Christmas Nails!

Hey guys, so as some of you are aware I am completely obsessed with painting my nails, for the past 6 months I have had shellac on my nails, which don't get my wrong I love, but because I do them myself it works out quite expensive what with constantly wanting new colours, top and base coat, uv lamp and removers and residue removers it's quite pricey! Over the Christmas season I like to change my nails quite a lot, so I soaked all the shellac off my nails, and bought some nail varnishes! 

Firstly I started off by applying a thin coat of Nails Inc Kensington Caviar Base coat, I would highly recommend this as it drys super quick and prevents nail varnish from staining your nails, also helps your nail varnish last longer! Next I applied two coats of Rimmel Urban Purple, this is the perfect winter colour, it just looks so festive, you could probably get away with just one coat if this, but two coats definitely lasts longer! Once this had completely dried I applied one coat of Revlon Sequins in Gold, I must admit this isn't the easiest nail polish to apply as it's quite thick and doesn't spread across the nails very well, you kind of had to pat in on to actually get the gold flakes to stick to you nails. Then to finish of I applied a thin coat of Nails Inc Kensington Caviar Top Coat, I absolutely love this, firstly it dries in just 45 seconds, so it advoids the annoying smudges and chips straight away, and it leaves your nails super shiney! I also find my nails last a lot long after using this! 

Thanks for reading :) 

Courtney xo

-@Bloggcourtney

Touche Èclat & MAC Red Lipstick!

Hey guys, so firstly I would like to apologise for the lack of blog posts recently, I have so many blog posts saved that I need to publish, but I have just been so busy recently I haven't had the time to do anything let alone blog! 

Anyway onto the more fun part..

In November I was lucky enough to go go Rome, Italy for a weekend, it was my Dads 50th and my Mum and my sister and I decided to take him to Rome to celebrate! 

On the way out we arrived at the airport ridiculously earlier, and I couldn't think of a better way to kill time than some Duty free shopping, I have been trying to find a true Red lipstick for absolutely ages, I have loads of drugstore lipsticks that I have picked up to try but they are never a true red! I visited the MAC store at the duty free and came across MAC Red which is a satin finish and it is perfect, I don't know how I have missed this lipstick in the past but it is honestly the best shade of Red I have found! I was a little worried that because I am quite pale I thought it would completely wash me out, but it actually compliments my skin tone quite well, it also has a blue undertone which makes you teeth appear whiter which is a bonus! 

MAC Red, satin finish £15

Now onto my fabourtite purchase.. YSL Touche Èclat! I have wanted this for so long but I think what with it being a little pricey and always having more important things to buy I have always left it on my wish list! Again whilst I was in Rome I visited the duty free shop on the way home and came across the YSL stand. Apart from a few lipsticks I don't own anything from YSL and ever since I have heard about this I have wanted to try it! I bought this in the Shade 2 which is absolutely perfect, I have actually worn this item a few times on its own, and it even looks amazing then! I was really worried that I would use it up really quick, but one click of the pen is enough to highlight everywhere I need to! I would highly recommend this product! 

YSL Touche Èclat, £29

Thanks for reading :) 

Courtney xo

Review | Maybelline Baby Lips

Hey guys, apologies for the lack of blogs recently, I have been so busy with work which has started getting a lot busier due to Christmas getting closer, and I just haven't had the time to do anything let alone blog! 

Enough rambling and onto the review. 

I actually work near enough next door to boots so I am always in there on my lunch breaks or before or after work looking for new products to try, I think it's fair to say that I am slightly addicted to shopping in boots! 

I have seen hundreds of posts abouts the maybelline baby lips, and I have really wanted to get my hands onto them, but my local boots have been out of stock everytime I went in there! So I went on to boots website and I was able to order them into store ( I did order quite a few other bits and bobs not just these haha)!

So the first one I chose was the Blue baby lips which is the hydrate one, and the second one I chose was peach kiss just because I love orange lipsticks and they just seems to suit my skin tone better than pinks! 

Firstly these are the cutest lip balms ever, however I do feel like they look slightly tacky, and the look like something you would get free in a magazine, but I guess as long as the product inside is good, the packaging isn't too important! 

Onto the products themselves, I know a lot of people love these and can't get enough of them, but I was so disappointed with them, the blue one which is supposed to hydrate your lips, I found did completely the opposite, it really dried my lips out, and as much as I applied it never felt like I had much on my lips! The peach kiss one is slightly better it doesn't leave any colour of my lips however! I think the only good thing about this product it the price, the are £2.99 from boots and they are currently on a 3 for 2 offer! 

Thanks for reading sorry about all the moaning ha!

Courtney xo

@BloggCourtney

Review | Lee Stafford Bleach Blondes

Hey guys! I feel like all this blogging jazz is starting to become more regular, and I seem to have a lot a products that I just want to share with you guys. This will be quite a short post so I will just get straight too it, and stop rambling! 

I recently had my hair highlighted, I have had my hair highlighted many of times before but it has never really been the colour I had in my mind, and my hairdresser used to leave the bleach on for as long as she had time for, which usually left my hair slightly ginger! I finally decided I needed a something drastic doing, so I contacted one of my friends who I used to study hairdressing with and she actually managed to turn me into a blonde!

