MY FAVORITE BLOGGERS/BLOGS I READ ALMOST DAILY

Hello lovelies, for my final post of the fave blog Friday series I thought I would share with you just some of the lovely bloggers I have come across on my blogging journey and left places on my heart. There are hundreds of you on Twitter I love so please don't take this personally at all if you don't see yourself on this list I love so many of you it would take me forever an a day to add you on here but these are some fabulous ladies who have made me smile one way or another and I am always keeping up to date with their most current posts and I really hope you enjoy their blogs. In no particular order and a very long list...

STRANGENESS & CHARM

Hayley, my blogger baby even if she is older than me aha! Always there for her as she is for me. I was wrong about Hayley to start with well kinda aha, just learnt her personality as a whole and underneath she is the kindest, honest friend I have ever met and I am so lucky to have her in my life now me Hayley and Chloe are the muffkateers and Sophie included are my little bitches. Also Hayley's blog is pretty awesome too she covers lifestyle, fashion, beauty and extras I am always reading her new posts. xxx

UNWRITTEN HOLLYWOOD

Chloe, love this sassy girl not only does she rock amazing fashion posts she is the loveliest girl and always makes me smile when I'm with her. We literally have the same taste with most fashion pieces, the other week we bought the same coat! We also had a little moment over that coat I got from H&M but I said she can borrow it anytime aha ;). If your a fashonista you will love Chloe's blog with added beauty and lifestyle. xxx

THE OTHER VW

Vanessa, Beautiful Vanessa inside out, the kindest loveliest person I have ever met. She is a make up artist so you can imagine her beauty collection, the only thing I dislike about this girl is she makes my bank balance cry along with Aimee!! Aha, these two are the worst people to take shopping unless your loaded hehe. She has a lovely blog with great beauty reviews and has also started up a youtube channel which I am loving!

BLONDE OF CARBS

Jessica, One of the first ladies I spoke to on Twitter and not been lucky enough to meet this little beaut yet, she makes my heart melt, she can make me smile in seconds with her kind words and has a heart of an angel. The sweetest most beautiful girl you wish to meet (online) if you're ever feeling down she always finds time to help you and make you feel better in seconds she is also so kind to comment on all of my posts, she's my little sweetheart and I love her blog! Go check out her gorgeous fashion posts and be jel over her awesome body!

SHE & LIFE

Ella, This lady is one talented woman and the best multitasker I am sure! She has a lovely little family yet manages to be a fab mummy, blog owner and blog designer and probably a lot more. She designed my blog and my layout previously I love all of her work, go check out her portfolio the best £25 I have ever spent. He blog is beautiful, stunning photo's an online diary of her life and you feel with every post you get to know her a little bit more she shares her ups and downs which I adore it really captures her personality and I love getting lost in her words.

SUGARFIXX BEAUTY

Kate, Kate is so nice, very easy to approach on Twitter and her blog is fab asnwell as her youtube channel, I can not stop watching her videos one of my faves at the moment, she has took to it so well and looks like a complete natural, I need some tips for starting out my channel more. She's gorgeous and had died her hair probably the same amount as I have, I love catching up with her most recent posts and drooling over her many hauls! This girl knows how to shop, who can blame her? All us bloggers get the spending bug from time to time, its an addiction.

TATTOOED TEALADY

Sophia, I love Sophia's blog, I have been reading this for a very long time she does the best reviews, very informative and gives you a great low down with also tips and hints and did a fabulous skin care collab a while back with everyone's skin type to adapt to all her readers which I thought was so fab. I have only spoken to Sophia a handful of times on Twitter but would be intriguing to meet this lady in the flesh and share a chat over a nice cuppa!

TEA PARTY BEAUTY

Hayley, This lady is very nice and very easy to talk to we have had a little run in but glad we are all sorted, I think we just have a very similar mind, I blog about something and she has already done something similar, I hate more than ever copy cats and being made to look like one did upset me but with most bloggers we are going to have similar posts I mean how many of us are there?! But Hayley has a great blog with posts that make you laugh out loud as well as sharing the newest beauty release or a review of her favorite. Go check out her dating posts you will be laughing your head off.

