Xtras Nail Polish Haul

Hey everyone,

I recently placed another order on www.xtras-online.co.uk for some nail polishes. I love this website, they are always adding new items and I have collected quite a few Essie polishes reduced from their site. They also offer free UK delivery on all orders over £10 (which comes in handy when you have a UK shipping address ;) ).

This time I picked up 4 Essie colours I didn't have yet and also the full range of W7 Suede Effect polishes.



First up is the 4 Essie colours I got:
L-R:
Off The Shoulder
Cascade Cool
Mojito Madness
Ole Caliente



Off The Shoulder



Cascade Cool



Mojito Madness



Ole Caliente

Love these shades, great bright colours for the summer and like most Essie polishes you can get away with just one coat of each!

Next up - W7 Suede Effect nail polishes. W7 is a really cheap cosmetics company that are available in chemists around the country and online. They have some great bargains and they have a huge range of nail polishes. Some of the brushes in the polishes can be dodgy but luckily all these ones were perfect!



L-R:
143 Silver Suede
139 Night Suede
141 Golden Suede
138 Aqua Suede
142 Mauve Suede
140 Pink Suede



143 Silver Suede



139 Night Suede



141 Golden Suede



138 Aqua Suede



142 Mauve Suede



140 Pink Suede

I love these polishes they dry to a matte shimmer finish and have great true colour pay off! I would definitely recommend checking them out and they are only £2.99 each!

Check out xtras-online.co.uk and follow them on twitter @XtrasOnline

Thanks for reading!

Jennifer x

Random Act of Kindness RAK

Hey everyone!

So today I wanted to show you the goodies I got as part of a RAK I took part in recently. The lovely Deirdre from http://confessionsofamakeupaholic2011.blogspot.ie/ organised this swap.

I received a parcel from Sarah from fridayisforeverblog.com . I love taking part in RAK's and swaps! I get really excited receiving parcels and seeing what goodies I can try out. There were even numbers of bloggers from Ireland and the UK so we got paired up with the opposite country to ours which I thought was a great idea as it means we could pick things that our partner may not be able to purchase easily.



Here is an over view of the goodies I received from Sarah.



First up is a super cute J initial ring. I love this and it fits my index finger perfectly! Its subtle but still personal so I will get great use out of this!



Next up is a 17 Fast Finish nail polish in "Peacock". This is a gorgeous teal / green colour with a subtle shimmer through out it. This is a really pretty colour and I don't own many polishes from 17 so can't wait to try this out.



Lush Toothy Tabs in "Aquatic". I have tried the "Dirty" flavour of these before and really enjoyed them. They are great for travel and leave your teeth feeling incredible clean so I cant wait to see what this flavour is like.



Batiste dry shampoo in "Paisley". Any one who knows me knows I am OBSESSED with Batiste! It is an absolute life saver for me as I have long really thick oily hair that is impossible to wash everyday so Batiste is great to give me a second day between washes. Unfortunately where I live it is hard to locate the new scents when they are released so I was delighted to see Paisley in this package and it would have been months before I could have tracked a bottle down! (Think I have a problem lol)



Lastly are these amazing nail wraps from Nail Rock in the style "Tattoos". These are really quirky and fun and will be perfect when festival season finally rolls around this summer. Look out for a review in a few months!

Overall I am delighted with everything I received from Sarah and will get great use out of them!

Thank you so much Sarah!!!

Make sure you check out Sarah's and Deirdre's blogs!

Thanks for reading,

Jennifer x

Collective Haul

Hey everyone so I have been a bit naughty and done some shopping lately so I thought I would share what I have picked up.

First up I went to my local TK Maxx. I love checking out the cosmetics and nail polishes here as you can normally find a great deal. When I spotted Butter London polishes I had to pick a set up. I have always wanted to try there polishes but couldn't justify the price so when I saw this set had a polish and lipgloss for €12.99 I had to get one. This set is "Shambolic".

Next up I went to Salon Services and got very excited when I spotted loads of OPI polishes on sale.

The first set I got was "The Top Ten" collection for €8.08 ex VAT

Next up "Dear OPI, I Love You" which came with 2 polishes and a free pen this was around €5.50 ex VAT

Finally got my hands on Nail Envy (free bangle was a bonus) €5.40 ex VAT

I couldn't resist "The Man With The Golden Gun". What nail polish addict doesn't want a top coat with real gold in it??! Or is that me just trying to justify it lol. €8.75 ex VAT

Lastly from here I picked up the Skyfall mini collection €3.85 ex VAT

While in Galway I popped in to Evergreen (health store) and spotted the Burt's Bees cuticle cream with basically the lip balm free as it was only €7.95 for the set so had to snap it up

I was in an independent chemist and spotted a new Essence collection (Vintage District) which I had to check out!

