Miracle cream?

I've just been reading this article : 

Miracle nappy cream 

So i thought since i now have a baby therefore own this so called 'miracle' Sudocrem, i would try this myself as i have quite a few spots on my face and it will be interesting to see if it does actually clear them up.
I don't watch TOWIE (must be one of the very few people my age who don't!) so i didn't know that this was the new beauty craze! 

I shall update you as to whether it works! But for a mere £3.49 it's worthwhile just to buy it to give it a try if you do suffer from spots as you can also use it for cuts & grazes due to its antiseptic qualities. 

Watch this space! 

xoxo
 

My Fashion Boudoir

((( So i have just discovered quite a lot of pictures that i have previously taken for the purposes of blogging yet never got round to putting them up.. 
While i am on a bit of a blogging frenzy this week i thought i best get round to it. )))

My Fashion Boudoir!
I don't think i have posted pictures of my wardrobes etc on here since i have sorted them all out from moving house in the summer.. So here is my collection of clothes / jewellery / shoes & general tat!! 

FYI - Glitter Mary available from Paperchase (blatantly). 
This is my over crammed jewellery hand which may well tip over any day now with the amount of giant rings i've stuff on each finger. 

Rings are definitely my weak point. I can't resist them.  

My beauty stash.. which is all stuffed onto a "vintage" (kind of..) bookshelf. 

 My dressing table - complete with glittery Mary & Jesus statues of course! And numerous make up bag... Spot the Paperchase items! ha. 
Just as an additional note, i'd always wanted a proper dressing table - you know the type, white, with a big triple mirror, little stool.. however i couldn't afford to buy one SO i asked my Grandad if i could have this old wooden table from his garage, threw a lacey bit of material over it, added a little mirror & hey presto !!

Wardrobe numero uno - Thats right.. i have 2 wardobes and what?! 
This open wooden / canvas one was an Ikea bargain for around £30. I like having all my clothes on display, except it does have the disadvantage of looking slightly messy due to how over crammed it is. 
Collection of overnight bags on the top shelf. 
Oh and my pretty black & white mannequin to the left of the picture currently modelling a floppy hat.  

 My earring box! Just literally stuffed full with all my earrings, which actually thinking about i need to get more wear out of since i don't actually seem to wear any "fashion" ones very often.

 

My perfume collection... 
Can you tell i'm a fan of the Britney perfumes?! Oh and DKNY and Marc Jacobs Daisy perfumes for that matter... 

Not that you can really make it out but there is also a cat ring holder in this picture holding even more rings... 

My rather lovely shoe shaped jewellery tree, with a collection of necklaces dangling... 

 Bird wire jewellery holder (Marks & Spencers) , used for necklaces & rings. All these jewellery tree's / holders do come in very handy, especially as they stop necklaces getting all tangled up. And when they look as delightful as this, who can resist?!

 

Yet more rings ( i did say that i can't resist...). 
On a rather beautiful hand painted ring stand which i adore, it was a present the other year.
Numerous flower rings on this one! 
Definitely a knuckle duster fan!

 The door of my second wardrobe which has a handy rail which has become extremely useful for storing my scarf collection on.. Another item that i can't resist is the humble scarf! Especially silky ones, i LOVE them. Especially the Leopard print one pictured above. They are such a simple way to jazz up an outfit with no effort! 

 My shoe collection.... well half of it.... Shoe rack from Argos, think it was a bargain price of about £6! This is my "nicer" collection of shoes, as opposed to my every day scruffy shoes which are all stuffed in the porch on another shoe rack. Oh and then i have the really old collection of trainers / walking boots ( yes that's right, i own walking boots!) under my stairs...

  That is my spare room.... my beautiful little collection of jewellery stands, and then along the shelf at the top i have my collection of Pandora bags & Vivienne Westwood little grey boxes. 

So that is my collection of clothes / shoes / jewellery.

I also feel the need that i should document how pretty & organised they look now before i have to reorganise to make room for a certain little baby.... Because you know obviously babies take priority over shoe collections & dressing tables.

Making this post has made me realise.. i have quite the collection it would seem! 

XOXO

Nailicious!

Product Review - Barry M - Instant Nail effects:

I can't believe how long it has taken me to try out this nail varnish!
I keep seeing people with the cracked nail effect but just never got round to buying any.. until now! 

So i purchased the Black Magic instant nail effects varnish - i decided to go for black as i thought it would go with the most colours, although it is available in Gold Glitter, White Frost, Blue Print & Pink Fizz.  I'm personally not that keen on the White as i think it looks a bit like you've tippex'd your nails! But that's just my opinion. Not sure the gold would go with any colours apart from black. So i think black is definitely the more worth while buy. 


It's so nice to have a nail varnish that can make your nails look fancy in a matter of minutes without the effort of having to go get them done professionally! Plus you get to play around with different colour combination's! 


My first go with this i decided to use Barry M Red Glitter varnish as the underneath coating for the nail. 

It is so easy to use - first step ( you could paint on a basecoat but i didn't bother!) paint your nails all one colour that you want to be underneath the black cracked effect. Like so...

