don't be gel be reem.

hey dolls, So i'm sure you've seen the barry m gellly nail varnishes all over the blogosphere but i thought i'd do a little review about them seen as though i own a few. Ok so firstly i own five of them in the colors, "blue grape", "blood orange", "mango", "satsuma" and"lychee" When these first came out i knew i had to try them but they didn't have a huge range of colors to choose from so i left it a couple weeks and they brought out a few more colors. (They now have some really cute summery pastel colors). Ok so lets get to the nitty gritty, They retail at £3.99 but boots usually have offers on so look out for those. The first thing i noticed when i applied this is how opaque the color was you only need one coat to get the color to stand out, They do take a while to dry though so be prepared to sit with your hands in the air for a good 10 minutes (story of my life) however i've not tried any fast spray or seche vite on top to speed up the process. after they've finally dried they look so shiny and clean looking which thrilled me. For me these are let down by their staying power I found they chipped after the first day and by the fourth day i had to re-do my whole nails because they were very chipped, also something i found strange was that "blue grape" smelt absolutely vile! The rest of the varnishes smelt like normal nail varnishes but the blue grape one smelt very dodgy i don't know if it's just mine or if all the blue ones smell like that but that would put me off buying it again. overall i'm half and half with these i like the colours, the shine the price but just wished they stayed on longer :(.  

so that's it for now,

let me know if you've tried them,

what did you think of them??

:) xx

flower me with joy.

hey dolls, so i've seen floral crowns everywhere this summer (i even did DIY) but i recently seen on various blogs that primark had stocked a few crowns. so yesterday i caved in and headed to primark. as soon as i got there i went straight to the headband section (otherwise i'd forget what i went there for buy everything else and not remember till i'm sat at home) these are the only big "crownish" ones they had, they had a few smaller headbands similar but my hairs too long and thick for thin headbands so i settled for these 3. The white flower one was £2.50 and the other 2 were £3 which is incredibly cheap considering rock n rose sell them for 40 odd pounds. I don't own a rock n rose one because i refuse to pay that much so i'm thrilled i now own these cuties and will definitely get my fair share of wear (I'm a poet and i didn't know it ;)) out of them.  The only thing i'm gutted about is a few of the petals on the pink crown have black dirt on them which i noticed in the car on the way home, but i live 45 minutes away from the nearest primark so can't take it back but i'm sure i'll be able to fix that :) Also i was hoping primark @ ASOS would stock these online I've had a quick check and they don't but hopefully they will soon. so that's all for now. Hope you love these little beauties as much as i do.

:) xx

ASOS premier.

Hey dolls, so I haven't blogged in a while i've had a lot going on which has took over the last few months but i'm happy to be back and blogging. So just because i haven't been blogging does by no means mean i have not been shopping! I got an E-mail from ASOS a couple of weeks ago asking if i wanted to upgrade to be a premier customer. I looked into it and for a limited time only it's £9.95 for next day delivery ALL YEAR!!!  yep all year! I ordered something an wanted next day delivery which costs £5.95 so for an extra £4 i could buy ASOS premier! It's amazing i've ordered so many different things from asos now and having them arrive the next morning is such an amazing feeling (is that sad?) The only downside is that now i get free delivery it's just an excuse to buy even more and my bank balance never looks good (even if i do thanks to asos haha) 

I would definitely recommend this if you often shop at asos or new look or river island (they stock those too)  and also the most fantastic news out of all this is that..... PRIMARK ARE STOCKED AT ASOS. yes you can now buy primark online through asos which is amazing news. 

so that's all for now! hope you liked this post

let me know if you sign up to asos premier :) 

xx

15 second miracle..

Hey ladies, A while ago I received a sample of the DHC cleansing oil in my glossybox and absolutely loved it! I constantly used it until it ran out, little old me thought no biggy i'll just buy another one.. then i realised it was £21.50 and i couldn't bring myself to pay that much! as amazing as it was i thought to myself there has to be something just as brilliant out there much cheaper right? correct. Say hello to my new best friend, L'oreal paris 15 second miracle cleansing oil.  I bought this little beauty about 3 weeks ago and have used it everyday since! I bought it from boots for £7.99 which is a very reasonable price considering the small amount you need and the amount you get in the bottle. I use this on dry skin with a full face of makeup, you only need 3 pumps to cover your whole face and then once worked into the skin just wipe it off with a cloth and voila! all traces of makeup are gone! When you wash it off the water in the sink will turn white so be prepared for a messy sink and when you take it off your eyes your vision seems cloudy but this happens with most oil cleansers and only lasts a few seconds. I Have oily skin so was very wary about putting more oil on my face but it wasn't greasy at all and didn't make my face any oilier, it leaves my skin feeling so soft and it takes less than a minute to remove all my makeup! i don't have a bad word to say about this cleanser and would definitely recommend it!
let me know if you have tried it or if there's something similar you're loving!
:)