TEASE FLUTTER POUT

Laura, Beautiful Laura, we haven't spoke much on Twitter like we used to but she is a lovely girl with sass and her posts are fab. She does great reviews and makes me want to buy the product once she has described it it so well and perfect swatches.

MISS MAKEUP MAGPIE

Gemma, How stunning is her blog title? I love this lady, she was also one of the first people I spoke to on Twitter, with a massive follower account I was expecting her to be so friendly and welcoming to me and really helped me out. With most bloggers with a lot of follwers I do find a lot of them quite rude and don't give you the time of day at all and make me feel like I'm beneath them but Gemma is the loveliest lady and will make you feel so at ease and help you with anything you need, to an extent of-course she's a busy woman. I don't know how she posts daily and sometimes twice with her job, very proud of her blog and how far she has come shes so lovely too.

POCOCKINS

Sophie, the piece to mine, Hayley's and Chloe's jigsaw. A fellow mummy blogger friend of mine who is lovely and very easy to talk to, always looking fab when we meet up and makes me laugh. Her blog is also great with fab reviews, wishlists and lifestyle posts. 

FIZZY PEACHES

Lyndsay, Although we don't talk as much as we used to on Twitter with us both having busy life's she is the sweetest lady, very easy to talk to lovely inside out and I love catching up with her life through her blog, she also does a mean crochet mug holder! Still yet to buy one from her, perfect now winter is creeping up. I love her lifestyle posts over anything and always makes me want to go and visit the place she has just talked about with some great beauty posts and some crafty work makes me want to make things but I am so impatient for things like that, wish I wasn't.

AIMEE LOVES

Aimee, Love this girl, she is so bubbly, kind, beautiful, lovely and her smile could light up a room. She makes you instantly feel happy with her infectious laughter and could take you around Selfridges blindfolded I am sure always leading you lastly to the Charlotte Tilbury aisle, am I wrong? This girl knows how to shop beauty style and always shares with you what she has been buying her lovely blog, I always read Aimee's newest posts doubtfully knowing though that I will want what she has just bought, it's totally her fault I am now obsessed with Charlotte Tilbury she's like that, but honestly the best girlfriend you could have!

AND BEAUTY OR SOMETHING

Sarah, Another beauty enabler, literally go on now look on her blog and you will see all the amazing beauty posts, keep scrolling and keep getting jel of her amazing collection and drooling over her brows! This girl has some serious brow game, they always look amazing! Still yet to find out that secret, I was lucky enough to meet Sarah at a blogger meet I organised a while back and it was an absolute pleasure and need to see her again!

ERIN LOUISE HUNT

Erin, Gorgeous Erin love chatting to Erin on Twitter she always makes me laugh and I am usually following her thread on there with other bloggers and giggling away and having to join in on the banter. This girl blogs a bit about everything, healthy tips , beauty fashion and more love reading her most current posts. 

LEMONAID LIES

Kenzie, I absolutely adore Kenzie's blog, her photos are stunning and so pretty and her blog content to go with it is match made in heaven. I love relaxing and flicking on to her blog, eve better when I haven't been on in a while and I can have a good read through all her current posts with a brew, as well as Kenzies blog she is such a lovely girl to talk to on Twitter, shes so sweet and a stunning girly. 

AMY CONNOLLY

Amy, Also love this chick, have been friends with this girl for a while on Twitter and we have similarities and both fighters! We have come out the other side and making the most of our lives, she is such a beautiful girl and really hopes she realises this, she is a strong lady and can fight the world with her amazing strength and creativity which is infused in her blog. She does some fab OOTD's with her hot bod, beauty reviews, lifestyle posts and challenges along the way, very easy to read and a fave of mine.

A LITTLE BOAT SAILING

Amy, Sweetest girl Amy is such a nice girl very easy to talk to and I love her blog, her photos are always on par as well as her content, I am always checking out Amy's newest posts and she has recently been putting on some more fashion posts she always looks fab on them and love her style!

THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS BEAUTY

Clare, I met Clare at a meet up I organised a while back and she took a bit to come out of her shell but she is a very lovely lady, again another beauty enabler with a humungous Mac lipstick collection I am very jealous over. Her blog is very easy to read with great photos, there is usually a haul on there somewhere to drool over with awesome reviews and lifestyle posts.

CATS AND VODKA

My little Alexandra, She so beautiful and can just imagine her being the sweetest little thing in the flesh, I need to meet up with this gurl! She is so nice on Twitter and always cheers me up when I'm having a crappy day or just makes me laugh on a normal day. Her blog has a great mix of beauty, fashion and lifestyle with her personality thrown into it all, I am always reading Alexandra's blog and who doesn't love cats and vodka?! 

DIMPLEBUG

Amie, Amie Scott girls and boys one hot blogger with an awesome bod and even better fashion sense, she is always looking great on the daily and have known this girl fo time! She is hilarious, kind, lovely, sociable, bubbly, out going and an all rounder great friend to have. Aimie has not been blogging for a long time but seems to already have the swing of it and her followers are growing massively, obviously as she has took to it like a duck to water and her amazing outfit posts, I need her to take my ass to the gym! Go check out her blog and give her some love. xxx

I am sure I will do this once a month at least to share with you all some more of my favourite people and blogs, hope you all have a lovely weekend. It is very hot in Ibiza and I am missing my girls, a little aha.

MY TOP THREE BLOG CRUSH'S OF THE WEEK

ALICE - TEA PARTY WITH ALICE

'I'm Alice, otherwise known as Mouse - a 27 year old blogger from London. By day I work in Online Advertising and by night I fill these pages with my ramblings on beauty, fashion and my life and adventures. My space on the internet, Tea Party With Alice, started as a beauty blog in 2013 but has slowly developed into a blog that documents my lifestyle too. As well as featuring my favourite beauty finds, I also share my love for shabby chic decor, my style and all the places I've been.'

Alice blog is absolutely stunning, from her photography to her content! If your new to her blog you could literally get lost in it all, when I first stumbled across Alice's blog a while back I read the first page and within minutes I fell in love and kept pressing the 'older posts' button and soon became a great night time read, so make sure you have a cuppa ready. She has a great range of beauty, fashion and lifestyle posts and all her decor posts are very inspirational too. I also love Alice layout and how easy it is to read, pretty pastels and her photography is beautiful throughout.  I was very very jealous after reading this post - treetops and beach huts, as a child, I don't know if it was just me but I always dreamt of an amazing tree house, this looks like the total dream tree house and it looked amazing inside! Go check out Alice blog if you have never had the pleasure of seeing it before, I believe you will be hitting the follow button before you leave!

You can also find Alice on Twitter here - https://twitter.com/tpartywithalice

HAYLEY - LONDON BEAUTY QUEEN

'I started London Beauty Queen from the comfort of my living room in April 2010, filling a boring day with something a bit different. Little did I know that it would grow to become one of the most respected and successful beauty blogs in the UK, nor that it would become my full time job in the summer of 2013. My main point of difference is that I've worked on 'the other side' and know how the development process works, as well as the tricks that marketers employ to get you to part with cash. My honesty often gets me into trouble, but it also means I don't beat around the bush - I'm not scared to say that hyped-up product is actually a load of rubbish. I love to delve beneath the surface of beauty and tackle 'the science bit', explaining everything from why sulphates and mineral oil aren't that great for you, to how you should should be applying Touche Eclat. I hope you enjoy having a look around what is essentially my brain dumped onto a computer screen...' 

I absolutely love Hayley's blog, I am always straight on her page when she has uploaded a new post which is daily with even more than one post most of the time, you can never be bombarded with too much beauty and Hayley's blog is the blog I go to when I need new info on something or a recent product on the market, she also shares great tips and hints to do with blogging and goes into plenty of detail without boring your socks off! She also has a bit of controversial posts thrown into the mix which I love being opinionated myself and love reading others views on different topics, this one being one of many on 'how brands do controversial' themselves! She has dupes, hauls, new releases, favourites, make up, skin, body and hair posts with even health posts too! Again if you have never looked on Hayleys blog I am sure you will be hitting the follow button and will have you reading her blog for hours. She seems like such a lovely down to earth girl on Twitter too after having a few chats on there with her, if you need advice this is the best blogger to go to in my eyes. 