Step 2 - apply one coat of the Instant nail effects varnish - you only need one coat & don't worry too much about going over any bits that you've missed as it definitely doesn't need to be perfect!
Within a matter of seconds you should start to see the cracks appearing....


VOILA...

 

 The finished nail! ( sorry the picture isn't that brilliant quality.. but you get the idea!). 

I'd definitely recommend this, as for £3.99 it's a bargain, plus it's always nice to be able to play around with nail colours! 

Think i might try pink or purple as the underneath coating next. It will be interesting to see how long this varnish lasts on my nails, as i usually find most varnish's chip within 2 days. 

I've painted a coat of clear nail varnish on top to try keep it fresh for a little bit longer.

TOP TIP - WHEN PAINTING YOUR NAILS, PAINT ON A BASECOAT WITH WHITE NAIL VARNISH TO MAKE COLOURS REALLY POP! IT SHOULD HOPEFULLY MAKE THEM APPEAR THE COLOUR THAT THEY ARE IN THE BOTTLE! 

Have you tried this nail varnish? What colours have you used? 

XOXO

Top Beauty Bargain Of The Week

( This post is dedicated to my mother.. who i know will read this.. as if it wasn't for her i would never have heard about this latest beauty must have! ) 

 

WAITROSE - BABY BOTTOM BUTTER - £2.89

I know what your all thinking... but this is meant for baby's bottoms what use is it to me?! 

Well my lovelies, THIS is apparently the best face cream ever, and has become a cult product amongst the yummy mummys out there. 

And this therefore has become a top selling skincare product for women of all ages, outselling all the other moisturizers, anti aging creams that Waitrose stock.

It has been said that it even beats expensive creams hands down such as Creme De La Mer which can cost upwards of £100!!

So if you want dewy, youthful looking skin, it would seem this is the TOP product. 

It will also sort out any dry skin problems too it seems!

The ingredients are all natural and it only contains : Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Vanillin and Chamomile Oil. 

It smells YUM.  ( I purchased 2 tubs of it today! ).

I have just applied a layer of the butter to my face, so i will keep you updated on the results & if it really is as good as everyone says it is.

  I put some on the dry patches of skin i have on my hands, and can already feel a difference. 

But for under £3 it really does seem like a top notch bargain! 

So here's to DEWY skin! 

Let me know if YOU have tried this!

XOXO

 

 PS. Talking of beauty... i had my eyebrows threaded for the first time ever today! It only cost me a few ££, YES it does hurt a bit.. but not much different to plucking painwise. And i hear it last quite a while.. so this may well be the future! Goodbye tweezers!

My Top Beauty Must Haves

So i thought i would mix it up a bit and add a bit of beauty into this fashion blog! 
This is a list of my TOP beauty must haves ( in my opinion ). 

Haircare :

Batiste dry shampoo. LOVE it.
Although a little tip for you - if you need a quick fix for greasy looking hair.. use some talcum powder on it! 
Works just the same. 
I like the tropical one the best, mainly due to it's yummy smell.

Aussie haircare products have to be the best. Although a tad on the pricey side, so i always get these as a treat to myself if they're on offer! 
These smell DIVINE!

 Lee Stafford - Blow dry your hair faster spray. Only recently discovered this as i had a Boots haircare voucher so treat myself to this wonderful product, surprisingly it does appear to work, my hair is quite thick & being long it takes FOREVER to dry even with a hair dryer, but this seems to quicken up the process! Well worth buying!








Skincare: 

 
Bodyshop body butter - LOVE LOVE LOVE. 
What is there not to love about these?! They smell good enough to eat, and they make your skin lovely and smooth! 
I do only tend to buy them when they are on offer or on sale , but i have quite a stash of them at the minute! 
Favourite has to be the coconut one i think. 

Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream (The one pictured is a special edition, this is the one i have) - Perfect to soothe any chapped or rough skin or minor skin irritations, it seems to help clear up some spots & blemishes i've found too. 
And it lasts FOREVER! (okay maybe that's an exaggeration , but it certainly lasts a good long time). 

(Another Bodyshop product!)

JOJOBA extra rich night cream - Now i have to admit, i'm not one for having a massive face cream regime or anything, so this is the one i tend to use the most, every night! 

This one, although it comes in a quite small tub, it lasts a long time too. 

Make-up

Maybelline Dream Satin liquid foundation - I've only recently started using this, and i think it was only because it was on offer in Boots. 

My usual favourite is Rimmel. But i think i have been converted to this now! 

Maybelline (again!) Mascara - the one pictured is the Falsies one, but i also LOVE the Colossal yellow one. Ooh and the new coral coloured One by One. While Rimmel is overall my favourite make up brand, Maybelline do win hands down when it comes to mascara. 

 

  Rimmel Lipstick (& Lipgloss infact) - In the past 6 months i've really come round to the whole lipstick idea, i have quite a little collection now, my favourite is a Rimmel one in "Holler". 

So there you have my beauty MUST HAVES.

I've just found the most adorable little make up bag EVER :

Yes i LOVE the Moomins. This is super cute. <3

 And just to end here are a couple of pictures of my things...(Excuse the iphone quality!)

My beauty stash : 

My handbag sized cutie make up bag - Paperchase!

What are YOUR beauty must haves?! Any recommendations?!

XOXO