Winter Nail Pics

As I'm sure you have noticed (if your from the UK that is), it has become incredibly cold all of a sudden...

shocking since we're nearly in December...and along with the cold weather comes the Winter colours. 

Shops have made the transition from Summer brights, pastels and patterns to Winter reds, greens, knits and Tartan. Yes Tartan is back and I love it!

So in keeping with the transition, I like to put away my Summer nail vanishes and bring out my Autumn/Winter colours. These are my favourites for this time of year and as you will be able to tell, I love me reds!

First up are the reds, starting from the left we have OPI (the label came off so I don't know what it's called) which is s deep red with tiny tiny pieces of glitter running through it which gives of a shimmering finish. Sinful in Lust which is a very classic red with no shimmer but has a gorgeous shine, Sinful in Romp which is a glitter coat full of small pieces of red glitter which only needs a couple of coats to achieve a full coat and finally NYC 244 Downtown which is a berry red, almost purple. 

I have swatched them in the same order as above, hopefully you can see why I
 love these colours this time of year. 

Moving on to my purples, blues and nudes now with Barry M's Dusky Mauve which is exactly what it says on the tin and has a beautiful shimmer running through it. Then we've got a member of Barry M's Gelly collection in Plum which is a deep, dark purple which has a gel like finish, OPI's I Don't Give A Rotterdam is a very muted blue/grey with small pieces of glitter which are noticeable on the nail, but it still looks gorgeous.

Thank you all for checking out my blog, have an amazing rest of the week!

Bye! x

Rimmel's Kate Collection Review

Okay, so i'm a bit of a lipstick fanatic and although I haven't tried all the brands in the world or have the biggest collection, the ones I do have cover a variety of brands and collections. 
For me, Rimmel's Kate Collection stands out above the rest. Both the original collection and the Matte collection have an amazing array of colours and they are incredibly affordable at around £5.49.




Both collections are long lasting and only really need a touch up if you've been eating or drinking a lot as it wears away slightly. However, even when it wears away, it comes off evenly leaving you without those nasty patches of colour over you lips you get with some lip products. 





I do find that both collections apply really well and have a gorgeous finish, however if your like me and get chapped lips then be sure to keep your lips moisturised as the Matte collection can sometimes form little clumps of colour over your lips. I tend to apply a lip balm after I have applied my foundation as it gives the balm enough time to soak into the lips and hydrate them properly. 

On the left are the two shades from the Matte collection. As you can hopefully see they have only a slight shine, which is from my camera.. sorry! On the right are the three shades from the original collection which have a nice shine and are incredibly pigmented just with two swipes on my hand.   

       

 I'd recommend these to anyone until I was blue in the face, they are amazing for the amount of money you pay and the range has a gorgeous selection of colours. My absolute fav's are shade 01 and 110, but I do love them all. 

Anyway, that's all from me today. Thanks for checking out my blog and I'll speak to you all soon.

Byee!