Elegant Touch Flawless French Manicure Kit

I thought I'd show you part of my Mum's Christmas present; I got her the Elegant Touch Flawless French Manicure Kit from FeelUnique.com for £14.95, postage included.  She's a huge fan of the French polish, and over the years has followed crazes to try and achieve the perfect Frenchie, from acrylics to polishes to gels.. So I thought the perfect present would be the new Elegant Touch Kit!  Not only does this kit promise a perfect French polish, but also for it to last.

I have to admit, it took me quite a while to get used to putting these on!  The system Elegant Touch have created is incredibly clever, I was seriously impressed.  As you can see from the photo above, the white tip is encased and attached to the plastic shell, glue is applied to the tip and you stick it on to your nail; the tab can then be removed, and leaving the white tip on your nail.  It's genuinely the neatest looking French polish I've ever seen, especially as it claims to actually aid nail growth rather than destroying like acrylics do!  Here's the finished product on my Mum's nails..

She's genuinely in love with her nails and keeps wafting them in everyone's face she can, just so they can admire them!  Unfortunately an index finger nail has already become damaged (she caught it whilst emptying the bin!) and the tip has broken in half, and come off.  I followed the instructions to the tee, so I'm doubting their longevity.. However, my Mum is still impressed with how neat they look, and thinks the set is wonderful value for the price.  So she'll be repurchasing - thank you Elegant Touch/FeelUnique for helping to please my Mum this Christmas!!

xx

Boxing Day bedlam at Boots

I hope you've all had a fantabulous Christmas and been enjoying your presumably beauty-related gifts!  I can certainly say I've been spoiled by the fam and the boyfriend, so I've felt very lucky *blush!  I was in two minds about spending several hours cooped up in my local Boots (quite a small, but well stocked branch outside Manchester) with loads of crazies.  My mother was adamant we were going, so after turning down a local Boxing Day walk (yes, that's the kind of area I live in) I thought 'may as well' nip to Boots to see what they had on offer.  I took £30 of Christmas money.  Boy, did I under-estimate my own enthusiasm, and learnt that in a 'buy or lose it' situation with beauty gift sets, I also become a crazy.  Ohh.. So £95.99 later, a gorgeous birthday present for my boyfriend (which is in April..) and a perfume set sold on to my sister after a re-think, this is what I ended up with..

Phew.  So all together the gift sets I purchased were:

• Umberto Giannini Glam Hair Fashion Kit - £30 to £15 - Contains all UG products shown.
• St Tropez Bronze Set - £25 to £12.50 - Contains all St Tropez products shown.
• Lee Stafford Poker Straight - £15 to £7.50 - Dehumidifier, Dry Shampoo & Protection Spray
• Lee Stafford Big Fat Healthy Hair - £15 to £7.50 - Shampoo, Conditioner, Comb, Hairspray & Shine spray
• Love Plaque - £8 to £4
• Britney Fantasy Gift Set - £20 to £10 - 30ml Perfume, Body Lotion & Shower Gel
• Britney Cosmic Radiance Gift Set (Sold to sister, not pictured) - £23 to £11.50

NB: Those without links have disappeared off the website!

Realistically there was so much more I could've bought but thought I shouldn't spend any more!  I think if you're planning to shop Boots' sale either go today or first thing tomorrow, as there's certainly not going to be anything left!  I'm really pleased with the bits I've picked up and can't wait to gradually use them throughout the year (the haul was to cheaply stock myself up for most of 2012!) and I'll be writing reviews for the products as I use them.  For me, the sale wasn't about picking up bargains, hence why I asos shopped pre-Christmas for some bits (River Island sweater and cardigan, and an asos blouse), but getting ready for spending less in 2012.. hopefully!

I've got another post or so to write before Thursday, as I'm jetting (read: Virgin Train..) off to London for New Year to see my boyfriend, woohoo!  So hopefully I'll manage to get them up in time to wish you all a wonderful start to 2012!

Big Christmassy love,

xx

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Storage junkie

So something you may not know about me is that I'm a huge storage junkie; well, storage and stationary.  So for me, places like Paperchase and WHSmith are like a haven.  It drives my boyfriend insane, and can't comprehend how I can like pens and notepads so much.. However, I thought I'd show you my new purchase from Laura Ashley for WHSmith.  I'm redecorating my bedroom at home in black and white, with a vintage-y feel (read: florals and patterns!) so when I saw these I thought they were perfect.  Unfortunately I've had to leave them at uni as I won't be able to take them back on the train :(.  

I had all my make up in my Benefit Gabbi bag and a B&Q metal fold out tool box (no kidding..) but it got into crazytown and there was make up everywhere, so I needed a new sorting system!  Each drawer has a different theme (face, pencils, lips, eyes) and it surprisingly all fit in.  The drawers are like a really thick cardboard, so for £14.99 on offer I thought they were cheap and resilient, perfecto!

I also bought the 'shoebox' from the range, but being me, forgot to photograph it before I came home.  However, it's filled with everyday cosmetic essentials next to my bed, like face wipes, moisturisers, nail polish remover, etc. and that cost me £7.99 on offer.

I absolutely love the new set up I've got going, it's organised and stylish, which is something that's hard to come by when you've got a bedroom as small as mine!

xx