Easy Spring Nails

Not everyone is a mastered nail artist but with the help of a few of your favourite nail brands and tools you can do your own nail art at home and it's not that hard. 

I have chosen four designs which are extremely easy to do and all take below five minutes to do! 

Apple Crumble

1. Start off by painting all your nails a lovely mint shade. I chose Models Own in Apple Pie (it smells like Apple!).

2. Follow up by using Barry M's Nail Effect Confetti in Sour Apple all over the nail. Ensure that the confetti is evenly spread over the entire nail - you don't want blank patches! 

3.Finish off by using your favorite top coat to add shine and protection to your design. 

Pink Candy 

1. Paint your nails a bumble gum pink colour, for this I used Nails Inc Walton Place. You may need to paint two layers of this colour as it can be quite sheer. 

2. Next use Seventeen's Nail Effects in Tropical Punch, again ensuring that the specs are evenly placed.

3. Finish off by using your favorite top coat to add shine and protection to your design.

Blue Daisy Field 

1. Paint your nails in a lovely vibrant blue colour, I chose one of favourites - Barry M's Gelly Nail Paint in Blueberry. 

2. Next using either a dotting tool (pictured) or a tooth pick use your white nail polish (I used Natural Collection) to make five dots in a circle. Then drag each dot into the middle which makes the petals.

3. Do this however many times you want on each nail depending on how many flowers you want. 

4. Ensure to clean your dotting tool before dipping it into another colour to make the centre of the flower. I chose Ciâte Fit for a Queen for the centre of my flowers which is a lovely metallic silver. 

5. Finish off by using your favorite top coat to add shine and protection to your design.

Spotty Pastels 

1. Paint only your ring finger in one colour, finish the rest of your nails in another colour that compliments the other. I chose Model's Own Hyper Gel in Pink Veneer for my ring finger and for he other nails I used 2True in Shade 14 (how imaginative!).

2. Next using your dotting tool again take your white polish and place dots on your nails ensuring that they are equal spacing apart from each other. 

3. Finish off by using your favorite top coat to add shine and protection to your design. 

I hope you have enjoyed my mini tutorials this week. If you would like to see more advanced indepth picture tutorials please let me know! 

Muchos love

Leanne x

Feel Good Songs

Am I the only one that had a list of songs that makes you wanna swirl around in a grassy field with your arms out?! Maybe I am but that's the vision I have when I listen to the following songs...click on the links to hear them for yourself and enjoy!

1. Maroon 5 - Daylight

2. Armin Van Buuren - This is What it Feels Like 

3. Avicii - Wake Me Up

4. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

5. Bastielle - Pompeii

6. One Republic - I Lose Myself

So sorry that this Sunday's blog is very short I'm currently ill and haven't had a chance to write something more in depth. Hopefully I'll be back in full swing by Wednesday's blog. 

Muchos love

Leanne x

Chester Shopping Haul

As some of you may know I visited Chester for the weekend with my boyfriend to see his sister and family. This also provided a chance for a bit of retail therapy and I bought more than I had I planned but as the American's say YOLO!

My first stop was Next as I had heard that they had recently started stocking NYX make-up. Unfortunately they don't stock the range in my local store on the rock (Isle of Man). Eventually I found the stand with a small selection of products. They had lots of different shades of the Jumbo eye pencils but I had already bought the ones that I wanted online. So my eyes wondered to the 'Let them eat cake' eye-shadow palette from the Love in Paris range - £10. 

The palette has nine shadows, five matte shades, two shimmery shades and two glittery shades and comes with a small applicator. I think this would be perfect for traveling as you could do so many looks with it and it's dinky so won't take up much room. 

My second port of call was the Mac counter in Debenhams and if I'm being honest I was not looking for anything in particular and was just going for a mooch. £33 pounds later and I left oops! Could've done a lot more damage to be fair and as I said before YOLO! I was drawn to the blush section and a rather lovely shimmery highlighter which is actually a Cream Colour Base and I was looking at the one in Pearl. 

It had a lovely sheen to it and I thought it would look lovely on the cheekbones in the summer for a dewy glow. My next purchase from Mac was one of their sheertone blushes in the colour Peaches. I've recently been trying to find a peachy toned eye-shadow for summer (looks great with black winged liner) but had been unsuccessful. When I saw this blush I was like 'it's perfect!' but obviously I will also be using it for the way it was intended as a blush. 

