Beauty

If you haven’t seen ‘cutepolish‘ on YouTube already, you must. There are loads of videos for nail art, and they are all so good. This video, I especially liked because you don’t have to go out and buy nail art tools. I tried it out, and found it quite hard, so maybe you guys could try it out, and see how you get on with it.

If you get chance do it yourself, please tell me how it went by commenting, or even tweet me at @TollyDollyPosh.

The reason for this post is because one of the big trends this A/W, is big hair, which means you are going to need all the products in the world, especially the good ones! So I have chosen 5 products which I think are very good, and are worth the price.

This Nailfinity Polish by Max Factor is one of my favourite polishes. It has such a nice metallic shine, and it goes on amazingly. I am not sure whether they sell this exact colour any more, but I know they sell the same but in Reds and Pinks. It cost about £5.99, which is quite a good price. Unfortunately, the metallic shine, means that if you go wrong, or you get a bit of mess around the nail, then it is quite easy to see, especially if you smudge the nail. You don’t really need a top coat for shine, because it is very shiny in itself, but you may need a top coat to protect it from chipping. It doesn’t dry very quickly, as it is one of those polishes which become sticky after 2 minutes of drying, so you have to be very careful. In a way it can create small swirls on your nails, if you look close enough, but also if you put too much on, those swirls can look like drips. Overall, it is a very nice polish, but you need to be careful when applying, and also when drying.

Overall: 8.5/10 – Very nice, but you can see every detail or mistake.

Colour: 9/10 – I love the colour, but the metallic is quite shiny, so you have to be careful.

Ease of Application: 7.5/10 – It goes on smoothly, but again, you have to be careful on how much you put on, otherwise it will be a mess, or it will be too light.

Smudging/Chipping: 7/10 – It smudges easily, even when it is pretty much completely dry.

Finally I am doing a tutorial, unfortunately not a video, but this is quite simple so pictures are fine! My mum wandered how I did my ‘Ballerina Bun’, so I thought I would show you guys. Here you are…

P.S You don't tie the pony tail, but you can if you want!

This Autumn/Winter there are lots of new trends in the Beauty world, so this post sums it all up. 5 essential things you will need this season, are found below… BTW, You can find all of these items at Boots.co.uk!

At the moment, with sun, I really love nail polish. The one colour, I really want is White. Take a look at some polishs, I have fallen in love with!

Matt White, Neon Green, Cyan Blue, Bright Purple & Red Glitter - All £2.99 (Barry M) Walton Place Polish, Covent Garden Polish & Strawberry Juicy Sheer Polish - All £11.00 (Nails Inc.)

Firstly, thank you to ASOS for having a 70% off Sale, and secondly, thank you to my big sis’ for helping me apply these Nail Rock Wraps! Here’s a picture of how they turned out…

Nail Rock from ASOS £4.50

I am so glad I came across this post on the Guardian! I totally agree with these Teen Vogue readers.

Girls who read Teen Vogue, need to be encouraged to feel good in their natural skin. Seeing pictures of teen celebrities, air brushed and pampered, is not what they need to be seeing. Like the latest TV ads from Dove, about girl’s self esteem (Click the link for more info!), it shows that girls are worried about what people may think about how they look, and how they feel, and seeing people who look ‘perfect’, is not a great way of boosting their confidence. If you want to feel safe in their own skin, then models and teen celebrities should be natural to the public. Air brushing is a way of showing off no natural beauty, and covering up it all. Yes, the magazine companies want their magazine cover to look the best it can, but maybe it can look great without the Photo-shop editing!

I am totally on your side girls!

Here’s a collection for Summer, all from Boots. This collection is for a natural look, and it’s quite cheap!

Miss Sporty Eyeshadow Quad £3.09, All About Nude Palette £1.50, Collection 2000 Extreme Coloured Length Mascara Black £2.99, Smashbox Limitless Waterproof Liquid Liner Pen £16.00, Stila Prime Pot Waterproof Eye Shadow Primer £13.00, Revlon PhotoReady Perfecting Primer £8.99, Maybelline Superstay 24hour Foundation £9.19, L'Oreal Lumi Magique Concealer £8.49, Benefit Hervana A Good Karma Face Powder £23.50, Rimmel Mono Blusher £3.99, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm Stain £5.99 & Essie Nail Colour £7.99.

I love Cheeky Alice! It smells gorgeous! My friend told me to put it on my blog, and I love it anyway, so I did 🙂 Vivienne Westwood’s new fragrance, is perfect for you girly girls out there!

Cheeky Alice £53.00 by Vivienne Westwood