CIATE COOKIES AND CREAM: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. 19/24 means only 5 more left in the series:(! 

The nineteenth nail varnish is again one of my favourites in the collection! It is a cute nude beige colour perfect for everyday and lasts ages on the nail. This nail varnish also has a cute name which is cookies and cream! I would definitely recommend this nail varnish to everyone! I love it. PS:I would recommend two coats on the nail unlike on my picture.

Comment on the door: Nail care tip: Use cuticle oil every other day! PS: I've gone on holiday but there should be daily posts until this ends, fingers crossed

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE CANDY SHOP: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Hello to post 18!

 I've made it to 18 posts daily! hooray!

Number 18 in the series of ciate mini's is another caviar pearls, named candy shop!Candy shop beads are pink, orange and blue tiny beads/balls. These are definitely cute for summer/spring seasons. 

-I prefer not to wear caviar pearls although I think they are really cute and pretty, I don't like the feel when you are wearing them and I don't think they last long enough on the nails. However, they are good for decorating things with e.g. cards.

Comment on the door: World record: 1,156 women painted their nails simultaneously in Taiwan in 2011. 

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE POWER DRESSING: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. SEVENTEEN!!! yaay

So hello number seventeen which is known as power dressing:)

Power dressing is a deep navy blue which is a perfect shade for the winter I feel. In the picture on the right I have one coat of the varnish on, but I feel it would need two to look its best! What do you think? What season would you wear this in?

Comment on the door: "Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest." - Christian Dior 

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE BIG YELLOW TAXI: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Welcome to my 16th post on this series!

Well hello, big yellow taxi and sixteenth addition to my ciate blog posts! 

Big yellow taxi is a cute pastel yellow nail varnish which is perfect for the spring and summer seasons. 

On the picture above I put two coats of the yellow varnish on as the first coat was very thin. I think this is always going to be a shade to have for spring as its like a staple pastel colour. 

Comment on the door: Be a Queen for the day! - Love this

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE MOJITO: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Well i'm still continuing with keeping these daily posts and here is post fifth-teen, woop woop!

Get me a mojito!

The name of this bright green shade is Mojito again fabulous naming! This is definitely again one of my favourite shades out of all the 24 nail varnishes included and it is a very daring shade. On the picture above

I'm wearing two coats to achieve a bold look. I would personally wear this in spring, but it's a good colour for summer two or a holiday, what do you guys think?

Comment on the door: A woman is helpless till her nail polish dries - love this!

Until next time, love & peace, han x

Next Lip Goodies!

These are the first products that are non-lipstick products in the 'lipstick' series. This is quite a boring post sorry guys! 

So I have a lip gloss and a lip balm from Next and I would definitely recommend these products. Both of these products are moisurising as expected. The lip balms are available in different scents and I think that they are only available in store. The lip gloss gives a lovely  nude shiny finish and it is scented however I cant comment on that due to sadly not being able to work out what the scent reminds me of as of yet!

Let me know if you have tried anything from Next in the comments below:)
Ciao Bellas 

x

CIATE SPEED DIAL: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. hello hello number fourteen!

Post fourteen! Hello speed dial... this is an orange/pinky shade which is perfect for spring/summer and wearing it to the beach! Above is what it looks like with just one coat, sadly the picture doesn't do the colour justice:( Definitely think it's suited for wearing on a lovely beach holiday

Comment on the door: Beauty is self confidence applied directly to your nails!

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE GLASS SLIPPER: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. 13th POST woooo!!!

Here is glass slipper, the 13th post, what a pretty name this has, don't ya think? Cinderella related, cute.

This nail varnish is a dark blue glitter nail varnish. This glitter can be used on top of a colour/solid nail varnish, or by it's self like the picture above.I haven't tried seeing how many coats it takes to achieve a solid glitter look, but I'm sure it will be possible. 

Comment on the door:Don't be like the rest of them darling

Until next time, love & peace han x

BARRY M LIPSTICK: REVIEW

Top- 53, Bottom- 147

This is the second in the lipstick/lips series, and today is the turn of the Barry M's lipstick that I have which consists of two, yay!So here are my two lip paints which I bought from Barry M from Superdrug for £4.49, however they are also available online or from boots! Unlike the Rimmel lipsticks I posted about the other day, these lack in moisture however they have good pigmentation. 