First up I picked up their 2 nail art decoration kit these are €3.09 each. Can't wait to create some looks with these!

I couldn't pass up the amazing blush from this collection! "01 It's Popul-art" is a gorgeous peachy / nude blush with a gold overspray. This was €4.09.

Of course I had to pick up the polishes from the collection these were €2.29
01 Vintage Peach
02 Shopping @ Portobello Road
03 Antique Pink
04 Get Arty

Essence and Catrice are my biggest addictions, they are always bringing out new affordable collections and I just have to have the polishes at least from every collection ( I think I need help :/ haha)

Next up I hit Boots and picked up some new bits while there were some offers on.

Maybelline had a buy one get one half price offer on so I picked up 4 things.

Finally got my hands on the Fit Me range:
Foundation in 120 Classic Ivory €11.99
Concealer in 15 €8.99
Powder in 120 Classic Ivory €8.99

Color Tattoo 24HR in 65 Pink Gold €7.49

Maybelline's latest mascara "Rocket Volume" was part of the same offer as it was reduced from €11.99 to €8.99 as a launch price.

Miss Sporty So Matte Perfect Stay Foundation was on offer from €4.25 to €2.75 so thought I would try it out as I am always looking for something that lasts well.

The last stand I visited was Rimmel. There were having a 3 for 2 so picked up some bits.

I finally decided to try Stay Matte powder after hearing everyone rave about it. I got the colour 005 Silky Beige and this was €5.99

I had to bit up one of their new Apocalips Lip Laquers to see if they are worth the hype. This one is 600 Nude Eclipse.

Finally I picked up Scandeleyes eye liner in 004 Taupe. I already have the nude one and love it so wanted to try some other colours. This is €5.49




So that is the things I have purchase recently. Can't wait to try them all out! If you would like a review just let me know and I will do one ASAP!

Thanks for reading,

Jennifer x

Cliphair clip in hair extensions

Hey everyone so I have been MIA for a while AGAIN :( my laptop is on the verge of having a total breakdown and I haven't been able to update my computer so blogging takes a lot longer than normal :(

Anyway on to todays post - a few months ago I won some clip in hair extensions on Cliphair's twitter. I was absolutely delighted! I have naturally quite long hair but it can be quite hard to do upstyles in so I had been looking in to getting clip ins.

I picked the colour from the website swatches which was quite tough as I had just starting bleaching the ends of my hair but the colour is spot on!

20" length - colour 4/30 - Full head - Price £54.99

The hair is 100% Remy Human Hair and comes in the standard clear plastic packaging

The pack includes:
2x 1 clip
2x 2 clip
2x 3 clip
2x larger 3 clip

A close up of the clips.

The quality of the hair is really amazing, it feels really soft and blends in easily with my own hair. I can't wait to try out a few new hair styles with these extensions and will definately post pics of any successful ones (I'm very bad at styling my hair lol).

My natural hair

With a few extensions to show the colour match.

(I styled it so the extensions would be the same length as my hair just to show how well the colour matches in.)

Overall I am really happy with these extensions and would definately recommend them!I am very tempted to get the 26" inch to really had some length to my hair and especially to my pony tail. You can check out their full range at www.cliphair.co.uk

Thanks for reading and hopefully I will be able to get more posts up ASAP ;)

Jennifer x

Essie Haul - First Xtras Purchase

Hey everyone! So as I am sure you are all aware I have a *slight* addiction to nail polish. I have always wanted to try Essie polishes but in Ireland they are €12.99 a bottle!? I really could not justify paying that.

I then received Mint Candy Apple as a present and that just made me want even more, so when I heard MissBudgetBeauty talking about a place called www.xtras-online.co.uk that sold discounted Essie polishes I knew I had to place an order and yesterday I finally got my hands on them :D

Not all these colours are still available and they seem to change quick frequently so it is worth keeping an eye on the website. I have also noticed the prices changing slightly so I have just included what I paid (in £ sterling). They also offer free UK shipping on orders over £10.

So on to the colours! All swatches are just one coat!!!! Amazing quality!

Orange, It's Obvious £2.99

Navigate Her £2.99

Tour De Finance £2.99

No Place Like Chrome £3.99

Nothing Else Metals £3.99

Penny Talk £3.99

Blue Rhapsody £3.99

Good As Gold £3.99


Jennifer x