NOTD: Ciate Main Stage

Today's nails are one of my new favs!! I brought this earlier in the week and have been dying to try it out.

Ciate nail varnishes first came to my attention when I received the orange ( I think this was Speed Dial) in my July Glossy Box. (Click here to see my post on this) which I loved. The quality is really good, you could easily get away with one coat if you were in a rush.

I am not sure if any main stores stock Ciate as I have never seen them locally to me. I got mine from a beauty trade store but they are available online on the Ciate website.

Today I have one Ciate Main Stage varnish. It is deep fuchsia pink and perfect for getting in a summer mood!

Stay Beautiful

Jane xx

Mulberry Autumn Winter 12

As you can't have failed to notice, this is London Fashion Week!! Yesterday was the turn of Mulberry to showcase the Autumn Winter Collection. I am a massive (almost obsessive!) fan of Mulberry! Luckily the show was streamed live on their website, so I got all dressed up and sat down in front of my TV to watch the show.


The main story from the show was the introduction to the Del Ray bag. Named after the girl of the moment Lana Del Ray. I have never wanted to be famous but if it means having a Mulberry bag named after me then sign me up!!

www.mulberry.com

The bag reflects her style for vintage with a contemporary twist and I think the bag looks gorgeous! She attended the show with a bespoke white ostrich version. The bag will retail for around £795 and will come in a selection of colours.

The main theme of the show for me was cosy layers, the outfits featured big knits, big fur coats and aztec prints on clothes and bags. Colours haven't really changed from this winter but the show had a lot of golden/burnt browns and oranges.


These are my two fav looks. The first because I love the bag and the second for big hair coat!

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If you want to see the show click here.


I am off to start saving for my Mulberry bag!!


Stay Beautiful,


Jane xx

Nars Spring Summer Collection

I splashed out in Space NK on some goodies from the Nars Spring Summer 12 Collection!
 I had been looking at it for a few weeks as I have to pass the store everyday to get to work. However I was persuaded after watching Tanya Burr and FleurDeForce video on Spring Products.

I treated myself to:

Douche France Trio Eyeshadow, £33

Nars Douche France Eyeshadow Palette 

This palette has a light pink/almost white, a baby pink and a maroon colour in it. All 3 are matt and look great for a natural eye this summer. I have been using it almost everyday since I brought it, mixing it with my Naked Palette. The only negative I have is the pigment isn't as good as I had hoped, I have to build it up quite a bit to get the colour to real show.

I am so sorry this pic look really weird!!

Cactus Flower Cream Blush, £21

Ignore the silver flecks they fell off a brush I had near by :(

I LOVE this!!!!!!!! The colour looks really scary in the pan but on it looks amazing! You can use it lightly to give pinky/red glow to the cheek or use build up for a more dramatic effect.What doesn't show from the swatch and the pic is it has a shimmer to it which I like but others may not. Lastly it blends really well so if you do go bait OTT it is easy to fix. This is my new 'LOVE' item, this really has not left my cheeks, also it looks great as lip stain if you just want a little colour but without using any product.

Mexican Rose (left), Cactus Flower (right)

Mexican Rose Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil, £17.50

Nars Mexican Rose

Ok I am going to be honest, I love the idea of this and I have worn it and got lots of comments about how great it looks but it scares me!! I think it is because I am used to nudes on my lips so anything bright I worry looks bait clown like but I am getting used to it. It looks more red in the flesh but it is a bright pink with a red undertone. I didn't think you really could get a gloss effect from a pencil but it it gives great gloss effect. The massive plus is the colour lasts!!! This is the first lip product where I have to physically wash my lips to get the colour off!

Pucker Up!!

Stay Beautiful,

Jane xx

I'm Back!!

Hey Everyone!!


Just a quick post to say I am back after a very long break of 4 months!!
I don't really want to go into why but I needed sometime away, but I am back refreshed and excited to be back blogging again!


Stay Beautiful,


Jane xx

Boudoir Privé Beauty Box - September

Today I received this months beauty box from Boudoir Privé. I was was a little apprehensive about this month's box after being disappointed with last months treats.

This months box was all about 'Les Indispensables', products that are absolutely essential.


The box included:

Tropic Skincare - Body Smooth
A natural scrub containing Macadamia oil and Sea Minerals.
I haven't tried this as I gave it straight to my mum. It smelt to lemony for me and it us very oily which my skin isn't fond of.