I had been seeing a lot of YouTubers doing Lush hauls and it made me want to have a piece of the pie so along I went. I bought three things, a bath bomb called Avobath (£3.25) which smells like heaven and lemongrass (I have an obsession with lemongrass!), a face mask called Cosmetic Warrior (£5.95) and a body butter bar called King of Skin (£5.50) which I had seen Tanya Burr recommend in a few of her videos. 

Infact while I was in there I heard a teenage boy say, "that's the one that Tanya Burr always talks about in her videos" - thank you teenage boy, I had been looking for it and couldn't find it. Top banana! 

My last stop was of course the beloved Primark and again if I'm honest I was slightly disappointed. I had seen a few Primark hauls on YouTube and had a few things in mind that I wanted to get. Unfortunately though the dresses that I wanted to get were either sold out or in a size 6 which if you know me would not even go over one thigh! None the less I did find a few things including a pastel blue quilted t-shirt (£6), skinny jeans (£11), statement necklace (£5), eye-lash curlers (£1), liquid eye-liner (£1) and a compact mirror (£1) - not bad for £25! 

That's all for now folks! 

Muchos love

Leanne x

March Favourites

I can't believe that it's time for another Favourites blog! It's been a whole month since I started the blog already and I love it. I'm so thankful to all of you who have read my blog.

So without a further-a-do here's my Favourites this month... 

1. Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean (Boots £5.33) 

Bought this when I said to myself that I was going to make more of an effort with my skin are routine. It's a lovely cleanser which personally I use at night (along with my L'Oreal eye make up remover) to remove all the crap that I had put on my face that morning. Smells lush as all Soap and Glory products do.  

2. EOS Lip Balm in Tangerine

(Indulgence Skin & Body Care, Ramsey £6.99)

I wanted to try one of these after seeing it on a few You Tube videos. At the time they were not available in the UK so I decided I would hunt them down while in the US. Did not regret it. The Tangerine one is a medicated balm, at first I thought it had an abscure smell which I did not like but after a while you get used to it. It feels lovely and moisturing on the lips and let's face it who doesn't like the cute packaging. And now their not only available in the UK but a local shop in the Isle of Man stocks them! Hurrah! 

3. Escada - Especially perfume (Boots £34.00)

I was first introduced to this gorgeous scent when my mum gave me a sample bottle that she received in one of her online orders. I fell in love with it straight away and was lucky enough to get a full size bottle for Christmas (along with the shower gel) and so now I keep my mini version in my handbag, perfecto! 

4. Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Buttercream (Boots £10.50)

Again another Christmas present, I was lucky to be given a three pack of Soap and Glory goodies which included this body buttercream. It smells lovely and has a lime hint to it but it's not too over powering. Makes your skin all smooth and lovely too! Zoella (see Top 10 British Youtubers) loves the body wash version of this, which I'm sure I'll invest in at some point this year.  

5. Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Blueberry (Superdrug £3.99)

You will have seen this featured in my 'Spring Nail Polishes for Under a Tenner' blog. I love the colour of this polish as I think it's really quite unique and a colour that isn't normally seen on nails. I have found myself reaching for this quite a bit over the past month. 

6. Rimmel 9 in 1 Matte BB Cream (Boots £6.99)

I am a massive fan of the Rimmel Stay Matte foundation (£5.99) so when I found out that they had come out with a BB version I really wanted to try it out. I first tried it out by using a free sample from Company magazine and it did not disappoint. I've always been a bit dubious about BB creams as I don't think they do a lot but this one pleasantly surprised me, I loved it straight away! It has the coverage of the foundation but doesn't feel as thick on the skin. Perfect for holidays as it also contains SPF 15. 

7. NYX blush in Taupe (www.nyxcosmetics.co.uk £6.00)

A 'YouTube made me by it' item. I'd heard a lot from my faves that this blush is great as a contour colour for your cheeks. So as usual I thought why not try it seeing as I'm sick of bronzers being too orange, and as expected it came up trumps! It's a very subtle colour so you can really build it up without looking like a umper lumper! 

