dare to dream?

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've watched and watched for this since it was announced!!! And now it's here!! Well we can't buy it yet but i'm waiting for an email to say I can order it :D Only thing is it's $55.........

I'm trying to justify it to myself but i'm struggling :S :/

Nail Polish Haul

Hi Guys!!!!! First off, I am so so sooooo sorry this has taken an eternity to get finished and posted! I think i've said a couple of times about it being posted soon and it's never happened!!!! This is mainly due to the fact that in the past few weeks i've been finishing up with college and starting my Summer job, so when I wasn't in college working or at work I was either sleeping or doing more work for college!!!!! BUT!!! I'm now finished college and I passed everything (Yaaay!!) which hopefully means I'm going back next year to do my HNC :D Well....I think thats everything so heres the long awaited nail polish haul! :P

So about a month ago now I went into town and decided i'd buy some nail polish! I spent a LOT more than I wanted to but it was worth it because the colours I got were gorgeous!!!!

I got:

• Miss Sporty - Disco Tech Top Coat (By accident!!! I thought it was a normal top coat but it glows under UV light)
• George at ASDA - Aquarium
• No7 - Daisy Darling (Great Gatsby inspired range)
• Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia 
• Revlon - Girly
• Revlon, Moon Candy - Satellite   

Revlon - Girly

 I love love love this, it's absolutely gorgeous on! This is it on top of Miss Sporty Hip-Hop, This is just 1 coat and you can't really see any of the Hip-Hop colour because the base of Girly covered it up. I love how easy the sparkles come out, you don't need to dab them on or anything! The sparkles have such lovely colours too! Light pink, Hot pink/purple and blue. Plus it looks so summery on the nails!

 Revlon Moon Candy - Satellite 

I'm not completely sold on this to be honest....I don't really know why, I think it's because the deep red is a bit watery, it went on quite streaky. Although it looked slightly better with the pink sparkles on top. The red colour is very watery and reminds me of a polish I had when I was younger called 'Dragon Blood'. It's deep colour makes me think of winter, too dark for summer. The sparkles are flakes and difficult to work with, you definitely have to dab them on. First impression isn't good at all!

    George at ASDA - Aquarium                                                                   No7 - Daisy Darling

I haven't actually used Daisy Darling on it's own yet but I like this pairing so I'm using this photo. The colour from George at ASDA (Britain's version of Walmart) has become one of my favourites, the name Aquarium fits it perfectly!!! It reminds me of Ariels tail, and anyone who knows me knows that i ADORE The Little Mermaid!!!! Mixed with Daisy Darling by No7 I think it looks stunning!! Anyway... Aquamarine is gorgeous, The sparkles really pop and because of the consistency it doesn't need any encouragement to go on, in this picture I have 3 coats on. This is the only bad side of this polish, to make it cover the whole nail completely you need 3 coats but it dries very well. The Daisy Darling polish is part of No7's Great Gatsby collection. It is a mixture of large pink hexagon sparkles with tiny little pink sparkles all mixed in to a clear base. I think I put 2/3 coats on in this swatch. You have to dab and place the big sparkles a little bit but not too much that it's annoying, although if you were in a rush it wouldn't be great.

Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia

First of all sorry for the terrible photo, I forgot to get a decent photo of the swatch!!! I'm so sorry! This polish is not my favourite polish tbh. It's way to watery to work with and even with 2 coats it didn't look anywhere near as nice as it did in the bottle, Although I didn't have it on for long and didn't have the chance to look at it in natural light properly so my opinion might change, It's not a really summery colour anyway so i may not retry it until Autumn. In the bottle as you can see the polish looks really purple-y with loads of purple shimmer through it that is highlighted when it catches the light. I actually thought the base of the polish was purple when I picked this up, it wasn't until i looked closer that I realised it was black. I decided to go for it because I don't have any black polishes and thought it would be a nice change. I'm going to try it again at some point I'll let you all know how it goes!!

I hope this was helpful to you all, it's my first proper haul post so I'm not really sure what to say lol!! I'll be doing another one soon though since Boots (a drugstore here in Britain) now sells Sinful Colours!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAYYY!!!!!!!!!!!! I have watched so many American beauty guru's on youtube talk about Sinful Colours and recently i've been looking to buy some from America but now it's available over here!!!! Naturally I went a little bit crazy when buying colours :P But the price is cheap so I didn't even spend that much!!

So, look out for my next haul post and any other posts i'll be putting up soon :)

take care,

Kat

xoxox

Products of the Month

Hellooo!!!!!!

So I'm going to start doing a "Monthly favourites" feature where I review my 5 (maybe more) favourite products of the month! This post is what I wrote for last month (April) but never got round to posting!!

