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Black Button Shorts
25 GBP - missselfridge.com
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Tights for Every Occasion in Family Dinner
$15 - modcloth.com
Leggings tights »

Michael Antonio Lloyd
$54 - lorisshoes.com
Michael antonio shoes »

Oscar de la Renta 24-karat gold-plated multi-stone bracelet
$475 - net-a-porter.com
Stone bangles »

MARC BY MARC JACOBS Patent Strap Oversized Watch
$200 - nordstrom.com
Marc by marc jacobs jewelry »

ad Hatter 14k Gold Plated Necklace
30 GBP - coggles.com
Disney couture jewelry »

Nina Ricci - Ricci Ricci Eau De Parfum Spray 30ml/1oz
$52 - yesstyle.com

Капсульная коллекция H&M - Let's...
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Party tops »

Creative Imaginations - Beloved Collection - 12 x 12 Foil Die Cut...
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Boy's Can Be Lovely When They Want To Be :)

Hello Lovelies,

I just thought I'd write a quick blog post on what my gorgeous boyfriend Stanley bought me for Christmas.

I had no idea what to expect from him as I hadn't particularly asked for anything (apart from a CD with all of his songs on, that he cheekily tried to include as a 'present':P) but overall he did rather well. I'm so proud aha:)

Anyway I thought some of the things would be of interest to you all as they are from LUSH.:D

First up is Cinders Bath Ballistic

He had absolutely no idea I wanted to try this one so he (or the sales assistant) did very well..

It smells absolutely delicious and has filled my whole room with its lovely scent. I can't wait to try this one out.

Next he bought me Vanilla Fountain Bath Ballistic, which is one of my favourites. It turns the bath a rather strange yellow colour but the scent of vanilla and sandalwood certainly make up for it.

The last thing from lush was Karma Komba Shampoo Bar.

I've never actually tried one of their Shampoo Bars before and the first thing he said when I opened it was 'I didn't even know you could get shampoo in a bar, its weird, that's why I bought it' :')

It smells lovely though and makes me want to have a shower right now. However, I think i may have to nip into lush and buy a tin for it as i don't want it to go all mushy :)

The last thing I got was the cutest little magnetic bookmarks EVER. They are little mushrooms!!! So cute :) Then again I love anything and everything from Paperchase.

I hope to do a review on Cinders bath bomb very very soon.

Thankyou Stanley!!

Much Love

Lou

xxx

Glitter & Gloss

Afternoon Lovelies :)

I have had an absolutely wonderful Christmas, I hope you all have too. I also got waaayy more than I was expecting, especially since I have a new camera this year.

I think my parents were enjoying the fact that this was my last 'childhood' Christmas and went a bit crazy on the present buying front aha. I can't say I'm complaining though. Thankyou Mum and Dad!!! :D

It was a very quite, albite lovely Christmas this year as I celebrated with only my Parents. However I was free from Revision for a whole day and got to eat one hell of a lot of food whilst spending time with my family.

Today's blog post is going to be about one of the GORGEOUS presents my Mum gave to me. (I wasn't expecting this one)

The Nails Inc. Glitter & Gloss Minis Collection.

The beautifully packaged box comes with 10 miniature nail polishes from the Glitter & Gloss collection and I can safely say there isn't a single colour I don't like!!

I love how they are all named after places in London too :)

The set includes:

Bloomfield Terrace.

This is a gorgeous, slightly pearlescent red colour.

Egerton Gardens.

A full on pink, purple, red and blue sparkle haven.

Culford Gardens.

A beautiful shimmery Silver/Gold (My Favourite)

Rawlings Street.

A lovely Turquoise with a hint of shimmer

Saville Row.

A deep mahogany red/brown

Bourne Street.

A bright red packed with glitter

Belgrave Place.

A deep cobalt blue

Little Venice

A sheer light, neutral pink.(Currently Wearing)

Bruton Street.

A neutral mauvey brown with a hint of pink

Victoria

A very deep red/purple

My favourite thing about miniature sets, is you can almost 'try before you buy'. I love to experiment with colours, but it is also great that if I love one of the colours enough, I can splash out and repurchase. Knowing I already love the shade.

This box retails for £50 however my mum told me she snapped it up for £25. Not bad for ten reasonably sized polishes.

Plus the box will be great for storing nail files, cuticle sticks etc when the polishes run out.

If you would like to see a swatch of any let me know. (I attempted to paint each nail a different colour which failed due to my impatience)

Would anyone consider purchasing this gift set?

