July Favourites

My favourite nail polish has to be Portobello by Nails Inc. I have had loads of comments since putting this on, on Saturday and love how bright it is but still ultra flattering.

I have also been loving The Body Shop Divide and Multiply Mascara I love how this gets every lash and doesn't clump. I have been using this all the time on my bottom lashes and on my top lashes for day time.


I have two favourite films for this month Magic Mike and The Dark Knight Rises.  I couldn't wait to see Magic Mike and wasn't disappointed, yes critics will say that there is very little plot but I don't think that anyone in the cinema was looking for a great story.  I am already looking forward to it being released on DVD as perfect for a girly night in.


The Dark Knight Rises was absolutely amazing I won't say too much as some people might not have seen it yet but I thought it was fantastic end to the recent Batman trilogy.  I had only watched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight the weekend before The Dark Knight Rises was released. I had never really got into these kind of films before as I do like a good chick flick but I have fell in love with Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman.  I did think that for a 12A it was very violent but not as dark as The Dark Knight.  I was literally at the edge of my seat till the very end.  I think that the best thing about the film is it was something both me and the boyfriend enjoyed.


My favourite YouTube Video is from Sprinkle of Glitter called Being Happy.  I have been feeling a bit down in the dumps this month and watched this after having a particularly horrid day at work.  I found myself thinking of ways that I could look at my life and stop dwelling on things I can't change.  I would recommend everyone takes a look at the video.

Origins Plantscription Anti-Aging Serum

After noticing fine lines on my forehead I decided it was time to take action and buy an anti-aging serum.  I bought this whilst I was in Oxford and have used morning and night everyday since.

This is the first Origins product I have tried and was really looking forward to trying out the brand  after reading such raves on other Origins products.  I wasn't blown away with my first impressions of the product I am not keen on the smell. I am not sure what it is about the smell that I don't like, having said that it is not horrendous .

The serum is to be used before your moisturiser and I must admit that I haven't been using the 2-3 pumps as directed as my area of concern is my forehead so have been concentrating on that, also at £45.00 for 30ml I can't justify using 6 pumps a day!


Now to the results this is when I wish I took a before and after photo as to be honest I still have fine lines, I was hoping that they would dissaapear but no such luck.  Sometimes I look in the mirror and can barely see them other times I look and they look quite deep, they definately haven't got any worse and I haven't had any reactions to the product.


Do I think that this is worth £45.00 erm no and I doubt I will repurchase as it is just so expensive.


You can purchase from boots.com

Does anyone have any recommendations for what I can try when this runs out?

Sample Sunday - Nivea Soft

I got these samples with my recent asos.com purchases and after loving Nivea Hand Duo I couldn't wait to give it a go.

As soon as I opened the cute little pot the first thing I noticed was the smell. It smells a lot like sunscreen which doesn't bother me at all, as makes me think of holiday's in the sun.

The cream itself is quite thick but sinks in very quickly and can be used on your hands, face and body.  I am not sure whether I would use on my face regularly as I think it might be a bit too rich, but for hands and body it is great especially as I do have dry skin.

It comes in three different sizes a 75ml tube and 200ml or 300ml pots. I will definitely pick up a 75ml tube for my handbag as always handy to have some moisturiser on you.


Also appears that all three sizes are half price at Sainsbury's at the moment.

Nails - Nails Inc Portobello

After really not loving (can't bring myself to type the H word) Nails Inc Warwick Street I needed to paint my nails.  I picked out Portobello as was off to a summer party and was going to wear my gorgeous orange blouse from Miss Selfridge that I picked up in Oxford

I think that this might become my go to summer shade it is so bright and uplifting.  I am very pale but it is still very flattering that said it would look absolutely amazing with a tan.

As always I used one coat of Kensington Caviar Base Coat two coats of colour and Albert Bridge Top Coat.


You can buy directly from nailsinc.com for £11.00 plus p+p or as I did from qvcuk.com with the Nails Inc 7 Piece Special Effects for £30.25 plus p+p

7 Things - July

I decided to take part in sprinkle of glitter 7 Things in June and must admit that I got a bit confused and set my goals for the rest of the month instead of the following month doh!!! 

So here are my goals for August (which might look similar to my original post)

1) To go to the gym at least twice week aiming for one gym session and one swim.

2) To really make an effort to get back into my knitting and make some things for my local neonatal unit.

3) To read or at least start one book from the BBC Big Read am thinking Emma or Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

4) To get back to my lowest weight within my target range at Slimming World and stay there instead of going up and down.

5) To sort my photos and put in my digital photo frame, which my boyfriend got me for me last year!

6) To not buy any nail polish they are my biggest weakness I just cannot stop buying them. I will be acquiring 7 Nails Inc from QVC as they are pre ordered but other then that I will resist.

7) To try and be more positive am going to try and tweet a positive thought of the day every day in so when I am feeling a bit low can look back at all my #PTOTD

Is anyone else taking part?

Nails - Nails Inc Warwick Street

Today at work everyone was getting in the Olympic spirit so I wanted to paint my nails in team GB's colours.  I was going to use Nails Inc Jubilee but have worn lots recently for the Jubilee, so picked Warwick Street as it has red, blue and silver sprinkles.

I must say that this looks better in the bottle then it does on my nails as the sprinkles seem more prominent.  I was quite disappointed with the final results on the nails it just reminds me of dirty blu tack.

My issue with this is simply the colour, the quality and coverage is still amazing  I used two coats with Kensington Caviar Base Coat and Albert Bridge Top Coat. I just don't think that this a very flattering shade on me and not sure that it would be any better even if I had a tan.

This shade has been made especially for QVC and can be bought as part of the Nails Inc 7 Piece Special Effects Collections


Has anyone else tried this or does anyone want to try it? 

Nails Inc 7 Piece Special Effects Collection

Last Thursday Nails Inc was the Today's Special Value on QVC and obviously I couldn't resist, when I got home today they were waiting for me.

The colours from left to right are


Portobello
Sloane Gardens
Pudding Lane
Porchester Square
Cheyne Walk
Princes Arcade
Warwick Street


I love the look of Sloane Gardens, Porchester Square, Cheyne Walk and Princes Arcade.


You can still pick up this set on qvcuk.com for £30.25 plus p+p