Surviving Party Season

It's that time of year again where our social calendars become fuller than ever and every weekend has an aray of parties, meals and meets that keep you busier than Santa himself!

With that in mind I thought I would share with you a few of my must-haves for getting through party season, I know alot of you with be juggling parties, piss-ups and work shifts all within the same 24 hours so take note as some of these could be lifesavers for you!

Beat The Blisters

First up, Compeed Blister Relief plasters*! A Christmas/New Years party outfit wouldn't be complete without a fabulous pair of heels and if you're anything like me, you would have bought new ones! After hours of walking, mingling, dancing and whatever other moves you're pulling out of the bag you're feet (unless you have magic soles and toes) are going to ache and you may even be getting some pesky blisters! Be prepared by keeping sliter plasters in your bag! These are great for shoes that are rubbing or even blisters on the bottoms of your feet!
Top Tip : Putting some Vaseline on your feet before wearing new heels can help prevent rubbing!

Refresh That Face

With all the naughty foods and drinks we will be consuming over the next 4 weeks our skin can really take a beating! Not only this but with all the events going on, your bound to be wearing make-up more than usual!
Doing a face mask every week can help keep your skin looking bright and healthy! Rodial's Hangover Mask* is one of my favourites for this, it keeps my skin feeling rejuvenated and clear from any build up and nastiness!

Eyes On The Prize

There's a couple of beauty bits in life that can completely change your look in seconds, one of those things is false lashes! If you don't have long to get ready and want to make yourself look more glamorous than usual - whack on a pair of lashes! These lashes are from Nouveau Lashes and they are from the Let's Go Lashes*  range! As you can see in the picture below these lashes are gorgeous full-on fan lashes and I am so excited to try them out over this holiday season.

"I got that red lip, classic, things that you like" (Yup, I'm quoting TS)

Red lips, red lips, red lips! I love a red lip at this time of year (unless you're rocking a pink dress!)! This one I've including is one of my all-time favourites! Rimmel Apocalips - Big Bang - is a super bright pillar box red and it is perfect for transforming yourself from drab to fab! Plus red is super festive!

Bloat No More

Tight bodycon dress for NYE? High waisted skirts/trousers to rock on Christmas Eve? Being bloated is the worst! Peppermint tea is a great way to relive any bloat and keep your digestive system in check! I like to have one every evening before bed, it's really refreashing and calming and makes me feel like I'm kind of being healthy... especially after the 600 mince pies I've probably eaten already!

Bags Be Gone

Finally it's time for a pick me up for after all those late nights! I love this eye bag slayer, for one.... it is a play on Buffy the Vampire Slayer... the greatest show ever made and my fav! I keep it in the fridge so it is amazing for reducing puffy eyes and also fab for headaches.... coz you may have a few of them after those heavy nights!

I hope you guys liked this post and have a great time over the next month, partying and celebrating :) 

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The Christmas Tag 2013

I Love Christmas. It is by far my favourite time of year and what I love most is the build up - the music, the movies, the food... the 1 million social events that are going on - I love it! So when I was tagged to do "The Christmas Tag" by Rebecca at Flores Y Moda I did a high pitched squeal, got out a mince pie and sat down to check out the questions!

1. What is your favourite Christmas song?
Hmm... this is a tough one! I feel like I'm going to have to say Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You! A total and utter obviously classic and obviously choice too but just the sound of the first few jingly notes gets me so so excited! I love it when the little girl sings it at the end of Love Actually! Also the fact that Ariana Grande is releasing Christmas songs has me very much excited!

2. Which is your favourite festive drink?
Well I'm sure everyone else is going to write "gingerbread latte" blah blah blah and as much as I love the sound of that.... I hate coffee! (and don't even get me stated on mald wine)! So there really isn't anything I love at Christmas that isn't a drink I'd have all year round! #boring

3. Do you have a favourite Christmas film?
I have about a million! I love Love Actually (obviously), The Grinch (Taylor Momsen is a babe!), Home Alone 1 & 2, The Holiday, Elf (big lols), Nativity (more lols) & The Santa Clause!

4. What is at the top of your Christmas wish-list this year?
I really don't know, I keep being asked and I just don't know! 
Money towards a 2014 holiday would be #1 I think! Also, of course, the Naked 3 palette (I NEED it!) and maybe a few bits for my new home! (not to mention the driving lessons, michael kors watch, mulberry bag and that life-time supply of chocolate...)

5. What is your favourite festive makeup or nail art look?
I am really loving dark lips - I did a whole post recently on my favourite purple shades! Dark sultry colours are fab on eyes, lips and nails - gorgeous! I also love glitter nail shades for christmas - I have red glitter at the moment and it's making me feel super festive! 