What is your opinion on Nails Inc.?
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Love

Lou

xx

Christmas Sparkles NOTD

Hello Lovelies,

I was feeling rather festive yesterday and decided to go for a bit of sparkle on the nail front.

Now considering the sparkle itself is pink and silver, I wouldn't really call them Christmaassy colours. However, it is still rather pretty so thats what counts!!

I bought the glittery nail varnish online from Barry M for bonfire night and decided it would look much nicer painted over a black nail polish :) Here's the result of 2 coats of black and a layer of sparkle...

Apologies for the bad lighting I took the photo last night.

I've also been wearing this for a couple of days and there is only slight chipping :)

Black Polish - Barry M 47

Glitter Nail Varnish - Barry M 210 ( Once Upon a Time)

With Sally Hansen Insta Grip Base and Top coats.

Now, unlike most Barry M Glitter Polish's that cover the entire nail sufficiently in a couple of coats, e.g. Red Glitter 150, this one doesn't. I personally think it looks a lot better over a solid dark base. I'm going to try purple next :D Also for the usual £2.99 a bottle, it is still a bargain !! :D

Let me know what you think and if you fancy purchasing.

Merry Christmas

Love

Lou

xx

Mac Neutral Palette (ish) & Kooky Christmas Baubles ...

Hello Lovelies,

I haven't done a post in what seems like forever. Alas I had no working camera. However, I have acquired a brand spanking new, wonderfully gorgeously delightful camera very recently and my amazing parents have let me play with my Christmas Prezzy early :D

This may have its disadvantages when it comes to Christmas morning (I may put it back in the box and wrap it up, to open again :')) but i am a very happy bunny at present.

It is the Panasonic FZ38 and my do i love it.

Plus it's going to be sooo much easier to keep up to date with my blog as i feel like i've been neglecting you a little recently.

So without further ado...

I was in Nottingham around 2 months ago visiting the University for an open day. (I really hope i get the grades, its beautiful). 

I had to travel down there from Leeds alone and spend the entire day until I could get the bus back. 

After finishing up with meetings and presentations, I thought what better way to spend my time but to see what shopping the city has to offer. I was not disappointed!!

I only had a little money with me as i wasn't planning on buying anything, but i did pick up something I had been lusting after for a long time...

Behold my MAC Palette.

I LOVE the fact it is in no way fussy. Many people think its too plain or boring but I think it makes it ten times easier to organise into my small collection.

There is one dilemma though...

It only has one Eyeshadow!!! (Woodwinked)

Gorgeous Yet Lonely.

Now this problem was brought to my attention by the lovely Lauren over at Laurens Dressing Room who recently posted about the fact she had owned her palette for several months and had not added anything to it.

Well Lauren, you have inspired me to start increasing my collection ahah!! (any excuse :P)

Any suggestions as to which colours to go for would be great, Im already eyeing up All That Glitters, also check out Lauren's Blog, Its rather spiffy.:D

In other news, the family Christmas Tree was introduced into the household earlier this week and considering I'm feeling very festive I thought i would share it with you. (Im very lucky in my house because high ceiling=bigger tree)

Spot my awesome Shaun The Sheep footstool 8-)

I also wanted to show you the most amazingly adorably wonderful baubles in the whole entire world.

MUSHROOMMSS!!!

So pretty.

I feel like this is an absolutely mammoth post :/

Ahwell may as well add in a quick OOTD (ish) to make it longer :D

Cardigan - Matalan

Top - Select

Braclet - Birthday Present

Beads - Claires ( ribbon and bow attached my yours truly)

More of a 'Top Half of the Day' really lol.

If I don't manage another post before Christmas I hope you all have a wonderful day and get everything you've dreamed of :)

Merry Christmas

Much Love

Lou

xxx

Beautiful Bottle, Beautiful Scent...

Evening Lovelies :)

During my annual Summer Holiday with the family, earlier this year I spent a long, long time in the wonderful duty free at Gatwick airport. This glorious haven of reduced beauty products is where I discovered this...

Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci

I sprayed this onto my wrist at Gatwick and left it to settle. I wanted it. However, I could not justify spending that much of my Holiday money before we'd even stepped onto the plane. So, off i trundled to Croatia!!

On the way back I just so happened to take a quick look in the minuscule duty free overseas. Having spent very little during the 2 weeks, I spotted this and decided to go for it. It cost me around 500 kuna  (around £32) I then skipped on home very very pleased with myself for this tantalizing find :D

Anyway, onto the review.

