My Top 8: Winter 2014 Nail Polish Picks

Hello everyone,

Today I'm going to be sharing my favourite nail polishes that I like to wear during the winter months. I personally love wearing neon nail colours but during winter I wear colours that are alot less bright. I have picked some high end nail polishes and some drugstore ones. 

I love alot of colours during winter because I love painting my nails during Christmas time so this was very hard to pick. I personally love wearing glitter nail polishes so my nail polish picks would not be complete without a bit a sparkle and glitter. I own alot of glitter nail polishes but Barry M nail polish is 'ROOTS' (349) is my favourite one out of them all. I prefer it because it has all the different colours of glitter. However this is a limited edition nail polish that I bought last year so it might not be available anymore. Another one of my favourites is the red nail lacquer by Lollipops which I got in my October Birchbox. This is a classic red colour and red is a winter staple colour. I also really like the nail polish from Estee Lauder which is in the colour Fushsia Flame (17). It looks quite bright in the bottle but on the nails it comes out as a pink plum colour. I also love it because it is long lasting and I would highly recommend it.

My favourite nude colour is a light brown colour from miss sporty. This colour is perfect for everyday and the nail polishes are super cheap. The purple colour (235) from Candy is also one of my favourites because the colour is a all year round colour. It also has a long applicator which makes it really easy to apply. I recently purchased the MUA nail polish in Orchid. This colour is a dull purple and I think it will look nice with any monochrome outfit because it will just add a bit of colour.

Another purple nail polish is the colour Blackcurrant from no7. This colour is quite similar to the Candy one but it is a bit darker and its a bit more expensive. My last nail polish pick is a Channel nail colour in Paradoxal (509). This is a dark grey colour with purple shimmer running through it. I personally don't think this colour is to everyone's preference but I like it alot.

These are all of my Winter 2014 nail polish picks. I hope you enjoyed this blog post. Tomorrow is the first day of December which means I can finally open my advent calender and the official countdown to Christmas begins! I'm also starting blogmas tomorrow.

xxTAWxx

November Primark Haul

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Today I'm going to be showing you what I have recently bought in primark. I only bought these things a couple of days ago so everything should still be in store. I'm not sure if is just me but I feel like Primark aren't as good as they used to be. A year ago there was alot of stuff that I liked in primark but now every time I go there I like less of the stuff there. I was planning on buying more stuff for winter but there really wasn't much that I liked. I might go back to primark before Christmas and hopefully they will have more stuff then. However the stuff that I did buy I really love. I am going to be doing a winter look book in December which will feature most of the clothes in this haul because you cant see how the clothes look clearly on the picture. 

The things that I bought are:

-A black tee dress

-Navy frilly socks

-Over the knee cotton socks

-A grey jumper with a white collar

-A hanging heart shaped frame

-Blue skinny jeans

-A pack of fairy lights

-A black satchel bag

Blogmas

I have a very exciting announcement - I AM DOING BLOGMAS THIS YEAR!

I was thinking about whether I'm going to be doing blogmas this year or not but I have decided I am. I personally love watching vlogmas vlogs on YouTube so I thought I would do blogmas a bit differently. I am going to be writing a blog post once a week on what I did for that one whole week. This weekly blog post will contain pictures of what I did for the past week. This means that I will be putting up blog posts 3 times a week. 

I hope you have enjoyed my primark haul. If you have any Christamssy blog post suggestions than leave them below. I also hope that you are excited about blogmas as much as I am.

xxTAWxx

October 2014 Favorites

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November has finally come which means its time for me to share my October favourites with you. During October I start using products that are alot more moisturising because it starts getting colder so my skin and hair need more moisture. I am so happy that its finally November because this not only means there's one month until Christmas but it also means that its officially Autumn and I love November weather too. 

My first favourite is my Asda jar candle in the scent 'Peony Blossom'. If you have been reading my blog for a while you will know I love candles in general but this candle is just amazing. It has a fresh smell that smells a bit like lavender but it also have a nice warming feeling. This candle is really big, it lasts for ages and its not expensive at all. 

My next two favourites are both from Dove. My first favourite is the silk glow body wash by Dove. I love this because it is really nourishing and moisturising and it smells amazing (like most dove products do). I have managed to use up the whole bottle throughout the month of October.

