Insta-Fortnight

American Fanta! | Bank holiday Monday dinner and drinks in the sunshine

Catching up on Made in Chelsea | Mmm chinese | Wearing my new neon bracelet to work

Friday cocktails! | Onepiece time | Jogging along the canal

& Other Stories Twill Blue | Caramel Macchiato | Saturday night getting ready carnage

Trying out McDonalds' frappucinos | Reading The Great Gatsby before watching the film | Hot chocolate

Finally found my name! | Cheeky Dominos | After work drinks with the bestie

Maybelline's new colour | Gatsby!! | Sweeties

Saturday Starbucks | Saying goodbye to my old offices (relocating) | Pretty tree

My highlight of the fortnight was The Great Gatsby, if you're in two minds about seeing it... all I can say is, go! It's incredible, very true to the book and Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan are amazing as Daisy and Jay. 

I hope you've all had a good week!

xxx

Loving O.P.I...

It's the worst kept secret in the blogger world; Essie nail polishes are reduced to £1.99 on Fragrance Direct's website. Whilst everyone is rushing to grab a few bottles before they're gone, did you realise that O.P.I is also reduced to £3.99? 

I discovered this the other day and immediately started googling swatches for each other colours, before dropping "Don't Mess With OPI" and "I Brake For Manicures" into my basket. After arriving promptly in second class post, these two babies have been fast tracked into the "must blog about" pile.

I tried both out immediately using my nail wheels, and as expected, love both colours. The pigmentation is very good on the brown "I Brake For Manicures" but two coats is imperative to achieve the desired Green finish with "Don't Mess With OPI". 

What do you think of the colours I chose? Do you love O.P.I too?

xxx

Maybelline Color Show Nails

During my usual Boots spree this Saturday, my eyes were drawn to the Maybelline counter. Five brilliant new shade of "speckled" nail polish had been released, and were now taking pride of place at the top of the nails section. I picked up 198 Shooting Stars, a gorgeous deep blue and 200 Rainforest Canopy.

Is it just me or are these similar to Illamasqua I'mperfection? I tried them out and despite not being hugely pigmented, I love them! You definitely need at least two coats, but for £2.99, who's complaining?!

ONE COAT

TWO COATS

I really like the way Maybelline have mixed muted black shapes with white ones, it gives the polish depth and is something new instead of standard glitter finishes.

What do you think? Have you tried any of the Color Show nail polishes?

xxx

Drugstore Haul

I shouldn't be allowed into Boots / Superdrug. The 3 for 2 offers, "Free mascara when you spend £10 or more" and attractive counters draw me in, and I only leave after spending a small fortune! I "popped" in to both yesterday, and here's what I picked up:

Can I just draw your attention to the new Maybelline Color Show nail polishes... hello dupe of Illamasqua Imperfection?! I'm very excited to try these out, I'll do a post on them tomorrow! 

I ended the day with a visit to Topshop, trying and failing to avoid the nail polish section... They get me every time! I picked up the white nail art pen and this gorgeous pastel green pen as my other one had run out. 

xxx

Dupes!

Everyone loves a good dupe product... that feeling of getting an amazing product for half the price, nothing can beat it! I've compiled a short list of some of the best dupes out there, if you know of other greats please leave a comment below so I can check them out!

Have you tried any of these?

xxx

May Wishlist

Following on from my April favourites post the other day, here's the items I am currently lusting after. My final student loan day has been and gone, and I'm now awaiting my first full time pay check before I can purchase any of these goodies, so for now they are staying firmly on my wishlist and sadly not with a courier on their way to me. As always, every product is linked for your purchasing pleasure.

Since buying Essie Mojito Madness, I am loving all things Green at the minute! I have just made a sneaky purchase for OPI's Don't Mess With OPI, and everything I see in Green I am lusting after! This dress from Topshop has a gorgeous cut and I think it would be very flattering on.

I've mentioned lots of time before on this blog that I love statement necklaces. I think they are a really easy way to jazz up an outfit and bring it up to date, and I've been buying lots recently in a bid to bring my boring vests and sweaters into Spring with some neon and rose gold pops. This plaited number from Topshop ticks all of the boxes, White, Rose Gold, Silver and Statement, and the neon spiked baby is bang on trend so I'm sure you can see why both are firmly on my May wishlist.

In a bid to get healthy I have started jogging (I say started, I've only been once so far). I think motivation for me comes in the form of pretty sports clothing, and the Jack Wills cropped yoga pants and Highfield vest pictured above are the perfect solution. Once I own those, I will start exercising more regularly. (Hmm, I'm not fooling anyone here am I?)

You may by now be thinking "what on earth is that spikey brush in the middle of Hannah's wishlist?!". Well my friends, it is a product that I'm sure all of us girls need in our lives. A hairbrush cleaner, made by Philip B. Personally one of things I detest the most is removing the dead hair from my hairbrush, and I really dread doing it. Well, I can say goodbye to that with this brush, as it is as simple as running the stainless steel bristles through the hairbrush to remove build-up. Why haven't I already got this?!

I've been on the hunt for a new watch for a while now, and still haven't found "the one". I spotted this Komono peach rubber one on Asos, and I'll be honest, it could be a strong contender. I hadn't heard of the brand before, but going by the picture on the model, it looks the perfect size and I love the bright colour.

The final item to make it into the shortlisted products worthy enough of featuring on my blog is this gorgeous Diane Von Furstenburg iPhone case. It's available from Net-A-Porter for £40 and I love everything about it. The colours, the pattern... I want it now! (Veruca Salt moment!)

What do you think of my May wishlist?

xxx

Drive-Thru Selfridges?

"I'll have one Prada handbag, two Michael Kors watches and a Hermes belt to go please"

Today I read something that completely blew my mind. Selfridges are launching a drive through store. Yes, you read that right, not a fast food chain, not Costa, SELFRIDGES.

Image via designingretail.

"This will not just be the first drive-thru service, it will be the best" - Simon Forster, multi channel director

This is such an awesome concept, but after reading a little more into it, you actually have to order the item online first then drive to the back of Oxford Street to pick it up. Sounds a little like a more hassle version of delivery if you ask me! It would be pretty handy if you were hunting for the that last minute designer item however, as you could order online using your phone, then swing by to pick it up without leaving the comfort of your car. Either way it's revolutionary, and I think we can expect to see some more high street retailers imitating it in the years to come.

What do you think of Selfridges Drive-Thru?

xxx