An Outfit A Month Under £30 #1

Ooooh what's this?

A new monthly fashion feature on my blog?

Why yes, it is!!

I've decided that because I'm constantly skint and lacking in any kind of shopping ability these days, (ask my mum, seriously, it's painful!) for fear of over-spending on luxurious items that I can't, can't, CAN'T have - I need some sort of system.

By luxurious, I mean anything above Primark.

Or at the moment, Primark itself.

After lot's of deliberation, (and price changing, ahem) my new system was born...

In the form of some pretty hefty and awesome budgeting, which believe it or not I'm much better at than I am shopping, I am now allowing myself up to £30 a month to spend on clothes.

YEYYY!!

Gone will be the inevitable and unnecessary guilt trip after spending £6.50 on something I know will be a staple.

 Gone will be the endless hours, staring sullenly into the abyss, (my wardrobe) with naff all to wear apart from a Winter jumper from Primarni circa 2011 - the date of my last decent shop.

Winter jumpers in Spring are just not on. 

Gone will be the endless 'add to basket' then X clicking sessions.

For once a month, the 'check out items' step will come between my basket and that big old red X.

I must add, my abyss/wardrobe is still full to bursting, but I am a girl and you know how it is... 

ANYYYYYYHOOO...

On to my faaaaabulous outfit, which I absolutely love and adore.

Missguided you lickly beauties - you have saved my day, (and wardrobe sanity) yet again!

Mint Midi Skirt - Missguided £9.99

Monochrome Crop Top - Missguided £7.99

Necklace - Primark £3 (I think!)

Total = £20.98

£10 under budget YEAHHH MAN!!

(Yeah erm, technically I'm not £10 under budget.

My shoes were £29.99, taking me £20 over budget...but seeing as they are not just ANY shoes, they are my heaven shoesies, straight from heaven Zara, they don't count.

Toooootally don't count, like, at all...

I'm not counting them.)

So anyway, this outfit served me well for a friend's birthday evening out in Leeds - my midriff was only a little chilly, (thankfully I did take a jacket!) and my feet were only a little sore*, especially after some of my best speedy rain-drop avoidance walking.

:|

I'm thinking both the skirt, and the top, aside from being very on trend in both colour and style for this season, will also be versatile; I can almost FEEEEEL the textures of the other imaginary outfit combinations I will pair them both with.

They're hardly for everyday wear, but they're nice, and I like nice clothes.

The layered gold necklace adds a touch of glamour. It wasn't really necessary, what with such a busy print on the top half, but it incorporated the golden heel of my shoesies nicely ;)

On my face I had my usual eye make-up and face make-up, although PRAISE THE LAWDDDD you can actually see my MUA Shimmerkisses Highlighter in this light - I mean good godddd in all of a week I failed to photograph this in any light, at multiple times of day, brushing blinding amounts of the stuff onto my cheekbones to no avail...and yet a week later I get this photo without even trying?

I like it.

Also note, I referred to it as highlighter up there.

In yo' face, MUA.

I'm also wearing Rimmel - Coral Queen on my lips, which I love for Spring, and in contrast to the mint skirt. It looks oddly pink in these photo's, in fact to be honest it looked oddly pink on the day.

Can't really explain that. It's never looked pink on me before? 

Either way I like it, but seriously you can barely go thirty minutes without some re-application going on.

I also had my HD Brows done just before this very day, so let's just hope that my shexxxxi new eyebrows distracted from any lipstick absence issues there may have been...

So yes, I will leave you all there, with another cheeky little pledge at the old Cosmo Blog Award Nominations.

As my blog is still a baba, I qualify for Best New Beauty Blog, along with Best New Fashion Blog...although as I've said before, there are girls out there with a gazillion times better and more unique fashion sense, that fully deserve that fashion nom over one-outfit-a-month me, so I would think I'm more of a Beauty Blog nomination kind of girl :)

Also as I said before, there are a ton of more amazing beauty bloggers out there...but a girl's gotta try maynn!

Hell, just nominate me for the lot, I'm sure I can fit a bit of every category in there somewhere :p

Cheeky Cheeky.

Goodnight peeps.

*I believe amputation would have been less painful. Totally worth it.

Life in High Definition: HD Brows Review

That's right folks, the now famous left beast, (eyebrow) has been...TAMED.

Along with its sidekick, and slightly smaller companion.

The right eyebrow.