·                Sally Hansen Maximum Growth

I love love LOVE this stuff!! I have had trouble growing my nails ever since I got acrylics done on my nails. They just stopped growing I could never get them past the end of my finger! After using this for 3 weeks my nails were so long and looked beautifully healthy! I just used it as a bottom coat everytime I change my nail polish (every couple of days).

 Before: They were short and unhealthy looking without polish on! And on the odd occasin that they did grow over the tips of my fingers they broke with the slightest little hit or tap!!

After: They are long, tough and really healthy looking without polish on! It takes a lot to break my nails now!! (although if you trap your finger in a car door they will still break =_= )

  Soap&Glory Rich and Foamous body wash

This just smells heavenly!!! Made with almond and honey milks it smells like fresh baking!! Not only that but due to the large size of bottle it lasts you months!! I got mine as a christmas present and I’m not finished it yet!! Although I don’t use it every time I take a shower.

·       Lily-Flame Candles

I have a few of these but the one pictured is my favourite! It smells so strongly of parma violets that even with just taking the lid off you’re transported back to your childhood!! All of they’re candles have the most magical smells! Definitely worth checking out!!! ( www.lily-flame.co.uk )

·       Batiste Dry Shampoo

This stuff is an absolute godsend!!! If you sleep in or suddenly change your mind about going out on that work night out and you don’t have time to shower this dry shampoo is perfect!! It comes in so many different smells and even has ones dedicated to different hair colours!!! My favourite is the lace one, it just smells gorgeous!

·       Pearl Drops Toothpaste

I have fallen in love with this toothpaste, I use the Hollywood Smile one and my boyfriend uses the Tea & Coffee one. We both noticed a small difference within the first week (with the help of a colour chart that comes on the side of the Hollywood smiles box) and after the 3 weeks you can really see the difference!! My only complaint with it is that you don’t get that fresh feeling you get with really minty toothpastes but that’s just a personal thing and it can be fixed with some mouthwash! (Sorry I don't have a before and after pic for you, I forgot to take one before I started using this, I just finished the tube though so I might wait a few weeks, use a different toothpaste then go back to it and start again)

So those are my favourite products for April I'll be putting up another one for May at the end of the month (which btw is like Saturday!!! Can't believe how fast this year is going!!!!) so look out for that!!

ALSO I know I said i'd put a nail haul up for you guys yesterday but I had a slight falling out with my mac since the charger broke on me AGAIN (2nd time in the past 6 months) so I just wasn't in the mood to do anything tbh!!! I'm so sorry but I promise I will get that sorted and up on here ASAP!!

Take care,

Kat

xoxox

OOTD

So i've sort of had the best weekend in a long long time!! Never laughed so much in all my life!!! My stomach muscles are so sore today because of the amount I laughed yesterday!! I didn't do much after getting to L's (Lee my boyfriend) on Friday night but yesterday was a gorgeous day so me and 2 friends went and spent most of the day sitting beside a river in the sun :) Later though we went to a music festival where L's band (www.facebook.com/losperrosuk) were playing. There was 9 of us there all together including the band and we all got band passes and just generally had a great time! BUT I forgot to take a photo of my outfit so i'm gonna recreate it tomorrow and take a few photos for you guys :)


Today I didn't really do much, got up late and because L was working at a Disco I drove home early, chilled out, had lunch with the family then went out to meet my best friend Kathryn for coffee and a catch up!! I remembered to take photos of my outfit today!! :D

I'm wearing:

Top: Vindictive

Shorts: Missguided.com

Tights: H&M

Bralette: H&M

Boots: Red Herring

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!! I'll be posting a nail polish haul and review tomorrow so look out for that :D

Peace!

Kat

xoxox

House of Wonderland

Hi guys!!!

So in February, a local online store advertised on their Facebook page looking for bloggers to blog about them. I contacted them and said I would....it's now the end of May and I'm only just now getting round to this!!! I feel awful but i've been so busy I just haven't had the time!! So I do apologise to House of Wonderland for this taking so long and I hope you like what you see and maybe even go and purchase some of the lovely things House of Wonderland offers!! It's just a short review of the products I got :) Enjoooyyy!!!

House of Wonderland is a very young company, started in 2012 by Mother of 2, Tess from Scotland. Tess is creative, passionate, hard working and ambitious, Inspired by Japanese Kawaii fashion and vintage styles. She also uses a lot of 1960’s pin-up’s in her jewellery and bags. She describes herself as Bizarre, Crazy, unique and playful.

Products

The products include Necklaces, earrings, bags & purses and she also has a range of special collections. At the moment there’s 3 available collections, the Edward Staples Collection, the Rag & Bone Collection and the Bettie Page Collection. Made to order is available on any of the products.

I actually purchased 3 lots of things from her and both times they arrived very, very fast! Both arriving within 4 days!

