Sparkles

So I have utterly failed at keeping up with my fortnightly nails posts. These couple of months have just been crazy as I keep on saying so I will stop there.

I completely forgot to write down what nail polish it was so next time I go I will jot it down and try and let you guys know. It was an OPI nail varnish however, as I cant seem to let myself go for something any different.

I had these done on tuesday and I went for something very unlike me. Barbie pink with sparkle, glitz, glitter, whatever you want to call it. What do you think? 

Sara x

Orange obsessed

Morange MAC nail varnish

Since I was tiny I have loved orange. And it so happens this season it has become oh so popuar. I have made the most of this and have topped up on orange in the wardrobe...

Luckily a good friend of mine bought me this lush nail varnish for my birthday and I cant get enough of it. Although my nails need re-doing I thought the colour was definitely worthy of a fortnightly nails post

Sara x

Strawberries and Cream

O.P.I Mod about you 15ml

For those who know me you know me well enough to never expect pastel pink nails to be part of the Sara equation...well....how you were wrong! On my last visit to the nail salon where I go every two weeks, (depending on how well the colour lasts) I felt like being a little bit adventurous, and decided to go with the flow and try and embrace the pastel trend.

I don't know what you guys think, but I am actually really happy with the result. Imagine how good it would look if I was actually tanned.

The question is what colour next; bright tangerine or a nude/beige?!

I am starting a new fortnightly post called Fortnightly nails, so make sure you subscribe to my blog by clicking on the subscription box on the right and you won't miss a single one.

Sara x

Can't beat Clinique

While growing up and all the way through my teens I never really suffered from any form of acne apart from the odd blemish or spot here and there. I have always been so lucky in that respect.
I started suffering from dry but oily skin later on and have always relied on skin products by 'Simple', which have done well, but I felt like I needed to try something else.

My sister bought some Clinque products a few months ago and I remember using Clinique foundation a few years ago and really liked the coverage and the fact that it didn't clog my skin up and made it look  quite radiant.

So.....off I trot....to Clinique (the counter in Boots- I love my Boots points!), and with the help of the lovely lady behind the counter talking through with me about my skin, she decided I was skin type 2.

The great thing about Clinque is that they have ready made starter kits for different skin types, so £20 later I am leaving, with a little Clinique box in hand and pretty excited to start using it and seeing the results.  (I also got some free tester pots of the 'Turnaround Concentrate Radiance Renewer')

Step 1: Clinique Mild Liquid Facial Soap

Your face only needs to be damp for this to work, and just like any other face wash lightly cover your face and wash off.

Step 2: Clinique Clarifying Lotion Clarifiante

With cotton pads, lightly cover your face, stay away from the eyes. you will feel a light tingling. This helps to tighten your pores.

Step 3: Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion

With just a pea sized amount, like any other moisturiser, lightly cover your face. You will be able to notice the difference already. My skin was looking more alive and fresh with just one use!

Finally, the optional addition. I got some free sample pots of the Clinique Turnaround Concentrate Radiance Renewer and, if like me you use the Skin type two products, you use this serum after the moisturiser. It gently exfoliates your skin without spreading spots of blemishes, and gently removes dead skin unlike some of the exfoliators out there which have visible beads; these can sometimes be too abrasive.

Make sure you check with Clinique depending on your moisturiser as sometimes you apply before depending on the thickness etc.

Find the Skin type 2 Introduction kit here

and the Clinique Turnaround Concentrate Radiance Renewer here

I will keep you posted

Sara x

All things metallic

From left to right: Barry M Rose Quartz, Topshop Twilight Tease, Rimmel Glitter top coat (c/o Boots)

I am a serial nail biter and have been since the age of about three. Its such a shame as my sister seems to have strong nails and she is always able to paint them really nicely. About 3 years ago I started to get acrylics done on a 2-3 week basis and it became a bit of an obsession; it stopped me from biting my nails and although meant that they stayed weak, I became very funny about always having them painted. I definitely don't feel 'finished' unless I have my nails done and I stand by the fact that even if you are not wearing make up, or have quickly taken a trip to Tesco's in your trackies (god forbid!) good painted nails always make up for this.

Anyway, apart from me rabbling on what I wanted to get at was that due to working all of last week I had to do a little bit of personal nail DIY and here are the photos to show you. Nail art is big right now, so I layered all three of these to create a dusky pink glitz. See below for the links incase you fancy a treat. This will do until I get to a salon tomorrow to have my first Shellac Gel Polish manicure! ( I will post photos of that soon.)

Sara x