Hi again,
It's LOVE! St.Moriz is brilliant.
No surprise there. After all it's not like I haven't read at least four other blogs claiming this to be brilliant.
My real question was... How does it compare to the Holy St.Tropez?
I applied the tan with a mit, which cost nearly as much as the bargain mousse and I did this pretty slap dash. A big squirt of product and a brief rub all over was about as far as the application technique took me. The mit really did help to speed things up and help ensure an even application. I really would recommend getting one. I guess I could of been more precious with the application but life's too short.
The best is yet to come.
The worst thing about fake fan for me is being sticky and smelling. I can't imagine anyone enjoys it but I really hate it. This product passed the test I was fully dry in under 5 minutes and there was no "urgh you stink" comments from my boyfriend. Result!
So back to the original question... For me this product is better then St.Tropez it's a lot cheaper and a pleasure to use. The results are only a shade lighter but you can't have it all.
Xx
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Battle of the St.'s, 3 years too late
I apologise for this post. It comes about 3 years after the likes of lollipop26 mentioning it.
Let's just say this, I first tried fake tan about 12 years ago. I tried every brand or so it seemed and I sported the most orange knuckles/knees/feet! I gave up on fake tan until I jumped on the St.Tropez bandwagon and discovered that I could look tanned and avoid the oompa loompa look without going in the sun. From that point on I refused to use anything else why would I waste my money on cheaper brands that were a complete waste of time and money.
St.Tropez has one fault, it costs over £30 for a bottle.
As I said, I had read blog posts on St.Moriz literally 3 years ago. It was then claimed that this fake tan is the fake tan to rival St.Tropez at a fraction of the price. I took no notice until today.
Whilst in TKMaxx I spotted St.Moriz retailing for £3.99 for 200ml and thought why bloody not!
I will be giving myself a full body tan Friday night and I'll be sure to let you know how it goes.
Fingers crossed the orange knuckles don't return xx
Let's just say this, I first tried fake tan about 12 years ago. I tried every brand or so it seemed and I sported the most orange knuckles/knees/feet! I gave up on fake tan until I jumped on the St.Tropez bandwagon and discovered that I could look tanned and avoid the oompa loompa look without going in the sun. From that point on I refused to use anything else why would I waste my money on cheaper brands that were a complete waste of time and money.
St.Tropez has one fault, it costs over £30 for a bottle.
As I said, I had read blog posts on St.Moriz literally 3 years ago. It was then claimed that this fake tan is the fake tan to rival St.Tropez at a fraction of the price. I took no notice until today.
Whilst in TKMaxx I spotted St.Moriz retailing for £3.99 for 200ml and thought why bloody not!
I will be giving myself a full body tan Friday night and I'll be sure to let you know how it goes.
Fingers crossed the orange knuckles don't return xx
Monday, 17 September 2012
Autumnal nails
Long time no blog.. Sorry for the quietness.
There seems to be a nail feature in most magazines currently on sale, it got me thinking... What are my favourite nail paints.
Having riffled through my collection I have pulled 5 varnishes that I absolutely love.
The first in my choice selection is nails Inc; Heathrow. It's a nude skin coloured polish that dries matte. It doesn't always give the most flattering of finishes but with a bit of patience and a good base/ridge filler the pay off is beautiful. Thanks to the skin hue of this polish it almost gives the illusion of longer and slimed more elegant fingers.
Onto polish number two. OPI Rainbow
Connection. This is a great polish for a winters night out. It catches the light and gives you a disco feel and due to all the different colours in this glitter it seems to go with a lot of outfits.. The only downfall this baby has is that it's a buggar to remove!
Polish number three is OPI Lincoln park at Midnight. It's one of those beautiful cherry colours. I have previously owned Chanel Rouge Noir which is the original cherry coloured polish however this OPI polish offers a tiny amount of shimmer which hides nail flaws alot easier!
Polish number Four is from the luxury brand YSL. Simply known as number 3 this polish was a present from my younger and much hipper sister. I love this classic red. It has a slight blue undertone so not to appear too orange. It goes well with my light olive skin but does take about three coats to get to a nice opaque coverage.
Lastly polish number five feels like a cheat.. Enter Seche Vite,
This top coat will help dry your nails faster and will also leave a really high shine. This polish almost gives a gel like finish meaning no peeling and nails that are less likely to fade. For me this is the ultimate top coat I haven't found anything else that makes any polish look instantly better like this does.
So that's my mini nail round up in other news I previously mentioned my Murad face kit bought from HQHair which completely and utterly dried my skin out. I think I overdosed on Salicylic acid. However I stopped using it and allowed my skin to go back to normal and now I'm ready to pick it up again. I'm going take it easy and see how I get on.
Xx
There seems to be a nail feature in most magazines currently on sale, it got me thinking... What are my favourite nail paints.
Having riffled through my collection I have pulled 5 varnishes that I absolutely love.
