Swatching my nail polish collection

Hi everyone.

I confessed before that I have got far too many beauty products and I am sure you can relate to that :)
I own over 150 nail polishes and I decided to swatch all the colours a couple of weeks ago to see what they actually look like. Since then I got even more new colours and I can't stop buying! HELP!
I found many colours that looked very similar and I have never used them. It is a waste of money.
Today I am showing you a sneak peek of my nail polish collection and some swatches.
Would you like me to do a post about the full collection in the future?

NEW Handmade ARM CANDY in my ETSY STORE

Hello everyone!

I added the neon rainbow bracelets to my etsy store.There is 4 of them available here.

I will be making the skull bracelets as well very soon. I am waiting for a delivery with all the bits and bobs I need  :)

 

OPI Nail Envy nail strengthener and Avoplex nail and cuticle replenishing oil

My nails are very weak and I struggle to grow them and my cuticles are extremely dry and horrible looking  :( I have tried many treatments for my nails and oils for my cuticles, but I keep forgetting to actually use them on a regular basis. I decided to get this OPI duo, when I seen it on buyapowa. I have got many other treatments and they help to improve the condition of my nails but I wanted to try something new. I think I paid £11 for this set. Bargain!

 

OPI Avoplex nail & cuticle replenishing oil 15ml £16.30 link

OPI Avoplex Nail And Cuticle Replenishing Oil is a hydrating and replenishing oil that restores moisture and lipids with antioxidant vitamin E, avocado, sunflower, sesame and kukui nut oils.

I  try to use this oil as often as I can, ate least once a day. It really works and makes my cuticles and nails look much nicer and healthy. I promise you, there will be no more "excuse my cuticles" statement in my NOTD posts :) You need the tiniest amount for each application so the 15ml bottle will last for quite a long time. The normal price it far too high for my budget, but if you manage to get it on buyapowa or ebay for a more reasonable price, I can highly recommend it.

 

OPI Original Nail Envy Nail Strengthener 15ml £18.55 link 

Nail Envy is a well know product and if it wasn't raved about in the blogosphere I would have never bought it. Like I mentioned before, my nails are very weak, break easily, peel and split... Just imagine the weakest, paper thin nails and you will know what I am talking about. I wish I could swap nails with my husband :) His nails are rock hard! Constant use of nail polish doesn't help and I end up with pains in my nails. That's how bad it gets- I actually get stabbing pains in my nails sometimes when they are very weak. It all started when I got acrylic nails done for my sisters wedding. I had it done once in my life and got them removed a couple of days later and was left with the weakest nails ever. 

I do not want long nails, I look after a very active baby boy so it wouldn't be a good idea

I just want my nails to be stronger. Since I started using Nail Envy I noticed that my nails became much more stronger, the surface is more even and they look more healthy in general. I don't use it every day, but I try to use it a couple of times a week. The directions are to apply 2 coats of Nail Envy the first time and then one coat every day for a week. I need to admit I haven't done it this way, but it still worked and helped my nails. Have you tried Nail Envy or Avoplex? What are your thoughts?

A Bit Of Rough- Japanese style wash cloth

Hi everyone!

I thought I will write a quick post about the Giveaway prize I won from a fellow beauty blogger Pampered Prince.  I really enjoy reading his blog, it is nice to hear from a male blogger for a change :) Check out his blog here.

 

A BIT OF ROUGH Japanese style wash cloth £8.00 link

I normally use Soap & Glory exfoliating gloves for my weekly exfoliation and I have never heard of ABOR wash cloths until I entered Andy's giveaway. I was lucky enough to win 3 of them :) 

A Bit Of Rough is a Japanese style wash cloth made up of a mix of fibres that are gentle enough to use on your face and robust enough to exfoliate your body. 

The size of the wash cloth is 100x30cm so you can easily reach your back and exfoliate your full body. There is no need to use a scrub, you can use a normal shower gel with it and the effects are amazing. It leaves my skin felling really soft and smooth and ready for my weekly fake tan routine :) It is also great to remove traces of old fake tan when it happens to go patchy. I am a convert :) Since I got the wash cloths, I forgot about my exfoliating gloves :)

Do you ever use products after their expiry date?

Hi everyone!

Hoarding makeup, skincare, jewellery and clothes is my biggest problem. I hate it and the situation is getting out of control. I decided to start with something easy and binned all skincare products that were no longer safe to use. Don't think I was using them after the expiry date. I wasn't. They were collecting dust in the bathroom or taking up space in my drawers.

I read a lot about skin care expiry dates and I am shocked with the fact that most of my skincare and makeup will have to be binned very soon :(
I always thought that it is safe to use beauty products until the expiry date printed on the packaging.
I was wrong. Once you open a product, the countdown starts and you have only got a couple of months to use it up. You can find this information on the packaging. Some creams are safe to use for 3 months, some will be ok to use for  6, 12 or 18 months.

Here is all the skincare I had to bin recently: