Review | Essie's Grow Richer Base Coat

My nails have had it. Winter is over and spring is here. I really hope this means my nails are going to grow longer and stronger, and not have to face the coldness of winter again... That said, I bought this Essie Grow Richer base coat a long time ago, and never really used it. I would stick to OPI's Nail Envy or Nicole by OPI Nail Strengthener, and though they work fine, it was time to try out other nourishing...

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Special Delivery #21 | Our Own Candle Company...

Our Own Candle Company are an American company who use a special soy and paraffin wax. I have never purchased Yankee candles as I think they're quite expensive, costing up to £8 for a small jar with up to 40 hours burn time, where as Our Own Candle Company's (OOCC) mini mason jars cost £4 for up to 30 hours burn time. I own a few of these candles in other scents already, and they have a long lasting scent that can...

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Nail Art #24 | Cinderella Nails!

Even miracles take a little time. These nails took quite some time to do as I was a bit busy the past few days, but I am so happy with how they turned out. These are my Cinderella nails in celebration of the new live-action Cinderella film set to be released in the UK on the 27th March.  I hardly do characters on nails as it seems to take me awhile to do it, but I think with more practice I get faster...

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Dissertation Tips & Tricks

It's that time again! You're doing your first draft of your dissertation, and you've ran out of steam (or you haven't really wrote much). I was at the same point last year, and I was also living away from university so getting books from the uni library was a bit of an issue. I didn't think my dissertation would get me an amazing grade, but low and behold I graduated with a 2:1! Here are some tips on how I wrote my...

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Special Delivery #20 | Nanshy's Marvel 4-in-1 Sponge

My Beauty Blender is mouldy and I didn't want to fork out £16 for a new one, so when I saw bloggers posting about this Nanshy 4-in-1 sponge a few months ago, I was intrigued. It wasn't available until sometime in February, but because there was no release date I forgot all about. Last week I remembered that it should have been released and low and behold it was available to put into my basket....

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Nail Art #23 | Marble Nails 2.0

I cannot get over how cute the marble effect is on my nails! I did this look in another post but with pale blue polish instead, and it just never stood out the way I imagined. I've seen this look done before; adding the gold polish made the white stand out a bit more and I'm so glad I tried it out. Winter has wrecked my nails so much. As I sit here typing away, my pointer finger nail has just ripped at the side....

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LiLash & LiBrow 3rd and final update!

When I first heard about lash growing serums I always thought that they were just a fad, they never worked or at least they'd never be able to make my short lashes grow. I was wrong. After being sent a LiLash and LiBrow sample in November, and after using it for three months, I'm amazed at how well it's worked for me. In the first month, my outer lashes were lifting and curling, but there wasn't much yet. I'd always...

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