Update: Life, Make Up & Favourites

August has been a rollercoaster of a month so far, but it's been absolutely incredible! 

At the start of the month I went away to Paris for 5 days with my boyfriend, his sister and her boyfriend. It was amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed, seeing the sights, having an immense time at Disneyland and of course shopping! Going on top of the Eiffel Tower was a great experience (except the 2 hour queue before it) but I'm glad I did it. Lots of baguettes, crepes, croissants and macaroons were consumed! :)

With roughly two days to spare after I got home from Paris I needed to get ready and pack for Gran Canaria with my Dad, sister and brother (it was crazy, but I couldn't wait!)

The overall week went by quite fast, but I enjoyed and it was nice to spend time with my family :) The weather was great, reaching 34 degrees one day when I noticed a nearby thermometer... a lot hotter and sunnier than little ol' Wales! The Maspolamas area was lovely and we had a chance to go on two trips during the week, one being a boat ride on the Supercat where we traveled around the island, had the chance to see dolphins(!) and swim outside the boat! The other trip allowed us to go to Las Palmas city area to see the sights including a Christopher Columbus Museum and we also got to do shopping ;)

Today's Make-up Look

(Shimmery peachy pink eye look with bronzed cheeks and a pink lip.)

Favourites

(The raved about Bioderma and a Loreal Caresse Lipstick in 102 Mauve Cherie.)

I bought the Bioderma whilst in Paris due to lots of great reviews, and after using it over this short period of time I really do love it. It's great at taking your make up off, it feels lovely on the skin and feels very refreshing! I found it very useful whilst on holiday especially, for a nice skin refreshment :) 

I bought the lipstick on my way home at the airport after eying them back at home, and with a spare 20 euros waiting to be spent I thought, why not! I really love the colour, consistency and the smell! It has a lovely sweet scent, glides lovely onto the lips and feels very moisurising, love it! ;)

Hope you enjoyed this post,

Rachel xxx

Ombre Sparkle Nails

As my nails were in desperate need to be painted, I took the opportunity to experiment with a different technique, in comparison to my usual bog-standard one colour coat.

As the ombre "dip-dye" effect is very popular at the moment, I thought I would try creating this look on my nails!

For this particular nail look I combined three colours which were different shades within a colour group. I chose to keep the brighter shade at the bottom of the nail and decided to gradually get darker towards the top! 

 

In order to add more drama, I added a glitter top to the very ends of the nails.

 

 Products used:- Base coat; Sally Hansen Double Duty Base & Top Coat, Lightest shade; Cheeky Chops 240 by N07, Middle shade; OMP! by Nails Inc, Darkest shade; (random nail polish,) Glitter colour; Excuse Moi! OPI Muppets Collection.

You will also need a small sponge, or an old make up applicator that you have lying around (what I used.)

• Step 1 - Apply base coat to protect nails from staining.
• Step 2 - Apply an even opaque coat of the lightest polish.
• Step 3 - Once nails are completely dry, use your mini sponge to lightly dab on the middle colour to the top half of your nails.
• Step 4 - Once nails are completely dry again, dab on the darkest shade to the very tops of your nails, making sure there's a gradual ombre effect.
• Step 5 (optional) - If you want to add extra drama to your nails apply a glitter polish in the same way previously to the very tips of your nails.
• Step 6 - Tidy up where necessary by applying more polish to improve the effect.
• Final step - Apply a top coat in order to seal in your design to prevent it from chipping and to create a shiny finish. 

Hope you enjoyed! Here's a few snaps of when I went out the other night to celebrate my friends birthday! Make up wise I chose to create a teal smokey look.

(Fab night out, excuse the weirdo in the pic haha!)