Mavala Pacific Dream Collection

Hey girlie's!!! 

 Recently I contacted by the lovely people from Mavala asking if id like to review their Pacific Dream Nail Polish Collection, i was super excited about this as I've tried Mavala nail polish before and loved it so i was excited to try some more of their gorgeous nail polish shades.

The Pacific Dream Collection consists of 6 gorgeous 5ml nail polishes from nudes to brights, they are... Cool Silver, a pretty neutral silver shade with a nice oyster style sheen to it. Funny Coral, a bright coral shade with pinky undertones. Pacific Blue, a turquoise teal shade. Pretty Fuchsia is one of my favourites out of this collection, its a pink/purple shade with a slight shimmery sheen to it, perfect for any girly girl. Slick Opal, the perfect lilac pastel shade which would look great against a tan, and finally Smart Pink, this is the most gorgeous peachy/pink shade I've ever seen and has an ever so slight shimmer sheen to it.

 All the shades in this collection are perfect Summer shades and being as they are cute 5ml bottles it makes them great for travel when your jetting off on your holidays, i also think some of these shades would be great to brighten things up in the cooler autumn/winter months too. I also love the fact that the Mavala nail polishes are all free from parabens, formaldehydes, toluene, camphore, cellophane, animal ingredient and heavy metals, something that's a major plus for me.

I found all the shades in the Pacific Dream Collection applied super easy and even and needed 2 coats to be completely opaque, they also dried rather quick taking around 5 minutes. As for lasting power...The polish lasted on my nails around 3-4 days before there was some noticeable chipping but i never used a top coat so I'm just basing this on the two coats of polish applied, I'm sure with a top i would of got longer wear.

You can pick these little beauty's up in John Lewis and Debenhams for £4.50 each!!!

Have you tried any of their Summer collections??? What did you think girlie's??? 

P.S. This post contains a PR sample. This does not affect my opinion of the product.

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Pomegranate | Review

Hey girlie's!!

I know I've reviewed some other shades in the Gelly Hi-Shine range before but i couldn't help giving 'Pomegranate' some extreme love of its own. Ive been after this particular shade for so long, for some reason my Superdrug hasn't stocked it for month's so on a recent shopping trip out of town i spotted it in Boots, i went slightly mad with excitement then purchased it ha ha.

Pomegranate is a beautiful vibrant pink-red shade that looks lovely on either finger nails or your toes. It has a lovely thickish formula that i find is completely opaque after just one coat and applies really even and easy. 

The Gelly Hi-Shine range have such a gorgeous finish, its so shiny and really gives you the effect of gel manicured nails. The range is great if you want an easy to use no faffing around nail polish,  i find the drying time to be quick, there's no messing around with applying lots of coats as its completely opaque after just one and there's no need for a top coat either...Brilliant!!! Whats better is its super long lasting on the nails and doesn't chip very easily, so in the long run you'll save yourself some time.

This shade 'Pomegranate' is my absolute favourite to wear at the moment, i literally cant get enough of it. I picked mine up in Boots for £3.99 which i think is fabulous for such a high quality nail polish. Have you tried these Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paints before?? What did you think???

Revlon Nail Art | Moon Candy

Hey girlie's!!

As you may already know I'm a huge Revlon nail polish fan so when i saw these cute duel ended beauties i was in nail polish heaven and had to treat myself to one. There are a few different types of these duel ended polishes to choose from like Expressionist which has an extra skinny brush for more detailed work and nail art, Neon which comes with a neutral base and then a bright neon shade for the accent nail and then Moon Candy which has the chunky glitter. My most obvious choice was Moon Candy as I'm such a glitter girl, i loveee me some sparkle!!!!

I opted for '240 Eclipse' which has a deep purple/plum base on one end and a gorgeous blue/purple/pink chunky foil glitter top coat that gives a 3D effect, i think the combination of the 2 work so well together and looks so pretty. Personally i think this is more of an Autumn/Winter shade but i think it would be perfect for nights out all year round too.

So what are my thoughts on this polish???? Well... The base coat applies well but you need 2 coats for it to be completely opaque and the drying time was rather quick. As for the glittery top coat... I found it quite hard to apply as the flakes of iridescent glitter don't always go where you want them too and also i found you need to layer up the coats as one coat gets your barely any glitter at all, drying time was also quite long as the glitter polish is alot thicker than your average top coat. The lasting power i found to be really good, mine lasted a good 4 days without any noticeable chipping and it stayed nice and glitzy too without any glitter chipping off.

I love the packaging, the fact you get 2 polishes in 1 that isn't too big or chunky is fab and is great for travel purposes, what a nifty idea!!

I picked mine up at Superdrug for £7.99, these are also available in Boots for the same price depending on offers.

Have you tried these sparkly little beaut's yet?? What did you think??

I ♥ Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Polishes | Review

Hey girlie's!! Recently whilst having a nose around in Superdrug i noticed Barry M had some pretty pastel colours in their Gelly Hi Shine range, surprisingly i had never tried the Gelly range before, my thinking was 'how different could they actually be to the original nail paints'???  After trying them i now see the difference and I've discovered they are amazingggg!!

I picked up 'Dragon' which is the pretty pink colour and 'Papaya' the gorgeous coral colour, both shades are right up my street and perfect for spring/summer.