Agent Provocateur - L'Agent perfume
I was surprised by this scent as I normally like Agent Provocateur scents. It smelt very floral and musty which I hate. I also felt it was a very grown up scent which I'm not sure would appeal to the normal Agent Provocateur audience.


Macadamia Natural Oil - Healing Oil Treatment
I am guessing this is rivalling the much loved Moroccan Oil range. It says it is suitable for all hair types and can be used on wet or dry hair. I am going to try this tonight to see what I think.


Colbert MD - Nourish Eye Cream
This cream claims to reduce puffiness and dark circles and is used by celebrities including Kate Middleton. It does cone with a royal price of £90 for 15ml!!
I actually was lucky enough to be given a pot of this at a previous bloggers event. It is a nice cream but I was to scared to use it up as it was so expensive, so I will try this little sample pot.


Zoya - Jem Nail Varnish
Zoya is one of the top nail varnish brands and Jem is from it's Autumn/Winter 2011 collection 'Smoke & Mirrors'.
I'll be honest this was the main reason this box excited me. I can't get Zoya near me and dying to try them out! The colour is great and I will feature it in a NOTD post tomorrow.


Cargo Cosmetics - Boogie Nights Eye Liner
This liner came in black and contains silver glitter bits.
I liked it when I swatched it but I do think you need to build it up with a couple of layers to really see the shimmer.


Mai Couture - Blot @ Bronze
This is a blotting paper that removes oil but also leaves a hint of bronzer to give skin a radiant glow.
I am not sure about this, I tend to need blotting on my T-Zone which isn't where I would bronze my skin.


Overall the box wad better then last month but I feel Boudoir Privé appeals to a more mature user so I am going to cancel and stick to my Glossy Box.


Stay Beautiful


Jane xx

Glossy box - September

I have just picked up my GlossyBox from the sorting office and found another box of treats.

This month I was treated to:

Green People - Day Solution Hydrating Balancing Day Cream
Moa - The Green Balm
Mary Greenwell - Plum Eau de Parfum
Rahua - Shampoo & Conditioner
HD Brows - Eye & Brow Palette in Vamp


My Thoughts


I love the HD Brows palette, I don't fill my brows but as a smokey eye palette I can see this being used a lot. All the colours are matt and have a good pigment.

The Plum Eau de Parfum does smell plumy as you would hope but isn't my kind of scent. It kind of reminds me of the smell you get in La Senza from those bead things!
The rest I am not sure about yet as haven't tried them.


Overall I did like this months box but I wish GlossyBox would give everyone the same. As most bloggers post each months box I always end up feeling a little disappointed that someone got one thing and I got another. This month for example I got mainly what I would call sample sized products except for the palette. Looking at other people's boxes some got mainly gull sized or bigger products. Yes mine still may be luxury but I feel they got more for their money.


Having said that I do still like my monthly delivery from GlossyBox but I am waiting for my Boudoir Prive box before I decide which to keep next month.


Stay beautiful


Jane xx

EOTD: Pink/Purple Eye

OK this is my first EOTD because I use my iPhone to take my blog pics and it doesn't work well for this sort of thing, however, today I accidentally created a really pretty eye that I wanted to share!


It was meant to be a metallic nude smokey eye as I was just popping to the shops, I started with Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin and then used my new eyeshadow from Famous by Sue Moxley.


I know I may be a bit behind but I have never really looked Famous by Sue Moxley before. The palettes have really nice colour combinations and the prices are really good. While I was looking I spotted this really unusual shade (Shade 16). It was brown with a metallic shine to it, I decided as it was 1/2 price in Superdrug (£2 I think) I would try it. OMG I love it! 
It has great pigment which surprised me and you could really build up the colour, I love that the colour always changes, from brown to purple to grey to gold.

I added black eyeliner from my fav GOSH Velvet Touch Pencil and was going to leave my eye like this.
And then out of the corner of my eye makeup box I spotted this little pink pot from Barry M (Barry M Dazzle Dust Shade 84). I had brought it a while ago but never used it and so I popped a little on my brush and decided to give it a try.

I hope you like it, the pics don't do it justice really but it looks so pretty! I'll be honest it probably a little OTT for popping to the shops but it gave me a little boost!!
























Stay Beautiful


Jane xx