Manicure Monday - BarryM Speedy Sprint Finish

After my Why I Bloody Love Autumn post, I was in the mood to pain my nails in the most autumnal colour possible. Of course nothing I had already was good enough therefore a shopping trip was in the distance and I picked up this new BarryM Speedy in the shade 'Sprint Finish'. 

BarryM describe it as a 'pomegranate' colour but I would say this colour is a deep berry, burgundy and in the night it looks more like an ox blood colour. Making it perfect for the autumn and a great transition colour.

These new shades to the Speedy range are exclusively available to Superdrug and buy one get one half price!

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Festive Nails #3 -Clothes Show Live 2014

Hello again, This month you will see a whole range of festive posts, and every monday for the whole month I will be posting different 'Festive Nails'. I did this last year as well, feel free to check them out here hope you enjoy and hopefully I can remember to post every monday! This week I am talking all about ' BarryM Chair Grey' Gelly, this is such a beautiful colour and even though it isn't very festive and the typical 'christmas colour' it is seasons - as in winter! The weather in the UK has been terrible and this grey is a great reflection of the weather outside! The formula for any BarryM Gelly is amazing and I follow in love over and over again every time I try a new shade! 


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Festive Nails #1 - BarryM Raspberry

Its the first of December, EEEEPPP!! This month you will see a whole range of festive posts, and every monday for the whole month I will be posting different 'Festive Nails'. I did this last year as well, feel free to check them out here hope you enjoy and hopefully I can remember to post every Monday! Today I am bringing you one of the polishes I have had for a while but haven't used before! This is BarryM's Rapsberry with Rose Gold Glitter on top and is the most beautiful combination I have ever seen, the colours work so well together and I wish that this polish was in gelly formula because it doesn't last as long! But never mind, still love it and have worn it for the the past week on my toes and fingers!

 

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Diwali Nails| BarryM Rockstar Glitterati

If you saw my post a few days ago then you will have read all about my makeup that I wore for Diwali, if not read it here. So, I thought I would also share with you my nails for the special occasion and of course they had to be glittery, bright and over the top! Just a side note, these are not my real nails they are the ones that I rave about from Primark but just in a plain colour and then I painted over it and they looked amazing...On these nails I used two coats of the BarryM polish and had to leave it to dry in-between but eventually it worked out well! 

The best part, is that because these are fake and they have so much glitter on them I won't have to even scrub it off my nails because the nails can be either re-used or binned! Perfecto combo!! This whole collection looks stunning and I would really like to get the others before they take them away....

Have you tried any of the Glitterati Polishes???

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BarryM Showgirl Extra Lengthening Mascara|Review

Today I have an amazing review of the new mascara launch from BarryM...being a big fan of the brands nail polishes I thought that I should branch out and maybe even try some other products from them to see how they are and surprisingly I am in love this 'Showgirl' mascara and there are two different formulas the one I have which is the extra lengthening one or the other one which is the volume one.

Packaging

I love the metallic silver bottle with the Broadway font on the front makes me feel special! The stars on the lid adds a nice touch and I can really see the theme of 'SHOWGIRL' coming through. The bottle itself is really heavy and when I held it I was surprised at why they've made it so heavy!. 

The Brush + Formula

Wowza! Look at this brush, and what a pain it was to have this photo to focus!! The head really coats the lashes one by one and brushes them out to separate them. The tip is also really easy to use on your bottom lashes, without it going all over you're eyelid. I also manages to coat my lashes twice with this mascara without it becoming dry and flaky like some mascaras do. 

Apologies for the scary pictures but you can see the intensity of the mascara on my lashes and how increasing the amount really does lengthen my lashes and I can see an amazing difference! I love this mascara and have started using it everyday because I love the widening, awakening feeling it gives my eyes and would recommend it to anyone on the hunt for a cheap mascara at only £4.99 you can't go wrong!

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Autumn Picks| NEW BarryM Gelly's

Seen as though its nearly the end of summer and we are approaching the Autumn season and months, I thought this would be the perfect time to kick off a new little 'series' titled Autumn Picks. By far my favourite season for so many reasons, and what better way to talk about it then blog about it! Each post that you see over the next three months will be all about different things, including makeup, clothes and even some random foody things! To read all the posts from this series click here and soon you will be able to see them all! 

