Easter nails

Hello everyone,I firstly want to say, sorry for bombarding you with nail posts recently (here and here), but a couple of weeks ago I was asked by Collection 2000 (or Collection as they will soon be known) to create my own easter egg inspired nail art. This is the design that I came up with!

The colours which I used to create this look were:
Collection 2000: Cloud nine
                             Hoola hoop
                             BMX Bandit
                             Liquorice
                             Ice Cube
Natural Collection: Antique Corral
Rimmel London: Sky high
                            Misty jade
                            Sunshine
I think that this is a very versatile design, and you could change the colours/pattern to create a look toe match whatever you are wearing! I will definitely be painting my nails to look similar to this for Easter day (which it 8th April in case you were wondering!)

I used these nail art tools from eBay to do the detailing. They are so useful if you are into nail art, because some of the ends are really fine, and so it's easy to get a clear, crisp line and you have more control over them than you do with a tiny paintbrush.

Thankyou for reading this and have a lovely day ♥

Ladybird ladybird, fly away home...

Hello everyone,

I painted this on my nails yesterday, and I thought it looked so lovely that I just had to share it with you!

I used technic's Carnival and Rimmel's Misty Jade (which I mentioned in my last post)

While I was taking my photos a little ladybird came along and it was so cute I just had to take some photos of it!
I am really loving having glittery nails at the moment, if you hadn't guessed from my last post! If you have any recommendations for glitter nail varnishes, please let me know! 
Oh and I've heard rumors about the GOSH holographic nail varnish being re-released, I'm DYING to get my hands on it, it's gorgeous! 

Image from here

Thankyou for reading this and have a lovely day ♥

NOTD- Rimmel Disco Ball and Black Cab

Hello everyone,
I bought both of these nail varnishes on Wednesday, and because we aren't allowed to wear nail varnish to school I have been waiting patiently very impatiently until I got home today to paint my nails with them! (I'm sad, I know)

The colours which I used were Rimmel's Black Cab and Disco Ball.

As the name suggests, Disco Ball is very shimmery and glittery. There is some slight variation with the sizes of the glitter chunks, but they are all fairly fine pieces.

(I know it's out of focus but I just wanted to show the glitter)

As you can see, Disco Ball is very glittery and reflective. I only had to do two coats of it on my nails for it to be very glittery, which is much fewer than I was expecting from my past experiences! The polish itself is clear, but it is very glittery with pieces of mainly silver, but also blue and purple pieces in it. As I said above the glitter is all small pieces, but there is a slight variation with the sizes of them. I can't comment on it's staying power because I have only had it on half an hour, but each coat dried very quickly which I was also shocked at!

As you can see, this one isn't nearly as exciting as Disco Ball, but because I had almost run out of my black one from OPI, I needed to get myself another black nail polish! The name is Black Cab, which I think is really cute considering Rimmel is a brand from London. It took two coats to become completely opaque but it was really creamy and glossy after two coats.
They are currently on offer for 3 for 2 in Tesco which is where I got mine (I also got Misty Jade which I haven't tried out yet) and I believe they were around £2.50 each, so I got all three for a fiver which is really good!

(Image from here)

I am really enjoying them so far, I can't wait to wear the Misty Jade and buy some more Rimmel polishes. I already have a few other colours, but I really want to try out Rimmel's Hot & Spicy, which is a bight red/pink/orange colour which I think would be great for summer!

(Image from here)

Thankyou for reading this and have a lovely day ♥

DIY pen/makeup brush pots!

Hello everyone,
I originally saw this idea on Torie's blog and I decided I had to do it myself because it is so cute! Here is what you will end up with:

They are so simple to make and they look so cute! The possibilities are endless with the size/shape/pattern and they are really fun to do! 
These are the ones which Torie made and they are so cute!

If you want to see how to make them then click here because she explained it really well! I really recommend following her if you want more ideas like this for DIY things for your bedroom/house, I have got so many great ideas and inspiration from her!
I used the same method as her to make mine, except that I put sticky back plastic onto the wallpaper before I put them onto the tins so that they would last longer.
The wallpaper that I used came from a company called Wallpaper Direct. They let you order a few free samples, there are SO many to chose from and they are perfect for making these with!

Just in case you were wondering which samples I ordered, they were:
1 Rosebud by Pip Wallpaper (pink)
2 Rosebud by Pip Wallpaper (blue)
3 Rosebud by Anna French (pink)
4 Rosebud by Anna French (cream)
As you can see, I still have loads of paper left to make other fun things with! If you decide to make these, use a pattern with a small design on it, so that there is less empty space, and you can see the design clearly. For example if you used one with massive flowers as the design, you wouldn't be able to see what it is!

You can use them to hold makeup brushes, pens, cotton wool, hairbands and loads of other things! As I still have paper left over I am going to make more but with different sized tins :)
Please let me know if you make these because I would love to see them!
Thankyou for reading this and have a lovely day ♥

Earring collection/storage

Hello everyone,
there is no doubt about it. I love earrings. I have worn them pretty much every single day for the past 2½ years since I got them pierced (after much begging/persuading to my parents!) I thought today that I would share with you all how I store them.

All it is, is the lid of a chocolate box, with layers of craft foam in. You can pick the foam up in Hobbycraft or any craft shop like that (I think they might even sell it in Tesco?). All I did to make it was cut the foam to size, and then put several layers of it one on top of each other, until they were thick enough so that I could put the earring in and they will stand up. Then all you have to do it simply push in all of your earrings! You can either keep the backs on (which I do) or take them off and keep them in a little pot. I find it's easier to keep them on because then it's easier to put a pair of earring on if you're in a rush in the mornings!

 

 

This is what I keep my everyday earrings in, and the ones which don't fit in the other foam/chocolate box thing. It's actually a pot from an Activia yoghurt, and I simply washed it out and tied a ribbon around it! I put them in here because they're so much easier to get them if you're in a rush and I don't have to push them into the foam every night (I know, I know I'm lazy, right?) 

Image from here

I want to purchase one of these sort of stands when I start wearing more dangly earrings, but seeing as I only have about 2 pairs of them, I don't thing I can really justify buying a rack for them! If you were wondering where to get it, there are some on eBay for around a tenner :)

 

I really want all of these earrings (all of them are from River Island and cost £1.50-£3) but whenever I go in they never have any of them! I might just have to suck up and pay the £4 delivery charges :| (I'm so tight when it comes to deliver costs!)

 Right, now I'm off to read my new magazines and drink my coffee :)

hahaha red lipstick+white mug= red lip print on mug :)


thankyou for reading and have a lovely day ♥