You can find Hayley on Twitter here - https://twitter.com/LBQblog

CHLOE - UNWRITTEN HOLLYWOOD

I am very lucky to know this girl personally in real life as well as internet life, I followed Chloe's blog before I knew her though and loved it beforehand but after knowing the girl behind the blog it made me love her blog even more as I know it is true to her and personal. I adore her style posts the most, girl has sass and her lifestyle posts she also throws beauty in the mix with some great reviews, hauls or recommendations. She looks stunning in her most recent outfit post here! I am loving the florals and wish I could pull of that gorgeous two piece, maybe after loosing a lot of weight after baby number two I could pull it off. Chloe's layout is simple yet chic and easy on the eye, you can find everything you need in one swipe and her content has all the information you need without the overload, go check her blog out you won't regret it.

You can also find Chloe on Twitter here - https://twitter.com/unwrittenchloee

BEAUTY BLOGGER TAG

Hello lovelies, so a couple of weeks ago I was tagged by my lovely friend Kirsty at Kirsty's Cosmetics Beauty Rainbow to answer some questions so here goes...

Twitter Blogging Chat Guide.

Hello lovelies, as promised I have a twitter blogging chat guide for you here to feast your eyes on, I hope this makes life a little easier for you so you know whats on and when.

MONDAY

#bloggersdoitbetter : 7 - 8pm - A chat about pretty much everything to do with blogging.
#fbloggers : 8 - 9pm - A chat for all the fashionistas out there, talking all style and fashion related.
#irishbbloggers : 8.30 - 9.30pm - A chat for all the Irish beauties talking everything from Beauty, Fashion to Lifestyle.

TUESDAY

#mybchat : 7 - 8pm - A chat all to do with marketing, Pr inquires and networking.
#fblchat : 8 - 9pm - A chat for all the fashion, beauty and lifestyle bloggers.
#bloghour : 9 - 10pm - A very helpful chat with everyone sharing tips and their knowledge in blogging.

WEDNESDAY

#lbloggers : 7 - 8pm - A chat for all the lifestyle bloggers.
#bbloggers : 8 - 9pm - My favorite chat, for all the beauty bloggers out there who love chatting about beauty products and more. (General Chat)

THURSDAY

#fbloggers : 8 - 9pm - Again chat for all the fashion bloggers out there.
#beautichat : 9 - 10pm - MY NEW CHAT - talking all things beauty related.
#tbloggers : 9 - 10pm - A chat for the teenage bloggers.
If you can multi-task between chats ^

FRIDAY

#mblogchat : 8 - 9pm - A chat for all the mummy bloggers out there.
#sbloggers : 8 - 9pm - A chat for the student bloggers and tips for budget buys.
#bloggersdoitbetter : 8 - 9pm - A chat everything to with blogging beauty, fashion lifestyle and more.
Battle of the chats, which one is your favorite?^

SATURDAY

#tbloggers : 8 - 9pm - Again a chat for the teenage bloggers.

SUNDAY

#lbloggers : 7 - 8pm - A chat for the lifestyle bloggers.
#foodbloggers : 7 - 8pm - A chat for all the food bloggers to share recipies and tips etc.
#blogchat : 8 - 9pm - A chat for all bloggers to get involved, topics vary.
#bbloggers : 8 -9pm - A chat for the beauty bloggers. ( Topic Chat )
#pbloggers : 9 - 10pm - A chat for all the parent bloggers.
#psbloggerschat : 9 - 10pm - A chat for all the gorgeous plus size fashionistas.

NO7 Boots summer offer

Hello lovelies, hurray for the rain going again, although I don't like the weather too hot I don't like the rain either because it means your stuck in the house. Not that that's a bad thing all the time but here is also a post to cheer you up if you love the brand No7. If you just buy 2 beauty products from the No7 range in Boots you get a free beauty bag full of cosmetics. I just couldn't miss this great offer.

