Maybelline Baby Lips - Electro!

So as some of you may know I was obsessed with the Maybelline Baby Lips as they hit America and the wait for them to come to the UK was agonising for me. My sister kindly informed me the other week of a new range of Baby Lips much to my amazement (I didn't believe her at first) there they were Baby Lips Electro just sat in my Superdrug. A lack of funds lately has meant even browsing Superdrug and Boots has been banned from my life.

I've been very bad at keeping up with my trends and beauty items lately so was completely unaware of this new range, so for all I know they are BRAND new but they may well have been in stores for a while now, especially as when I discovered them I purchased some of the last stock they had in store.
These new colours are beautiful and definitely pack a little more punch than the last range. They are still balmy and super moisturising to your lips with a sheer coat of colour to make your lips look lively and luscious. However I have found the formula to feel more buttery than the last range. The original Baby Lips had very much the consistency of lip balm, just your bog standard smooth feeling lip balm, the Electro range feels more buttery along the lines of Revlon Lip Butters but much more light weight. It slips and slides on the lips and frankly feels delish! They are less kiss proof than the original range - so expect sticky lip stains on your drinking glasses, but perhaps this is down to the different consistency? But the feel whilst you wear it, to me is much more luxurious.

All I know is that I'm in love, and with them currently on Buy One get 2nd Half Price in Superdrug I would use that as a good excuse to get trying some. The colours are fab too, great for living out these last days of summer, and bringing you into Autumn.

As always happy shopping and enjoy exploring this product as much as I did.

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Summer Shades

With the current influx of sunshine and heat we've been having, I thought I would do a post about the best shades to rock this Summer. Whether its neons for poolside, or pretty pastels. I'll cover it all here in this post. So keep reading for some colour infused inspiration.

You might want to tighten the purse strings because if you're anything like me, you'll want to head straight out and get them... ALL.

I thought to make it fun and easy I would group them into colour groups. So if you're looking for the perfect summer *insert colour* you can see a range from various different brands and price brackets to suit your summer polish needs. 

First up GREENS: 

From Left to Right: 

Essie - Mojito Madness (beautiful apply green - £8.00)

Maybelline Colour Show - Green With Envy (minty blue green -  £2.99)

L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche - Pistachio Drage (super pastel mint green - £4.99)

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Greenberry (beautiful teal shade - £3.99)

E.L.F - Mint Cream (perfect mint choc chip ice-cream shade £2.50)

Secondly BLUES:

From Left to Right:

17 Lasting Fix - Mint Choc Chip (blue toned mint - £2.99)

Perfect Hollographic - Blue ( imagine holographic with a blue tone to it)

BarryM Nail Paint - Pure Turquoise (pefect teal/turquoise colour - £2.99)

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Blueberry (sky blue but super shiny - £3.99)

Thirdly YELLOWS: 

From Left to Right: 

17 Lasting Fix - Sherbert Lemon (pastel lemon - £2.99)

Sinful Colours - This Is It (super small gold glitter - £1.99)

Maybelline Colour Show - Electric Yellow (yolky yellow - £2.99)

Next ORANGES: 

From Left to Right 

Essie - Orange Its Obvious (bright orange without being neon - £8.00)

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Mango (mid tone orange - £3.99)

China Glaze - Orange Knockout (SUPER neon orange matte finish - £4.38)

Next PINKS: 

From Left to Right: 

BarryM Nail Paint - Bright Pink (Barbie pink shade - £2.99)

BarryM Nail Paint - Fuchsia (mid pink with red undertones - £2.99)

Sinful Colours - 24/7 (NEON matte finish Barbie pink - £1.99)

Lush Laquer - Haywire (pastel pink with chunky neon glitter - $6.00)

Essie - Tour de Finance (iridescent mid pink - £8.00)

Next CORALS: 

From Left to Right: 

Maybelline Colour Show - Urban Coral (red toned pink coral - £2.99)

L'Oreal Paris Resist and Shine - 455 (Iridescent pink coral - discontinued I believe)

E.L.F - Mango Madness (Orange toned peach coral - £2.50)

Natural Collection - Antique Coral (perfect iridescent coral £1.99)

Next PURPLES/LILACS: 

From Left to Right: 

17 Lasting Fix - Parma Violet (pink toned violet - £2.99)

L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche - Nouvelle Vague (SUPER pastel lilac - £4.99) 

BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine - Prickly Pear (glossy lilac - £3.99)

So, there you have it, a colour wheel of summer shades, hope this post is useful and gives you some polish inspiration for the summer, and what colours and shades you can access on the hughstreet. Most of these polishes I bought whilst on offers or for the more higher-end brands such as China Glaze which is imported and Essie I bought off eBay but the prices listed are the prices you would find in store. 

Maybelline Colour Tattoos

Okay so I may be slow to hit the bandwagon with this one again, but frankly I always wait till the hype has gone down to test things for myself because after all it might just be that - hype. So my theory is if you wait and then that product is still getting good reviews than you hit it up!

One of those hype products that people generally still seem to adore, are the Maybelline Colour Tattoos - The high streets answer to M.A.C Paint Pots. They are cream eyeshadows in a darling little glass pot that pack a lot of punch in terms of pigment and longevity.