My second Dove favourite is the dove hair therapy dry shampoo. I have talked about this dry shampoo so much because it seriously works wonders, all you need to do is spray this onto the roots of your hair then massage it into your scalp and it adsorbs all the excess oil leaving your hair looking clean in-between washes. 

My third favourite is the Beautycyle mask,scrub and brighter from the Fire collection. My skin started getting really bad during September and it only has just started getting back to being normal. I had constant breakouts because towards the end of summer my skin got really oily. I tried out a few products but nothing seemed to work. I then bought this product hoping for the best and it has helped my skin so much. I use it twice a week and it scrubs off all your dead skin cells leaving your skin very smooth and it also brightens it. It has also helped me control my oil as well which means I haven't had really bad breakouts. I'm not going to go too much into depth about this because I do want to do a separate blog post about it.

My next two favourites are both from Nivea and they are both lip products. The first one is the Nivea lip butter in raspberry rose. I love this because it not only moisturises your lips but it also has a really nice smell which to me smells like raspberry yoghurt. It is a light pink colour and it also lasts ages. My other Nivea favourite is the pearly shine lip balm. I featured this in my Products I've Used Up/Empties blog post that I wrote in May. I used the whole thing up but I loved it so much I re bought it, its great for autumn/winter because it feels really nice on the lips and it adds a nice pearly shine.

My next favourite is quite random but its a tea. As it starts getting colder I drink more hot drinks and tea is one of them. While my skin was going through a hard time I bought this Twinnings pure green tea because green tea has alot of benefits. I bought it decaffeinated because it still tastes the same and caffeine isn't the best for you.

My final October 2014 favourite is the L'oreal Elnett Satin volume excess hairspray. This hairspray doesn't leave your hair sticky sand it disappears at the stroke of a brush. It leaves your hair with a shiny finish and lasts all day long. It also adds lot of volume to your hairstyle.

These are all of my October 2014 favourites. I hope you enjoyed this blog post and that you try some of the things out. 

xxTAWxx

October 2014 Birchbox

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Today I am going to be showing you what's inside this months Birchbox. I got gifted a 3 month Birchbox subscription and sadly its over now so I wont do a blog post like this next month, however I am going to try to get a Birchbox for December because I can imagine it being really Christmasy. 

This months  theme was 'Work it' and it was all about getting ready for Autumn and getting things done. October is also breast cancer awareness month so thats why the box was very pink.

In this months box there was:

-Balance Me Cleanse and Smooth Face Balm (£20)

-KMS California TAME FRIZZ Smoothing Lotion (15.50)

-Shaveworks The Cool Fix (£11)

-Pixi Shea Butter Tinted Lip Balm in the colour 'Honey Nectar' (£8)

-Lollipops Nail Lacquer (£7)

There was also a birchbox lipstick shaped pen (£2.50)

I hope you have enjoyed this blog post.

xxTAWxx

Summer 2014 Favourites

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Today I'm going to be showing you my Summer 2014 favourites. During the summer I didn't do many monthly favourites (in fact I only did one) because 

I was loving mostly the same products. I know its not officially the end of Summer but I'm just really excited for Autumn and I'm over summer, so why not wrap summer 2014 up with my favourites? 

The first couple of things that I have loved two summers in a row are the Palmers cocoa butter lip balm and the NSPA raspberry body mist. I discovered these two products last year and they have been my summer staples ever since! The lip balm moisturises and smooths your lips and the body mist makes you smell fruity on those hot,sticky summer days. 

Another product that I have re discovered in my make-up collection is a Rimmel lipstick in the colour 600 soft coral. This colour is a very pretty orangey coral colour with shimmer. I got this lipstick around 1-2 years ago so I'm not sure if they still sell it.

 My fourth favourite is a dry shampoo from Dove. I heard lots of things about this dry shampoo from 'Zoella' (beauty blogger) and I decided to try it out because I am always looking for better dry shampoo's. I love using dry shampoo's because my hair gets quite oily within one day after washing it, but I heard many times that it is not good to wash your hair so dry shampoo's keep me going for one more day before I have to wash my hair. It absorbs most of the oils from your hair and it doesn't leave white powder in your hair.