It's been years since I've had pretty much any eyebrows to speak of.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I never plucked them into absolute oblivion, just erm...perhaps into the path of a small tornado on a precise, but unnecessary path of excessive destruction, rather than a hurricane, devastating everything in a several hundred mile radius.

I was fed up. 

I kept seeing pictures of very famous, and very beautiful people, with their amazing, thick, and defined eyebrows, and wondering how ever did they do that?

I mean, they didn't even look 'drawn on', they looked natural...

I wanted in on the secret.

Surely they weren't born with it? 

('Maybe it's Maybell' - erm no, it's not. Soz Maybelline)

One thing kept cropping up on the internet, TV, YouTube - you name it, everyone was on about HD Brows.

I liked them, and I wanted them...

And now, ladies and gents...I have got them!!

After a good six weeks of tweezer abandonment, (no kidding, it's been tough!) I finally had enough hair to justify having some of it whipped right back off. 

My eyebrows had descended into, well...I would say chaos, but I kind of can't?

A mini squabble might be more appropriate.

Patchy, and a little misshapen.

But it was enough.

Under my make-up, (which let me tell you becomes very difficult to do when your eyebrow shape vanishes!) laid something that looked a little like this...

I know right? It's bad.

:|

That's the famous left one right there!!

Ready to be HD'd.

It complied, and hadn't yet walked off my face.

Yes people - you're all safe now :D

Off I popped to The Vinery Hair Salon, to see my Fairy Lash Mother, Rachel Brooker, (who was responsible for giving me these bad boys - my LVL Lashes, a few months ago), ready and raring to go...

HD Brows takes around an hour, and there is a lot involved! 

You name it - it is done.

Threading, tweezing, tinting, and then some.

I'm going to take you through the process as best I can, with a few pictures to boot (can I get an 'ooooh'?).

:)

I'm going to put my 'professional' blogger head on now for this next bit, and explain it properly...

1. First of all, was an in depth consultation. Rachel took me through what she was going to do, (using all the exciting looking things in the picture above) and discussed with me what I wanted in regards to colour, shape, and thickness. I like my brows to be fairly defined and angular, (exactly the opposite of their natural state) . Rachel told me she would mix the dyes to match my hair colour, and told me which powders she would be using to fill in any gaps I still had at the end. Hair growth is also assessed, and it is explained that some areas may need to be enhanced with make up if the hair won't grow or hasn't yet grown in a certain area.

2. The brows and surrounding hairs are tinted to the correct colour - the surrounding hairs are tinted along with the main brows in order to pick up any extra hairs which may help build the shape you later want. This is quite a strong dye, and so will last longer than a normal brow tint.

3. This is the technical bit, (and it's pretty cool) the brows are measured and marked to find the correct starting, ending, and highest point, and whether the brows are the same height. 

4.  A thin line of wax is marked all the way around the brows, to remove any unwanted hairs, and begin to create the desired shape. I can not stress how pain free this bit was - I've never had anything waxed and didn't know what to expect. By the time I'd braced myself for the pain, it was done! Sure my eyes watered a little bit, but that's nothing unusual for me, to be honest.

5. The area's above and below the brows are threaded in order to blend the waxed area into the rest of the face. I helped out a little with this bit, just by pulling the skin on my forehead, and then my eyelid tighter, making the threading easier. My hands were sanitised for this too - every little thing is catered for. :)

6. Any remaining unwanted hairs were tweezed, and any extra long hairs were trimmed to make the perfect shape.

7. Mineral powder is applied around the brows to soothe the area, and take away any redness left from the waxing.

8.  A brow pencil is used to etch a fine line around the edge of the brows, to add definition and give a clean finish. Powder is used to fill in any sparse areas or gaps, evening out the colour. This is done in tiny strokes which emulate hair, again making your brows look extra natural.

Onto the exciting part; the finished result!!

I feel as though this - the big reveal - should be done with dramatic music, in an X Factor judges entrance style...but I'll resist.

It is however, that good!

*Photo's courtesy of Rachel Brooker

I am over the moon with the finished result! I just can't believe how natural they look! As much as I've always been 'okay' at doing my eyebrows myself, these are on another level.

They are more true to my own natural brow shape than anything I've 'created' myself previously, while still being EXACTLY what I had envisioned!! 

If anything, the best part is how they look without make up:

That's the left eyebrow, before it's de-beastification, and after. The 'after' picture was taken at home, (hence the different/dodgy lighting) once I'd removed the pencil and powder enhancing it, and honestly, it's like someone else's eyebrow! In fact it pretty much looks exactly the same as it does with the extra help.