Once they are in place they sure as heck are going to stay there. The formula is really creamy and velvety, it genuinely feels soo smooth and sultry on the skin. Sometimes I find that with pressed powder eyeshadow in order to get the level of bold colour you wanted you sometimes have to really pack it on, which makes you very aware of the fact that you have a whole pile of coloured powder shoved onto your precious little eyelids. Whereas the Colour Tattoos one quick slick and thats all you'll need, you definitely get your moneys worth as a little goes such a long way.

They are versatile too, you can blend them out, or even blend them together with pressed powdered eyeshadow. So you can get the cool contrast of textures going which makes for a really dynamic smokey eye. And because of the cream/ gel formulation you can even double it up as eyeliner!

With the regular promotions Boots and Superdrug always seem to have on, you can also bag yourself a cheeky extra one with 3 for 2 that is currently on at Boots. So for £8 you can get 3 instead of having to fork out £12 for them. Something I like to use as justification when spending quite a bit on makeup. Plus it racks up those Boots points which you can use when money is tight but you 'MUST have' that item.

So overall I cannot complain about the Maybelline Colour Tattoos they're metallic colours are to die for, and blend soooo nicely together for a coppery bronzed eye, and at £4 a pop they are relatively cheap, and they last crazy amounts of time so that £4 goes a long long way. Definitely worth picking up a couple to try.

If you are trying new products my advice is to always go for the 'safer' colour. One that you wear everyday that way you know that you'll get wear out of it, even if its not your fav at least its in a wearable shade you can still use. Rather than getting a gregarious in your face bold colour that you may only use once in a blue moon - might become a waste of money if the product isn't for you.

So I would recommend popping along to Boots or Superdrug and picking up a couple whilst on offer!

Colours: left to right

65 -Pink Gold, 35 On and On Bronze

(I do also have Eternal Gold, but typical me, couldn't find it)

Drip Drip Drip Little April Showers

Ready for April yet?

 

These nails will help you. Simply grab two colours of your choosing here I used white and Mint Green and get started. 

Prep your nails by doing your cuticles and applying a protective base coat. Then grab your white polish or whatever colour you feel like using and apply two liberal coats as a base colour. 

Then simply grab the next colour of your choosing, and holding your hand nails facing up to the ceiling drip the polish on in a stylised manner and have fun creating slightly different designs on each nail. 

This design is so fun and can look so dynamic and differently using different colours. 

So have fun playing around, I particularly like using my Maybelline Colour Show polishes for this design see my Review post on them to see the colours in my collection. 

Maybelline Colour Show - Review

Colours left to right:
130 Winter Baby,  282 Glitter, 220 Brocades Range - Knitted Gold, 181 Charged and Ready, 214 Green with Envy, 654 Superpower, 749 Electric Yellow, 118 Urban Coral, 248 Power Red, Brocades Range 224, Brocades Range 221, 198

Maybelline Colour Show, is a super fun collection at a crazy affordable prices. At just £2.99 a bottle it is Maybelline's answer to Barry M. A collection full of fun bold bright colours, with sparkles, and texture to knock your heart out! There is a little something something for everyone, and with regular promotions on their cosmetics you can get more for your money. 

I kindly, being the brilliant blogger I am (just kidding) swatched each colour on my nail art wheel and stuck them to the bottle so you can see exactly how the pigmentation holds from bottle to nail. As you can see, it holds pretty well. Colours are exactly as they appear in the bottle, the texture of the formulation changes with each range. For instance the standard Colour Show range is although quite thin in formulation lovely and smooth and easily build-able and the more coats you apply the colour just gets more rich and shiny! The brocades range, which is a glitter based formulation is a little thicker, designed I believe as a top coat you can apply to colours to add lovely textured glitter look, or for a bold statement you can use them simply on they own using two coats to create party ready nails in no time! 

If you love bold colours and statement nails then this is the collection for you, and it won't by any means break the bank either! So get yourselves down to Superdrug or Boots and get looking. 

Baby Lips

Anyone else as excited as me that Maybelline Baby Lips are finally in stores in the UK? I have seen bloggers and youtubers alike in the U.S raving about them for ages, and finally I can sing their praises too. I am now proud owner of each variety available at my local Superdrug; available in various scents and tints, they provide a wonderful smell and gentle tint of colour as well as providing a great lip balm. With some designated purely for its lip healing and moisturising abilities the range provides something for all. My favourite is Peach Kisses, it has a light beige tint to it, so is a great light winter alternative to nude lipstick, to help protect your lips against the cold weather we've been having.

Plus the packaging is super cute and delightful! Baby lips are a steal at £2.99 and upon purchasing them, Superdrug had 'Buy one get one Half Price' on Maybelline products.

Great for a stocking filler or for your daughters highschool friends christmas presents!

Its Better To Mix Things Up!

Let's face it the days of uniform one shade of nails are past us, jump on the mix and match trend and go with the flow and create your own personal mix of style and colour in a collaboration that's right on trend.

I went with punchy colours and bold prints and pictures in terms of nail art. I even attempted a houndstooth and kind of failed but created a cool looking pattern in the process. See even if you don't get what you expected you can still create something cool and fun!

Polishes I used:
Barry M Nail Paint in Fuschia
Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine (Blue and Purple Shades)
Essie in Mojito Madness
Maybelline Colour Show in Electric Shock
Barry M Nail Art Pen

Experimeting with pattern.

Playing around with some emboss pens to create design, it took me forever but hope you like it! The index finger looked weak compared to the rest which is why it does not make an appearance.

I used a lot of polishes so won't list them.

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