Sally Hansen Commander In Chic - NOTD

If you read yesterday's post you would have seen that I got this beautiful polish, I was so excited to use it I had to paint my nails last night. I thought I would share a picture of it applied so you could see.

This is two coats, it was an absolute dream to apply. The brush is really thick and coats most of the nail in one go. Also the formula was so smooth, there was no streaking. I will defiantly be picking some more up. The Sally Hansen range is available at Boots.

Have you tried this range?

Bank Holiday Shopping Spree

I went shopping for a friends birthday present today and ended up buying myself a few presents along the way. Oops! I shouldn't be spending because I had to buy myself a new laptop this weekend as mine went to laptop heaven. Which to be honest was a long time coming, as for the last year it has been slowly giving up. So it was goodbye laptop, hello tiny netbook. I decided to get a netbook as they are so much lighter, I can throw, place it nicely in my handbag when i'm on the move and I only need it for iTunes, uploading photo's, the internet and that sort of thing.  So didnt need anything super powerful. Anyway back to today's goodies.

First off I went to boots, I wanted to pick up Sally Hansen's Commander in chic nail polish. I had read on NicolaVC86 blog that this was an exact dupe for Sephora by OPI's Metro Chic, which I have been wanting for ages. So I just "had" to get it.
If you spent over £15 in boots today your got 10 points for each pound you spent instead of 4, so of course I went way over the £15 mark. I finally caved and got the Origins VitaZing, I cannot wait to use this tomorrow morning, hopefully it will make getting up for work tomorrow a little easier. I also had a £5 No7 voucher, so picked up their smokey eyeliner brush as I have heard good things about it.
 I then headed for H&M and picked up a cute little orange and navy striped makeup bag, a coral braclet and some feather earrings.
I think I have too say a very succesful shopping trip.

I got my friend MAC All that glitters eyeshadow and keep it fluffy bath ballistic from Lush. Have you ever got someone a present and wanted to keep it for yourself, yep thats how I am feeling right now.

Hope you all have had a good bank holiday weekend?

May Favourites

I really enjoy reading other peoples monthly favourites. So I'm going to join in on the fun. Next month I am going to write them down as I go, as when I sat down to write this I went completely blank. May has been a good month, I have had 2 weeks off work, so I have had lots of time to catch up with friends I haven't seen for ages. Which has been lovely.

Right onto the products, first off we have ...

Boss Orange For Women EDT

Ive used this perfume everyday this month. It is such a light summery smell. One or two sprays and it lasts all day. I'm completely useless at describing fragrance, so I had a google and here is a list of the notes that are in it.
Sweet apple, white flower, orange blossom, vanilla and sandalwood.

Soap and Glory Breakfast Scrub

This is such a lovely scrub, it contains oats, Shea butter, sugar and banana, almond and honey extracts. Its not too rough which i like, and your skin feels so smooth and moisturised after use. It has a maple fragrance, which is such a lovely sweet smell. I will defiantly repurchase this.

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

A cult product but for a good reason. I have used this for a year now, but I've truly come to appreciate it this month. I use this at night on my lip's. I forgot to take it with me when i went away last week and how i missed it. My lips became so dry and chapped, no other lip balm could quite do what this does, smooths and protects your lips for hours. I will defiantly never be without this now.

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Carbon Gloss

A new discovery for the month. This has changed my mind about liquid liners and I never thought I would like anything better than gel liners. I was very wrong. This lasts all day and doesn't fade or smudge. I plan to do a review on this soon.


Estee Lauder Bronzing Brush 5F

I use this to apply face powder or bronzer. Its a fluffy, flat top brush. It is not the smoothest brush in the world, but it makes applying powder so quick and easy. Unfortunately this is limited edition, I found it at a CCO in January. If you do come across it though, I highly recommend you picking it up.

What have you been loving through the month of May?

Favourite Hightlighters.

I do like a good highlighter. I like my cheeks to look glowing. Here are my favourites.
Starting from the top we have...


MAC Cream Colour Base in Pearl - This is a cream highlighter that is a very light gold colour. Its very smooth and easy to apply. I just dab it on with my finger under or over my foundation. I then like putting a peachy/pink blush over the top. It gives a lovely sheen.

The Body Shop Shimmer Waves 02 -  This is a very pink powder highlighter, it gives a very smooth shimmer on your cheeks, its not at all chunky. You can also use it as eyeshadow. I like the fact that it has 5 different colours as you can choose how dark you want the highlight. The only downside to this product is the packaging. The plastic case breaks easily, the lid has completely snapped off mine. Even with this fault it is still one of my favourites. I just don't travel with it.

Benefit High Beam - I love using this under The Body Shop Shimmer waves. It makes your cheeks super shiny. This is also good to use on its own under blush. You can also mix it with your foundation to give you an all over dewy look. This is probably my all time favourite highlighter as there is so many ways you can use it. The main way I use it is by dabbing 3 little dots along my cheek bones and blending with my finger. It also looks lovely on the brow bone. The packaging is a bit different on this, its like a nail varnish bottle, I do quite like it. I never end up using too much product.

Mac Powder Blush in Gana (unfortunately this is limited edition) - I can't remember what MAC collection this was from. This is the most subtle looking out of the four I've mentioned. I either use it on its own for a very slight highlighter or over Pearl Cream Colour Base for more dramatic look. Again its another very smooth powder. Its a very light gold colour. Its a shame that this was limited edition as this is a really nice everyday highlighter. 

What are your favourite highlighters?

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder

This year I have fallen in love with bronzer. I have very pale skin (mac nc15 if that helps anyone) so I have always thought bronzer makes me look orange. While on holiday in Madrid back in April I decided to give Benefits Hoola a try as I was feeling very pale and I have it in a little set that also contains Dallas and Dandelion.

I haven't looked back since. This product gives you a lovely glow and a bit of colour where you need it, but not at all orange. It looks really natural. Its very smooth in texture, applies evenly and lasts all day. I usually use either the Sigma F25 brush or Estee Lauder 5F Bronzer brush. I find they both apply the bronzer well.
You get 5g of product in this palette and I have been using this pretty much everyday since the beginning of April and I've only made a slight dent. So I think this will last a very long time. When I have used this up I will defiantly be buying a full size.
This set is discontinued, I found it at TKMaxx. Benefit usually does similar sets every Christmas.

If you are pale and worried about using bronzer I defiantly recommend this.

You can purchase the full size here, here and here.

A few Thing From My Wish List.

I have an on going list of products I'm wanting to buy, I am a complete shopaholic so you can imagine the list is rather long. I thought i would share a few of the items that I'm currently lusting after....

1. Anything from the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Collection. The whole range just shouts out summer. I especially love the eyeshadow palette and the Shimmering Bronze nail polish. 

 

Here

2. Origins Vitazing. So many bloggers and YouTubers have spoke about this and I want to know what the hype is about.

Here

3. Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder. I first heard about this when watching Tanya burr's YouTube videos. Im looking for something that will set my make up and make it last longer as I have fairly oily skin. 

Here

4. Too Faced Natural eyes Palette. This seems like a perfect palette for a girl who loves neutral/brown eyeshadow. Not that I need anymore....

Here 

5.Clarins new Daily Energizer cream-gel moisturiser. I tried a sample of this and really liked it. It sank into the skin well and wasn't greasy. It smelt amazing as well, always a bonus. Here

As you can see I'm a girl that follows the hype. If I see someone raving about a product and I have been vaguely interested in it, I HAVE to have it.

Have you tried any of these products? Are they a must have?