8. E.L.F Eyebrow Kit in dark (Indulgence Skin & Body Care, Ramsey £3.95) 

Another 'YouTube made me by it' item which I had seen Glitteralittle (see Top 10 International YouTubers) use a lot in her tutorials. I love E.L.F cosmetics as a rule as it's nice and affordable. Seeing as I've dyed my hair darker recently I thought that I best invest in a new brow product so when I found the kit in Indulgence in Ramsey I just had to buy it. The kit consists of a tinted brow gel and powder along with a little brush. I tend to just use the gel to fill in my brows and then I use my Maybelline Brow Drama Mascara (£4.99) to set them in place. 

9. Bourjois Metallic Eye-liner in Bleu Clinquant (Superdrug £4.99)

This has been one of my favourite eye-liners ever since I bought it last year but I tend to bring it out when the sunnier weather starts to appear. I just love putting this on my waterline to add a dash of colour to an eye look. I tend to use the NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (www.nyxcosmetics.co.uk £5) on the waterline first before using this so it makes the blue really stand out. 

10. One Republic - I Lose Myself

I adore this song! It's not a new song but has recently been remixed by Alesso so it's make it into the charts again. I can't really explain why I love this song so far, so just listen to it and you might see what I mean. 

Thanks again for staying with me and reading my blog. I hope you have enjoyed this months Favourites, let me know in the comments below what your Favourites have been. 

Muchos love, 

Leanne x

The 90's Kid Tag

Okay so I have recently watched Lily Pebbles video with ViviannaDoesMakeUp on YouTube on 'The 90's Kid Tag' and I could not resist doing a blog post on all my old school Favourites. 

I was born in 86 so was going through my younger growing up days during the 90's. I loved the 90's, I even had a 90's themed birthday for my 26th birthday, back in 2012, where I dressed as a box of Crayola crayons, as you do! Here's a picture of me and my best friend aka Mr Potato Head...

...as you can probably tell it was a hot night!

So let's get on with the tag shall we?!

1. Favourite Disney Film?

I was a bit behind the times with Disney films so I used to love (and still do) the classics such as Bedknobs & Broomsticks and Mary Poppins. 

2. NSYNC or Backstreet Boys?

Definitely the Backstreet Boys (sings "I want it that way") although that's not to say I wasn't partial to a bit of JT and the boys (sings "bye bye bye..."). 

3. Favourite music artist?

Okay now this is going to be a long answer as there was sooooo many artists that I loved during the 90's; Spice Girls, 5ive, Steps, All Saints, Cleopatra, S Club 7, Aaron Carter, A1, Eternal, 911, B*Witched, Point Break, Boyzone, Aqua, Venga Boys... I'm sure there's loads more that I've forgotten! I was one of those kids that used to make their own mix tapes from taping off the Top 40 on a Sunday evening, you did your very best not to get any of the DJ's voice in it! 

4. Favourite candy / sweet?

Lots of awesome sweets I remember... Nerds, candy floss, poppets (chocolate raisins), mushrooms, shrimps and bananas, Bubbly Bubble Gum and jazzles! 

5. Weirdest fashion trend?

Anyone remember the elastic tattoo necklaces? Me and my best friend used to love wearing ours. I believe The Body Shop used to sell them. I also remember a time where jeans had to have some sort of embroadiary on the leg, I had some lovely jeans which had pink Japanese patterned silk at the bottom. Then there was the Adidas popper trousers! Oh and the leggings...the brighter the better! I also remember having several pairs of lovely floral shorts. 

6. Favourite games console and game?

I can't choose between the Sega Mega Drive and the Gameboy. Sega was awesome and it was actually my sisters but I was forever on it, playing games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Bomberman and Mickey Mouse. Then the Gameboy came along, I had the original but mine was not the normal grey colour it was blue. Then the Gameboy Colour was invented so I just had to upgrade to a snazzy purple version. The games I played on them were mostly Super Mario Brothers and the Rugrats!

7. What would you watch after school?

Transylvanian Petshop, Bodger and Badger, Sister Sister, Saved by the Bell, Kenan & Kell, The Secret World of Alex Mack, Clarissa Explains it All, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Round the Twist, Art Attack, Funhouse, Byker Grove, The Queens Nose, Children's Ward, Poddington Peas, The Family Ness, Penny Crayon, Oakey Doke and Live & Kicking. I was a 90's telly junkie!