Ladies and gentleman - I HAVE GOT REAL, NATURAL LOOKING EYEBROWS!

I'm chuffed to bits!!

I've had a go at doing them myself since and found it mega easy, given that I'm no professional, I have to say that doing my brows has just become a whole lot easier, and now takes a million times less product - oh yes indeedy, I'm saying goodbye to drawn on looking eyebrows right now this second.

I now have a decent base to use my gorgeous HD Brow palette on - I honestly felt my little beasties weren't worthy of its wonders before...however god did I rely on it to keep them under control!?!

I can't speak about the pricing of this in other salons, but if you're in Huddersfield, (or even if you're not and fancy a road trip huh?) I highly recommend The Vinery Hair Salon, where I went, and my Fairy Lash Mother, Rachel Brooker, who I can't thank enough for my beautiful and totally un-beastified brows!!

I will be back.

The treatment costs £25 here, but there is a 20% discount for new clients, (on treatments over £20, so including HD Brows) which is a fantastic offer.

To book an appointment contact:

Twitter: @rachel1980xxx

               @VineryHairSalon

Facebook: The Vinery Hair Salon

Phone: 01484 536899

What HD Brows Ltd says:

A great video from Pixiwoo, where Nic gets the HD Brow treatment, and is just as happy as I am!

Now you can all breathe a huuuge sigh of relief, knowing my left eyebrow (or my right for that matter) won't be knocking on any doors or windows in the middle of the night...

We, are all safe...for now ;)

A Shimmerkisses Sparkle: MUA Bronzer Review

Meh.

Mehhhhhh.

You know that little noise you have to make when you quite like something, but not enough to say an actual word, because of course when something is 'distinctly average', you just can't even be bothered to acknowledge it with spoken words, and revert to a pre-historic, Neanderthal state?

Yeah, you know...

In that case let me introduce you to the MUA Shimmerkisses Bronzer, which, being just £3, savvy non-spender moi, was drawn to like some sort of crazed make-up mad moth to an extremely sparkly flame.

Wonder if the endless moths in my house will feel the same...

Maybe I could turn this bronzer into a shimmery Venus Fly Trap and squish the little monsters into make-up mush* muhahaha...

Screw the product. 

Moth Massacre is my thing.

So, me being the human mapgie/moth/pirate, (yep, defo Pirate, miles cooler...) that I am, saw this on the shelves of a strangely small Superdrug in Leeds, where I was actually hunting down this, and fully intending to make use of the 3 for 2 offer it came with.

However, it wasn't meant to be...

Instead, I started to search for alternatives, and the 'Shimmerkisses' stood out to me, firstly, for the beautifully embossed, sparkly quad-colour product, and secondly, for the pretty oddly designed packaging it was visible through - compared to the usual simple, professional looking black/white that MUA products come in.

The glittery, purple lips proper give me the Claire's make-up-for-twelve-year-old's vibe.

Unusual...

Maybe MUA should be renamed 'MEH', for one product only... 

Anyhow, I decided for £3, what the hell, MUA normally put out fantastic products, and who was to say that a stupid purple glittery motif would make this any different?!

I'm glad, (mostly) that I made that decision.

The four separate colours -as they appear in the tin, so to speak...

Swirled together - unblended

Swirled together - blended

Before I even applied this to my face, I decided to swatch the colours separately, and concluded they'd make pretty nice eyeshadows! Or at least the darker and more golden one's would...

On swirling them together, I made another conclusion - this is NOT a bronzer!!

MUA, really? This product is pale as, and shimmery - why have you stuck the word 'bronzer' on the front?! 

WHYYYY?!

My gripes with this packaging never end...

Yes, the colours are on the warm and bronze-side, but when blended they come out a pale, champagne colour and probably couldn't even bronze up a blumin' polar bear*!!

The back of the packaging tells you it's purpose is 'highlighting', even - it just happens to come in bronze-esque Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick/Dior Amber Diamond type shades.

As far as using the actual product AS A HIGHLIGHTER goes, I actually like it.

I muchhhhh prefer it to the Sleek Contour Kit's highlighter, which recently left me with two very attractive white stripes on my face from camera flashback.

I swear I only put a tiny bit on, too...

Awkward.

