Quote Of The Month...

"I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles." - Audrey Hepburn

Current Girl Crush.....

Frankie Sandford of the girl group The Saturdays well and truly holds this titled right now....

Frankie has a very laid back style. Chic blazers, great fitting jeans and perfect accessories

 and in summer cute vests and daisy dukes!

The effortless styling she has adopted will never go out of style, and makes for easy outfit choices 

every morning as she has a capsule wardrobe of staple items and good quality basics.

Her hair is a whole new story. With petite features and gorgeously tanned skin, Frankie pulls off the short haired style better than even Mrs Beckham her self. Talk to most hairdressers and they'll confirm that 'The Frankie' was the most sought after haircut of the last couple of years.

In fact I had it a couple of years ago and am about to go back to it but with a softer colour, as before it was black.

The feminine length of the cut on one side, against the shorn adjacent side gives

 major impact, but by keeping the colour soft with caramel tones it stays girly.....

I also LOVED Frankies hair in her pixie crop, not right after the cut, but once it had grown slightly, however shes now added extensions to go back to her trademark 'do, above.

PLUS she has a serious shoe habit....girl after my own heart!!

Well and truly taken Kim Kardashians crown this month....

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Coleen Rooney for Littlewoods

I've always watched Coleen Rooney's style and was pleasantly surprised to hear she was teaming up with Little woods, this will be her 3rd collection I believe....if I'm not wrong?

This newest collection is by far my favourite, here are some of my favourite pieces....

Bodycon jersey Dress

£52.00

This dress is perfect for a curvy figure. It creates the illusion of a pulled in 

waist due to where the stripes lean, and being mainly black will hide any lumps and bumps!

Black Skater Skirt

£40.00

Skirts of this shape are better off on slim girls, as wide hips or a

 heavy bum will pull the skirt up and make it hang the wrong way.

 Tuck in a loose white vest or dress it up with a blouse such as the one below.

Leopard Print Blouse

£45

I.JUST.LOVE.THIS.

Suits everyone, brings out a tan, adds some playfulness to

 a dressed up or corporate look.

Ruched Sleeve Jacket

£69.00

A good blazer is worth its weight in gold, and this one is a rather good price

 for a gorgeous cut. Done up it will pull you in at the waist. The beige tone is a

 perfect hue for every skin tone. Dress it down with dark blue skinnies, a loose white vest and pumps or heels a' la Frankie Sandford, dress it up as Coleen has done for a smarter daytime look, great 

for sophisticated ladies. Or throw it over a shirt and trouser combo for an office look.

So they are my favourites...take a look at all Coleens collections at Littlewoods

http://www.littlewoods.com/women/coleen/e/b/1589,4294953085/s/newin,0/r/48.end

Trial: Teeth Whitening

Today at the Olympia Beauty Show we got a great deal of a teeth whitening system for £40 instead of £120.

Im going to use this system for a week and chart the results for you!

In the kit you get 1 bottle of teeth whitening solution gel, 1 colour chart, 1 booklet and 1 page of clear strips.

You apply the gel to the teeth with a cotton bud, cover with one of the clear plastic strips (or a mouth guard) and leave for 30 mins.

The Kit

My teeth before the system

During the system, wearing the clear strips over the gel

After 1 30minute session....

Compared.....

 

I absolutely promise this is done in the same room, same light, same camera and no flash on.

Quite good for only 1 half hour session eh?!

Will review fully after the 7 days lovelies

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HOW TO: Glitter Nails

So today at Olympia, if you've read my previous post you'll know we purchased some nail glitters.
Not exactly nail glitters, Helen E Cosmetic Glitter Pots....

Here's my HOW TO on doing glitter nails....

Helen E Glitter Pots

(Benefit, Barry M and many other brands do glitter pots)

A very good base coat, I used OPI.

1. File your nails to desired length, short and square looks best for glitter nails!

2. Buff your nail bed

3. 'Squeak' the nails with nail polish to remove dust

4. Give a thick coating of base coat

5. Dip nails into the glitter pot and tap excess off

6. Using a make up brush, wipe away the extra glitter.

DO NOT cover with a top coat. Yes it will chip faster, but a top

 coat dulls the glitter and makes the nails look thick and gloopy.

The Result:

My Olympia Buys!

So, my only purchase at the Olympia Beauty Show today were nail polishes....

Essie- Glamour Purse

OPI- Honk If You Love OPI

OPI- Stranger Tides

Essie- Innocent

Helen E Cosmetics Glitter Dust

These are supposed to be used as make up but we 

purchased them as nail glitters!

OPI- Honk If You Love OPI & Helen E Gold Glitter Dust

I LOVE the colour of this OPI polish, I've been looking for ages for

 the perfect dark purple and this is it! Its from the new Touring America Collection.

Same as above...Excuse my chubby feet!

Essie- Glamour Purse is a gorgeous taupe colour. 

I haven't got the pictures yet of the pink Essie (innocent)

 but i have used it an it's a beautiful dusty pink.

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Olympia

As you all know I am a beauty professional, so today I am off to the Olympia Beauty Trade Show in London.

Can't wait to see all the new goodies the brands are showing off and picking up new secrets!

I'm purposely not taking any money with me apart from train fare.....theres a chance I could go bankrupt otherwise!

Update you later on the show!

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