Shade 147

This lip paint from Barry M is very pigmented and translates well onto the lips. This colour is a pink peachy colour which is perfect for spring/summer. However, with this lipstick it can feel quite dry I find when you apply it to your lips.  

Shade 53

Firstly, please excuse the slight smudge on the image of me wearing this, which does this lip paint no justice. This is a coral lipstick, which has great staying power again however it is dry when applied to lips. 

So just a little bit of extra info: I apologize for my bad photography of these lipstick shades and I do apologize also for future posts, my camera isn't the best. However, shade 147 is a pretty much a true reflection of how the colour reflects in real lift. I have only swatched these briefly and no lip liner or lip primer was used and I didn't apply them with a brush (my bad).

So, I do recommend these lipsticks for pigmentation as these a great for that however, due to being matte they can feel dry.  These can be bought from the website and I've included the link here: BarryM Lip Paint

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. 

Until next time, love & peace han x

CIATE TWILIGHT: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Welcome to my 12 post:)
Well, hello number 12... The 12th polish in the calendar is called twilight! Twilight is a black nail varnish which is mixed with a golden glitter top coat. This would be perfect to pair with bumble bee from my previous blog post yesterday! Or to wear at like new year or parties.

Comment on the door: Did you know? Ciate's speed coat dries in just 60 seconds 

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE BUMBLE BEE: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. So here's post 11!

Meet Bumble bee! Bumble bee is another ciate caviar polish (small balls/beads) that attach to a coat of nail varnish to add a different effect to the nail. Again like my previous caviar polish I was unable to take a picture showing me wearing it. Bumble bee is both black and yellow small beads. What are your thoughts?

-I prefer not to wear caviar pearls although I think they are really cute and pretty, I don't like the feel when you are wearing them and I don't think they last long enough on the nails. However, they are good for decorating things with e.g. cards.

Comment on the door: Always use a base coat!

Until next time, love & peace, han x

RIMMEL NAIL VARNISH REVIEWS

Disco Ball, Ruby Crush, Block your Green and Azure

So in one of my previous blog posts called gifts, I told you about how I had received some nail varnishes from my friends as birthday presents... Well here they are featuring in their very own post! So my friends has bought me 4 names from Rimmel from the precious stones and I love lasting finish collection. These include Disco Ball, Ruby Crush, Block your Green and Azure, as shown in the above picture. 

 1. BLOCK YOUR GREEN - 700

This colour is a deep green shade, which I dont know how to describe! but I have included a picture of me wearing it with one coat, possibly two - I can't remember:(

So as much as I love the colour when I took this nail varnish off, it seemed to smear a green colour on my nail, I think it may be just how I took it off. This nail varnish retails at £2.99

 2. AZURE

Azure is a metallic/pearly nail varnish, in the colour blue which has under tones of purple and green I would say. This nail varnish also has a hint of silver shimmer/glitter and to achieve the look in the picture I put on two coats.Again this nail varnish retails at £2.99

3. DISCO BALL

Disco ball is a cute glitter top coat which has blue purple and silver glitter all together! I love this as a top coat on purple and blue nail varnishes. On the pictures I have shown it by it's self and also on top of Azure (above)

Again this retails at £2.99 according to the Rimmel website

 4. RUBY CRUSH

Ruby Crush is that last Rimmel nail varnish I have to include in this blog post. Ruby Crush is a full on glitter colour as described on the bottle. This glitter nail varnish is small red glitter with bigger silver bits of glitter which achieves a full solid look with 2/3 coats. However, on the picture I only have one nail with the complete glitter nail varnish, the others it is paired with a Barry M nail varnish.This retails at £3.99

Overall, I would definitely purchase nail varnishes again from Rimmel, however I would pick Models Own or Barry M over them - as I have a long history with these brands. I think these nail varnishes are a good quality , well priced and suitable for all occasions. From doing this blog post I have been browsing on their website and have found a few future purchases:) So thanks Rimmel

What do you guys think about these? Am I the only one who find the colour smudges when taking it off?

Until next time, love & peace, han x

RIMMEL MOISTURE RENEW LIPSTICKS REVIEW

L-R: Oxford ST Fuchsia, Orchid Crush, Sloane's Plum

So here is the first in my lipstick series, that I mentioned yesterday in a blog post!, woop! This series should hopefully last until I'm back from my holiday, so I shall schedule a few posts. Anyway...