Above is the free beauty bag you get full of goodies worth £30, but to get this all you need to do is buy 2 No7 beauty products and this is what I brought...

I picked up,

No7 Stay Perfect Nail Colour - I picked this nail polish up in the shade cheeky chops, what a gorgeous bright prink. Very rich pigmentation, quick drying effect with a glossy finish. This retails at £6.00 which is quite pricey for a polish that I never normally would purchase but i did and looking forward to its chip factor! The brush is a decent size so looks like it will glide over the nail just nicely.

No7 Natural Blush Tint Powder - I got this in the shade coral flush, it is a gorgeous blusher not strong in pigmentation but just right. Coraly pink notes fluttering on your cheeks would look perfect for day or night on any skin tone I think. It comes in nice compact packaging too so easier enough to slip in to your make up or travel bag. This costs £8.00 in Boots. 

Considering all I spent was £14 to get a free gift worth £30 is a pretty good deal to me.

I am happy with my purchases but even happier when I saw what was inside my beauty bag...

Check out the free goodies.

No7 Airbrush Away Primer - A hypo-allergenic primer that magics away signs of ageing noticeable signs straight away it says. It smooths out fine lines, wrinkles, puts uneven skin tones and pores into a soft focus. I am looking forward to trying this with my troubled pores at the minute to see how much of a difference this makes. For 30ml this retails at £19.50 that is very pricey for my price ranges but I shall put it to the test to see if its worth that pricey tag. 

No7 Triple Protection Tinted Moisturiser - I recieved the sample in shade Fair Medium, it says it will make you achieve natural skin perfecting colour with this sheer, light diffusing tinted moisturiser that delivers all day hydration and protection. Once I swatched some on my hand I thought it looked too dark then I rubbed it in and it was a perfect match. I love tinted moisturisers in the hot weather as there so light and better for your skin. So I shall be testing this out in the morning. This retails at £11.50 not too bad of a price tag.

A swatch and partially blended.

No7 Extreme Length Waterproof Mascara - The wand on this mascara looks very intriguing! I'm looking forward to if it gives me extra length, I love length in my lashes but I also love thick colour to them too. But I'm glad this doesn't clump at least it says it shouldn't. I never buy waterproof mascara but I do think there practical in the heat and for holidays and this dinky size will be perfect to slip in your beach bag or your make up bag. Shall do a before and after picture for you. This retails at £12.50.

No7 High Shine SPF15 Lipgloss - I am not a huge fan of this lip gloss after trying it quickly on my lips, its one of those sticky lip gloss textures and I really don't like that. But the colour is so pretty it is coral kiss a beautiful coraly pink with quite a sheer finish but enough to give your lips a flush of colour. This will be perfect for my nan she loves her lip glosses and lip sticks so I shall gift this to her. It retails at £8.50 which I think is pricey for a lip gloss especially when its not a nice enough texture unless its just my personal preference. 

The swatch looks as if it is very pigmented but once its applied to the lips it is quite sheer.

No7 Stay Perfect Eyeshadow - I got this in the shade lilac shine and that it is, a beautiful lilac shimmer shadow. I never usually wear lilac's but I am stepping out of my neutral comfort zone and testing out new colours on my eyes so I shall look forward to making a look out of this. In a cute compact packaging too that wouldn't take up any room in your make up bag! This retails at £7.00 pigmented and gorgeous colour so not a bad price tag.

After receiving all these goodies I even love the clear beauty bag with flashes of colours it all comes in which I shall be using to store my cosmetics in. 

I think its a gorgeous little bag with enough space to fit in lots of your cosmetic goodness! 

Has anyone else out there indulged in this offer or thinking about it now?

I really think its a great offer and your summer cosmetic essentials inside even a good beauty starter pack! All you have to do is purchase two beauty products why not treat yourself :)

THE GLAMOUR BEAUTY POWER LIST | LIB

Latest In beauty The glamour beauty power list £18.99

Hello lovelies so a couple of weeks ago I bought this beauty box form one of many Latest in Beauty collections, all the beauty bits inside it appealed to me so I thought why not! They also had a free DHC cleanser with the offer and code but I don't think that code is running anymore sadly, but that is one of the main reasons I got this box, it's the best cleanser I have ever used! But back to the box...

