Showing posts with label Models Own. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Models Own. Show all posts

Monday, 27 May 2013

Models Own Pukka Purple

For any girl that works in an office or spends her days at the mercy of a keyboard, you'll be familiar with chipped nails and repainting two or three times a week. This is me, and every third night or so, I'll curl up into bed all ready to turn out the light, and then realise that my nails need a fresh lick of polish. I love Essie and Nails Inc for their pigmentation, as anything that speeds up the process (one coat that looks great?) is a winner with me. However, Models Own are my absolute go to brand for affordable polishes, and their extensive range of beautiful colours always manages to catch my eye when walking into Boots.


Pukka Purple is nothing new to the market, it's part of their neon collection that came out earlier this year. It's just a gorgeous, gorgeous colour, so I thought it was about time I grabbed the camera and wrote up a blog post on it. It dries matte, and you only really need one coat then a good top coat afterwards to keep your talons in check. I don't personally like the matte look, so I use a glossy top coat to make my nails patent again.

In general, Models Own is a brilliant brand, and ticks all the boxes of a drugstore brand that you need in your life. Affordable - check, Diverse range - check, pretty colours - check, good quality - check. A few other favourites that spring to mind are Utopia, Blueberry Muffin and Green Tea, so be sure to check those out too!

Do you own any Models Own polishes? Which is your fave? 
xxx

Monday, 8 April 2013

Haul - Models Own, Topshop, Statement Necklaces...

I've been a little naughty in the last week.

Instead of spending all of the hours in the day revising, I've been spending my hard earned cash on some items I don't really need. Oops. At least I'll look stylish when I'm sitting my exams, right?


I've been wanting some new statement necklaces for a little while now, to update my wintery outfits and bring them into Spring / Summer. I found the Orange one in Dorothy Perkins and instantly fell in love with the  stones, and at £4, the Gold spiked one from Primark was an absolute steal.


I realise now that these two nail polishes are very, very similar. But, a girl can never have too many colours, and despite their similarities, they are ever so slightly different so it's okay in my eyes. I included Models Own Garnet in my giveaway recently but had to repurchase one for myself due to my sadness when sending it out in the post to my lucky winner!


The last item is something I bought a few days ago now, but I have decided to include it nonetheless as this is a collective haul. I'm going to do a review post on this tomorrow, and trust me, to all of you who have never used a night cream before, it's going to be worth a read if I do say so myself! Nivea Regenerating Night Cream was a complete bargain, half price in Boots for £2.05!


xxx

Sunday, 17 March 2013

Ultimate Nail Kit Giveaway - THE WINNER!

16 days, a whopping 254 entries and a whole lot of blog posts later, my "ultimate nail kit" giveaway is over! 


So, without further ado, the winner is......


Congratulations Elise! Please email me at heres.one.i.made.earlier@hotmail.com with your address and I'll get this prize despatched to you as soon as possible!

Commiserations to everyone else, thank you for entering and keep your eyes peeled for another giveaway coming your way very, very soon!


xxx
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Friday, 1 March 2013

Ultimate Nail Kit Giveaway!

When I reached 100 followers I promised I would do a giveaway to say thank you to all of my lovely subscribers! I've been scouring the market for gifts to go into this for the past fortnight, as I wanted to make it a little personal and relatable to my blog, instead of just going out and buying the next big thing that every blogger wants and chucking it onto Rafflecopter.


I've had some nightmares with deliveries not turning up but that's a story for a another day. Here's what I bought for you...

2 x Models Own nail buffers/files
1 x Models Own nail polish in Garnet 
12 x mini nail caviar bottles 
5 x double ended nail art tools
1 x Models Own nail clipper
1 x Wicker basket (I know a lot of bloggers will like this for storage!)



Entry is simple, you know the drill, just follow the Rafflecopter instructions below! (UK only, sorry!)

I'm really excited to be doing my first giveaway, and ever so slightly jealous of the winner already as I'm lusting over the nail polish and those nail art tools!

The winner will be randomly selected and announced on here a fortnight from today (Friday 15th March). And just in case those giveaway prizes doesn't excite you enough to enter, I'll be doing a post with a link to the winner's blog so there's a bit of free advertising thrown in for good measure ;)

Good luck!
xxx

Sunday, 13 January 2013

Candy Striped Nail Art

It's Suuuunday!

As I got so much good feedback on my floral nail art post last Sunday, I've decided to post another one today, but in a more 'tutorial' style format so you can all have a go yourselves!


To achieve this look you will need a base coat, two pastel nail polishes, a white nail polish or nail pen, a clear topcoat and some nail polish remover. For my nails I have used:

Topshop Nail Polish in '201 Green Room'
Nails Inc Nail Polish in 'Basil Street' (the best basecoat ever!)
Rimmel London Nail Polish in '415 Instyle Coral'
Models Own Nail Polish in 'Snow White'
Sally Hansen 'Hard as Nails' in 'Clear'
Nail Polish Remover Pen



I started off by painting one layer of base coat onto my nails. Using a base is really important as it stops the nail polish staining and discolouring your nails. Base coats also help to 'smooth' out your nail which will make your nail polish look more polished when finished.


I then painted my nails in alternate Green and Coral colours. You don't have to go for the same colours as I did, I just think they clash quite well and will contrast with the White I am going to apply afterwards. 


Now for the tricky (ish) part. Using the Models Own White polish, I drew stripes down my nails from the cuticle to the tip. If you use a nail art pen this will look more polished and you will have smaller stripes, but unfortunately my White pen has ran out so I made do with this instead. Oddly, I found it easier to paint these with my left hand (I'm right handed) which has never been the case before, but my left hand ended up with straighter stripes somehow!


Inevitably, when painting the stripes on the edges of my nails, due to the size of my brush I managed to paint some of my skin. This is easily removable with the nail polish remover pens I got for Christmas, or you can just dip a cotton bud into your nail polish remover and swipe away at the edges.


Finally, to preserve your nail art for as long as possible I would recommend painting a clear top coat over the top. Make sure you wait until the stripes are fully dry before attempting this however, or they will smudge and leave them looking like a White mess! Using a top coat smooths out all of the teeny bumps your nail polish can leave and will make your nails look shiny and professional. I used Sally Hansen 'Hard as Nails' for this as it keeps your nails strong, healthy and prevents chipping.

What do you think of my nails? Would you like to see more posts like this? Let me know by leaving a comment below!

xxx
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