DIY floral crown

 hey ladies so a couple of weeks ago i was on Izzies blog when i came across a diy floral crown so yesterday i was out shopping and came along a hobby croft so i popped in and seen these gorgeous flowers they were only £1.99 for a pack of 20. This diy is so easy to do so here a step by step

1. buy some flowers from a craftshop i got these foam flowers from hobbycraft for £1.99
2. buy a headband (i used an old headband and chopped the bow off) 
3. wrap your wire from the flower around the headband 
4. start from the middle so you it's more even
5. VOILLA! done, yes it really is that easy

you can buy different sized flowers from craft shops i might make an even bigger head crown in a couple of weeks. Also you can sew or glue the flowers on if you want extra stability but i think they are fine just wrapped around like i did. So that's it! i'm now off out to rock my new headcrown!  ;)

April glossy box.

hey ladies, another month gone another (beautiful) box opened. Yes you guessed it.. glossybox. Now Glossybox is a hit and miss box sometimes it's full of tiny samples that i'd never use where as other times it's full of things i love or have wanted to try but never got round to. Todays box was fairly good so i thought i would include it in my blog but if i'm being completely honest the main reason it's on here is because of the box. HOW PRECIOUS IS THE GLOSSYBOX ITSELF THIS MONTH! Now hand cream isn't really my thing because my hands aren't dry at all so opening a box to find hand cream i find boring :( but the rest of the box is great! I received an essie nail varnish in the shade "we're in it together" which i think is adorable it will look cute in the summer its a baby pink color it looks like it has specks of holographic glitter in it (does that make sense? I hope so) the next thing in the box was an illamasqua medium pencil in the shade "thrash" now this claims that you can wear it on your eyes lips face and body but taking into consideration the colour which is BRIGHT orange i could only wear it on my lips but this would be good for drawing on your face and body if you're going to a festival! but day to day life i wouldn't use this anywhere other than my lips. I also recieved a nip + fab body butter in "pistachio sundae" which smells STRONG! it feels lovely on the body and sinks into your skin but the smell does linger and smell very nutty. ironic. And last but not least i got a sample of perfume "SO FLIXIR PURPLE" by yves rocher and it smells divine it smells very summery and light it's not over powering because there's nothing worse than a strong perfume that gives you a headache! just me? ok. Well that's it for now just a little insight to my glossybox and my thoughts on them. I hope you liked this

:) xx

sleek liquid illuminator review.

Hey ladies, 

This is a review on the oh so glamorous sleek glisten me liquid illuminator, Now I've been a big fan of highlighter/illluminators for a while now but I've only ever used powders. Any how i bought this months ago tried it once couldn't get to grips with using a liquid so slipped it back in my draw and forgot all about it. Oh how wrong i was to do so! I noticed it in my draw a few weeks ago and thought i'd give it whirl see if i could get the hang of it, i tried using my fingers and used different brushes and sponges to see which gave the best result, i found it worked well with my beauty blender then i used my real technique expert face brush then to go on and realise it worked amazingly with my real techniques contour brush! HALLELUJAH!!! now i've found the perfect brush to pair it with and have got the hang of it i haven't left the house without this baby on my face! i absolutely love it! The highlight itself is very gold in color it looks quite frightening in the bottle but on the face comes out very subtle. The main concern for me was it looking oily, now i have oily skin so the thought of putting a liquid highlighter on my skin was terrifying i thought it might make my skin looks even more oily than it already it or being a liquid i thought it might feel greasy but it doesn't and it just looks glowing. I cant wait for summer when i have a tan i think it will look GORGEOUS! The bottle itself is a bog standard 30ml bottle but because you need the tiniest little bit this will last you months and months!! :) I've did the "how long does it stay on my face" test and i worked from 8 in the morning till 5 at night last week and when i left work it looked the same as it did when i first applied it. yippeee!! when i apply it daily to my face i put it on my cheekbones, cupids bow, and my tear duct but if i'm going out after work i'll pop it down my nose, on my brow bone and also if you're wearing a dress you can pop it on your legs or collarbones for that oh so glamorous shimmer. Now i can't find this on the sleek website anymore i don't know if they've stopped stocking it (i bloody hope not!) or if they're just out of stock but you can get this on amazon and ebay for about £5/£6 

so check it out and let me know if you love this as much as i do!
:) xx