The thing that amazes me about these polishes is the quality, it almost feels like you've had gelish done to a certain extent. They give an extremely glossy finish and a high shine, are highly pigmented and have a chip resistant formula to make them super long lasting, mine lasted a good 5 days before there was any noticeable chipping. On the nails the Coral colour was completely opaque after just one coat but the Pink shade did take 2 coats to be completely opaque. They are priced at £3.99 each which i think is an absolute steal for the quality that your getting from these.

All in all I'm really impressed with the gelly hi shine polishes and I'm definitely going to get myself a little collection going. I'm a huge fan of the Barry M Nail Paints anyway but Barry M have really upped their game with these little beauties and i think its definitely paid off.

Have you tried these??? What did you think???

Love Hayley xXxXx

  

Happy 2nd Birthday Glossybox!

I was super excited to receive my Glossybox this month knowing that it was the 2nd birthday box i was expected a nice treat and it certainly didn't disappoint!! The content's of my birthday box has 3 full size products inside, yes that right, 3. So thank you Glossybox its certainly a fabulous birthday treat for us!!

So here's what i got in my box!!!

♥ La Roche-Posey Anthelois XL SPF 50 Dry Touch Gel Cream rrp £16.50 - I was super excited to see this in my box as firstly its full size and secondly I've been dying to try some La Roche-Posey products for so long but as they are on the expensive side I've never caved in. This will certainly be great for summer and great for me to just try La Roche-Posey in general, i cant wait to use this when we get some hot hot weather.

♥ Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes Mascara rrp £15 - I was extremely happy to see this is my box as not only do i love the Jelly Pong Pong range but its another full size product, yippee. I  fell in love with the Lip Blush by Jelly Pong Pong that we got in the March box so I'm thinking this is gonna be just as fabulous too. It says its lengthening, volumising and non clumpy, every thing u want in a mascara right? 

♥ Headline Colors Nail Polish in Twisted Silk rrp £9 - This is just so girly and gorgeous, its a thick matte dusky pastel pink which is perfect for the spring time. It's amazing quality and full size too.

♥ Beautiful Movements Prime & Create Mixing Medium rrp £20 - When i saw this in my box i was like ' what on earth '???? After some reading i learnt that this is in fact a Primer that can  also be used as a mixing medium to turn powder make up into cream based make up. I have used this so far to turn a broken powder blush into a cream blush and i have to say its fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing how this works as a primer and what other powder to cream products i can make. 

♥ Stone Beauty Body Lotion in Pomegranate Noir rrp £10 - This is the one thing in the box that I'm not too keen on as i hate the smell unfortunately. I did try a small amount on my arm and the formula is nice and it just melts into the skin quickly making u feel nicely moisturised and it never irritated my sensitive skin either but i just wish it smelt nice. I do however think its great that the Stone Beauty range isn't tested on animal's and contains no preservatives, parabens or sulphates. 

♥ Lastly is the Glossybox added extra which is some cute little nail files, perfect for on the go use and to keep in your handbag.

I hope you enjoying seeing what goodies i got this month, i have to say i think its fabulous box this month, I'm really impressed.

What did you get in this months Glossybox??? Id love to know.

Love Hayley xXxXx

Oh Hi!!! Beauty Q&A

Hey girlie's!!!

Sooooo Ive been wondering what I should do as my very first blog post so I thought I'd do abit of a beauty q&a so that you can see my beauty and makeup loves so here goes.

                                                             image from weheartit.com

1. Whats your favourite eyeshadow colour to wear?

I swear by my Urban Decay Naked Palette i use for a casual day look to an evening look, my most worn shades are Virgin, Sin and Darkhorse.

2. Which feature do you play up the most?

My eyes, they are quite small so i like to try and make them stand out in a good way, plenty of mascara to lengthen my lashes which makes my eyes look more open and bigger and Ive been loving using a black eyeshadow on my upper lash line to create more drama.

3. Favourite foundation?

My all time favourite without a doubt is Rimmels Wake Me Up foundation, theres not a bad word i could say about it. I plan on doing a full blog post review on it soon.

4. Favourite Makeup Brand?

I'm loving Rimmel right now i cannot fault them, everything I've brought from them has been brilliant and totally affordable too.

5. Best beauty and makeup tips?

Cleansing and moisturising is a must...

Leave your spots well alone...

Drink plenty of water...

Clean your makeup brushes regularly...

Try and check your foundation in natural light when buying it..

6. Favourite Mascara?

Benefits Bad Girl Lash, makes your lashes MASSIVE i love it.

7. Which products do you repurchase over and over?

*Rimmels Wake Me Up Foundation is a must i cant live without that bad boy...

*Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, i literally couldn't be without it, its great for the darkness under my eyes, covering spots and for filling in pores.

*Rimmels ScandelEyes Waterproof Eyeliner its amazing for the waterline as it doesn't budge 1 bit but also great for creating a smokey eye as u have abit of time to work with it.

8. Favourite Nail Polish?  

This is an easy one for me Barry M 273 Raspberry, its been a firm favourite of mine for years its seems to go with everything and is great for all seasons, day and night.

9. Best Moisteriser?

I have really sensitive skin so the Simple range is a god send to me, i swear by it. I use the Simple Light Moisteriser its great and looks lovely under my foundation.

10. Whats your favourite makeup look?

I love the kinda bronzed but natural kinda look, not tangoed ha ha just a nice natural bronze glow.