En Route back home!

Spent a nice few days in London town with the better half for our 5 year anniversary. Have some goodies to show you but for now I'll just leave you with a picture from today in Camden.

London Wishlist!

So I'm off to London in a few days for a long weekend away with the other half. I've made the mistake of having a browse online and putting together a wishlist of things that I will keep my eye out for.

There's a lot here, I know! But a girl can but wish!

1. Zara Studded Slipper. BUY HERE.

2. Converse All Star Ox Lo White. BUY HERE.

3. Zara Studded Ankle Strap Sandal. BUY HERE.

4. Zara Leather Cross Over Sandal. BUY HERE.

5. Zara Bag With Tacks. BUY HERE.

6. American Apparel Disco Pants. BUY HERE.

1. NARS Laguna Bronzer. BUY HERE.

2. MAC Lipstick Blankety. BUY HERE.

3. NARS Deep Throat Blusher. BUY HERE.

4. MAC Lipstick Hue. BUY HERE.

5. YSL Touche Eclat. BUY HERE.

6. Benefit Erase Paste. BUY HERE.

How to: Glitter French Tips!

Hi everyone. It was my day off work today so I decided to try out some new nails. They didn't turn out exactly as I wanted but I do like the glitteriness, so I thought I'd share.

I bought these stick on nail guides months and months ago..pretty sure they're from Poundland. I originally bought them so I could try out a traditional French Tip manicure but never got round to it so they've been sat on my shelf ever since.

I started with fresh, clean, slightly haggered nails.

Applied a nail guide - which are pretty crappy as they didn't seem to actually stick very well.

Coat the tip and edge of your nail with a clear varnish and dunk it into your chosen glitter. Mine is from a local craft store.

Repeat the process on each nail. I worked with one nail at a time, rather than sticking strips on every nail all at once. This makes it a little less faffy.

Brush away any excess glitter that may be stuck to the nail. i just used a makeup brush. A q-tip/cotton bud works just as well.

This is how it looks after they're cleaned up a little.

Think I found some inspiration for a future nail art while I was waiting for these to dry...

Hello!

Finally, add a couple of coats of a clear top coat to finish off. You may want to use a cheaper varnish that you don't mind the brush picking up a little glitter because I now have little flecks floating around in my Sech Vite topcoat. Good job I like sparkle!

This is how they turned out. They're not the neatest but they look fab from a distance ;)

Hope you like it!

x

Royal Jubilee and a MASSIVE THANK YOU!

Hi guys, 

I'm sorry for the lack of posts recently, I've not been feeling too well and have spent most of my time in bed!

I decided to do a little nail art to celebrate the Queen's Royal Jubilee and here's how it turned out.

Anyway, I just wanted to do a quick post to say a massive, massive thank you to all of my followers. I recently hit 100 followers on my blog and I can't actually believe it!

I appreciate every single one of you and love reading your comments. Thank you so much for liking my musings enough to click the follow button, I really, really do appreciate it so much.

If you'd like to share my blog on twitter or facebook or any other social networking site, I'd be more than happy to, in return, check out your blogs and share, too. I'd really like some new ones to follow! :)

Also, you can contact me/follow me here:

email: neeny.art@gmail.com

twitter: @_neeny

instagram: neenyh

Neeny's May Favourites!

Hi guys, these are my favourites of may and a few June newbies!

Illamasqua Cream Blusher

I think these are in the colour Crush and Brazen. The names have worn off, but that's not the point, it's the consistency and wear of these blushes that I have been loving. They are super super pigmented and you need the tiniest amount to create a beautiful look which lasts all day.

Mascara Combo!

I've been loving the new addition to my regular mascara routine. I've added in a Bourjois Coup de Theatre mascara which has little fibres in it to lengthen lashes. It really does. Used in conjunction with my usual Maybelline Great Lash and Benefit Bad Gal Lash, it's great.

Also been loving Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs in Medium Glow Water Resistant. 

And Poundland's Twist and Out Instant Nail Polish Remover.

Now on to my June newbies!

I picked up two copies of Glamour magazine which are currently giving away free Benefit products. I managed to get Bad Gal Lash (Hurray! May pick up a couple more of these because at £2, its worth stocking up on my favourite mascara, no?) and the Porefessional primer. Excited to use these. They're also giving away That Gal which I didn't manage to find! :(

I also got a new ChapStick which tastes and smells amazing and keeps my lips hydrated and smooth.

And I grabbed a few new MAC eyeshadows. Naked Lunch, Woodwinked, Mulch and Smut. Excited to use these too! I got them a few days back but haven't been feeling too well so have worn no makeup.

Lastly, I picked up the BIODERMA makeup remover. I got mine from ebay and have yet to use it because of the no wearing of makeup...but I've heard rave reviews about this so can't wait to use it on days that I don't want to use my Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser.

What've been your favourites this month?

xxx

OOTD sunny days!

OOTD from today where I was just out running a few errands. Very hot in N/W today so got to wear this all day without being cold at all.

Tank top with Skull from Topshop.

Black jersey basic tube skirt from H&M.

Bandeau bra top from Topshop.

Bag from The Cambridge Satchel Company.

Sunglasses are the Ray Ban 3447 Polarized Round Lens.

Trainers from Converse.

Watch from Michael Kors - Style MK5128

See you soon!

Sally Hansen TAN GLOW Airbrush Legs Review

So, yesterday I did a quick review of the  Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Water Resistant Leg Makeup in MEDIUM GLOW. I was very impressed with this colour and longevity and decided today to try out the darker version, TAN GLOW.

Legs before: 

Leg on the left has product on...

Leg on the right on this one, obviously.

Both legs...

I was actually very disappointed with this colour. I'm not sure if I accidently picked up a different formula as this one I have doesn't have the WATER RESISTANT blue label on the top like the one I tried yesterday.

I found it too orange toned for my skin, applied quite patchy and definitely didn't last as well all day as the MEDIUM GLOW I tried yesterday. It is still on now (6.30pm) after applying at around 10am but it's not as smooth looking as I'd like. Also, this one seemed to be a lot more sparkly on the legs than the previous, too.

I will be trying the final colour tomorrow which is DEEP GLOW. This has the WATER RESISTANT label on, as with the first, so I'm hoping this will be as good as the first.

For this one I give it a thumbs down. I wouldn't repurchase TAN GLOW, however, would repurchase MEDIUM GLOW WATER RESISTANT.

Product Rave: Poundworld Twist and Out Nail Polish Remover

Lookie what I spied in Poundworld today. It's called Twist and Out Instant Nail Polish Remover and is very similar to the new Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover which was released recently.

The Bourjois remover is priced at £4.99, so I obviously went to try out this version first for 5 times less.

It is a pot with a sponge soaked inside with remover. You push your finger in, twist and pull out and your nail varnish is meant to come off like that.

To be honest I wasn't expecting much.

I have two layers of the base colour, white, two greens and a yellow nail art pen and two thick coats of top coat on my nails here.

First attempt. In...

Twist...

Oh my Gaaahhh! It worked pretty much instantly and removed every last bit of the many layers of nail polish. So impressed! I'd definitely recommend trying this before you try the Bourjois. (I've not tried it personally but if the Poundworld version is this good, then why even bother!)

Remember to pull this face when doing it...

Anyway! Try it out!