Glitter & Nude

Hello :)

Truth be told, i'm not really much of a nail polish obsessive, like my wardrobe and make-up i like to keep my nails looking neutral with a bit of glitz and glamour thrown in. So when i feel like painting my nails, i often opt for a neutral base with a glittery shade on top.

My two go-to shades are, Nails Inc's Basil Street and Barry M's Silver Glitter.

Basil Street is a lovely neutral shade, with a slight toffee undertone. I apply about 2 coats to get a super opaque finish. As you would imagine coming from Nails Inc, this polish applies like a dream, non-streaky and a beautiful finish.

Silver Glitter does exactly what it says on the tin - totally glitterfies your nails! I tend to really whack the glitter meter up, and apply about 3 coats.... don't judge me! ;)

Nails Inc's Basil Street £11

Barry M's Silver Glitter £3.99

Whats your go-to nail polish, or do you have a few favourites?

Felicity xo

Get a whiff of this...

Hello girlies,

Slightly different post today, its all about my two favourite perfumes.

Its only within the last 3-4 years i've gotten into perfumes, before i used to be more than happy to spend £2.99 on a can of Impulse to keep me smelling sweet, then i discovered the perfume department in Boots and it opened up a whole other realm . . . .

My first ever fragrance was Chloe, by erm, Chloe! My mum bought it me for Christmas a couple of years back and i've still got a teeny bit left now, which i am trying to save and only use on special occasions. Not knowing anything much about perfumes, i made the stupid mistake of leaving the bottle on my windowsill, so unfortunately the metal part of the bottle has gone all mottled and horrible! :( The sunlight hasn't affected the scent though, thankfully! The bottle is cute, chic and down right girlie - quite reminiscent of the smell!

I'm gonna sound like a right idiot if i try to attempt to describe the scent, so i'll leave it to The Perfume Shop to tell you more. According to The Perfume Shop, the notes of this fragrance are, Rose, Lychee and Honey. Basically, if you like feminine, girly perfumes, this will probably be right up your street!

My second fragrance was also bought for me for Christmas by my mum (Christmas tradition?! ;)) and its the divine, Body by Burberry. I first got a whiff of this via a sample that i sent off for, consequently it was love at first sniff! As you would expect from Burberry, the bottle is stunning. The bottle is predominantly a weighty glass design, with a gold top embedded in the glass and a gold spritzer. Altogether, it looks very plush! The scent is in my opinion more of a Autumn/Winter/Evening scent, as it is does have quite a comforting 'warm' feel to it.

Again, i've resorted to The Perfume Shop's website for the ins and outs of the smell. According to The Perfume Shop, some of the notes (scents) are, Natural Rose, Creamy Vanilla, Musk, Woody Cashmeran, Sensual Amber, Peach, Freesia, Green Absinthe, Iris and Sandalwood. That does sound like a lot, but altogether, it smells gorgeous!

Both these fragrances have been reduced in Debenhams due to the 25% promotion at the moment, so if you're on the lookout for a new fragrance, nows your chance to catch a bargain!

Debenhams current promo prices;

Chloe £35.55 (30ml)

Burberry Body £49.50 (30ml)

Whats your favourite fragrance at the moment?

Hope you are all well!

Felicity xo

Benefit ♥ They're Real!

Hello :)

A couple of weeks back my mum and dad casually tootled off to Cyprus for a week, leaving me in charge of house/cat keeping and to tackle the snow we had too! On their return they surprised me with a couple of gifts - Benefit's They're Real Mascara and I'm Glam . . . Therefore I Am Kit. They also bought me a box of Lindt chocolates, but they were gobbled up in record time! ;)

I've been using the 'They're Real' mascara for a week or so, so thought it was a pretty good time to give you my verdict...

Firstly, i'm a bit of a mascara obsessive, i collect them like they're going out of fashion and i have a very clear criteria of what i like; uber black, lengthening, fans out my lashes and a slight clumsiness too (sshh, don't tell anyone i said that ;))....

As always, Benefit really went to town on the packaging. The mascara comes in a cardboard box, with some information about the product. The mascara itself is housed in a classy silver chrome tube, with the title of the product emblazoned on one side.

Now onto the most important part of any mascara, the wand! The wand on this mascara is pretty impressive. In a nutshell, its spikey and long. The spikes are what make this mascara so impressive, they grab onto any lashes and coat them easily. As the spikes continue all around the wand, this makes it really simple to individually coat any lashes with may be hard to reach. For example; i have some lashes which for some strange reason grow downwards, so i can coat these lashes easily by using the spikes on the tip of the brush.

So, what do i think? I am thoroughly impressed, it gave my lashes good separation, volume and helped lengthen them too. I've also found that its quite buildable, i applied 2 coats and didn't find it to clump. One slight negative is that its a bit of a pain to remove, you definitely need a good make-up remover to get it off your lashes. A quick whip around with a make-up wipe doesn't cut it unfortunately!

Price : £18.50

Available from : Benefit Counters and www.boots.com / www.debenhams.com

Felicity xo

Psssst... I'm now on Instagram; Felicityxoxo

Blush Love; Coralista

Hey girlies,

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas & New Year. I had a lovely time, and was rather spoilt with my main pressie being a MacBook Pro. Feel very lucky! :)

One of my other presents this Christmas was a boxed blusher fom Benefit, the muchly talked about, Coralista! I was so happy when i unwrapped this present as Coralista is a blusher i have always pined after, but at a slightly excessive £23.50 it was hardly a product i could buy willy nilly. Thank god for Christmas, eh! ;)

The blusher is housed like any other Benefit powder, in a cardboard box, which looks pretty for a while but unfortunately in a few months time will inevitably look pretty battered! The packaging features a leopard print design, which gets a big thumbs up from me as i bloody well love a bit of animal print! (i am known to wear my Leopard print Pyjama bottoms AND Leopard print dressing gown at the same time....;))

Enough rambling about the packaging, lets get onto the product! Firstly, it smells divine, a sweet, light smell - kinda reminds me of the retro sweets, Parma Violets. The blusher itself is a peachy coral affair, with a slight satin finish. I apply Coralista in one of two ways, either on the apples of my cheeks, or along my cheekbones to give a nice peachy glow, which catches the light nicely. Like any other Benefit boxed powder, it comes with a brush. I don't use the brush, but i guess its convenient if you take this blusher out with you and need to apply it on-the-go.

For me, Coralista definitely lives unto the hype, from the leopard print packaging to the lovely glow it leaves on your skin, it gets a big thumbs up from me! The only negative is the price, but i guess with Benefit being a high end brand, you would expect those kind of prices, definitely one for Birthday/Christmas lists! ;)

What do you think about Coralista, have you got it, or does the £23.50 price tag put you off?

Felicity xo