI, China Glaze or Essie? OPI for sure. 
4. When do you change your nail polish? Whenever I feel like it. It used to be every 2-3 weeks when I had infills done, but now it's more like every 3-4 days.
5. What's your favourite colour on your nails? Going by the number of bottles, it seems to be pink or purple. 
6. Darks or brights? Brights!
7. What are you wearing on your nails this very moment? China Glaze 'Stella'
8. Matte nails - in or out? In. Depends on the colour though. 
9. French manicure? Classic and sophisticated. Get's a little plain though so I end up painting them. 
10. Favourite colour for upcoming season? Anything pastel. Or contrasting. 

Pinched from Rachel at treat-party.blogspot.co.uk/

xxx