Garnier Miracle Sleeping Cream - I have been using this every night for a bout a week now and I have noticed a massive improvement in my skin, it's so much more hydrated, clean, no spots forming and can feel the firmness in my skin too, it defiantly illuminates to I feel such a glow when I look in the mirror in the morning now rather than looking so fatigued like I used to. Well worth the pennies if you're thinking of trying out a new night cream, it's took me ages to find a decent one and I'm pretty impressed with this purse friendly one so far.

Nails Inc Nail Kale Superfood Base Coat - I have only used this once but it gave my nails a shiny glow and they looked pretty fantastic just having this base coat on without any nail polish, the next time I give my nails a break from nail polishes I will definitely just be putting this on them to give them that healthy glow. 

Revlon Ultra HD Lipstick in the shade Gladiolus - I am a huge fan of of these lipsticks my Revlon already and own a couple and was happy to receive a red sort of shade from their collection as I think it will be perfect for the winter months ahead, there's something about pale skin and red lips on a frosty day! 

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer - I haven't used this yet and I actually have another sample of this somewhere so it shows the enthusiasm I have for this product, not a lot. However I will try it out since I have currently gone a lot blonder starting from my balayage journey here so my hair could probably benefit from this! 

Vita Liberate Luxury Tan - This is a mini self tanning night time moisture mask to gradually build a tan, I might use this just for my face to see how I get on as I have recently had a spray tan and the tan always seems to fade quickly of my face so I shall see how this develops and how long also!

Eyeko Midnight Blue Mascara - Not going to lie I was gutted when I received the midnight blue mascara rather than the black one but I see blue a lot lately, so it must be 'in', I'm going to have to test it out to see how it goes against my green eyes!

Rimmel Nail Polish In the shade Glastonberry - I actually already had tis particular nail polish so I gave it to my mum, she loved the shade as I do and I find these nail polishes really long lasting. I think its a lovely summery shade and I tend to go more near the plum sort of shades during the winter months and a few nude ones but my mum will get her wear out of this as she loves bright coloured nails all year around. 

Kiko Velvet Touch Creamy Stick Blush in the shade 04 - I have never actually tried anything from the brand Kiko before and was really happy to receive one of their cream blush sticks as cream blush is one of my favourite forms of blush currently, 04 is a gorgeous pinky shade, id say a barbie pink sort of colour and will look lovely against fair or dark skin in my opinion.

Overall the box is worth £92.87 but I paid £18.99 so a huge saving! If you love a few of these beauty bits in here it's well worth the price and savings, let me know what you think of this particular box or check out their other boxes they have to offer. 

Beauty Crown - Week 3

The Beauty Crown Awards are a yearly favorites collaborative effort including beauty bloggers around the globe. The Beauty Crown Awards were created by Lily from Beauty with Lily Liz from My Pretty Obsessions, Jackie from Five Two Certified, and Shalunya from Shalunya & Boyet. We felt that a collaborative effort from a large number of beauty bloggers would be much more interesting to our readers and would garner more attention. The Beauty Crown Awards are a 5 week event with each week covering types of products.

Week 1 - Personal Care Products - Dec 2 - Dec 8, 2013

Week 2 - Facial Products - Dec 9 - Dec 15, 2013

Week 3 - Lip & Nail Products - Dec 16 - Dec 22, 2013

Week 4 - Eye & Misc Products - Dec 23 - Dec 29, 2013

Week 5 - Facial Care Products & Tools - Dec 30 - Jan 4, 2014

Week 3 of the Beauty Crown Awards covers Lip & Nail Products. Below are my Week 3 selections:

LIPS

Lipliner; I am not a lipliner user, I just can't do it for toffee they always end up looking really ridiculous so I give it a miss.

Lipstick;

Nars Lip Crayon - Cruella.

