OPI Skyfall Collection- Tomorrow Never Dies

This is one of my most favourite nail polishes of all time!! I have a pretty big collection of nail varnishes which I will do a separate post on another day, but out of all of them this one comes tops!

I got this in 2012 I think it was, when OPI where doing there Skyfall collection, I pretty much fell in love with all the colours that they had but this one just caught my eye and I had to buy it. Unfortunately though due to my work, I can't wear this colour on a weekly basis which is so annoying and it can only come out on weekends or when I have holidays, so I try to make the most of it whenever I can. 

It has a blue/purple tone to it, with a little bit of a shine sort of like it has a little bit of glitter in it, and the nail polish itself goes on lovely, which I find with all OPI nail polishes as I used to always use them when I was at college studying beauty. I find the colour to be a very unique colour and whenever I wear it I will always get comments on it. 

Would you like more posts on my OPI nail varnish collection or would you like a post on all the nail varnishes I own? Please let me know in the comments, and I will do a post.

Kirsty

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Scholl Velvet Smooth Express Pedi

To this day I never thought I would be blogging about something feet!! I am really funny when it does come to my feet as well, i'm not a big fan. But this product has impressed me so much I don't think I could contain my excitement!

I am on my feet day in day out with my job, and always have to wear tights on a day to day basis, so my feet haven't been in the best condition these last couple of years. I have tried everything from cream treatments to foot scrubs to rasps, and nothing was cutting it. Until now,I was watching NCIS on the TV and this little number popped up, and since as I was going to Boots the next day I thought why not give it a try, something different and also something that looked like it had more oomph to it, and I couldn't have been more wrong.

Within a week of buying this product I have noticed such a massive difference in my feet, they look pretty now, and have a nice smooth feel to them instead of feeling all rough and horrible. After about 10 mins of using this product on my feet I instantly noticed a difference, so hopefully with continued use my feet will be forever feeling heavenly, we hope!!

The only negative thing that I have to say is the price of the product, although I was lucky enough to get it in Boots for £29.99 the original price is £39.99. Although once you have brought this product they do sell the roller heads so no matter what this product really is perfect!

Kirsty

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Where I would like to spend Valentines

It's the most romantic time of the year again! And I thought I would share some of the places that I would love to spend my Valentines day, the places where you can spend some quality time with your loved one and make a lot of beautiful memories that will never be forgotten.

1. Paris

This is one of the most beautiful cities that I have ever been to, and somewhere that is nice and relaxing. I went here 4 years ago with my boyfriend it was one of the first holidays that we went on together, and although we wasn't all to well when we went there due to something we ate on the first day that we was there, we still really enjoyed our time there relaxing! You have so many different things to visit while you are out there one of the main attractions is the eiffel tower and also the love lock bridge.It is also very nice of an evening when you are strolling around by the river and just enjoying the sites around, the hotel that we stayed in was away from everything but in a nice area to be able to walk to the main attractions. I would really love to go back there again just to have a look around all the places that we didn't get to visit the first time, and also to be able to put a lock on the bridge, as I didn't research very well before we went there.

2.Venice

Venice has been on my list of places I want to visit for a long time. It looks like such a lovely place to go, and you can enjoy the rivers on a gondola with your loved one, also the taste of Italian food invites me there even more, especially the pizzas and the pastas, even if it is just for a long weekend away. And with a nice romantic gondola ride just before sunset and then a romantic meal in the evening sounds like a perfect way to spend Valentines day!

These are just a few of the places that I would pick to go away on Valentines day, do you have any that you would like to go to? Let me know in the comments below, and maybe I can add some of them to my bucket list!!!

Kirsty

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Drugstore Haul- Boots

I know the quality of this picture isn't the best but I got home a lot later then expected from the shops to take some good pictures but my camera died and had to use my phone also the sun was slowly going down so I do apologies in advance!

Today I thought I would go out for a nice little shop, and try and gets some new things. One because I wanted some new material for my blog and two I really wanted to try some new things out. Also Boots had 3 for 2 and you just have to jump at that opportunity when it arises! Who can ever say no hey?

Sensationail Gel Starter Kit-£69.99

I have put this in to the picture just to go with the added extras that I got at boots while I was out, I was lucky enough to get this for my Birthday last Tuesday, and it has been amazing! And makes it so much easier to paint my nails without chipping then during the week, so saves me so much time, and it really does last! Although I got impatient and wanted some new colours, as it's sunny wanted to make the most of it. 

Sensationail colours- Sugar Plum and Pink Daisy-£15.00 each

I brought these two colours, as unfortunately where I work we are only allowed to have certain shade of colours as I work on the reception, so I got a pinky shade and a burgundy shade. They both look amazing so I am looking forward to trying these out.

Sensationail gel polish remover and gel polish removal tool- £6.00 & £5.00

I needed to get some of this so I could take my last set of gel nails off, this only has 95% acetone in it, and I was super impressed with the way it came off and it doesn't make your nails feel horrible afterwards and does have a conditioner on it, so I was super impressed with this. I also got the removal tool as I thought this would help to get the gel off easier and make the process a little bit faster, unfortunately I haven't used this properly yet so I can't tell you how well it works but as soon as I do I shall update you.

Scholl velvet smooth express pedi- £39.99 (was £29.99)

Lately I have been getting really hard skin on my feet and it's been making them feel awful and scratchy and pretty painful, and I saw this machine being advertised on the TV so I thought I should give it a try and see how it goes. 

L'oreal true match foundation- Golden Ivory- £9.99

I was looking at a new foundation to try and the last couple that I have been trying have either been too orange toned or to light for my skin, and I have heard some really good reviews about this so I thought why not give it a go.

If you would like me to do any reviews on the products that you see above, please do let me know in the comments :) 

Kirsty

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Let's take some time to relax and take it easy!!