 Another product is the Dove summer glow lotion. This lotion has colour in it so when you use it you can gradually build up your tan. This lotion is very moisturising and not streaky at all, you can also buy it with shimmer but I prefer this one without the shimmer.

 My last three favourites are beauty favourites, they are the natural collection cream blush in rosy pink, the bronzing powder from miss sporty and the Kohl pencil from Barry M. The cream blush is a really nice pink colour which I think will also look amazing in autumn and it just creates a nice glow on your cheeks. The Kohl pencil from Barry M is in a really pretty bright pink colour and its also very long lasting. My last favourite is the bronzing powder from miss sporty. This is a highlighter and bronzer duo in the colour 'I'm Blonde and fabulous'. This bronzer just creates a really nice bronzed glow and it also absorbs oils.

Top- cream blush, middle- Kohl pencil, bottom- coral lipstick

I hope you enjoyed this blog post. My next upcoming blog posts are going to be be Autumn related.

xxTAWxx

September 2014 Birchbox

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Today I'm going to be talking about what's in this months birchbox. If you don't know what birchbox is, its a monthly beauty and lifestyle subscription box. This months theme was 'happy days' to remember all of the fun memories everyone made throughout the summer. 

In this months box there was:

-KORRES CITRUS SHOWER GEL

-BEAUTYBLENDER

AGAVE OIL TREATMENT (for hair)

MODEL CO LIP LAQUER (in the colour viva)

BENEFIT IT'S POTENT EYE CREAM

There was also:

- URBAN FRUIT DRIED MANGO (forgot to include it)

-HAPPY DAYS PHOTO HOLDER

-PHOTOBOX DISCOUNT VOUCHER

I hope you enjoyed this blog post. If you want any reviews on any on these products just let me know below.

xxTAWxx

Review: Electro Baby Lips

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Today I'm going to be reviewing the Maybelline Baby Lips electro collection. I was very excited when Maybelline came out with a electro collection because I love 'pink punch' and 'cherry me' from their original baby lips collection. I love the original collection because the lip balms are very moisturising and pigmented so I had high standards for the electro collection. For anyone who doesn't know what baby lips are, they are tinted lip balms.

I have these baby lips in the colours 'Berry Bomb', 'Oh!Orange' and 'Pink Shock'. These are very pigmented they last alot longer than the original collection. Although they look quite bright they look very nice on and not too extreme. When I wear one all day it helps keep my lips moisturised throughout the whole day. I love these colours and I wear them so much already and I know I'm going to get alot of use out of them in autumn/winter. These lip balms have quite a shiny finish.

Berry Bomb, Oh! Orange, Pink Shock 

I hope you guys enjoyed this blog post. I definitely recommend the baby lips electro collection.

xxTAWxx

August 2014 Birchbox

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So I recently got gifted a 3 month birch box subscription from my brother. I have never tried any monthly box subscriptions so I was very excited about birchbox. Not only was I excited to receive a box subscription but birchbox contains samples of different luxe beauty products and I am always on the hunt to try find different beauty products. I love trying different products out and experimenting with them. 

This month I received my first monthly birchox and I wasn't disappointed! The box contains 5 beauty samples and a card which tells you all about each beauty item. 

This months birchbox theme was going away on holiday.

In the birchbox there was:

LIAISON DE PARFUM perfume in the scent 'NO MATTER WHAT' (£105)

NUMBER 4 SUPER COMB PREP & PROTECT  leave in conditioner. This spray claims to detangle your hair and protect against heat. (£20)

SUPERGOOP DAILY CORRECT SPF 30 CC CREAM. This is a natural shade-adjusting CC cream with SPF. (£32)

WILD ABOUT BEAUTY eyeshadow. This is a powder eyeshadow, I have it in the shade 'PARADISE' (01). Its a brown shimmery eye shadow with a gold specs. This is the full size not a sample (£13)

SARAH MCNAMARA BEAUTY NEW YORK miracle skin transformer hydroactive microderm. This contains magnesium-oxide crystals to refine and polish your skin. (£25)

There was also a chapter sample of a book called 'THE PROPOSAL' by TASMINA PERRY.