This post is going to be all about the NEW BarryM Gelly's that have launched, I only picked these up yesterday and just had to post a quick swatch and tell about them. For me the change in my nail colour and lip colour is the start to any new season, and this new collection has got me super excited! There's a total of 6 new shades in the collection, and being a big fan of them already I KNEW that I had to pick up at last 3 of the new colours and they were 3 for 2 in Superdrug..sooo?! There are around 6 new shades I think, but these three appealed to me most..who knows I may just buy the others, but I own similar to those colours and the ones I did pick up are different to any others I have every owned.

T-B Mustard, Paprika and Chilli

I love these three colours, they scream Autumn! The names are so cute and so are the colours! The swatches above are two coats and I think that if you are looking for some transitional colours to take you in to the next two seasons then these are defo for you. My favourite of the three has to be Paprika because its a colour that I don't own and is so pretty when I saw it in real life, but the other two also need an honourable mention! 

 

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NOTD| BarryM Gelly in Coconut

I hope you clicked on this blog post because you wanted to know what shade this beautiful colour of nail polish is! I won't keep you waiting any longer and tell you that it is one of the newer summer gelly's from BarryM in the shade 'Coconut' and by far one of my favourite colours ever from any brand! Its this perfect off white colour that doesn't seem to wash out my skin tone and looks amazing in the day and at night. 2 coats is all it took, and it took me by surprise. This is the perfect all round summer shade.

 

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The Body Shop/Superdrug Haul!

Today I have a small haul for you all! I have been collecting and buying these small items over the last few weeks and now I think its time to finally share them! I actually went to buy something else (cotton wool) and didn't end up coming out with any!

The Body Shop - A place where I don't go very often but I had a voucher and they were having a sale so it was a win win!

Papaya Body Butter..I never buy body butters because I never seem to finish them but this time I was attracted to this smell and wanted it so bad and reduced to I thought why not? I love putting on butters on in the summer time it makes you smell amazing! 

Tea Tree Pore Minimiser...A product that is meant to help minimise pores and help with those imperfections, not tried this out yet and I want to try it soon so that I can review it as it is promising a lot of things.

Blush...I never buy blushes because I can never ever find as colour that looks natural and not too much, so when I swatched this and found it I just had to buy it because the colour is stunning and looks amazing on my skin tone!

Superdrug - A place where I always go and spend lots of money at even when I don't need to but when things are on offer I just have to buy it! 

BarryM Nail Polishes.. My collection of Gelly polishes are slowly growing and I am buying more and more because everything about them is amazing. I picked up Coconut which is a off white and it also very nude and then Greenberry which is the brightest colour I have ever seen and looks so pretty in the bottle. Along with them both I got a free limited edition one as well! 

MUA Nails Polishes..Yes, more nail polishes! MUA have some really cute colours and both these bright summer colours looked really appealing and for only £1 who can go wrong with them!

Rimmel Wake Me Up...I decided to pick up this foundation after so many people were talking about it to me! And I can say that it does live to is expectations and I will have a full review soon!

 

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Beauty Haul||Feel Unique,Superdrug+Boots

Over the last two months I have been doing small shops to buy different pieces of beauty items, didn't mean to but everything was on offer when I purchased so its allowed!

Superdrug/Boots (I can't remember where exactly!)

- BarryM Gelly's|| These have already featured on the blog! I picked up the new pastel shades from BarryM because I love wearing them for the Spring time.
-L'oreal Nail Polish|| A first from L'oreal from me, I loved seeing lots of people wearing these macaroon colours and wanted to try them out for my self. I got drawn into the mint green one out of the other shades because I have never seen anything like it!
- Rimmel Lipsticks|| Not one to buy from Rimmel a whole lot, I decided to pick up the Kate Moss Lipsticks because the nudes are meant to be amazing! And who can resist a Buy one get one half price offer? I picked up 03 and 08 both pinky nudes that look amazing for everyday wear.
-MUA Blusher|| After hearing some other people in Superdrug talking about them and literally buying every single shade I decided to pick one up as well to try. Not a big fan of blushes in general but this is very neutral so I guess I can make it work!

-Batiste Dry Shampoo||I have recently become addicted to using dry shampoo, it has so many great benefits and I went a picked up a big bottle as well as a small one for my travels next week to London!
- Garnier Micellar Water|| A impulse purchase as it was on offer. But these Micellar water's have truly stolen my heart, and this is just another one to add to your shopping list. I love this compared to the other ones because it has been made for sensitive skin. A full review coming soon.
-Hair Grips|| I always loose my grips, and then my mum ends up finding them on my carpet or in the bathroom. But nevertheless, I still buy more because I need them all the time!