It's much less white looking than the Sleek one, so more natural and perfect for the time of year. It also doesn't look like you've shoved a load of glitter on your face; when you can see the little flecks, they're minuscule. 

I took literally like a hundred photo's this week, on various days, from various angles, in various rooms of my house, in the car, (other half nearly kicked me out at the traffic lights, apparently I was being 'embarrassing') flash on, flash off.

You name it, I did it.

I even swept it on the tops of my cheekbones in an overly exaggerated form by about day four, desperate for SOMETHING.

Yep. I walked around for an entire day glowing like a glitter ball getting attacked by a golden glow stick.

Not sure anyone noticed?

Maybe it's not as noticeable as I thought...

Or maybe, Holly, they were just too nice to say anything...

The best I could come up with were these two, one, sat in the car with the flash on - I had a tiny bit of the lightest colour on my brow bone also, (which, PRAISE THE LAWWWD, you can see!) but don't look too close, I'm now extremely close to HD Brow Day and my left eyebrow is even closer to caterpillar status.

All readers beware, it can't promise it's not going to grow out of your screen right now.

Or in the night...

Midnight...

*Makes immediate plans to trap it, moth style, under the lid of this product, should things get nasty*

The second photo is an extreme close-up, and the best the beautiful sunshine could pick it up that day! I promise you can actually see it more without the obstructions an iPhone camera brings you...

I have to say, I'm glad I got it, even if it isn't the best and most amazing thing I've ever put on my face, it doesn't add anything to my cheekbones unless I'm in exact lighting shall we say, and it isn't going to quench my desire to own a MAC Mineralise Skin Finish, or Dior Amber Diamond...

Most importantly though, it isn't going to break the bank, and for that reason, I am happy :)

It is though, just, 'meh'.

*I do not advocate trying this, and I'm not that cruel, really...





OOOH by the way, I forgot to add...
You know me, I like to be a little cheeky now and then, and I'd just LOOOOVE it if any of you wanted to nominate me for the Cosmo Blog Awards :D

My blog is under a year old so I also qualify for the Next Newcomer Award yey :)

Not entirely sure whether I count as new beauty or fashion blogger, seeing as I do both, but I'd say beauty - because there are so many bloggers out there with better and more unique style than me.

Equally, there are better beauty bloggers, but a girl's gotta try man!

Anyhoo, it would make my day :)

 You can vote here :)

Ey Up Leeds: OOTD

The awkward moment when your title is 'Ey Up Leeds', but pretty much every photo is taken in Huddersfield.

Fail.

First off this post comes with a warning:

I do not advocate wearing dungarees, tights, no proper coat, or actual shoes, when venturing out into a city centre in April...

Especially not in Yorkshire!

Just when the sun starts to lure you into that false sense of security, and you manage to rip the boots off your feet for the first time in months, feeling semi-confident that the toenail baring weeks are coming closer, it err...chucks it down.

With hail for good measure.

Maybe even a little thunder thrown in there...

(the only thing I seemed to escape!)

Freezing and soggy doesn't even cover it oh my godddddd.

So yeah, as much as this is an outfit of the day, let's just say - don't ever wear this.

Not in Yorkshire, England, or anywhere North of Spain.

Just don't do it.

Or you will get hypothermia, and die.

The rainbows make up for it slightly though, just slightly...

The 'OMG my feet are soaked and we're not even there yet!'

So yeah, instead this is an outfit to represent what COULD have been a great Spring look - in any other country where the weather is less bipolar.

Let us focus on the positives, and the fact that this is my very first OOTD not stood awkwardly in my house,  trying to fit all of myself in, desperately hunting down decent, natural lighting and an uncluttered background.

Celebrate, please, if you will - Huddersfield Train Station.

Also celebrate, that I, (well, my mum) managed to take these pictures without looking like a complete *insert word of choice here - I can't decide on just one* posing like a moron in front of countless people who could, should, and possibly were, laughing at me.

Seriously though guys - despite looking like a complete tool, I do think I've got the 'I'm not posing for photo's, I just stand like this normally, honest' look down to a tea.

My mum, (and most avid reader) on the other hand, hasn't got the hang of the 'I'm not taking dodgy and badly posed photo's of my daughter in a public place, honest' quite as well...

Highlights included fits of giggles, 90% of photo's being blurred, and even actual photo's not including me at all.

Probably the best ones haha.

The photographic genius that is my mum, even has the power to invent statues of people in our town centre for me to stand by, just to make the background, you know, more 'bloggy'.