Looks

I think the bottle is just beautiful and the packaging certainly drew me in, almost as much as the scent itself. The bottle is of lovely quality and I adore the way the lid is part of the ribbon, so delicately wrapped around the bottle itself. Of course another bonus is its luxurious deep pink hue so it looks gorgeous sat on my dressing table next to all my other perfumes.

Scent

On the website this is described as 'The new mischievous fragrance by Nina Ricci' it also says...

''Glamorous and audacious, Ricci Ricci embodies a new urban heroine in the Parisian and sophisticated universe of Nina Ricci. Her power lies in her ribbon she plays with to colour and beautify the world with fantasy and poetry.

Fragrance

Ricci Ricci is a fresh and sensual floral built around the Beauty of the Night flower.

Full of contrasts, the fragrance is easy-to-wear, branded and extremely feminine. It is designed for an optimistic and self-confident woman.

Daring, the sparkling top notes of Rhubarb and Bergamot bring a modern freshness. The middle note is floral, glamorous and feminine. It is built around the Rose Centifolia and the Indian Tuberose, and is enhanced by the Beauty of the Night, a unique and mysterious flower that reveals Ricci Ricci’s personality. Sensual and elegant, the base note comes with warm, deep notes of Patchouli Fraction and Sandalwood.''

I must say, I totally agree with this description. To me, when spritzed, the scent is quite strong and musky with a hint of spice that makes me feel all cosy and wintry. Then, as it settles it sits well on the skin and takes on more of a floral note, not too overpowering and non offensive to anyone sat near you. Its staying power is brilliant as being an Eau De Parfum the scent lingers all day.

Overall this is one of my favourite perfumes coming only second best to my beloved M&S 'Peruna' which is a purse loving £15 for 50ml.

I would definitely recommend giving this a go when you are next in boots. Why not let me know what you think? Do you own this already? Would you purchase it?

Until Next Time

Much Love

Lou

xxx

First OOTD and FOTD :)

Hello my lovelies :D

Boy have I missed this!!
I feel like Ive been gone years although its only a few weeks :(.

So as some of you know my beloved camera decided to pass away, it was very old and i was in need of a new one for Christmas. However, it would have been nice if lovely Mr Camera was able to last until I received a beautiful new model. Alas!! This did not happen, so after a fair few weeks of blog writing urges I have decided to attempt some rather bad quality (in other words 'quirky' :) pictures with my webcam.

Blog posts will dramatically increase in quantity after Christmas. I promise!!

Thank you for sticking with me, here is the simple outfit I wore today along with a quick FOTD...

OOTD

PERIODIC TABLE FTW!! :D

Jeans - Jane Norman

Top - Select

Headband- Matalan

Bangles - Next

Ring - Dorothy Perkins

Necklace - Culture Vulture.

My hair is naturally a couple of inches below shoulder length. I tried to be adventurous today and attempt a fake bob/updo. I was rather pleased with the results if I do say so myself :D

FOTD

Peak a booooo :')

Face

 Benefit Playstix - Jax

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer -NC15

MAC Blush - Well Dressed

Eyes

Soap and Glory's Trick and Treatment (on eyelids)

Benefit Eye Bright

MAC e/s - Woodwinked

MAC Fluidline - Blacktrack

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara - Intense Black

Hope the quality wasn't too bad :)

Until Next Time

Much Love

Lou

xxx

Barry M Nail Polish Collection...

Hey Honeypies!! :D

I have found that Barry M is getting to be a little bit of a cult brand over here in the UK, especially considering they don't stock them in the US. I love them because they are inexpensive, generally a good formulation, chip resistant and they have a CRAZY colour selection. Always a little pick me up at the end of a long day:)

I could say I have jumped on the Nail Paint band wagon, however, i have been accumulating these nail polishes since i was around 11. Maybe i have just continued the trend? Who knows? :)

I haven't managed to include all of the shades as i recently bought 2 new polishes, although they should be found in my holiday post!!!

Its not a very large collection, (i even have some of the oldschool taller bottles) but its one I always return to time after time...

Clockwise from Left:66,47,161,291,295(Turquoise),290,137,134x2:P,136,150,262 and 296(Coral)

The ones i recently bought are 308(Berry Ice Cream) and 304(Mint Green)

I must say, i am very glad they have started to name them, as writing all those numbers down wasn't very interesting lol:)

If you would like to see any swatches let me know and I'll do a NOTD post.

Also if you would like to see the rest of my collection I can do that to :D

Have you bought any Barry M Nail Paints recently?

Have you bought any Nail Polish in general?

Leave a Comment below.

