New nails: OPI Tomorrow Never Dies and Essie Thigh High

I've often admired OPI from afar but never purchased, feeling 12euro was too expensive for a nail polish.

However, being a Bond fan (my favourites are Timothy Dalton and Daniel Craig) the Skyfall collection caught my eye. The polishes are all named after Bond movies which is a nice touch.

Originally Skyfall and Casino Royale were my picks but in shop they just weren't for me.

I chose Tomorrow Never Dies, a deep purple with blue and red microshimmer.

It was so difficult to capture this on camera and the light wasn't on my side either, but honestly it's a case of what you see in the bottle is what you get on the nails. I don't think this polish is anything special in terms of shade but it's one I really like and that wore surprisingly well on me (3 chip free days).

The second nail product is Essie's Thigh High.
This is my perfect winter colour, a burgundy with red shimmer. Hinting at the festive season while remaining classy, well that's what I like to think!
It was opaque in one coat but I applied a second one for good measure.  It was 5 euro (! Essie polishes are usually 12euro) from a local hair and beauty shop. Doesn't everyone love a bargain? I'm also amused by the name :)

Essie Thigh High

I'm usually drawn to deeper colours in winter and I think these are perfect.

What are you wearing on your nails? Any recommendations? :)

Nails of the day: Gosh holographic

Silver/rainbow qualities!

In the bottle this polish appears silver but when the light hits it, it changes colour giving a rainbow effect. It's quite the same on the nails. I have two coats of it on here and I'm pleased with the finish.

It's colour changing powers cheer me up no end on these terribly dark & dreary wintery evenings :)

Monday Must Have: Bourjois Nail Polish 1 seconde remover

New series to beat the Monday blues! Let me know if you like it :)

In everyone's beauty stash there are certain items that are Holy Grail or Must Have products.

Nail varnish being one of my favourite beauty items I have tried and tested many nail varnish removers. However, the task of removing it I absolutely detest. It's just so boring. And that's just regular nail varnish. Lately no matter how delightfully glittery the polish I just can't get to grips with removing it.

This is where this week's Monday Must Have comes in. Bourjois' 1 seconde nail polish remover is brilliant.
The idea is fantasic but simple, essentially it's a sponge soaked in nail varnish remover with a hole in the middle. You dip your finger in, swirl it a few times and tah-dah, the polish is all gone. It also smells ok, for nail varnish remover!

Now it doesn't remove glitter polish in the same way but it definitely weakens the hold those stubborn little glitter flecks have on my nails. Another round of nail varnish remover and away they go.

It doesn't work in a second but it's still a miracle worker that I'll repurchase again and again!

I bought this for 6.99 euro in Boots.

Outfit Of The Day

  

Outfit of the day posts are not my strong point. I need to get a) a tripod or b) someone to help me out and take the picture haha! 

However, here are some details of a recent OOTD.

 

Topshop jumper 64 euro

I usually would never spend this much on a jumper, of all things, but considering the cold winters in Ireland and the fact that Topshop were offering a 20% student discount I couldn't say no. It's really on trend with the military studs and khaki colour and it's super snuggly, a must in winter jumpers!

It also goes rather well with my ombré hair :)

I bought these earrings in Topshop too, they were originally 12.50 but they were discounted as well. I wore denim skinnies and black boots with the jumper so the neon adds a bit of colour to the casual outfit.

Neon green/yellow + Black skull

Pink nails

New RI purse

I've wanted a River Island purse for aaaages and this hot pink one is perfect. I can store all my cards/id's etc easily in it and because it's so bright, it's easily visible in my black handbag!

What have you been wearing lately? x

NOTD Essence Most Wanted

A very quick nail post!

I usually love bright nail varnish so I was surprised to be drawn to this chocolate brown colour. I think it looks really lovely but it's probably a bit dark for summer!

Sorry for the awkward hand pose but it was the best light I could get!

I did polka dots on one accent nail on each hand (my ring finger) to lighten up the whole look and I can see this being a HUGE trend in my future nail polish adventures =D (please excuse the cuticles!)

Essence Most Wanted and Bourjois while nail varnish for french manicures.

One thing I will say about this Essence polish is that while it may be cheap (under 2 euro I think!) I found the quality wasn't great. It chipped after a day (grrr). Also two/three coats are most definitely needed tor the polish to be opaque. Not sure if I'd re-purchase another Essence polish I might just stick with the lovely & budget-tastic Catrice!

Spring nails: Catrice Ultimate nail lacquer in Run Forest Run!

I really wanted a nice green for my nails for Paddy's day but couldn't find one anywhere! It's just typical that I find one I love about a week later.

ANYWAY, this is Catrice Ultimate nail lacquer in Run Forest Run! (I'll admit I laughed at the name)

The photo of the bottle is with flash as is the last picture so I think the second picture is a more acurate representation of the colour. The name suggests it's a forest green but I don't know if I would call it that.. it's definitely not mint green either. I'd call it grass green but that's just me! :)

The bottle suggests applying two coats, but to be honest one coat seemed fine to me! I layered on another coat in the hope that it would stop it chipping quickly (A little tip wear 2 days later but that's not bad).

I love the colour (so springtime!) and I was really impressed with the price, 2.79 euros in Pennys for 10mls, considering some of the Rimmel polishes are over a fiver for 8mls. I think I'll be checking out Catrice more often!