Essie After School Boy Blazer

I am a nail varnish addict. There should be a support group somewhere for people like me! I'm often asked why I don't get gels and the simple answer is because I love to change my nail colour way too often to bother with a manicure that makes the colour last for weeks!

When Essie brought out their range in Boots last year, I was so excited. Essie is normally quite pricey, but the drugstore range is much cheaper - £7.99 for a really good polish is a bargain to me! Plus, their brushes are, in my opinion, better than the regular Essie brushes. Shorter, thicker and easier to apply.

I wanted to check out the new AW13 range of colours and the one which really caught my eye, and several other bloggers, is After School Boy Blazer...the most perfect dark navy blue you ever did see!

The colour is amazing. A dark inky black in some lights and a rich navy blue in others. It's dramatic and stylish, the perfect colour for adorning your nails for the new season.

I applied it on the weekend and it's staying power is fab and I've had loads of compliments on the colour. I think this will become a bit of a cult shade so make sure you grab a bottle.

What do you think of After School Boy Blazer? Enjoy x

Sunset Nails

Sunset Inspired Nails

How amazing is the weather at the moment? Winter has finally left the building and it now truly feels as if summer is on its way at long last. I know I always harp on about how much I prefer autumn and winter fashion to spring and summer, but even I am craving the warmth and sunshine now.

Inspired by the gorgeous sunset I saw the other night, I fancied doing something a bit different with my nail polish choice for the weekend. Sunset ombre effect nails! I went through my varnish collection and selected 5 colours, which could replicate a pretty British sunset. I decided to go for the warmer tones of a sunset - yellows, pinks and corals as opposed to the more tropical pinks, purples and blues.

I've decided to use a different brand for each nail, and have chosen a Barry M, Essie, Fearne Cotton, Bourjois and Mavala. Here are my colours:

Barry M Textured Effect in Station Road

Bourjois No Chips in Number 4502

Fearne in Coral

Mavala in Beirut

Essie in Tart Deco

Then I just applied the colours as they would appear chronologically during sunset - the bright yellow of the sun, fading into a soft orange, into a pinky coral, into a darker coral and finally a deeper red. I think the effect is really pretty and I might try out a tropical sunset theme next week, using my beloved lilacs, purples and pinks.

What do you think of the final look? Is it something you would try? Enjoy x

My Week In Pictures - Week 2

Happy Jubilee weekend everyone!

I hope you all are having a fab long weekend. Sorry for the lack of posts this week - it's been a busy one! Hopefully it'll be back to regular posting next week.

Anyway, here is my second week in pictures post. I hope you like it. Enjoy x

Carnaby Street Shopping Party

Taking advantage of 20% off at Monki

Regent Street getting read for the Jubilee festivities

Shopping at Monki

Itsu lunch

New favourite thing!

Karen modeling our new tropical blazer at work

Testing out the new Essie colours at Boots on Jo

Trying to decide which nail varnish to buy this week

Yummy sushi lunch

Sampling butterbeer at Harry Potter World

Entering the Great Hall of Hogwarts at Harry Potter World

Destination Inspiration event with Caryn Franklin

Caryn Franklin talk

 

Breaking out my Steve Madden brogues and lacy socks

New top from Monki

New Essie nails

Cat sitting Tinkerbell and Pocket

Gorgeous flower stall at St. Albans market

Jubilee Juice

Meadham Kirchoff event at Topshop

Meadham Kirchoff event

My Week In Pictures

Hello! I hope you're all enjoying this very sunny weekend.

I thought I would try something a little different today. A lot of my favourite blogs tend to do a round up of their week, in pictures. They always look great, and most of them use iphones and the app instagram, so the post looks more like a photo diary. I unfortunately don't have an iphone, and no instagram...so I'm afraid the pictures have been taken on my crappy blackberry.

Hopefully you'll still like them though :o)

So, here is my week in pictures. I'll try and make this a weekly post. Enjoy X

my cousin Holly's baby shower

gorgeous baby shower cake

checking out the new essie range at Boots

the whole essie collection

stunning flowers outside Liberty's

loving River Island's tribute to the Jubilee

must have these shoes from River Island

messy desk

waiting to get into Oxford Circus station

summer feet

fabulous tribal inspired jewellery at Zara

new nail varnish from the Hed Kandi range from Models Own

London in the sunshine

my favourite ever bath product

Jo from work's fabulous Cos sandals

healthy desk snack

zumba time

little pressie from my hubby

Emily from work tidying up my messy rail

summer work outfit

side view

obsessed with my bedroom wallpaper

lunch with soon to be mama Sophie

amazing vintage Kellogs boxes