At this moment in time I am sitting on my bed, and smelling BBQ's cooking as England is finally enjoying some sunshine!! Yes that's right the big yellow circle is in the sky finally! This was when I was thinking I feel bad because I really have disowned my blog recently I have been so busy with work, and just haven't had much time for myself or to even think about a blog post, which I am awfully sorry about. But guess what here is one for you to all enjoy now.

I thought I would do a blog post on how I relax of an evening when I get the time, just to be alone and relax and look cool with a face mask on. What I usually like to do is turn on my fairy lights above my bed and then put some candles on just to make my room look nice and relaxing, and cosy.

Once I have done all of that I usually then jump in to a nice warm bubbly bath with either a lush bath bomb or my ESPA relaxing oil, which is amazing stuff! And then just having a nice relaxing bath, sometimes I have the bath lit with candles or I just have the normal light on and read a book, once I get out I usually get in to some nice warm PJ's and then relax in bed with a face mask on and a really girly movie and maybe some popcorn depending on if we have any in the house.

I love to just have evenings like this I think we all deserve them, as it's important to look after yourself as well as everybody else, people should all make some me time even if it's just for half an hour I find it makes me feel all refreshed afterwards and your ready to fight the world again!! And here is a little angel that I have above my bed that I thought I would share with you all as well I hope you like it :)

               

Kirsty

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Something to think about..

This is a personal post close to my heart and I hope it may help others out there that are going through things that had happened to me, it's something that I would like to share with people as I know from a personal note that there is a lot of it happening out there and like me a lot of people bottle things up! 

The other day I was going through Pinterest something that I have been addicted to for months and found the picture above, and it started making me think, everything in this world has a reason in life some being positive and negative but they all have a reason and in what ever it may be there will always be a beauty some way or another. For people that may not think they are beautiful you are, and although you may not see it somebody else will, never put yourselves down every single person and thing in the world is unique everything is beautiful even if you might not see it there is always something out there that will see it in you! 

When I was at school I got bullied a lot, for the way that I looked, I didn't feel beautiful I just felt like a tiny little dot that was vunerable to anything that happened to me, I didn't know what was going on I assumed it was something that happened to everybody, until somebody brought it up and I got taken in to a room to confront the fears that I wanted to keep hidden. Nobody in this world should go through things like that, and if this is happening to you, never feel like you are alone there are a lot of people out there that will help you and will understand you, you just need to know who those people are, and they will be able to talk to you and help you out. Luckily in my school we had a councilor who I spoke to once a week for a couple of weeks just to talk things through, but at the time I was still scared to tell anybody even my parents, it's tough but you will fight through it. You are beautiful! And there is always away of getting out of something as awful as bullying, just have faith in yourselves and the help that you will need and you will get there. I am somebody that has managed to grow from what I used to be and I have made something out of myself unlike the people that actually did it to me. So you can always look back on hard times and think this is what I have achieved now and I am proud of what I have.

Just remember you are all beautiful and should have pride in who you are! One day your dreams will come true! Just think positive I know it is hard big you will get through it!! 

And if anybody out there would like to talk to me in private if they want me to listen or just talk about the above please don't hesitate to email me, and I will respond whether you would like advice or how I managed to get through it in my own way :)

Love you all

Kirsty

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Foundation Primers

I thought I would share with you a couple of my favourite foundation primers that I have recently purchased or received from presents or through my Birchbox.

I never really used to think about having these until somebody recommended that I tried benefit porefessional, and from then I thought it was the best product that has been about unfortunately at the moment I don't have any more of the porefessional left, and thought as I am trying to save money this month that I would dig out the ones that I already have in my make up draw. So these are the ones that I am trying out at the moment and ones that I am really enjoying using. So to start off with we have:

BareMinerals Prime Time £21.00 (Full Bottle)

I received this product when I got a Get Started Complexion Kit £49.00, I got mine while I was on the plane when I went to Mexico so mine was a little bit cheaper, and also the wrong colour when I got home :(, but that's what you get when you don't pay attention and get excited although most of it is still use able it's just the foundation that isn't the right colour. Now then sorry about the blabbing on there but the Bare Minerals Prime Time is a nice primer, I like to use this when I do actually use my BareMinerals as it seems to make my skin flawless. It's a soft texture to the face and gives a nice coverage, but I don't find it makes my face look as flawless as what I would like it to.

Smashbox Photo Finish £25.00 (Full Bottle)
I received this product in a group of products that Smashbox was doing in little products to try out, and as I have never used Smashbox before I thought it would be a good buy, this primer has got to be one of my favourites and makes my face completely flawless, as you will see later on in this post there is another one of my favourites that I got for Christmas in the full size, but you cannot I think find a better foundation primer then a Smashbox one. This one has a clear texture to it, and it has a soft feel on your face as your apply it.

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Radience £29.00 (Full Bottle)
I used this product a lot when I came back off of my holiday back in October last year in my Birchbox, it was a lovely little treat to come home to and I find it to be a really nice texture and colour although it doesn't give me the coverage on my skin that I would like sometimes. But still I find this to be a very nice product and would love to purchase the full bottle, something to recommend if you would just like a little coverage on your skin. 

Smashbox Photo Finish (Colour Correcting Adjust) £25.00
This is a product that I have certainly become addicted to in the last couple of months I asked for it as a Christmas present as I was something that would cover up my red cheeks and red mark that is underneath my eye, and oh boy does this do the job, especially if I am having a bad day where I have been really tired and need the extra coverage as it looks like I have a black eye, with all the right products including this one on my list, it has got to be one of the best. And will probably keep re purchasing unless I can find something that would beat this.

I hope this post has helped you out if you are looking for some information on primers and the variates that are out there on the market.

Kirsty
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