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Showing posts with label Barry M. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barry M. Show all posts

Saturday, 4 May 2013

April 'Recent Buys'



I don't like spending a lot of money on things that are gonna end up in the bin after, I find that these cotton pads are great and very cheap, I prefer them over the ones from 99p store and from Primark.


Sanctuary Daily Spa Escape Youth Boosting Body Moisture Serum - Boots £8.50
Haven't tried this yet, bought it as it doesn't contain parabens or any petrochemicals.


Naked Skin Up Tone Girl - Amazon £4.59
I bought this as it doesn't contain any parabens or alcohol, which I always avoid in a toner.


Sen Detox Detoxifying Body Cream Scrub - Cheap Smells £4.95
So glad I came across this brand as they use all natural ingredients and it's super affordable can't wait to try this out.


Another firming lotion but I go through them so quickly.


I bought it to keep in my hand bag and again it's paraben free and contains no petrochemicals.


I don't usually wear colour on my lips so this should be interesting.


This was a kinda weird purchase this month, as I don't eat pasta, noodles etc and don't really like it, I think because it only has 4 calories, contains no wheat, no sugar and no gluten, I thought I would try it out... I was thinking I would probably add it into a stir-fry to bulk it up without adding any extra calories.



Naturya Wheatgrass Powder - Amazon £7.99
I was thinking about growing and juicing my own wheatgrass as I have read so many benefits, but too be honest I don't have the time or patience, I think this is the next best thing to the real thing.
It's a fine green powder which can be added to a smoothie or taken as a shot mixed with water or a juice. I prefer taking it in a shot mixed with juice and this stuff is amazing, (not the taste but the benefits) so amazing that I will be posting a full detailed review of it soon.


There are sooo many protein powders on the market, most of them include a lot of artificial sweeteners which I really don't want to be drinking everyday, I bought this as it is just pure whey protein isolate so I know exactly what is going into my body.

Thursday, 11 April 2013

DIY Sugar Spun Rainbow Nails...

A little over a week ago I painted my nails like this and thought I would post a DIY on how I created it.


You will need...
- Base Coat (OPI Natural Nail Base Coat)
- White Nail Polish (Natural Collection White)
- Glitter Nail Polish (OPI Pirouette My Whistle)
- Purple Nail Polish (2true Glossywear Nail Polish Shade 12)
- Blue Nail Polish (SurePromise from Ebay)
- Green Nail Polish (SurePromise from Ebay)
- Yellow Nail Polish (BarryM 134 Yellow 820)
- Coral Nail Polish (Revlon 990 One Perfect Coral)
- Safety Pin or Needle or Pin



Paint your nails with a base coat followed by a white nail polish...

OPI - Natural Nail Base Coat
Natural Collection White


...apply one coat of a glitter nail polish...


...starting with a green nail polish apply a small amount on some paper...


...using a safety pin or something with a fine point, mix the polish around until it becomes stringy...


...place the nail you want to paint next to the polish, with the other hand dip the safety pin into the polish and over the nail, repeat this a few times...


...repeat to all the nails...


...repeat with a blue nail polish...


...repeat with a purple nail polish...


...repeat with a yellow nail polish...


...finally finish with a coral nail polish...


...clean around the cuticles with an eyeliner brush dipped in some nail varnish remover, using a cotton bud will leave fluff on your nails and doesn't work as good...


...if you are thinking about adding a top coat it will mix the colours together and ruin the 'sugar spun effect'...it still looks good though like a rainbow...




Sunday, 3 February 2013

DIY Icing On The Nails...


For this DIY, my inspiration came from the cover of the latest ASDA Magazine, don't they look yummy.





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This is how they looked like once I finished



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Things you need:
- Base Coat (OPI Natural Nail Base Coat)
- Base Colour (Revlon 185 Sweet Tart)
- Nude Polish (Rimmel 60 Seconds 500 Caramel Cupcake)
- White Polish (OPI Alpine Snow)
- Red Polish (Barry M 262)
- Top Coat (Couldn't find mine so used the base coat)
- Fine Brush



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 First apply a base coat and a base colour...



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...next draw a heart on each nail...



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...on my small finger I wanted the look of dusted icing sugar, I did this using the brush and stippling on the while polish...


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...the next nail I did a red outline inside the heart...



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...on the middle nail I drew red lines diagonally across the heart...



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...then I painted the inside of the heart leaving an inner border...


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...on the thumb I used white and pink polish to create the look of piped icing...


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...finish the look with a top coat.

Have a great Valentine's Day everyone.



Sunday, 23 December 2012

The cutest little ring ever...

About a week ago I was browsing ASOS and came across this ring...

ASOS - Limited Edition Finger Tip Bow Ring £8.00

...from the moment I saw it I knew I had to buy it, for once I haven't seen anything like it.
It comes in gold, and has a bow design on it, I did see another in a similar style but instead of the bow a moustache (I feel like I am the only one who doesn't get this trend)...




It looks absolutely amazing once it is on, at first I did think it wouldn't be that secure and just fall off but keeping it on my middle finger, as it is the largest, it feels ok...for now anyway.

I can't wait to start wearing it during the holidays...

I pictured wearing the ring with my FAVE polish at the moment by Barry M in Raspberry <3

Tell me what your looking forward to wearing this holiday season in the comments below...