Bekas Beauty: 2013

New Year With Firework Nails

So I've been growing my nails for a while now with Renunail from Lookfantastic & I've also just received some gorgeous polishes in my Ciate Mini Mani Advent Calendar, so I was feeling creative and decided to team up some of the polishes and create a nail look worthy of bringing in 2014.

The first step involved the Nailtiques Formula 1, which is great for nails that are flexible and brittle like mine are at the moment. This acted as the perfect base coat for this look.

Then it was time for colour, opting for a classic pillar box red called Boudoir, I added just one layer of this to get the coverage I wanted. Much credit to Ciate's formulas.

Then with my chosen nail, I added the Ciate Speed Coat and poured on Miss Mistletoe, a beautiful, warm glitter of reds, golds and pinks. Messy business, but worth it for the pay off. I sealed in the glitter with the same Speet Coat and applied a layer onto the rest of my nails too.

There we have it, super sparkly, firework inspired nails! Just in time for New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone!

A year of blogging has flown by and I have loved it!

Argan Oil Hair Care

For a while now the focus for my hair has been to get it back in full health so that it can grow long and strong in the next year. So as well as investing in some amazing hair masks and hair oils, I've also decided that my daily hair care needs to be involved too to get the best results.

So when I saw these Shampoo & Conditioners for JUST 99P each in Home Bargains, I literally couldn't help myself.

Anything with argan oil on I will give a go on, made famous by Moroccanoil, Argan oil protects and repairs damaged hair with it's naturally hair loving properties. Not only are these two purse loving, but they really do leave your hair looking healthy and super soft, I even had to show Elliot how soft it was, he was pretty impressed for a boy.

So I think that for the New Year you should go treat yourself on this splurge-proof hair care from Home Bargains.

Get To Know Me

1.Thing you cannot leave the house without: Probably my phone and card

2.Favorite brand of makeup: MAC

3.Favorite Flowers: Roses. So cliche, but I love them

4.Fav clothing stores: ASOS, Primark & Missguided

5.Fav perfume: Alien by Thierry Muglar

6.Heels or flats: Ooo it depends on the occasion, I can't choose

7.What do you do for a living?: SEO executive

8.Fav colours: Changes all the time but at the moment it's burgundy

9.Do you drink energy drinks?: No, they taste disgusting

10.Do you drink juice?: Yeah, I love orange juice.

11.Do you like swimming?: I do yeah, just need to go more often

12.Do you eat fries with a fork?: depends on whether I'm in a picky or fancy mood

13.Whats your fav moisturizer?: I really like the MAC Prep & Prime Illuminating Cream

14.Do you want to get married later on in life?: Yeah

15.Do you get mad easily?:Not really, I like to stay out of anything confrontational tbh

16.Are you into ghost hunting?: Nope

17.Any phobias?: Spiders, small spaces and heights

18.Do you bite your nails?: Well, I am a recovering nail biter

19.Have you ever had a near death experience?: No

20.Do you drink coffee? Yeah, I love a morning coffee.

Primark Beauty Buys

Today I was a little bit naughty and headed off to one of my favourite shopping havens for some retail therapy.

Primark is my one stop shop for casual wear, jewellery and, as I've most recently discovered, some beauty finds too.

I picked up these 3 on my journey in and out of the aisles of Christmas shoppers and I love them.

This Nail Polish Correction pen will come in handy in the new year, I've been growing my nails with Renunail so they are nearly ready for a slick of nail polish. And as I'm not too good with a nail polish brush, my mistakes I make will be worry free with this pen.

With my nails growing I also need to keep on top of them looking neat and tidy, so when I spotted this 6 way Nail Buffer for just a pound on Primark's shelves I couldn't resist.

And finally, this time of year is the time when make up can be super glittery and over the top, so these multicolour gems will come in handy for those New Years looks I'll be trying out.

Have you had any beauty finds in Primark recently? Let me know :)

Ciate Mini Mani - Day 24

So at the end of the Ciate Mini Mani, you get treated with a full size bottle of Ciate nail polish. I got the gorgeous Serendipity, a super sparkly rose glitter that will look fabulous with my Christmas Jumper today!

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas

Urban Decay Naked 3 - Christmas Look

Now, I'm not the most skilled with a make up brush but I thought that seeing as I am in the possession of the very gorgeous Naked 3, I would take a jab in the dark at pulling together some looks, starting with something a little festive.

For this look I prepped the eyes with the Original Primer Potion all over the lid and under the lash line. I find this is an essential move with this palette as some of the metallic shades are hard to transfer otherwise.

I then went straight in and covered my lid with the copper/rose Trick, using the thicker end of the brush to really layer it up and add the shimmer I wanted for this look.

I then took the smaller Crease end of the make up brush and added a touch of Dust to the inner corners of my eyes. This is one of my favourite eyeshadow tricks because it instantly adds light to your eyes.

To add some depth and texture to this look I took the deepest shade from the Naked 3 palette, Blackheart, and blended it into my crease from the outer corner.

To take the harshness away from the bold colour of Trick, I took Strange, the lightest shade in the palette, and used it to blend out Trick towards my brows.

Finishing with some Miss Eylure lashes and a coating of Soap & Glory Thick & Fast, the look is complete.