Nails Inc Lucky Dip!!

Okay. This is the best Nails Inc Lucky Dip ever. EVER.


The Lucky Dip is an incredible 7 full size polishes for £18. I always try and get one if I can (they sell very fast, as you might imagine) and in the past I've had a few dodgy colours/spiky brushes. I received this one this morning though, and it is brilliant!

I got (L-R):

• Cherry Road - from the Sprinkles collection
• Notting Hill Carnival
• Westbourne Grove
• Draycott Place
• Knightsbridge Green
• Southwark
• Grosvenor Street

I think I'm in love with them all. I actually don't know which one to try first! What do you think?

Are you tempted to try and get a Nails Inc Lucky Dip?

Illamasqua Eurydice, Soap and Glory

I did a little bit of shopping yesterday, and couldn't help but notice there was a pink theme going, so I thought I'd show you...It's a change from the usual nail post, so feel free to skip by if you prefer just nails!

L-R: Soap and Glory Scrub Gloves, Clean, Girls, Illamasqua Eurydice lipstick, S&G Butter Yourself

Boots have an excellent offer on at the moment, if you spend £10 you get the body butter for free, and since I was buying body wash and new gloves anyway, this was a bonus!

Soap & Glory 'Clean, Girls' body wash is my favourite. I used it when I was on my honeymoon, so the smell always reminds me of that. I love the fact that it comes in a pump bottle, and that you can remove the top to get every bit out, then reuse the bottle! It also helps to keep my skin soft. It's one that I stock up on time and time again.

The Scrub Gloves are just amazing. It's possible to get cheaper exfoliating gloves, but the Soap & Glory ones are the best in my opinion, they leave skin so smooth. The first time I got these was as a birthday present from my husband, and this is my third pair. They last a long time, but I eventually like to get a fresh pair as they soften up too much to be very scrubby.

I had never tried the body butter, but used it after my shower this morning and I'm impressed. It's a lovely consistency, buttery and rich but not greasy and it soaks in straight away. There's nothing worse than heavy body butter that just sits there. With this I was able to put my jeans on after a minute or two, and my skin feels lovely. I'm very prone to extremely dry skin, especially my legs, in the winter, and this made a noticeable difference after one use. Also, the smell is incredible, so fruity!


Finally...Illamasqua Eurydice! Isn't it beautiful?

I've been tempted by this for quite some time, but since I am nervous about wearing bright lipstick, I never took the plunge. Then, the Illamasqua website had an Easter Egg hunt, and Eurydice was half price, at £8! Added to the fact that I had £4 sitting in my PayPal account and it had to be done. So, now I own it...let's see if I can get up the courage to wear it! I'll post a picture if I do...


Do you have any tips for successfully wearing bright lipstick? Please leave me a comment if you do!

Models Own Indian Ocean, Barry M Berry Ice Cream, Avon Nailwear Pro in Midnight

Two different manis to show today! Totally different ones at that...


The first is Barry M Berry Ice Cream with Models Own Indian Ocean on top - Indian Ocean looks good on everything.

As always, it's hard to capture properly, but in the light it's absolutely lovely, and shimmers between pink and blue.

Next up is a beautiful polish that was given to me by my lovely friend Emma. Emma is my own Constant Reader, to borrow from my favourite author of all time, Stephen King (not that I would dream of comparing myself to him, the man is incredible, I just like the term. Ramble ramble.)

It's from Avon, and is part of the Nailwear Pro collection. The shade is 'Midnight'. It's a very dark, very vampy purple, and it goes on really smoothly. I was also surprised that it doesn't smell as bad as most polishes (not that it bothers me, nail polish smells like home, haha) and also that it dries very quickly. Thank you Emma!!

Avon claim it is "Nail enamel fortified with acrylic gel for strength" and I agree that it certainly has the shine of gel.

Two coats, Nails Inc Kensington Caviar base, Nubar Diamont topcoat

Awful picture, as usual, but hopefully you get the idea. It looks a tiny bit patchy here, but not in real life. I would like to try more Avon polishes if they are all as nice as this.

Edited to add: I just noticed that these are on sale at £2.50 on the Avon website HERE. Bargain! I might have to invest in a few shades...


Thank you for reading!