UK/US Beauty Swap with Her Late Night Cravings

Hey Everyone!! H|ow are you all doing? Great I hope! Haven't we been lucky with the weather here the last few days in the UK, I hope that you are all getting a chance to enjoy the sunshine.

Enough about the weather, on to today's post.  I have been lucky enough to take part in a beauty swap with the beautiful ladies, Jayme & Mendi over at Her Late Night Cravings.

Now these two girls are amazing!! Their videos and blog posts always brighten up my day, and it was them that made me brave enough to take the YouTube plunge a year ago.

So a couple of months ago, we started emailing and chatting about doing a beauty swap, like the girls, I cant remember how it came up, but I am so so pleased it did. I have loved the whole process of chatting, getting to know the ladies, shopping for them and finally sending and receiving parcels.

Our boxes arrived last week ( I was so excited when I came home to it on Thursday!!) We both decided to film unboxing videos, it was seriously like Christmas. I was so lucky, the girls picked out beautiful items for me that we can not get here in the UK, and if you watch my video, you will see, I was more than a little excited!!lol.

I really can not say thank you enough to you both, I am so lucky to of made friends with you beautiful ladies and had the chance to do this with you :)

Please if you are not already subscribed ( Im sure you are!!) check out Jayme and Mendi's YouTube Channel Here. Seriously, you will love them!!

Also If you would like to see what I picked out for them, please follow the link below....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIcMztPox0

Happy Hump day everyone!!!

Mwah 

Its Haul time......

Hi everyone, 

So I asked on twitter what you would like to see first, an empties post or a haul, and the haul won. lol.

These are items that I have got over the last few weeks....

Im a total sucker for 3 for 2!!! lol.

I hope that you enjoyed this and it has given you as few ideas for your shopping lists :)

Mwah

February Favorites 2013 and a fail................

How excited am I that Spring is on the way!!!

I really am pleased that its time for February Favorites as it means that Spring is nearly here.

I have had a complete skin care over haul this month, although I was seeing some improvements, it wasn't enough, so I got some advice and have started using Avene.

As well as lots of favorites, I do have one fail this month, maybe its something you can help me with?

What have you been loving this month???

Mwah

Barry M Dragon Fruit NOTD............

Last week I shared with You the beautiful Greenberry from Barry M. Today I have the equally gorgeous Dragon Fruit, another of the new spring shades from the Gelly Collection.

This is a beautiful bubble gum pastel pink, perfect for spring and very girlie. 

I love this colour. So pretty.

The Gelly range of polishes has totally seduced me, they are long lasting, super glossy and lovely to apply.

Dragon Fruit was opaque in two coats.

I cant wait to try out some more of the polishes in the range!

Is this a color that you would wear?

What shades from the Gelly range do you recommend?

Mwah

Barry M greenberry NOTD.....

Its been a while since my last NOTD so I thought it time I put that right!!

I have to share with you Greenberry from the Gelly range by Barry M.

This beautiful colour is new for spring and completely beautiful.

It is very nearly a perfect Tiffany & Co Blue, all the more to love.

The formula applied beautifully, this is just 2 coats.

I am a massive fan of the glitter polishes and magnetic range from Barry M, with a few favorites from the standard range too. Having tried this Gelly Polish tho, I must admit I'm a convert. At £3.99 I think they are a great price. I really hope that they continue to add to the range.

What do you think of the Gelly range? 

Mwah

My top Glitter Polishes 2012......

in my latest video I wanted to show you my favorite Glitter polishes of the moment.

Now I'm not going to lie to you, these may will and probably will change over the next few months.

One thing I can whole heatedly promise is that my love of Glitter polish will never change. I'm a glitter girl and that's that!!! lol.

The polishes I mention are.....

Top to Bottom, Left to Right

OPI Crown Me Already, You Glitter Be Good To Me, Sparke De Triomphe and The living Daylights.

Essie A Cut Above

China Glaze Ruby Pumps

Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday

Barry M Yellow Topaz Glitter

Top To Bottom, L To R

Models Own Northern Lights, Blizzaerd and Pink Fizz

TopShop Adrenalin and Ice Crush.

Mwah

MAC Glamour Daze Superb and Everything That Glitters.........

Every year MAC launches a fabulous Christmas collection with everything our heart could desire. And this year The Glamour daze Collection delivers big time.

I had promised myself that I wasn't going to go mad and buy too much from the collection as I have asked for a few bits for Christmas and also, I want to show the makeup I have a little love.

There were just two things that I knew I wanted to get when the collection launched online.
1 was the Extra Dimension Skin finish in Superb that I missed out on earlier in the year, and the other was Everything That Glitters Nail polish. This is my first polish from MAC and what a way to start, a glitter fest in a bottle!!

Superb is a beautiful Rose gold tone highlight. I am not disappointed with this at all, I am so pleased to have this as part of my kit. It looks beautiful on a range of skin tones and adds beautiful light to the skin without being super sparkly or shiny looking.

Next is Everything that glitters, a sheer black based polish with micro glitter in magenta, teal blue, silver and gold.