Technically its a Lip Crayon, but that's ok isn't it? I am obsessed with this at the minute! From a non red lipstick wearer it may come to you as a bit of a shock but I am in love with it. A matte deep red shade that doesn't budge through food and lots of wine. The only down fall like most mattes is its a bugger for clinging to those dry bits so prep your lips for this gorgeous crayon with lots of lip balm! Vivianna at Viviannadoesmakeup shares my obsession for this too ;)

Lip Gloss;

Rimmel - Apocalips

I have loved these babies since they were released. I have them in three shades at the moment but will be picking up some more in the future. There super glossy and pigmented and stay put. What more do you want from a lip gloss? There not sticky at all and I love a good pigmented lip gloss these tick all the boxes for me. Some people hate them, I don't know why but each to there own right. I have shades Celestial - A gorgeous deep pink with blue undertones. Luna - Beautiful peachy orange, my favorite out my three and Nude Eclipse - The perfect nude to make your lips look natural and glossy, great for every day work.

Tinted Lip Balm;

Figs & Rouge - Cherry Blossom Lip Balm

I adore figs and rouge lip products they are very nourishing and do such cute packaging. Not only do they work there pretty. I loved my little tin of lip balm but I like the idea of the tubes, more hygienic too and are you a hater of those people that dip there finger in your tin and make a dent?! I hate that so much! No dent making with this lovelies ha. It gives a gorgeous flush of colour on your lips with the cherry tint to the balm. A girly pinky/red shade, your lips but better. I have loved lugging this around in my handbag/baby changing bag to use on a daily basis. Also its 100% natural always good to know.

Lip Treatment;

LUSH - Santa's Lip Scrub

I swear by Lush's lip scrubs, not only do they help un chap your lips they smell AND taste amazing. Who doesn't love a beauty product you can eat? Hmm. Anyway this is a Cola flavoured lip scrub like the Christmas Cola Truck theme. Tastes and smells so yummy and has adorable little hearts inside. Your spreading love across your lips to save them from soreness and chappedness. I use this every night if I don't forget and for extra exfoliation I like to scrub it on with an old (clean) toothbrush and leaves my lips feeling smooth and soft. Great for kissing that someone special under the mistletoe ;). I have featured this also on my Winter Lip Care Saviours >Here<

NAILS

Polish;

Max Factor - Glossfinity and minis

I am loving this drugstore nail polish at the minute, I seriously have nail polishes from all sorts of brands and love them all so this is so hard for me to pick but at the minute for longevity and shade range I am loving Max Factor. They really do last up to 7 days without scruffing. I don't really hear much about Max Factor polishes on the blogoshpere but worth testing out trust me. My boyfriends mum loves these for longer lasting too as she thinks doing nails are a bit of a bother, unlike me changing them every few days. But I would defo recommend you trying one out. Gorgeous shades available, I got lots of compliments on the purple shaded one above called Diva Violet. The other shade if your wondering is Cobalt Blue which I got in the Max Factor Christmas Gift set offer from boots another gorgeous blue shade.

Basecoat;

Sally Hansen - Powerful Acrylic Gel

For all of you religious readers of my blog you will all know I am a lazy base coat user! I just never can be arsed. But with being an ex nail acrylic user my nails are like paper at times and they need hardening up. This works wonders. Just one coat and your nails go hard like rock. You can use this alone for a subtle shine to a natural nail or under your choice of colour. Another reason I have tried using base coats is my nails were starting to stain from using bright or very dark colours and no one wants nasty yellow nails, yack. 

Topcoat;

Sally Hansen - Insta Dri Anti Chip Top Coat

Another Sally Hansen gem, I love this purely for the fast drying effect. I don't think it is a great anti chip charmer but it makes your nails dry within 2 minutes and I am very impatient so love this stuff! I also love an Avon fast drying spray but I am waiting for a new one of them and this is always used. I would like to try the OPI top coat but this is my favorite at the moment. 

Nail Treatment;

OPI - Cuticle Oil Stick Pen

This is great for moisturising your cuticles and smoothing out your rough finger tips. It is scented with lemons too, I love the smell of lemons. You just apply one drop to each cuticle three to four times a week and it nourishes them beautifully. Great size for your handbag and like I said smells gorgeous!

Liking any of my favorites? Can't wait to read yours.