Love

Lou

xxx

I Joined Twitter!! + NOTD :)

It has taken me a very long time, however I have finally joined the (and i quote) 'Social Networking Site Everyone is Raving About'. Now I know its been around for ages and your probably sat there going 'What the hell is that girl on about?' but after lots of umming and ahhing i decided that, Yes i will get addicted to it, but No that's OK because it means I can keep all you lovely people updated on up and coming blog posts etc :)

Here's the part where i get really sad and lonely...

I HAVE NO FRIENDS!!!
aha
Nobody i know has twitter, deary me...

I have no idea how to use it, what to do or what is 'cool' :') so follow me follow me follow me lalalala... or equally leave your addresses in the comments and ill check out your twitter? That's sounds so odd:L

Anyhoooo, if you haven't been completely put off by all the things i just wrote, then it would be lovely to know what you all think, any suggestions for blog posts, as i plan to get really into blogging now i have a lot more time on my hands:)

www.twitter.com/Rainbowbuttons

Enough Rambling, onto NOTD ...

So I was sat watching The Simpsons earlier on this evening, and took it upon myself to paint my nails a lovely shade of Green, OPI Jade is the New Black to be precise, so i suppose you could say a shade of Jade? Hmmm

I also decided to 'live a little' (insert sheepish face) and paint over the top of this with the deliciously glittery 'Call my celery' by OPI. An adorable name i must say.
Here are the pictures, I'm not sure you can see the glitter too well but you get the idea.:)

Do you like my Little Miss Neat coaster peaking out from the right:P

This Colour is truly gorgeous and goes on really well in two coats, no streaks. Although I'm a bit of a scrooge and we are many months away from Christmas the little gold flecks in the glitter are very very Christmassy:) Hot Chocolate time I think...

Love

x

The Dreaded Annual Family Fortnight...

Now I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous that im complaining about going on holiday, but MY GOD, just a couple of days with my family and im going crazy!!. Anyhoooo, i got through it :P the scenery was beautiful and the sea made it worth while. I feel so much fitter now im back and have continued with my daily swimming sessions at the leisure centre (although its a far cry from beautiful blue sea). I also managed to pick up a few things while i was there.

Beautiful view from our Villa

My new friend Mr Tortoise

Another fabulous villa view :)

I got lots of lovely new things including a gorgeous new perfume :) Its certainly my favourite.

MAC Eyeshadow in Silver Ring

MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study

Softlips lip balm in Rasberry

Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci Perfume

2 Necklaces, 2 Bracelets from a market in Mostar.

and the AMAZING Button Bracelet also from a market stall :)

I hope you enjoyed my purchases:P

Any questions let me know, ill be doing a review on the perfume pretty soon.

Have you bought anything on holiday recently?

Or even just been on holiday?

Love

Lou

xxx

Present Time!!, Birthday Shopping Haul and Update :)

It was my Birthday a few weeks ago (nearly a month now) on the 17th July and i am officially 17 :) I had a nice big party in my garden with all my friends and received lots of lovely pressies, my friends know me so well!! I was going to put up a post on my Birthday however that plan disappeared rather quickly after a very hyped up birthday girl and a few drinks :D

I have also just returned from a 2 week holiday in Croatia with my family, it was a rather stressful affair, (crazy I know!!) however i am back home feeling fitter and with a rather lovely tan which seems to have transformed my skin from something resembling milk to a nice honey glow!! I did use factor 30 suncream as im not a big fan of sunbathing, besides, suncream makes you tan rather than burn and its a million times safer. I can't say I understand why some people don't use it!! Anyone care to enlighten me?

The shops on holiday were virtually non existent (although the scenery made up for it) so i wasn't too pleased about that, although i certainly took advantage of the Duty Free at Gatwick airport. Not bad at all!!!

Here are my lovely jubbly birthday presents :)...

This is from the Alice In Wonderland collection at Culture Vulture :)

 

I have this in 3 colours, i may be obsessed :P

Totally got a Periodic Table :P

I then headed on into Leeds today to spend my Birthday money. I also decided to take a leap and get my ears pierced!!! LMAO I know that sounds ridiculous but its taken me 7 years to pluck up the courage so i am very proud of myself .My did i have fun  :D...

                                                                                          

Novelty Stickers-Paperchase

Eye Make-up remover- No7

Alice in Wonderland Novel- Waterstones

Necklace- Claires

Brush Cleanser- MAC

Purple Eyeshadow- MAC

Lipbalm- Burts Bees

Duo Fibre Brush- GOSH

Nail Varnish (Mint and Lavender)- Barry M

Green Concealer- GOSH

Copper Waterproof Eyeshadow-GOSH 

What have you bought recently?

Love

xx