Feel Unique!

-Tanya Burr Lipgloss|| Ahhh, I finally caved and bought two of the Lip-glosses from the range in 'Afternoon Tea' and 'Picnic in the Park' the names are so cute and they are amazing formula+quality!

New Year's Eve Nails || Nude Sparkle ♥

Seen as thought its the end of year, and new years eve is tomorrow...I decided to add some sparkle onto my nails! If the rest of me is a mess I do not care - as long as my nails look good I am a very happy girl! Instead of just having my stand accent nail or applying glitter all over. I decided to step out of my usual zone and attempted a glitter gradient..and here are the results.

I love the way that it has turned out, I used the Colourworks Glitter on top first to build up the gradient and then used the barrym one. Having small and big glitters in this bottle made it so much easier to use and I didn't use any sponges or anything fancy! Easy as pie! 

Blogmas Day 19 || Festive Nails #3 Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer ♥

BarryM Nail Art Pen in White // Primark Black Nail Art Pen // NYC Top Coat // BarryM Cappuccino // BarryM Red Glitter // Rimmel Red Aim Paint // Sinful Colours Snow Me White (not pictured) // 

I decided to paint all my nails with the Rimmel red and then the ring finger with white and a Rudolph on my ring finger, I did it in such a messy way that I really didn't want to take pictures of it all step by step..I follow this tutorial from MissJenFABULOUS!

Blogmas Day 15 || Clothes Show Live Haul+Photos ♥

Sunday was a day that I have been looking forward to for over 6 months and I couldn't wait for the day to arrive! It was time for my second year at the clothes show and I was beyond excited and couldn't contain my excitement...we set off early in the morning (7am is a killer!) and arrived at 9.30 which isn't bad to spend the whole day shopping and then view the show at the end of day! Here is some of the things that I bought, I won't go into detail as you will be seeing everything over the coarse of the next few weeks and the rest of blogmas may feature a few of these products!
First up..a few pictures from the day!

I met some of the Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Girls who are stunning in real life btw.

Also met the gorg and talented singer Scott Innes who basically sang to me! 

The first stand that we saw as we entered was the Company/Cosmo stand where we could buy a magazine goody bag. It came with lots of little samples which are pictured on the left as well as the current issue of both magazines that I was going to buy on the way home! So this saved me a trip to the service stations.

Next up was a goody bag that is no stranger to you all as it has been featured on my blog before - SO SUSAN, had four of their newly released products for £5 all of which I love and will be reviewing very soon.

Next was a stand that I didn't even know would be there, W7 who also have the sister brand Smooch which I have previously reviewed not that long ago on the blog. The £10 goody bag was filled with goodies from Smooch that are truly amazing and I can't wait to use them all!

Of course you can't leave the clothes show without visiting BarryM and they had a bag packed with treats from Nails to Eyes and some lip products as well! 

Blogmas Day 3 || Mini Superdrug Haul ♥

The 3 for 2 currently on at Superdrug/Boots is not good for my bank balance at all..I seem to always pop in after school and come with something..today's blogmas post is a haul of all the things I have bought from Superdrug starting with October to now as I haven't had a chance.

First of all I bought two new polishes from BarryM, the one on the left is 'Raspberry' and the other is new release 'Berry Cosmo' both are such lovely winter colours and look amazing with some glitter or sparkle on top. The huge lipgloss is from MUA in 'Buff' this is one of there out there pumping lip glosses and I love wearing it because it is such a lovely nude colour. Amazing for everyday wear. The white lip stick is also from MUA as part of their new matte range and this is in 'Wild Berry' I haven't stopped wearing this colour, I love how pinky it looks on my lips and how long it last as it is a matte finish. 

Also from MUA I picked up these goodies! First is another lip gloss this is in 'Kiss and Tell' bought after Khila from MissBudgetBeauty bought it and it looks amazing on her.. so I thought I would give it a go. I also bought this eye duo, the felt tip eyeliner which will hopefully help me with eyeliner application and their basic black mascara. I got a cheap one because I don't wear it very often; so spending so much money on one is silly. 

And that is it! Hope you enjoyed it :)