Halloween Beauty Picks!

Hey beaut's!

Halloween is edging ever closer and I just cant help but get super excited... So today I thought I'd share with you all some of my Halloween inspired makeup and beauty picks. Halloween certainly isn't just for the kiddies, us 'adults hehe' can join in the fun to either by rocking a dark smokey eye, a vampy lip or just even going for something abit more daring on your nails, theres certainly something out there in the world of beauty that us girlie's can enjoy he he. 

House of Holland False Nails in Vamp £8.99
If you want to go for something more glam on your nails but still have that Halloween twist then I think these House of Holland false nails would be perfect, their claw shaped and vampy red, what more could you ask for he he.

Eylure Halloween Lashes in Batwing £6.95
Eylure bringing out Halloween lashes is pretty epic isn't it, these Bat wing style lashes look incredible when they are on (I've googled some images with them he he) and to be honest you could rock them wearing any Halloween outfit couldn't you, I just love them. 

Rimmel Vamp It Up Bundle £16.00
How amazing is this Rimmel Vamp It Up Bundle, it has everything you need to get those dark black eyelashes, feline winged liner, blood red lips and black gothic looking nails, I think its such a good idea and its all for £16.00 from Boots.

Rimmel Velvet Matte Nail Varnish in Sumptuous Red £4.49
If you don't want to go down the false nail route I thought this gorgeous tone of red would be perfect, it's also the sort of shade that you could wear after Halloween too which is always plus.

Makeup Revolution Atomic Lipstick in Make It Right £1.00
Makeup Revolutions new Atomic Lipstick Collection is a must for this Halloween if you want something abit daring on your lips, I just love this deep purple shade, its so pretty yet so gothic looking.

Superdrug Colour Hairspray in Red £2.99
If you want to do something a little crazy with your hair this Halloween then I think coloured hairspray is the way to go, Superdrug have loads of different shades to choose from to get your hair looks wild, it beats those itchy wigs that never stay in place ha ha.

Makeup Revolution Atomic Lipstick in Serpent £1.00
Yup... The Makeup Revolution Atomic Collection does contain a green lippie, how brilliant is that! Definitely a must have shade for the Halloween season. Check out my full review of the Atomic Collection HERE beaut's.

Makeup Revolution Give Them Nightmares Palette £6.00
If your looking for some wearable, beautiful gothic looking eye shadows for this Halloween then Makeup Revolution have got you covered. Their Give Them Nightmares palette is simply stunning, check out my full review and swatches HERE beaut's.

There you have it beaut's, just a few makeup and beauty items that I think are great for us beauties for Halloween!

What Halloween inspired makeup are you loving at the moment beaut's?? I'd love to know!!

Velvet Nails | Nail Rock Review

Hey girlie's!!!

I recently received my December Birchbox and within my box of goodies I got the Nail Rock, Nail Velvet in Burgundy!!!  I was super excited to see this in my box as textured nails and nail polishes seem to be everywhere at the moment and  Ive wanting to try velvet nail effects for what seems like forever, so I was really happy to finally get my hands on a good one to try out.

The nail velvet comes in 2 parts, a 10ml nail polish which acts as your base/glue and a 5g pot of the velvet. When it came to the application of the Velvet Nails it seemed simply enough when you read the box but it can be quite tricky and messy to begin with, here's how I apply mine....

1. Firstly you need to paint your nails with two coats of the nail polish, I found the nail polish dried super quick so bare that in mind when you apply your second coat as you need to move fast if you want your velvet to stick well.

2. Once you've applied your second coat you need to immediately dip/press your nail into the nail velvet, this is the tricky/messy part, as the pot of nail velvet is so small its hard to get your finger to bend in there and get a complete coating of the velvet onto your nail, I found the best way is to sprinkle a small pile of the nail velvet onto a piece of kitchen roll and press your nail into the velvet that way, trust me its the best way ha ha.

3. After your nail is covered in the velvet simply tap off the excess onto the kitchen towel and then repeat with the other nails, allow 15-20 minutes for your nails to dry completely.

4. Voila!!! You have a set of velvet nails that really do feel soft and furry ha ha.

I must admit the effect does feel very strange at first, I was worried that getting my nails wet would ruin the effect but it actually doesn't, the velvet does get wet but it dries back to normal. I never experienced the velvet shedding at all although it did attract any bits of fluff flying around which was slightly annoying. As for lasting power.... Its very disappointing, mine didn't even last me 2 days, also were I had been cooking, washing my hands, showering etc it really made the velvet effect look slightly shabby.

Overall I do think the Velvet Nail Effect is good and it certainly feels quirky and different but I think it's best used as an accent nail and not on all of your nails, I definitely think you would get more wear time that way.

Have you tried Velvet Effect Nails before??? What did you think???

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