update and things

The word ‘May’ evokes terror into the hearts of young people everywhere, including myself – Exam Month. As I’m writing this, today was my first exam. It was English and seeing as I want to go to study it at university, I really hope I passed it! I felt okay about it, just nervous. More than that, I’m over the moon that I now don’t have to read The Mayor of Casterbridge ever again! I have two exams next week (French and History) which I’m scared about but I’m just gonna study hard and I’ll get out what I put in.

My Bioderma has finally given up the ghost. Absolutely nothing left, but I’m going to Portugal in about 5 weeks time so I’ll be sure to pick up some more when I’m there. I’m absolutely loving the 1 Second nail polish remover from Bourjois too. When I’m studying for so long during the day, being able to take all my nail polish off in under a minute is something I’m loving.

During my ‘Panic what am I going to do in my life, I’m growing up shit shit shit’ mode, I decided to re-read the Harry Potter series. I’m currently on The Goblet of Fire, and of course I’m enjoying it! If you didn’t know, I do have a GOODREADS account, so if you’re interested to see what I’m reading, go follow me there!

A recent buy and one I am loving! I live in trainers pretty much all the time (as you can see) and these baby’s are my newest edition. Red Authentic Vans, I absolutely love them. They’re comfortable, go with loads of things and don’t hurt what so ever. About the same price as Converse too!

I’m sure we’re all aware if you follow me on TWITTER that I absolutely adore exercise. I run every alternate day, and do weights in between. These are my trainers, the Wave Alchemy’s and I love ‘em! Definitely recommend them as a brand to look out for, but as always, go and see for yourself and your own needs!

1st of June = last exam = BLOGGING!

OPI vintage minnie mouse collection

I'm a Disney fiend. They are my favourite movies, I love the characters and, as I so proudly tell anyone who'll listen, I dressed up as Minnie Mouse at a part when I was five. Everyone else was a fairy or a princess or something, so she has a special place in my heart!

In upcoming months, OPI will release this red and pink collection with four shades.

As I've not got my hands on them yet, I'll link you to Lacquered Lover who has swatches and reviews of each of the polishes. In my opinion, The Colour of Minnie and Nothin' Mousie 'Bout It appeal to me most, but NMBI doesn't seem to be that worth it! Perhaps I'll have to give it a shot myself? We'll see...

Favourite Polishes for Spring

L-R OPI Fly, Sephora by OPI Ocean Love Potion, OPI Thanks A Windmillion, China Glaze Kinetic Candy

L-R Barry M Dusky Mauve, OPI Do You Lilac It?, Barry M Peach Melba

I'm a nail polish fiend, and Spring has to be one of the best seasons for nail colours. It's bright, it's light and it's fun, and although I'll probably be picking some more up in the coming few weeks, these are the colours I'll be wearing until then.

As you can see, blues are where it's at for me. I love the way they look with my skintone and just feel like they are very versatile.
Firstly is OPI's Fly, which is from the recent Nicki Minaj collection. It's a lovely deeper blue with green thrown through it and it looks amazing. I adore this shade, it looks perfect for a pop of colour as well as being slightly understated. Similar to Rimmel 60 Second polish in Sky High.

Sephora by OPI's Ocean Love Potion is one I've had in my collection since I was in Vegas two years ago, and still remains a favourite. More green than Fly but less green than Thanks a Windmillion, it's a great in between colour. Absolutely love this one!

A new one from the Holland collection is Thanks a Windmillion. A seafoam green shade, this is budge proof on my nails. I sometimes have trouble getting polish to stay on my nails without chipping and peeling, however this, along with a new favourite which will be appearing soon, has been a lifesaver. Not to mention it's perfect for the winter to spring transition, as it's lighter but not a pastel/neon.

Lastly is China Glaze's Kinetic Candy. From the Electro Pop collection released a while ago, this one screamed at me, a white based pastel icy blue. As much as it's a gorgeous colour, I do have to play with the formula - I find it slightly hard to work with unfortunately, but for the shade, I'm determind not to give up

What about the rest? We all know Barry M polishes are good value for money. At only £3 a pop, having the latest colours doesn't seem so far away. Dusky mauve is a lovely mushroom shade, some may say being slightly autumn appropriate. However, with a purple flash, it is much more wearable for spring and a great shade for all seasons. Peach Melba is a long running favourite. I didn't have this off my nails last year! A great shade to make you look more tanned than you are and looks lovely under glitters and crackle polishes. A real must have in my collection.

Do You Lilac It? is my favourite polish of them all - as I type this, it's what's on my nails! It's a gorgeous almost-pastel violent/lilac creme and it's absolutely gorgeous. Perhaps not the most exciting shade but I definitely think it's a must have in anyone's collection.