Barry M | Greenberry Gelly Review

I recently brought myself three Barry M nail polishes, two of those were Gelly and one Limited Edition which you can read about here. My favourite colour is turquoise, and I had to try this one first, I love the colour and the finished appearance.Now the colour isn't for everybody, and to be honest when I first applied it, I was taken back as to how strong the colour was, however later that day I decided that the colour was great and I got used to it! For the summer anyways! I had never tried the Gelly's collection and this was my first choice as soon as I saw them. 

The formulation of the Gellys seems to be a bi thicker than others, so they do tend to take a bit longer to dry, which is fine with me, I do one hand wait and then do the other. ( I can't sit still and do nothing I have to be doing something, so just doing one hand allows me to continue what I'm doing.) 

You do not need a top coat in my opinion, just two layers of the stuff and you are good to go. Super silky and exactly what it says on the bottle, Hi-Shine. 

Lottie xo

TipTuesday #1

So I thought about doing a TipTuesday... just sharing all the tips and tricks I have learnt ranging from a variety of things. I am NOT AN EXPERT in beauty and in no way am I educated in the beauty and health area, these are just small things I have either found out by my self or others have passed onto me. If you have any tips that you want to share let me know, I might give it a try and pass on your lovely words of wisdom :) 




#1
I find that my hair care gets bored and resistant to the products that I use after a certain length of time. Usually my hair becomes resistant to a shampoo a week or two before I can finish the bottle. Now I find this annoying but for my hair, the best thing to do is switch it up a little. Just changing the brand from Herbal Essences to L'oreal helps to give my hair that bit more, shine, smoothness and spring to it. I think that, for me this is the best thing to do. My hair feels healthier with something new, whether it's just for another two weeks, and then I change back to the first product. 

Variety is the best thing for me, trying different products allows me to understand my hair needs.

Hope it helps,
 Lottie xo

Current Make up bag favourites #1

I've decided to start something new on my blog, a little something called my current Makeup bag favourites. I tend to switch up my makeup bag and the products I use and love right now. So I thought, as July is coming to an end I'll post this little feature. I just assume that everybody knows about these makeup must have's, however here, I can rave about how much I am loving these products this month and perhaps bring some new things to your attention!

I have always been in love with the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation and it is my GO TO! So on hot days like we have been having lately in the UK (which is most unusual!) I haven't been using as much foundation as any normal month. However I swear by the foundation that it hardly feels like you are wearing any and the texture is so creamy to apply!
The Sleek Au Natural is a bit big to fit into this makeup bag,(well not really but I perfer not having my makeup bag take up the entire contents of my bag) so I either apply it in light-ish shades so not to be too noticeable is it wears away during the day or leave it behind. In its replacement however I am really enjoying the 24Hour Colour Tattoo by Maybelline! I've been using number 35On and On Bronze and the shimmers in it are just so sweet and not over the top and this product is So easy to apply on the go! (if you use your finger though, you might want a tissue to wipe your finger clean.)
I am a MAC newbie to be honest, the first thing I ever brought from one of their outlets was the Mineralize kin finish in Soft and Gentle. I've had this for almost a year now and o.m.g I adore this product!!! I have used it almost everyday since it's purchase and I still haven't hit pan?! It highlights the face and has the most gorgeous look to it in natural light, it makes you look, awake, glowy and healthy! the little sparkles in the compact powder just do wonders for me. To apply this I use my Ruby and Millie powder brush which is one of my softest and most used brushes.
The last and least exciting thing I keep on me at ALL times is a lip solve, at the moment I am using a Nivea smooth and protect lip solve. My lips are awful! They are at there worst in the winter, really sore and dry, however with all this heat they are just drying out :( 

So, there we have it, all my favourite things I have been carrying out and about with me on a daily basis, and I have been Loving each piece. 

One question from me to you, Whats currently in your makeup bag? :)

Lottie xo

Organisation!

My parent's recently up'd house and moved home. Now because I am at uni for the next two years I wont be living with them much, (expect for christmas, easter and the summer holiday of course) so a lot of my things are down at uni... now that it's 800 miles away from my new home... 

So moving house has meant down sizing, and oh my godness!! I have so much Cr*p I dont know where it's come from?!

So now I have a smaller bedroom it means becoming more organised (which I have never be very good at) So Pinterest has been a real life saver and eye opener! 

All of these pictures below have been collected from Pinterest...

I like this little storage idea, I think it is sweet, tidy and clean. Perfect for a bathroom, however being white it unfortunately doesn't fit into my bedroom colours.

I think this is adorable to! The little plates for the rings and bracelets are very sweet but a bit to available for dust if you know what I mean. I'm too lazy to dust every week...

Now this is a great idea!! The lid will keep the brushes dust free, although it strongly reminds my of a straw container at a fast food restaurant?

This is what I have been looking for for a few weeks!! A square glass container! But I'm still yet to find one!!! :( 

All images are from http://pinterest.com/lolaq92/organisation/ and unfortunately I can not located where they all originate.

They are Not my own!

Lottie xo

Maybelline | Mascara Review

I am somebody who busy's brands that work for my over and over again, the only thing is, when I came to purchase my last mascara, which was a Ruby and Millie make, they had disappeared from the shelves! I was gutted! So I had to make that horrible choice of choosing a new one... This I am dreadful at, I can spend a good hour to two hours deciding, and I end up getting those scary suspicious looks from the security guards! Honesty I am trying to find a wand brush head I like!!!! 

I don't like the wands which have huge chunky heads and I don't like the curved heads or the really skinny ones! Theses days I am at a lose, I had to change and I had to do it quickly... 

So I ended up buying the Maybelline Very Black Great Lash Mascara.

Truth behold, I actually like this one... The wand head is a little bit smaller that what I was looking for but I chose to give it a go...

My best wand head was a water proof mascara that was perhaps made but Max Factor? Im not sure It is at least 5 years old!!!! I clean the bottle and the brush often and use this mascara for its proper use and my favourite old wand to tidy and seporate my lashes, I love it, the two work nicely together and I still get to use my all time favourite brush. Shame that Ruby and Millie vanished but I guess we all have to move on.

So overall, I like the mascara, it lengthens my lashes adds volume and works great with my method, hopefully this make will stick around, I'd definitely buy it again.

Lottie xo