What I'm Loving Right Now: Candy Nail Polishes

Spring is upon us (well it is if you live in the Southern Hemisphere like me), and now is the perfect time to bring out brightly coloured nail polishes to banish the last of the Cold Weather Blues. Normally I choose to paint my nails with dark, vampy colours, such as navy blue, violet or red. At the moment, however, there is something about candy shades that I love right now. I'd love to buy all of the colours from Orly's new colour collection, "Sweet". Each polish comes with a mini lipgloss in a matching colour. Cute! You can find the collection here.

Another sweet collection is Up & Away by China Glaze. They have a bigger selection of colours in this collection, but I don't think this brand is available here (unfortunately). Their collection is here.

In addition, Revlon have released three new candy coloured shades: Minted (a mint green), Peach Petal (a peachy pink) and Lilac Pastelle (lilac, as the name suggests). You can also find a variety of candy shades among other nail polish brands, including OPI, which is one of my personal favourites. Hopefully I will be able to get one of the Orly polishes, although ideally I'd like to get the whole lot. If I do get one (or all), I can guarantee that I will review them here.

Until next time! ♥

Shoe Lust

So normally I'm not that into shoes. For me, shoes are a "meh" accessory. On the rare occasion that I do end up liking a pair of shoes, I end up ruining them by walking through puddles or across muddy fields at university, and then they end up becoming Paddy's new favourite plaything (Paddy is my cat, he has a shoe fetish). Anyway, in town (and in all the other cities in NZ), there is a shop which sells the most divine leather handbags and shoes, by the name of Mi Piaci. I can attest to the quality of their products, as I own one of their handbags:

Anyway, as a previous customer, I received their Spring/Summer catalogue in the mail. I found some shoes I liked, and went in to have a look. I came out with these:

And, since those shoes were on sale, and they had a deal going where if you buy a pair of sale shoes, you get $50 of a pair of full price shoes, I also got these:

I am in love! And believe me, I am NOT going to be walking through mud and puddles while wearing these babies. And I already have my sights set on a lovely pair of evening shoes (these), which I hope to put on layby one day.

Oh, and about my kitty with the shoe fetish?

Yeah...

Feature: Escapist Fashion

I purchased a necklace from my awesome friend Megan's Etsy shop, Escapist Fashion. When it arrived in the mail, I was in for a treat. The necklace was wrapped up in light blue tissue paper, tied with a matching blue ribbon, sealed with red wax and accompanied by a lovely little card. It was so pretty that I was reluctant to open it! But I opened it without ruining the pretty wrapping, and I found this little beauty inside:

I've always wanted a bird nest necklace like that, and this is simply perfect. It's beautiful and exquisitely made, and the little medal and bird charm are lovely little touches. Thanks Megan! Expect more orders from me in the future! ♥

The Escapist Fashion shop can be  found here. You should totally buy something from there. *hint hint*

Mini MAC haul update

I have finally got around to posting an update on my mini MAC haul!

First up is the primer. As I mentioned before, it has a lovely light consistency (despite its creamy appearance), it goes on smoothly, absorbs excess oil and gives my skin a lovely, silky, shine free finish. In fact, it eliminates the need for powder (although I prefer to wear powder anyway). And since I forget to apply sunscreen most of the time (which is bad, I know), this will stop my face from getting sunburned during the warmer months.

Next up is the eyeshadow. It looks very pretty on the skin, with just the right amount of shimmer. It has quite a lot of pigment in it, but not so much that you need to be extra light handed with it. It's really easy to blend too. I'd love to try other MAC eyeshadows in the future.

Finally, the lipstick is also very pigmented, goes on smoothly and has a lovely satin finish. I prefer satin when it comes to lipstick finishes as it is not glossy, but not quite matte (which, if your whole makeup look is made up of matte products, can make your face look flat). To make it look even better, it is essential that you exfoliate your lips (you can make your own scrub using sugar and oil, but if you happen to be lazy like me, the scrubs made by Lush and Sara Happ are good alternatives) and apply lip balm, allowing it to sink in before you apply the lipstick.


To finish this post off, here is what the eyeshadow and lipstick look like when applied to the skin (please ignore the kitty scratch):

Lush Update: Sympathy for the Skin and Turkish Delight

So I finally got a chance to try out a couple of the Lush products (Sympathy for the Skin and Turkish Delight) I picked up in Auckland, so I figured I'd better update with a mini review of both of them. Please excuse my ugly bathroom.

First up is Turkish Delight. When I first scooped it out of the pot and squished it around in my hand, it felt thick and creamy, yet as light as a mousse dessert (if that makes sense). It says that it's an in-shower body polish, but I couldn't feel anything exfoliating in it, but that's alright. It felt like butter when I smoothed it on in the shower, and it turned out that I didn't need as much as I had scooped out (I only scooped out a small bit, and I only needed half of it to cover myself). When I rinsed it off, my skin felt all soft and smooth, so maybe there is some sort of exfoliator in it? It also made my skin (and the whole bathroom) smell good for hours.

After using Turkish Delight, I decided to make my skin extra soft by smoothing on some of my Sympathy for the Skin. Like Turkish Delight, I didn't need a whole lot to cover myself, and only a thin layer of it was enough to work its magic on me. My skin felt extra soft and smelled like a custard dessert after using it. The only downside is that you get covered with little vanilla seeds, although it's not that much of a problem.

And that is everything I have to say about them. Stay tuned for an update on the MAC stuff I bought, plus I will share with you a few products I ordered from the Lush UK site. ♥