So for every one that has had their hair bleached will know that it really dries your hair out, and after a few weeks bleach blonde hair sometimes turns a little yellow! 

After searching for a few weeks for a perfect Blonde shampoo I came across the Lee Stafford bleach blonde ranch, I only bought two of the products for now to give them ago, I bought the shampoo and conditioner! 

Too start with I would also like to add that I actually really like the packaging of these, just because they are squeezey tubes which will allow you too get every last drop out! This is my biggest problem with the other products I use, the first half of the bottle is fine, and the second half you spend all of your time fighting with it! 

Now onto the actual product, the shampoo is really odd just because it doesn't lather, but it still cleans and nourishes your hair, and the conditioner doesn't feel much different to any other conditioner! But after using this a few times I can really see a different all of my brassy yellow tones are disappearing and my hair looks refreshed like I've just had it highlighted! I would highly recommend this product to any one with bleached hair! 

Ooh also, don't be put off by the colour of the shampoo! It's purple! And it goes onto your hair purple! But it washes off, I promise! 

Thanks for reading :) 

Courtney xo

@BloggCourtney

YSL Rouge Volupte | Peach Passion

Hey guys, so seeing as summer is nearly over and it will soon be time to turn out all the dark clothes and darker make up, I thought I should probably get this blog post in fairly quickly, although I will still probably wear this item through winter it is definitely more of a summer shade. With out further ado, it is of course the YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick in Peach Passion.

Even the packaging and presentation of this item just makes you want to buy it, anyway onto the actual lipstick, I will be completely honest alot of the make up that I buy is usually after reading someone's blog, or watching a haul or tutorial on YouTube! 

I am actually became obsessed with this item after watching Zoella on YouTube, and if you also are addicted to watching her videos you will know she always talks about this item, and after seeing how great it looked on her I decided to splurge out.

The only thing that put me off buying this item was the price, it retails for around £24 which compared to a lot of other lipsticks on the market at the moment it is a little pricey, but worth every penny. I promise!

When you apply this lipstick it feels like you are applying a lip balm, but with a really intense pigment, I found this lipstick stays on a lot longer than others in the same price bracket, I also found when you apply this lipstick its quite silky and smooth when you apply it, and it almost dries onto your lips and you can't even feel that you have lipstick on, I honestly don't have one bad word to say about this product, it's so luxurious and worth every penny!

Sorry for rambling on a little there, I felt like I had so many good things to say that I couldn't fit them all in.

Thanks for reading.

Courtney xo

@BloggCourtney

Nails Inc | Fiji

Hey guys, so as some of you are aware I recently turned 21, and as part as part of my birthday celebrations my closest friends decided to take me to Bournemouth. I havent actually been on holiday this year, so I was using this weekend as my holiday break. Although most of the weekend was spent enjoying the nightlife we did manage to fit in some shopping. My friends are also quite into make up and beauty products like myself so the first shop on our list was of course Boots! The Boots where I live is tiny, I live in a small town in wiltshire and all of our shops are fairly small, so I decided to take advantage of the massive Boots we found in Bournemouth, I will admit I may have slightly overspent and bought a few items that I didnt need, and probably wont use, they were just easy on the eye. I will do a separate blog post on all the other bits and bobs I bought, but onto my favourite purchase...

Fiji by Essie nail polish, I was recently catching up on a few of Tanya Burrs YouTube videos, and she often wears this gorgeous pale pink almost white nail polish, which is fiji by Essie. The boots in my town doesnt actually have Essie stand which is rather annoying considering its my go to brand for nail polish, but everytime I have had a day out shopping I have kept my eyes open for it, but its always out of stock, obviously everyone else must agree that the colour is too die for. Anyway whilst I was in Boots in Bournemouth I managed to find my self one, the last one on the shelf, it was like it knew I was  coming! 

I painted my nails as soon as I got back to the hotel room ready for the night ahead. I was a little worried that because my skin is quite pale, as so is the nail varnish that would be pretty much the same colour as my skin and it would all blend into one, but thankfully it was okay and actually made me look more tanned. 

I did find with this nail polish that two coats was definitely needed, unlike some of Essie polishes, but I guess this was expected with a light shade. I also love the shape of the brush with Essie polish, it fits perfectly onto my nails. I painted my nails 3 days ago and I still dont have any chips, and it still looks nice and bright. 

I think although this is a light shade I would probably still wear this through the winter its such a pretty shade and goes with almost everything. You do pay a little bit extra for Essie nail polish but it is definitely worth the extra couple of pound.

Thanks for reading I hope this review helped!

Courtney xo

@BloggCourtney

YouTube!

Hey guys so if you have read my previous post you will know that I recently was lucky enough to be bought a DSLR camera for my birthday, and have decided that I am going to put more effort into my Blog, and I was debating starting a YouTube account, well I have actually decided to just go for it, the video I have uploaded isn't the best and I still haven't got my head around editing my videos after! But atleast it's a start, and hopefully they will get easier and more enjoyable to make, and I will feel more comfortable in front of a camera!

Anyway the link for my YouTube video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DikQMpBt0lQ&feature=youtu.be 

Hopefully I can start posting a few more videos the more comfortable I get!

Courtney xo