May Faves 2016!

Hello hello hello hellooooo,

I hope you're all good!

Well May is over, we're in the beginning of June now. So I thought I'd do a May favourites.

I haven't really bought anything new this month, I'm skint and saving my money for my holiday to Turkey which is a month away! (1st July)

Rimmel London Salon Pro nail varnish in 312 Ultra Voilet.
This month I decided to start painting my nails more since it is coming up to summer and the sun is trying to come out. I thought with a brighter nail varnish it might influence the sun to come out more.
Purple is my favourite colour so when I tried this I was in love! My nails aren't long - I really can't grow them, as soon as I get a little stressed and I bite them off. So I've been using some fake nails and used the polish over the fake nails and it looks lovely. 
I think the colour is really pretty and it looks like the colour in the pot. There's nothing worse than buying a nail colour but when you put it on your nails it's a completely different shade. 

The nails I have been using are the HEADTOTOE French Manicure Nail Set. 
(I binned the box- oops! But still they were nice haha & there's a picture above with me wearing them!)
These are also one of my favourites of this month. 
You get 24 nails in the back and also the adhesive.
I went into Claire's Accessories and they have some really pretty fake nails but they were between £6-£8 and I cannot afford that.
I went into Home Bargains for a mooch with my Mam and they had these nail sets and they were only 79p! To also get the glue in these packs is brilliant.
Honestly I wasn't expecting much from these considering the price - but they're actually really good. I've had a pair on for nearly a week now and only a couple of them have came off. But that was when I was in the bath so the hot water might have melted the glue. 
They look really natural on my nails and fit my hands perfectly, which can be quite difficult because I have quite small hands and small fingernails. 
So yeah i've very happy and for less than £1 you can't really complain.

Someday perfume by Justin Bieber.

I know this is a few years old now but the smell will always be gorgeous.
I always seem to wear it a lot more in the summer as it is a sweet and florally smell. It holds so many memories around this time of year and whenever I wear it I just feel a lot fresher.
The packaging is a bonus also because it's so beautiful and the amount of times I've dropped the bottle and it hasn't broken!
So yeah I've been loving this and will be wearing it on my holidays.

Seventeen Easy On The Eye Palette.
This palette has been my saviour. With the weather getting warmer I'm really into wearing golds and pinks.
So this palette is brilliant for just that. It's really pigmented eye shadows for such a cheap price. They are brilliant quality and do stay on all day.
I will say the primer that comes with it is quite poor quality and actually makes my eye-shadow off quicker than if I don't use the primer.
My favourites are the glitter colours and the mattes. The metallic creams aren't as good but are still okay. I've loved this all month and will continue to wear it all summer.

New Look Pure Colour Baked Eyeshadow in 91/Bronze.
This eye shadow is so lovely! It matches up with the shade Radiant Gold in the Seventeen Easy On The Eye pallete.
It's got a lovely gold pigment, you don't need a lot on your brush when you apply it. 
It was only a couple of pound and there was a few shades so it was a brilliant buy and I love wearing it.

Scarlett Moffatt - Scarlett Says

I got this book in April and have been reading it throughout May. It's hilarious!
I love Scarlett on Gogglebox so I was over the moon when she brought her book out. It is definitely what I expected, it's completely her attitude to certain topics and it's a brilliant read. It's easy to read so when you're laid in bed or have some spare time during the day it's a good book to just pick up and read a few pages.
I know a lot of people who get some spotlight on TV or online think that bringing a book out is a great way of making money - but this one actually works, you can see she has put a lot of thought into it and hasn't just thrown it together for some more money.
Well done Scarlett!

Sorry that this has went up a bit later than usual for a monthly faves - but i've been busy.
See you all soon for another post - thank you for reading! 

Love Amie 
xx

Recent Beauty Purchases!

Hey guys,
Recently I splurged quite a bit on some beauty bits, I needed some summer shades and it's not very often I spend quite a lot on make-up so I thought i'd get some whilst I had the chance. I went to TJ Hughes, Avon and Boots for these bits, so prices may vary depending on where you buy them from.

First, I went into TJ Hughes as the beauty items in there are so cheap but still really good quality, and have well known brands for discount prices! 

I bought Tanya Burr's nail varnish in the colour Midnight Sparkles, it's a really dark purple with glitter through it, it's lovely although on my nails it looks a lot darker than it does in the bottle. It's going to be perfect for the autumn months as its so warm and for £1.99 I can't wait to buy the other colours for the upcoming months! It's very thick and does take quite a while to dry- on my nails anyway, but still it's very pigmented and a lovely shade.

Also in the Tanya Burr range, I got her lip gloss in the colour 'chic' and it is gorgeous! Its so glossy and pigmented. It doesn't dry up your lips or stay sticky for a long time. A bonus is it smells like strawberry chupa chups lollies! This was from TJ Hughes too for only £1.99, I can't wait to get some of the darker tones for the upcoming autumn months as they looked lovely too.

