REVIEW | no7 stay perfect nail colour

'totally teal'

 'highland mist'

hey everyone!

i consider no7 to be a bit of a luxury as it is definitely on the higher priced end of highstreet/drugstore makeup in my opinion. so when the no7 vouchers come out i definitely take advantage!

after recently loosing my love for barry m nail paints (they just peel off!) i decided to try other brands - my favourite being no7.

i love everything about them. the packaging is great, the lids are long which make it easier to hold on to. i also love the brush itself, its almost a dome shape which isn't as thin as other other nail paints i've tried.

the quality of the nail colour is also amazing. the colour is so pigmented and i find that i only need one coat when painting my nails!

i've had highland mist since last year, and i loved it ever since. i think its a gorgeous colour which isn't too much, so is perfect when you want a nail colour that isn't too bold.

totally teal seems to be a cult favourite in the blogging and youtube world and i agree with everyone's views! its such a statement colour, and i absolutely love it!

what i love most about these is that they last so long. their 'stay perfect' title is absolutely right! they stay on for ages, and even though i use a base coat and top coat i found that the barry m nail paints don't last as long as these two!

so that's what makes them my new favourite brand of nail paint!

what are your favourite brands? :)

thanks for reading!

xo

garnier summer body vs. johnson's holiday skin!

hey everyone!
this post is coming from the holder of the most pastiest legs ever!
in the summer, i find my face, arms and chest tan really easily and i generally go a golden colour. however, when it comes to my legs - nada!
it looks a bit silly really, it looks like i've subtly fake tanned my whole body but forgot to do my legs!

i've always had this fear of fake tan - i've never tried it but i know that if i did i'd end up looking like the love child of an oompa-loompa and snooki!

so i thought it was about time i found a really good gradual tan for my legs!
i've only tried two so i thought i'd review the two that i have tried.

johnson's holiday skin:-

quite frankly, i think this was an absolute let down.
firstly, i am one of those people that when i start using something i want to see results instantly. so when i try a gradual tan i want to start seeing results within about 5 days!
i didn't see any results with this. i even started using it day and night at one point and still nothing! i am quite pale, so i don't think its because i was using the palest one because my legs are so pale they could blind! so if i can't use the subtlest one who can?!
secondly, on the back of the bottle it says that you need to let the moisturiser sink in completely before you put your clothes on, but i wasn't expecting it to take about 10 minutes! i found it left my skin quite sticky and it just sort of sat on the skin and didn't properly sink in.
so as you can proberly tell, i am not a fan of this. it has a pleasant smell i spose, but i didn't use it for the smell i used it for the tan and it didn't do anything :(
1 star - and that's pushing it ;D

garnier summer body:-

after the johnson's holiday skin i had kind of lost faith in gradual tan, but i knew i had to do something about the legs so i had to give another one a go!
my friends had been using the garnier summer body and i had also heard about it in the blogging and youtube community, so i decided to give it a go.
the thing i fell in love with instantly was the smell! it has a gorgeous apricot scent and is just so summery!
i knew it would be moisturising too because its from the same sort of line as the 7 day intensive lotion which i also love.
i noticed results with this within three days which is amazing - i really wasn't expecting to see results that quickly! it gave me a really nice natural colour. i got the most subtle one because of my paleness and it made my legs looked naturally tanned instead of looking so orange!
also, there is absolutely no waiting around for this to sink in. it does say on the back of the bottle that you do have to wait so i was expecting thay it might take a while but i didn't have to wait at all!
i am so happy with this - definitely 5 stars! i am no longer a pale-legged freak :D

i definitely recommend the garnier summer body and steer clear from the johnson's holiday skin!

thanks for reading!
xo

Hello Stranger!

Well, hello there!
I really hope you are all well, as its pretty obvious that I haven't blogged in ages, in fact its been since April, which is actually quite embarrassing!
But honestly, it has been the season of GCSE's *shudders* and they have had to take priority. And not only have I had to revise, I've had to make sure I see friends and family and just have a bit of almighty chilling time!
However, my exams do end soon - a week tomorrow! Yippeeeeeee! Freedom, well, until September when its A-Level time! But I am quite looking forward to starting my A-Levels because I really enjoy the subjects I want to take and I think it will make the experience a lot more enjoyable - well, as enjoyable as A-Levels can be!

So as I said my exams finish a week tomorrow and then I've got a really long summer, so much more blogging!

Please leave any requests for posts you have down below and I will do my best to do them!

Please forgive me!
Thanks for reading!
xo