Friday's Fingers: Lilac Sorbet Confetti

Currently listening to: This Is How a Heart Breaks by Rob Thomas

Good morning ladies,

Another glitter manicure for you today, something bright and spring-like to end the week.

This is Accessorize Lilac Sorbet topped with L'Oreal Confetti.

 As much as I like Confetti, it is difficult to control the glitter distribution and achieve an ever coverage, as evidence by the abundance of black glitter on my middle finger!  I don't think it detracts from the prettiness of the manicure though and a colleague actually complimented me on my nails when I wore this to work so that was nice.

What do you think girls?  If you own this polish do you find it hard to control as well?

Bye for now,

Laura

Friday's Fingers: Summer Confetti

Currently watching: The Hotel Inspector 

Good morning lovely ladies,

I recently showed you a new addition to my polish collection, L'Oreal Confetti.  The first time I wore it I layered it over a pastel purple shade and as much as I loved the look, I knew next time I would be layering Confetti over a whole host of pastels.

Next time happens to be now and the colours I chose for this look are, from left to right, Essence Absolutely Blue, Essence Free Hugs, Nail Pop It's Mint, Nails Inc Spitalfields and Barry M Prickly Pear.  Phew.

 After painting each nail a different shade and letting the polish dry a little, I added a coat of Confetti, which dried to a matte finish.

 I prefer a glossy look which is what I got after using my topcoat.

What do you think girls?

Bye for now,

Laura

Friday's Fingers: Pear Confetti

Currently listening to: Friendly Fire by Tyler James 

Good morning dear readers,

Today I'd like to show you a manicure featuring a polish which is new to me but which you've probably seen all over the blogosphere over the past few months.

 

Yes, I'm talking about L'Oreal Confetti.  Why oh why did I wait so long to buy this polish?  I absolutely love it!

For this manicure I layered it over Barry M Prickly Pear but I can't wait to layer it over a whole host of pastels.

And actually I do know why this has only just made it into my collection: I hate removing glitter polishes.  I'm still wearing this manicure today so I have yet to experience the removal process but I hope it's not too painful.

What do you think girls?  Are you fans of the L'Oreal special top coats?

Bye for now,

Laura

Make-up Additions

Currently listening to: Without You by Busted

Hi girls,

Here's a post which has been a long time coming. Way back in September, I mentioned that I bought some new make-up and would be writing about it shortly. Hmm, well about six weeks later, here is that post, finally.

In September I was using L'Oreal Matte Morphose foundation and, although I really liked it, I sometimes felt I could do with more coverage. I was also worried that it was a shade too dark for me.

After browsing in Boots, I came out with Rimmel Clear Complexion Clarifying Powder (£3.99), Rimmel Stay Matte Mousse Foundation (£6.99), Revlon Photo Ready Foundation (£12.99), 17 Even Tone Corrector Stick (£3.49) and Rimmel Match Perfection Skine Tone Adapting Concealer (£5.99). Yes, that was an expensive browse.

So now that I've had these products for over a month, what do I think of them?

I already reviewed 17 Even Tone Corrector Stick, and my review at the time wasn't that favourable, but I actually like this product a lot more now than I did originally.

As for Rimmel's Match Perfection Skin Tone Adapting Concealer, I think this is a pretty good product although it is more for banishing signs of fatigue and illuminating the eye area rather than a general concealer. Removing the lid reveals a brush and you simply squeeze the tube to get the product on the brush. I think this makes using the product slightly more fun, but it does mean it can be difficult to get the right amount of product on the brush. Overall, a nice product which does what it's supposed to and isn't prone to caking.

Rimmel's Clear Complexion Clarifying Powder, on the other hand, is not really something I would recommend. Claiming to give a pure and shine free finish for up to 5 hours, clarify and mattify skin and control shine, the results this product gives are nothing special.

On to the foundations now, here's what I had been using:

And here's a comparison of it (on the left) and Rimmel Stay Matte Mousse Foundation (on the right):

L'Oreal

Rimmel

The texture and consistency of these two products differs greatly. I'm not sure if you can see clearly, but the Rimmel version is much more watery. It also smells awful. To be honest, I've used the Rimmel one only once or twice. I'm going to give it another go this week and will come back with a fuller review later on, if you're interested. I don't have high hopes for it though.

The same applies to Revlon Photo Ready Foundation. I do believe this is the most expensive make-up product I've ever purchased and it hurts that I don't love it. Revlon claim this gives perfected, airbrushed skin in any light but I'm certainly not photo ready when I wear it. I've worn this more than the Rimmel foundation but I still don't feel I can say anything concrete about it, except for the fact it has a lot of shimmer in it. I'll come back a fuller review on this product later.

Have you tried any of these items? If so, what do you think about them? I'd love to know.

Bye for now,
Laura