The first in my choice selection is nails Inc; Heathrow. It's a nude skin coloured polish that dries matte. It doesn't always give the most flattering of finishes but with a bit of patience and a good base/ridge filler the pay off is beautiful. Thanks to the skin hue of this polish it almost gives the illusion of longer and slimed more elegant fingers.
Onto polish number two. OPI Rainbow
Connection. This is a great polish for a winters night out. It catches the light and gives you a disco feel and due to all the different colours in this glitter it seems to go with a lot of outfits.. The only downfall this baby has is that it's a buggar to remove!
Polish number three is OPI Lincoln park at Midnight. It's one of those beautiful cherry colours. I have previously owned Chanel Rouge Noir which is the original cherry coloured polish however this OPI polish offers a tiny amount of shimmer which hides nail flaws alot easier!
Polish number Four is from the luxury brand YSL. Simply known as number 3 this polish was a present from my younger and much hipper sister. I love this classic red. It has a slight blue undertone so not to appear too orange. It goes well with my light olive skin but does take about three coats to get to a nice opaque coverage.
Lastly polish number five feels like a cheat.. Enter Seche Vite,
This top coat will help dry your nails faster and will also leave a really high shine. This polish almost gives a gel like finish meaning no peeling and nails that are less likely to fade. For me this is the ultimate top coat I haven't found anything else that makes any polish look instantly better like this does.
So that's my mini nail round up in other news I previously mentioned my Murad face kit bought from HQHair which completely and utterly dried my skin out. I think I overdosed on Salicylic acid. However I stopped using it and allowed my skin to go back to normal and now I'm ready to pick it up again. I'm going take it easy and see how I get on.
Xx
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Shellac update
No one likes to see pictures of manky nails but I'm afraid this is what you'll get with this post.
My Shellac is 10 days old and in those 10 days I have washed up between 30-40 times (damn those baby bottles)
Changed between 40 - 50 nappies (nice) and also subjected them to daily wear and tear.
Let me tell you, these babies have actually lasted pretty well. I have the obvious growth space at the bottom which is standard and actually gives me a good indication of how much my nails have grown. On the tips there are signs that that my hands are in constant use, as you can see that the colour has worn away.
My actual nail feels protected. I have had no breakages and they have actually grown pretty long.
I can feel myself wanting to get these tidied up. Part of me wishes they could just infill them the other part of me wants to have them off and give myself a good buff and reshape.
A few of my friends have had these and I haven't heard a bad word.
Have you experienced Shellac? What was your experience like?
x
My Shellac is 10 days old and in those 10 days I have washed up between 30-40 times (damn those baby bottles)
Changed between 40 - 50 nappies (nice) and also subjected them to daily wear and tear.
Let me tell you, these babies have actually lasted pretty well. I have the obvious growth space at the bottom which is standard and actually gives me a good indication of how much my nails have grown. On the tips there are signs that that my hands are in constant use, as you can see that the colour has worn away.
My actual nail feels protected. I have had no breakages and they have actually grown pretty long.
I can feel myself wanting to get these tidied up. Part of me wishes they could just infill them the other part of me wants to have them off and give myself a good buff and reshape.
A few of my friends have had these and I haven't heard a bad word.
Have you experienced Shellac? What was your experience like?
x
Sunday, 2 September 2012
HQHair.Com Haul
Hello. Hope your having a fab Weekend.
I was sent a one off 20% discount code for www.hqhair.com last weekend so I decided to make a purchase, after all it would be rude not to.
As I have been enjoying the Redken Anti Snap I decided to give the shampoo and conditioner a go. These smell lovely and I'm looking forward to using these.
I also purchased a Murad acne treatment kit with five blemish busting products. I'm really looking forward to using these as I've heard they are effective but not harsh. I suffer with the odd hormonal breakout. But when I breakout I get hard lumps under my skin so fingers crossed these help rid my jawline of cystic acne.
Lastly I repurchased a bottle of seche Vite top coat. This really works and gives an almost gel like finish which makes any colour you use under this last longer. The only downside is that it does dry out when you get to the last third which is a waste.
All these products came to barely £40 which I think is real value.
Once I have finished the Murad Products I'll be sure to post a full review.
Enjoy what's left of the weekend x
I was sent a one off 20% discount code for www.hqhair.com last weekend so I decided to make a purchase, after all it would be rude not to.
As I have been enjoying the Redken Anti Snap I decided to give the shampoo and conditioner a go. These smell lovely and I'm looking forward to using these.
I also purchased a Murad acne treatment kit with five blemish busting products. I'm really looking forward to using these as I've heard they are effective but not harsh. I suffer with the odd hormonal breakout. But when I breakout I get hard lumps under my skin so fingers crossed these help rid my jawline of cystic acne.
Lastly I repurchased a bottle of seche Vite top coat. This really works and gives an almost gel like finish which makes any colour you use under this last longer. The only downside is that it does dry out when you get to the last third which is a waste.
All these products came to barely £40 which I think is real value.
Once I have finished the Murad Products I'll be sure to post a full review.
Enjoy what's left of the weekend x
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