If you would like a review of any of these products just comment down below

xxTAWxx

Primark haul: June/July 2014

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Recently I have been shopping for summery clothes because its officially summer! While I was shopping I had to go to primark because that's like the best shop ever. Recently whenever I go to primark it has been a hit or miss trip. I either see lots of stuff that I love or lots of stuff that I don't like. Today I am going to do a primark haul, although this isn't a  big haul I did buy a few things that I would like to show you.

I am also very sorry that I haven't blogged for over a week but I am still at school and I have been busy. I finish school next week. I will be on summer holidays for 1 month so I will definitely blog alot more because I will have alot more time.

Pack of 2 hair scrunchies (bows) - £1.50

Ex foliating facial cleansing wipes (25 wipes) - £1

Floral wire headband - £1.50

Dark wash denim shorts -  £4.50

Light pink denim short shorts - £5

Hair elastics (300 pack) - £1

This is just a little haul because I didn't buy much. I did also buy stuff like hair bands and black leggings which cost £3 but I didn't bother showing them because they are quite boring.

 I hope you guys enjoyed this quick blog post. Share it with your friends and family and also comment down below any blog post suggestions.

xxTAWxx

My Top 2: Spring 2014 Nail Polishes (Pastel)

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I am really sorry that I haven't uploaded for over 1 week now but I have been busy and I have not had time to blog. However, I would like to thank all of my viewers because I have been blogging for just over 1 month and already I have over 300 views which for me is crazy. I hope you continue to enjoy my blog and I hope my blog posts help and inspire you. 

Today I am going to talk about my top 2 pastel nail polishes for spring/summer. I personally love bright colours on my nails but sometimes I want to have a calmer colour and I think pastels work for me the best (personally) because they are still quite pigmented but they're not too bright. 

The first colour I would like to talk about is a baby pink colour from Maybelline New York. This nail polish is in the colour NEBLINE 77. I really like this colour because it is very subtle and not overwhelming so its perfect for days when you want to have quite natural looking nails.This nail polish is very pigmented however the first coat is streaky so I apply 2 coats.This nail polish also gives a glossy finish and doesn't chip quickly.

In the colour NEBLINE 77

The second colour is a pastel mint colour from MUA. This is in the colour PISTACHIO ICE CREAM. If you have seen/read any of my other blog post you will know that I have a little obsession with the colour mint so I will be wearing this nail polish as well as other mint nail polishes in spring/summer. This nail polish is very pigmented and it gives an amazing result and it has more of a green undertone than a blue undertone. It is also quite glossy like the pastel pink nail polish. 

In the colour PISTACHIO ICE CREAM

I hope you enjoyed this blog post. I am back to uploading every Wednesday and Sunday. If I am busy then I will update you on twitter and instagram ( they are both @TrendsAndWonder). Share it with all your friends and family.

xxTAWxx

Comparing EOS And Balmi

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Today I am going to be comparing the sweet mint EOS to the mint Balmi. I did get some EOS lip balms for Christmas but I believe they were bought online because you can't buy EOS products in England and I bought my Balmi in Boots but if you live in places like America you can buy EOS products in places like Walmart or Target.

The EOS comes in a sphere shape and the Balmi comes in a cube shape but the actual lip balm in the Balmi  is in a pyramid shape. The EOS is alot more solid than the Balmi and the product is more yellow whereas the Balmi is quite white but they both come out sheer on the lips. I find that the EOS does last alot longer on the lips than the Balmi does. I also find that you get less of the lip Balm in the Balmi because I haven't had my Balmi  for a week yet and I have already gone through half of it whereas I have had my EOS since Christmas and I still have alot of the lip balm left. The Balmi is alot more creamy but it is quite hard to get the lid back on which makes the Balmi very messy. After applying the lip balms they both leave a cooling tingle and they leave your lips very soft and smooth. Overall I think that I prefer the EOS because it lasts alot longer than the Balmi but they are nearly both as good as each other.

Balmi -   http://www.boots.com/en/Balmi-Cube-Lip-Balm-Mint_1313666/  (Balmi's are also on offer now in Boots)

EOS-  http://evolutionofsmooth.com/lip-balm/smooth-spheres/sweet-mint-smooth-sphere-lip-balm.html

I hope you guys enjoyed this blog post. Share it with all your friends and family. Don't forget to check out all my other blog posts if you haven't already.

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xxTAWxx