Sunday 30 April 2017

Fresh n Minty Nails

As promised, the other pastel Essie shade I bought along with Excuse Me, Sur.


I wasn't sure what second varnish to go for (but wanted to take advantage of the Buy One Get One Half Price).


My husband loved this one and kept pointing it out as I looked. I was unconvinced at first, as I usually prefer 'warm' colours, like pinks, peaches corals & reds.


I googled what it looks like on actual nails (the bottles never give a true reflection) and was sold!


Shade: Mint Candy Apple 🍏💅🏼

 

  

Thursday 27 April 2017

Excuse Me, Sur 💅🏼

Spring time is here! Fluffy white clouds, longer days, and denim jacket season is upon us (mostly 🙄)...

And with that comes new nail shades. Out with the deep purples and darker shades, in with the pastels.


I'm loving Essie nail varnishes at the minute. They go on smoothly, only need two coats and don't tend to chip as much as some other high-street varnishes.


I picked up a couple of new ones in the Boot's Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price deal {I will blog the other shade later}.


 


This one, as the title of this post indicates, is called 'Excuse Me, Sur'. It lives up to the Essie expectation. This shade, I feel, looks different every time I look at it! I bought it as a pale peach/pink - a colour I actually didn't already own! I have pinks, corals and peaches but none this pale. I adore how versatile this shade is. I put a red dress on yesterday, and noticed how striking it looked with this nail varnish - now, pinky shades shouldn't typically work with red!


 

 

Thursday 6 April 2017

Springing into Spring in style

Spring seems to have sprung!
With the longer days, and sunnier afternoons, our thoughts are naturally drawn to thoughts of spring & summer...
BBQs, sunglasses, having the car roof down, staying out late in the evening sunshine, beer gardens, sunbathing, summer jackets, salads, ice cream and of course open-toe shoes 😍

I couldn't decide which to go for with these sandals - I knew I wanted a really comfortable pair of flat sandals (I will live in them the whole season!) but a girl can also never have too many open-toe wedges either 💁🏻

 

There were several different colours for both the espadrilles and the wedges; the rose gold wedges are currently on sale online http://www.office.co.uk/view/search?search=maiden

The flats online come in quite a few different colours, browse here http://www.office.co.uk/view/search?search=hallie+cross+strap+espadrilles

I tried on both styles and found the flat espadrilles are so, so comfortable - better than slippers! Perfect for those summer days into nights sessions - comfort and style.

 

I couldn't decide what to buy, so I bought both!

 

I fell in love with the gold colour immediately.
I know black is a staple; a girl can never have too many black shoes, a wise man once said to me (my now husband) yes ladies, if you meet a man who has pearls of wisdom such as this - marry him!!

Anyway, I digress... a black pair were a must-purchase. The gold - that was love at first sight for me 😍
So the decision was... Which colour in which style?!

As I prefer flats when walking (I have a problem with my right foot that makes most heels uncomfortable especially when walking longer distances) I decided to have the staple colour in the flats, and the statement colour in the wedges, perfect for blinging up a spring/summer outfit.