I can assure everyone that we do not have a statue of Winston Churchill in Huddersfield, nor would I stand by it if we did.

Might steal my thunder.

Oooooooffff.

I chose not to stand next to the statue of Harold Wilson either, (that's the real one, mum!) he had enough thunder in his time, too.

I'll leave you with some actual outfit information, and a few more snaps of my day, just because at some point it probably was the reason for this post...

The 'I'm freezing and could have walked to Leeds in this time' pose.

Without using an ounce of intelligence, the weather forecast, or the window, I settled on :

Dungarees - River Island (two years old - check me out, recycling!)

White Cami Top - Primark

Black Blazer - H&M

Dolly Shoes - Primark (used to have gold bows on - bad times!)

Tights - Primark

Black and Gold Studded Bag - eBay

Jewellery:

Mostly Primark

We eventually got to Leeds, (aka Land of the Shoesies) and spent several long hours getting lost in the luxury of actual shopping...mostly battling with my oh-so-clever decision to wear tights, and then want to try on shoes.

Again, really used my brain this day didn't I?!

Leeds Trinity is big, busy, and has cool Superdry dancers.

Only just realised that this is a horse, not an elephant. #worrying.

Fooooood at 'A Nation of Shopkeepers'. They like 2pac and Biggie, so I like them.

Macaroni cheese avec chorizo, served in a cool pan plate thing! Me liiiiiikes.

And finally...

(because you KNOWWWWW you want to see them again):

My shoesies, and favourite purchase of the day my life.

Just a quick thank you to my amazing mum, for making our days out the most fun days ever.

(Even if you specialise in taking pictures of the floor)

I'm off now. 

To dream of chocolate and contemplate finding the receipt for a pretty nice and Summery skirt I bought on this day - blatantly going to snow or some ish before I even get to wear it.

Come on Mother Nature, sowt it aaaaahhhhhhhhht.

Welcome To Shoesie Heaven...

Before you read this, please press play on the video below and leave it on while you read.

Just setting the scene for you, like ;)

Welcome, everyone,

to SHOESIE HEAVEN.

Picture the scene;

You're up in the clouds, you're dressed all in white, (and extremely fashionable clothes) the other angels are playing the harp while drinking from a non-fattening, awesome tasting chocolate fountain, (because that IS the diet up there, of course) the sun is shining, and these are on your feet.

The shoes of angels.

Straight from heaven Zara.

JUST LOOK AT THEM.

Oh my god.

I'm losing my train of thought here but seriously, are these not the prettiest and most spectacular beings you have ever seen?

Yeah, I said 'beings' - they deserve to be treated as though they're alive, I've reserved a place on my shoe rack for them, with their new, and in some cases less fortunate, friends.

My darling babies.

There they were, looking all beautiful and inviting on the shelves of Zara, with their slightly bigger and smaller sisters, and blue and coral cousins, (most of which, had all already been adopted into their new families) just waiting for their new mummies to come along...

How could I resist?

Zara, I salute you!!

I've been lusting over them for so long, (I blame Beautycrush for this haha) I'm pretty sure I've gained a few greys and wrinkles. It's sad when you can't even justify spending £29.99 on shoes as stunning as these, but I am lucky enough to have a mortgage and therefore am somewhat asking for it!

Alas, pay day finally arrived, and for my epic patience, I rewarded myself.

The Primarni version are also pretty nice, and let's face it, much nicer on the old mortgage payments. I considered them for two seconds a while, but they're just not the sameeee...and sadly lacking a gorgeous metallic gold heel...

Also, given that 'nice' is the word I chose to describe them, and I was always told 'nice' doesn't cut the mustard as an adjective, they're blates just not NICE enough for me. 

Need more hyperbole mayyyn.

As it happens they were also all out of stock on this particular day, which OBVSSS means the Zara ones were meant to be.

Don't you just love attempting to take photo's of your own legs in poor light?

...but no, this could NOT wait, you understand.

I have to say also, I have fat little pancake feet, almost as wide as they are long.

Niiiiiice.

And yes, despite having to go up a size purely to fit my little fatties in, they still manage to look more elegant than ever before!

It's an err...April miracle.

Having said that, I'm risking a lot with this little buy here.

My other half hates heels, he slyly suggested I'd be single again if I so much as stepped one foot into Zara and purchased them.

Naturally, I stepped into Zara with both feet and snapped them up.

Oopsies.

