barry m gelly hi-shine in lychee

BARRY M gelly hi-shine nail paint in lychee £3.99

I am loving nude nails at the moment! I'm normally a pastel pink kind of girl but neutral, sandy tones with a slick of glitter top-coat is my manicure of choice as of late. I've heard some rave reviews about the Barry M Gelly range so when I saw that Boots had a 'buy 2 Barry M Nail Paints get £1 off' offer on Saturday my inner bargain hunter took over. I regained some control + stopped myself at two but I love so many of the colours in the range so can see myself buying a lot more!

The shade I was immediately drawn to is Lychee, a gorgeous light, sandy, greige nude. This finish has an amazing shine + it dries so quick which is a major plus for me! I'm wearing three coats in the image above, mainly out of habit as it was perfectly opaque after two. Though I don't really keep the same nail polish on for too long; this lasted a night out + a day in London with no chips, impressive! I'm totally in love with these polishes; I already bought Prickly Pear but can also see me treating myself to some of the other brights seeing as we're Spring seems to be just around the corner, finally!

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sky; rihanna; print suit; passport; 19/02/13; paradise; sandy feet; watch the throne.

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sunday post #027

spur of the moment at home dye job; the results first time round; surprise valentines roses; mexican night; sky on the way to birmingham; hotel la tour; hungover shopping trip in selfridges; amazing kurt geiger heels; thirsty fun; getting used to being a brunette; candles make me happy; bath time treats.

February has well + truly run away with us; I can't believe it's the first of March Friday, craaazy stuff! I've had a nice couple of weeks, even if I've probably spent a little too much time doing my own thing + not spending enough time doing university work, oopsie! As you can see from the images above, I've gone brunette! Bit of a change to the dark blonde + super bleach ombré that I was sporting a few weeks ago but I'm slowly getting used to it. My hair grows so slow I thought I'd give it a helping hand + lay off the bleach tones just while it gets past the awkward-shoulder-length-stage which it's been at for years now! I'm going to just leave it be for the time being + hopefully get some natural honey toned highlights put through it come Easter! Gosh us girls can blab on about our hair eh?!

want; black, white and pink

RIVER ISLAND black and white print skater dress £35 + black cat eye sunglasses £10; ASOS leather and faux pony clutch £30; MAC betty lipstick in girl next door + veronica lipstick in daddy's little girl both £15.50.

This dress arrived in work Saturday morning + I was immediately drawn to it! It's described as a skater but it sort of sits just below the bust rather than on the waist which is a style I've noticed a lot lately. I love the monochrome print which I think will look amazing with a flash of neon accessories like this ASOS clutch. We've had a bit of sunshine this week in what is usually a wet Wales which had me dreaming of summer and subsequently lusting after the perfect pair of sunglasses. I think my face suits the cat eye shape so these River Island pair are a steal at only £10! I can't wait for the Archie's Girls collection to reach MAC stores, these two shades are sure to make their way into my basket, especially the Veronica shade, loving the deeper pinks at the moment seeing as I've taken the plunge + gone brunette!