Little bit of my China Glaze Anchor Collection

Hello my dear readers!  Hope you are having a great week so far.

I know that there are already about million swatches of this collection on other blogs, but I wanted to add my bit anyway:) I bought one full size bottle of Sea Spray and 4 miniatures - Ahoy!, First Mate, Life Preserver and White Cap. I haven't originally planned to buy the miniatures, but when I saw their size vs price(9.6 ml each for about £7 for all of them) I couldn't resist! And I definitely don't regret buying them because I'm in love with Ahoy! - swatches to follow in my next post :)

I've decided to try Sea Spray as first of all of them:

• 2 coats of Sea Spray
• Bundle Monster plate no. BM20
• stamped with First Mate
• Seche Vite top coat

 

Left to right: Life Preserver, Ahoy!, First Mate, White Cap
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NOTD with NYC and ORLY

My gorgeous husband knows how much I love nail polishes so he got me 4 NYC nail polishes from his colleague who was selling them for about 50p each.... he wanted to make me happy with this great deal... bless him :) One of them was Plaza Plumberry - very dark brown burgundy almost black color.
I stamped it with Orly - Everything's Rosy and a Bundle Monster Plate no. BM10. I was very pleased with the final effect :)

My Saturday nails with a nail polish from Asda!

I didn't know that Asda have their own cosmetics range until now! I picked up this blueish-lilac nail polish called Ultra Violet as I really liked it's color in a bottle. When I applied it, I wasn't very keen for it. Therefore I used it with 1 coat of Barry M Grey underneath and Instant Nail Effect on the top together with 1 coat of Seche Vite. The result was great and I was finally happy :)

The 2 pictures below are showing the real color of this polish. I used the following:

•  2 coats of George - Ultra Violet 
• Konad plate no. M45
• Konad Special Black Nail Polish 
• Seche Vite top coat

 To be honest I don't really like the final result (and my index finger nail is terribly short)... I've put these pictures up just to show the real shade without any base coat :)

Silver/Lilac Smokey Eyes and OOTD

I went to my friend's 30th birthday party this weekend and this is the make up and outfit I wore. Sorry for a pictures heavy post, but I couldn't help it :)

Face

• Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in Sand
• Mac Studio Finish concealer NC30
• Body shop loose powder
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer to contour 
• Benefit High Beam to highlight
• Mac Warm Soul Mixed with Benefit Coralista on the cheeks 

Lips 

• Mac Pretty Please lipstick
• Mac Dazleglass in Money, Honey 

Eyes

• UDPP
• NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk all over the lid
• Mac Silver Fog pigment - first quarter of the eye lid (applied wet)
• Mac Softwash Grey - middle of the eye lid (applied wet), bottom lash line and above the crease
• Urban Decay Creep - outer V
• Mac Carbon e/s in the crease and to define the brows
• Mac Vanilla - highlight under the brows and  inner corner
• Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner upper lash line and water line 
• Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara
• Eylure lashes no. 107 

 

I was wearing fishtail plait inspired by Cheryl Cole :) 

I'll do a detailed post of my nails later :)

Outfit

• Dress - Forever 21
• Belt - New Look
• Tights - Marks & Spencer
• Flower in my hair - New Look
• Shoes - Peacocks
• Earrings - Peacocks
• Bow ring - George by Asda
• Bangles - George by Asda 

NOTD - Mr. and Mrs. by China Glaze

When I first time applied this nail polish I didn't like it at all because it was too sheer and as you might know I'm a big fan of opaque polishes. Then I applied some white tips and it changed the whole look completely. I love it now! It's perfect for french manicure with light purple/pinky undertone.

•  Nail Tek base coat - Foundation II
• 2 coats of Gina Glaze - Mr. & Mrs.
• Konad Special Nail Polish in White
• Bundle Monster plate no. BM11
• Seche Vite top coat 

 

And 2 pictures with different white tips using a Konad plate no. M62. Sorry for not taking closer pictures but I was too lazy to clean after konading and I hope it's not too visible from this distance :)

FOTD with Mac Shimmermoss

After many nails posts I have finally found some time and created this bright blue look.... I wanted to try my new Shimmermoss Mac eyeshadow and a Sleek palette so I ended up with creation :) The colors don't look very bright on the pictures but  my eyes were luminous blue in real. 

Face

• Make Up For Ever  HD Foundation shade 118
• Mac Studio Finish concealer NC30
• Body shop loose powder
• Sleek Blush in Pixie Pink on the cheeks
• Benefit High Beam to highlight
• Mac Buff Blush to contour 

 

Eyes

• UDPP
• Sleek i-DIVINE Primer Palette (top row, second from the left) all over the lid
• Mac Shimmermoss e/s on the three quarters of the lid and bottom lash line
• Mac Carbon e/s in crease and to define the eye brows
• Sleek Storm Palette (bottom row, fourth from the left) above the crease
• Mac Vanilla e/s to highlight 
• Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner upper lash line and water line 
•  Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara 

Sleek i-DIVINE Primer Palette

Lips

• No 7 Nude lip pencil
• Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Pink Kiss

My husband photoshopped this picture to show up the real bright blue color. I love the 'After' picture :)

He also managed to capture some of my funny faces - to be honest I was I bit tired after 100 pictures.... but he was testing some new part of our camera again :)