Incoco - First attempt

Well I have to say that they weren't as easy as I thought they would be but they also weren't as difficult as I had expected. I was actually quite nervous to put these on as they are a fairly expensive waste of money if you muck it up. I am very very clumsy!

I decided to start with my least fav colour of the 3 Sweet Kiss and my room must have been a little to warm because they were quite floppy having said that though they were quite straight forward and 20 minutes later I had a full set of beautifully polished nails. Some are a little wonky and a bit stretched but having no drying time and being good to go straight away is absolute WIN!

Now just to see how they last they say two weeks, will I get through one?

Mini splurge

Bought a few little bits today and got some for free which is always the best kind.

Finally got my hands on some Incoco dry nail polishes I have covetted these for a long time and they had some in boots (only 3 colours in the uk mind )

I got

Sinderella (dark sparkly red)

Casablanca (dark matte plum)

Sweet Kiss (hot pink)

We will see how I get on with those.

I also picked up

Glamour Magazine which has a FREE full size NailsInc polish ( I picked up Tate the bright red)

Bourjois Mini Glass file (after reading Hell Candy's review)

OPI Rapid Dry Top Coat (free with boots points)

I am however to tired to to anything with them tonight so will try tomorrow.

Saturdays Make up

Ok finally got the photos on, same base as normal but I really wanted to show off the beautiful Guerlain eyeshadow palette I used for my wedding. This was my first ever Guerlain and I absolutely love it, some people have complained that the pigmentation in the shadows is low but I love it's subtle veil of colour and its really shimmery. Plus the packaging is gorgeous and I got it in the John Lewis sale for half price, Rock On!

Fridays Make up

Went for my Mac base today and eyes from the Lancome gift again

Base

Mac Select SPF 15 (NW15)

Mac Select Moisture Cover (NC15)

Prep + Prime finishing powder

Blush Bourjois (48 Cendre De Rose Brune)

Eyes

Waif (all over lid and crease)

Guest List (in crease line and underlash line)

Vue (in centre of the lid and inner corner of the eye)

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara (001 black)

Eyebrows from the Clarins kit

Bourjois number 09

Had to get the Merry Midnight off the bumpiness was driving crazy but I was still in a dark purple mood so I raided my polish collection can came up with an old fav. I love Bourjois polish and the brushes in these are a dream. The polish goes on great and the colour is even after just 2 coats. This is kind of what I was hoping for from Merry Midnight.

Yesterdays makeup

Ok so yesterdays make up is exactly the same base as yesterday but with different eyes this is as close as I get to a normal look as in it is the makeup I do the most. I am a big fan of the retro look and the winged eyeliner is a classic. I use liquid eyeliners as I find a pencil drags to much on my skin and never goes on well. The one used here is

Bobby Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner (black ink)

applied with

Mac 210 Precise Eyeliner Brush

The one think I forgot to talk about last time was my eyebrows, I look completely different with out my eyebrows made up and feel really uncomfortable without them. I over-plucked many years ago as so many of us do and now they are really patchy but they are so important for framing the face I always make sure they are done.

I gave up using eyebrow pencils years ago after training to be a beautician, one of our classes was with a professional make-up artist and she taught us that a better effect is always achieved with power and a brush. It is less harsh, easier to apply and with a wider range of colours in shadow you can get one that is just right for you.

At the moment I am using the cute little palette from Clarins and while the brush inside is good I am stuck on my Ruby and Millie angled brush though as it's what I have always used

OPI - Merry Midnight

I was very excited when these came out and on asking my girls the decided that Merry Midnight was so "me" (you see I am a bit of a purple diva) that I should go for Dear Santa. Now Dear Santa I love, 2 coats and it is perfect, it lasts really well and the colour is so vibrant it just looks amazing. I loved it so much that the next day I had to have the Merry Midnight thinking it would be just as good.

Boy was I wrong! It was an absolute nightmare to apply, the colour of the jelly is very sheer and the glitter is very dense which means I had to do 4 coats just to get it to look like purple. Once it was on it was so bumpy I had to do a top coat just to try and even it out and then I decided I didn't like the colour. How could this be I mean it's purple and it's sparkly but it just wasn't doing it for me. It wasn't until I got it into a really strong light that it came to life the electric blue glitter shone through and the flakes made it look multi dimensional, I loved it!

Then I stepped out of the light and hated it. My first love/hate relationship with an OPI well we live we learn.