Barry M Matte Nail Paint (#Crush), £3.99, from Boots
I’ve finally gotten round to trying out this part of the Barry M range after ages um-ing and ah-ing about it. I’ve been really into Autumnal shades lately so picked up ‘Crush’. From the bottle it’s a darker blood red, more subtle than your usual red polish, but actually finishes in more of burgundy colour once it dries into the matte.
I used two coats but it’s fairly easy to get decent coverage with one generous coat. Though the matte effect does help you see when the polish has actually dried, I would advise waiting a little longer for the polish to set, as the formula’s quite thick imperfections and smudges are harder to correct. For £3.99 it’s your standard Barry M quality though, which is never too bad for the price!
– New toy! New toy! – Fearsome Dreamer & Elle UK for my commute reads – present from my friend, who worked the McFLY gigs – waiting for public transport in my TopShop boots – beauty buys – work selfie – a very purple ootd – coffee and train times – I wanna be Taylor Swift (& want her wardrobe too – a change of scene from the library, working in Starbucks –
Hello folks and how are we all today? Autumn seems to have well and truly arrived here in the UK and I’m actually kinda grateful. Bring on the berry shades, fallen leaves, and abundance of knitwear! Uni is in full swing too, lots of work that I’m kinda ahead with so far (aided so far with copious amounts of coffee) and feeling motivated to do well this year. In terms of getting back on track with blogging, I guess I’m back on the band wagon a little bit, I feel like fashion week coverage is a good way of kickstarting my brain into fashion mode again. Also treated myself to copies of Elle and Company, this month and have now finally caught up with all of the backlog of blogs I’ve been so behind in reading for the past few weeks.
In exciting news of future plans, next year is really shaping up to be something quite exciting. My lovely bestie Kath managed to nab us some Taylor Swift tickets, I’m finally looking up dates for my New York trip, and am looking at the possibility of a general trip to the Netherlands (as part of a mini break for my friend’s Hen Weekend). The only thing I can’t add to this exciting plans list is LeakyCon Orlando =( as pumped as I was to head over and experience the awesome of the Harry Potter park with an insane amount of Potter fans, funds and timings have made it unlikely I’ll be able to make it over now. Ah well…start saving for 2015?
Speaking of future plans! Something a little sooner than all of this is Blogger’s Bookshelf’s 1st birthday celebrations :) we’re about two weeks away – yikes! – and Erin and I have been chugging away on the background with some plans for the big day and the next few months! Who would’ve thought we’d be here a year later eh?
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Getting obsessed with purple eyeshadows after reading Estee’s post.
M.U.A. Colourblast Eyeshadow Tints (in A Gil Like Me & Loud), £3 each, Superdrug
Those following me on Twitter will know how much I’m lusting after the Clinique chubby eyeshadow sticks at the moment. In my quest for a cheaper alternative, I came across these in MUA Colourblast tints in Superdrug.
I believe they’re fairly new to the range and are very similar to offerings that I’ve seen from the Clinique, E.L.F and Max Factor. The tints I picked up are ‘Loud‘ which is a dusty plum purple and ‘A Gil Like Me‘, which is a slightly metallic grey. The darker swatches took only two swipes to build a decent colour for an evening make up look, although blended ‘Loud’ looks great for a little colour during the day. The wear is ok, with both lasting me through the day but clumping a little towards the evening – most likely me not using a primer each time I used them – and for £3 per tint the value is amazing.
Perfect for a quick make-up fix, I’m also hope they’ll add more shades to the range as time goes on as most of the ones available at the moment were darker, neutral tones (‘Loud’ being the obvious exception).
