Colors By Llarowe Fall 2015

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I had an amazing time in Edinburgh, what a beautiful city! I saw a Panda, Koalas, went on a ghost hunt and ate far too much food. Also, while I was away, the whole thing with Mentality Polish blew up (if you're unaware about the fiasco, read this post by The Mercurial Magpie) I don't want to dedicate much blog space to that brand, so I'll just say I will never touch them but I continue to support indies, and I hope the girls who've been affected recover quickly. Anyway, I have all ten shades from the Fall 2015 collection by Colors by Llarowe to share with you today, so as you can imagine this post is pretty picture heavy. 

Birthday Florals

Another year older, another nail art look for the occasion! Since I'm going out for a birthday meal tonight I thought I'd do my nails (both hands, which is rare...ask any blogger) and decided on a floral design which I've been wanting to try out for a while.

piCture pOlish Autumn Swatches

Autumn is my favourite time of year for many reasons, so when I saw this beautiful new shade from piCture pOlish and The Polishing Life, I fell in love. It's completely got me in the mood for hot chocolate, snuggly clothes and, yes, Pumpkin Spice everything. 

Helmies Nail Helmets Review

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Nail Helmets?! Yes, you read that right! Today I'm taking a look at Helmies, a new (ish) product designed to help protect your freshly painted nails from bumps and smudges.

Inspired By - Kipling Pop Floral Purse

Inspiration for nail art is everywhere, and "inspired by" posts are so fun to do (remember my giraffes, pen inspired and Marc Jacobs inspired?) for this design I was browsing around a Kipling shop and found the cutest purse, when I got home I looked it up online and had a go at some nail art.

Kiko Power Pro Nail Lacquer Swatches and Review

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Kiko has just released a brand new line of polishes called Power Pro, with all new packaging and a new brush. I've got 3 shades to share with you today (it seems that all bloggers who received this package got the same shades...which isn't very helpful to readers, I'm sure you'd rather see a variety of shades!) 

Blurple Gradient Stamping

Quickie nail art post today to show you a stamped design...that sort of looks like pomegranate seeds!? I used:

- Cirque Colors Concord

- Cirque Colors Royal Hawaiian 

- Pet'la plate Three Times

- Konad black stamping polish

True Brit London Swatches and Review

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Today I have swatches from a new-to-me brand, True Brit London. They're a British brand (as you might have gathered) and I love featuring British brands on the blog! Their polishes are 6-free and are made with Vitamin E, Elderflower and Rose extract...sounds fancy, so let's take a look

Birchbox UK - August 2015

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A new month means a new Birchbox on the block! August is one of my favourite months...it's my birthday month, blog anniversary month, and my friend had her baby 2 days ago on the 2nd, so now it's even more special! It also means Autumn is just around the corner, which I always look forward to. This month's Birchbox theme is Beauty Junkie, so let's take a look inside (stop here if you don't want spoilers!)

JORD Wood Watch Review - Sidney Maple and Rose Gold

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Bit of a different post today! I've got a beautiful watch to share with you from JORD Watches. You may have seen a few other bloggers featuring a Jord watch recently, and I'm excited to be able to feature one myself! It's nice to write about something different now and again - although of course my post does include some nails too.