Shopping the sales

Hi everyone

This seems like a totally pointless post now as these were items I was lucky enough to get my grubby little paws on in the December sales just before my spending ban started in January. Mmmh spending ban, I feel like I am having withdrawals just talking about it infact I am having withdrawals just talking about it, roll on the 1st of February ! Ofcourse the goal then, is not to just spend all the money I would have normally spent in January. Anyway I still want to share my goodies with you and let you know where they came from just incase you can snap up some last minute bargains in the sales.

 

The perfume and lip sets were from The Garden Pharmacy where I believe there are still some items left in stock.

 

Stila Written In The Stars Palette - £11.25

 Laura Mercier La Petite Patisserie Fresh Fig - £20 SpaceNK

Shopping the Stash #2

Hi everyone

I hope you have had a good week. My week seems to have flown by and with it all my plans for posts seem to have just gone out the window !! Anyway back to the task at hand - Shopping my stash. I have a multitude of meetings this week and clients to see so I wanted to keep my look simple but polished.

Hourglass Waterproof Bronzer,  Real Techniques Powder Brush, Clarins Liquid Bronze, Mac Stereo Rose, Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed, Bobbi Brown Concealer, Real Techniques Buffing Brush, Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation & Real Techniques Blusher Brush

Mac Plumful, Nars Pleasures of Paris Palette, Lancome Hypnose Drama Waterproof Mascara, Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment & Anastasia Clear Brow Gel

Nail Care - Nail Ridges

Hi everyone

 

Welcome to my first ever Nail Care Clinic.

Todays subject is nail ridges - What causes them and how to get rid of them.

Please feel free to suggest a subject for next weeks nail clinic and if you have any nail problems please post them in the comments section and I will do my best to try and help you resolve them.

 

Nail ridges can occur vertically or horizontally on your nails and produce an uneven surface meaning you will find it difficult to get smooth and even results after applying nail polish or nail wraps, ridges can even cause your nail polish or gel nail treatments to chip prematurely,  but what are the main causes of nail ridges and what can you do to improve them ??

Eczema, dermatitis and dehydration can all cause vertical ridges on your nails along with vitamin deficiency(have you changed your diet recently?)  and ageing.  Horizontal ridges can SOMETIMES (Dont panic) be caused by underlying health problems so a visit to your GP is often recommended to make sure that there are no other causes.

 

 So what can you do to get rid of these pesky ridges ??

 

First of all DO NOT over buff your nails - contrary to popular belief you cannot buff ridges out of your nails and you could cause damage to your nail bed. Regular care and attention is essential and light buffing to stimulate the blood flow is recommended as well as gently massaging a cuticile oil or cuticle balm into your nails and cuticles morning and night, by making sure your hands and nails are well moisturised this will help you win your battle against those nasty nail ridges. Another key element is to make sure your diet is rich in vitamins and minerals and you are consuming atleast two litres of water a day to keep your moisture levels up. 

 

Your ridge fighting kit - a cuticle oil or balm, a ridge filling base coat, a cuticle exfoliator and a gentle buffer.

Please feel free to leave me your questions and comments.

 

Thank you  

Shopping the stash #1

Shopping the stash is a term which was coined by Lollipop26 - a very successful You Tube beauty guru. Lollipop26 aka "Laura" has now retired from You Tube much to the disappointment of her followers and now runs a fantastic blog Buynowbloglater if you haven't checked out her blog, it is full of fashion and makeup and another one of my favourite topics .....shopping. Another one of my very favourite bloggers is The Sunday Girl, she also shops her stash on a weekly basis and I though it would be a fantastic way to start the new year as I am on a strict budget during January. I feel like I have been piling on the make up and nail polish over Christmas so this week I want to keep my makeup and nails as natural as possible.

I will be keeping my complexion natural and dewy with an application of Dr Jart Beauty Balm and a little Clarins Instant Light Complexion Perfector followed by some Benefit Bronzing Powder in Dallas to help add some colour to my pasty winter skin. I will be applying my treasured Mac Stereo Rose Mineralize Skin Finish to the apples of my cheeks to give them a rosy glow and to disguise any pesky spots I will be using my Bobbi Brown Concealer in Porcelain. Dark circles will be banished with my Loreal Lumi Magic Concealer.

The rest of my face will be kept simple with some Chanel Ilusion D'ombre in Emerveille on my eyelids and a generous helping of Soap and glorys wonderful Thick and Fast Mascara - keep an eye on for a review on this, its amazing and I have had so many compliments when I wear it. I will also be reaching for Rimmels Lipstick in Glam and Korres Jasmine Lip Butter to keep my lips moisturised and glossy.

Neutral nails with Ciate Bon Bon.

 

New Year Beauty Tag

Happy New Year everyone

Well I for one cant believe the new year has arrived already !!

I hope you all had an amazing New Years Eve.

Have you made your New Years Resolutions ??? I am dying to know what they are so I have decided to start a little New Years tag. All you have to do is blog what your five top BEAUTY new years resolutions are and tag five people, ofcourse you must thank the person who tagged you and post a link back to their blog its really just a little bit of fun for the new year. So my five beauty resolutions are :-

1) I vow that I will not over pluck my brows !!!

2) I vow that I will always take my make up off before bed !!!

3) I vow that I will do an all over body scrub atleast twice a week !!!

4) I vow that I will drink atleast two litres of water per day!!!

5) I vow that I will not buy another shower gel or body lotion until I have used up the ones I have !!!

The five people I tag are :-

Hello Miss Niki

Beauty Balm

Beauty Lovers Notes

All Things Beauty Makeup and Shopping

Beauty Rambles

If you would like to get involved leave your beauty vows below with a link to your blog.

Lots of Love

Lipstick Fridays

xx

What did you get for Christmas?

Hi guys

 

Its New Years Eve and I hope you are all doing well and had a fantastic Christmas. Ive had a few requests and emails asking what I received for Christmas... Well I was a  very lucky girl and got quite a few gifts from my beauty wishlist from my wonderful hubby, so today I want to show you a few of my pressies, the Urban Decay products were on my wishlist and there were also a couple of presents from family and friends which were highly unexpected - they are all beauty and nail products - they know me so well ha ha,  I will show you these in more details during January but speaking of January - I am going on a beauty diet. Thats right I am going on a strict no beauty products buying policy but I have lots of exciting posts planned so keep an eye out for those.  Ive had a little splurge in the sales as well, so I have a few hauls coming up to show you and I also plan to do my beauty favourites of 2012 in January which will have lots of reviews and top picks for beauty, hair and nail products.
I will also be starting a beauty clinic where you will be able to pose your beauty questions to me, whether it be about nails, skin or well being, or anything else beauty related - I am a trained beautician so I would love to be able to help you with any burning questions you have. I would also love to know what was on your beauty wishlist and what lovely pressies you got so feel free to share.

Lots of Love
Lipstick Fridays

xx

 

Happy Christmas

Hi everyone

 

I wanted to check in to say Happy Christmas to you all. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your support,  I really, really appreciate it - sometimes I have to pinch myself because I cant believe people are actually reading my blog - eh !! How did that happen ?!

I hope Santa was very good to you all and I hope that your dreams came true this Christmas morning, now on a lighter note Im off to Chrimbo lunch - I have my fat pants on today so Im off to stuff myself stupid !! Ha xx

 

Eat, drink and be merry everyone.

 

Lots of Love

Lipstick Fridays

xx