The Spring Tag!

I saw this over on my friend Ruth's Blog recently and thought I'd have myself a little go- as I haven't done a tag on my blog yet I thought it would be a bit different!

Would love to see some of you lot do this :)

What three colours remind you of Spring?

Surprisingly I'm liking muted pinks, unsurprisingly  orange and a lovely Mint green- so predictable! 

What is the first thing you add to your Spring wardrobe?

I don't change my wardrobe up that dramatically, but I've been loving patterned shirts and Kimonos so far this spring! (not worn together *god forbid*)

What is the first item that you ditch from your wardrobe to make it more Spring-like?

Anything really dark, within reason! I've put a lot of burgundies and dark greens into the spare room for the next few months... Trying to freshen things up a little!

What are your ultimate nude and bright lipsticks?

Currently loving L'Oreal Colour Riche in 302, perfect semi matte pinky/nude (very Kylie Jenner) or Revlon Lip butter in Juicy Papaya 

What is your signature Spring fragrance?

I'm an all year round Chloe wearer I'm afraid- unless something new comes along to tear me away! 

What do you add or drop from your skin care routine?

I boost the moisture up a notch usually- this month I've broken out like a mother ****** so combating that... will post up something if I ever get rid of the craters on my chin! 

Do you change your hair up in Spring?

I'm keeping it a lot more relaxed, with lose waves and relaxed plaits to keep it out of the way... I also took the blonde out the ends recently but miss it like hell so might go a bit lighter for the warmer weather! 

Are there any exciting beauty releases that you can’t wait for?

I've seen a hell of a lot of contour kits coming to the high street which I love,  also of new highlighters on top of that to get my hands on!

What are your three favourite nail colours for Spring?

Essie Go Ginza is my favourite at the moment, also Maybelline in Divine Wine (not very spring-y) and Barry M High Jelly Shine in Almond- as usual! 

M x

Flexiglaze: Does this Work?

I'm that person who's nails chip after 20 minutes of being painted... I'm on an ever lasting search for a nail polish/ base coat/ top coat that will magically not chip after a day (without having Shellac, I don't want to ruin my nails!) 
Flexiglaze is a base coat that 'Stop Splits, Prevent Peeling, Forget Flaking Forever, lasts up to 2 weeks once applied' In theory that's great! I was given a lovely blogger sample of this so was excited when this arrived in the post to test it out. 

I'll be honest I was expecting miracles here, but was sadly disappointed... here's why:
This is basically nail glue, it has the nail glue scent and texture, leaves your hands a mess if you get it on skin (me). I applied this as instructed: 1 coat, let it dry, which by the way took forever, then apply another 1-2 coats. I did 2 coats, being impatient, then buffed this down once it was completely dried. I left this about an hour before applying colour, which applied fine on top of this, and dried at usual speed, i then left this for another 20 minutes and applied my Seche Vite top coat. So a good hour/two hours later I had painted nails! 

Credit where it's due, this did make my nails feel really hard, they didn't split or break once when using this which is a great bonus, but probably says more about my nails that this product to be fair! 
The thing this didn't do well was stop the polish chipping for two weeks, there was a noticeable difference in the time my polish stayed in tact, not chipping for at least 3 days even though I type/ wash my hands a lot. 

This product to me, just promises too much; yes it does strengthen the nail and stop it from breaking but doesn't have a great lasting power to keep a polish on... maybe this is just personal to me but I wasn't blown away by this- as much as I was hoping this would be amazing- it simply wasn't. My hunt for longer lasting nail varnish continues! 

You can get Flexiglaze from here: http://flexiglaze.co.uk/


Any recommendation for my weak/chip prone nails?

M x

A Weekend OOTD

Lets keep things simple, here's a little snap of my weekend OOTD, I don't get to wear much too exciting during the week as I work- so at the weekend I like to dress a little less dull and a little more comfy! I was going for something simple for shopping and wandering around, with a splash of colour thrown in for good measure! 

 My Jeans are New Look Skinny Jeans- quite old now, really good quality and don't sag after a few hours fo wear which I find happens with me a lot!

 Top is and old-ish primark number, love the daisy print with the little hints of yellow so a burst of colour to an other wise monochrome top.My necklace is available from Boohoo.com  Loving their jewellery at the moment!

On my nails I wore Rose Hip from Barry M- love this, doesn't chip quickly lasts a long time and helps you look a little more tanned! Great for the summer :)

M x