But yeah, who cares about boys when you can wear these shoes of pure gold and walk among the angels?

Not forgetting that chocolate fountain...

Surely when my other half sees them on my feet, he will cave and beg for the creation of the male version, heels and all.

I mean who wouldn't be?

Go on, join me, you know you want to...

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine, We Meet Again: Review

Guess who's back?

Back again.

Holly's back. 

(with more new stuff woop woop)

Tell a friend.

(via GFC, Bloglovin', or maybe even a tweet, yeah?)

So it would have been fully rude to neglect Boots at a time when their make-up is on a glorious 3 for 2 offer right? Yes, right indeed, and sensing that I'd been biding my time just a few days and weeks too long into this offer, and that it's end may be near, I knew a teeny, tiny bit of spending may be required.

Now with Barry M, it's pretty much guaranteed to be teeny, tiny spending, so me and my poor, empty bank wouldn't feel all that guilty about it :)

We still do feel guilty, I'm still pre pay day, but now I have pretty nails and all is better again...

As you might know, I'm a huge Barry M fan, (despite this small disaster a few months back) and just think they're amaaaazing value for what you get. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of Essie polishes - hell I'd probably drink them if it was safe, but at pretty much £8 a piece, it's a case of taking a good long look at myself and remembering it's just not necessary.

Apart from you, Mint Candy Apple, you beautiful piece of...apple?

You will be mine.

Anyhoo yes, so I ended up picking some of their newly released Spring/Summer range of Gelly Hi-Shine shades, namely Lychee, (which my mum-and-most-avid-reader thinks is poo, but I think is uber classy and versatile) Greenberry, (which is a crazy mix of strong mint and turquoise, and will look awesomeee with a tan!) and Papaya, (a peachy-coral) which my mum has proudly on her toesies!

l-r Lychee, Greenberry, Papaya

I opted for Lychee on zee fingers today, over a base coat of O.P.I Nail Envy, (review coming soon, oooh the suspense!) and umm, at first I wasn't too impressed. It's such a lovely nude colour, and dried with the expected 'gelly hi-shine' effect, but after one fairly streaky coat, I was a but miffed. 

Thankfully, coat number two solved my streaking issues, and it's dried perfectly evenly in the end. I needn't have worried.

The brush is a little on the skinny side for my liking - I kept missing bits at the edges, but again for under four quid I'm not going to complain - it's probably my lack of polish-application skills that caused that... 

I mean to say I kept missing out the edges, I did a pretty good job of coating my poor cuticles and, well, my fingers. 

And the nail polish bottle. 

 Yeahh...

So where was I? 

Oh yes, I finished off with a coat of my teeny, tiny, diddy ickle Seche Vite Top Coat (review also coming soon - see, spoiling you I am) - £2.40 on eBay, bargain!

Although it will probably only last me 2.4 nail polish sessions...

The finished result doesn't look too shoddy, if I do say so myself...just errmm...don't look too closely.

Hopefully my 'generic-holding-nail-polish-in-hand-with-painted-nails' pose will distract your eyes from my cuticles.

Okay that's enough close up's of my hand.

I was beginning to remind myself of a rather freaky nightmare involving demonic hands I had as a child.

No one likes demonic hands.

I merely couldn't decide whether the pictures looked better with the flash on, or off...so I stuck them all on.

I was also going to treat you to some pictures of mine and my mums newly prettied up toes, mine wearing Greenberry, and my mum's wearing Papaya, but having freaky hands and *shock horror* FEET of all things in one post, might just make you all run and leave me blogging all to myself.

I mean my mum would still read it, but mannn, I'd miss you guys.

Also, the amount of hysterics we had taking those pictures, meant our feet looked all kinds of deformed shapes and sizes...trust me, not one of you would have been tempted to pop off and buy Barry M's latest offering after seeing those.

Poor Bazza.

On a serious note though, I do recommend them, for such a small price they're pretty amazing, and every single colour I have, or have seen, is stunning. Also on a serious note, a slight disappointment; I managed under 24 hours before getting my first chips, (yes, plural!) with both Lychee, and Greenberry on my toes. I don't remember this being the case with Blueberry and Blood Orange, (the other shades I own) so whether this is my poor application on the day or the actual polish is anyone's guess, but it's something to note...

I'm going to leave you, quite randomly with the song that my phone - also randomly - started playing by itself earlier...just because it is as Summery as these colours, and ermm, because I've been 'singing' it all the way through writing this post...