First I bought :-

• ·       A Goody Box for £11

-       Tattooed Ariel necklace (usually £8)

-       ‘Love Hate’ necklace (usually £8)

-       ‘Sailor, Beware’ Earrings (£5)

-       Rockabilly Rose earrings (£5)

Individually together they are worth £27 so for £11 it’s more than half off!!  So it’s great value!

• ·       A Care Bear Bow - £4.50

When I ordered this I was given a Heart Shaped ‘Kitty’ Brooch for free , it’s not really my thing but it’s beautifully made!

• ·       A ‘Twilight Sparkle’ My Little Pony sparkle necklace - £10

I love so many of the items and they are fabulously made! I’ve gotten loads compliments from people when I’m wearing the pieces. Friends have asked me where I’ve got the earrings and necklaces from saying that they love how unique they are and how beautifully made they are. I haven’t not worn them a single day since I got them in the mail!!! I’ve never found jewellery that combines my love for tattoos and my love for Disney! Plus she does My Neighbour Totoro items!!!

If you combine Kawaii, Disney, Studio Ghibli and tattoos, mix it all together with a lot of love you get House of Wonderland!

 Some examples of available products

The Items I puchased :) I LOVE the packaging!!!!!

(Sorry about the lighting btw!!)

 

I'm still waiting on my My Little Pony necklace arriving but I think that will probably happen tomorrow! Can't wait!!!!!

Wonderlands website is www.house-of-wonderland.com you can also check them out on  www.facebook.com/houseofwonderlandofficial and orders can be placed through both of those sites!! Please please go and check this girl out!! Her things are absolutely gorgeous and she is such a lovely person too!!!

Anyways I'll speak to you all later :)

Kat

xoxox

Nails (Originally posted April 14th 2013)

Since I haven’t really been uploading much recently I thought I’d share a couple of pictures of what my nails have been painted like over the past couple of months :)

The first design with the strawberries are actually my version of a bubzbeauty tutorial :) She loves strawberries and since the weather here was being crappy and snowing I thought I’d brighten up my life a little bit with some strawberries!!!

The apples were the exact same! They are my twist in another bubzbeauty tutorial :)

The other two designs were just some bright colours for spring with some polka dots added in for some extra cuteness ^_^

I think my favourite has to be the apples, they turned out really well!!!

Speak soon!
Kat
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Internet Shopping (originally posted January 28th 2013)

It’s Brilliant isn’t it?! So quick and simple and you don’t have to bother with putting make-up on, dressing nice or even leaving bed!!! You have the whole world at your fingertips. Literally!!

 A couple of months ago I was on eBay looking for a pair of Hello Kitty nerd glasses. A really cute spin on the “nerd” trend that’s been circling, the glasses are the standard “nerd” shape but have teeny little whiskers on the side and the tell tale Hello Kitty bow on one corner. I chose the ones I liked best (a see through brown pair with leopard print all over the frames and the little bow) and within a minute had ordered and paid for them! The only down side was that due to being Hello Kitty they are coming from Hong Kong which means the delivery time could be up to a month! Now, since they were only a total cost of £2 I really wasn’t bothered!! As I was leaving the page I scrolled down and a few pictures of other items this same seller had to offer I clocked on one…in hindsight this was probably a huge mistake.

I proceeded to fall in love with the majority of the jumpers and cardigans in the store, adding loads to my ‘Watch list’ and after going through them all again decided to purchase a pale green loose knit bat-winged jumper for just over £5 free P&P!!!

I couldn’t believe how cheap it was and the jumper was gorgeous!

I decided to see what other sellers there were and once going to Clothes > Women > Checking the boxes for Jumpers and Cardigans, I discovered page after page of absolutely gorgeous oversized jumpers and cardigans! All modeled by gorgeous Chinese or Japanese girls. I spent hours going through loads of pages, adding item after item to my ‘watch list’ and adding some to my cart, to then take them out again when I realized that I didn’t have infinite amounts of money to spend since I’m still a student who can’t find a job!

The next day though I relented and bought two more jumpers, one white oversized with bat-winged sleeves and lace shoulders and a Thick striped blue and white woolen one, these were from the same seller so the P&P was reduced, they came to under £14. Additionally since my original Hello Kitty Glasses won’t be arriving for a few weeks I decided I couldn’t wait that long so I bought a pair of Blue/Green leopard print ones with a heart on the corner, as apposed to a bow, which says Hello Kitty inside it. These cost me £2.99 and when they arrived I was so pleased with the quality of the garments! So soft and well made and my glasses were perfect!

Altogether my purchases came to well under £35 and to be honest if I had gone to high street stores to buy these items I would probably pay that price for just on of the jumpers! Some might disagree but I think this is great value for money and well worth the wait!

Plus who doesn’t love getting parcels in the mail?!?!

Kat
xoxox