EASTER NAILS

Ciate Nail polish in Pillow Fight, Kiss chase, Ferris Wheel, Sugar Plum and Peppermint. 

(Mine are mini versions from the mini mani month calendar)

I couldn't resist doing another nails post for Easter. I love ciate nail polish, it lasts well on my nails and is opaque in 2 or 3 coats (3 for the lighter shades). I think any one of these colours would be pretty to wear over the easter holiday - or even all of them like I have!

I plan to spend my time over Easter baking, eating easter eggs and visiting family. I'll post pictures on my instagram if my baking turns out well!

THREE BLUES

I've been enjoying wearing blue nail varnish this month and these are three of my favourites. Perfect for Monday blues and April showers these all are opaque in two coats, last well on my nails and are such pretty shades of blue.

'The Sophisticated Blue' - Liz Earle Strengthening Nail colour Rhapsody in blue* is the perfect midnight blue colour. It contains avocado and borange oil which helps to keep the nails strong and moisturised. It looks lovely with gold midi rings and is great to wear for a glam night out.

'The Cobalt Blue' - Barry M's Cobalt Blue becomes opaque in two coats, it looks great with a tan and lot's of silver jewellery. 

'The Shimmery Blue' - Essie's Aruba blue is my all time favourite blue. This is my go to colour when I'm not sure what to wear, it seems to go with everything and looks great with Essie stroke of brilliance as an accent nail!

PRIMARK GEMS

Washbag and headband - Primark

Every now and then, I find a real gem in primark. This week I found two things that I absolutely love.

For £3 this cute little wash bag was too good to pass up, it has two zipped compartments which have the initial 'S' (or whichever initial you choose) as the zip. It's quite good quality and there were a lot of letters available to choose from.

I also bought this headband which again was only £3. It looks so pretty in the light and turns different shades of colour as you move. I'm planning on wearing this with my hair up in a low loose bun and kind of as a crown headband but it can be worn across the forehead, or if you don't mind the elastic slightly showing it's also really pretty as a necklace! 

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SPRING LIP PICKS

These are my most reached for colours this spring. If i'm feeling a bold lip (perfect to brighten gloomy, rainy days like today!) then I will go for Revlon colour burst Matte balm in Unapologetic which is a bright warm coral pink. It's quite a daring colour to wear, but looks so pretty with dewy highlighted skin and lot's of mascara. 

Revlon Tutti Frutti is the perfect orange for spring, great to throw in your bag as it's so easy to re-apply throughout the day and it gives a lovely sheer colour for something a bit more subtle.

For a pretty girly pink, Topshop Innocent is perfect for days when you want to go a bit heavier on the eye make up. Paired with winged liner or a smokey eye this pale pink lipstick helps to keep the look soft and pretty without washing out your lips. 

Lastly for everyday wear I've been loving Soap and Glory's a great kisser in Juicy Peach. This smells amazing and makes my lips so soft. The texture just seems to melt onto your lips and gives a subtle glossy look with a slight hint of colour!

What are your current go to lip colours for spring?

March's 'Mint' Favourites

Following the colour theme, these are my March 'mint' favourites. Mint to me is such a fresh colour, I've been loving fresh flowers and colours throughout early spring!

Mint Nail polish - Essie Mint Candy apple and Ciate pepperminty. These pretty mint nail varnishes have really brightened up my nails this month.

EOS Lip Balm in Sweet Mint - 95% Organic and 100% natural, free of petrolatum and paraben free, this little lip balm has claimed a permanent place in my handbag. It's sweet mint flavour is refreshing and leaves lips so soft, it's also great to use under matte lip balms!

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish - I've loved using this to take my make up off this month, it leaves my face feeling clean and fresh and is quick and easy to use. I massage the creamy cleanser all over my made up face for about 30 seconds and then wipe it away with the cloth, I then repeat the process to make sure every last trace of make up is removed. The cloth also gently exfoliates your skin helping to leave it smooth and clean!

Benefit the Porefessional - This is a nude coloured primer which blends into the skin creating a perfect base for make up. It smooths away pores helping to give an airbrushed effect and lets foundation glide well over the top to help create a flawless base!

Januarys Pink Favourites
Februarys Orange Favourites

Spring Skincare

These products have been helping my skin during the transition into spring. The mixture of the raspberry face cream, lemon eye cream and herbal mint spray makes my face feel fresh and hydrated, the perfect base for make up.

I tend to grab any cleanser I have to hand to wipe away any remnants of the nights moisturiser and to clean my face before spritzing the famous caudalie beauty elixir all over. Caudalie beauty elixir contains orange blossom, organic balm mint, rosemary, grape and rose to help smooth the skin and give a burst of radiance. It sprays a fine mist all over my face which I leave for a few seconds to dry before applying either the Origins Dr Andrew Weil Mega Bright Dark Circle minimiser - a thick eye cream which is light infusing and corrects and targets the cause of dark circles or the Balance Me Wonder eye cream, which again is brightening and hydrating eye cream but has a lighter formula.

Lastly I moisturise with the Docteur Renaud Raspberry soft cream, it contains organic raspberry extract, it's paraben free, leaves my skin feeling so soft and smells amazing! 

Together these all smell amazing, a lovely raspberry lemon mint scent and my skin has been loving them!

Spring Nails

I'm slowly leaving behind the winter berry shades and moving onto pretty pastels for spring. I've been reaching for these colours recently which have all helped to brighten up my nails!

Ciate Ferris Wheel - A light pastel blue Nail varnish that looks great with loads of silver midi rings. 

Essie Cute As A Button - a lovely coral pink, one of my all time faves. 

Ciate Pillow Fight - A beautiful pale grey with a hint of lilac, a perfect transitional colour from Winter to Spring.

Essie Mint Candy Apple - A pretty pastel soft mint colour, this takes a few coats to look opaque but then is a perfect spring nail colour!