Hello Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipsticks!

About a year a go I bought my first Rimmel moisture renew lipstick from a local shop which stocks a few makeup brand products at reduced rate. On a trip to the shop known as the factory shop in the UK, I stumbled across my first purchase in this collection known as Orchid Crush, know a few days a go I thought I would add to this collection and bought Sloane's Plum and Oxford ST fuchsia.

So, these lipsticks can also be found in stores such as Superdrug, Boots or Online from the Rimmel London website, which I'll leave a link here too: Moisture Renew So luckly as I said I bought mine from at a reduced rate from the retail price on site of £6.29 for £1.50 - bargain!

These lipsticks are super super moisturising on the lips and they are also good pigmentation I have found.

So lipstick #1 Shade: Oxford ST Fuchsia

This seems to look like a pale pink in both pictures, however it's darker than that sadly, it isn't showing true, however in the swatch above on my hand is a true representation and it comes across that colour on the lips.

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So Lipstick #2 Shade: Sloane's Plum

This is true to the picture, I wanted a deep purple plum colour as I thought that I would be more daring with what I wear on my lips and for £1.50 I couldn't go wrong! I will be trying to make the most of this whilst I'm on holiday!

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So Lipstick #3 Shade: Orchid Crush

Out of these three lipsticks, this is definitely more sheer whereas the others are more pigmented. I tend to pair this with a Revlon lipstick, which will appear in my series in the future. This lipstick is still moisturing and gives your lips a pink glittery hint. 

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So these are my Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipsticks which I rate 4/5, giving them 4/5 on pigmentation and 5/5 on moisture, meeting the aim of these lipsticks. Let me know what you think of these lipsticks and their shades in the comments below, as I would love to hear your views!

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE LADYLIKE: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Number 10 Number 10 Number 10!

Well hello nail varnish number 10 which is definitely one of my top top nail varnishes, its beautiful. This nail varnish is a glittery gold nail varnish, which doesn't have a gritty feel and is easy to take off! This shade/polish is called ladylike luxe and would be perfect shade to wear for a night out or special occasion. 

Comment on the door: Why not try the reverse french manicure?

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE MISTRESS: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. So it's hey hey hey to post number nine!

Number nine is mistress! Mistress is a bright red colour which I have tried to show in the picture above. This shows what it looks like with two coats. I think this would be a perfect colour for a night out or two wear on valentines day (a date).

Comment on the door: play hopscotch!

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE VINTAGE: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar... post number 8!

Well hello number eight in the blog post series. Number eight is a slate green colour (have I used the right term here?). This is one of my favourite colours out of the 24 nail polishes included. This colour is called vintage, I think its beautiful. Above is what the colour looks like with two coats! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below

Comment on the door: Brightly painted toes are happy toes:)

Until next time, love & peace, han x

SMALL MAC HAUL

So I was browsing on the MAC website and I was thinking to myself it's about time I bought myself another primer. So here's where this post comes in....

So my small little mac purchase was their prep + prime skin base visage - aka primer. 

This cost me £19.50 for 30ml. It says it is 'an ultra-fluid lotion formulated with special-effect silicones. Calms and soothes the skin, blots away excess oil and evens out skin redness. Improves the laydown and application of foundation.  From swatching this on my hand it doesn't give a velvet feel texture like other primers I have had before, however just from the swatch I can tell that it definitely evens out the skin. I also love the packaging of this product it's really cute with its glitter black plastic.

So I'm really excited about using this product and I will keep you updated on how I'm finding it. Leave your comments below on your thoughts of the product, or any recommendations of a good primer I should keep watch out for?

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE CUTIE PIE: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Well hello number 7!

Well number  seven in the ciate mini calendar is known as cutie pie. Cutie pie is a baby pink colour. This would be perfect for the base colour of a french manicure if you apply one/two thin coats on. However you could also use this as a solid colour like the picture on the right, I think I applied two to three coats to achieve a solid baby pink.

Comment on the door: Did you know? Nail polish was invented in 3000 BC! 

Leave your comments below or tweet me @ramblinhan with your thoughts about anything. I would love to hear from my readers.

