Festive Nails

Hey Guys,

Christmas is so getting so close so I thought I would share with you my options for festive nails. Just a bit of a forewarning, I own absolutely no glitter nail polish, whilst it looks amazing it is an absolute pain to take off and a year or so ago I threw away all my glitter nail polish and have not bought any since. Obviously glitter nail polish is a great choice during Christmas time and if I owned any I would share it with you in this post however I only own a few nail polishes with little bits of glitter in them. So this post is more of the options that I have for festive nails! 

One obvious choice for festive nails is red nails. I actually was unaware that I owned so many red nail polishes as it is typically not a colour I will wear. I have a few options to choose from, going from deep wine reds to vibrant red orange almost colours.

First up we have a nail polish from O.P.I in the shade Malaga Wine (RRP $19.95 AU) which is a lovely deep red wine shade. I absolutely adore this shade and whilst it is more of a winter time colour than summer I think it fits perfectly for this festive season. Another wine red I own is the Covergirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss in shade Wine to Five (RRP $6.95 AU). This shade is ridiculously similar to my O.P.I one but I prefer the formula of the O.P.I nail polish, this is a great cheaper alternative however. The next nail polish I have to show you is the SinfulColors Nail Colour in shade GOGO GIRL (RRP $4 AU). In the bottle this looks like a very vibrant red colour however when painted on the nails it starts to lean a little bit towards pink. This is a very thin formula and it does take a few coats to build up to opaque. Another similar colour to the SinfulColors nail polish is the Maybelline New York Color Show Nail Lacquer in shade 250 Keep Up the Flame (RRP $5.95 AU). This colour leans towards pink and the formula is quite thin so does require layering. The last red shade I have to show you is the Revlon Parfumerie Scented Nail Enamel in the shade China Flower (RRP $15.95 AU). This is one is a gorgeous red that leans slightly towards orange which is great for my skin tone. This one also smells nice so there is that added bonus!

Another shade choice for festive nails that I own is green. Whilst these colours are not exactly green (more turquoise) I am sure no one will be disappointed.

First up is another Revlon Parfumerie Scented Nail Enamel in the shade Wintermint (RRP $15.95 AU). Finally we have some glitter polish, this is a turquoise shade with blue square glitter particles floating in it. This smells like mint and is such a lovely colour. The other green (not really) shade I have to share with you is Covergirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss in shade Mint Mojito (RRP $6.95 AU). This is another turquoise shade however this one is quite bright in comparison.

I think come Christmas day, O.P.I's Malaga Wine will be on my nails. What festive nail polish do you plan on wearing?

Love Liz xx

Christmas Tag

Hey Guys

So the month of December is upon us and my family put up our Christmas decorations yesterday so it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my mum and dads house! I found this tag on Tamara's blog, and I really wanted to join in and also see if anyone else wants to participate as well! If you do link your tag post in the comments :)

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1. Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or synthetic?

We have a synthetic tree at the moment but we did used to have a real tree that we kept year round, I remember that it just grew too large and we had to stop using it for the Christmas tree. I love the idea of a real tree though and would love to try it again one day, but for now I will go with the convenience of a synthetic tree. 

2. You're in a coffee shop, it's December, what do you pick?

 It is summer time here in Australia so probably no coffee at all! Also here in Western Australia we have no Starbucks and I am not totally sure whether our regular coffee shops do Christmas drinks.

 3. Whats your favourite colour scheme for decorating the tree?
Gold and Silver. Quite boring but I think it looks lovely!

4. Giving or receiving?

If I have really put time and effort into a person's gift there is nothing better than giving it to them and seeing their reaction. I also get quite anxious opening gifts in front of people so I would much rather give. 

5. To mince pie or not to?

Blergh! No. 

6. What's your traditional Christmas lunch?

Salad, Turkey, Pork, Ham, usually some type of seafood, sometimes barbeque meat, and of course followed up with Christmas pudding made by my parents.

7. Christmas day fashion
This year it will be my cute Christmas shirt with a pug on it, shorts and my bathers underneath as there will be a pool!

8. What's your favourite Christmas song?

I have loved listening to the Michael Bublé Christmas album the past couple of years, and in particular It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.

9. What's your favourite Christmas film?
My family always tries to watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation every year, it just doesn't feel like Christmas without it.

10. Open presents before or after lunch?
Stockings first thing in the morning and presents after with the immediate family. But we do presents after lunch with the rest of the family. 

Love Liz xx

Exams Are Over = Time for More Blogging

Hey Everyone

So exams are over and I have been working like crazy trying to earn enough money for Christmas gifts. I am looking forward to blogging more, but I do not have another day off until Christmas day so it may not be until the New Year that I can really start up my blog! 

So today I will be doing a few reviews of products I have been buying up lately (there has been a lot of spending, so I am now banning myself from buying any more until hopefully when Uni starts back up again next year), I will try to schedule some so that its not a billion reviews at once and then nothing for another week. 

Some of the items I want to review for you are a few eyes, lip and cheek products, which I will split into three posts.

A preview of the eye reviews

A preview for the lip reviews

A preview for the cheek reviews

Are you guys ready for Christmas this year? 

Love Liz xx