6. What is your favourite outfit at Christmas time? (LBD? Christmas jumper? PJ's?)
Normally I would always stay in my pjs, I love being cosy on Christmas morning - running round in my onesie! But as soon as other people come round I pop on some normal clothing - nothing fancy though. And believe it or not... I've never really made an effort with make-up or hair on christmas day before (don't judge me!).

7. Would you rather play out in the snow or enjoy it from inside with the fire and a cuppa?
Ooo can I not have both? Play in the snow until I am too cold then head inside for a cup of tea nd a mince pie - perfect!

8. Wrapping presents - love or loathe?
Loathe.
9. What is your favourite Christmassy food?
Well... Christmas dinner is by far the greatest meal ever invented. Also...Mince pies!!! Ever since I was little I have always loved them - and never understood how other people can't! 

10. What is your favourite thing about Christmas?
That feeling you get - you know what I mean, the dark nights, the lights, the deorations, the foods, the music, the movies - everything just gives you that excited festive feeling!

I tag you ALL to do this tag! If you love Christmas like I do..... get involved! 

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Nail Shades For Autumn

Well now that the temperature has dropped a fair bit (I am a tad chilly) I have come to accept the fact that Autumn is officially here and summer/heat will be just a distant memory for, at least, the next 8 months.
So along with the weather change comes new fashion, new scents and new colours for me to indulge in. I love getting back into darker,warmer and richer colours especially when it comes to make-up!
I love dark and vampy colours and I think they look amazing both in make-up and clothing! 
So in this post I thought I would share a few of my favourite nail polish shades for the Autumn months (I have sooo many so I just picked a few out of the bunch!) , heading away from the brights and neons and getting out those dark, warm colours!

1. Barry M Gelly Nail Paint - Lychee
A nude is perfect for all seasons in my opinion. I have praised this polish before on my blog and am still just as in love with it. To me it is the perfect nude colour and it is really opaque aswell unlike alot of other nudes you can get on the high-street which are jut a pale water that need 1000 coats to get any form of colour on your nails!
2. Barry M Nail Paint - Mushroom
A classic Barry M polish that I'm sure you have all owned at some point! Probably one of the first Barry M polishes I bought and it is still going strong! I love all the earthy colours in Autumn!
3. Barry M Instant Nail Effects, Foil - Gold.
A fabulous metallic colour, amazing consistancy and great overall effect! I love using on just one of my nails (normally my ring finger) alonside another colour or doing nail art  - it looks great!
4. Barry M Nail Paint - Raspberry
Moving on from bay pinks and bright pinks for Autumn I love darker pinks like this raspberr colour! Another Barry M polish that I have had for years but this one is still one of my favourites - always looks amazing with a matching lip aswell!
5. Maybelline Colour Show by Colorama - 104 Noite De Gal
A brand new polish to my collection this week! I have been looking at these polishes for ages and had heard they were really good quality for the price (only £2.99!) so I went ahead and got this gorgeous dark purple shade I have it on at the moment and it is so amazingly thick and shiny - I love it.
6. OPI Kardashian Kolor - Listen To Your Momanger!
I got this for Christmas 2012 from my best friend, it is a lovely cross between a royal blue and a navy. I love Barry M's navy and thats up there too with my favourites, but I love that this shade is a bit different and not as common.
7. Barry M Gelly Nail Paint - Watermelon
Another new addition to my collection for this season. A dark teal shade perfect fingers and toes and of course it's a Barry M Gelly so it's going to be great, cannot wait to wear it!
8. Collection 2000 Hot Looks Nail Varnish - Shameless
Now I know they aren't called this anymore and have now just settled for "collection" but I did get this a good few years ago and what a bargain it was! From Fragrance Direct it has probably been one of the best beauty bargains I've ever got - it was 25p!!!! Yup, mental eh? It was such a bargain and has been one of my favourite polishes ever since!
9. Models Own - Black Swirl
Now I could have just picked a usual black (as I always rock a black nail in these up coming months) but I love that this one is a little different. I bought it on a whim on ASOS when it was in the sale, I think it was only about £2.50 and I love it! Such a gorgeous black metal-like colour with the slight look of silver in it!
10. Barry M Nail Paint - Grey
I think this is a must for everyones nail polish collection, once again this is a shade I've had for years and years and still love to death! It is an easy go-to colour which goes with so much! 

What are some of your favourite Autumn/Winter shades? I definitely want to expand my nail polish collection even more before the end of the year!