Its just beautiful and opaque in two coats. The glitter is nice and dense and gives fantastic and even coverage. As I mentioned this is my first MAC polish, I hope I haven't started another obession here!!! lol.

I am really pleased with my two purchases from the collection and super excited to use them over the festive season.

Are there any items you will picking up before Christmas?

Mwah

And the winner is.........

Its time to announce the winner of my Gosh Holographic polish giveaway.....

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congratulations Tiffany!!!

Thank you so much to all those of you who entered!!!

I will be having another giveaway very soon!!

Mwah

My top Polish picks for Fall 2012.....

Hi Everyone, 

Today's post is about my favorite Fall polishes for 2012.

As you may know, I'm not really a dark polish fan, this year however I have surprised myself and found true love with a fair few darker polishes.

So you may or may not be surprised with my picks!!

Deborah Lippmann- Razzle Dazzle

Revlon- Facets Of Fuchsia

Barry M- Raspberry

Barry M- Racing Green

OPI- Lincoln Park After Dark

Essie- Midnight Cami

Essie- Chinchilly

Sephora by OPI- Traffic Stopper Copper

China Glaze- Avalanche

China Glaze I herd That

China Glaze- Glitter Goblin

What are your favorite polishes this Autumn?


Mwah

Look Beauty 'Pink' Collection, Breast Cancer awareness Month......

So many brands are taking part in Breast Cancer awareness month this year it is fab!!

One of them is Look Beauty who are supporting " Look good, Feel great" a charity that works on confidence building with those people effected by cancer.

Look Beauty have taken there top five 'Pink' products and are making a 50 pence donation from each item sold.

The collection has everything you could need for a perfect pink look....

So why not support a fab cause and feel 'Pretty In Pink' at the same time!!!!

Look Beauty is available from Selected branches of Superdrug and direct from

www.lookbeauty.co.uk/

Mwah

OPI And Breast Cancer Awareness Month............

In October we see the offerings from many of the household brands that we use on a daily basis in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. 

It is a sad reality that all to many of us will be affected by the disease at some time in our lives, whether it be a loved one or ourselves. We are very lucky that medical advances are making this illness more beatable everyday.

So if buying something as simple as a a box of spread ( I cant believe its not butter is all pinked up in ASDA for Tickled Pink!!!), a Chocolate cake ( Mcvities) or a OPI Nail polish to make donation to a fab cause, then I am there.

Every little helps, and as someone who walked 26.2 miles in the London Moonwalk I have seen the goodness that can come from donations.

So let me introduce you to one of the items I have picked up this month in support.....

OPI Have two polishes on offer this year, You Glitter Be Good To Me was the one that grabbed me. 

A beautiful pale pink micro glitter with larger cerise hex glitter that will look super pretty both layered and alone, I can not wait to wear this polish.

What do you think of the latest support Polish from OPI? Will you be picking it up?

So lets have a fabulous Pink month, and remember to check your breasts regularly!!!!

Mwah

Gosh Holographic is BACKKKKKKKKKKKK....

If you follow me on Instagram ( MariaSparkle19) you will of seen that I recently picked up the much talked about and loved Gosh Holographic polish.

I had the original from Gosh and although I liked the polish I found that it chipped within hours and was a bit of a pain to apply. 

When I heard that Gosh had reformulated and relaunched the much hyped and talked about Polish, I knew that I would like to give it another go. I didnt think that I would be able to tho as I really didnt think that my Superdrug would get it in.

I WAS WRONG!!!!

Last week while browsing I spotted one lonely bottle of the polish on the stand, it was ment to come home with me!!!! lol.

And hey presto, here is the lovely polish in all its glory.

Im so impressed with the polish, it applies much better and I had this on my nails for 3 days with NO WEAR!!! 

I'm so impressed and pleased that I was able to pick it up. If you see the polish I highly recommend that you give it ago.

Holo in this weather is hideously hard to photo, the above pics are from my instagram and the best I got, take my word for it, this polish is STUNNING!!!

Have you managed to pick up a bottle of this polish?

What do you think of it 2nd time round?

Mwah

Essie Polish Collection Part 2......

Hi everyone!!

Today I have Part 2 of my Essie polish Collection to share with you.

This part features neutrals, peach to corals and some full on brights.

As in part one, I am going to include both the video and swatches in order that I mention them with all the names listed below each picture.

Blanc

No Place Like Chrome

Chinchilly

Sand Tropez

Lady Like

BareFoot & Topless

Penny Talk

Braziliant

Meet Me At Sunrise

A Crewed Interest

Van D'Go

Haute As Hello

Tart Deco

Cute As A Button

Camera

Ole Caliente

Bazooka

Action

As you can see from the swatches, there is a little bit of everything in my collection. 

In my video I mention that Im not keen on Action, the bright mustard colour  ( Bottom right in the 3rd pic) and that I have never worn or swatched it, I must admit that having swatched it for this post, I am pleasantly surprised and really quite like the colour, I think I will def give this one a go next summer!!!

Any way that brings us to the end of My Essie Collection post, I really hope that you enjoyed it. 

If you would like to see this sort of post with other brands, please let me know!!!

Have a fab day, and thank you for all your support!!!

Mwah

Essie Collection Part 1........

My friend Rachel asked me if I could share with you my Essie polish collection to see what colors I enjoy and would recommend. 

I have split this post into two, this one, part 1 is Pinks, blues and greens.

I recorded a video for you as well, Ill pop the link below.

The polishes I mention are, in order.....

Mint Candy Apple

Absolutely Shore

St Barths Blue

Borrowed & Blue

Bikini So Teeny

Lapis Of Luxury

Smooth Sailing

Midnight Cami

Too Buy Or Not To Buy

Tour De Finance

Fiji

Cascade Cool

Knockout Pout

Mod Squad

Lights

Pink Parka 

Off The Shoulder

Status Symbol

Super Bossa Nova

Watermelon

After Sex

A Cut Above

I hope that the swatches have helped a little if you are looking for a new Essie polish.

Part two will be up tomorrow.....

Thank you as always!!!!

Mwah

Models Own Mirror Ball Collection......

Now as you all know, I love Glitter and sparkle, I also love Nail polish, so when Models Own announced and previewed the Mirror Ball collection, I knew it was one that I would like to add to my collection.

The collection has a total of 5 polishes, all named after 70 dance tunes.

Super cool, hehehe.

I got the polishes from Models Own website Link here....

There was an offer to get all 5 polishes, plus a 3 in 1 clear base, top coat all for the price of £20!! I couldnt resist and placed my order.

Models own always have fantastic offers on, so definitely check them out!!!

I have shown you Hot stuff on both my Instagram (MariaSparkle19) and my YouTube, I have posted the video with a over view of all the polishes below. I will be doing NOTD with all of the beautiful polishes over the next few weeks!!!!!

Have you got these yet?What do you think?

Mwah

The Nail Polish Tag........

Today's post is a tag post.

I saw this on You tube earlier in the year, there were several at the time ( I'm thinking march time ish...) so I forget who actually started it. 

The questions are

1.Whats your favorite nail polish company?

2.Glitter or no glitter?

3.OPI, China Glaze or Essie

4.When do you change your polish?

5.Whats your favorite colour on your nails?

6.Dark's or Brights?

7.What are you wearing on your nails right now?

8.Matte nails, Do or Don't?

9.French Manicure?

10.Favorite winter colour?

Anyway I recorded and posted the video for you all to check out.

I wanted to share with you some Nail of the days posts featuring some of the polishes that I mentioned in the video so that you can get a better video of colour's and shades.....

So here we are, Polishes that I mentioned in the video.....

GLITTERS

Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday

Deborah Lippmann Some Enchanted Evening

Topshop Icecrush

Topshop Adrenalin

Revlon Starry Pink

Revlon Galaxy

Essie A Cut Above

Barry M Silver Multi Glitter

OPI Spark De Triomph

OPI Servin Up Sparkle

PINKS

Essie Fiji

OPI Mod About You

Essie Lights

OPI Your Web Or Mine?

Essie Super Bossa Nova

China Glaze Pink Voltage

China Glaze Purple Panic

FAVORITE WINTER COLOUR

OPI A Oui Bit Of Red

Let me know what your favorites and answers are!!!!!

Mwah

Recent Purchases.......

I have picked up a couple of bits and pieces over the last few weeks and wanted to share them with you...

I have had a bit of a polish phase going on again lol.

What have you picked up recently?

Mwah

OPI Holland Collection Red Lights Ahead...Where?

Something Orange to brighten up your day......

This is Red Lights Ahead....Where from the OPI Holland collection. I really like the colour of this orange toned red, its not quite a coral and yet not a true red either. I don't like the formula tho, It was hard to apply and even with three coats still wasn't opaque.

It doesn't happen often but this polish really disappointed me :(

Have you tried this polish? Is it just me??

Mwah

OPI Senorita Rose-Alita NOTD...........

Something a little different from this years Neon trend, a beautiful classic rose shade from OPI......

WOW!!! I actually love this color, I cant put my finger on it but I just love it!!!

Senorita Rose-Alita is a beautiful rose shade with gold shimmer running through, giving a gorgeous pearl finish to the polish. It really is a beautiful color and in my opinion, VERY SEXY!!

This polish has seduced me, lol

This polish applied really well and dried quickly, I did use 3 coats to get a fully opaque finish, the texture is very smooth tho and so using three coats wasn't a problem.

What colors have surprised you?

Mwah

Essie NOTD Tart Deco and A Cut Above.............

If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know that my favorite polish brand is Essie, so today I have a NOTD featuring two of my tops picks from the brand to share with you.

As a lover of all things sparkly and glittery, I simply love A Cut Above from Essie. Its a beautiful glitter polish that is very nearly fully opaque with two coats.

Tart Deco is a beautiful color for summer ( You know, those 3 days a year we get where the sun shine?!!? lol)

I normally would never pair these polishes, I am so so pleased that I did, I think they work really well together, I love the contrast of the pink and orange....


What color combinations are you enjoying at the moment?


Mwah