Until next time, love & peace, han x

CIATE ANGEL WINGS: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Welcome to my 6th post on this!

So number 6 is called angel wings! Angel wings is a pearly nail varnish so it is a white/silver colour. It is perfect for matching a glamorous outfit e.g. cocktail dress. In the picture above I have included what the varnish looks like on the nails when it has two coats. 

Comment on the door: nail care tip: nails take approximately 3 months to grow from cuticle to tip!

Until next time, love & peace, han x

GIFTS (HAUL)

Last month it was my birthday, yay finally 18! I had such an amazing day with a constant smile on my face which was due to my amazing family and friends, so thank you to them guys! As for this post I thought I would share with you a few things I had received (ps: this is no form of bragging)

So where do I start?

1. Ted Baker Bag

This was instant love, I'm so in love with it, my best friend did amazing when picking this gift. I had no clue what my best friend had got me and she kept me guessing for a while after hinting that I would like my present after I had posted a picture on instagram of green nails after saying I love the colour green. PS: my instagram is hanwelf. If you are interested on where you can get these bags they are available on the ted baker website or from House of Fraser (in the UK)

2. Real Techniques brushes!

Another instant love, this time a well done goes to my sister! I have wanted some makeup brushes for ages and I had been contemplating on buying them myself, but some cheeky hints to my sister led to me saving some money! Thanks sis! This set includes a pointed foundation brush, contour brush, detailer brush and buffing brush and these are by Samantha Chapman. I would definitely recommend these brushes and my sister bought these from Amazon. However, in the UK I know Superdrug also stocks real technique brushes.

3. Juicy Couture - Viva La Juicy

Again another love love love and well done to my sister again! I had fell in love with this fragrance two years a go which I talk about in my previous post called five go to fragrances and I was super super pleased with this gift. I know this is available in Superdrug, Boots and Perfume store and I'm sure you will be able to get hold of it online. 

4. Rimmel Nail Varnishes

So on my birthday I has spent pretty much all day expecting to get a nail varnish from one of my friends as they all know I'm a total sucker for nail varnish, so as time was going on I began to think I wasn't receiving any.... Until two of my friends handed me a gift with these beauties in!(woop woop). These nail varnishes are in ruby crush, disco ball, block your green and azure. So I may do a blog post on these soon. Thanks to my friends for these lovelies. 

5.The belt

This was a part of a gift from one of my friends who also got me some other things which are also included in this post (below). This belt is a cute little pink waist-ed belt and it is adorable. Sadly, I dont know where she purchased this from:(

6. The purse

OH my god! My friend did super good here! This is such a cool/amazing thing to have as I can place both my cards, money and phone all into one safely secured purse, this is that good I managed to convince my sister to get herself one. This purse fits my IPhone 4S, but I'm pretty sure there are ones online such as Ebay and Amazon which you can get these to fit your phone size. Mine however is from Topshop and it costs £14.

7. The clutch

My friend as before went with a lovely theme for her gifts (neutral) which I love as I love the colour beige.This clutch was perfect for my night out in town so I'm so thankful to her for all my lovely gifts. This clutch itself is from New Look however sadly I'm not sure on price as it was a gift.

8. Personalised Bracelet

From my mother and father I was extremely spoilt and I appreciate their gifts dearly as one of them impacts on my future massively! So thank you mum and dad! One of their gifts to me as a keep sake (is that what they are called?) was a personalised silver bracelet which says my name and date of birth, this is super cute as I only really wear bracelets.

There were other gifts from friends and family such as photo frames but due to having pictures of me and friends in them I haven't included them. I would love to say a huge thank you to everyone for making my birthday super special and memorable! Hope you like this post, let me know your thoughts!

Until next time, love & peace, han

x

CIATE CABARET: REVIEW & SWATCH

So following my blog post called ciate mini calendar, I explained how I was going to be doing a blog post everyday for 24 days on the nail varnishes in the calendar. Hello number five!

Well hello to number 5 in my ciate mini blog posts. Today's nail varnish is a plum purple which is perfect for autumn and it is called cabaret! The top picture shows what one application of this nail varnish gives to the nails. Let me know your thoughts on the colour in the comments below:)

Comment on the door: 'A girl should be two things; classy and fabulous.' -Coco Chanel

Until next time, love & peace, han x