I bought a Laval Twist Up Kohl eyeliner pencil. It's black and so easy to use, its a crayon type and is soft on the eyes, I use it on my bottom lid on my water line and it goes on so soft. I got this for £1.99 as well (I think) and its definitely worth the price. 

Lastly from TJ Hughes I bought the Real Technique blush brush for around £7-£8, it was such a bargain as RT brushes are so expensive in drug stores so was a lot cheaper to buy in TJ Hughes than it was in Boots, where I also went. Its so amazing and soft, it works best with me with soft strokes along the cheek bones and I love it. I now have this one and the expert face brush. Slowly building up my collection! 

Then I went to Boots and spent a fortune in there...

I had to get a new blush for my new brush and there was so many. I decided to get the Rimmel London lasting finish soft touch blush in the shade 010 - Santa Rose. It only cost me £4! I loved it at the time and when I tested it on my hand it looked lovely, but unfortunately when I use it on my cheeks, it isn't very pigmented *sad face*, so I think i'll just need to get a darker shade. I'm open to suggestions! 

                         

Then I got the Collection Volumising Mascara in Extra Volume Waterproof. It's so thick and gives great volume on the eyes in just a few seconds. It's in the shade 17 ultra black.
It's my favourite at the minute and seems to be long lasting!

I also bought another one of Kate Moss' Rimmel Lipsticks in the nude shade 03. It's my favourite and in actual fact, my mother took the other one from me for a 'borrow' and I haven't seen it since, so I thought i'd be nice and let her keep it and buy my own, especially since i'll need it for starting University. Its such a lovely nude and so soft like all the Kate Rimmel lipsticks.

The next two items are what I chose to buy because i'd seen so many people raving about them on Youtube and various blogs, the one that really persuaded me was Lucy and Lydia's July favourites video (I think). 

I got the Maybelline Color Drama lip pencil in the shade Minimalistic - 140. It's such a beautiful summery pink- kind of a nude with a bit of sparkle It's lovely and soft. It's my first lip pencil and it has made me addicted! I even colour my full lips with it and it doesn't dry your lips out. Unfortunately on a night out, the lid came off and ruined the nib slightly, but it still works - phew! This beauty only cost me £4.99 (I think), bargain!

I also seen SO many people talking about the Maybelline Instant Anti-Age, Eraser Eye Concealer, so I had to get one in the colour light. Wow. It is definitely worth them great reviews. Plus its so cute to use! You twist the top and the little spongey thing on the top is magically inserted with concealer and you just rub it on! I have even went as far as only putting this on instead of foundation, as it's so light and has great coverage. It was quite pricey at around £8 from Boots but it's so worth it, it's my new favourite over the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer; which I still love and use. So I definitely recommend this, even if its just for the cute applicator at the top!

Lastly, from the Avon I invested in the Solutions stretch mark cream. It haven't used it yet, but I've read lots of good reviews and it seems easy enough to use, so i'll let you guys know how it goes! 

Well, Thanks for giving this a read.

Feel free to leave some comments & suggestions on posts you would like to see & any beauty products I should invest in!

Amie xx

Top 5 Nail Polishes This Summer!

Lately i've been growing my nails so buying new nail polishes is a real encouragement to not bite them! Here is my top 5 nail varnishes this summer...

The first one is George's Gel Pro in the colour Mint Green. Its a beautiful bright colour that really stands out off your nails. I usually prefer the pale colours but this is gorgeous! 

A bargain at only £3 for such good quality and pigmentation!

Next is the Nail Paint by Barry M in the colour Peach Melba. Again is a gorgeous summer colour like an orangey-coral, it's really pigmented and dries super quick!

This is only £2.99 from Boots which is amazing!

I've also been loving No7 Gel-Look Shine in Sweet Lilac. It's exactly what it's called, a cute lilac that looks lovely on your nails, it's actually what i'm wearing throughout these photos! This one is a little more pricey at £7 from Boots, but it's definitely worth it as it stays on a long time without chipping, for me it was around 3-4 days before I needed to redo my nails.

Next is Seventeen's Gel Colour in Pink Flamingo and wow it lives up to it's name, its SO PINK, like not pastel pink or fuchsia, just full on bright pink, but it's lovely! So summery and really stands out. On the packaging it also states you can get up to 8 days wear out of it, but I've never had it on that long, I like changing up my colours too much! Plus its name is really cute...

A bargain at £3.99 from Boots!

Lastly, is this nail polish from Primark Beauty, unfortunately is doesn't have a name on it, boo! It's a jazzy metallic which i'd say is closest to silver with a hint of purple? Maybe? Anyway its stunning, i'm obsessed with it lately! It's coverage is brilliant after only 2 coats the colour is really bold, and for just 50p from Primark, you really cannot go wrong!

I did a swatch of each one on a piece of cardboard so you could get a look at how they look, even though the image doesn't quite so them justice!

Thanks a lot for reading this blog, I hope i've helped recommend a few polishes for this season!

Amie xx