8. Favourite book?

I was never really into books when growing up and I'm still not to be honest. But I do remember having quite a few secret dairies which had the padlock on the side (which thinking about it would open with any old key!) - and let's not forget my beloved sticker books. My mum used to buy me magazines like Smash Hits, Top of the Pops and TV Hits which regularly included free stickers of the "best bands around" and I used to collect these in my own album (pictured). 

9. Favourite clothing store? 

There wasn't a lot of choice for kids back in my day as far as I can remember. But we all remember Tammy Girl. I remember writing an entry in one of my many diaries about a Tammy haul which included a white t-shirt with had a pink hologram heart on the chest. I loved that t-shirt. 

10. A 90's beauty memory?

I used to love Mateys bath soak as a kid! Who doesn't love the packaging?! Hair mascara and roll on glitter. My first mascara was the Maybelline Great Lash, it was probably the colourful packaging that sold me. I remember getting my best friend to do my make-up once, big mistake! I had blue eye-shadow up to my eye-brows, pink cheeks and pink lippy - it was not a good look! 

I hope you have enjoyed this trip back into the 90's. Let me know what your memories of the 90's are.

I tag everyone who reads this and has their own blog or YouTube channel. 

Muchos love

Leanne x

Review: Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo's

Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoos have been around for quite a while now but they are forever coming out with new colours and I for one love them as many beauty bloggers do.

Why you ask?

Well, basically, they are great eye bases which keep your eye-shadow in place all day long without creasing. And they are very affordable at £4.99 from either Boots or Superdrug. 

They are also good dupes for the Mac paint pots which will set you back around £15. 

As you can see from the below picture they are super pigmented and are great to be worn alone when your having a lazy make-up day...

...but they are even better matched with a similar shade of eye-shadow. They really help the colour of your eye-shadow pop!

Eternal Gold is a lovely shimmery gold colour, perfect to team up with an equally shimmery eye-shadow to give some extra sparkle to your party look. 

Permanent Taupe is a matte browny grey colour which is a great base for matte eye-shadows. You can use this base to make your eye-shadows look darker. 

On and On Bronze is a metallic bronze shade and is one of my Favourites. I am a big fan of metallic brown eye-shadows and this works with those like a dream. 

 

Pink Gold is my newest edition and is a metallic light pink. If you are lucky enough to own the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette this would be a great base for any of those shadows. 

There are many other colours in this range which unfortunately I do not own (yet!) but I think I'll be investing in quite a few more soon! 

Let me know what you think of the Color Tattoo's and which colour is your fave by leaving me a comment either on here, twitter or on my Facebook page.

Muchos love, 

Leanne 

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Spring Nail Polishes under £10

Pastel colors are a big hit for spring and that doesn't just mean for clothes, why not bring some pastel shades into your life with nail polish! Let's face it, it's going be a lot cheaper than buying a whole new wardrobe! Here are several pastel nail polishes that are perfect for spring time all under £10...

1. Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Blueberry

Available in both Boots and Superdrug stores for just £3.99. I always get compliments when I wear this beautiful colour. Definitely one of my faves. 

2. Models Own Scented Polish in Apple Pie 

This varnish is both a gorgeous mint colour and makes your nails smell like Apple! Available from Boots for £5. 

3. Ciatè in Sugar Plum

A lovely lilac shade with a fantastic name. Available from www.ciate.co.uk for £9.00 (shown is the mini version). 

4. Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Lychee

Another fabulous colour by Barry M. If your more into natural nail shades, or you can't wear coloured polish for work or school but still want to be bang on trend then this is perfect for you. Available in both Boots and Superdrug for £3.99. 

5. Models Own Hyper Gel in Pink Vaneer 

One of my new faves! I love baby pink nails with a glossy finish and this ticks the boxes. Available from Boots for £5. 

6. China Glaze in Peachy Keen

A muted orange shade that is just gorgeous for spring days. Eye catching as quite an unusual colour. Available from www.nailpolishdirect.co.uk for £4.95. 

7. Ciatè in Loop the Loop

A very light lemon colour perfect to take you from Spring to Summer. Available from www.ciate.co.uk for £9.00 (shown is the mini version).  

Let me know which shade is your favourite and whether you have any recommendations you think I would love. 

Muchos love,

Leanne x